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| Movie Description In I AM LEGEND, Will Smith joins the ranks of Vincent Price (in 1964's THE LAST MAN ON EARTH) and Charlton Heston (in 1971's OMEGA MAN) as the star of an adaptation of Richard Matheson's 1954 novel of the same name. Often surprising in its focus on loneliness and loss, this thoughtful, eerie, and restrained sci-fi horror film provides a parade of startling visuals, but never allows special effects to overcome the human element. Smith, in a strong performance very different from his usual persona, is Robert Neville, the lone survivor in a New York City where streets are overgrown and deer gambol among deserted automobiles. Following an epidemic, the Earth's population has been turned into an army of nocturnal zombies. Immune to the virus, military scientist Neville searches for a cure in his Washington Square townhouse. Haunted by visions of his family leaving quarantined Manhattan two years prior, he drives through the city with his German Shepherd, Sam, by day and barricades his home from the monsters nightly. But when Anna (Alice Braga)--another immune stranger-finds him, they will have to fight the onslaught twice as hard. Akiva Goldsman and Mark Protosevich's emotionally-charged script showcases the charisma of Smith, who commands the screen alone for most of the picture (aside Abbey, a talented German Shepherd). Director Francis Lawrence (CONSTANTINE) uses music minimally, wisely allowing the eerie cityscapes to remain mostly silent. The set pieces, including an overgrown, deserted Times Square and a lion hunting a deer in the Flatrion District, are goosebump-inducing moments of stark beauty. Though some may question the rendering of the monsters in CGI instead of using actors, it does allow them to be frighteningly acrobatic. A chilling and effective adaptation of a horror classic, I AM LEGEND is also a thought-provoking piece of Hollywood filmmaking.
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Top Reviews  Powerful.. 12 of 13 people found this review helpful. It takes a great actor to hold down a movie by himself. In "I Am Legend" Will Smith embraces his character to the point where at times you actually forget its a movie! Regardless if you are a fan of Sci-Fi type movies or not, the emotion that Will Smith puts into his role is amazing. Let's face it, in a movie like this it's easy for various scenes to get dry and boring. This movie doesn't contain elements of either with great cinematography, script and acting. If you arent a fan of Will Smith, you will be after this one! Review ID: 10000000006178791 Was this review helpful? Report this review I am Legend DVDReview created: 03/03/08 by: 7 of 10 people found this review helpful. I grew up watching One Step Beyond, The Outer Limits, all of the science fiction programs that were on TV when I was a kid. I love good science fiction. Not the blood and guts, slasher horror flicks, but the pure stretch your imagination stuff. I saw The Omega Man, with Charlton Heston, when I was a teenager, and I'm pretty sure this movie is actually a re-do of that. Will Smith is one of the few actors that can be in a movie where he is the only one you see or hear for most of the movie, and it's okay!!! I love it! And I was lucky enough to be one of the first ones to purchase the DVD on ebay as a pre-release sale item. I can't wait to get it so I can watch it again and again. Thanks! Julie Hollenbeck Review ID: 10000000005938953 Was this review helpful? Report this review Reviews  BAD SELLERHello to all my fellow e-bayers..well am just here to just get some of my anger out and i will do just that.! I won a dvd from this seller 15days ago, waited 5 days to get a tracking number or an email with the information about my shipping. Nothing has been done or said by the buyer, granted it's only a few bucks but it's the principal that matters...sure ebay is built on rules and regulations, paypal security and more....but we all know as members that the real reason ebay works is for the respect and trust on the selleres and buyers. let's all remember that. thanks Review ID: 10000000008966728 Was this review helpful? Report this review I am ledgend/Independence Day DVDReview created: 10/01/08 by: Haven't seen "I am Legend" yet. But I hear it is fantastic and Will Smith is outstanding. I love "Independence Day". Again Will was his usual self.....Looking forward to watching "Legend" when I have a minute. Review ID: 10000000008863025 Was this review helpful? Report this review very bad experience unfortunatelyReview created: 10/01/08 by: i was looking forward to this movie......and upon it's arrival i was very disappointed. In the description it stated it was an original movie and that it was just missing the art work of the box and to my surprise when i received the packaged and opened it you could tell it was a replica / copy of the movie not the original...... i would not do business with this seller again. Review ID: 10000000008855401 Was this review helpful? Report this review |
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