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Ricky J. Alvarez
kohzin
08 January 2008 @ 01:27 pm
I Am Legend Review  

I Am Legend I Am Legend



I know it's a bit late, but I just recently saw I Am Legend. I had heard from a few people already that it wasn't a very good movie. I found that a little hard to believe. Just about every Sci Fi/Fantasy movie that Will Smith has done has been pretty good. With names like ID4 and MIB to throw around, you'd think Mr. Smith knows how to pick good movies! Well, until now...

I started watching the movie and was blown away by the amazing shots of NYC. It was just amazing to see a post apocalyptic version of the city I roam through every other day. I had been to just about every place the movie was showing.

In the beginning, Will Smith was showing the same acting skills he's always had. I've always thought of him a decent actor since Fresh Prince. Then, as the scenes got more serious, I noticed Mr. Smith starting to over act the scenes. I understood the situation that he was in, but couldn't find myself believing that the character would act that severe.

The other thing that bothered me was the excessive computer graphics used in this movie. I just didn't understand why all the wild animals and the Dark Seekers had to be CG. It just didn't make sense in my head and took away from the realness of the movie. It felt as though I might as well have been playing a video game.

The story line wasn't anything special. A virus gets out of hand and infects most of the world. You've heard and seen it before. The Stand and Night of the Living Dead come to mind. The difference in this movie is that you are stuck within the mind set of a doctor obsessed with finding a cure.

My final judgement is wait for the video. It was an ok movie to see but it just isn't worth the cash to see it in the theater. Sorry, Will Smith, but I don't see you getting an Oscar for your acting in this role. Just cause Tom Hanks can do it, doesn't mean you can.
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Chris Fairfield: Manos: Hands of Fate[info]thorshammer on January 8th, 2008 09:55 pm (UTC)
I agree with you on all points. A few extra things that bothered me: He spent all this time looking for a 'cure', but what good could a cure do for someone who's brain had been baking at 105° for three years? Wouldn't their brain have baked themselves into a state of mental retardation? Isn't everyone else that's still alive immune anyway? Also, he seemed so certain that everyone had died. ("Everyone is DEAD!") But wasn't the fact that he met two alive people enough to put an iota of doubt into his 'dead' theory? Also, I felt bad that the person he cured ended up dying due to an incendiary grenade.

But those quibbles aside, I did enjoy the movie. I agree with the wait-for-video verdict, but if you're aching to go to the movies, you could do much worse.
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Ricky J. Alvarez: Virus-NES[info]kohzin on January 9th, 2008 07:55 pm (UTC)
You bring a very good point there. I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the heat might be the reason for the degradation of human civility in the creatures. Sure, the virus causes a sort of rage, but that wouldn't make you forget everything you've learned up until that moment. It is more likely that the body's heat has baked their brains to the point where there's nothing left but basic instinct.

That brings the question of, was their brains adapting to the heat? After three years, at least one of the creatures, the one I consider the Alpha male, had regained some thinking beyond the basic instincts. I mean, replicating Will Smith's trap? Capturing infected dogs to use as hunting dogs? He might have just been mimicking the Smith's character, but that still shows improved brain power.

His obsession with curing the virus itself wasn't letting him think about anything else. It didn't matter if they were retarded afterwards. His goal in life was just to make sure the virus itself was curable. It's the typical Scientist response to a threat. He didn't have a medical doctor around to explain to him how fruitless it truly was. Not that I think he would have listened to anybody in his state. It would have been the same as his "Everybody is DEAD" reaction. He was just mentally too far gone, by that point.

As for the dead cured girl, it was either wake up retarded, or die human. Which would you rather?

BTW, I can't wait to see, and review, One Missed Call. It looks like I'm going to laugh harder than I did during 30 Days of Nights! I don't know about The Chipmunks, though. I think I'd rather stick to the original...
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