DVD : I Am Legend [2007]

Rating: - Gripping!
I thought this film was brilliant. The obligatory shot of an empty Picadilly Circus a la 28 Days Later just doesn't quite cut it.This is one film where the big budget really worked. All those empty shots of New York must have cost a fortune and really conveyed the feeling that Smith was all alone in the city. In that context the relationship he had with his dog was the only thing sustaining him.

I agree with the comments below abouut the 'monsters' climbing up walls but other than that I found it really believable. It is gripping, and you really identify with Smith. I didn't understand the comments below about him using his own lab - it seemed well equipped so what's the problem??

My one criticism would be the ending - I didn't really understand why he did what he did - don't want to give too much away!

Highly recommended!

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Rating: - Scared me often
Thought this would have been predictable and in someways it was in someways not. There are shocks, there is tension and there are sad bits.

I always feel films like this don't need to be disected in great detail, it kept me quiet for 2 hours and at times I was totally engrossed.
Get it for a wet aftrnoon, buts its better watched in the dark.

Dont look for too much symbolism just enjoy - I did.

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Rating: - 3rd time lucky... Damn you Hollywood!
I read the book before seeing the film & my review is based on this. I hoped that being the 3rd Hollywood take on the book it would be 3rd time lucky at creating greatness... The film didn't remain true to the book on a fundamental level - this is a vampire story although many observers seem to believe they saw a zombie film. The film is stilted, and runs at a pace similar to the book but borders close to tedium; during a cinema veiwing all I could hear from the audience was coughing and people rearranging their posture - not a captivating response! The CG 'vampires' were poor and the idea of awakened 'vampires' was not explored to its logical conclusion. Hollywood needs to deal with the concept of having an apocalypse story where America does not triumph. On the positive, great city scapes and build-up to 'the coming collapse' and Will Smith does a good job with what he has to work with. Worth a watch, but not 5 stars.

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Rating: - Don't watch if you over-analyse things!
I found the first part of this movie quite engaging, I was able to overlook the plot holes as the partnership between Smith and the dog was so endearing. However, mid-way through the movie the star is lost and then everything gets a little too far-fetched. For one thing the city is riddled with all white monsters who are apparently mindless yet can train their apparently mindless dogs and supposedly clear the streets of cars and corpses as the place is pretty clean. The guy is trying to find an antidote to the disease yet doesn't have any strongholds in libaries, labs or even a university - preferring to trial in his basement. There are so many unexplained happenings that this review would turn into a rant to explain them all, the dog is a super star but the film just didn't live up to the hipe.

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Rating: - Not too bad but guess what... Will Smith saves the world again!
I find it hard to enjoy any film Mr Smith stars in anymore. Because you know that somehow, he will end up saving the world - again. (Exception -Persuit of Happiness EXCELLENT ORIGINAL FILM)

Its a nice enough film, if you've seen 28days and 28weeks later, its the same kind of thing, but in set in USA, and doesn't quite work as well. Maybe thats because it is just too similar to our British version - same virus!?! - and looks like a lame plot copy.

All in all, it is worth a look. Try not to look into it too closely - I dont think they were aiming for Oscars when they made this - there are some glaring errors throughout (like when the rage dogs attack his dog, the rage humans dont seem to bothered in attacking an injured Mr Smith).