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I Am Legend [DVD] [2007]

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Binding : DVD
EAN : 7321902294476
Label : Warner Home Video
Manufacturer : Warner Home Video
Publisher : Warner Home Video
Release date : 2008-04-21
Title : I Am Legend [DVD] [2007]
Actor : Array
Audience rating : Suitable for 15 years and over
Format : PAL
Number of items : 1
Original release date : 2007-01-01
Region code : 2
Running time : 96
Studio : Warner Home Video
Theatrical releaseDate : 2007

Editorial reviews

Amazon.co.uk Review
A mainstream Hollywood actor who seems committed to igniting science fiction features, Will Smith chalked up another sizeable hit in the shape of II Am Legend/I, the latest cinematic adaptation of Richard Matheson’s book of the same name. P This time, Smith plays Robert Neville, the last man on an Earth emptied by a deadly virus that he continues to try and find a working vaccine for. With just his dog for company, and the fear of the vampires that haunt the night never far away, II Am Legend/I quickly establishes itself as a taut, highly watchable blockbuster, with plenty of reasons to gnaw at your nail. P Where II Am Legend/I really scores is in the excellent first half. The scenes of a deserted New York are quite staggering, and it’s also to Smith’s immense credit that he holds the attention even though for the most part he’s the only person on the screen. It’s a quite wonderful opening hour that the film enjoys, and one that easily stands repeat viewings alone. P The back half of II Am Legend/I is, almost inevitably, not quite the match of what’s gone before, as the threats of the night don’t, when you finally see them, live up to expectations. Nonetheless, for Smith’s performance, and the sheer quality of the build up, II Am Legend/I can stand side-by-side with the last take on the story, the Charlton Heston-starrer IThe Last Man On Earth/I. Take either home, and you’re in for a rollicking good night in front of the telly. --IJon Foster/I

Customer reviews

review by: Woodenshjiips date: 2009-06-22 rating:

What a load of.....
This film stinks. I had to be forced to watch this awful take on Richard Matheson "I Am Legend" having avoided it whilst it was showing at the cinema and later when it played on cable only to be cornered years after by a "friend" into watch this drivel. First off the cast is off kilter Will Smith being my least favorite actor didn't help matters, the special effects are some of the worst ever put to celluloid honestly unbelievably bad, the only good thing about this film is the running time it was over before i knew it as was my friendship... Please watch the Vincent Price " The Last Man On Earth" for a true adaptation and a much better film. Given one star because i had too, don't waste your money or time!!!!

review by: DJ date: 2009-06-17 rating:

Brilliant Performance by Will Smith
Well, I am not a great Fan of Movies which has a story line covering Zombies, any way 'I am Legend' has taken a different approach. This movie is based on novel by Richard Matheson of the same name. br / br /Synopsis : The Movie starts with a flashback where it is revealed that in 2009 a genetically Re-engineered Measles Virus was created to cure Cancer; later on this Virus undergoes mutation and generates a new lethal airborne based disease which spreads worldwide killing ninety percent of those infected, while the remaining few percent who possessed natural immunity to this virus survived rest turned to a aggressive primal beings who were not able to tolerate Sun Light thus forcing them to hide in the dark till dusk. Slowly most of this immune people where hunted by the infected thus making the central character (Will Smith) as the lone survivor of the holocaust. br / br /Will Smith plays as Dr. Robert Neville a US Army Scientist who posses the natural immunity against this airborne disease. He seems to have decided to stay back in Manhattan and try to find a possible cure. His daily day to day routine includes moving across the lonely Manhattan in the day time for hunting and gathering foods while in the night he works in his Lab trying to find a cure. He also waits every day for a response to his continuous recorded radio broadcasts, where he instructs any uninfected survivors to meet him at midday at the South Street Seaport. The only sanity in him is seemed to be kept alive by his only companion 'Samantha' a canine. br / br /Very soon his survival becomes difficult, as his once fortified home at Washington Square becomes an imminent attack spot by a group of the Infected. Within the course of time Smith teams up with a woman named Anna and a small boy named Ethan who save him from a night road assault. The movie ultimately winds up with the cure resulting from his blood and Neville's(Smith)sacrifice to protect it. br / br /Well I think the whole movie pulled up well with the extraordinary performance by Will Smith. The movies first forty minutes has been really a riveting experience, it just gave us a haunting look of the lonely Manhattan. br / br /Though CGI created infected looked a little bit annoying, the overall experience was good. This movie is very much similar to Castaway where Tom Hanks portrays a person marooned in an island. 'I am Legend' may have received mixed reviews from across the world; after all it can be justified as portrayal of person's psychology against all odds and his belief. So in one way the movie has been able to deliver what it had to offer in the first place. If you are looking for lots of action then this movie may not be the right choice; if you are looking for drama with a dark theme then this just proves to do so. br / br /If there is no solid ground which rationalizes for watching this film, then Will Smith's performance is ample enough to give this movie a chance. br / br /I will rate it 7/10 br / br /Could have been better...........

review by: date: 2009-04-16 rating:

This could have been a great movie
However I was disappointed by the gaping holes left in the story and handy outs to get to the end. br / br /An entertaining watch, but no 'legend' status for this one.

review by: date: 2009-03-30 rating:

Good, bad ugly
The best bit, in my view is Sam the dog, who should have got an oscar nomination. Sam was the biggest surprise of the movie for me. br / br /But I am ultimatly disappointed. Dont get me wrong, the opening, with Emma Thompson, was so chilling, it set the scene for the 1st half of the movie. br / br /The second half let it down, I wont spoil it, but I like the alternative ending a little better (Although its not on my copy). br / br /Well worth a watch, but I prefer a more feel good film. br / br /Shame a certain scene in the trailer, a clip of which is on the reverse of the box, isnt in the final cut of the movie itself.

review by: Asparagus date: 2009-03-12 rating:

Not very gripping
Featuring disappointing unrealistic computer-gamey special effect ghouls and a humourless macho self-pitying hero with the usual sob story about whom it is hard to feel sympathetic. I'd read the reviews so i was watching this while doing the ironing, rather than sitting down with popcorn like I would to a decent movie, but all the same it was incapable of preventing boredom from creeping in, and also frustration at the commonplace Hollywood stupidity - of course you expect that, but here it's particularly grating. Not the worst film to watch whilst ironing however.

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