I am Legend

[Ever onward]

Something that was hinted at but never really fully established was how Robert (Smith) thought that the zombies were becoming less human and losing there thinking abilities. He was obviously wrong. It was the complete opposite and They even displayed human emotions. He took that girl back to his lab and thats what really pissed off the zombie leader. Seemed to me he just wanted revenge and his girl back.

True. The zombies (for lack of a better word) were able to think more than Will thought. Remember the trap they set?

But I somehow doubt they were using the trap to find the zombie girl. I don't see the zombies releasing Will from the trap at dark and making him take them back to his hideout to release the zombie girl. lol I love over analyzing movies!

 

[mpimpin]

True. The zombies (for lack of a better word) were able to think more than Will thought. Remember the trap they set?

But I somehow doubt they were using the trap to find the zombie girl. I don't see the zombies releasing Will from the trap at dark and making him take them back to his hideout to release the zombie girl. lol I love over analyzing movies!

They were pretty smart and probably just considered her dead already. Hence the revenge factor more then finding her. That anger from that leader was pure revenge rage.

 

[Nip/Tuck]

Just saw the movie and I was pretty disappointed. First of all the movie took way too long to start getting into the story. The last 20 minutes was exciting, but it felt really rushed. Why didn't Will Smith get into the shelter and then throw the grenade?

Second of all if the vampires or zombies are smart enough to set a trap using the dummy why did they wait for the leader to break through? Shouldn't they help the leader break the glass? Lol I guess the "Alpha vampire" wanted to show off.

Another thing that really made the movie gay was how they never explained how Will Smith survived after watching his family die. I'm pretty sure someone from the Vermont Colony would have heard his radio broadcast if he did that on all AM stations.

The good part of the movie was Will Smith's acting, camera angles and the dog. Everything else plot, other characters and pace blew. 5/10 at best.

 

[mpimpin]

My whole thought through the movie was why he didn't have more weapons? especially hand guns and grenades. Finally at the end he pulls out a grenade.

 

[Nip/Tuck]

My whole thought through the movie was why he didn't have more weapons? especially hand guns and grenades. Finally at the end he pulls out a grenade.

Yeah you would think he would pullout his night vision, infrared goggles and flare when he goes in to save his dog. He was a trained military personnel! :yawn:

 

[Master Bates]

Isn't this a re-make of a re-make?-- First it was "The Last Man on Earth" with Vincent Price, then it was "The Omega Man" with Charlton Heston.

Am I totally mistaken, because the trailer of "I am Legend" leaves the impression that the story is roughly the same as both films listed above...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_am_Legend

 

[HandyAndy]

Why does it say that hes the only one left in the world, yet in the movie the news is on with ppl on it, and he meets ana and ethan?

 

[The Forms]

Why didn't Will Smith get into the shelter and then throw the grenade?

He didn't get in the shelter because he had nothing left to live for. He fulfilled his destiny and was going to heaven to be with his wife and kid. He had survived long enough to cure the disease. His family was dead, and he had just realized there is a God (hence both the references to the butterfly right before the vampire broke though the glass.)

It would have been a lot better if the movie had ended right there when the grenade blew up. I didn't really need that happy ending crap. When he gave her the vial we knew what was going to happen; they didn't need to spell it out any more than that.

 

[SmoothTalker]

I'm a bit confused as to why there was a granade conveniently in the same room where he locked up the captured vampire he was treating. That's like storing your machine gun in a jail cell and then throwing the bad guy in there.

 

[Maxtro]

I enjoyed the movie. I liked the little touches that were left around. I tried to read everything that was shown. Towards the middle of the movie there was a flier that said "infected dogs can come out at dusk."

I was really surprised when Neville got trapped. I had no idea that the "vampires" were capable of such thought. When the boss guy released the dogs it confirmed that he knew exactly what he was doing.

Even though it was never mentioned I assume that the vinegar he was using to spread around his house was to remove his scent. I didn't really understand the point of all the fortifications he had around his house when they just ended up busting through anyways. One of them jumped through a glass window. But I thought all windows were sealed at night.

It make perfect sense for him to have a grenade in the drawer. In fact I would expect him to have grenades all around the house and they would be used in a last ditch effort, like the one was used at the end. As to why he didn't just use the grenade and then get in the safe. He probably thought that even if the "vampires" in the room were killed, more would come and everybody in the safe would be dragged out and killed. He thought that once he was dead, they would stop chasing.

Did anybody think about why the boss "vampire" wanted to get Neville so badly. It all started when the girl was taken. The girl could have been his "lover" but I think it was his daughter. At the end of the movie when Neville is thinking about why they are attacking and he hears his little girls voice I think he might of realized that he captured the bosses daughter.

I would have liked to seen at least one scene about the "vampire" boss when he was human. I wonder if there was any similarity to his human form and "vampire" form. I would have liked to be given a clue as to what his reason was for chasing Nevile so hard.

 

[SmoothTalker]

Maxtro, I understand that in that sort of situation you'd have weapons all over the house. You missed my point though. It's not that he had granades hidden, I can understand that, it's where he had it hidden. It was in the sealed off glass room where he stored the diseased people he was experimenting on. If one of them somehow got loose, would you really want them to find a granade?

They may be stupid, but even a monkey could accidentally pull out the pin.

 

[Ever onward]

Even though it was never mentioned I assume that the vinegar he was using to spread around his house was to remove his scent. I didn't really understand the point of all the fortifications he had around his house when they just ended up busting through anyways. One of them jumped through a glass window. But I thought all windows were sealed at night.

I totally forgot about the (vinegar?). Talk about a plot hole! A little explanation would have been nice!

I saw the old Vincent Price version of this movie 'The Last Man on Earth'. That movie pretty much explained everything...the decline of civilization....how he eventually became the only survivor....the details of his day to day survival rituals. It was mostly through Vincent Price's inner monologue narration.

Having said that, I still prefer 'I am Legend' by far. Ya got to give it to Big Willy.

 

[Aenigma]

Summary of the movie in one line: Cast-Away with zombies.

 

[Bible_Belt]

I saw it tonight. It made me want to read the book.

Ford obviously paid good money for the Mustang GT and Expedition product placement.

I went to see it mostly for the German Shepherd, but if you know dogs very well, even that part was disappointing. They use a male dog, but then much later reveal that "Sam" is short for Samantha. And the dog ignores the cgi deer, or at least waits for Will Smith to shoot, but then ignores the cgi lions that come and take the deer. I have two Shepherds, and know that no Shepherd is going to behave that way. Your loyal dog is not going to just stand there while lions run up and snarl at you. Then the damn dog won't even listen and stop chasing the deer into the building, then the dog cowers in fear of the zombie. None of this is how that dog should have acted.

Will Smith was not very believable as an Army Colonel; even his dog didn't listen.

(spoiler)

and then the damn dog dies. There you go, German Shepherd fans, we'll now kill the character you came to see.

 

[Morphiex]

Ok i saw the movie , adn i liekd it very much , Will smith was good in the movie , there was some good action would have liked a little more plot on the whole story but i think the movie was intended as an teaser movie for the series of movies to come in a way.

and it also seems some of you missed out on some basic info that was shown in the movie , other then him actually saying it aloud or it being given in flashing yellow text.

(WARNING:SPOILER): Its some spoilers here so if you havent seen the movie dont read any further...

I didn't get the scene in which the dog got infected. When he was hanging on that rope and then stabbed himself in the leg. Why did the infected people only use the infected dogs to hunt him down? Why didn't ALL the infected people run after him instead of staying in that building since it was dark outside.

Well the reason why the Guy sent the "Hellhounds" on him was because the dogs are capable of going out when its dusk , AKA when the sun is almost set but not compleatly dark.
The human vampires cannot go out untill its compleatly dark.

Second of all if the vampires or zombies are smart enough to set a trap using the dummy why did they wait for the leader to break through? Shouldn't they help the leader break the glass?

Well it seems that the reason why he was the alpha Male Vampire was his ability to think a little more rationally then the others, when the others just go straight to kill Will smiths character , he is the one that holds them back because he wants him alive. And i think it was only he who put together the trap , because he watched how Will smiths Character Trapped his Girlfriend/wife/daughter/sister and learned how to do it himself...
And the reason why the others didnt help him brake the glass , well he was the alpha male he told them to go back.He probably wanted to kill will smiths character alone after he saw what happened to his "Girl"...

Another thing that really made the movie gay was how they never explained how Will Smith survived after watching his family die. I'm pretty sure someone from the Vermont Colony would have heard his radio broadcast if he did that on all AM stations.

Well the reason will smith character survived was that he was immune to the virus, and he had prepared for him being alone for a long time , he wasent looking for people to save him , he sent out the message so if anyone who wasent infected could have refuge at his home... When the girl and kid came to the house , he did not want to go because he believed his work was very important and that it had to be done from ground Zero. Soemone from vermont could probably have heard , but would you risk going to ground zero to rescue an individual that could have just set an automated message and died of infection later on. etc etc...

Even though it was never mentioned I assume that the vinegar he was using to spread around his house was to remove his scent. I didn't really understand the point of all the fortifications he had around his house when they just ended up busting through anyways. One of them jumped through a glass window. But I thought all windows were sealed at night.

Well he had all the fortifications to keep them out in case of an attack , but he never tested it, so he could never have known how effective it would be , and the only reason they did get in , was because he got occupied with talking to the girl and blowing up the "vampires" charging at the building so he did not have enough time to close all the windows on all the floors.
He had to close everything manually its not like he had a switch and voila. And think about a 3-4 story building with all the windows it would take some time i guess. Then when two of em did get in , one started to weaken the roof so the others could get in later on. probably the alpha vamps idea..

I would have liked to be given a clue as to what his reason was for chasing Nevile so hard.

Wel lthat was kinda a given , it was to find the girl again. If he wanted to kill him he could have killed him many time , but he stopped the other vamps from killing him because he wanted neville alive.

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Guess thats all...

well imo i liked the movie , i think it was a nice entertainment , cool idea. and if you want mroe background on the story there are soem small 10 min clips on the net that has some small stories about the virus and vamps , probably has a clip about who the alpha vamp was aswell but i havent watched all of em.

anyways happy new year everyone im gonna go get drunk... peace!

 

[Bible_Belt]

Thx for the extra explanations.

I think that he would have been worth the risk, though, to come and rescue from Vermont, given his potential for finding a cure for the virus and special knowledge of it.

The 'survivor colony' reminds me of Stephen King's 'The Stand.' Also, the vampire zombies remind me of the Morlocks from HG Well's 'The Time Machine.' (the book, not any recent movie version).

 

[Obsidian]

yeah, i like Maxtro's and Morphiex's explanations. when I saw the movie, I didn't think there was anything particularly wrong or confusing about it. Overall I think it was extremely well done. And I read the wikipedia article after I went to see it. The original book sounds kind of hokey, whereas this movie was pretty kick-ass. I like the changes.

SPOILER

most of the problems in the movie come from Will Smith's lack of foresight and emotional stability. For example, his dog probably would've been cured if he had put it in the glass room instead of trying to hold it and nurse it back to health. (the drug obviously was going to take a while to work; I thought about this even when I watched the movie) Similarly, he lost all hope when the cure didn't de-zombify the woman right away, and he later went on a suicide rampage against the monsters. Even the virus itself was, at least to some extent, Will Smith's fault. It was good that he died at the end.

 

[Lord Shinra]

I saw the movie last week, and while I enjoyed it for the most part, one thing really pissed me off.

Why didn't they show more of what happened after the bridges were destroyed and when Neville's family was killed in the chopper. I understand it was all in flashbacks, but they really left it way too open ended by it being mass chaos of people trying to get out of NYC, and then all of a sudden its just Will Smith, a doggie, and bacon that he was saving.

That and I still think the people should have just rebelled against the military, infected or not. Would've added another fall of civilization type of thing.

 

[lurker]

just finished this movie few moments ago, and thought a thread would be here.
my verdictne of the worst movies i ever seen mane(in a mexican acsent)
lol.

ok maybe not but ill give it a 6/10. or a 7/10.

 

[Aboleo]

The film started off great, but then turned average rather quickly after the set-up was finished. Also, I thought that the 'vampires' looked alot like the robots from "i robot" (also starring Will Smith). I love Will Smith, I think that he is one of the greatest actors working in hollywood today. Great cinematogarphy and spot on acting, but this was an average action flick at best. The version with Vincent Price was alot better, in my opinion.

The best movie I saw last year had to be "No Country for Old Men". ****ing great film. I love Cormac McCarthy. Joel and Ethan Coen really did the book justice. Now that was an action movie done right!