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So, I saw I Am Legend with Shala and Esteban. That movie shook me up so badly that I don't even know what to say about it other than guh. Emotional meat grinder. But huzzah for an uncredited cameo by Emma Thompson for no reason whatsoever! It's true that you'll be left with a lot of unanswered questions (and dare I say plotholes?), but it doesn't really take away from the film experience, which turned out to be surprisingly edge-of-your-seat-and-occasionally-covering-your-eyes-if-your-name-is-Kellie tense. Will Smith was incredible. He compared the difficulty of this role with when he played Ali, and it shows. Bravo, Mr. Smith, because damn.
Though, let me just say to all the people who didn't believe me that the original baddies were vampires and not zombies, I was right. The movie is based on the original sci-fi novel by Richard Matheson. The Omega Man was also based on that book, but the vampires were changed to mutants, or "evil albinos," for some reason. Nonetheless, the other adaptation, The Last Man on Earth, kept the vampires, as did the graphic novel I found in Borders. Though, in Legend, they did keep- for some reason- elements of anti-vampirism (vinegar, garlic, sunlight). One of those unexplained things I mentioned. ;)
Ultimately, a great movie with only a few problems. However, I'd still probably only recommend seeing it in the theatre to people who can handle scary, or "tense," movies. Otherwise, you'll probably regret seeing it in a setting where you can't use the excuse of going to the bathroom-- "Oh, you don't have to pause it for me!"-- or the kitchen-- "Does anyone else want anything?"-- to escape the tension of the scarier scenes.
Though, let me just say to all the people who didn't believe me that the original baddies were vampires and not zombies, I was right. The movie is based on the original sci-fi novel by Richard Matheson. The Omega Man was also based on that book, but the vampires were changed to mutants, or "evil albinos," for some reason. Nonetheless, the other adaptation, The Last Man on Earth, kept the vampires, as did the graphic novel I found in Borders. Though, in Legend, they did keep- for some reason- elements of anti-vampirism (vinegar, garlic, sunlight). One of those unexplained things I mentioned. ;)
Ultimately, a great movie with only a few problems. However, I'd still probably only recommend seeing it in the theatre to people who can handle scary, or "tense," movies. Otherwise, you'll probably regret seeing it in a setting where you can't use the excuse of going to the bathroom-- "Oh, you don't have to pause it for me!"-- or the kitchen-- "Does anyone else want anything?"-- to escape the tension of the scarier scenes.
