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I Am Legend (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD]
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• AC-3
• Closed-captioned
• Color
• Dolby
• Dubbed
• Subtitled
• Widescreen
In Theaters : 2007
DVD Release : 08 April, 2008 |
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I Am Legend (Combo HD DVD and Standard DVD) [HD DVD] description
Will Smith stars in the third adaptation of Richard Matheson’s classic science-fiction novel about a lone human survivor in a post-apocalyptic world dominated by vampires. This new version somewhat alters Matheson’s central hook, i.e., the startling idea that an ordinary man, Robert Neville, spends his days roaming a desolated city and his ni ... review details
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I Am Legend - Two Disc Special Edition
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The two disc special edition with the digital copy not only has the version seen in theatres but also an alternative ending - one that has a totally different conclusion than the theatrical release. But it too differs from what was written in the Richard Matheson book, so be warned. The bonus features include four animated short films, all related to the movie. The digital copy (on the second disc with the alternate version) allows you to copy the film to your computer taking up less space on your hard drive than if you copied it from the DVD alone - that is, if you like to watch movies on your PC.
As for this latest version of "I Am Legend" (there were two previous ones, under other titles), it starts off strong, with Will Smith as the lone human survivor on earth of a virus that originally was developed as a cure for cancer, but went terribly awry, killing most of the world's population. Smith in his role as Army scientist Robert Neville (who is immune from the virus) is intense, and his only companion is his dog Sam, a german shepherd that he raised from a puppy. Sam is the only link to the lonely Neville's past and his family.
For the first hour or so of the movie, you are totally transfixed by Smith's heartfelt solitary performance and the interaction with his dog. Will carries the film surprizingly well as he and Sam live life from day to day, listening to Bob Marley's music for inspiration, send out messages with the hope there is someone else out there like them and fight to survive against violent, blood-thirsty vampire-like creatures that roam the night. These beings were once human, but they were infected by this virus and survived - and this is what they mutated into. Neville works tirelessly to find a cure ("I can fix this!") so perhaps these creatures can once again become human.
The introduction of two other human characters into the story later who have traveled to a decimated New York City where Neville is is where the movie loses steam. From that point, it's hard to keep your interest in this. It has its moments but for the most part, it's not nearly as engaging as the first hour. You don't really feel any emotional connection to the woman and the little boy she has with her; I cared more about the fates of Neville and his german shepherd. I found the ending to be unsatisfying, and having read the Matheson novel, I felt that if the screenwriters had remained faithful to the ending of the book, it would have had ended better - not happier, but at least you wouldn't have felt cheated. The movie itself, like the two that preceded it, differs greatly from the book, but some of the changes made here worked very well - and some not so well. But "I Am Legend" is worth seeing, at least for the first hour. Will gives one of his strongest performances yet, and it proves that Smith's acting skills is right up there with his older contemporaries Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington.
Rating: 3.5 |
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