I am Legend ( REVIEW )

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#1 Unforgottenalwa
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Ok so tonight I witnessed one of the best blockbusters of all time. :) I'm telling you guys, this is what a hyped action scary film should be. Not Saving Private Ryan masterpiece, but very good. The CGI was not the best, but theAWESOME acting by Will Smith, and the depressing view on life made this a must see!!! Now the aregument is, there was not enough action? WHAT?? I'm in the United States Marines, and those damn Zombie/Vimpire things SCARED THE LIVING **** OUT OF ME!!!!!! Theirs is really so much one man could do. Nuke the United States, yeah find the lunch code out of 60 trillion places they could be! ok maybe 500 years without 5 billion things trying to kill you and just maybe you can blow the world up.

Overall I give this a 8 out of 10, you can see my reviews and many others at www.rottentomatoes.com

Please, don't let your friends tell you this is a bad movie. You never know, maybe it'll bite your head off ;)

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#2 jetpower3
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I just hope it grosses enough to make up for its massive budget. That wouldn't be too good on anyone's track record if this movie were to totally bomb, which is still perfectly possible.
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#3 B05T0N
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That wasnt a very thorough review and you missed the obvious plot holes. Also, they werent vampires or zombies--they were humanoids. 6.5/10--like it's composite score on Metacritic.
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#4 ernie1989
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I just saw it, and I don't want to see it again. I was dissapointed because it had potential, but it didn't go in a good direction.
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genetically enhanced T-8 cells, or NAHO45-S
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#6 Putzwapputzen
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i cant wait to see this movie! :)
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it gets a lot of bonus points for playing Redemption Song during the end credits. When it started playing everyone got up to leave and me, being non sober and high, yelled out "where is everybody going!?"

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#8 Stanley-Steamer
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Yeah i thought the movie was hokie! i thought the ending was dumb and i should have asked for my money back!I really cant belive pepole went and saw this movie. Put will smith anywere and you are going to make 100 mill god dang it!!!
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#9 _Margulis_
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You people are nuts.
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You people are nuts._Margulis_

In what regard?
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#11 Ghardon
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Thought it was pretty solid until it got toward the end.

Not bad, but I probably wouldn't watch it again.

(Also, according to my roommate the book is infinity times better. I wouldn't know, but I'm just putting that out there.)

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(Also, according to my roommate the book is infinity times better. I wouldn't know, but I'm just putting that out there.)

Ghardon

and when isn't that the case?

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#13 Gokuja
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I just saw it, and I don't want to see it again. I was dissapointed because it had potential, but it didn't go in a good direction.ernie1989

I agree, except i would maybe see it again. It was a good movie and worth the money, just not great or amazing.

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#14 Taalon
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Yeah i thought the movie was hokie! i thought the ending was dumb and i should have asked for my money back!I really cant belive pepole went and saw this movie. Put will smith anywere and you are going to make 100 mill god dang it!!!Stanley-Steamer


You clearly have not read the book and don't understand thepoint of the story. He's the only survivor of a virus outbreak that makes people quite like vampires, he finds that there are other survivors and they kill him. It's supposed to be ironic and dark. There have been two other movies of this story and they ended the same way. What other ending do you propose? He gets nukes and kills all the vampires? It has to end sometime, and I feel the ending was the most satisfying. Sure, he dies, but what's the point in the story if he keeps living? Then it would just be him killing genetically mutated people for two hours. Cool, but not worth watching again.

I haven't seen the movie but regardless, the story is good enough to warrant a 6 at least. When I see it I'll know, but I don't think there's anyway it can be trashed.
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#15 chutup
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Meh. The trailer got me hyped but when I read about it on Wikipedia I figured I'd be much better off reading the book.
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[QUOTE="Stanley-Steamer"]Yeah i thought the movie was hokie! i thought the ending was dumb and i should have asked for my money back!I really cant belive pepole went and saw this movie. Put will smith anywere and you are going to make 100 mill god dang it!!!Taalon


You clearly have not read the book and don't understand thepoint of the story. He's the only survivor of a virus outbreak that makes people quite like vampires, he finds that there are other survivors and they kill him. It's supposed to be ironic and dark. There have been two other movies of this story and they ended the same way. What other ending do you propose? He gets nukes and kills all the vampires? It has to end sometime, and I feel the ending was the most satisfying. Sure, he dies, but what's the point in the story if he keeps living? Then it would just be him killing genetically mutated people for two hours. Cool, but not worth watching again.

I haven't seen the movie but regardless, the story is good enough to warrant a 6 at least. When I see it I'll know, but I don't think there's anyway it can be trashed.

Thank you for spoiling the movie for me. :(

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#17 Thyeora
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I honestly didn't think it was all that action packed. Yeah, there was action but the action just didn't feel intense to me. My primary problem with the movie was that the director got the living patterns of the animals all wrong. Especially with the deer in the beginning. Does (female deer) travel in herds ranging from 5 to over 30 and bucks (male deer) travel by themselves. The herd running around in the movie looked like an even split between male and female. Otherwise it was well made though.
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#18 Lazorz
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I haven't seen it yet, and I don't plan to. I love the book, it's one of my favourites, and I don't want anything to jeopardise that.

Basically, READ THE BOOK.

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Ok guess I'll watch it

omg 23rd edit teh evilz

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#20 Taalon
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[QUOTE="Taalon"][QUOTE="Stanley-Steamer"]Yeah i thought the movie was hokie! i thought the ending was dumb and i should have asked for my money back!I really cant belive pepole went and saw this movie. Put will smith anywere and you are going to make 100 mill god dang it!!!Quadrifoglio



You clearly have not read the book and don't understand thepoint of the story. He's the only survivor of a virus outbreak that makes people quite like vampires, he finds that there are other survivors and they kill him. It's supposed to be ironic and dark. There have been two other movies of this story and they ended the same way. What other ending do you propose? He gets nukes and kills all the vampires? It has to end sometime, and I feel the ending was the most satisfying. Sure, he dies, but what's the point in the story if he keeps living? Then it would just be him killing genetically mutated people for two hours. Cool, but not worth watching again.

I haven't seen the movie but regardless, the story is good enough to warrant a 6 at least. When I see it I'll know, but I don't think there's anyway it can be trashed.

Thank you for spoiling the movie for me. :(



Aw jesus. Well, maybe put it this way...it's like telling you the ending of Titanic :)
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Wow, good thing I already had the main character's fate spoiled to me. :|

Seriously, even if I know what happens, is the movie still good?

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I want to read the book. Haven't seen the movie yet, looks interesting though.
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#23 krp008
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The only disappointment i had was that it was too short. Yes 2 hours is long, but not for a movie this amazing. I could watch Will hunting with his dog all day. A masterpiece
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#24 krp008
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Yeah i thought the movie was hokie! i thought the ending was dumb and i should have asked for my money back!I really cant belive pepole went and saw this movie. Put will smith anywere and you are going to make 100 mill god dang it!!!Stanley-Steamer

Be more open-minded buddy. This isnt supposed to be a Die Hard brainless movie

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#25 DarkKar
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Thank you, I'll be seeing this tonight.
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haven't watched it yet but sure will...
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by the way there was a movies who was released before i am legend. its name is i am omega. has anyone seen it?
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Ok so tonight I witnessed one of the best blockbusters of all time. :) I'm telling you guys, this is what a hyped action scary film should be. Not Saving Private Ryan masterpiece, but very good.

Unforgottenalwa

You lost all credibility here, SPR was no masterpiece :|

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#29 krp008
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by the way there was a movies who was released before i am legend. its name is i am omega. has anyone seen it?yab_007

never heard of it.

SPOILER:

PS: the scene where Will runs in the dark apartment building was pretty scary. One of the only movies that genuinely made me nervous

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#30 krp008
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[QUOTE="Unforgottenalwa"]

Ok so tonight I witnessed one of the best blockbusters of all time. :) I'm telling you guys, this is what a hyped action scary film should be. Not Saving Private Ryan masterpiece, but very good.

Kritical_Strike

You lost all credibility here, SPR was no masterpiece :|

it was good, but no war movie is a masterpiece.

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[QUOTE="Kritical_Strike"][QUOTE="Unforgottenalwa"]

Ok so tonight I witnessed one of the best blockbusters of all time. :) I'm telling you guys, this is what a hyped action scary film should be. Not Saving Private Ryan masterpiece, but very good.

krp008

You lost all credibility here, SPR was no masterpiece :|

it was good, but no war movie is a masterpiece.

I disagree, Band Of Brothers (although not a movie) is considered a master piece by an aweful lot of people, including me :D
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#32 ernie1989
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The only disappointment i had was that it was too short. Yes 2 hours is long, but not for a movie this amazing. I could watch Will hunting with his dog all day. A masterpiecekrp008

Yeah, I wouldn't call this movie a masterpiece.

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#33 Fire_Ants
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[QUOTE="krp008"][QUOTE="Kritical_Strike"][QUOTE="Unforgottenalwa"]

Ok so tonight I witnessed one of the best blockbusters of all time. :) I'm telling you guys, this is what a hyped action scary film should be. Not Saving Private Ryan masterpiece, but very good.

frankyfitz

You lost all credibility here, SPR was no masterpiece :|

it was good, but no war movie is a masterpiece.

I disagree, Band Of Brothers (although not a movie) is considered a master piece by an aweful lot of people, including me :D

Appearantly Guns+Violence=/= Masterpiece :(

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[QUOTE="frankyfitz"][QUOTE="krp008"][QUOTE="Kritical_Strike"][QUOTE="Unforgottenalwa"]

Ok so tonight I witnessed one of the best blockbusters of all time. :) I'm telling you guys, this is what a hyped action scary film should be. Not Saving Private Ryan masterpiece, but very good.

Fire_Ants

You lost all credibility here, SPR was no masterpiece :|

it was good, but no war movie is a masterpiece.

I disagree, Band Of Brothers (although not a movie) is considered a master piece by an aweful lot of people, including me :D

Appearantly Guns+Violence=/= Masterpiece :(

Argh! If you want a war movie masterpiece, watch Apocolypse Now :wink:

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#35 Scienceblows
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by the way there was a movies who was released before i am legend. its name is i am omega. has anyone seen it?yab_007
there's been many remakes of this movie.

one being omega man.

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i agree Band of Brothers is a masterpiece.
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That wasnt a very thorough review and you missed the obvious plot holes. Also, they werent vampires or zombies--they were humanoids. 6.5/10--like it's composite score on Metacritic.B05T0N
Well, they were basically the same as fast zombies, just they were more dangerous because infection was also spread through air. I would give the movie 7.5/10 It would have gotten a 9 from me, but I found the ending very dissapointing. It was just stupid because the main character (forgot hisname) could have done something much better than what he chose.
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[QUOTE="B05T0N"]That wasnt a very thorough review and you missed the obvious plot holes. Also, they werent vampires or zombies--they were humanoids. 6.5/10--like it's composite score on Metacritic.soldier-dark
Well, they were basically the same as fast zombies, just they were more dangerous because infection was also spread through air. I would give the movie 7.5/10 It would have gotten a 9 from me, but I found the ending very dissapointing. It was just stupid because the main character (forgot hisname) could have done something much better than what he chose.



They were not zombies at all :
Read the book, it explains in detail what they are and how it is caused. If they're anything, they're vampires.
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[QUOTE="Fire_Ants"][QUOTE="frankyfitz"][QUOTE="krp008"][QUOTE="Kritical_Strike"][QUOTE="Unforgottenalwa"]

Ok so tonight I witnessed one of the best blockbusters of all time. :) I'm telling you guys, this is what a hyped action scary film should be. Not Saving Private Ryan masterpiece, but very good.

Kritical_Strike

You lost all credibility here, SPR was no masterpiece :|

it was good, but no war movie is a masterpiece.

I disagree, Band Of Brothers (although not a movie) is considered a master piece by an aweful lot of people, including me :D

Appearantly Guns+Violence=/= Masterpiece :(

Argh! If you want a war movie masterpiece, watch Apocolypse Now :wink:



I would have to say that movie is one of the longest piles of crap I have ever seen. It just dragged on and on and on then ended with a completely stupid ending.
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I. AM. BEOLEGEND!!!!!!
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The finally 1/4 of the film was unbearably awful.

And the ending was a massive pile of overwrought and contrived cheesiness.

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[QUOTE="Stanley-Steamer"]Yeah i thought the movie was hokie! i thought the ending was dumb and i should have asked for my money back!I really cant belive pepole went and saw this movie. Put will smith anywere and you are going to make 100 mill god dang it!!!Taalon


You clearly have not read the book and don't understand thepoint of the story. He's the only survivor of a virus outbreak that makes people quite like vampires, he finds that there are other survivors and they kill him. It's supposed to be ironic and dark. There have been two other movies of this story and they ended the same way. What other ending do you propose? He gets nukes and kills all the vampires? It has to end sometime, and I feel the ending was the most satisfying. Sure, he dies, but what's the point in the story if he keeps living? Then it would just be him killing genetically mutated people for two hours. Cool, but not worth watching again.

I haven't seen the movie but regardless, the story is good enough to warrant a 6 at least. When I see it I'll know, but I don't think there's anyway it can be trashed.

He didn't find other survivors in the book...he found more vampires. lol

The ending of the movie was far different from the book. If you see it you'll be dissapointed much like I was.

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[QUOTE="Taalon"][QUOTE="Stanley-Steamer"]Yeah i thought the movie was hokie! i thought the ending was dumb and i should have asked for my money back!I really cant belive pepole went and saw this movie. Put will smith anywere and you are going to make 100 mill god dang it!!!BrokenDreams13



You clearly have not read the book and don't understand thepoint of the story. He's the only survivor of a virus outbreak that makes people quite like vampires, he finds that there are other survivors and they kill him. It's supposed to be ironic and dark. There have been two other movies of this story and they ended the same way. What other ending do you propose? He gets nukes and kills all the vampires? It has to end sometime, and I feel the ending was the most satisfying. Sure, he dies, but what's the point in the story if he keeps living? Then it would just be him killing genetically mutated people for two hours. Cool, but not worth watching again.

I haven't seen the movie but regardless, the story is good enough to warrant a 6 at least. When I see it I'll know, but I don't think there's anyway it can be trashed.

He didn't find other survivors in the book...he found more vampires. lol

The ending of the movie was far different from the book. If you see it you'll be dissapointed much like I was.



Nah, he found people who had the virus but were using the cure to stay human. Why else would they be killing vampires at the end?
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This movie was so awesome! Everyone should go see it!!
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[QUOTE="BrokenDreams13"]

[QUOTE="Taalon"][QUOTE="Stanley-Steamer"]Yeah i thought the movie was hokie! i thought the ending was dumb and i should have asked for my money back!I really cant belive pepole went and saw this movie. Put will smith anywere and you are going to make 100 mill god dang it!!!Taalon



You clearly have not read the book and don't understand thepoint of the story. He's the only survivor of a virus outbreak that makes people quite like vampires, he finds that there are other survivors and they kill him. It's supposed to be ironic and dark. There have been two other movies of this story and they ended the same way. What other ending do you propose? He gets nukes and kills all the vampires? It has to end sometime, and I feel the ending was the most satisfying. Sure, he dies, but what's the point in the story if he keeps living? Then it would just be him killing genetically mutated people for two hours. Cool, but not worth watching again.

I haven't seen the movie but regardless, the story is good enough to warrant a 6 at least. When I see it I'll know, but I don't think there's anyway it can be trashed.

He didn't find other survivors in the book...he found more vampires. lol

The ending of the movie was far different from the book. If you see it you'll be dissapointed much like I was.



Nah, he found people who had the virus but were using the cure to stay human. Why else would they be killing vampires at the end?

Yeah book had two species of the vampires, those who had died and fully changed into vampires and then those who were still living but taking a "cure" that kept the virus from killing them, though they still had almost every weakness and strength of the real vampires.

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#46 Thechaninator
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Afer reading about the book ending and the ending they have in the movie, I think that if anything I am gonna read the book rather than see the movie.

The ending of the book is incredibly interesting and almost ironic. The movie ending however is completely stupid.....