Hostel: Part II (2007) Movie Info
| Field | Details |
|---|---|
| Movie Name | I Am Legend (2007) |
| Original Title | I Am Legend |
| Director | Francis Lawrence |
| Screenplay Writer | Mark Protosevich, Akiva Goldsman |
| Story By | Based on the novel by Richard Matheson |
| Based on Novel by | I Am Legend by Richard Matheson |
| Producer(s) | Akiva Goldsman, James Lassiter, Neal H. Moritz, Erwin Stoff |
| Executive Producer(s) | David Heyman |
| Lead Actors | Will Smith |
| Cast | Will Smith, Alice Braga, Charlie Tahan, Dash Mihok |
| Genre | Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller |
| Subgenre | Post-Apocalyptic Horror, Zombie/Vampire Horror |
| Release Date | December 14, 2007 (United States) |
| Runtime / Duration | 1h 41m (101 minutes) |
| Budget | ~$150 million |
| Box Office (Worldwide) | ~$585.4 million |
| Language | English |
| Country | United States |
| Production Company | Warner Bros. Pictures, Village Roadshow Pictures, Weed Road Pictures |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| Filming Locations | New York City, USA |
| Music By | James Newton Howard |
| Cinematography | Andrew Lesnie |
| Edited By | Wayne Wahrman |
| Production Design | Naomi Shohan |
| Costume Design | Michael Kaplan |
| Special Effects | CGI infected creatures and large-scale digital environments |
| Makeup Effects | Prosthetics combined with CGI enhancements |
| MPAA Rating | PG-13 |
| Aspect Ratio | 2.35:1 |
| Sound Mix | Dolby Digital, SDDS, DTS |
| Format | Color |
| Themes | Isolation, survival, humanity, sacrifice |
| Setting | Post-apocalyptic New York City |
| Notable Trivia | Streets of Manhattan were shut down for filming, a rare achievement |
| Critical Reception | Generally positive reviews praising Will Smith’s performance |
| Audience Reception | Major commercial and cult success |
| Awards / Nominations | Saturn Award wins and MTV Movie Award nominations |
| Home Media | DVD, Blu-ray, 4K UHD |
| Streaming Availability | Frequently available on major streaming platforms |
| Sequels / Franchise | A sequel/prequel project has been in development |
| Franchise Type | Adaptation of Richard Matheson’s classic sci-fi horror novel |
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A cure for cancer was found in 2009. After thousands of test cases come back positive the vaccine goes into widespread use, but by 2012 only 1% of the world’s population will be left, and most of them will be mindless killing machines. Over a three-year time span the vaccine will go from a blessing to a curse as it mutates and becomes something that no one was prepared for. Scientist Robert Neville is now the lone human left in New York and by day he works on a cure. By night he fights for his very survival. Will Neville be able to save mankind from complete extinction or will he be the last to fall to the disease and become nothing more than a legend in the new world?
In 1964 it was The Last Man on Earth with Vincent Price, in 1971 it was The Omega Man with Charleton Heston, now in 2007 it is I Am Legend with Will Smith. But is this the best film version of the book by Richard Matheson? Or is it the worst? Maybe a little of both, if you want to know what I think about it read on.
Going into I Am Legend I had high hopes and in the first few minutes of the film, I thought it was going to do things right. By the midway point I was a little uneasy and by the end I was just flat out bored. If I was to give you the bare bones of this flick it would go like this: Take the infected from 28 Days Later, infect them with the radioactive spider bites from Spiderman, add a couple of the Dobermans from Resident Evil, throw in a few gunshots and explosions, mix in a kick ass german shepard and top it off with a good performance by Will Smith, you think that would be a great recipe for a fairly entertaining monster flick, but nope, it just doesn’t happen.
First off if you have read the book, you will hate this movie. Once again some of the major parts and general themes of the book are completely ignored, mainly the things that made the relationship between Neville and the infected so personal, and you can feel that everything has just been “amped up” for the big Hollywood show. There are also some really big WTF? moments that stem from the plot changes, that really make you roll your eyes from time to time.
The biggest example of this is how in one scene Neville states how the infected have lost the last remnants of social behavior and thought, yet in the next couple of scenes they are able to set traps and somehow organize a massive unified strike, how is that able to happen, Dr. Neville? That may sound kind of whiney, but if you have read the book, you will know that the infected were much more than crazy ass blood drinkers.
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