I Am Legend

[black_matter]

Saw this today in town and thought it was abseloutely superb. Aside from the infected humans being as scary as a pinprick, the tension at some points was brilliant, and the flashback scenes to the evacuation of New York was abseloutely awesome but used sparingly enough to be greatly effective. Also the locations looked genuinally amazing with the weeds growing through the ground. There was a few areas that lacked but I felt it had almost a castaway feel to it, with Will Smith portraying the secluded feelings brilliantly in the first half.

I wouldn't say it's oscar worthy or anything but my respect for will smith's fair growing as he's a brilliant actor and from the scenes where he's exercising it's obvious he puts alot of work into his roles.

[pete_inthehills]

it seemed like a poor mans resident evil. Only not as good.


pete
inthehills

[Diesel]

Originally Posted by black_matter

...but my respect for will smith's fair growing as he's a brilliant actor and from the scenes where he's exercising it's obvious he puts alot of work into his roles.

Interesting opinion - and as valid as the next man's, but I'd hardly call Will Smith "brilliant" in anything.

Sure, he's a funny guy and seems to be a genuinely decent person, but great muscle tone doth not a great actor make.

His forte is wisecracking "cool dude" and he's looked completely wooden in any straight parts I've seen him play, resorting to his "constipated" serious facial expression to get by.

As a former amateur boxer, I had the pleasure of meeting Muhammed Ali - at an ABA Award Ceremony - and whilst most of our heroes turn out to be totally different to what we expect (shy, rude, smaller, taller, etc), the aura from Ali was electric as soon as he walked in the room.

Will Smith played Ali as dull, uncharismatic and uninteresting - nuff said.

[paul-shand]

the film hand me believing it was leading upto something good but then it finished, the bob marley influence was good

[shaun]

robert neville wasn't black.

[Bigsby]

Haven't seen I Am Legend, or Ali for that matter, but like Tom Cruise, Will Smith's films are generally good entertainment. He's no De Niro, but he normally gets by. Not a great actor I would say, but a great movie star.

[black_matter]

Originally Posted by Diesel

His forte is wisecracking "cool dude" and he's looked completely wooden in any straight parts I've seen him play, resorting to his "constipated" serious facial expression to get by.

Before I saw this film I would've probably agreed but the scene in the music/dvd shop with the mannequins was pretty good acting I felt and he really portrayed the isolation of someone in that situation.

[JaseyBoi]

In the nutshell..Regardless of the book or the characters colour the film is shite.....My opinion and its the most important opnion to me.

Utter gash save your money do not go to the cinema to see it.

[Tubthumper]

I want to see it, I don't care what any fucker says. That's my opinion.

[shaun]

my opinion is that robert neville wasn't black. if he was, then maybe he could have made a hip hop track that heighted number one! then we really could have thought as will smith as the man. i mean, topping the charts and fighting an array of grossly inaccurate animals on the silverscreen?

touché, willy, touché...