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The movie was released in cinemas in the US 14/12/07 and stars Will Smith as Robert Neville the last man in the world.Ironically it was adopted from a novel by Richard Matheson with the same title!I saw the previews and thrailers and can't wait for the movie to make its opening in cinemas here in 9jah.It goes to show again just how good the veteran actor---Will Smith is a breathtaking performance by the king of Box Office,we are only just getting over IN THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS and here he goes again with I AM LEGEND

its already in the cinemas!!!!

Woah great!!!am off to the galleria,Numetro ,^{or do I wait for alaba boyz on DVD} Nah will take T.I to the cinemas to watch the movie for Xmas

not worth the price of the ticket.
killed his dog
talks to mannequins
tried suicide
saved by a woman and child
did test on infected beings
blew himself to bits with a grenade.

Well the movie is a interesting, but what i didn't like about it is that he(Will Smith) died at the end.

Here is a brief summary of the movie.

A genetically reengineered measles virus called Krippen Virus or KV, created as a cancer cure (by a doctor in a cameo by Emma Thompson), rapidly spreads and wipes out the population of the world by the end of 2009, leaving military virologist Robert Neville (Will Smith) the last human survivor in New York City and possibly the world.

The virus killed 90% of the people on the planet; fewer than one percent are immune. The remaining survivors were infected, initially exhibiting the early symptoms of rabies, but then degenerated into an animal state driven by hunger and blind rage. Neville is watched by these "Infected" people, who react painfully to UV radiation. They therefore avoid sunlight and hide in the dark underground, and in buildings (in groups called "hives" by Neville), swarming out at night. Dogs and rats are also susceptible to the virus. By 2012, Neville has not seen another normal human being since the virus' release three years earlier, and suspects that the Infected have succeeded in killing the remainder of the immune survivors. Neville is outnumbered by the infected and running out of time as he seeks a cure.

His isolation broken only by the companionship of his daughter's dog Samantha (Sam), Neville's life centers around a strict, daily routine of researching a cure, foraging for food and supplies, and security. He is regularly haunted by flashbacks of his wife's and daughter's deaths while being evacuated during the chaotic, militarily enforced quarantine of Manhattan in 2009. He also waits each day for a response to his continuous radio broadcasts to any uninfected survivors. One day his research appears to find a promising treatment, so he captures and treats an infected woman, but without apparent success. Shortly after, he is ensnared and attacked by the Infected. He escapes, but is forced to put down Sam because she has been bitten by an infected dog and begins to transform into one of them. Despondent over the death of Sam, Neville suicidally attacks a group of Infected that night and is nearly killed. He is saved by a pair of survivors — Anna (Alice Braga) from Sao Paulo, Brazil, and a boy named Ethan (Charlie Tahan) — who bring him back to his fortified home in Washington Square Park. Anna and Ethan, immune like Neville, survived the chaos aboard a Red Cross evacuation ship. Hearing Neville's broadcasts, they have come from Maryland with plans to take him with them to a rumored survivor colony in Vermont. Anna tells Neville that God sent her to Neville to bring him to the colony. Neville refuses to believe her, saying that everyone is dead.

The Infected attack the house that night and overrun its defenses. Neville, Anna, and Ethan retreat into the basement laboratory, sealing themselves in with the Infected woman on which Neville was experimenting. Discovering the last treatment has been successful afterall, Neville quickly draws blood from the patient and gives the vial to Anna, telling her it contains the cure. He then pushes Anna and Ethan into a coal chute. Neville sacrifices himself just as the leader of the Infected breaks through, killing him and the attacking Infected in the laboratory with a hand grenade.

Surviving the explosion, Anna and Ethan escape to Vermont and locate the survivors' fortified colony. Anna gives the cure to the guards. In the voice-over, she states that Neville's cure enabled humanity to survive and rebuild, establishing his legend.

Hmnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn. . . nice run down! *brb*

it was a nice film, yeah the ending to most ppl was bad but for me I liked it. Good film all around but next time I'll just watch the trailer of a film once and forget till it comes out .

go watch[b] Eastern Promises[/b]

[quote author=cute_N_hot link=topic=100962.msg1788954#msg1788954 date=1198335674]go watch[b] Eastern Promises[/b][/quote]eatern what? shit! horrible film.

just finished watching i am legend in my lounge now. the film is tight.

who's watchd d invasion?

i enjoyd the bob marley songs played in d movie.

anusule:
who's watchd d invasion?

i did.
its a ripoff of so many
movies of its kind.
humans get infected with
alien life form
scientist resist,
finds ways to destroy them.

see here is my Iicy
she cum look for me

dinozzo:
it was a nice film, yeah the ending to most people was bad but for me I liked it. Good film all around but next time I'll just watch the trailer of a film once and forget till it comes out .

what exactly do you mean dude?watch the trailer and wait till it comes out on dvd?

iice:
Ok so i watched I am legend. . like it. . .awww sooo sad about the let me not spoil it for others Invasion sucked! Don't nicole kidman anyways. . .she's too bland for me

how can you say you dont like Nicole Kidman?anyways its you so I will forgive you

@poster
Going to see the movie this week with T.I at the cinemas!!!then I can I give comprehensive reviews of the movie but on the second thought maybe I wont go watch it yourselves duuuhh

If you say so b',hope you get your kicks from the 'actors' then

its funny how u guys have watched this movie-i am legend when it only came out yesterday in the uk at cinemas- i feel cheated not fair!

I enjoyed this movie and I think Will Smith did a great job. I liked the ending.

debomb:
its funny how u guys have watched this movie-i am legend when it only came out yesterday in the uk at cinemas- i feel cheated not fair!

sorry.

debomb:
its funny how u guys have watched this movie-i am legend when it only came out yesterday in the uk at cinemas- i feel cheated not fair!

ever heard of torrent, rapidshare, limewire .

Watched it yesterday and for it was not all that. It gets 5/10

All that build up and it kind of just whimpers out in the end.

Once again Will Smith has been in a film that will not gather any critical applause.

iice:
Am i the only who streams?

streams don't have the same quality with the dvdrips and tvrips, the streams I know of that is.

dinozzo:
streams don't have the same quality with the dvdrips and tvrips, the streams I know of that is.

@iice&dinozzo
What kind of rips are you guys talking about?

odada:
@iice&dinozzo
What kind of rips are you guys talking about?

They talk about video streaming online. One for DVD and the other for TV to be ripped (burned).

@topic
The movie I saw last Dec. 16th with my children and cousin was awesome----the ending was unfortunately he should go with them before bombed his house.

PSSST: _{i am gone on my traditional family getaway vacation from Dec 28,2007 to Jan. 5, 2008. See my posting at Nairaland/Journals & Diaries section.}

streaming movies is crap,

Vieira:
Watched it yesterday and for it was not all that. It gets 5/10

All that build up and it kind of just whimpers out in the end.

Once again Will Smith has been in a film that will not gather any critical applause.

this film was critically applauded, i can tell you.

Really loved the movie.

Then again, it kinda scared the living daylight outta me.

got it a few days ago via usenet on alt.binaries.movies.xvid (dont worry seun its not a link) dvd quality. have read the novel before so heres my take on the whole thing.


in the novel (which i can share as pdf if anyone cares) the darkseekers are "normal" vampires, and the dominant factor was neville's psychological atmosphere and his perception of things, the silent city was not as stark as in the movie. i believe that in the film the city, the silence, the echoes and the threat of something in the shadows was more harrowing than diving into neville's mind as presented by matheson. what i enjoyed more was the sweet irony of a silent, dead, dark new york much more than will smiths excellent performance or the sometimes shabby cgi effects.

however much i enjoyed it, i do have some misgivings about the whole movie. perhaps someone can clear it up:

1. neville seemed surprisingly calm after only three years of losing his family, friends and everyone else. he cut his hair neatly, cleaned his house and cars, groomed his dog, wore an apron, made jokes and watched movies, come on now! he ought to be portrayed as very near the edge, suicidal, morose, desparing. i know i would!

2. he was fishing in a pond. a pool actually. shouldnt the fish all be dead after three years of someone not changing the water? wheres all the algae? dont tel;l me neville had enoufgh time to actually sanitize the water.

3. this one gets asked a lot. um how come the new york equivalent of water board was actually functioining? he was in the shower and he bathed his dog in the tub. who filtered and pumped the water? hang on, there was no electricity in the city! all the PCNH/NEPA staff had turned into zombies! so who pumped the water?

4. the darkseekers had some semblance of intelligence, and yet they didnt know neville existed until he grabbed the head darkseekers shorty. after all the racket he made stalking deer, riding reclessly, shooting and a-whooping, you'd think they'd track such hot meat to its den.

5. ethan and his mother just casually showed up. at night. when the darkseekers, millions of them, throng the streets after sundown. even neville-armed and with garlic- locked himself up. how did they even get there? werent all the bridges supposed to be blown up? or where did the ship anchor?


6. was he running on generator or batteries? if its gen, how come its so quiet?

8. the scene where Fred The Mannequin was used as bait (by whom? the darkseekers or neville) the dummy actually turned its head and stared at neville. it moved! if you dont believe me watch it again, at the point where he looked out the window of his car and saw the dummy. why did it move?

7. after the darkseeker unleashed the dogs and neville and sam finished them off, why didnt the darkseeker attack? one must assume he was watching his dogs get mauled.

8. the survivor colony. they just invented that one cos there was none in the novel. and how come they didnt pick up nevilles radio broadcasts even though ethan's mum did? canada isnt that far from the US.


and the cgi was just passable. newyorkers come in all shape, color and sizes. but the darkseekers all look THE SAME.


whatever its inconsistences, its a great movie. we finally get to see new york silenced!

uspry1:
They talk about video streaming online. One for DVD and the other for TV to be ripped (burned).

@topic
The movie I saw last Dec. 16th with my children and cousin was awesome----the ending was unfortunately he should go with them before bombed his house.

PSSST: _{i am gone on my traditional family getaway vacation from Dec 28,2007 to Jan. 5, 2008. See my posting at Nairaland/Journals & Diaries section.}

aiight babe I got that,wish I could rip movies off the internet as well
*yeah you told me about your trip on YIM,have fun and come back with all the goodies* 

@all
Its good that we all have our different opinions and views about the movie but seriously do y'all think the movie is in contention for an academy award next year?I know it slashed box office sales with millions stashed in its first week of release?thats Will a box office king,but com'on men this is the oscars we are talking about,not with all the movies that were released?whats your pick