I Am Legend Movie Review

 I Am Legend (2007)

Genres: Action/Adventure, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Thriller, Adaptation and Remake
Starring: Will Smith, Alice Braga, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Willow Smith, Charlie Tahan


Robert Neville (Will Smith) is a brilliant scientist, but even he could not contain the terrible virus that was unstoppable, incurable...and manmade. Somehow immune, Neville is now the last human survivor in what is left of New York City...and maybe the world. But he is not alone. He is surrounded by "the Infected"--victims of the plague who have mutated into carnivorous beings who can only exist in the dark and who will devour or infect anyone or anything in their path. For three years, Neville has spent his days scavenging for food and supplies and faithfully sending out radio messages, desperate to find any other survivors who might be out there. All the while, the Infected lurk in the shadows, watching Neville's every move, waiting for him to make a fatal mistake. Perhaps mankind's last, best hope, Neville is driven by only one remaining mission: to find a way to reverse the effects of the virus using his own immune blood. But his blood is also what The Infected hunt, and Neville knows he is outnumbered and quickly running out of time.
I really Enjoy watching this film. It was the third cinematic adaptation of Richard Matheson's novel with the same title, has been in development for a very long time. Will Smith also is good as Robert Neville. The role requires a lot of him and he delivers on all fronts. He's reasonably believable as a research scientist. He's believable as a concerned father in the flashbacks. He's believable as a man on the brink of insanity. And as past films have shown, he can handle the action well. All this together, with a touch of his trademark humor here and there, make it one of his more memorable performances.

"I Am Legend" also does a great job of building up suspense. The film goes for long stretches where very little happens, then it builds up to incredibly intense confrontations between Robert and the creatures. His first encounter with them in a dark building is quite disturbing and certainly sets the audience on edge. They manage to keep this suspense going with every other following confrontation.
All in all, this movie was very fun to watch. Im sure that those interested in post-apocalyptic sci-fi adventure will satisfy them in watching "I Am Legend".


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The Seeker: The Dark Rising

The Seeker: The Dark Rising

With the successful film versions of the "Harry Potter" and "Narnia" books, it's no surprise that similar works are getting the big screen treatment, and Susan Cooper's "The Dark Is Rising" sequence is the latest in the bunch. The Seeker is based upon the 5-book young adults fantasy series of novels The Dark is Rising, especially the second book in the series, which is also titled "The Dark is Rising.", a winner of the Newberry Honor and a runner-up to the Newberry Medal Award in 1974.

This classic theme of light versus dark pits a young 14-year-old boy against the forces of evil in a small English village. Will Stanton (Alexander Ludwig) is going through the normal challenges of adolescence, but unlike most of them, however, Will is very different. He is the last of the Old Ones beings, a vanishing group of people destined to fight the forces of evil known as The Dark, led by a figure called The Rider (Christopher Eccleston). Leading Will through his journey of discovery are a group of Old Ones led by Merriman (Ian McShane) and Frances Conroy,. They will help Will harness his powers so that he can travel through time and seek out 6 stones that will give him the power to knock The Rider down. With the world's nearly heading for obliteration by the enemies, the young teen has only five days to collect six symbolic signs that will reverse the advance of the dark forces. So better watch the movie and follow the fun and exciting adventure of Will as he searches through snake-infested tombs, sneaks past medieval pillagers and fights off fantastical creatures sent by The Rider to hamper his efforts to save the world from the hands of the dark ones.

The series of young-adult fantasy novels this flick is based upon long predate Harry Potter, they were written in the 1960s and 70's. Like Harry Potter, the main character in The Seeker is a teenage boy learning how to employ magical powers against evil. So naturally, critics are comparing it to the Potter movies. But i found that this first installment in a film fantasy series, could turn out to be the new Harry Potter. It has also a magic that drive the watcher's instinct of expecting more adventure by the main character. So better wait for its other installments. I'm sure the story gets even better and exiting in its next sequel as Will's adventure continues.

The movie is brought to you by 20th Century Fox and it was released last October 5th, 2007, hitting the big screen for more than 3000 theaters worldwide. It last for 98 minutes of fun adventure and some cool effects displayed in the movie that makes it very entertaining to watch.