Release Date: March 18, 2008 Director: Francis Lawrence Starring: Will Smith, Alice Braga, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Willow
Smith, Charlie Tahan Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence)
Robert Neville is a
brilliant scientist,
but even he could
not contain the
terrible virus that
was unstoppable,
incurable, and
man-made. Somehow
immune, Neville is
now the last human
survivor in what is
left of New York
City and maybe the
world. For three
years, Neville has
faithfully sent out
daily radio
messages, desperate
to find any other
survivors who might
be out there. But he
is not alone. Mutant
victims of the
plague -- 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 he knows
he is
outnumbered...and
quickly running out
of time
Extras: Animated Comics,
Creating I Am Legend,
Cautionary Tale:
The Science of I Am
Legend, Alternate
Theatrical Version:
A second disc
included in the
Legend special
edition and Blu-ray
versions presents an
alternate cut of the
full feature, almost
identical to what
appeared in theaters
apart from its
ending.
Movie Spotlight
I am Legend Release Date: December 14, 2007
(conventional & IMAX theaters) Studio: Warner Bros. Pictures Director: Francis Lawrence Screenwriter: Mark Protosevich, Akiva Goldsman Starring: Will Smith, Alice Braga, Salli Richardson-Whitfield, Willow
Smith, Charlie Tahan Genre: Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi MPAA Rating: PG-13 (for intense sequences of sci-fi action and violence) Official Website:
IAmLegend.com |
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Plot Summary: 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.
EN 5 Second Review:
Will Smith gives yet another incredible performance,
carrying half of a movie alone. Going from endearing as he fights off
loneliness, to bad-ass zombie butt kicking with ease.
A future like this has to be
taken with a willing suspension of disbelief
Peter Veugelaers: EntertainmentNutz.com I suspect most future scapes at the
movies are to be taken with a pinch of salt. Think Blade Runner,
for example, which held up a crystal ball to a rather convoluted Los
Angeles. I Am Legend is New York in 2012, eleven years after
9/11. Future fear as a symbol...
If,
as a movie, I Am Legend is less stylistically mind blowing and
intellectually ambitious than last year’s Yuletide dystopia, Children
of Men, it’s not far off Scott Foundus: LA Weekly
There are two momentousperformances in the Darwinian horror fable I Am Legend.
One is given by the movie’s star, Will Smith, whom I’ll get to in a
minute. The other is given by the movie’s practical and digital visual
effects — not the ones that bring to life a nocturnal army of shrieking,
carnivorous beasties (though those are by no means unimpressive), but
rather the ones that render a near-future New York City that has been
“ground zero” for a different kind of terror attack — Mother Nature’s...more
The
movie year's most expensive and ambitious sci-fi spectacular, I
Am Legend, is three movies in one: a futuristic effects-o-rama,
a zombie thriller and a survivalist parable. Each is better than
average, and the experience is fairly gripping William Arnold: Seattle
Post-Intelligencer
It's also, of course, a showcase for Will Smith, who has been
proclaimed by all the magazine polls of the past year as the Biggest
Movie Star in the World. He's practically the only cast member here, so
if you're one of his fans, you've definitely come to the right place...more
Director
Francis Lawrence makes eerie, effective use of New York City
locations drained of human activity, shooting them for
maximum anxiety and agoraphobia Colin Covert: Minneapolis Star
Tribune
Imagine a New York City where you could have any luxury
apartment you choose, rent-free. Where traffic is never a
problem and the incessant street noise is silenced. Where
the crime rate has dropped to zero. At least until dark...more
Will Smith Interview - I Am Legend
BlackTree TV Executive
Producer, Jamaal Finkley, fills in for the host Ms.
Brooke Christopher, and sits down with the Big
Willie himself, to ask him about his new movie,
family, and saving the world.
TV-Wire's Staci Layne Wilson in an
exclusive sit-down 1:1 interview with actor Will
Smith about his role as "Robert Neville" in the much
anticipated Warner Bros. Pictures "I Am Legend".
EN 5 Second Review:
Will Smith gives yet another incredible performance,
carrying half of a movie alone. Going from endearing as he fights off
loneliness, to bad-ass zombie butt kicking with ease.
Director
Francis Lawrence makes eerie, effective use of New York City
locations drained of human activity, shooting them for
maximum anxiety and agoraphobia