Looking through this I wanted to see this simply for another apocolyptic Will Smith movie and it does exactly what it says on the tin. In itself it isn't exactly original in it's storyline and feels somewhat of an American take on 28 Days Later (and of the two I prefer 28 Days Later).

On its own though the film is enjoyable, primarily the interaction between one man and his dog! It creates the depth you wouldn't expect from this sort of character ineraction. The main let down is the CGI used for the creatures which seem a let down for the grand scale of the film. You can't beat an actor and make-up for authenticity but they chose the CGI route which is the main let-down.

As far as the story goes it holds the audience and isn't filled with dialogue, it relies primarily on the acting and emotional depth of the character that Will Smith conveys onto screen. This would have to be one of his better "blockbuster" "action" film performances.

Certainly one for the collection but ensure you get the 2 disc version as the ending of the theatrical version doesn't stand up to the film and the second version....well I'd advise having the freedom to choose from the 2 disc version.

Sit back and enjoy.

the best actor to fill this role is will smith and he changes what could be an ordinary film into something brilliant. the film gives out a sense of lonliness and fear. its different and i like that as it isn't a love story or a war fim, it isn't a sport comedy or gory horror. but the thing i like about it the mst is that it sends out a clear message, it is that don't mess with nature and its process as the consequences can be terminal and devastating. the story is about some scientists alter a measels virus to creats a cure for cancer, this in turn creats a virus called a KV virus that causes a pandemic that turns humans and animals into killing creatures that are very powerful and unstoppable called 'darkseekers'. but only 1% of humans are immune meaning 1% of the human race is unaffected but can still be killed by the creatuers. i wont reveal the ending but what i will say is that there is a scene where his dog called Sam gets attacked by infected dogs while she is saving robert (smith). shes gets infected and robert has no choice but to kill her. if you are an animal lover like i am then skip the scene but apart from that it is the joint best film to come out so far this year (joint with cloverfield) the added extras with this dvd is incredibly good with a boring bit about viruses but tells you the threat they carry that is waiting to be triggered. it also has an alternate ending which is just as good as the actual chosen ending. so i would definately recommend buying the 2 disc set before they are stopped being made and sold. well worth the money

This movie has seemed to split movie goers like Marmite.
They either love it or hate it. I love it. I think it's well made, and Will Smith plays the character so strongly! 5***** for the movie.

The limited edition DVD cover definitely strengthens a DVD collection, but as many reviewers have already pointed out, the need to use a PC to access the Disc 2 extra's really lets it down, so much to the point that I give the DVD release a 3*** despite being a great movie and a fantastic cover.

When reading the original reviews in the film magazines I was given the impression that this was not a great movie on which to put my money on as the CGI was dissapointing.
So much so that this rendered the film "NOT VERY GOOD!".

Thankfully they were wrong and what you have here is a very moving film in parts played with full gusto by a very impressive Will Smith.

The way that he shows us through the camera how 3 years of isolation, 3 years of hiding and hunting and 3 years of trying to find the ever illusive cure for mankind's desease ... is as realistic as you could expect it to be if you were ever thrown into the same circumstances.

The crushing isolation is all the more apparant when you realise that it was he that set up the mannaquins in the shops to make it feel that there was still some remenance of life.

The CGI of the vampirish city folk is not the best but is far FAR from being the worst either. You soon forget about the short comings and really get into the characters (or should that be character & dog?) .

Impressive, is the New York landscape.
Grass growing up through the roads, cars rusted where they stopped.
Shops stacked with never again to move items and four legged CGI wildlife roaming where once people trod.

The city scenes are breathtaking so much so that you can sense the isolaton.

Well worth the price and definately worth watching twice .. just incase you were wrong the first time!.

Buy this (2 Disc) Special Edition instead of the original, as the second disc has the original film but with a new alternate ending. This alternate ending makes this film one of THE best films ever made. It seems as tho the film crew released the film as they did to get it on the big screen in time for Easter but wasen't satisfied with the finished version so continued filming and came up with this; the alternate ending which shows of Will Smith's acting abilty more than any other scene or film. If you havent already seen I Am Legend, then i suggest watching the original and then watching this version (maybe scipping to the end or watching the hole thing again) just to appreciate the big change thats gone into an already amazing film.

Most films these days have a "End of the World" type of theme it seems. However, most of them never seem to have that sort of emotional theme that relates to the protagionists. This film does, and not only that, it also does an excellent job of showing the psychological effects of the lack of human contact for a long period of time (in this case three years).
Will Smith has played many characters in the past such as the Fresh Prince of Belair (himself), I, Robot (Agent Spooner) and even, one of the more famous, in MIB (Agent J) but this has to be on of the best roles he has ever played (joined with Agent Spooner). All of the previous characters that he has played have always had that slight hint of humour , he still retains this as his main characteristic within the character of Dr. Robert Neville but still shows that the character is distressed from previous events.
The only real drawback of this film which restricts me from giving it 5 stars is the choice of the director of using CGI for the "infected" which, to be fair, is not a huge let down as it gives effects that cannot be given with human actors, such as climbing on walls, but then again those sorts of effects can be done using CGI. It's a confusing drawback!
Other than that drawback it's a thrilling film with heaps of gripping suspense and will almost definatly get you welling up (it you have a soul!). You have to see this film. End of.

WARNING: If you cryed during films such as Pitch Black or the more recent Harry Potter (Order of the Pheonix) then you will almost definatly be dehydrated during this film. :)

i loved this film, i never read the book but i thinking of buying it, but its annoying me that people keep saying its not as good as the book but which film based off a book is. Just don't look at this like its from a book look at it like a film and if u do that u will realise how brilliant this film is.

i have never seen will smith in a better role and the fact that it was just basically him (and his dog) for the entire film was brilliant it just pushed wil smith to the limit with his acting abillity and he handled it superbly. amazing film everybody should see it.

mikepwilliams knows exactly what he's talking about, I Am Legend does not do the book justice, nowhere even close, and to be fair, this is no fault to any of the actors or the script, the ending was a total cop out...a feel-good ending which honestly wasn't needed as having that ending totally defeats the title of "I Am Legend", the original/alternate/controversial ending is on the dvd (which i haven't seen) and hopefully that will be better than the crappy ending that it currently has...

However, for someone that has never read I Am Legend or watched The Omega Man, by all means, this is a decent movie, the rest of my friends that hadn't watched or read them said this I Am Legend was good.

The title I Am Legend has poignant meaning for those who actually read the book. The Hollywood version leaves me wondering why it was deemed necessary to alter Richard Matheson's work so greatly?

Having read the novel before watching the film, not only was I let down by the poor special effects of the vampires, but the several massive changes that were made to the narrative.

Will Smiths portrayal of Robert Neville is decent enough, but nothing special. The notion of extreme isolation and impending insanity doesn't come through well, nor does the relationship with Robert and the dog, which, again, changed from its source material.

The most notable difference is the ending, which seemed to be such a cop out in terms of climaxing and giving meaning to the entire thing. As if it was feared audiences wouldn't 'get it' so had to dumb it down for a 'hero's ending', defeating the point of the story thus placing this casually amongst other hugely budgeted, forgettable blockbusters.

If you've not read the book, then you might enjoy this as a way to spend a few hours, but if you're dreaming about seeing the magnificence of the novel brought to life on the big screen, I would seriously consider giving this a miss as it will leave you wondering 'what if...?'.

I found this a great film as in parts, such as a diesase mutation could wipe out the human race. However it does have the zombie feel of films such as resident evil and 28 days later. Being the only man in the world left would be terrifying and the only way to defeat insanity would be the strict routine that will smith character had done. To the person who thought they were missing something while watching the movie. The reason will's character wants to find a cure is because he was head of the team to do so and that he had promised his daughter he would find the cure and be with them again. unfortunalty due to everyone he knew and loved dying the only thing that kept him going was to find the cure and hopefully reverse the damage that had been done, thus would prevernt the end of the world as we know it. There is a warning thought this is a very jumpy film i cant even count the amount of times i jumped while watching it.lol