One of the movie's that can almost always beckon tears to my eyes. And not for the obvious moment: Spoilerdog deathSpoiler end
That moment helps build up the moments after, to what I find is the emotional climax of the final video store scene:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ixBV_IXx5g
I know it sounds kinda vacuous said this way, but this actually is just a stupid-ass blockbuster, it actually tries too fuckin' hard, and it actually proves Will Smith isn't as good as an actor as many people put it.
Good thing is, except for the buddy-doggie, no real animals were used.
Maybe one of my favorite movies and I only like 1/10th of it. For me its all about the story within the story, Robert Neville knows that he is probably the last man alive on earth, with the hole of Manhattan at his disposal!. Giving him the freedom to play golf off of the wing of one of the worlds most iconic aircraft and drive the ball down 5th Avenue!
this movie was made by computers. no originality (the movie's been made twice before), i don't like Will Smith as an actor, and it's not scary. stay away - this doesn't belong on the site.
If you are like me and somehow haven't seen this movie yet, don't bother. It didn't age well.
I'll start with the good. The cinematography was excellent, and many of the introductory shots were reminiscent of the Last of Us video game series - eerie but beautiful. Will Smith did well, though I felt he over-acted at times. Perhaps that's the fault of the director.
As for the rest of the movie... oof. The 2007 CGI obviously doesn't carry over too well in 2021, but even if it were modern CGI the movie still has several major problems.
The premise itself is a bit ridiculous - they've found the cure for cancer, but apparently it can only be delivered by injecting it into a virus, and then into humans. In a society where scientists are so stringent on publishing results, especially for something as large as the cure to cancer, it's a bit hard to believe that a virus that ultimately turns people into vampire/zombies would so quickly be used on the general population, let alone the entire world.
The scene that truly ruined the movie for me was the lead up to the dog, Samantha's death. We see that the lead Darkseeker sics three dogs to kill Neville, and that a mere thin line of sunlight is the difference between death and survival. The sun fades, the dogs attack and bite Sam, and Neville manages to fight off and kill them. And then... the Darkseekers do... nothing? Perhaps they watch on as he has a dramatic moment with his dog and they climb into the car. Why?
From there, we get some classic deus ex machina - literally, as Anna claims it was God who sent her to save Neville in the nick of time from his suicidal plan (side note: he wants to kill a bunch of them, and chooses the option of hitting them to death with his car rather than use his literal armory of automatic weapons?)
I could go on and on, but let's just leave it at: don't watch this movie in present day.
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nicolaskrizan
manhattan looks great, smith is good, concept ok, cg so-sohttp://beyond1001movies.wordpress.com/
eoveikur
Only part I cared for was the dog dying. It was a sad scene!sammysin
Very powerful and extremely moving. Smith can do a brilliant job and invokes emotions out of his audience very well.A beautiful job all around.
portuguesetennisfan
breath takingepp
Trash 1/10TechnoFAN
Great movie ! 10/10sushilparti
Awesome movie...liked it a lot. Will Smith has done a great job.adammurg
One of the movie's that can almost always beckon tears to my eyes. And not for the obvious moment:Spoilerdog deathSpoiler end
That moment helps build up the moments after, to what I find is the emotional climax of the final video store scene:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ixBV_IXx5g
demagogo
I know it sounds kinda vacuous said this way, but this actually is just a stupid-ass blockbuster, it actually tries too fuckin' hard, and it actually proves Will Smith isn't as good as an actor as many people put it.Good thing is, except for the buddy-doggie, no real animals were used.
Hamish72
Maybe one of my favorite movies and I only like 1/10th of it. For me its all about the story within the story, Robert Neville knows that he is probably the last man alive on earth, with the hole of Manhattan at his disposal!. Giving him the freedom to play golf off of the wing of one of the worlds most iconic aircraft and drive the ball down 5th Avenue!Wise Jake
this movie was made by computers. no originality (the movie's been made twice before), i don't like Will Smith as an actor, and it's not scary. stay away - this doesn't belong on the site.AgentKay
If you are like me and somehow haven't seen this movie yet, don't bother. It didn't age well.I'll start with the good. The cinematography was excellent, and many of the introductory shots were reminiscent of the Last of Us video game series - eerie but beautiful. Will Smith did well, though I felt he over-acted at times. Perhaps that's the fault of the director.
As for the rest of the movie... oof. The 2007 CGI obviously doesn't carry over too well in 2021, but even if it were modern CGI the movie still has several major problems.
The premise itself is a bit ridiculous - they've found the cure for cancer, but apparently it can only be delivered by injecting it into a virus, and then into humans. In a society where scientists are so stringent on publishing results, especially for something as large as the cure to cancer, it's a bit hard to believe that a virus that ultimately turns people into vampire/zombies would so quickly be used on the general population, let alone the entire world.
The scene that truly ruined the movie for me was the lead up to the dog, Samantha's death. We see that the lead Darkseeker sics three dogs to kill Neville, and that a mere thin line of sunlight is the difference between death and survival. The sun fades, the dogs attack and bite Sam, and Neville manages to fight off and kill them. And then... the Darkseekers do... nothing? Perhaps they watch on as he has a dramatic moment with his dog and they climb into the car. Why?
From there, we get some classic deus ex machina - literally, as Anna claims it was God who sent her to save Neville in the nick of time from his suicidal plan (side note: he wants to kill a bunch of them, and chooses the option of hitting them to death with his car rather than use his literal armory of automatic weapons?)
I could go on and on, but let's just leave it at: don't watch this movie in present day.
Camille Deadpan
Naked Terror (1964) is better. It has Vincent Price.nymusix
Watch the movie with the original ending, not the theatrical one. Executive meddling turned a very good movie into a so-so one.92ndFloor
I thought it was quite nice, until the final +- 10 minutes started. What a fucked up ending, just a shame.Showing items 1 – 15 of 32