Comments on: I Am Legend

By: Brad

Brad — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 21:29:40 +0000

I liked the movie, but found one strong objectionable point. In the scene where Smith’s character is explaining the infection and casualty rate of the KV virus, he says that 10% of the 6 billion people on Earth “survive”. This leaves 600 million people. He then goes on to say that out of the remaining 600 million, only 1%, are completely immune. He then says this leaves 12 million “survivors” and 588 million “zombies”, but 1% of 600 million is 6 million, not 12. Obviously the writers aren’t math or engineering majors, but how hard is it to pull out a pocket calculator and check the numbers? I’m surprised that more readers haven’t noticed this mistake given the type of readers Discover Magazine attracts.

By: Frank

Frank — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 22:58:41 +0000

It’s pretty sad that most of us cannot except the fact that religion is a part of the spirituality of mankind, whether we like it or not. So why is it strange as some here have injected, that this movie injected just a small fraction of it’s time to it. After all Will Smiths role completely objected to it’s existence. Isn’t that enough for you atheist out there?

A movie like people, individuals are going to be flawed, that’s life. A cynical depressing movie like this feeds the flock of doomsday follower’s.
Unfortunately, after 9/11 we all seem to become believers that the Human race will never be able to endure and survive it’s faults. For myself
I don’t believe this and I hope just one of these days Hollywood can make a movie as good as this one, but one that can inspire us with hope and give us reasons everyday to go on and inspire others and make this world a better place to live. But this is only I dream I have…

By: Haplo

Haplo — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 21:25:47 +0000

Come on guys! The film SUCKED!

When you have a movie based on a book, you HAVE to compare it, see how it stands up against the novel. And in that light, the movie happens by chance to share the name of the novel and the protagonist. And that’s where the similarities end.

The book is a masterpiece of the horror-sci-fi genre, and this film just shows that we all ought to know: hollywood can’t make decenf films. Hollywood can’t produce half-decent actors.

Will Smith a formidable actor? Mr. BA: no ofense, but you’re a hell of a scientist. As an astronomer you gave us all lectures. I have learned a lot from your website and blog. As a movie critic… stick to the stars that are on the sky

By: RoninC

RoninC — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 02:18:49 +0000

Will Smith is a great actor and I found the movie entertaining. However the story was not believable and the ending was poor. Read All of Yesterdays Tomorrows. Similiar idea but better story.

By: Robert Carnegie

Robert Carnegie — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 02:09:28 +0000

I believe I heard Richard Matheson – that’s the book author? – talking somewhere on British radio lately, and about film adaptations of [I Am Legend] : I think he basically said he doesn’t care what they do with it, takes no interest. Well, it was a long time ago. I presume he gets a cut, but who knows? He may have sold the film licence outright?

By: Rob S

Rob S — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:44:53 +0000

I went into some detail about how bad the science was :
http://wordsfromrob.com/2007/12/22/i-am-legend-critique/

By: Rob S

Rob S — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 05:43:38 +0000

I went into some detail about how bad the science was:
http://wordsfromrob.com/2007/12/22/i-am-legend-critique/