I Am Legend (spoilers)

[50Cent #II (1st print)]

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A couple reasons this movie just fell apart...

I think they originally wanted to delve into the female zombie Smith's character captures is the "love" of the male zombie that just happens to lead the other zombies, that's why he exposes himself and burns his face...  They must have dropped it thinking it was stupid or would make the movie longer.

They never explained how one of the zombies made the manniquin Frank move it's head and why Will's character, a top scientist, wouldn't notice a rope hanging from above this obvious trap.

And with all the people that lived in New York at the time (2009), what happened to the millions of bodies?  There would have been rotting bodies and bones all over the city still 3 years later...

Also, how about explaining what the liquid he squirts at his door is?  Vinegar, bleech, rubbing alcohol?  I can figure out why, but why not explain it?

How did the woman and kid drive to manhatten?  Didn't they show the jets destroying the bridges to stop the infection spread?  wouldn't they have done this to all of them within the following 2 or 3 months?

I wonder why this head zombie reminded me so much of the Mummy also?
Castaway and 28 Weeks Later/the Mummy probably didn't cost what I Am Legend cost to make, yet there wasn't anything new...

[dr_s]

But where did he get the electricity and water? There was at least 1 streetlight on when he tried to run them over on the pier.
And why was the only cold place for humans in Vermont, what about Alaska? 
And wouldn't 3 year old bacon taste yuckie?

[Reverend]

I don't really like the movie "fell apart." To respond to a few of your observations:

I didn't perceive the captured "dark seeker" as the other's love, but perhaps his daughter. That was just my initial reaction.

I doubt the mannequin's head really moved (yes, it moved for us--come on, this technique has been in used in a ton of films before this!). Will's character's mind was obviously playing tricks on him. He was coming undone in many ways on many levels. I wasn't surprised in the least that he didn't notice the obvious.

I don't think you're supposed to assume that the all people died. They were infected and became the "dark seekers," but still, there should have been dead bodies in places where there were not, unless, of course, they were all devoured and dragged away into darkness by the newly-turned, or the other animals roaming around.

As for the liquid, he was obviously trying to cover his scent. I like when subtle things happen without an explanation, making it seem that you're witnessing a part of a character's routine, nonchalantly. Does everything have to be spoonfed to the audience?

I honestly enjoyed the movie. If you want to look for holes in the plot and continuity errors, so be it. I find that you can do that with almost every movie, at least on a very basic level (e.g., things moving around drastically from one second to the next, half-eaten food being whole again). And with just about any action (see any Die Hard), horror, sci-fi or fantasy movie, a certain suspension of disbelief has to be exercised.

What moved me the most with this film was its ambience as well as Will's performance. Being a dog lover, I was, of course, moved to tears with he had to kill Sam.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying this was a masterpiece. I try to take the good with the bad and find enjoyment where and when I can.

[dr_s]

Actually the movie was ok. Will was good and it was New York where I live. So seeing my neighborhood destroyed was cool. But if you saw the other two "The Last Man on Earth" and "The Omega Man" this wasn't much better than them. It had pluses but the big minus for me was the total swiping of the end to Damnation Alley. Half expected Jan Michael Vincent to pop out in the town. At least it wasn't a poor rendition of an old movie like Manchurian Candidate was and to a lesser extent 3:10 to Yuma.