c'mon people

Rating: 9/10 (14 December 2007)

Overall, this movie elicited more emotion out of me than I had experienced in a while. The cinematography and set work was stunningly chilling, that aspect alone puts the movie up there on my list. If you are looking for a movie that will make you cry, laugh, jump out of your skin then here is your choice.
A fair warning on all the "jumpy" parts thrown in. They are a bit used and abused.
The casting decisions probably couldn't have been matched with any other actor today, or in other words, no one else would have really done it the justice it needed. I was only left wanting more from the CGI work and "villain" depiction. It wasn't awful, but I feel that it definitely could have been handled better. Now, if they had taken the villains of 30 Days Of Night, matched them to the plot and background of Legend, then there would be no room for improvement there. If that sort of thing doesn't bother you either way then there aren't many things to pick apart.
The story development carried along and kept me anticipating, although you can see the outlines of how the story might unfold, but certainly not enough to have any reason to pan it. I will say it was the last 30 minutes that really stuck with me, being best topped by the heroic final sequence. I left with chills and tears in my eyes. Yes it is a remake, as were about 4 other versions of the Richard Matheson novel, so that's not enough reason to write this off as the movie scene being dead and unoriginal. Going in there with expectations of seeing a novel directly reincarnated on film is not a realistic and not a good way to go into any movie. I am just beginning the novel now. But, if you don't want to see a movie to see a movie, then stop going to the movies, and hey, maybe you can do it better. I hope all of you who go to see it find it equally as thrilling and thought provoking as I did.