I am Legend starring Will Smith

Rating: Null/10 (9 March 2010)

I recently decided to watch and compare the movies Last Man on Earth and I Am Legend. The Last Man on Earth was filmed in 1964 and starred Vincent Price. In both these movies to men live in a ravaged world filled with disease and monster. In the movie the Last Man on Earth, Vincent Price played a man named Morgan who lived in a small town infested by the sick. These sick people appear to be carrying the vampire virus which they received from an airborne sickness. These people only come out at night and try to kill all the immune survivors of the outbreak. During the movie Morgan tries to find other survivors and when he eventually does it isn't for the better. This other survivor of the sickness Morgan fears to be the only one left so he convinces her to come with. After spending time with her, he discovers that she too is infected by the virus but, has some form of cure. And after discussing with her the matters of the time being, the woman reveals the something vital to the being of Morgan. According to the woman there was a group of survivors who had a temporary cure for the disease and this group was angered at Morgan for killing people they could have saved. Then the woman so sick, collapsed on the couch exhausted at all the excitement fell asleep on the couch. During this time Morgan had a great idea. His idea was to transfer the blood of himself into the woman. Eventually the idea paint off. He had created a permanent cure for the disease but, not soon enough. After his breakthrough, just as the woman predicted the group of angered survivors came and shot Morgan down. But, there was still hope the woman now had the cure in her blood and I eventually predict that the world was restored to its once peaceful self. In I Am Legend, the main character Robert Neville was played by Will Smith. In this movie Robert lives in a deserted New York City filled with zombie-like creatures. The creatures were created by an airborne disease that was supposed to be the cure for cancer. In this movie Robert is much more focused on finding a cure for the disease than he is for finding survivors. After many attempts and after losing his dearest friend, his dog Sam, and meeting other survivors he eventually discovers the cure after giving his life to do so. The movie ends with sort of a cliff hanger and lets you decide the ending very similar to the first movie.
Honestly, I enjoyed the newer version better. To me it much more appealing and seems that it was better thought out than the first one. Both these movies are entertaining though and they both have a different way of trying to frighten the movie-goer.
Ratings: I am Legend – 8 stars out of 10 The Last Man on Earth – 7 stars out of 10