Why oh why

Rating: 2/10 (14 January 2008)

Yet again Hollywood takes a good story and one that should be easy to turn into a film and completely ruins it. Virtually none of Matheson's novel survives. When this is done then the adverts for the film should warn that if you liked the novel then do not expect much from the film. Amongst the the things wrong in the film 1. the vampires did not pester him at his home each night as in the book. 2. the vampires were portrayed as having superhero strength when in the book they could not break into Neville's house. 3. Neville met the dog in the book did not have him from day one as in the film. 4. there were no "normals" turning up in the book. 5. there was no refuge in Vermont in the book. 6. no mention is made of the "new" vampires inheriting the earth 7. but worse is the misuse at the end of the legend.