Good film as was the original

Rating: 7/10 (24 April 2012)

The film is strong when the "vampires" come to the home. In "The Omega Man" they were still a human right and also heavily made-up white with white contact lenses. The new appearance is for the good.
In "I Am Legend" the creatures do not talk and are completely computer animated characters. It is also not trying to give a message such as the Omega man, and in "I Am Legend," the vampires are only there for shock effect and the action. I actually did not mind this fact.
Will Smith, who was at his best in "I Am Legend". They gave him the dog Sam by the hand, worked. A lot of nice monologues by Smith. It may be more likely that he has tried desperately to make the script the best it possibly could, and this makes it more a new film than a remake. Not 100% convincing, but okay, I find him in comedies that are much worse. Heston said the role perfectly as it was already filled, let there be nothing to Shiver. It was not easy for Will Smith and it is perhaps a little unfair to judge him now to Heston. Will Smith was good, I'll give him the points.
Something like "The Omega Man" in 2007 no longer works for the audience. "I am Legend" is first about powerful images. The empty New York is quite convincing and it's very atmospheric. The CGI's of animals and vampires, however, are not the true and the monsters sometimes are just scary-dressing. The film seems quite scuttled at the end, on the other hand, I was glad it was for almost 100 minutes long. "I am Legend" found its fans, but it can't be timeless CGI effects in 20 years will look bad where as "The Omega Man" will just look like a an old film and will live longer.
Good film though. Movie Rating: 6.5 / 10