I’m still fresh off the hype of opening night, but here are my thoughts on the new Will Smith flick:

First and foremost, I wanna give a shout to Fandango for ruining my swag whilst trying to pickup my tickets in Will Call.

*types in Fandango.com*

*flips bird @ screen*

Okay. SO — If you ain’t already know, “I Am Legend” is a Sci-Fi (comedy) Thriller starring the Fresh Prince of Bel Air as virologist Robert Neville, apparently the last man on Earth, and (ironically) the only one who can save them.

The movie starts off well, and you’d be surprised how long a man and his dog can hold your attention in a movie theater. One of the things I noticed throughout the flick is the excess of materials he possessed (electronics, appliances, etc) and how, in his situation, they lost all value (other than maybe maintaining his sanity). At on point, Neville comes across a large sum of money, and I almost forgot it was useless (I think I even heard someone yell out “Grab that shit, nigga!”).

One thing that I liked a lot about Neville’s character is that he wasn’t a hero. In fact he was scared out of his gattdamn mind — just like I would’ve been if you put me in the dark with a bunch of half-dead rabid humans. As far as the acting goes, Will Smith killed that role. Period. We all know he can play a comedic role, but I think he should win an Oscar (yeah, I know) based on the fact that he had to display damn nigh every human emotion possible — from sadness to pure paranoia — and it was believable. That’s really important too, because the point is for the audience to forget the actor and remember the character (c) Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles (I may have been a little “Reach Richards” there, but you get what I’m saying). Sheeit - whoever trained that dog did a damn good job too.

The special effects were on point (specifically the animal scenes, and the ESPECIALLY the city itself), and the plot was just good enough to where the movie didn’t rely on them. However, that big-budget (5 milly) Brooklyn Bridge scene? Ehh. So-so. The infected humans looked like something you’d shoot on XBox 360 too — but who knows, maybe they didn’t want to make them too realistic (and what do you expect from a PG-13 rating?).

What I didn’t really like about the movie was the ending (I’ll let you figure out why), and the running time — it was WAY too short (which you definitely wouldn’t expect from a movie starring one man). Seriously — when we reached the end, everyone in the theater was mumbling in confusion (”That’s it?”), but satisfied nonetheless. One part of the movie that confused me a little was Neville’s Bob Marley reference — seemed a little force, but whatever.

All in all, the movie was dope. Worth the money spent too — so don’t bootleg the shit. If you’ve already seen it, I’d like to hear your opinion(s) as well.

(By the way –Sylvester Stallone needs to sit down somewhere, “Dark Knight” made the Joker look like a fuckin’ bum, and that “Iron Man” looks like a real winner — but then again…so did the Punisher.)