Do not get this confused with the Tom Cruise film Legend because that is one that I actually enjoy. No, this was the awful attempt to add some shitty CG to the classic Richard Matheson tale about the last man on earth as he struggles to destroy the undead. Before I even saw this it was behind in the count because I can't stand Will Smith. Here is the trailer to remind me what was going on since I haven't seen it since this viewing.
Before I start my Big Willie Style rant I viewed this eye poison with my wife Erikka, Will and Ashley. This was pretty early on in our relationship and I don't know if we would be were we are today if she had told me that she loved this movie. Thursday nite at the Valley Mall cinema was probably rocking to a packed theater of 8. Seeing that giant $9.00 is really twisting the knife in my side like it's saying "hey dude! Why don't you just wipe your ass with that! And when your done that poo covered twenty might look better than the creatures in this movie"!
This was not The Fresh Princes first crack at horror, we can go all the way back to 1988 for this gem.
Am I the only person who wishes we lived in an alternate world were Jazzy Jeff went on to be the giant internationally known summer movie champ? I think he tried to sell me speakers at Best Buy last week because the only song he uses to let you hear the quality of them is Parents Just Don't Understand.
I will try my best to remember what happened in the 101 minutes that I will never get back. Agent J finds himself alone in New York city except for his trusty dog companion.....I pretty sure that it dies to get that real tear jerking response from the audience. He drives fast cars, runs into a tiger from the zoo and eventually gets attacked by the dreaded Resident Evil reject creatures. Some how a lady gets into the city even though the bridges have all been destroyed to help him release a cure. That is all you are going to get out of me! I do remember them giving the fanboys a couple of nudges by having a Batman Superman movie on the marquee, and a poster for a Teen Titans movie in the video store.
If you love Will Smith then you have already seen this and will hate the far superior options I am going to give you. The 1964 classic Last Man on Earth starting Vincent Price has been a favorite of mine ever since catching it on the Sci Fi channel many, many years ago at 3am. The second is The Omega Man, a much campier version released in 1971 staring Charlton Heston. With Halloween right around the corner it would be a good time to check out these classics.
