If you didn't notice his daughter in the movie is Willow Smith. His real life daughter. She did an amazing job!

The scene where Will Smith sat craddling his doggy, knowing full well that he had no choice but to end her life was the most devastating of the movie. We all love dogs. And if we own one, or have ever owned one we all know the pain in the heart when we lose them!

The title "I am Legend" comes from the fact that the monsters were just as smart as regular people, had created their own culture, and they considered Robert Neville to be the "Boogey Man" because he hunted and killed them. Hence, among the monsters, he' become a legend.

Fun small detail : when Dr Neville first sees Frank across the bridge you can see Franks head move to stare at him.

Based on the 1954 novel I Am Legend by Richard Matheson, which was also adapted into the films The Last Man on Earth (1964), starring Vincent Price, and The Omega Man (1971), starring Charlton Heston.

Be sure to check out the alternative ending. It's much better and truer to the novel than the 'Hollywood' ending that ended up being used. Will avoid spoilers here for anyone who hasn't seen it, but the alternative ending is ambiguous, deeper and thought provoking. It will give you an entirely new perspective on Will Smith as the titular "legend".

Will Smith is and was a rapper wayyyyy before acting. with a lot of number 1 songs.

Will's most underrated role... the man can act! 🤩😍🥰

I’ve only cried in a movie 3 times. Green Mile Electric Chair, Lion King Mufasa Dies, and Will Smith’s dog dies in I Am Legend. I lost it in theaters when he was holding him and began tearing up.

Afraid of zombies? World War Z with Brad Pitt is a must see then. Having a dog around is like having a toddler around. Having a cat around is like having a teenager around.

Fun fact, the zombie vocalizations in this movie were all performed by Mike Patton, the lead singer of Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Tomahawk, Mondo Kane and a bunch of other bands. He also did the zombies in the game Left 4 Dead, one of the “Anger Sphere” A.I. voice in the game Portal and a bunch of other video game voiceover work. Talk about a legend.

As a proud snd loving German shepherd owner, the Sam part just kill’s me every time. German shepherds wouldn’t even give it a moments thought to put themselves in danger to protect their best friend 😢😢😢

Great zombie movie...I'll always have a tear when he had to kill his loyal dog it's so so sad 😢

Will Smith has 4 grammys for his rap music.

The original version of ‘The Thing’ with Kurt Russel (‘Overboard’) is a great one to watch for this time of year.

Glad to see you all enjoy this. Hits different after living through Covid. Fun reaction, love your discussions at the end of each film

🎃Halloween Wish List -The Crow 1994 -Rosemary's Baby 1968 -Carrie 1976 -An American Werewolf in London 1981 -The People Under the Stairs 1991 -Interview with the Vampire 1994 -Let Me In 2010 -Thanks!!!

Saw that film in theaters twice. One of my favorites of Will’s. The zombies are terrifying. The movie also kind of predicted the future with that Batman Vs Superman marquee in the background. Y’all have to see Will’s first big film “Six Degrees Of Separation “. He’s still doing Fresh Prince at this point and he brilliantly plays a real life guy who scammed a rich white couple telling them he was the son of Sidney Poitier ..

Love this movie. Another really great apocalyptic type movie is The Book of Eli starring Denzel Washington. It’s so good!

Jay throwing shade at Will's musical abilities 🤣🤣🤣

My daughter has a fear of birds too. She and a friend didn’t listen to us moms about bringing food to the beach and the girls got attacked by a hoard of seagulls that chased them all the way back into the hotel. Lol. That was 20 years ago.

My friend Lara works doing costumes for movies and tv. She worked on this movie and was in charge of the zombies.

As a curious fact: the singer Mike Patton (Vocalist of the bands Faith No More, Fantomas, Tomahawks, Mr. Bungle, Mondo Kane, among several more) is the one who makes the sounds that the monsters make.

A really good zombie movie is "28 Days Later" British made. Very well done. And a side note. The little girl in this movie is his real life daughter Willow.

Based on the 1971 movie "Omega Man" with Charlton Heston. Check it out if you ever get the time.

I’m not emotionally prepared for this, so I’ll give the like, make a comment, and exit.

Amber, I'm with you. It does feel eerie after experiencing our own pandemic. I saw this movie when it came out in theaters in 2007 and never dreamed that someday I would see a worldwide virus. You need to see the earlier version "The Omega Man" 1971 with Charleston Heston. The "infected" in that version are still humans but a dangerous mob who follow an infected cult leader named Mathias. He has convinced them they are now "enlightened" and the future of the world even though they are all dying. Very good film mostly because of Charleton Heston.

I do believe they're supposed to be more like Vampires than Zombies. But it's a phenomenal movie and still freaks me out because the creatures learn and adapt. It's definitely a heavy movie though. And Abbey the dog actress does a great job playing Sam in the movie.

My son lives in midtown Manhattan. When I visited him in July he showed me many of the filming sites for this movie including the Aircraft Carrier where Will Smith hit golf balls into a parking lot in Hudson Yards, just three blocks from where my son lives in Hells Kitchen. Very Cool!

Probably not for October but Will Smith is absolutely amazing in Pursuit of Happyness and Seven Pounds. Those two are freaking awesome. Hancock is decent and of course Men In Black 1-3. Edit: iRobot too!

The bit after he loses Sam is so heartbreaking. He'd lost the last thing that kept him sane. When he went out at night, what you're seeing is a broken man who no longer cares what happens. It's so sad. Also, "I was saving that bacon for someone" - he was saving it for Sam and that broke me again

The warm and fuzzy feeling I have watching rob squad reactions is insane. Love these videos!

Fun fact the little girl is Will Smith daughter Willow!!

Will Smith as part of Fresh Prince and Jazzy Jeff was an early rap duo. They had hits in the mid to late 80's. Parents Just Don't Understand, Summertime then he started acting in movies with Six Degrees of Separation. The Men in Black and Wild, Wild West and he had hits from doing those soundtracks.

I noticed that a butterfly was hovering near the dog when Will was picking corn. LOVE IT!

The lions would have come from the Central Park Zoo which is only a mile away from where he's standing.

This movie is going to freak you out, and make you cry too. ♥️

47:45 Aliso, when the lab glass breaks at the end, it forms a butterfly.

Will Smith was a successful rapper and recording artist with multiple hits, both as “Will Smith” and as “The Fresh Prince”.

Put “Se7en” on your October watch list

Since it’s October and getting closer to Halloween.. I’m psyched that you all will be reacting to horror movies. You should really consider watching The Exorcist (1973) version. This is probably by far the scariest movie that was ever made at that time. People in the theaters were passing out and believed that the actual celluloid had evil in it. I don’t want to give away anything, but it is definitely something you should view once in your lifetime.

Fun fact that spills into your Music Reaction channel. The monsters were voiced by none other than Mike Patton, legendary vocalist of Faith No More.

The scene where Will slaps the zombie in the face for making jokes about his dog is when i thought, I have seen this before.

You'll love Will in 'Independence Day'!

Love it, but if you guys could please turn up the volume on the movie clips a bit that would help to follow along. Sometimes there’s quite a difference between some of the clips volume and your voices, and when you turn up the volume to hear the clips, then suddenly your comments come in booming ha ha (maybe it’s just me) Anyway, love you guys and love your channels!

I saw this movie. It was fascinating but I could not get past those damn monsters. I saw them in my sleep. Poor Sam, I sobbed. She was such an amazing companion.

I remember this movie, I first saw it on a rented DVD back when Blockbuster was still a thing and movies were more special. Man I miss going to Blockbuster...

The story this movie is based on is so amazing.

Glad y'all got to experience this! One of many movies that terrified me as a child 🤣🤣 though it may not be accurate to the book, it's still a well made, beautiful, and scary film. Also Jay, oooh it sounds like y'all need to react to some of Will's songs 🤣 he definitely has more than "one good song" lol. From his Fresh Prince and Dj Jazzy Jeff days in the late 80s to 90s, to his iconic songs hes made for movies hes been in. Songs like Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble, Parents Just Don't Understand, A Nightmare on My Street, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Summertime, Men In Black, Gettin Jiggy Wit It, Wild Wild West, Nod Ya Head, and Just the Two of Us. I'd love to see y'all react to all of those! Lol. Also, would love to see y'all watch Men In Black 1 & 2, and Wild Wild West(which is controversial because of how different it is from the series, but I've loved it since I was a kid and still love it now along with the series lol). Those would be fun movies I think you'd enjoy, along with the other Austin Powers movies and Back to the Future 3 👍👍😄 keep up the fun work!

will Smith was arguably the most famous rapper in the world around 1986/87...its how he got the show cuz Quincy Jones wanted him...the song parents don't understand, brand new funk, his Halloween song nitemare on my street, u saw my bumper, summertime....and Jaz from the show fresh prince of bel aire was his dj DJ JAZZY JEFF, one of the greatest dj's in hip hop history, he created the transformer scratch

Usually I don't get emotional watching movies, but when I first saw this movie and saw the scene where he had to kill his dog, that got to me. Not only is that dog his only companion, the one thing that is keeping him sane, but its the last reminder of his family because his daughter gave him the dog. If I had to put down my pet like that, that would break me. It broke him to which is why he went on that suicidal night drive. He was going to take as many of them out before they got to him. The alternate ending is better as others have pointed out and is the preferred version that I rewatch.

Fun Fact (if not already mentioned), the voices of the zombies were provided by the multi-talented singer 'Mike Patton' of the band 'Faith No More'. I know Jay loved that song "Epic" 👍 so..just wanted to share this with you both 😊

The creatures in this movie seem more like vampires than zombies. The same is true in the book (and old movie) this is based on, "Omega Man". In the old story, the monsters become self-aware and the main character is the murderous bad guy in their eyes. Interesting. I think Will Smith had a few good songs: Parents Just Don't Understand, Gettin' Jiggy Wit It, Just the Two of Us, Summertime, Miami & Wild Wild West

Rob "Well at least he's got the dog".....my face 🫤😑😔

Rewatching this after 2020 and everything we went through, this was a lot scarier than the first time i watched it. I had also forgot how many jump scares there were in this. This was a great movie when it came out and still is.

Fun Fact: Will Smith has the First Rap/hip hop Grammy. 16 million records sold and three number 1 billboard songs. 🤯. I Am Legend 2 is "in the works" With Will Smith (SOME HOW) and Micheal B. Jordan. Glad yall like this one 🎉

No one has ever questioned Will Smiths acting.. just how he is outside of it.

Love this movie. It's complex & provokes so much discussion. I love your reaction to it.

Mike Patton of Faith No More did the voices/noises of the creatures in this film.

"Last Man on Earth" (The original) with Vincent Price and "Omega Man" with Charlton Heston. This movie was based on both of these. Very much worth watching both.

I believe what happened was he created the trap and forgot about it. He had become delusional with wanting to see another human and freaked out when he thought he did. So, he set a trap in the past (forgot about it) and set it on himself accidentally.

What happens to the dog in the movie is very sad and heartbreaking! Get out the box of tissues. Originally Ridley Scott was attached to direct the project in 1997, with Arnold Schwarzenegger playing the role of Robert Neville. The special makeup effects were going to be designed by Alec Gillis and Tom Woodruff for the mutants known as Darkseekers, but it was cancelled as a lot of Warner Bros films were bombing at the box office. Francis Lawrence, who Directed Constantine, was brought onboard with Will Smith playing Neville.

I had forgotten how good this movie was. Thanks for the reminder!

Oh how I wish you guys would start your Marvel (MCU) journey. I would sooooooo be here for that every week.

Another enjoyable movie with Amber and Jay. My favorite part was when Amber told Jay he watches too many cartoons. This after comparing the lead singer of Survivor to being sung to by a Disney Prince. You guys are so adorable!! Thanks for the movie.

Nice reaction guys... BTW the mutants didn't trap him. He set several of his own traps over time and seeing Fred out of place made him lose his own mind for a sec and react irrationally. He accidentally stumbled into one of his own traps on the bridge.

I’ve never liked “zombie” shows or movies, but I’ve always loved this one! It’s the story behind the action that drew me in. Now it’s one of my go to favorites!

During the height of Vivid when Chicago was mostly locked down, a lot of wild animals like coyotes and deer were roaming the main streets of the downtown area.

Love it!!!! Here's some Halloweeny suggestions: DOCTOR SLEEP (the sequel to The Shining - brilliantly done!) - POLTERGEIST (1982) - ROSEMARY'S BABY - SE7EN - CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE THIRD KIND - RETURN TO OZ - THE RING - SIGNS - WORLD WAR Z - FINAL DESTINATION... So excited for the spooky season to get started! Keep smiling y'all!! 🎃😁🎃

At the end of the story, Neville realizes that, as the only human left in a world of vampires, he is now the monster. He stalks the earth during the day and kills the vampires as they sleep. This has made him a mythical figure much like the vampires themselves once were. He is now a legend, hence the title I Am Legend.

Lmaooo 28:11 "That's a long way to be scootin'" idk why but that had me dead! 😂😂

Watching this movie is one of the reasons so many lost their ever loving minds in 2020. Scary, but just a movie. Just a movie.

Took my daughter and her friend to see this. The friend was horrified. Took her to see “P.S. I Love You” to help her get past this movie.

A true story thriller for you guys this month, or anytime, Is “The Ghost and the Darkness” starring Val Kilmer (Doc Holliday - Tombstone) its a great movie! Man eating lions, perfect for your favorite Holliday coming up!

THE CRACK IN THE GLASS, WAS A BUTTERFLY SHAPE

I really love watching both of you react because you both have big hearts

I prefer both precursors to this but they're all the same story tweaked for the times. THE LAST MAN ON EARTH used to scare the crap out of me but nowadays I wouldn't mind being alone here. I adore Vincent Price tho. THE OMEGA MAN is the perfect combo of 70s cheese and Hollywood icon. Charleton Heston is actually dressed like your boy Austin Powers back when it was fashionable. In the early days of Covid I figured they might use this cure and they did in the beginning. People who'd come out of it okay donated their blood for that purpose.

I saw this when it came out! I heard that they're doing a chapter two. I hope you guys like it!

39:27 Lol! “I don’t know if I’d call him a rapper…” Will in the movie immediately responds, “Wow.”

"Keep your vampire fangs out my damn dog!" - Robert Neville probably.

Will Smith's best movie is "The Pursuit of Happiness", but if you're up for another zombie movie you must watch Brad Pitt in "World War Z".🍁🍂👻💀🎃

Great reaction video, folks! I am so glad you loved this version of the movie, but I wish you guys knew more about the original novella and other adaptations because it gets WILD. This is the happiest version of the story, but the most accurate version would be Vincent Price (legend of old school 50s and 60s horror) adaptation “The Last Man on Earth.” It’s honestly the closest to the novel and it totally works to this day. Fair warning though, the real meaning behind the Book and (this movie’s) title “I Am Legend” is far more sinister in an ironic way. I don’t want to spoil it because you should really watch Price’s adaptation but let’s just say not all Legends are good. That’s it. No spoilers I swear.

At the beginning, the news he was watching, was recorded from before.

the sam death scene gets me every frigging time EVERY Time

I think you guys are ready for some David Lynch movies. Try Blue Velvet or Mulholland Drive.

My mom loves this movie. She also loved Singing In The Rain, State Fair, and Seven Brides For Seven Brothers,,(one of the perks of having older parents)There's a good chance that Jordan would give it a four out of ten lol. I think you would like them a lot Amber. Also Cry Baby and Hairspray. They were directed by the same guy John Waters

I dont know if you caught this too, but when the glass was breaking from being bashed into by the leader, the cracks in the glass formed a butterfly.

YO A MOVIE WITH A B SIDE IS ONE OF THE DOPEST THINGS I AM LEGEND EVER DID..AND IT MADE SENSE.

Great reaction! You guys should watch John Carpenter’s The Thing for Halloween. It’s so much fun.

I definitely think this is one of Smith's most underrated performances. I'm not the biggest fan of the ending though.

A really great little piece of trivia: Will Smith bonded so much with the dog that played Sam that he tried to buy it.

3:34 There was a series called Life After People that explored that concept. It was based on the book The World Without Us. The concept is basically what would happen if humans suddenly vanished from the world. What would happen to the cities and structures left behind? What effect would humanities creations have on nature as it reclaimed the world? What would happen to different animal species, both wild and domesticated? It was really interesting, and frankly, humbling.

There were a lot of virus related movies in the 90s to visualize when 2020 happened too. I think you guys would like 12 Monkeys. A bit more scifi concept but still a trying to figure out what caused it. It's actually one of my favorite Brad Pitt movies.

22:35 this moment shows how messed up the screening system is. How many infected did they let go because it turned green and how many got rejected because it erroneously turns red?

Incase no one has said it, its called I Am Legend because in the book he had killed a lot of them during the day while they sleep so in their community he is known as a legend who kills them.

There's an older tv show called "After People," about what would happen if all humans vanished one day. It's always reminded me of this movie and how they made the city look.

Amber sweetie you have to keep watching the walking dead! It's a great story about people who come together as strangers and become family! I love the series!

You should consider doing a comparison video to the original version of this movie with Charlton Heston, Omega Man.

Two things, 1- whenever Will has a movie where he has a kid, he always includes his own children, in every movie he has a child he involves willow or jaden. 2- when he threw the plate on the floor and said he was saving the bacon, he was saving it for Sam

This is such a great movie; it breaks my heart when a dog dies in a film.