I would've liked to have seen what Ridley Scott and Arnold Schwarzenegger's 1997 I AM LEGEND would be like if it hadn't been cancelled due to the budget costs.

The scene with the dog is one of the saddest parts of the movie.

I wish they had went with the alternate ending instead.

Stephen King highly recommended the book, said it was a huge novel for him, and I must say, after reading it I could see a lot of inspiration for King in the style of writing.

Love the book and my favorite adaptation is the first one because it follows it more closely. It is the one that should be called “I am Legend”. The title makes no sense in the 2007 film.

I wanted to love this film when it came out, but the CGI was awful even back then. I couldn’t understand why they didn’t use practical effects.

The book is so good I hope it gets a faithful adaptation one day

The opening with Will Smith acting alone was very well done. Pretending that the mannequins were real and coping with his dog were great.

The crappy cartoon zombies ruined it for me. At least he didn’t slap any of them.

The ending of the story is just iconic. It is sad they did not carry that over to this film. The first half of the film is excellent, but IMO, it falls apart after the dog dies.

Vampires I thought they were a type of zombie

Saw it on the big screen, hungover, on a Sunday mornin. The best thing about it was the trailer for the Dark Night. That semi truck flip...

The mannequin scene is one of my favorite scenes of any movie. It’s a horrifying scene that has much meaning. Will Smiths acting is fucking amazing. His train of thought immediately goes to “did it movie by it self” then to “it’s a setup”. Very scary stuff.

I had to pretend the Movie wasn't trying to claim being connected to the novel, much as I did with I, Robot, before I could enjoy it for what it was. Hollywood schlock, but entertaining. The Novel is a masterpiece, and I would kill to have a modernized Film or Miniseries that was faithful to the core and spirit, even if not a 1 for 1 adaptation.

I feel about this the way I feel about The Poseidon Adventure VS Poseidon (Kurt Russell). They are the same subject but a different adaptation. Though Poseidon could never touch the original, It was a great altered adaptation and I love it too. Same with I am Legend. there is just nothing that can touch Charlton Heston's version. It is just a piece of cinema history untouchable, as most are from that era. BUT that doesn't mean I cannot love the "newer different take" on the same basic story that is I am Legend. Just like the 2 Poseidon adaptations mentioned, I like the earlier ones more but also love the newer ones. The Omega Man just can't be touched.

I hope that the cell movie with JLo will be discussed on the channel

I REMEBER THEM SHOWING THE TRAILERS TO THIS FILM ON TV NON-STOP.

Gotta work on those audio levels guys! Big spike going from the narration to outro tunes

Could've been an all time great but too much cgi and of course will Smith gotta be all "I'm an A list star" show off acting. In the end just a fluff piece

I can't believe how many people are still obsessed with Smith slapping Rock 🤣

You should do a video clip: WTF Happened To Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars?

As soon as the terrible CGI mutant vampires were revealed I could no longer take the movie seriously

🤌🏽Read the book last year. Love the ending. But I hated when the dialogue would happen “Blah blah” Nevel said “Blah blah” she said “Blah blah” he said. Was distracting

Love all 3 Films but as you mentioned, my first introduction to R. Nevel was also the Omega Man, I remember seeing it in grade school while decorating Easter egg's. But currently I watch Last Man on Earth the Cinema Insomnia Valentines EP each year & in short order Omega Man & I am Legend & Soylent Green just can't get enough of Mr. Heston...m.❤🎉

As far as the adaptations go, I prefer The Last Man On Earth for its faithfulness to the original story. The Omega Man felt "too 70's" for my taste, and I wasn't a fan of how much the Will Smith movie alters the story's ending and its meaning. Plus, it seemed way too super-convenient how Will Smith's Robert Neville was a military virologist who also just happened to be immune to the virus.

Despite some of the dodgy cgi, I think I Am Legend is a great movie. The Omega Man and The Last Man on Earth are also great movies.

Imagine if the Dark Seekers had won and fed on all humans and animals, what would there be left for them to do then 🤔? Would turn to cannibalism or separate into 2 rivalry groups.

Wtf indeed. The modern version is all wrong

The Omega Man > I am Legend

Ever since I was a kid, I've had the "last man on Earth" fantasy. I'm anti-social. So having free reign of the planet is like a dream come true. In reality though, I'd spend all my time maintaining quality of life, with no time to enjoy it. Need some helper bots first. Safety anxeities aside, I would make a great space explorer.

What's ironic is that Will Smith turned down the opportunity to play Superman, saying that he learned from the failure of The Wild Wild West that "you don't mess with white people's heroes", yet he goes and plays a white character named Robert Neville In I Am Legend.

I AM LEGEND the book is Great

The dog scene and the piano from the 2007 one make me cry like my own dog has just died in front of me

Have a great weekend JoBlo

George a Romero adapted this book to create zombies. I can’t believe he didn’t mention that.

Its crazy how they did so good with so much of the movie just to ruin it with weird cgi monsters and change the ending. Such bizarre choices.

I own the book and all three film adaptations. In my opinion, the Omega Man is the superior of the three films

This movie gives me the same feeling as when I watch Phillip K. Dick adaptations. When you watch it on its own, it fine. If you know the source material it makes you want to punch the screen.

Yes!! Let's hear it for Creature Feature...smile

Here's an idea for a future WTF Happened to This Adaptation? Wolfgang Petersen's *"POSEIDON 2006"* Originally - much like the *"CARRIE"* 2013 remake - the initial cut of the second remake of *"THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE"* was 25 minutes longer than its final cut, at a length of 123 minutes. 20 minutes of said deleted footage involved character scenes at the beginning before the rogue wave struck the ship on New Year's Day. Sadly, no Extended Cut of the film has ever been released as Wolfgang Petersen saw the 98 minute Theatrical Cut as his preferred Director's Cut.

you forgot the other movie adaptation from Asylum called "I Am Omega"

The book is definitely one of the most haunting sci-fi horror stories ever written. Although “Hell House” is scarier IMO, I’d never not recommend the vampire classic Matheson penned. On the movie front, the Omega Man is a fun time capsule of the ‘70s and its changes aren’t bad, just kinda goofy. The ‘07 version I’ve never really liked, but I don’t hate it. I’m kinda biased on the ‘64 film since I’m a huge Vincent Price fan (thanks Mom 😂)

There is a 4th one as well starring Mark Decascos.

The grenade ending is better. Anyone who says otherwise has bad taste.

The book is better than all the movies.

My biggest complaints of this movie was the casting of Will Smith, who was, at the time, not credible as a scientist, and the CGI creatures. The story also went down hill after the dog died.

This wasn't a bomb? This really should've been camped up, with how bad the creature design was. They just looked like rabid Moby clones... Even by that time periods standards, hard pass.

There have been four movie versions of the book so far. Every one forgets about the other one that also came out in 2007. It was called I Am Omega, and had Mark Dacascos. And was the worst of all four movies.

Another entry in a very long list of movies that completely ignores the point of the book cuz a dumb ignorant scared greedy studio executive was worried about ticket sales. Number 1: Starship Troopers.

You really dropped the ball by not at least giving a small shoutvoutvto studio ADI and the bts photos theyve posted of what the darkseekers wouldve looked like if the mivie was made back in the 90s and they used actors in makeup and prostethetics.

Don't forget the unofficial adaptation and stinker I Am Omega with Mark Dacascos.

Never seen the other versions or read the book but I Am Legend with Will Smith has always had a special place in my heart. Not only is it one the first movies that really scared me as a kid, I still cry at the dog moment to this day…. 😢

It was an excellent movie until the dog died then became ok and then the final 6 minutes became bad

I saw this movie in theaters when I was 12 and it scared the hell outta me

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The CGI looks so dated looks like cartoons and Will Smith and I don’t think the movie was dark enough like the book I didn’t feel bad for will smith and a sequel this late it’s not good do good in theatres they should just do a more book accurate rendition of book with better cgi it would do better that way

Wil Smith was a bad choice for this role. I was hoping the zombies got him the whole movie

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This movie is a classic.

Having read the book after seeing the Vincent Price film on a late night Creature Feature--it was on the same night I discovered John Agar's film Swamp Creature--and I am sorry, the dog's death was, for me no where near as sad as the deaths of Ol' Yeller; Flagg the deer in 'The Yearling' or the pair of dogs in Where the Red Fern Grows. Good try though.

Will smith is a DB now and forever

An entertaining, but flawed movie that was really undone by horrible CGI. I've read Hell House multiple times; I guess I need to switch it out and read I Am Legend next.

its all good until those cgi vamps showed up. they could just kept them more in the shadows, more creepy but noooo they had to show it all full detail 😂😂😂😂

Omega man lets leave it there. This version was poor.

Last man on earth was the better of the three

Movie was.ok but omgea man was better Charleston Hestons 1 liners and story bout germ warfare and the story of Lisa and Neville makes it a better movie but will Smiths version made a ton of money so what do I know

You need to regulate your volume levels on your videos bro Hearing your video with studio speakers and is really low

Y'all have to change the name of this series. "WTF Happened to" implies something went wrong. You're pretty much just reviewing and explaining movies you like.

Will Smith happened to this adaptation, clearly!

It has good reviews, so I bought it. I am disappointed with this movie.

This movie is overated. The cgi is awful too.

If you seriously have kids and a family, and you cared more about the dog dying, I suggest you re-examine your priorities, because that's messed up.

Loooved that doggie! Total good girl! Even after she turned! 👌

I'm the 90th like. Not the first comment. I'm so proud of myself.

Was good movie 👍 Will didn't slap any1 thats a plus 😆