As y’all might remember, I quite liked I am Legend last year, despite the fact that it pretty much falls apart in the last half-hour or so. (It still made #18 on the 2007 list.) Well, fwiw, the original ending to the film is now online, and it’s definitely more Matheson-esque (and sidesteps the goofy New England Utopia at the end, although I guess it is still implied.) Worth a look, if you saw I am Legend in the theater.
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I always felt that this was the direction the movie was heading. And I personally thought it much more appropriate. I’m absolutely sure that it didn’t resonate with test audiences, though. It doesn’t have an explosive conclusion, and it lacks the solidified feeling of closure that the theatrical cut had.
And, to be honest, the sub par CG made it a bit harder to really provoke a lot of emotion.
Still, a better ending.