Movie Review: I Am Legend

 An apocalyptic New York with Doctor Robert Neville (Will Smith) trying to find a cure for a devastating virus that has killed most of the people, left others as man eating zombies and as far as he knows he is the only one with immunity.  He does have a dog, and mannequins he communicates with. We assume his wife and daughter (Salli Richardson-Whitfield and Willow Smith) do not get away, because in a flash back it appears they die in a helicopter crash. 

He keeps looking for a cure, and captures a zombie for a human test.  He feels he has failed in his studies, but the zombie does not die.

The zombies are allergic to sun light, so he is able to travel during the day at will, but at night it is zombie time.  Zombies have sharp teeth and big mouths, and are very gruesome.  His dog travels with him, but becomes infected when saving Neville from rabid dogs.  The dog becomes infected and he has to put him down.  Very emotional scene.  Turns out he wants to die and take as many zombies with him as he can.  However he is saved.  There is a woman, Anna (Alice Braga) and her son, Ethan (Charlie Tahan) who likewise are not infected, who save him.  They get him to his compound, but the zombies now know where he lives.  They attack with a vengeance, and they retreat to the basement, his lab.  The zombie he had experimented on is still breathing in the lab, and it looks like she has been cured.  Can the cure be given to people, or will the zombies kill everyone?  

Movie Review: **^ Hancock (2008)

 Hancock (Will Smith) is a super hero, at least he has super powers, but it seems everything turns out wrong for him and he causes lots of damage when he does his heroing.  However he finds a friend, Ray (Jason Bateman) who takes him on as a case of reconditioning.  But it is his wife that is Hancock's mate.  

Hancock woke up at the doctor some years ago not knowing who he was, just that he has special powers.  However he is drawn to Ray's wife, Mary (Charlize Theron).  Only Mary also has powers.  Mary was with Hancock, but left him because if they are together they start to lose their powers.  And that happens again.  They lose their powers and are vulnerable to attack.   

Hancock thwarted Red's (Eddie Marsan) bank robbery.  He is brewing for revenge.  He recruits some thugs and where their powers are weakened they are in real danger.

This is in the lower teir of super hero movies, but in the end it turns out.

Movie Review: **** Men In Black II (2002)

 Men in Black are back with more of the same; but of course with some twists.  Serleena (Lara Flynn Boyle) has been looking for the Light of Zartha, thinking it will give her power to destroy the Zarthians.  She has been looking for it for 25 years, and finally decides it is on earth.  Kay (Tommy Lee Jones) was involved in hiding it.  Jay (Will Smith) realizes that they need Kay's memories, and so they retrieve him and Jeebs (Tony Shalhoub) help them with this, and gets his head blown off for his troubles (it grows back).  Jay meets and falls for Laura Vasquez (Rosario Dawson).  He witnessed a murder of her boss, who in fact is an alien and helped keep the light safe.  In the end they take her with them to keep her safe.  Serleena takes over the agency with her many tentacles, and Kay and Jay escape to fight another day.  

It takes both of them to overcome Serleena, which they barely do.  Turns out Laura is the light, and she has to leave to avoid blowing up the planet.  She returns to her own kind.  Kay had something for her mother who was murdered by Serleena.  Could she be Kay's daughter?

Fun ride again

Movie Review: ***Men In Black (1997)

 Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith star as the Men in Black, a team of super secret agents who fight crime amongst aliens who come to our planet from other worlds.  The bad thing is there is a bug who has come to find the galaxy which is on Orion's belt.  Turns out Orion is a cat, and the belt is his colar.  World's will kill for the galaxy.  This is a comedy action movie which has a very good premise; and who knows who might actually be an alien.  I enjoyed it.  Linda Fiorentino stars as a morgue doctor and future recruit.  Rip Torn stars as the boss.  Vincent D'onofrio stars as the bug.  Bugs are killing machines.  

In Theaters: ****Aladdin (2019)

****Aladdin (2019)  I think Will Smith does a great job as Genie.  Of course he is different than Robin Williams but very good.  Aladdin is portrayed by Mena Massoud and Jazmin by Naomi Scott.  Jazmin sings a new song, about not keeping quiet, which is very well done.  Of course we have the carpet scene and “A Whole New World” which is also very well done.   I had a good time at this movie.  The entire family went and I think all had a good time.  It follows the original plot very well.  Aladdin does prove himself a true prince in the end.