The
Last Man on Earth
is the first cinematic adaptation of Richard Matheson's classic
novel I
Am Legend.
With its unique premise and intelligent deconstruction of the vampire
myth, Matheson's book brought something fresh and exciting to the
horror genre (Stephen King, Steve Niles and George Romero, amongst
many others, have cited it as a big inspiration on them). But how
well does this film version compare to the novel that inspired it?
The answer, unfortunately, is not very. (read more...)