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timothyb

03-05-2008, 06:57 AM

I'm pretty sure this has just hit the net in the past few days. It came to my attention just last night. So, in case you were as curious as I was to know what ending was taken out here it is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSG_oIfQ3j4

jasonpoon

03-05-2008, 07:11 AM

scoobydiesel

03-05-2008, 07:39 AM

you know...i hated the one in the film an i liked this but i think if this was in it the first time around i wouldnt have liked it....
Cool to see tho

nshady

03-05-2008, 07:41 AM

I like this ending much better, but I still have no freaking clue what is with the butterfly.

hurtin_albertan

03-05-2008, 07:47 AM

So Will Smith returned the female Night Seeker to other Night Seekers, then they let Will Smith go? What did Will Smith injected to the female Night Seeker? Night Seeker virus? He acknowledged that he can't force the Night Seekers to become human again...?

I think he injected her with something to wake her up, thats it. He still can cure them, but he has no house left so he had to go with the women and her kid. Thats what I think.

jasonpoon

03-05-2008, 07:56 AM

I think he injected her with something to wake her up, thats it. He still can cure them, but he has no house left so he had to go with the women and her kid. Thats what I think.

He gave a human female to those night seekers? Won't those night seekers kill her eventually?

scoobydiesel

03-05-2008, 08:00 AM

Its the vampires world now let them do what they like with her, they got off free for now thats all that they should care about ;)

nshady

03-05-2008, 08:01 AM

No, that was a night seeker that he'd semi-cured.

MaxTheSilent

03-05-2008, 08:04 AM

'Night seekers'? Where the hell did you get that?

You can almost imagine that ending working. That is, if we'd been given the real creature performance that they actually filmed, rather than the layer of MUMMY-reject CGI over the monsters that the studio demanded.

Oh well, in 20 years or-so someone else will have another crack at Matheson's book, with is the Great American Horror Novel of all time.

But I'm sure they'll f**k it up, too.

hurtin_albertan

03-05-2008, 08:04 AM

i think she needed more treatments to be fully cured

darth-ed

03-05-2008, 08:56 AM

I think I liked this ending better, but I'm not 100% sure. I do kind of like the self-sacrificial ending of the theatrical version. What really floored me in this ending though was the shot when Will Smith was sitting on the floor after the Night Seekers have left and he looked over at the wall of pictures of all the subjects that he's experimented on. He realized then that he's the monster. His experiments have killed dozens of living, intelligent beings and he's horrified by what he's done. It was only a couple of seconds, but I found it incredibly poignant, moreso than anything in the theatrical ending.

Also, if I'm not mistaken, I think that in this ending he does not have the cure when all is said and done. Butterfly's blood contained the cure, right? When he gave Butterfly back to the chief Night Seeker, I think he gave up the cure too, unless he kept a vial of her blood, like he did in the theatrical ending.

aaronsaund

03-05-2008, 10:07 AM

both endings were lame. if this movie had a point i didn't get it.

geeksunny

03-05-2008, 10:16 AM

I never did see this movie, but thats what the monster things looked like? That CG looks awful.

wideawakewesley

03-05-2008, 10:27 AM

Damn that was so much better than the one in the movie. I despised this movie for it's original ending and had been enjoying it up to that point. If I'd seen this ending it'd probably have been one of my favourite movies of the year!

kickarse

03-05-2008, 07:07 PM

It's been taken down. Anyone have a mirror?

robotbodiesbff

03-05-2008, 09:43 PM

It's been taken down. Anyone have a mirror?

ditto. copyright claim, taken down.

spookyttws

03-05-2008, 10:08 PM

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nextgenxbox

03-05-2008, 10:42 PM

I'm surprised Warner didn't go with this ending because it leaves the door WIDE OPEN for a sequel. Oh well... theres goes half a billion dollars from a sequel.

az0madman

03-05-2008, 11:42 PM

I'm surprised Warner didn't go with this ending because it leaves the door WIDE OPEN for a sequel. Oh well... theres goes half a billion dollars from a sequel.

I know, right?

This ending was much better, I thought. It showed that the "vampires" still had human qualities and gave hope that they could be changed back. Would've made more sense for Will to realize that this is all because he stole the girl than that they're just out to kill.

hydrocoptic

03-06-2008, 07:00 AM

i liked this ending a lot better than the theatrical one. i still wish they would have killed Will Smith though. That kinda pissed me off. But far better than the crap i saw at the theater.

It is surprising that WB didn't leave the movie open for a sequel by keeping this ending. Figured they would want to cash in any way they could. Maybe it's there attempt at trying to choose the more daring ending. (even if it sucked)

zombierin

03-06-2008, 12:34 PM

I think I liked this ending better, but I'm not 100% sure. I do kind of like the self-sacrificial ending of the theatrical version. What really floored me in this ending though was the shot when Will Smith was sitting on the floor after the Night Seekers have left and he looked over at the wall of pictures of all the subjects that he's experimented on. He realized then that he's the monster. His experiments have killed dozens of living, intelligent beings and he's horrified by what he's done. It was only a couple of seconds, but I found it incredibly poignant, moreso than anything in the theatrical ending.

Just what I was going to say, but much better than I would have said it.

deegraww

03-06-2008, 01:51 PM

Just what I was going to say, but much better than I would have said it.

a different ending (To ME) isn't going to make this movie any better. they shouldn't even have called this movie "I am legend". Wasn't a fan of the book but I did like it better than this movie. At least in the book you got some understanding on why it was called "I am legend".

zombierin

03-06-2008, 02:00 PM

a different ending (To ME) isn't going to make this movie any better. they shouldn't even have called this movie "I am legend". Wasn't a fan of the book but I did like it better than this movie. At least in the book you got some understanding on why it was called "I am legend".

I totally agree that I also didn't like the movie, and the new ending certainly didn't save it. I should have taken "I do kind of like the self-sacrificial ending of the theatrical version." out of my original quote, because I hated it.

I haven't read the book, but from what I gather from other people, although the movie is nothing like it, the second ending maybe starts to approach the meaning behind the title. Like, he is a legend to the nightwalkers because he kidnaps them. He becomes the monster.

Not sure if I'm making sense, so I'll leave it there...

deegraww

03-06-2008, 03:09 PM

I totally agree that I also didn't like the movie, and the new ending certainly didn't save it. I should have taken "I do kind of like the self-sacrificial ending of the theatrical version." out of my original quote, because I hated it.

I haven't read the book, but from what I gather from other people, although the movie is nothing like it, the second ending maybe starts to approach the meaning behind the title. Like, he is a legend to the nightwalkers because he kidnaps them. He becomes the monster.

Not sure if I'm making sense, so I'll leave it there...

you're on the right track.

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03-06-2008, 04:15 PM

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03-06-2008, 04:18 PM

And a little harder to get at work. ;)

Agreed... but I do have it pinned to pull as soon as I get home...

cut_la_rock

03-07-2008, 03:23 AM

I don't see myself liking this movie any more if this was the ending in theaters.

After seeing so many good movies this past holiday season, I've realized even more how average this movie was. Suddenly the zombie/vampire/whatevers have feelings? Meh.......

autodas

03-07-2008, 08:55 AM

cut_la_rock

03-07-2008, 04:37 PM

deegraww

03-07-2008, 08:16 PM

nextgenxbox

03-07-2008, 09:04 PM

nope it's just a bad movie.

It could have been amazing. So much potential....

autodas

03-07-2008, 09:57 PM

Here's a question that has been bugging me for awhile.......Wasn't all access to Manhattan destroyed during the quarantine? They were blowing up bridges so that no one could leave, yet at the end of the movie they just drive off into the sunset across one of the bridges.

I was under the impression for most of the movie that even though Legend wanted to be there, he didn't really have any choice because he was stuck. Am I way off?

Will smith's character refers to that place as his ground zero. He feels he can't leave even if there is a human colony outside of the city.

esophagus

03-08-2008, 07:28 AM

Here's a question that has been bugging me for awhile.......Wasn't all access to Manhattan destroyed during the quarantine? They were blowing up bridges so that no one could leave, yet at the end of the movie they just drive off into the sunset across one of the bridges.

I was under the impression for most of the movie that even though Legend wanted to be there, he didn't really have any choice because he was stuck. Am I way off?
Yes and no. The movie didn't really show the whole thing, they made it look like all bridges were cut because they showed a bridge being cut. Neville didn't leave because he wasn't giving up without a fight. The area was quarantined, but not all ways out were gone. I'm going to go ahead and guess the government died before finishing that.

esophagus

03-08-2008, 07:40 AM

I haven't read the book, but from what I gather from other people, although the movie is nothing like it, the second ending maybe starts to approach the meaning behind the title. Like, he is a legend to the nightwalkers because he kidnaps them. He becomes the monster.

Not sure if I'm making sense, so I'll leave it there...
Yes, in the book a big point of it was that Neville was a legend. To us campires are mystical creatures. A dying breed that no one sees, but you need to watch out for them when/if you see them. In the book that was Neville. He was a myth to the vampires.

I really liked this ending a lot better. I was really enjoying the movie until the girl showed up. Then it seemed to lose its focus, specifically with the ending. The theatric ending was shitty, but I really liked this one. Specifically because it showcases the relationship between Neville and the "head" vampire. In the book their relationship is fairly significant. Then again, in the book the creatures are intelligent, not just ways to cash in on the recent release of 30 Days of Night. I'm surprised Warner didn't go with this ending because it leaves the door WIDE OPEN for a sequel. Oh well... theres goes half a billion dollars from a sequel.They're still open for a sequel here, just one without Will Smith. One that's more cost-friendly for them. That said, if they make it, I'll hunt and kill every Warner executive I can.I like this ending much better, but I still have no freaking clue what is with the butterfly.Earlier in the movie Nevilles daughter says "Look daddy, a butterfly!" twice while he's frantic to solve the problem. The butterfly symbolizes light in the darkness. That there is still a way out. There's another butterfly reference, but I cant remember it, it was much more subtle.I think he injected her with something to wake her up, thats it. He still can cure them, but he has no house left so he had to go with the women and her kid. Thats what I think.The reason the vampire wanted in so bad, and the reason he came in calmly, was that he wanted to get at the girl. Neville essentially woke her up to being a vampire. He stopped giving her his "cure".

darthender

07-02-2008, 10:05 AM

Well, I just got around to watching my DVD of this, and it has both endings on it.

I watched the "alternate" ending first, and in my opinion, it was way, WAY better than the theatrical one.

Mainly for me because the original ending has a kind of religious overtone too it. The glass shatters in the shape of a butterfly, and it makes him think she's "meant" to survive with the cure. It's all "god's plan".

The second one just fits much better. With the seeker intentionally making the butterfly to convey that he wants his mate back.

I'm not sure why everyone wanted Will Smith's character to blow himself up, because he wasn't even responsible for the virus.

nshady

07-02-2008, 12:31 PM

Yep, I wish the studio had had the balls to use the alternate one.

keltic-rage

07-02-2008, 02:26 PM

I like the idea of the ending (infected don't want to be saved) and it had Will Smith living, but I think any ending was ruined once the family sent by God was sent in. It ruined the tone for the rest of the movie.

Agreed, I actually liked the book and this recent movie other then the fact Will Smith was in it kinda sucked. I read a few post back and yes you guys were right, Smith was the monster and it took the whole movie for him to realize that he was terrorizing a new breed of people, next evolution if you will.

If you guys want a accurate story that follows more closely to the book rent "Last man on Earth" with vincent Price. Through Netflix it's a double feature and on watch it instantly, also it's on the Xbox Marketplace in HD.

Last Man on Earth was WAY better and I recommend it.

absolutemayhem

07-02-2008, 07:07 PM

Orginally I did not like the movie, it started around the point where he lost his dog and decided he had enough and then basically tried to suicide. Then the girl shows up. Basically the movie lost me there, I understand it, I just think it fit. I hated the whole "fate" where the girl shows up and saves the day. Why not make her a hero, just by saving the day. I dunno, the "i give up" seemed more like a pussy move, than ominous depersion of being the last man alive and your even your dog's dead.

I did like the alternate ending, but the original had more closure.

I read a lot of posts where people called Smith the "Monster", I get that but is it really "evolution" to be a night seeker? the "head" night seeker only seemed mildy retarded compared to the rest of the completely brainless seekers. To me that was like saying Zombies that are fatally allergic to the sun are the next evolutionary step in the human chain.

I see the moral aspect of what Smith was doing experimenting on the seekers, but to be realistically honest, look at what experiments goes on for actual CANCER, let alone what kind of experiments would take place of 99.9% of the population was a seeker .. I think its a stretch to say Smith was a monster. Personally, I do not see the seekers as the "new" humans. they are infected, not evolved.

-MayheM