Having taken a look at Will Smith's recent remake, I thought I'd check out the 70's version of Richard Matheson's novel I Am Legend. Instead of having vampires as the book, they change the villains to be some albino religious nut-jobs who want to kill anybody that's normal. They'...( read more)
Great story, great concept. Unfortunately, the fx are dated and the movie moves a little slowly at times.Although, I do like Heston`s post apocalyptic swagger.
well ummn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch....its got a good cast of actors/actressess thorughout this movie....i think that charlton heston, anthony zerbe, rosalind cash, lincoln kilpatrick, paul koslo, eric laneuville play good roles...( read more)
Re-write (and better filmization, although rewriting) version of "The Last Man on Earth". Kinda misses the point of the book though.
This is another one of those 70's sci-fi movies with a social message. It is somewhat dated, but the themes are universal, such as letting technology destroy mankind, class struggle, etc. I like how they were able to film in downtown LA and kept the streets empty. No CGI here, ...( read more)
One of the original "I Am Legend" movies and is not very good. Actually the earliest version "The Last Man On Earth" with Vincent Price was better than this. Terrible musical score and not believable ghouls...the ones left sensitive to light and white faced by the germ warfare o...( read more)
Cool movie! first one I watched in Blu ray *hehehe*
I like how he was chillin to easy listening music on 8-Track up in his crib while those Ghouls on the street plotted to wack him.
Classic Heston, this is the original movie that Will Smith remade. a must see
Bad acting, dodgy sets and Charlton Heston. Not the Daddy of all B-Movies, more of an Uncle really!
Richard Matheson's novel gets a fair and square adaptation, yet the outcome left me cold. What happened to the overall goodness of The Last Man on Earth (1964) starring Vincent Price? The Omega Man starts wonderfully, opening with a totally dystopian feeling through forced wide s...( read more)
Based on the Novel "I Am Legend" and better than the recent 2007 adaption by far, which I rated 3.5.
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A film well worth watching. The second of three attemps to turn "I Am Legend", by Richard Matheson to film. As with the first (The Last Man On Earth), this one is not perfect. In fact it suffers from a feel that often permiated movies of that time. To hard to explain, but I'm su...( read more)
Yet another one I know I've seen but can't remember. As the basis for "I am Legend" its one I have to find
Will Smith's version of the last-man-left-in-the-world was way better. For starters, the zombie/vampire things in Smith's version were way scarier than the black cloak and sunglasses-wearing nocturnal albinos in Charlton Heston's version. The movie takes place in post-apocalyptic...( read more)
Blacksploitatian meets zombie/vampire/post apocolyptic Chuck Heston. I try and get every body I know to watch this thing.
This was bad, but it was also to funny in it's ridiculousness to not like on some sort of camp level, especially when Rosalind Cash shows up pretending to be a mannequin. Then it suddenly turns into a horror version of "Hair" without the music. I tried to read the classic book by...( read more)
saw this. it lacks because of the budget and time period, but it's interesting. A lot of racial and political subtext.
A downright barmy reimagining of "I Am Legend" - it rests entirely on Heston's wonderfully unhinged performance.
Omega Man came out a year before I was born, based on the book I AM LEGEND. A disease has changed everyone but Charlton Heston into aggrivated albinos. During the day they hide out but at night they come out and wreak havoc on the city. Charlton lives high on the hog with every a...( read more)
I wanted to watch this because when i told everyone i loved I Am Legend they were like "Oh thats crap The Omega Man is better". Well now i can say "No The Omega Mans crap".
I was expecting this to be scary but it was silly and funny,Charlton Hestons hiding in his house whilst...( read more)
Perhaps Matheson's I Am Legend is just not for adaptation? This is even more wrong headed than the Will Smith effort. Gratuitous shots of Heston's sweaty chest are chilling; everything else isn't.
Quite intriguing for all the wrong moves!Sagal's one hit wonder was probably a critical failure back in the 70's,a minor cult in the new millennium,thus it's no surprise that a variant trend (fuck off I Am Legend) has been gracing our theaters with dystopian themes/corrupt societ...( read more)
Pretty cheesy by today's standards. The music does not go with the movie at all. The ending was stupid.
I really hated this film to the full extent. Heston is an awful protrayal of the character Robart Neville. He is very dull from start to finish. The story is completly changed like the 2007 version "I Am Legend", seeing the vampires were like they were in the book, but I don't e...( read more)
Absolutely stunning! I love old 70's movies they are by far the best! Well done Charlton RIP. Brilliant movie!:D
I feel that Omega Man was fantastic, with the qualifier that I mean that the Omega Man himself was fantastic.
I was so very ready to accept that Charlton Heston's character was cynical beyond redemption, a self-centred survivalist beyond compassion, that it was a downright shock...( read more)
I loved this movie as a teenager and, although it's dated some now, I still prefer it to the uber-glossy, all style and no substance 'I Am Legend'. I'd certainly be interested in reading the original book or seeing the film 'Last Man Alive' to see which version uses the most lice...( read more)
ok reasons i loved the classic 70s powerful black chick, charlton hestons jungle love scene, creepy albinos, ketchup blood, voice overs like a crappy porno, and for some reason whatever comes out of charlton hestons mouth sounds epic
This film was based on the same book as I Am Legend but over 35 years earlier. It is weak, flat, and silly as heck, even for 1971. It actually pisses me off that they tried to pass this drivel off as Richard Matheson's story. Heston can only do so much in this clunker. Certain ol...( read more)
This is a good movie
Plot: Robert Neville, a doctor,due to an experimental vaccine, is the only survivor of an apocalyptic war waged with biological weapons. The plague caused by the war has killed everyone else except for a fe...( read more read more... )w hundred deformed, no...( read more)
Often really ridiculous but still it has something I can't put my finger on.
I'd probably rather watch this than I Am Legend.
This movie is so random, lol. I am Legend is a remake of this, so hopefully that'll be better. It's still worth a watch though, for laughs. The music is really great. Haha.
Freaky and wierd, follows the book a little better (with much worse special effects) than the Will Smith remake. Heston is always good. There is even a flash of boobies, so you have that going for you.
Defintely a 70s movie..and as outdated as orange shag carpeting. Acting is over the top, a musical score which seems to detract rather than enhance the action and drama. It is message-laden..if you can carve through the mountain of cheese, you may find some entertainment value.
Excellent movie, byw
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aout the omega man
