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The last man alive...is not alone!
Due to an experimental vaccine, Dr. Robert Neville is the only human survivor of an apocalyptic war waged with biological weapons. Besides him, only a few hundred deformed, nocturnal people remain; sensitive to light, and homicidally psychotic.
Wuchak
Apr 4, 2024 · via TMDB
**_'Taylor' in a bad movie_** There was something about Charlton Heston that made him perfect for the role of Taylor in "Planet of the Apes" and "Beneath the Planet of the Apes," two of the greatest sci-fi/adventure flicks of all time. So it's no wonder that the producers of 1971's "Omega Man" chose Heston for what is essentially the same role in this film about the supposedly last man on earth living in L.A. after a war waged with biological weapons (loosely based on a book by Richard Matheson). Unfortunately the third time's definitely not the charm and the film holds little interest beyond an early 70s period piece or nostalgia. I remember catching "Omega Man" sometime several years ago and expecting a great early 70s sci-fi flick with a great protagonist and all I remember was being extremely disappointed and (I think) not even finishing it. Well, I decided to give it another chance, fully braced for an underwhelming experience, and my original impressions were pretty accurate. The film starts off well with Taylor, I mean Neville (Heston,) wandering around a deserted Los Angeles, muttering to himself, watching "Woodstock" for the 100th time, etc. but the horribly dated 'hip' score is the first bad sign and then night comes down and these cloaked albino vampire-zombies appear, which is what turned me off the first time I caught the film. Just listen to their dialogue. I wanted to run away in horror, and not in the good way. But, from there, I hoped, that the film would settle into its own groove, as long as I overlooked the bad music and corny villains or just accepted them as a part of this period oddity. "Omega Man" does settle into a groove, it's just that it's not all that engrossing. And what's up with Heston taking off his shirt every 8 minutes? The flashbacks to how this apocalyptic scenario originated were interesting, as well as Neville's run-ins with others, but the film never rises above the mediocre and heavily dated. One might argue that "dated" is an unjust criticism given the film's age, but all good or great films are able to transcend their eras even while clearly being from their eras, like "Lawrence of Arabia," "Ben-Hur," "King Kong," "Jaws," "Apocalypse Now," "Night of the Living Dead," "One-Eyed Jacks," "Runaway Train" and "The Blue Max." "The Omega Man" miserably fails to accomplish this. Overall the film feels more like a mediocre made-for-TV flick than a theatrical release of its time. It almost has the look and feel of the original "Star Trek" series, but without the great writing and characters. The albino villains with their dark hoods and cloaks are reminiscent of the 'villains' in the episode "The Return of the Archons." The average Syfy flick is more interesting. But it has its points of interest: a black female protagonist (Rosalind Cash), a worthy sidekick of sorts (Paul Koslo) and the desolate scenes of L.A., but its main appeal is as a period piece. The film runs 1 hour, 38 minutes. GRADE: D+/C-
GenerationofSwine
Jan 11, 2023 · via TMDB
You know for years I thought I had seen this. I insisted I had seen it, and then I caught it on Netflix, waited for Hoffman, and was sort of shocked. There was no Nazi dentist and I realized I was walking into something totally new. This is sort of cheap. I think it's supposed to be a dystopian LA, but it doesn't look much different from the last time I went there. No joke. And I think this is supposed to be I am Legend, at least it stole the plot so much I am pretty positive that is what they were adapting. But, it didn't age well and probably wasn't the highest budget to start with. However it is more 70s dystopian fun, only set in seemingly pretty modern LA, and sunny Southern California seems like the worst place for vampires, but it hits all the tropes I want... so I'm throwing it a 10 for entertainment value. The story is great, but the production is pretty bad.
John Chard
Apr 26, 2020 · via TMDB
Kill em or cure them. Robert Neville appears to be the sole survivor of a biologically waged war. That is except for the mutant night creatures that thirst for Neville's death. Known as the family, they represent the scientific downfall of mankind. Can Neville survive? Is it worth him surviving even after having found a vaccine to the plague? The Richard Matheison novel, I Am Legend, is proving a really hard book to adapt successfully, even now after a CGI laden modern take starring Will Smith, we are waiting for a film to do this incredible premise justice. The Omega man isn't a bad film at all, the first half is quite simply very intriguing stuff, Charlton Heston is Neville and he has to battle with mental solitude whilst worrying about the albino creatures of the dark that want his blood. But once the story kicks on, the plot wears thin and drifts off into horror conventions purely as a means to up the entertainment value of the piece. It's also not helped by a quite ludicrous score from Ron Grainer, even allowing for the 70s nature of production, it's jaunty when it should be menacing and detracts from the darker moments of the story. Heston does fine, and easily carries the picture well enough to keep it from mundane average hell, but once the final credits role and the ending sinks in, you kind of feel you have been cheated out of a good movie, which is sad because it promised so very much early on. 6/10 (mainly for the first half).
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