Laikals The greatest movie ever made..!

Dotbankey A lot of fun.

Teddie Blake The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

Micah Lloyd Excellent characters with emotional depth. My wife, daughter and granddaughter all enjoyed it...and me, too! Very good movie! You won't be disappointed.

AverageJoesDriveInPodcast In my opinion, Vincent Price gives one of his finest performances as Dr. Robert Morgan in this adaption of Richard Matheson's classic I Am Legend. Out of the three film adaptions, this one is my favorite. Price's ability to convey Morgan's sense of loneliness, fear, and frustration is what makes this film work so well. It comes across as genuine. What also helps this one is the film is shot very well. Small moments of desolation are captured by the camera in a beautiful way. It creates a stark contrast to the very real bleakness of Morgan's situation. Everything is peaceful and quiet, except that it's not. In the shadows and darkness lurk the infected that only come out at night to feed on the blood of their victims, turning on each other when they cannot find sustenance. In many ways, they're Vampires, though to me they aren't stereotypical in the traditional sense. They're almost a cross between vampires and zombies. The score for this film fits perfectly. It adds another layer to an already incredible story and Price's performance. When there are moments of frustration and loneliness is amplifies the moment. When he's out and about it makes you feel as though you're doing something important. It does all the things a score should do. It fits so flawlessly that it often is almost unnoticeable. It becomes another character in the story. To me, that's what a great score does. It becomes a secondary character that compliments the performance of the main character and enhances it. When you mix all those things together you have the fundamental ingredients to why this film works so well. While I do adore just about everything about this film, I do realize there are some weak points. Some of the dialogue's a bit cheesy, not bad enough that it harms anything, but it's noticeable. Another thing that has always irked me a little is the 3rd act feels rushed. They did such a tremendous job setting up the first 2/3rds that when the 3rd act rolls around it feels like it's done and over way too quickly. I wish they could have explored things a bit more before coming to the end. It wouldn't even have had to be anything too crazy, just a few more scenes exploring the drastic change in the situation and Morgan coming to realize what was about to happen. Despite the minor flaws that are present, this one is a tremendous film. Even after 52 years later The Last Man On Earth still manages to be enjoyable. That's the true testament to what a great and well-made film this is. If you've never watched this one, please track it down and give it a watch. It's easy to find, cheap and well worth it.

Michael Ledo Morgan (Vincent Price) believes he is the last man on earth after a virus creates zombies who act like vampires, hating crosses, garlic, and mirrors. Go figure on the crosses. A group of zombies come after him every night, at the same location, which for some reason never changes. He also owns a Hanukah generator that can run 8 days on a cup of gas. He kills zombies by day with a stake through the heart while he "shops" This film has been redone and modernized several times. I did like "The Omega Man." There are also scenes that have been copied such as the ending of "Beneath the Planet of the Apes" and this is a must see for sci-fi appreciation. It has been redone and colorized and is also available, not restored, on multi-packs.

thejcowboy22 Seasoned and well polished actor Vincent Price shows his range of emotions through this living nightmare of a movie. A strain of disease has spread throughout the world turning the masses into vampire like creatures who only come out when the sun sets. For some strange reason Dr Robert Morgan (Vincent Price) is the only survivor at the moment as he hunkers down nightly in his home filled with exposed wires playing jazz records and even watching home movie on his projector. Meanwhile outside his front door are the downtrodden Vampires with clubs banging and yelling his name to come out. During his days he gets on his HAM radio calling out "KOKW calling. Is anybody out there?" as the sound of static fills the air.The look of dismay on our Doctor's face as he faces another day alone among the living dead. Then off to his garage as he pours petrol into his generator to power up his workshop and makes wooden stakes from his lathe. Then off to the supermarket for fresh pungent garlic to keep away the nocturnal intruders.Then he checks his map for the hiding areas where our vampires for the most part are sleeping. Then our good Doctor pulls out one of the wooden stakes and with mallet in hand drives it hard through their hearts.With each hit Dr. Morgan keeps score of each strike.Unfortunately its like removing grains of sand from a an endless beach. There are so many yet to destroy. Then he carries a few bodies to his station wagon and drives to a flaming pit. Dumps the bodies into the hole for cremation. Then it's back home to prepare for the evening's festivities as the vampire neighbors commence their onslaught. This has been going on for three years as Dr. Morgan labels his makeshift calendar as he slashes the days gone by. Price narrates the beginning scenes as the Lone Doctor tries to make sense of the demise of the Human race. Morgan gets philosophical with deep thoughts, " I can't afford the luxury of anger. Anger can make me vulnerable. It can destroy my reason and reason's the only advantage I have over them." Wednesday night is movie night in the Morgan dwelling as our Doctor sits alone and watches on his projector. As the movie unfolds Morgan flashes back to a normal time before the strain hits of Birthday parties and family. The films bring instant joy and satisfaction as he starts to laugh and then as the reel ends the laughing turns to sobbing as we hear the bangs and yelling from the outside. The movie goes through the sequences of the disease as Morgan's who is employed as a chemist works diligently and feverishly for a cure with no results.His town or city which is not mentioned has the virous including his daughter Kathy who is stricken as we see the poor child dis oriented, sickly and blind calling out for her Mommy and Daddy. Speaking about Mommy,Virg, (Emma Danieli) she is also afflicted and it's a matter of time before she screams and shouts,"I CAN'T SEE!" the final stage before the transformation. This horrible situation is bestowed upon our Doctor who tries to bury his spouse naturally only to have her come back to the front door covered in dirt looking at Morgan if he was a juicy piece of meat. That explains the flaming pit. It's Dr. Morgan against this Topsy turvy world of nocturnal carnivores. Is there anyone out there besides these creatures? This story was written by William Leicester and the screenplay was written by Richard Matheson who's name is associated with horror shows on Television. Twilight Zone, Outer limits and Thriller. Matheson has also written the novel for the color follow-up movie The Omega Man. The Last Man On Earth started the ball rolling for Zombie apocalypse genre which a few years later with the sleeper, low-budget classic by George Romero Night Of the Living Dead. Nothing like the original and remember to lock your doors when viewing this epic picture.

Leofwine_draca One of three filmed versions of Richard Matheson's classic tale I Am Legend (the others being THE OMEGA MAN, starring Charlton Heston, and I AM LEGEND, with Will Smith), THE LAST MAN ON EARTH has strengths and weaknesses in equal measure. On the plus side, the film achieves a real sense of true horror. This is not the jump-in-your-seat kind of horror though, but a heartfelt feeling of isolation and despair felt at the situation Vincent Price's character is in. Unfortunately, the subject matter of the film is hardly one to make the viewer happy, so it leaves a general depressing tone to the proceedings, but then again that's the point, isn't it? Vincent Price is on top form as the stern and resolute survivor who is plagued (no pun intended) by responsibility and memory of what has happened, and his dulcet tones are perfect for the narration of the story. Filmed in Rome, the locations are all authentic too, and they add hugely to the feel of the film and the grand isolation of it all. There are some action scenes interspersed through the film, generally fights with vampires, but the camera tends to cut away at the deaths instead of concentrating on them. There is also a terrific finale where Price is being chased by the half-vampire squad intent on gunning him down, and a stomach-thump downbeat ending.The images of the vampires knocking at the windows and trying to break into the house is a very bleak, hostile one, and it has recurred since in the cinema, most notably in Romero's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, where hordes of white-faced (or green-faced, if you watch the colourised version) zombies try to force their way into a deserted farmhouse to eat the survivors trapped inside. On the down side, the simple nature of the film means that it tends to get bogged down in character study in what is essentially a one-idea movie. Also, some scenes veer on boredom, especially the drawn out scene where Price remembers the events leading up to his situation, which seems to have simply been added in to fill out space. These flaws are not important however and they don't affect the film too much overall, leaving it a thought-provoking, if depressing, under-rated classic. Well worth getting.