KnotMissPriceless Why so much hype?

Incannerax What a waste of my time!!!

Matcollis This Movie Can Only Be Described With One Word.

ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

George Taylor One of my favorite movies ever,I saw this at a drive in in Queens that's long gone. This film had a huge influence on me, especially in my writing. One man, trying to survive against overwhelming odds, one scientist, facing Luddite mutants, the remnants of a humanity turned by germ warfare. Heston is excellent as Robert Neville, the lone uncontaminated survivor of a germ war that has destroyed most of humanity. Of course he meets others and he is basically the savior of humanity. Yes, this film has some flaws, but it's so damn entertaining - and far superior to Will Smith's version (I don't blame him but does anyone who adapts a screenplay from a book even read the damn book anymore? See: I AM LEGEND and THE HOBBIT for two prime examples of how NOT to adapt anything). Full of action and excitement - this will always be one of my favorite movies.

Red-Barracuda This was the second adaption of the novel 'I Am Legend' by Richard Matheson after the Vincent Price movie The Last Man on Earth (1964). It moves the material further away from its horror roots which the Price film also focused on and has a tone which could be described as curious. It's another slice of pessimistic 70's sci-fi, in this case the world during a post-apocalypse. A military scientist is the only recipient of a serum he himself developed which protected him against the results of germ warfare between the Soviet Union and China. The upshot is that he is the last uncontaminated human left on Earth. He now spends his time roaming the streets of Los Angeles by day, while by night has to deal with homicidal nocturnal albino mutants who want to kill him. One day he meets another survivor which leads him to try to develop a vaccine to save the human race.This was one of three key sci-fi movies Charlton Heston starred in at the time, the other two being The Planet of the Apes (1968) and Soylent Green (1973). It's probably fair to say that Omega Man is the least good of the three movies, yet it is still a film not without interest. The basic idea of the film is good, with the deserted streets of Los Angeles used to excellent effect. While the villains certainly make for memorable characters, kitted out in sunglasses and medieval robes. They are effectively religious extremists who look pretty creepy. One of the issues I think though is that, despite this, they never seem to pose enough of a threat and there is a curious lack of suspense in the film as a whole. I think this probably has to be levelled at the direction which doesn't always maximise the sinister elements of the material at his disposal. The weak soundtrack also doesn't help too much here either. Still, despite all this, I still do like this film. Heston is pretty good in the lead, as is Anthony Zerbe as the cult leader. The religion vs science theme was distinctive, while the natural way that the inter-racial relationship was presented was very commendable, especially when you remember this was still a very contentious issue in 1971. I think these survivalist sci-fi films work well in that we always put ourselves in the position of the protagonist and try to wonder how we would cope and if we'd even like it to some degree; this movie works in this way too. As I said earlier, it could have done with generating more threat and it was probably to the film's detriment to suppress the horror side of the story so much. But, despite some flaws, this remains another example of the kinds of interesting sci-fi that was made between the release of the cerebral 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) and the action/adventure Star Wars (1977), whose monumental success moved the genre into less left-field areas.

Richie-67-485852 This is worth seeing for Chuck Heston alone as he just makes movies come alive with his presence. The story here is supposedly he is one of the last healthy men standing and he has nothing but time on his hands of which we see how he spends throughout the movie. I like a good story that invites one to use their imagination. This one does. The premise is a good one. What would you do if you were the supposed last man on earth more or less. Here, this guy has a whole city of which to visit with and do what he wants all day long. Then, at night, he retreats to a fortress he created stocked with all the comforts and goodies one can have for the taking. At some point, however, the premise turns on itself. Why? How much can you eat, drink and carouse? What do you do after the first several months? Fortunately this movie asks and answers this question so the viewer doesn't have too. Strange also to see what appears to be Zombie type creatures way ahead of their time appearing here. Who would know that they were destined to become a movie favorite in the years ahead? I usually like to eat while watching movies. This one is a tough call because there are some scenes that challenge the appetite. Perhaps a snack and a tasty drink will do nicely. The story has been done and redone and brought current in theme but respect this version again if for nothing else Charleton Heston

Prismark10 Robert Neville (Charlton Heston) stars in an adaptation of Richard Matheson's science fiction novel, I Am Legend.Set in an apocalyptic world after germ warfare between China and Russia, Neville is the last man on earth after receiving a serum that enabled him to survive.He roams desolate Los Angeles by day, talking to himself. At night bloodthirsty mutants emerge who Neville is intent on killing. The mutants are led by Matthias (Anthony Zerbe), a former television newscaster now in charge of his own cult that has declared war on modern society and what Neville, a doctor and scientist stands for.Neville finds out that he is not the last man on earth as he comes across a group of young people lead by Lisa (Rosalind Cash) who he forms an emotional bond with.Director Boris Sagal managed to do well to show a deserted LA but apart from that his directions lacks flair and instead comes across as cheesy with leader of the mutants dressed as monks in sunglasses, black characters talking in jive. Heston plays his character in stoic manner, it is funny to see him chuckling to himself while watching footage of Woodstock. It is also worth noting that a man who marched alongside with Martin Luther King during the civil rights movement takes part in an interracial romance even though by that time his politics had moved to the right.