The Omega Man

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Mitch B The gritty flair and the fight that this version of events was caused by a nulcear war makes it stand out.. Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 07/17/25 Full Review Bryan i Charlton Heston stars in this second adaptation of Richard Mathieson's post-apocalyptic science fiction novel. He plays Neville, a former scientist who is seemingly the last man on Earth after injecting himself with an experimental vaccine after a biological war breaks out. Spending his days hunting murderous mutants and barricading himself into an apartment at night, Neville eventually finds out there are others who are not yet infected by the biological mutation and formulates a plan to use his blood as a serum to save humankind. But he must fend off "the Family," a mutant organization aimed at eradicating any link to the past, including Neville himself. I've always enjoyed this action movie, and so I was surprised to find that some of the reviews were pretty negative at the time of release. It may not reach the heights of some classics in the genre, but I think the atmosphere of a lifeless Los Angeles is effective. The performances are solid, particularly Heston and Anthony Zerbe as the mutant leader Matthias. The central role of Neville is a great one for an actor, and all three major adaptations ("The Last Man on Earth" from 1964, this film and the 2007 "I Am Legend") provide good showcases for Vincent Price, Charlton Heston and Will Smith. So I recommend the film for its entertainment value, though some may find it dated by its 1970s stylings. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 07/16/25 Full Review thiago s Filme fraco, o roteiro é fraco, as cenas são fracas, a história é fraca, o elenco é fraco, e ninguém ajuda a melhorar o filme, os personagens são fracos, e o filme deveria ter cenas bem melhores e relevantes, para fazer o filme ser bom. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/26/25 Full Review J H This movie is flat-out awful. Rated 1/5 Stars •  Rated 1 out of 5 stars 05/08/25 Full Review CodyZamboni Z Solid, exciting, action sci fi set in the year 1977, Movie's first half hour is the best, As jaded lonely Charlton Heston drives around empty downtown LA streets, clearing out hordes of plague ghouls, watching the movie Woodstock, decorating his fortress with priceless art, Movie goes downhill with campy ghoul villians, sporting laughable robes and shoddy makeup fx, Heston should wipe the floor with these losers, But Heston makes dumb mistakes, and we have to endure Anthony Zerbe spout annoying pretentious blather, Movie does right the ship towards the end, as Heston finds something worth fighting for. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/01/25 Full Review Blu B So it's basically I Am Legend 60's/70's style. This BLEEDS late 60's/early 70's for better or for worse. From the blaxploitation vibes, campy makeup, and the setting. The music is ok but it's the biggest problem. It's never really moody or tense but rather very 60's and it doesn't really fit the tone, is out of place, but it's kind of catchy and upbeat which clashes. It defintely needed like a John Carpenter style or Apocalypse Now style tracks which would help huge. Everything else is half decent though. Charlton Heston does a fairly good job carrying the first half by himself but it does start to run out of momenum fairly quickly. He never comes across as dry or boring though. It feels like he's just wandering aimlessly doing random stuff that doesn't really add up. It should've opened with him being pursued rather than cruising. The camerawork is kind fo basic and the action scenes which this has quite a bit of suprisingly, could have been shot better. This has a low budget feel to it but it is cool seeing the city empty. The zombies are...very unique also, or rather Cult Zombies which I can't say I've ever seen before. The makeup, sunglasses, and mannerisms are very odd and campy. It's unique I'll give it that, but they definetly could be more intimdiating. I do kind of prefer them to the I Am Legend ones though just because there not generic looking and real. Once Robert finds survivors this gets a lot more interesting and it explores a lot of cool ideas. The blood serum, morality of the zombies, the love interest isn't bad, and the one guy is pretty good actually. It does get a little muddy with how Lisa becomes a zombie or if she was one but it's still interesting ideas. This needed better music, a darker tone, more menacing zombies, and a sharper first half. Anyone who is a big fan of Charlton Heston should check this out. This comes significantly closer to being good than I am Legend, but the odd tone really weighs here. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/06/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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