Heston's fine performance, particularly over the film's first half, cannot save it from a supportingĬast that portrays paper-thin characters, not to mention a series of villains caked in bad-looking The Omega Man is perhaps bestĭescribed as a "goofy" film, terribly dated and laughable for the better part of the runtime. The slick visuals and taut story of the Smith outing. The Omega Man is the lesser of the three, lacking the genuine chills of the Price film and The middle film of a trio based on the acclaimed novel, sandwiched by the Vincent Price 1964Ĭlassic The Last Man on Earth and the 2007 crowd-pleaser Will Smith vehicle I Am Legend, Leading man and Hollywood legend Charlton Heston ( Planet of the Apes). ( Duel) 1954 end-of-times novel I Am Legend, The Omega Man stars The decade that couldn't go out of style fast enough comes to vivid life onceĪgain in the Blu-ray release of 1971's The Omega Man. Nope, they sure don't make pictures like that anymore.Īh, the 1970s. Reviewed by Martin Liebman, November 16, 2008 'The Omega Man' is a blast from the past. Starring: Charlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe, Rosalind Cash, Paul Koslo, Eric Laneuville, Lincoln Kilpatrick Writers: John William Corrington, Joyce Hooper Corrington, Richard Matheson Some healthy children representing our species' hope.įor more about The Omega Man and the The Omega Man Blu-ray release, see the The Omega Man Blu-ray Review published by Martin Liebman on Novemwhere this Blu-ray release scored 2.5 out of 5.
With a mission after meeting Lisa (Rosalind Cash), another uninfected survivor - and guardian of Off attacks by The Family, sinister neopeople spawned by the plague. High-tension saga of a fate not far removed from reality. The Omega Man adapts Richard Matheson's novel I Am Legend into a high-impact, And makes damn sure he gets undercover before sundown, when other "inhabitants"Įmerge. Ghost town where Robert Neville tools his convertible through sunlit streets foraging for Biological war has decimated life on Earth. The Omega Man Blu-ray delivers great video and mediocre audio in this mediocre Blu-ray release