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    'Realistic' version of a novel which was about vampires taking over, and was previously filmed unsatisfactorily as The Last Man on Earth. This nasty version rises to a few good action sequences but is bogged down by talk in between.

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    • Halliwell's Film Guide
    • 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43

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    Not if he were the Last Man on Earth !

    The original novel, 'I Am Legend' by Richard Matheson is a exceedingly downbeat survivalist horror story of the last human living in a world where a ... read more »

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    • 29 Nov 2005 at 14:28

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    Funny buy awful

    This film has aged very badly. Comically bad dialogue combined with dated special effects - the albino 'mutants' in dressing gowns (looking like ... read more »

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    • 19 Sep 2011 at 13:15

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    Not bad at all

    I wanted to see how this shaped up to The recent Will Smith version as the two are based on the same Richard Matheson story. Clearly the more recent film has ... read more »

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    • Whippet9
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    • 18 Nov 2010 at 22:09

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    70's film, and much of its time.

    That's not to say it's bad.
    
    I first saw this many years ago, and the memory stuck firmly in my mind, as a very scary film, with one of my ... read more »

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    • RabHaw
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    • Haywards Heath
    • 06 Nov 2010 at 19:12

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    Overall, terrific science-fiction

    One of my all-time faves - with Chuck Heston near the top of his game. The technical challenges must have been vast. Find a time of day when L.A.'s deserted... read more »

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    • Dalkeith
    • 21 Jul 2010 at 22:07

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    Appears dated but more substantive content

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    This is the pre-cursor of I am Legend and is set in Los Angeles in the 70's. In many ways it is a superior version and closer to the book because the ... read more »

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    • 12 Jul 2010 at 20:08

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    the omega man

    a classic cult movie starring the late great charlton heston, this is a master piece for its day brilliantly cast with excellent cinematography it has ... read more »

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    • andlusian
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    • somerset
    • 05 Feb 2010 at 20:36

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    The omega man

    1971 good drama but a multi racial content that detracted from the story line

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    • meinkampf
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    • Birmingham
    • 29 Jan 2010 at 21:38

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    Unintentionally comic

    Scores highly on thge unintentional comedy scale, funny hearing Charlton Heston talking '70s jive.. Other than that dated badly and fairly poor.

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    • Smallpaul
    • 4 reviews
    • Brighton
    • 14 Oct 2009 at 10:41

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    well now i know.

    for ages i thought i'd seen this film and so when the will smith one came out (i am legend) i saw that and was a little confused. so i watch the omega ... read more »

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    • Harlow
    • 24 Aug 2009 at 23:47

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    The Omega Man

    Interesting to see the forerunner of I, Legend, however this film is now too dated to be taken seriously. Charlton Heston tries hard but the passe attempts at ... read more »

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    • 18 Jul 2009 at 20:16
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