"Last man on earth review" Topic

Being knocked out by a vicious cold I took the time to work my way through my pile of unwatched movies which coincidently included 3 adaptations of the "I am legend" novel.

The main story in all 3 adaptations, starting with the 1964 "Last man on earth" is that all of mankind has fallen to some kind of disease leaving only 1 last normal human left alive.

During daytime this man is scavenging for supplies in this big empty and dead city. At night he is holed up in his house hidden away from the roaming hordes of mutants out to kill him.

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I picked that up at Target for a dollar about three years ago.

I've always enjoyed that film, haven't seen any of the remakes yet. I believe it's based on a short story or novel by a well-known author whose name escapes me…

The novel "I Am Legend" by Richard Matheson.

What makes the adaptations of the novel so interesting is that each of them has its own take on the story so they are not carbon copy remakes of each other. I think the whole story makes for a good miniature wargaming scenario and I'm currently trying to figure out how to best adapt it to Strange Aeons after having watched all 3 movie adaptations.

I'm a forever fan of the great Vincent Price and his version is fine but somehow 'Omega Man' is my favorite version. It likely stems from being one of those films that hit me hard when I was a kid. The cultish mutants were the embodiment of the crazed hippies we feared were coming for us.

The Price version was pretty creepy though, especially when you watched it on the late late show on the old tv in your cousin's rec room.

Bob
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Yeah but Omega Man has not aged with dignity, reviews about the remaining 2 adaptations are coming up shortly.
The biggest flaw I found with Omega Man was that horrible soundtrack which robbed the movie and all scenes of any sense of danger or tension. Funky 70's tunes ruin the post apocalyptic feeling completely.

I liked Heston's house in Omega Man. Vincent Price should have lived there.

Vincent Price: "Oh,time to get up.I'll make some coffee,and after breakfast,I'll make some more stakes on my woodlathe to kill mutants with."

I like the first 2 best,Will Smith's version is ok.

Never saw this, I need to.

Vincent's was very creepy, like a more serious Twilight Zone episode. Definitely worth a rental if you've never seen it.

Heston's was very much a product of its time. Still, it's one of Chuck's '70s sci-fi trifecta (Omega Man, Soylent Green, and Planet of the Apes) and therefore a must-see.

Will Smith's was just dire.

The book is excellent, one of the first sci-fi novels to try to explain classic monsters in scientific terms rather than magical or religious. (Well, one of the first after Frankenstein.)

Yeah, I liked Prices version. It is sorta creepy and gives a all is lost vibe from the start. I prefer Heston's portrayal but the 70's schtick does get somewhat old at times. Take the creatures from Price with it's tone and feel and put it with Heston and you have a winner.

Smith's is basically CGI and light on story.

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John

Hated will smiths version. First off the naked mutants would have frozen to death in the first winter. Second the 500 lbs lions would have quickly hunted them to extinction. Much easier to kill a human then those fast deer. Poor lions would have gotten fat and lazy eating the mutants.

Vincent's movie was the best, plus it was closest to the book.

I read the book awhile back.I lent it to somebody-never lend books,just consider them gifts,because you never get them back.