The Omega Man DVD > Reviews

Advantages: Minimalistic, intellgent approach, chilling scenario, Charlton Heston at his peak
Disadvantages: Not apparently as good as the literary source material (I Am Legend), looks quite dated.

...films were different sides of the same coin, then The Omega Man and Silent Running would be the prime example. For while the former dealt with the preservation of the ecological and evolutionary status quo in the aftermath of armageddon, the latter takes a very similar scenario but the battle is against the survivors who seek to purge the post apocolyptic world of all that they believe caused its downfall. The end of the world as we know it, ... Read review

Advantages: Good 70's stuff.
Disadvantages: Slightly dated of course.

You will be aware of the latest blockbuster movie called I am legend, and may know of a film from years ago, that someone said was similar. Well, the original film was called The Omega Man, and it was based on a book called "I am legend". The story is simple enough, one man (Charlton Heston) is the sole survivor of a germ war that either killed off the worlds entire population, or turned them into killer mutants called "The Family". The modern ... Read review

Advantages: Good Premise, well filmed and enjoyable
Disadvantages: dated and could have been better

...again its futuristic sci-fi where the world has gone wrong and only our hero Charlton Heston can save the day. I might add that I enjoyed the irony of "Mr National Rifle Association" running around shooting zombies and philosophising over how the world could have destroyed itself. Heston is under the impression that he is the last human left alive, the only other creatures left dwelling the planet being mutated human beings, victims of a plague ... Read review