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The Omega Man (1971)

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Reviews Counted: 32

Fresh: 19

Rotten:13

Average Rating: 5.6/10

Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: In the aftermath of a bacteriological war, the future of mankind hangs in the balance. Only a chosen few have survived the mutating effects of germ warfare unharmed. A small enclave of healthy,... In the aftermath of a bacteriological war, the future of mankind hangs in the balance. Only a chosen few have survived the mutating effects of germ warfare unharmed. A small enclave of healthy, stalwart resistors has formed a camp where, for the moment, they live peacefully. The other human survivors are terribly disfigured mutants who walk the earth at night in search of prey. [More]

Starring: Charlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe, Rosalind Cash, Paul Koslo

Starring: Charlton Heston, Anthony Zerbe, Rosalind Cash, Paul Koslo, Eric Laneuville, Lincoln Kilpatrick, John Dierkes, Monika Henreid

Director: Boris Sagal

Director: Boris Sagal
Producer: Walter Seltzer
Screenwriter: John William Corrington, Joyce H. Corrington

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Mar 28, 2000

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Sadly another film to file under 'not as good as the book.'

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04/29/08
Ian Nathan
Empire Magazine

Despite not having aged particularly well, the opening sections of this sci-fi allegory remain potent, although the rest of its apocalyptic storyline is decidedly leaden.

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04/29/08
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...not an awful film, just a remarkably dull one.

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12/22/07
John J. Puccio
DVDTown.com

A breezy film about the death of mankind in a way that only the '70s could have provided.

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12/19/07
Tim Brayton
Antagony & Ecstasy

Not bad, but far from a classic.

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12/10/07
Chicago Reader
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An extremely literate science-fiction drama.

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09/19/07
Variety Staff
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Another misfired adaptation of Richard Matheson's fine science fiction novel I Am Legend.

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09/19/07
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01/12/07
Boo Allen
Denton Record Chronicle (TX)

Averagely competent exercise in comic strip sci-fi.

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01/26/06
Time Out
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10/10/05
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

Despite being baked in early '70s cheese, The Omega Man is easily the most entertaining film version of Richard Matheson's sci-fi novel, I Am Legend

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10/09/05
Chuck O'Leary
FulvueDrive-in.com

Ainda eficaz, mais de 30 anos depois de seu lançamento.

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10/03/05
Pablo Villaca
Cinema em Cena

Lacks the power and cleverness of the Matheson book, but worth viewing just for Heston's sake.

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08/11/05
Widgett Walls
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06/13/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Peppered with some sharp, even amusing dialogue, the story temporarily shelves the heavy allegory and slips into good, slam-bang suspense. But it doesn't last.

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05/09/05
Howard Thompson
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11/19/04
Robin Clifford
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Lights on! Not bad sci-fi with Heston in hiding.

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10/25/04
Steve Crum
Kansas City Kansan

The ghouls are a little too ridiculous to quite fulfill their function in the movie. They make all the wrong decisions, are incompetent and ill-coordinated.

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10/23/04
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03/26/04
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02/10/04
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