The Omega Man

I just saw this movie for the first time and I really enjoyed it. Considering it was made in 1971, the make-up and special effects are fairly good. I really liked the story and was impressed (as usual) with Heston's performance. Keep in mind that if this movie seems a little dated or old it is because the story has been done over and over again. This was before any of the numerous Mad Max films, before Blade Runner, even before Logan's Run. I am not saying that it was necessarily better than these movies but it is a pioneer of sorts. Good flick!

Nothing beats your first time with The Omega Man. I first saw it as an impressionable pre-teen back in the 70s, and it immediately made it up there with James Bond, Evel Knieval and Bruce Lee as THE coolest thing I'd ever seen in my life. Time hasn't been all that kind to this film, and it seems a bit croaky all these years later, but c'mon, Charlton Heston fighting albino bikers has gotta be worth SOMETHING! The Woodstock scene is priceless, Zerbe makes a wonderful baddie, and remember Paul Koslo? What a dude. This movie is a hell of a lot of fun.

This movie rocks, right from the opening scene where our hero leaps from his car and sprays mutants with a machine gun, to the final frame where... but enough of that. A great flick, one in a line of Charlton Heston post-apocalyptic movies. If you like this you'll love Soylent Green and, of course, the first two Apes films. Heston's like John Wayne in space. Nobody does it better. In this one disease-ravaged mutants stand in for the hippies- that fixes up society's problem with the riff raff, and Charlton has an inter-racial relationship. So there are mixed messages. Charlton Heston chews the scenery in every frame. Oh well, damn you all to hell.

This movie scared the utter CRAP out of me when I first saw it at age 12. The mutants haunted my dreams for months afterward. Extremely creepy stuff! After all these years, "The Omega Man" still holds up as a thoughtful and chilling cautionary tale. Admittedly, it's now more campy and dated and has some unintentionally funny scenes, but that tends to simply add another dimension to the entertainment value. Great period detail and Charlton Heston in fine form.

There have been rumors of a remake/revision of the film (actually of the source novel, "I Am Legend," by Richard Matheson). May I suggest John Carpenter as a possible director?

Such a good 70's flick with many flaws. Just enjoyable on many levels