The Omega man is based on Richard Matheson's novel I Am Legend. I've never seen the Vincent Price version from the 60's but I have seen the Will Smith version. I wasn't really big on that version but it blows away this one.To put it simply Omega Man has not aged well at all. There is no set up, a lot of stuff not happening in the middle and a anticlimactic ending. The dialog is atrocious, with the Zombies talking Jive and looking like taller versions of the dwarfs in Spaceballs. Charlton Heston is once again playing himself and aside from his ability to say "bastards" better than anyone else in history, doesn't bring too much to the table. The clothing worn is especially ridiculous with the high point being Heston's dinner clothes which consists of the puffy shirt from Seinfeld with a green velour overcoat.
There's not much else to say except you can likely never see Omega Man and not feel badly about it.
Rating 1.5/5
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