Outside of the presumed healthy payday, the writer was NOT a fan of The Omega Man. The Omega Man One thing about horror movies is that they often cross the lines with both scifi and fantasy. Dann M Super Reviewer. 70s saga has same source as I Am Legend. Although it boasts a surprisingly robust video transfer, the tinny audio and wafer-thin extras are decidedly retro. The Omega Man strays from the book in a few major ways in order to appeal to the movie audience of 1971. For example, if you were to make a list of horror movies and a list of scifi movies, Alien could well appear on both. I wonder if it was I Am Legend, a very good work about the last normal man left in a world of vampires. Read Common Sense Media's The Omega Man review, age rating, and parents guide. 70s saga has same source as I Am Legend. The most effective scenes in The Omega Man are the quiet ones, such as a sequence in Neville’s house where he goes about his daily routine – talking to himself (to remain sane) and playing chess with a mannequin as he prepares a meal. The most obvious example of this is the way in which the movie tries to incorporate the popular “black power” trend that was popular at that time. While on the surface, the 1971 film is further evidence in the ongoing case as to why Hollywood can't get I Am Legend right, The Omega Man is, in spite of itself, a kind of masterpiece. Even with its faults, "The Omega Man" is a great Sci-fi movie. The most obvious example of this is the way in which the movie tries to incorporate the popular “black power” trend that was popular at that time. 'The Omega Man' may not be a particularly good movie, but its woefully dated production values and hilarious nods to blaxploitation arguably make it a true camp classic. The film's … MRQE Metric: See what the critics had to say and watch the trailer. Oct 12, 2012. The Omega Man is a classic science-fiction film that's full of action but also explores the social issues of its time. Full stop. Oh hell, it's not a KIND of masterpiece, it IS a masterpiece. Check out the exclusive TVGuide.com movie review and see our movie rating for The Omega Man As an HD DVD release, this one's a mixed bag. Movie reviews for The Omega Man. The Omega Man is one of those movies. He held them off with mirrors, crosses, and garlic--the usual mixture -- and did very nearly as well as Heston with his spotlights. The Omega Man was filmed on studio backlots for the scenes in and around Neville's fortified apartment building and on location in Los Angeles on Sundays, when crowds were generally nonexistent in the downtown area. I’ve always been a little hesitant to check out Charlton Heston’s post-Planet of the Apes flicks, but after reading an interview with techno don Robert Hood, who declared The Omega Man as life changing and who even created an imagined soundtrack for the movie, I just had to check it out. It also gives Heston a chance to play his quintessential role of a man at the end of civilization. Movie Review: The Omega Man Pages: 3 (949 words) Published: October 6, 2008 A loose adaptation of “I am Legend” written by Richard Matheson, The Omega Man is … The Omega Man strays from the book in a few major ways in order to appeal to the movie audience of 1971. Read Common Sense Media's The Omega Man review, age rating, and parents guide. The location shooting may add some authenticity, but not much else. "The Omega Man" is based on an uncredited novel by Richard Matheson.