When I first saw this film, one of eight in a boxed set, i was just plain flabbergasted.The whole movie was ( in my opinion ) the most entertaining film I've seen vincent price lead. He is good as a hero who was definitely not destined to be one, he's just a working class family man who ended up getting caught up in a situation too big for him to really handle. He was not prepared for this, & it shows. He is starting to go stir-crazy since he has pretty much talked to no one in three years. This is definitely one of his more memorable performances , he definitely gave an inspiring one.Now, one might wonder what makes this film different from the 1973 Charlton Heston film "THE OMEGA MAN", they are most likely ones who have not seen one of them. In "THE LAST MAN ON EARTH", we see a working class scientist in a situation he has minuscule control over, in " THE OMEGA MAN ", he is quite accustomed to it, & is very prepared if they should decide to attack. Although they were both based on the same book, "I AM LEGEND", they are actually very different. But differences aside, they are very similar, both films deal with a disease that mutates humans, & supposedly does so to all but one, they are hunted by those infected with the disease, they are'nt as alone as they think. Both are excellent films, but I'd probably have to lean more towards "THE LAST MAN ON EARTH", it's just more believable. Definitely worth owning. Any self-respecting horror fan should.
Review of The Last Man on Earth
