Both of which are retellings of Richard Matheson's I Am Legend, as are the many that came before them. I still prefer the Vincent Price version of the story, The Last Man on Earth. Though Charleton Heston was pretty good in the mutant apocalypse version called Omega Man.

It's the lone human survivor realizing he has become the villain of an emerging post-human society. The Fallout video game series and Mad Max movie series have also paid homage to this.

Aaaaand... you may hate it, but Waterworld is a special entry in this lineage, in that the anti-hero is a post-human in a human dominated world apocalypse. In that way, District 9 and State Zero are sort of in Waterworld's direct lineage -- or, rather, the joining of forces between the human anti-hero and the post-human hero.

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And now imagine what it would have been like if they hadn't got the gdmf Fresh Prince of Bel-Air to play Robert Neville. I simply cannot be tricked into believing that Will Smith is a military virologist.


You're right, they should've used Charlton Heston again.

It got cold here again, but no snow. Best thing for the flu is take some pain relievers, turn the thermostat up, and FLOOD yourself with hot fluids.. tea, soup, broth, veggie juice. Just ridiculous amounts. And hole up w/ a Planet of the Apes marathon.. Anything Heston will do though. Omega Man, Soylent Green. You get the idea.

Feel better

This isn't how it was supposed to end AT ALL. If you read the book, you'll know how it was supposed to end.

The movie, other than the basic premise and the main character's name, was completely made up and fabricated for this movie. It wasn't a bad movie if you have no idea how Richard Matheson originally told the story, but the Omega Man with Charlton Heston was a more accurate movie that this thing and even that was way off the mark.

yikes!!!! blankfist voluntarily gives money to lawyers??!! Agenda-oriented, do-nothing punks at that......what an ultra-maroon!!! Yeah rottonseed, that threw me fer loop as well-I know he's a cheese method from the old-school, but hey, Ben Hur kicked-ass......so did Omega Man-when you die, and if before you become famous, may those left behind speak well of your memory, as fleeting as incarnations are-

I liked the one in the movie a little better. However, the movie is really hard to compare to the book since they are so different. The book is way better. If you want a movie that's a lot closer to the book check out Omega Man with Charlton Heston. The movie was made in '71 but the book was made in '54. Good stories hang around forever.

One of my Favorite 70's Chuck Heston movies. "Omega Man"

buh bye omega man...maybe in another time another place :-)