tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post5106376860808362490..comments2024-03-28T10:33:39.051-07:00Comments on Horror Movie A Day: The Omega Man (1971)BChttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06480847497966171794noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-24875097604915585682010-09-09T15:11:00.259-07:002010-09-09T15:11:00.259-07:00:):)The Inspectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09594240478578332525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-91133570802494539182010-09-08T17:14:19.926-07:002010-09-08T17:14:19.926-07:00This may amuse you: Joyce Hooper Corrington, who ...This may amuse you: Joyce Hooper Corrington, who scripted THE OMEGA MAN with her late husband John, once told FILMFAX, "The Christ-like allegory of Neville was a deliberate literary symbol. The kids—and thus humanity—were to be saved by Neville’s blood. However, we should never have told Charlton Heston about this. We were dismayed when we saw the movie to find how obviously they presented this. Heston died and died and died. We figured that he just enjoyed symbolically playing Christ."Matthew Bradleyhttp://bradleyonfilm.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-66937560038715330572010-09-08T15:09:55.825-07:002010-09-08T15:09:55.825-07:00Matthew--
Eager to read your book! I'm a lifel...Matthew--<br />Eager to read your book! I'm a lifelong fan of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, but I hadn't seen LAST MAN ON EARTH until the laser disc release in the late-90's. I couldn't believe how much Romero had "stolen" from the first adaptation (not just story, but style and execution). Still love NOTLD, but now I hold LAST MAN in pretty high regard (as flawed as it is).<br /><br />The last time I saw OMEGA MAN was at a double feature at the Egyptian theater with SOYLENT GREEN. Heston was there (pre-Alzheimers) and spoke between films (he talked a bit about all of the allusions to Christ in the film). It was a blast and OMEGA MAN really plays to an audience.<br /><br />Heston plays a prick in PLANET OF THE APES too ("Chalk up another victory to the human spirit.") I wonder if he just enjoyed playing protagonists as complete assholes.The Inspectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09594240478578332525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-41104993585277644612010-09-06T22:18:01.985-07:002010-09-06T22:18:01.985-07:00Love your idea for the post-apoc movie set on a st...Love your idea for the post-apoc movie set on a studio backlot. You're quite right about THE OMEGA MAN being a big influence on the Will Smith version. In fact, the film credits both the script of THE OMEGA MAN and Matheson's novel as its source material, so it's as much a remake of the former as it is an adaptation of the latter. I AM OMEGA, a ripoff rather than an adaptation, is completely abysmal. For further information on the three "official" versions, as well as the novel's influence on NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, see my book RICHARD MATHESON ON SCREEN (http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?id=978-0-7864-4216-4), tentatively due out in early October.Matthew Bradleyhttp://bradleyonfilm.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5110147752122772426.post-50942889288955935482010-09-05T19:46:56.107-07:002010-09-05T19:46:56.107-07:00Good review. I admit Will Smith's "I am L...Good review. I admit Will Smith's "I am Legend" was one of the worst movies I have seen in the past 5-10 years probably, but "Omega Man" is just a step above it at least for having some style and no CGI. I think Will Smith keeps the CGI industry singularly employed. "Last Man on Earth" was great. I loved that one. It was melancholy and more of an emotional piece. I'm glad you reviewed this one.Sharon Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13609356325356264202noreply@blogger.com