The Last Man on Earth
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Movie Reviews of The Last Man on Earth
Movie Review: A Truly Haunting Film Adaption
Summary: 4 Stars
I haven't seen this film on DVD - bought a cheap version and it was badly copied and unwatchable. Anyway, the first time I saw this movie was back in the early 1970s (before cable) - around Halloween and on the local independent channel, WCIX, I believe. This is one film that has always stayed with me. I finally read the story upon which this film is based and I think it is a pretty good adaption. As one commenter wrote, the book dwells on the dog and the movie less so, but still a heartbreaking part of the story/movie. For the time when the movie was made, I thought it a rather sophisticated piece, unlike the Hammer/Lee vampire, et al flicks. What is haunting about the movie and the story is the whole underlying theme of being the last man on earth. I get annoyed when critics mention The Omega Man and never this movie. Mr. Matheson may have had some heartburn with this movie adaption, but really, it was years before The Omega Man. It will be interesting to see how the upcoming Dec 2007 release of I Am Legend does with respect to the original story. One aspect of the story and this version is that it is timeless, raceless, etc. Dr. Neville (in the book) could be any man or woman anywhere in the world...Movie Review: Best Available Version-Restored maginficently
Summary: 4 Stars
This review is not on the film itself, because other reviews clearly tell you the synopsis of the film. This review is on the quality of the film itself, The Last man on Earth, starring horror legend Vincent Price. The version I have is a DVD with the title Last Man on Earth at the top in white capitals and Price carrying a body at the bottom, coloured light brown and the top an odd blue. The picture is as good as new, the audio is listenable and very sharp and in all my years of seeing different versions of this film, this is by far the best. It could as well be a collector's edition. Every copy I'vce seen, Price mouths something and half a second later words start being projected, not with this one though.
So, in quality and value for money, get this version of the last man on earth, no other cheap, unrestored or value double or triple pack. This is the one to have. Released by MGM Video/DVD entertainment.
Movie Review: The Best Version
Summary: 4 Stars
This movie is B&W, old and with almost no special effect, but is the most close from the novel. The Omega Man is more distant but still pass. The movie with Will Smith uses only the name and concept. The Last Man on Earth shows us the Robert Morgan's (Neville in the novel) fight to maintain his reason, in a boring world, alone, except for mindless vampires. It is a Hate It or Love It type movie. If you want to see a history close to the Novel in a movie were the actor performance need to compensate the lack of special effects and were the point is the Psychological pressing in the last man on Earth, ok, you will like it. If you want gunshots, high-speed cars, fights, explosions, special effects ever if far from the original story, you will hate it.Movie Review: a nice little b horror movie
Summary: 4 Stars
My first & only viewing of this movie was at a 50 cent matinee at the 1 theater in town. We watched dozens of vincent price movies in the 60's & this was one of the best. I had thought about watching this again for years and then saw that the remake was coming out. I look forward to watching it again with my kids and comparing to the remakes. I never really thought about the history of it relative to george romero's zombie movies & the omega man. The movie in black & white, vincent price's anguish, and the low budget sets give a certain campiness to it but it gives a great sense of bleakness & desperation to the whole idea. It was a twist on the end of the world but something surviving in a different wayMovie Review: "Morgan, Come Out!"
Summary: 4 Stars
Wow, talking zombies from a great 60's sci-fi/horror movie! This MGM release is definitely the "Last Man On Earth" version to buy. It's B&W only but it's formatted for widescreen TV and the resolution is excellent, especially if you play it on a blu-ray or 1080 up-conversion DVD player. I've seen other versions of this movie but they pale in comparison & quality. Plus they cost more! If you love Vincent Price, small mirrors and lots of garlic wreaths then this is your movie.