The Last Man on Earth
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Movie Reviews of The Last Man on Earth
Movie Review: "Whatever you do, don't call a doctor!"
Summary: 3 Stars
This is really a fun zombie movie (even though some refer to them as vampires, they are really not). You're not going to find yourself on the edge of your seat, worried that zombies are going to attack and kill the stars of the movie. Instead, These creatures are mellow and lethargic. In fact, they are not even all that scary.
The movie opens as Price seems to be the only "man" left on Earth. He searches out zombies by day and returns to his fortified home at night. He has a flashback that brings us up to date on how things became they way they are. A strange virus seems to infected everyone and the world's population is quickly dying. If the bodies are not burned, then the dead come back as zombies.
I won't give away the ending but there seems to be an interesting idea brewing that leaves us something to think about. If there is more of them then there are of us, does that switch the roles of good and evil?
While I wouldn't consider this a classic horror movie, it is still a fun movie to watch. Run time is about 90 minutes. Price's maniacal laugh is worth the price of the movie alone.
Movie Review: Should have been an early Twilight Zone episode.
Summary: 3 Stars
This movie was a decent film for its era. The acting is a little poor in my opinion. I never really connected to the main character because his lack of emotion is shocking. He loses the people around him yet he still keeps the same expression. This film should have been a lot shorter than it was. The plot can be summed up in a few sentences and the hour and a half of actual film time was way too long. It should have been condensed into a 22 minute Twilight Zone episode. The ending is a little bit of a let down after the buildup. There is way too much left on the plate to explain when the credits roll. Also the zombies themselves aren't very scary. The can't even run, and are kept at bay by a few boards in a window. The new "I am Legend" film is better. It's still isn't perfect, but it's a big improvement over this film. At least Will Smith has a reason to be scared in the movie unlike Vincent Price in this film that can simply push the zombies away. Overall the movie is at least interesting as a study of horror films in this early era. I will warn you though don't pay much for this film, because you won't be replaying it anytime soon.Movie Review: Very disappointed
Summary: 3 Stars
I had never seen this movie until tonight and I guess I was expecting
something different.
The acting was horrible at best and I feel this could've been a great movie.
I am a lover of classic movies, but this was a real let down.
Were they Zombies or vampires and the freakin surviving humans were more
of a threat than the mutants. Really silly and none of it made sense.
Movie Review: A Good First Attempt
Summary: 3 Stars
This was well done with Vincient Price in the title role. Limited because of technology in the 50's but still well donw. The black and white phtography actually made it more suspenseful.Movie Review: The most faithful to the source
Summary: 2 Stars
This badly dated film is the most faithful adaptation of "I Am Legend", a short novel written by Richard Matheson.
But, sadly, that does not make it the best. It does, however, make it more worthwhile than the waste of time with Will Smith, "I Am Legend" from 2007. That movie basically trashed everything good about Matheson's original story in favor of 'been there/done that' zombie nonsense.
"The Last Man On Earth" features a poorly cast Vincent Price (in a downright woeful performance) as the only survivor of a plague that has either killed everyone or turned them into vampires. Price is terrible in this film. He portrays Robert Morgan (Neville in the book) in the most one-dimensional way possible.
In case you are wondering which adaptation is the best, it is "The Omega Man" starring the late great Charlton Heston.