Better than The Omega Man.

Rating: 7/10 (14 December 2007)

Before going to see I Am Legend I decided to go back in time to watch The Omega Man, to see exactly what this story is all about, and to then compare the two when I see the new version. I also found out that there's another one entitled The Last Man on Earth, starring Vincent Price. Still haven't seen that one yet. I didn't really enjoy The Omega Man due to a high level of "cheese". Though the story is interesting, and there were some cool scenes like sniping the bad guys from the apartment, but overall it's really not that great of a movie. Unfortunately I Am Legend isn't great either, but it is better than The Omega Man. I'm not going to go into the differences between the two films, but let's say they should have shared ideas with each other. Well, I do have to say this, in Omega Man, the mutants known as The Family, talked and communicated. In I Am Legend, they're just screaming maniacs led by a slightly more intelligent screaming maniac. I really do believe this could have been much better if they kept the maniacs as crazy/violent, but also added more depth....at least some talking. Instead we just got a bunch of crazies....which we've all seen before. But I Am Legend still did well with these maniacs. They were ferocious and pretty much unstoppable. The first 3/4 of the film was interesting character development mixed with tension and some pretty emotional scenes. But the last quarter of the film just kinda didn't do anything for me. Maybe because I didn't care for the actress...or the ending for that matter, since it was a little too happy feeling. If you know the story, you should understand what I mean. Anyways, the film wasn't bad at all, it moved at a pretty good pace, Will Smith did a nice job, and there were some truly touching and tense scenes.