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Which out of three versions is best?


The Last Man Earth, The Omega Man, or I Am Legend?

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1. The Omega Man - It's the superior of the three, and it's good that they retained the novel's original setting, 1970s Los Angeles. And of course, Charlton Heston is good, as always.

2. I Am Legend - I liked Will Smith's performance, and I liked the idea of the virus being the disastrous end-result of a cancer cure. And I also liked the envisioning of a desolate New York City, it gave me Escape from New York vibes. But I didn't like how they decided to go with CGI for the creatures.

3. The Last Man on Earth - I always like watching Vincent Price, and it's good to see him as a hero for once. But yeah, I also like that it was made as a 1950s low-budget B-movie.

I have read the novel, and I would honestly love to see a more faithful adaptation of it, having Neville as an ill-tempered alcoholic. And I would like for it to retain the original 70s L.A. setting, because why not?

But in another way, I would also loved to have seen Ridley Scott's vision come to life, which I heard was supposed to had been a sci-fi psychological thriller with little to no dialogue in the first hour.

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1. The Omega Man - It's the superior of the three, and it's good that they retained the novel's original setting, 1970s Los Angeles. And of course, Charlton Heston is good, as always.

2. I Am Legend - I liked Will Smith's performance, and I liked the idea of the virus being the disastrous end-result of a cancer cure. And I also loved the idea of a desolate New York City, it gave me Escape from New York vibes. But I didn't like how they decided to go with CGI for the creatures.

3. The Last Man on Earth - I always like watching Vincent Price, of course, and it's good to see him as a hero for once. That and the fact that it was a 1950s low-budget B-movie.

I have read the novel, and I would honestly love to see a more faithful adaptation of it, having Neville as an ill-tempered alcoholic. And I would like for it to retain the original 70s L.A. setting, because why not?

But in another way, I would also have loved to have seen Ridley Scott's vision come to life, which I heard was supposed to had been a sci-fi psychological horror with little to no dialogue in the first hour.

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The Last Man On Earth(1964)

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I am legend hands down! How anybody can prefer Omega man is a mystery to me
possibly the cheeziest movie ever!

See I'd like to share your point of view
As long as it's my view too

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