The Omega Man (1971)

Written by GenerationofSwine on January 11, 2023

You know for years I thought I had seen this. I insisted I had seen it, and then I caught it on Netflix, waited for Hoffman, and was sort of shocked. There was no Nazi dentist and I realized I was walking into something totally new.

This is sort of cheap. I think it's supposed to be a dystopian LA, but it doesn't look much different from the last time I went there. No joke. And I think this is supposed to be I am Legend, at least it stole the plot so much I am pretty positive that is what they were adapting.

But, it didn't age well and probably wasn't the highest budget to start with.

However it is more 70s dystopian fun, only set in seemingly pretty modern LA, and sunny Southern California seems like the worst place for vampires, but it hits all the tropes I want... so I'm throwing it a 10 for entertainment value.

The story is great, but the production is pretty bad.