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The Omega Man (1971)

The Omega Man (1971)
Rating: ★★
Jun 29, 2012Last Man on Earth vs Mutants/I Am Legend Adaptation
The second film version of I Am Legend, this rewrites the book's vampires as mutants and abandons its mood of paranoia for a fantasy of hippie utopia and Charlton Heston in square-jawed action hero mode
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Nightfall (2000)

Nightfall (2000)
Rating: ★
Dec 8, 2013Isaac Asimov Adaptation
Isaac Asimov's Nightfall, about a planet surrounded by six suns that only experiences nightfall once every thousand years, is considered the No 1 classic science-fiction short story. On film, it has alas befallen two impoverished versions from Roger Corman of which this was the second
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I Am Legend (2007)

I Am Legend (2007)
Rating: ★★
Jan 19, 2008Last Man on Earth vs Mutants
The third film version of Richard Matheson’s book is only a remake of the previous version The Omega Man. Crucially, this throws out the essence of the book for a far less interesting piece about Will Smith fighting mutants in the ruins
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