Remembering ‘The Omega Man’
Charlton Heston passed away Sunday at the age of 84. The man was indeed a legend. He played Moses, the Last Man on Earth, Ben-Hur and so many other filmic heroes.
The Omega Man was my personal favorite from Heston’s repertoire. He was so suave and cool and could take down a zombie without breaking a sweat. You really need an actor that you can connect with when it’s just him all alone for most of the film. Things can get awful boring if you have only one character that doesn’t engage you.
Even in Bowling for Columbine when being filmed by a digital video camera, he had presence. Like he was a force to be reckoned with. Heston seemed to always captivate audiences so effortlessly whether in real life or movies.
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Omega Man! Now, that’s a blast from the past. I watched it very recently myself out of need to compare it to I am Legend. I have to say that both Heston and Smith have magnetic on-screen presence and carry the film on their own. The “special effects” and make-up of the Omega Man are just hilarious
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