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Vincent Price carries all the hopes of humanity on his shoulders when a mysterious vampiric plague wipes out all of humanity . . . but him.

Based upon Richard Matheson's classic vampire tale I Am Legend, The Last Man On Earth is quite a close adaptation.

Dr. Robert Morgan (Price) and his contemporaries race against time to find a cure for a new plague that is destroying humanity. Unsuccessful, Dr. Morgan eventually finds himself being the last living man alive!

Being the last living man alive isn't the really terrible part of Dr. Morgan's live though, the real horrors are what comes out for him at night . . . for the rest of humanity has all come back as vampires!

By day Dr. Morgan hunts down the undead while they are sleeping. By night, he cowers in fear, locked up securely in his home.

Much like Matheson's novel, the incredible loneliness is shown quite well in the film. You really feel for Dr. Morgan when he chases after what very well may be the last living dog in the hopes of gaining a friend.

The film follows Vincent Price's character around while he performs his day to day duties and hides at night. Because there really isn't anyone else to talk to, Price basically acts as a narrator for the film.

Made in 1964, The Last Man On Earth of course has it's technical limitations of the time. How can you tell the rest of humanity are vampires? They just look like shuffling zombie moving humans to me. We must take their word for it. Still, it's enjoyable. Another issue that I'm not sure if it was just due to the way I was watching it (streaming), but there were a few bad cuts in the film that skipped through a scene or two.

Websites Of Interest

Stream The Last Man On Earth at Movieflix.com (subscription costs $4.95 though)
http://www.movieflix.com/movie_info.mfx?movie_id=103

A Vincent Price Tribute Page
http://meltingpot.fortunecity.com/virginia/345/

Viewing Format: Streaming

Recommended: Yes

Video Occasion: Good for a Rainy Day
Special Effects: Well at least you can't see the strings