Vincent Price, Will Smith, and yes, Charlton Heston – they all played the
tragic hero of Richard Matheson's much-filmed, last-man-on-Earth tale, which was
called "I Am Legend," in case anyone is interested. We
prefer the 1964 black-and-white version with ... more
Price and the 2007 CGI-heavy one with Smith to the sillier, '70s-era one that
pitted the well-armed Heston against robed, chalk-faced vampiric creatures led
by Anthony Zerbe. But that being said,
the last shot of the film is killer. And, given some of Heston's political and
other leanings, it was totally appropriate.
