I have read and I'm a huge fan of Richard Matheson's story "I am Legend", a story that has now inspired three different film versions. While each version attempts to recreate the intense and terrifying world that is described in that book, the first film that attempted to do so failed horribly. Richard Matheson himself was hired to co-write the script but soon left the project in disgust over how his story was being twisted and treated. "The Last Man on Earth" is ultimately a plodding, slow, ridiculous mess starring Vincent Price as Dr. Robert Morgan. Price's narration and acting feel tired and phoned in, as he also knew how much the script had been altered from the original story. The film is made even more difficult to watch due to the low film quality that makes it seem like the movie was originally filmed as a silent movie or shortly after they were able to add a suitable soundtrack to films.
Dr. Robert Morgan is the last normal human on Earth. Everyone else has been turned into vampire-like creatures that walk around and faintly moan like zombies at night. Dr. Morgan spends his days tracking down and killing the vampires, dumping their bodies into a fire pit. He eventually meets Ruth, a woman who may or may not be infected. Dr. Morgan's hopes are dashed when he finds out that she is infected. He finds a cure for her but it's too late when Ruth's friends come and save her and kill him for his actions against the vampires.
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