Omega Cop

One of those dated '80s-era movies set in the far-flung future of 1990. This one was fimed out on a backlot somewhere and is one of the cheapest-looking movies I've seen in a good while. Hulking plank of wood Ron Marcini plays the titular character, a cop in a post-apocalyptic world trying to keep law and order and doing battle against some mindless slavers in a series of entirely disappointing action set-pieces. It's gruelling stuff, hard to sit through just because of how bad it is, the only merriment coming from the casting of various old-timers in supporting roles; chief of these is BATMAN himself Adam West, hiding in a bunker, while Stuart Whitman is a scientist.

This a very low budget action flick that I recently bought at Wal-Mart for a dollar. I want my dollar back! Filmed in Stockton, California, for the price of two used Jeeps (there's one of them on the DVD cover!) and a whole lot of blank ammunition, the "plot" involves a cop saving damsels in distress and fighting off and with mutant thugs in a post-global warming apocalyptic landscape where half the population is dead and the most of the rest are in hiding, attempting to ride out the emergency.

The star is one of these "action film stars" that you've never heard of, similar to Don Mogavero; look up his deets. The guy in this movie, Ron Marchini has a number of martial arts movies to his credit, including "Death Machines" from 1976, which I already own, but Ron M. would have to go about ten rungs up the career ladder to be equivalent to Dolph Lundgren.

The only reason to buy this film is if you have a collection of post-apocalypse movies and just have to own every single one. Or you're an Adam West fanatic. (Yes, Adam West is second billed in this movie.) Otherwise, please pass this by. You're a glutton for punishment if you don't.

One of the best B-movies made. Great filming location Stockton,CA. I just love the feel that you get from it when the movie first starts. As soon as you see the desert and here that whistling wind your hooked. You can tell that the budget was limited, but they pulled it off great. There is 3 great looking women, they don't have has much of a role as John Travis. But what can you say John Travis is bad, he can just about do it all. Oh yea Adam West is in it too (Batman). He doesn't have much of a role but he's there through the whole movie. But anyway if you get a chance definitely check this flick out, if your a B-movie enthusiast.

When I found this movie in the 2 dollar bin at my local video store, I wasn't prepared for what would happen. When I put it in, I had no idea that by the end of it, I would never be the same again...

Ron Marchini, possibly one of the finest actor's in our time, is sterling in his portrayal as John Travis, the toughest and last cop alive. Adam West does a good job as Ron's, "boss", Prescott. This movie left me with a deep respect for law enforcement, and made me really aware of the o- zone layer problem. I must've watched this movie at least 10 times now, and each time is greater than the one before it. I'll pick up a new line, or phrase that Ron throws around and it will be like the first time again. Ron is my new favorite actor, and I am looking to buy some of his other films.

I'd just like to say thank you Ron, in case you ever see this. I truly love you and your work, you are, simply put, a God.

In yet another post-apocalyptic future, a cop works to bust up a band of slave traders and save a few women along the way.

In all honesty, Omega Cop probably deserves a 1/10, but it's saved from that rating because it was so stupid in parts I was mildly entertainined on occasion. So what very little entertainment I got out of this thing was purely unintended. Star Ronald Marchini may have been a martial arts expert, but it didn't translate well to the screen. He's too wooden and unnatural. The rest of the movie is filled with equally poor acting, poor special effects, poor fight choreography, and poor everything else. And I'm convinced that Adam West had no idea what movie he was making. His character is so out of touch with the action in the rest of the film, it was often laugh-out-loud funny. Finally, I sort of felt sorry for Stuart Whitman. He made some bad career decisions, but this might have been the worst. Did he need a job this bad?

The makers of Omega Cop didn't try real hard on the whole post-apocalyptic thing. People with dirty faces, weird haircuts, and trash blowing across an empty parking lot was hardly convincing and just plain lazy.

2/10