Omega Cop

Being a trash film fan , i liked this one especially for the absurdity of plot and for the absence of any visual confirmation to the story as told. Some nice girls lift up the movie , see the B-Movie review for more. It's a pity that the actor is able to fight ....

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.

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.

Marchini might be a decent karate guy, but he's about the least convincing action hero there is. Maybe its the goofy sweatshirt, the grey hair, the tucked in shirt, the hat, or the dead line delivery, or maybe it's just the fact that this is a low budget and bland movie, but you're not going to get much out of this one other than a few laughs at all the groin kicks. The female characters were lame and the villains were worse. But at least there were lots of groin kicks!

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