The Omen (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
by Richard Donner
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Actor: Billie Whitelaw, David Warner, Gregory Peck, Harvey Stephens, Lee RemickDirector: Richard Donner
Brand: Twentieth Century Fox
Cinematographer: Gilbert Taylor
Editor: Stuart Baird
Producer: Charles Orme
Producer: Harvey Bernhard
Producer: Mace Neufeld
Writer: David Seltzer
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 1.0; Latin (Original Language); English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); English (Dubbed), Dolby Digital 1.0
Format: Collector's Edition, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 2.35:1
Running Time: 111 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-06-20
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Movie Reviews of The Omen (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
Movie Review: Still Creepy After All These Years
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie scared the heck out of me when I saw it in the theaters in 1976, and it's still creepy today. It was almost 30 years later when I finally saw it for the second time. The DVD version is excellent because it presents the movie in the 2.35 widescreen mode, which is essential to the viewing of this film if you are a fan of cinematography. I had forgotten how beautifully filmed this movie was.
I'd also forgotten the story was a bit slower than I remembered from back in '76 but still provides enough action and plenty of chills. This time around, I found the nanny (Billie Whitelaw as "Mrs. Baylock") to be more scary than the devil-kid! I didn't even remember her from 30 years ago but she got my attention on the DVD. It was a very effective job of acting by that woman.
In the meantime, I always enjoy looking at Lee Remick's gorgeous face with her magnetic eyes and Gregory Peck is usually rock-solid in roles he plays. This is no exception. The presence of Peck and Remick is one reason I still perfer this version over the re-make (which was pretty good, too.)
Although I question the accuracy of some of the supposed quotes from the Book Of Revelation from the Bible, the movie is still a good witness to people who don't believe in Satan. They might after viewing this movie.
Summary of The Omen (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)
The first film in classic, four-part legacy of terror stars Gregory Peck as an ambassador who is talked into switching his wife's (Lee Remick) stillborn baby with an orphaned infant. When young Damien is Five, the horror begins with his nanny's dramatic suicide. As the death toll escalates, Damien's father, realizing his son is the antichrist, decides that he must kill the boy and rid the world of the evil.After The Exorcist sparked a lengthy trend of supernatural thrillers, this 1976 horror film scored a hit with critics and audiences for mixing gothic horror and mystery into its plot about a young boy suspected of being the personification of the anti-Christ. (No doubt it's a favorite of shock-rocker Marilyn Manson.) Directed by Richard Donner (best known for his Superman and Lethal Weapon films), The Omen gained a lot of credibility from the casting of Gregory Peck and Lee Remick as a distinguished American couple living in England, whose young son Damien bears "the mark of the beast." Mysterious deaths and unexplained incidents draw the attention of a photographer (David Warner), whose investigation leads to the young boy--and also to the photographer's shocking decapitation (in a scene that has since been inducted into the horror hall of fame). At a time when graphic gore had yet to dominate the horror genre, this film used its violence discreetly and to great effect, and the mood of dread and potential death is masterfully maintained. It's all a bit hokey, with a lot of biblical portent and sensational fury, but few would deny it's highly entertaining. Jerry Goldsmith's Oscar-winning score works wonders to enhance the movie's creepy atmosphere. --Jeff Shannon
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