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Movie Reviews of The Omen
Movie Review: No Competition, the Best Horror film of All Time.
Summary: 5 Stars
The Best Horror Film Of All Time... The Scariest Horror Film Of All Time... The Most Ingenious Horror Film Of All Time... "The Omen" holds all those Titles. The only other Horror movie that even comes Close to being as effective is "The Exorcist".Gregory Peck plays the Father of a boy some believe is the son of the Devil. Gregory slowly comes to believe this theory as well, and has to choose between Raising the boy as his son, and putting an end to the boy's life. Peck treats his role as nothing short of Shakespeare, which makes the film Utterly Serious and Totally Believable.
Lee Remick and David Warner co star as his Equally Traumatised wife, and a Suspicious Photographer respectively. The entire cast give Deadly Serious performances which are always spot on.
As Memorable Musical Scores go, "The Omen" has the Most Memorable of any Horror film I have Ever seen. It is a mixture of Weird Instruments and Satanic Chanting which is Damned Scary in Itself.
Everything about the film works Perfectly, it is so well Made, so well Acted, so Scary... The only real reason one could have for Not Liking it is that it was Too Scary.
Movie Review: Scary!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Son of Satan..need I say more? Great performance by the legendary Gregory Peck. This movie is of course about the anti-christ (who, as I understand will appear shortly) and the possibility of him living in our day in time. 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. This movie isn't scarier than The Exorcist, but it is scarier than another horror classic by the name of Rosemary's Baby. This one has to be taken seriously for the viewer to actually get scared in it. 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." The Omen has the scariest soundtrack to any movie, and the acting in this movie is incredible, even from the kid! This is one you HAVE TO WATCH ALONE IN THE DARK for the full effect. This is a classic chiller and should be seen by all who are in need of a great scare.Movie Review: Truly Frightening
Summary: 5 Stars
When I first saw this movie on DVD, it knew it would become a cult classic. While possesing shocking scenes and blood 'n gore, this film also has a highly interesting story. The plot conerns the American ambassador to Britain (Gregory Peck) and his wife (Lee Remick), who unwittingly adopt Damien, the Antichrist. Peck is just fine as the ambassador who ignores a minister's warnings about his son. The most horrifying scene I think is when Damien's governess hangs herself at the child's birthday party. That scene had no blood, but it is so unexpected and revolting that it nearly blew my boxers off! If you're looking for a highly-frightening horror/mystery film, check out "The Omen". Directed by Richard Donner (who did some of the "Die Hard" movies), the film is fascinating, shocking, and at times, emotionally draining, particuarly the scene in which the suspicious photographer is killed. The Oscar-winning Jerry Goldsmith score is intense and superb.
Movie Review: One of the Best Horror Films Ever
Summary: 5 Stars
I consider "The Omem" the third of the "Great 3 Horror Films" of all time. The other two being "Rosemary's Baby" and "The Exorcist." Like the other two films, "The Omen" is a religiously based horror film. It's based on the coming of the anti-Christ.THe story-line revolves around a US ambassador to Great Britain whose wife gives birth to a supposed stillborn baby, so out of desperation, he secretly adopts another newborn. The baby is normal until his fifth birthday when his nanny hangs herself at his birthday party *in a very disturbing scene.* Another nanny takes her place who happens to be the nanny from Hell *literally!* Death ensues in some of the goriest death scenes of the time period. The film closes with one of the most downer endings of any other film.
Highly recommended horror film. The cast, story, and haunting musical score work together to create a truly creepy and disturbing film.
Movie Review: A Good Catholic Movie
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a good Catholic movie made during the 70s that was a part of the Big 3- The Exorcist, The Omen, Rosemary's Baby and maybe The Amtityville Horror. It's the story of a baby born to a wealthy family who ends up being the Antichrist himself, whiich is further explored in the sequels 2 and 3, but not 4. This is certainly better than the boring remake made during this decade. Well...they were trying to make it seem cool to a new generation, much like with Psycho, but failed. Only diehard Omen fans saw it and the rest laughed their cheeks off at how seriously they took themselves. Well these people obviously are not saved. This was made during a time when movies were not about making money but raising just enough for preservation societies, which this was Catholic. Go and laugh at this, go to hell. See what I care! Making fun of someone's religion isn't funny. It is high art that is not cheap to make!