The Omen
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Movie Reviews of The Omen
Movie Review: Children are evil
Summary: 5 Stars
The beauty of Christian mythology is its evergreen ability to inspire fresh fare on the counter-mythology scene. The Omen is a classic story of "The Beginning of The End" as Damien (the Antichrist) is born, and proceeds to make his unsuspecting parents a living Hell. This is of course th version to see - dated as it is. The remake circa 2005/6 was absolute crap. This movie shows how easily a truly evil spawn of "The Devil" could slip into society pretty much unnoticed and protected by the bleeding heart liberals ;-) who value life over principle. (woo hoo!) What makes this movie so good is the casting. They really picked a great kid for the part. You can see it in his eyes, which speak more eloquently than is possible for a brat of the age of 8 (or in my case 43), to do. Are you still reading this? Go watch the movie! You will enjoy it infinitely more than my meandering drivel.
Movie Review: The best film depiction of the anti-christ yet!
Summary: 5 Stars
There are few viewing experiences like "The Omen". This movie is one of the most astounding motion pictures of all time. It has all the usual good things associated with a great movie (talented cast, good music, good story line) but has also become a classic in the horror genre! The baby-faced incarnation of the anti-christ has become one of the most paradoxically-appealing characters of all time! (Harvey Stevens, the little boy that plays "Damien Thorne" does a superb job acting!)If you consider yourself to be a horror fan, please, see this movie! While it is definately NOT a blood bath, it is a pyschological terror that will leave you thinking about what you've just seen... months after you've seen it! With confidence, I recommend "THE OMEN"...you won't regret it!
Movie Review: Excellent!
Summary: 5 Stars
My 3rd horror movie. I first saw Stephen King's It back in 1990 and it scared me silly. I took a while for me to get over it then I saw The Others. I had the courage to watch scary movies again, so I rented this cause I liked the cover. It was scary! The sound track is really awesome, but it pales in comparison to The Exorcist, but blows Rosemary's Baby out of the water. This is a very good story, great acting, some shocks, lots of scares, lots of psychological scares and thrills, and a very scary soundtrack. This is a good one. The Biblical version is alot scarier though. In this one a few people get killed. It the Biblical version most everone gets killed! This one is very good, and stays somewhat true to the Biblical version, and is the best anti-christ movie ever made! Rent it, Buy it, See it!Movie Review: Eerie, even in the current days of eyecandy
Summary: 5 Stars
I just rented this and watched it tonight, wanting to see if the film still held some kick to this day. It still did.Albeit that the pacing can be a bit slow throughout, the general feeling of watching genuine evil still manages to get to me, even now watching it at 29. Something about that smirk... the very end with the smirk fading into Revelations 13:18 still gives me chills.
Though it doesn't move fast enough and doesn't have enough CGI to really satisfy many in this day and age, it's still a good horror movie and well deserving of being labeled an all time great.
The sequel isn't terrible, but the third and forth are scarier than the first, just not for the right reasons :)
Pick this up, and also pick up the Changling with George C. Scott for good, genuine scares.
Movie Review: Horror perfection, plain and simple.
Summary: 5 Stars
My #1 favorite horror film of all time. The fact that a remake is coming sickens me. Improving upon this masterpiece is an impossible task. While OMEN II and III have their moments, neither can stand up to this film. Visceral, entertaining, shocking and spooky, its almost hard to believe that the same man who directed this also helmed much more friendly, safe fare such as THE GOONIES and SUPERMAN. I have so many OMEN posters covering my walls that it is getting harder and harder to actually see the wallpaper underneath anymore. This classic film has everything all modern "horror" flicks lack: style and substance. See it at once if you haven't yet. To all you younger readers on here, PLEASE see this before the upcoming remake. You won't be disappointed. Boogenhagen out! LOL!