Advantages: Genuinely scary in parts, excellent acting, solid film Disadvantages: Maybe better described as a pyschological thriller than a horror
...to the idea in The Omen, but is similar!
Some of the scenes are honestly very frightening, such as the ones in the hospital and the one near the end, involving the deranged nanny. The most unpleasant part for me though, was at the very end where Damien turns towards the camera and smiles. That image stayed with me for a very long time and gave me the shivers! He is evil and caused so much trouble, but yet looks so angelic!
If you watch The Omen ... ...painting your nails (as I often do while watching films!), you will probably find this a mildly frightening film, but when you think hard about the storyline and the consequences and possibilties, that's where it gets frightening. Me, having such a mad imagination, got seriously terrified at parts! That said, although it IS a frightening film, I found the opening credits the most scary! If you can't remember or haven't seen the film; it is a black ...
JessL 05.02.2004
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Omen, The (1976)
Advantages: Terrifying! Outstanding performances, breath-taking death sequences. Ominous score. Disadvantages: Drags a little in places. Comic relief? (No, maybe not.)
Before postmodern horrors such as 'Scream' and before lurid stalk n' slashers such as 'Friday the 13th', horror movies used to be taken seriously. Possibly none more seriously than this gloomy, po-faced satanic thriller, where all the leads - Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Billie Whitelaw - treat their roles deadly seriously, as though making an adaptation of the Bible. Which, in some senses, 'The Omen' is...
Earnest senator Richard Thorne ... ...A mysterious priest offers him the opportunity to adopt another baby without his wife's knowledge. Everything is rosy to begin with, with the early scenes of the Thorne's and their delightful son Damien shot like a Claims Direct commercial.
Things get menacing when a seemingly mad priest (Patrick Troughton) begins following Thorne, insisting Damien is no less than the Antichrist. Thorne is understandably upset by the suggestion, and dismisses the ...
Plissken 23.04.2001 (24.04.2001)
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‘The Omen’ is based on religion and uses psychology to provide the scary parts. Unlike current horror films which rely on special effects, ‘The Omen’ makes your imagination run riot and create imagery far scarier than any effects. It was made in the 70s so at times it can seem a bit dated, however the scary factor is still at boiling point.
Here’s the basic plot: Robert Thorn's (successful American Diplomat) wife gives ... ...to switch babies with a woman who died during child birth. Of course they agree and things seem fine for the moment. Later on strange things happen.
First the kid's nanny commits suicide and shortly afterwards a priest appears at the door claiming that their son must be killed as he’s the AntiChrist. They don’t take him seriously and hear later on that he was killed in a freak accident.
From hereon the film carries on and it gets more ...
chocoholic 09.08.2001
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Omen, The (1976)
Production Year: 2000 - Horror - Director: Keenen Ivory Wayans - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Carmen Electra, Anna Faris, Kurt Fuller, James Van Der Beek, Keenen Ivory Wayans
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