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The Omen

The Omen (1976)

June. 25,1976
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7.5
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R
| Horror Thriller

Immediately after their miscarriage, the US diplomat Robert Thorn adopts the newborn Damien without the knowledge of his wife. Yet what he doesn’t know is that their new son is the son of the devil.

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lorcan-61881
1976/06/25

The Omen came out in 1976 and serves as a British American horror film starring Gregory Peck,based on the novel by David Seltzer. The film follows a man and his wife who discover that there son is the Antichrist,the secretive son of the Devil. The Omen,when it came out,was probably a hit,I don't really see why? No offense but The Omen,is actually nothing original,it probably got its idea from The Exorcist at the time,the film though is very good..but I don't see the big fuse.And of course,the film was followed by three mind numbingly boring and a TV show titled 'Damien' that lasted for six episodes..lol. The Omen is a very good horror film but,to me, "much scarier than The Exorcist" according to The Telegraph..a*sholes..

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leplatypus
1976/06/26

As Donner tells, either you take it as thriller, either you take it religiously: i notice that the production did choice 1 and got really plagued during shooting (the featurette about it is totally scary!)... Me, i take choice 2 and as an adult today, the movie still disturbs me; thus you can imagine how i felt when i saw it as a kid!! I have always believed that dark forces torment us and that we need all our faith to get through! In all cases, the movie is an exceptional piece with all things neatly done: the European setting, the casting, the music and the kicking directing! The story never lets the tension down and rather gradually gets more and more heavy! I see that a remake has been done but i don't understand the reason as this one hasn't lost its power and nobody can take the seat of big caring Gregory, serious Warner and nasty governess... At the end, this movie is for ma as good (or as evil) as the other similar movie that upsets me: Prince of Darkness as you can really feel the cold hand of devil...

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Uriah43
1976/06/27

When their baby dies only hours after being born a diplomat named "Robert Thorn " (Gregory Peck) is given the opportunity to replace it with another baby born at that exact same time without his wife "Katherine" (Lee Remick) discovering the truth. However, as the child begins to grow he notices some strange occurrences which become even more disturbing as time passes. It's at this time that a priest named "Father Brennan" (Patrick Troughton) comes forward and tries to warn Robert Thorn—who is now the United States Ambassador to Great Britain--about the true identity of his son. Unfortunately, the priest soon meets with a tragic death which leads a photographer named "Keith Jennings" (David Warner) to research even further-and what he discovers is truly frightening. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was a decent film concerning Biblical prophecy on the topic of the Anti-Christ. Unfortunately, as is so often the case, the writers (in this case David Seltzer) typically add some extremely ridiculous scenarios which go well beyond anything ever mentioned in the Bible. For example, this film goes to great lengths to depict the mother of the Anti-Christ as being a jackal. I'm not kidding. But despite this rather goofy assertion this was still a decent enough horror film and I have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.

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Fella_shibby
1976/06/28

I saw this first on a VHS with my dad in the mid 80s. Found it to be scary n the soundtrack very memorable. Bought the dvds of the trilogy n the remake. Revisited this recently. Felt obliged to write a review of it as this is one of the best horror/drama with top notch acting by A grade actors. 1)This awesome horror flick is helped immensely by the leads, Gregory Peck and Lee Remick. Both had impressive film backgrounds. 2)Jerry Goldsmiths score is awesome enough to send chills up your spine. 3)Richard Donner did a terrifc job as the director of this classic. 4)Harvey Stephens as Damien, the child gave a remarkable devilish portrayal understanding the facial expression extremely well. 5)Bizarre n imaginative death sequences. 6)Top notch photography by Gilbert Taylor. 7)Very good editing by Stuart Baird. I never found it to be boring. 8)The death of the photographer (David Warner) still reigns supreme perhaps of all cinemas.I know that this film has been reviewed to death and is pretty much known or has been seen by every horror fan in existence. So is there anything more to be said. Jus an obligation from another horror fan.

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