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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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ThiefHott
1976/06/25

Too much of everything

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MusicChat
1976/06/26

It's complicated... I really like the directing, acting and writing but, there are issues with the way it's shot that I just can't deny. As much as I love the storytelling and the fantastic performance but, there are also certain scenes that didn't need to exist.

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Brendon Jones
1976/06/27

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

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Nicole
1976/06/28

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

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Smoreni Zmaj
1976/06/29

Richard Donner's horror classic "The Omen" is not nearly the most terrifying, but it certainly is the best film of this genre I have ever watched. And I watched a lot. The creators adhered to the golden rule that there must be nothing in it that can not happen in reality, which, on the one hand, limits the possibilities of leaving the imagination at will and make the film visually shocking, but on the other hand, it makes it more realistic and believable, and therefore more essentially dreadful. If we ignore the basic premise that Damien is literally the son of the Devil, story development, characterization and the way in which gradually builds up the atmosphere, make this film more eerie drama than a real horror. On the technical side, there's hardly any flaws, and among the actors in particular stand out performances of five-year-old Harvey Stephens in the role of Antichrist and Billie Whitelaw as a hellish nanny. And as icing on the cake, the greatest asset of this film is original music by Jerry Goldsmith, for me one of the greatest masterpieces of film music, for which he deservedly won an Oscar.10/10The quantity of jinx that followed the film was too big to be just a coincidence, so many believe that the movie touched in things that are better be left alone and thus earned the "curse of The Omen". Star Gregory Peck and screenwriter David Seltzer took separate planes to the UK, yet both planes were struck by lightning, and in Rome, lightning just missed the producer Harvey Bernhard. The plane that Peck was supposed to fly to Israel, from which he gave up at the last minute, crashed and there were no survivors. Rottweilers hired for the film attacked their trainers. A hotel at which director Richard Donner was staying got bombed by the IRA and he was also struck by a car. Several other members of the crew survived a frontal collision on the first day of shooting, and during post-production, John Richardson, in charge of special effects, suffered an accident in which he was injured and his girlfriend was beheaded. It only remains for us to hope that the "curse" refers only to creators, not to the audience.

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DylanW
1976/06/30

The Omen, directed by Richard Donner (director of The Goonies) and starring Gregory Peck as Robert Thorn and David Warner as Jennings, is an absolutely fantastic promotor not alone for the supernatural-horror genre, but for the film industry itself. Peck and Donner have both had phenomenal careers in acting, particularly Gregory Peck who has starred in Roman Holiday with Audrey Hepburn and To Kill A Mockingbird, based on the world-renowned novel by Harper Lee. Due to a fabulous duo and supporting cast, all who perform exceptionally, the visually stunning violence is encapsulating and completely unpredictable.The film is a supernatural, horror film, centered on the Anti-Christ/Spawn of Satan, who takes the form of a human boy. Off the synopsis alone, you know it'll be hard to get it wrong.The film is renowned for its enlightenment on the number of Satan, the triple-six (666). Based off readings in the bible, The Omen captures the pure essence of supernatural-horror, and, despite the antagonist being a small child, it can become truly terrifying thanks to a great psychotic demon-bodyguard… One of the best finale sequences I've yet to witness and should (if it even can) not disappoint.

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generationofswine
1976/07/01

I just recently re-watched this and the remake...there's really no fair comparison.Gregory Peck wins over Liev Schreiber, but then Peck is the better actor.Lee Remick is far more believable than Julia Stiles who doesn't seem to convey the same earnest fear and suspicion.David Thewlis is a good actor, but in bit parts he always seems to phone it in and David Warner was just the more believable photographer.I mean, the 1976 The Omen is dated, but that's not a bad thing and in this case you get the sense that they were doing something fresh and really trying to frighten you...and they did.By comparison the remake is paint by numbers and offers nothing new.1976 is, hands down the more frightening, more dramatic, and more suspenseful film. Compared to 2006. 1976 is believable.

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Fella_shibby
1976/07/02

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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