Omen

Pros: Love it love it love it
Cons: Bah

One of the scariest movies in history, in my humble opinion, is Donner's 1976 The Omen. I love this one so much that I watch it every year at Halloween... and often in between. This is the story of Damien. You ...

Pros: Atmospheric. Good performances. Creepy Gregorian Chant score.
Cons: Has a tendency to take itself too seriously at times.

Things have not been going so well with my new kabuki musical version of The Last Seduction - Bridget Over Troubled Waters. We are having a terrible time coming up with stars with the correct combination of talent and charisma to play...

Pros: Acting; direction; photography; musical score
Cons: One or two "outdoor" sets are clearly indoor sets, but so what?

When I recently reviewed the 2006 remake of The Omen, I concluded by saying that the '76 original all but blows it away. After having said that, I thought it prudent to watch the original once again (for the upteenth time!) just to be certain ...

Pros: classic horror movie, very little gore, implied nasties!
Cons: Very little/no special effects

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For horror movies, many saw it's golden age (along with the golden age of movies) during the late 60's and 70's as countless horror classics like Rosemary's Baby and The Exorcist were turned out, pushing film boundaries and coming out with g ...

Pros: A solid and still scary movie. Rightfully stands as a minor classic of its kind.
Cons: Like any movie from the '70s/'80s...the fashions are a little scary too.

I had not seen this movie in about 15 years, when I decided to take a look. It was an old favorite of mine from my teen years...always loved the soundtrack. I expected that it would have aged pretty horribly...but BOY was I pleasantly surprised. It's a ...

Pros: The understated musical score by Jerry Goldsmith
Cons: Presents an unabashedly Protestant view of prophecy

Damien Thorn is the Antichrist. THE OMEN tells us, in movie form, how he comes into the world.

Gregory Peck and Lee Remick play the Thorns; he is the Ambassador to the Court of St. James, and she is his wife. When their first child dies after...

Pros: Depressing in a good way
Cons: Dated elements

I enjoyed having nightmares as a child because, in prepubescence, they produced the most intense sensations within my ken. The threat of death, as was so often the crux of these bad dreams, made me feel gloriously alive. Thus, when The Omen came into my...

Pros: The characters and story is very well made. The acting is superb.
Cons: This movie isn't made for everyone...

Directed by Richard Donner (Lethal Weapon, The Lost Boys), "The Omen" is a gripping psychological thriller. I first saw this film eight years ago on Joe Bob's Monstervision, and it scared the life out of me. What was more was that the story itself ...

Pros: mildly scary, decent performances, nice London scenery
Cons: some really goofy dialogue, Lee Remick's performance isn't the greatest in the world

If you've read your Bible, you know that Satan has a begotten son too. As time keeps droning on, and the threat of Armageddon draws decidedly nearer, there's something about the Omen series that just keeps drawing people in. Truthfully, this first Omen...

Pros: Music, scares
Cons: preposterous in spots, even for fiction

Well who says movies can't accurately predict the future? This is the first film in a three volume saga of the Antichrist come to earth under the name Damien (aka: William Jefferson Clinton in real life). Gregory Peck stars as Robert Thorn, the...

Pros: The atmosphere, the music, the inventive killings, that creepy KID!
Cons: Not a movie for the church choir.

One of the classics of seventies horror, alongside The Exorcist, The Shining, and Carrie, The Omen is a nasty little nugget that offers us this cute little tyke who also turns out to be the spawn of Satan! Stylish and dark, this one has been all but...

Pros: The Omen
Cons: None

Staring: Gregory Peck & Lee Remick

I've seen many movies in my life and The Omen trilogy is one of the few horror/suspense movie series I've seen that both shocks and gives me chills all each time I see it. The version of The Omen I will...

Pros: Gregory Peck and Lee Remick; Richard Donner's direction; Jerry Goldsmith's score
Cons: Some very disturbing scenes, including a nasty decapitation

One of the most artistically and commercially successful horror films of all times, the 1976 thriller THE OMEN continues the Satanic tradition of past horror masterpieces like ROSEMARY'S BABY and THE EXORCIST. It may seem quite dated by today's...

Pros: Restored print on DVD release looks great, Richard Donner's direction, and Gregory Peck's performance
Cons: The screenplay sucks...but then again Hollywood hates God anyway.

Believe it or not, but I actually read the novel before I saw the movie.

David Seltzer's novel, based on his screenplay, went into more detail concerning the events surrounding a doomsday prophecy (hmmm...an "omen," perhaps?) foretold two...