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Remake Warning!!!
Since Hollywood has run out of good ideas we must suffer remakes of all sorts. This one may be better than its original but that's not saying much at all. The boy who plays Damien is creepy and there are a few shocking deaths throughout the story. But the pace is much too slow to keep anyone who saw the same theatrical trailer advertising a fast pace thriller interested for the whole movie. There is an all-star cast and the story has some fun twists and turns but the acting feels forced except for action sequences. Check this out if you are a fan of the original or just have to see every horror movie ever created. Anyone else can pass this one up and rest easy by doing it. 3/5Read full review...
The Omen (2006, DVD)
If you want a remake of a classic that does its predecessor justice and then some, The Omen (2006) is just what you've been waiting for. John Moore plays it close to the bone next to Richard Donner's original horror masterpiece. Though it's pretty close to a scene for scene remake their are enough twists both subtle and dramatic to still make you jump! Their were times when I actually forgot I was watching the remake. This was largely due to the fine portrayal Robert Thorn by Liev Schreiber. There are several scenes where you are certain you just heard the line read by Gregory Peck. Mrs. Blaylock is cast perfectly with Mia Farrow stealing a couple of scenes, one of which is her violent death toward the climax. Julia Stiles is a close match to Lee Remick and she does a great job with the classic fall over the railing. I couldn't let the fine job of Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick as Damien go by unmentioned. Obviously cast for his similar appearance to Harvey Stephens from the original he pulls it off quite well right down to the smile/sneer at the end of the flick. I remember when I saw the Omen back in 1976 (I was 16 then, whew!), I was blown away by the special effects. Take a moment to think of your favorite death scene from the 1976 version and then realize that thirty years have passed and Oh, what a long way the special effects master have come. David Warner’s decapitation was numbing in the first movie where in the new version it is down right chill to the core frightening because of the real look. This one's a keeper everybody. Print some matching covers and put the old and the new together in the first row of your horror shelf.Read full review...
Could Of Been Better
Well, this movie it is pretty much like the orignal one just a little bit better, and I do mean just a little bit. I collect movies and mostly horror movies, and I will say this one is not one of my favorites but I am glad that I have it for my collection, and I did enjoy it a little it wasn't to bad or anything like that it's just that when I watched it I felt I already saw it a few times. I will give this movie a 3.5 Star rating out of a 5.Read full review...
Not the original !
How much you like this movie will probably depend on whether or not you've seen the original. If you haven't seen it then you'll probably think this is a good creepy movie - which it is, but the original was far more creepy. They left the creepy sound track out of the remake and the sound track really made the first movie. You should watch both and see what a difference a sound track makes in a movie. The graveyard scene in the first was also alot better - more dark and gloomy. Both are worth watching.Read full review...
The omen
The movie was pretty close to the old one. That is why I bought it to see how close the story lines would be. Overall the movie was better than what i thought it would be.