The Omen (1976)
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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Excellent, Without a doubt!!
A great psychological horror flick that also mixes in some graphical scenes. Chilling atmosphere sets a great mood with the help of an awesome musical score! One of the finest in it's genre!
A-Z Horror Movie of the Day..."The Omen" (R - 1976 - US)Sub-Genre: Paranormal/DemonMy Score: 7.6Cast=8 Acting=7 Plot=8 Ending=9 Story=9 Scare=8 Jump=5 F/X=6 Creep=8 Demon=8Mysterious deaths surround an American ambassador. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist? The Devil's own son? "Look at me Damien...It's all for you." Pound for pound one of the greatest horror franchises ever made!! I feel it's a little dated, but still one of the best classic horror films. If you ever watch a possessed child movie...you almost have to compare it to Damien. Some say this is a better movie than "The Exorcist". I don't agree with that, but if you have never seen it this would be a great watch!!
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...
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.