The Omen

I was able to get into a press screening leading up to Fox's big "Omen" press junket in NYC.Judging by the IMDb boards, people seem to be going into this remake with some very strong preconceptions. People who hate the... Read more at imdb.com

I can't understand this remake binge Hollywood has gone on. Has everyone just gotten too lazy to come up with any original ideas? Some remakes that improve on the original might be worth the time, money, and effort to produce... Read more at imdb.com

A re-make of the original horror classic of 1976, this film offers nothing more than the original film has already given us, besides some admittedly impressive death scenes. This re-make is far below the standard set by the original film.... Read more at imdb.com

This remake is like listening to a cover version of a Beatles song. You like it but really want to hear the original again. The original Omen is such a terrific film, convincing, beautifully cast and with a great, raw... Read more at imdb.com

Movie was good, better than expected, don't know why but it reminded me a lot to stigmata, anyways, picture is pretty good all over the movie, characters were chosen fine, i think Julia Stiles is still too young for her character,... Read more at imdb.com

I really liked the original Omen. It didn't need to be re-made. There is nothing that modern film-making has brought to this film to make it stand out against the original. It's not as scary, not as honest or raw.... Read more at imdb.com

Sure, we often find it sad that Hollywood can't find something original to produce... but what-the-hey, how many new productions of Shakespeare's works come out every year? ...Maybe David Seltzer is not quite the same as Shakespeare (History will decide!!!)... Read more at imdb.com

In a nutshell, if you've never heard of the original or are unaware of the storyline, the average horror film lover will enjoy this flick. If however you saw/liked the original, you'll likely still enjoy it..but you'll know exactly what's... Read more at imdb.com

"The Omen" is one of those movies that still hold up so well, there's really no need to remake them. The date of June 6th 2006 was probably the most tempting thing for producers to release a new version of... Read more at imdb.com

This remake of the 1976 Omen is technically not bad but really adds little to the original story, except maybe to use a few recent disasters as proof that prophecies are coming true, i.e. World Trade Center, space shuttle crashing,... Read more at imdb.com

Frighteningly unimaginative director John Moore is clueless on how to recharge this story, so he simply regurgitates Donners work, this time with a suffocating polish that drains the picture of any menace. Moore is even worse with his actors. ... Full Review

The film's big weakness is young Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick as Damien - he's creepy enough as a cutaway, but too one note overall.If the purpose of a remake is to bring an older film to a new audience, "The Omen" must be considered a success. But, The Omen is a well-made supernatural thriller that moves along at a good and entertaining clip, from the shocking Damien, its all for you! ... Full Review

About the only satisfactory thing about The Omen are the performances. Plot stupidities abound ... Full Review

The latest, and certainly not the least, of these is John Moore's The Omen , reverentially reprising all the key moments from Richard Donner's infernal potboiler from 1976, while bringing Armageddon right into the 21st century. When his own baby dies shortly after its birth in a Catholic hospital in Rome, devastated American diplomat Robert Thorn (Schreiber) agrees to adopt an orphaned newborn boy in its place without telling his wife Kathryn (Stiles) about the swap. ... Full Review

And I dont have a real problem with little Seamus, other than all I wanted to do was kiss him and pinch his cheeks. You know that I try very hard to be nice to children. ... Full Review

April 23, 2008 The date is one that comes but once a century, so what better way to capitalize on the sixth of June with a movie which brings about the start of Armageddon? ... Full Article

Keeping things fresh, Liev Schreiber has signed on for another role.He's already working on Defiance , which has him playing one of three Jewish brothers who escape Nazi-occupied Poland and join the Russian resistance. ... Full Article

It appears that we have the same yelling that occurred with Rob Zombie's remake of the venerable Halloween. Since I have not seen the original Omen, I am not cursed with having to compare and can judge the film on... ... Full Article

Julia Stiles latest horror flick, the remake of The Omen that opened this past 6/6/06 was released this week on DVD as a stand-alone or as a part of The Omen Collection (featuring the first four films and the remake... ... Full Article

"God will forgive this little deception."The Omen is a remake so direct as to be almost identical to Richard Donner's 1976 movie of the same name -- not quite shot-for-shot a lá Gus Van Sant's Psycho , but close. ... Full Article