The Omen

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Theodore L Jan 12, 2019 A poor imitation of a great original.

Draco P Nov 20, 2018 Totally unnecessary and extremely inferior remake of the scary 1976 classic. This version is not scary, it is badly put together and uninteresting. See more

Poe L Sep 15, 2018 Worst remake ever. The Omen (2006), directed by John Moore, is essentially a shot for shot remake of the original horror classic The Omen (1976) directed by Richard Donner. This new remake is like if a child held a camera for 2 hours while someone tried to make an Omen film. The shaky camera work never stops moving. Truly atrocious cinematography. The direction is uninspired as literally every shot of this movie is a rehash of the original, except they managed to make it worse every time. Gone is the brisk speed of The Omen (1976). The pacing of The Omen (2006) is non-existent as they made a near 2 hour movie feel like 3 hours. Horrible editing that jumps randomly whether to a new scene or an awful and not scary jump scare make this movie drag. They did not even get the iconic score from The Omen to at least give you something to listen to as you wish you would die so you did not have to watch this terrible movie. Worse than pointlessly remaking a classic shot for shot, but worse is that they changed the dialogue to dumber phrasing that makes less sense. The characters constantly refer to something that never happened on screen because they cut out parts of the original, but characters act in this one as if these events took place. It's astonishing the number of changes they made for no reason that weaken the story. This movie hardly even makes sense in a modern era, let alone changing sequences to incoherent insanity. The acting is the worst part however. Liev Schreiber is no Gregory Peck. He is as bland as milquetoast and never even sounds like he is consciously speaking. If he were speaking from his sleep throughout the entire film, I would not be surprised. The few times he tries to actually emote, he overacts. Julia Stiles is so bored and miserable in The Omen (2006) that you almost feel bad for her. Almost. She is lackluster and dull during the entire time she is on screen. I cannot believe that they cast these two downgrades from the original as the leads. There is no chemistry or enjoyment here. Furthermore, I just want to complain about how bad Mia Farrow is every time she is on screen. She overacts and feels so out of place. Is this a parody of The Omen or what? It's disgraceful to even have cast her. Lastly, why would they waste Pete Postlehwaite, David Thewlis, and Michael Gambon in this? What an embarrassing movie. Just awful. Please just watch the original trilogy of films and skip this one. I hate this movie and I do not want you to subject yourself to a terrible Omen film. Watch the original 1976 film instead, I implore you! See more

Kylo S Feb 15, 2018 So unneeded. Poorly done in comparison to the original, which used except directing and subtle terror to make giant impression. This one relies in a faster pace to suit those who are impatient, but loses everything but added melodrama and cheapness. See more

Han L Nov 15, 2017 The Original Omen is one of my favorite horror movies of all time. While this remake is not bad it does not live up to the original. It does not add anything, except for a better look. That said, it is not a bad movie and if you did not see the original, then you should be satisfied with it See more

Harry L Apr 19, 2017 I'll have to rewatch this for a review/re-rating since my memory of a movie I saw a decade ago isn't the best.

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