Stephanie Archer Film Inquiry Apr 8, 2023

When it comes to The Omen, it feels as though more entertainment is to be had, rather than horror, yet finds its own layer of terror that extends beyond religion.

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Rob Gonsalves Rob's Movie Vault Sep 20, 2022 D

"The Omen" was ridiculous in 1976 and it’s ridiculous now.

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Micheal Compton Bowling Green Daily News Nov 19, 2019 C

Director John Moore is very respectful to the original, with almost a shot-for-shot re-creation in this version. While I'll admit the film is well made, it lacks the tension and sense of doom that made the original work.

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Matt Brunson Film Frenzy Oct 19, 2019 2/4

The devil taking over the world is a terrifying concept, yet there's so little urgency to the proceedings that you'd think his master plan extended only to prank phone calls to the Vatican and TPing ministers' houses.

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Alberto Abuín Espinof Jun 28, 2019

A very loose and totally unnecessary film, that I hope will not make the new movie generations forget the original movie. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Ellie Lucas The Dispatch (Lexington, NC) Jun 5, 2019 2/4

In the world of the Antichrist, the original Omen reigns supreme.

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Namrata Joshi Outlook Jan 15, 2019 2/4

The film doesn't leave you with bad dreams. It just makes you wonder: what's the point watching this remake when DVDs of the original are at hand?

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Olivia Glazebrook The Spectator Feb 3, 2018

It's a highly entertaining comedy, and the best thing about it is - you don't have to watch any football.

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Joel Siegel Good Morning America Jan 5, 2018 C+

No gore, no death-defying screams and not too many scares either.

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Fernando F. Croce CinePassion Aug 30, 2009

Clunky retooling

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Felix Vasquez Jr. Cinema Crazed Apr 29, 2009 2/4

Certainly, it's not the worst remake of all time, but it really is one of the more ridiculous, unnecessary, and gimmicky of them.

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Cole Smithey ColeSmithey.com Apr 23, 2009 C-

While not a shot-for-shot copy of Richard Donner's far superior 1976 original "Omen," David Seltzer --the screenwriter of both films%u2014barely updates his original script for this gratuitous remake.

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Jim Lane Sacramento News & Review Aug 7, 2008 2/5

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Steve Biodrowski ESplatter Jul 4, 2008

... it's as if someone took a corpse, embalmed it to preserve the external appearance, slapped on a layer of fresh makeup, and then stuffed it full of animatronics to make it move and speak.

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Brian Holcomb Beyond Hollywood Apr 19, 2008

If you thought Van Sant's "Psycho" reshoot was weird, check this out. It's a community theater version of that old classic "The Omen", filled with all your favorite scenes.

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Jennie Kermode Eye for Film Dec 7, 2007 3.5/5

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Joe Lozito Big Picture Big Sound Jul 14, 2007 2/4

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Anton Bitel Film4 Jun 15, 2007 3/6

will no doubt divide viewers into those who agree that it is high time that the original received so slick a makeover, and those who wonder whether there is much real point to a retooling of such devilish fidelity to its source.

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Maria Garcia Film Journal International Mar 1, 2007

John Moore's The Omen is not as frightening as Richard Donner's 1976 version--Moore resorts to scare tactics rather than impending horror.

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Michael A. Smith Nolan's Pop Culture Review Dec 13, 2006 2.5/4

...the second half of the film, devoid of the cheap thrills and subliminal images that fill the first half, moves along smoothly...

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