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Saturday 25 August 2012

The Omen(1976): Satan's son is now on Earth

  The Original Omen is one of the best Horror films in the 70's since Jaws, Halloween, The Exorcist and Poltergeist. I've seen the 2006 remake and I've made a review of it as well. Now since I've watched the original Omen I have to say that this is the best Horror film ever made and it is the best in the Omen trilogy since the 2006 remake(which everyone calls the worst Horror film ever made but for me it's not the worst remake it's a good remake)and this movie seriously has everything that every Horror fan needs. For the most part this is a really good Horror film and I seriously enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed the 2006 remake as well. For the most part the plot is also the same as the 2006 remake but the only difference is the style of the death scenes and the other thing that's different about the 2006 remake is the style of the movie and the new scenes that were not in the original Omen. This movie is really good and it really has all of the suspense and tension plus this movie has a lot of originality. What's great about the original Omen is that the film is full of suspenceful and tense moments and the whole movie is really scary and dark and the genuine suspense and scares are really good and it makes the movie look good as well. There are lots of suspenceful scenes in this film. The Nanny's death scene was creepy and really unexpected as well and I think that death scene is just the same in the 2006 remake the only difference is that after the Nanny hangs herself on the roof the Nanny crashed herself as well in the window while in the 2006 remake after the Nanny hangs herself her shoes falls on the bowl of punch so far both scenes are the same done only in a different style. While the film has a lot of impressive and genuine scares and spooks the film also has an amazing soundtrack thanks to Jerry Goldsmith's score and I did like the music in here just as I enjoyed the music in the 2006 Omen remake although I think both songs in the original and the remake are both good but the only difference between the songs in the film is mainly they're own style. The soundtrack's style in the original creates suspense, tension and genuine scares and spooks and thrills while the 2006 remake's song by Woman In Black and Scream trilogy composer Marco Beltrami creates a really deep and dark tone with atmosphere as well and I think both soundtracks are great the only difference is that the 2006 remake just creates a really deep and dark tone with atmosphere as well. Though the original Omen lacks atmosphere it's still a great film and the movie is just full of suspense and tension though it lacks the atmosphere of the 2006 remake there are some atmospheric parts in the film but it's not enough to make the atmosphere of the film. The other things I did like about The original Omen is that the death scenes are really intense and they're the same as the 2006 remake only done in a different style. The priest's death scene in this film is great the only difference with that scene is that it's done in a different style mainly because the way the priest died in this version uses suspense music instead of the atmosphere that was done in the 2006 remake. Because the priest's death scene in the remake is really atmospheric and that scene uses atmosphere while here in the original Omen it uses suspense music to create tension and suspense and I think that was a great idea so far. I also like the decapitation scene in the Original Omen and it is also done in a different style and the only difference with the decapitation scene in the original Omen is that the scene is repeated 5 or 6 times to scare the audiences while the one in the remake is just once and I think both decapitation scenes are done in a Final Destination like style and I did like that idea so far.  Now the acting is great the performances of Gregory Peck, Harvey Stephens and Lee Remick are really good and I think Harvey Stephens did a good job with his role as Damien Thorn and he looks scary and creepy at the same time although my toughest decision is that I should choose whose the scariest among the two actors who played Damien Thorn either Harvey Stephens or the kid in the remake plays Damien perfectly mainly I think I chose Harvey Stephens because Harvey Stephens looks scary and creepy at the same time from what I can tell from his face and he looks super scary in this movie so far. Director Richard Donner and Writer David Seltzer did a good job in creating a really suspenceful Horror film with lots of genuine scares and thrills I just felt bad that the next two sequels to this movie aren't as good as the original Omen and I wish it could have been better and the first two sequels could have been a lot better if both films follow the same path as the original and the remake. Overall The Omen is a really suspenceful Horror film with lots of genuine scares and spooks that keeps audiences scared in watching and this is the best 70's Horror film since Jaws, Halloween and Poltergeist along with The Exorcist.



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