This is a movie review for "The Omen", released June 25, 1976. This is the first movie I watched in 2020. We watched this January 2020.
Genre: Horror
Run Time: 1 Hour and 51 Minutes
Trailer
Official MPAA Rating (According to IMDB.com):
G / General Audiences
PG / Parental Guidance Suggested
PG-13 / Parents Strongly Cautioned
R / Restricted
X
Not Rated
Notable Cast
Gregory Peck ... Robert Thorn
Lee Remick ... Katherine Thorn
David Warner ... Keith Jennings
Billie Whitelaw ... Mrs. Baylock
Harvey Stephens ... Damien
Patrick Troughton ... Father Brennan
Plot
Robert and Katherine Thorn have not been able to have children. Finally, they are able to get pregnant but things start getting weird when the child (Damien) is about five years old. A nanny hangs herself off the mansion during a birthday party, all for Damien. The child screams when he is taken to church and hears the church bells, attacking his mother. What could the reason to these strange occurrences be? Is there something supernatural to what is going on? How can the problems and strange occurrences be stopped/corrected?
Rating Criteria
0/5 – No value whatsoever. Absolute waste of time.
1/5 – Barely worth any time.
2/5 – Pathetic but has a bit of something to hold the attention a little.
3/5 – Somewhat kept the attention but could definitely have used more.
4/5 – Good, but not awe-strikingly amazing. Could have maybe used a bit more to the movie.
5/5 – Go see it! Wonderful movie all around. – characters, music, theme, story line, etc.
3/5 - *SPOILERS*
This is a strange movie. I have watched "Rosemary's Baby" and "The Exorcist" but this is strange to me. I get the fact that they say Damien is spawn of the devil (or something similar) but... I definitely think that this would have been good horror/scare for the era though the content is a bit lame for nowadays [like "Rosemary's Baby" being terrifying back then but not so freaky nowadays]. Don't get me wrong; creepy children are creepy, especially when they try to kill their parents or family members or other people close (like babysitter/nanny).
Some things were predictable (like the photograph predicting the deaths and then the actual deaths). "Drink the blood of Christ" made me laugh "VAMPIRE". The rottweilers being at the graveyard was weird and creepy since Darien had one at home. The ending twist that Darien lived and was taken in by the friend (President of the US) was a bit predictable but very dumb because why didn't the ambassador lock the door to the church when he went to kill him on the altar? I recommend as it is interesting and keeps attention, but definitely not up to date since it is a 1976 movie (so don't expect much from the special effects and whatnot).
Anyways, that's my movie review. Thanks for reading!
~ Gracie Mae DeLunac
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