Review of The Omen (2006) by Chris I — 22 Jun 2012

This remake of the 1976 classic seriously is one of the best remakes ever made and it is one of the best Horror films of 2006 as well. The Omen is a great film and I like the style of this movie it's very dark and grimy from start to finish.

This movie has the same plot as the original Omen and the plot of this movie is about a young couple name Robert and Katherine Thorn who raise a new child name Damien after Katherine gives birth to him.

But soon the couple realized that they're son is not who he is and he carries a birthmark in which it reveals that they're son is the beast and Robert Thorn learns all of the mysteries by finding more clues about his own son and his true self as well.

Like I said The Omen is a really good Horror film and it is one of the most appreciating remakes and worth a watch as well.From the start everything is perfect and all of the scenes are really good. What's great about The Omen is that this movie has the same feel as the original the only thing is that the movie is much more darker and scarier than the 1976 classic and the feel of this movie is really dark which I seriously like in the movie the characters are also good and the new Damien is even darker than before while the evil Nanny who is the apostle of the Devil is very creepy thanks to the performance of Mia Farrow which I like a lot in the film.

This film seriously has all of the right things that every Horror film needs and everything is in this movie that most Horror remakes and other Horror films are missing as well. I was fascinated with the themes and tones of this film because the idea of this remake is that the film is scarier and darker than other Horror films and it is true as well to the original 1976 classic only with more darker and deeper tones and themes that keeps the viewers interested from watching it.

Other than that I also like the music in the film and the music makes the movie look dark and deep I was really fund of the soundtrack of this movie and Marco Beltrami's music seriously creeps me out and the music is freaky as hell and I love the way Marco Beltrami uses his music in these kinds of films even on his work on the soundtrack for The Thing prequel and The Woman In Black and I think Marco Beltrami's song is way better in this movie and he has the best songs composed in this film since The Woman In Black.

I was also fund of the suspense and tension in this movie and to be honest I love the scares in this movie and I don't understand all of the negative reviews of this movie and I don't agree that this remake is completely plain dumb and this is in my opinion a fascinating and fabulous Horror film that keeps you interested from watching more of it.

There are also some great scenes in this film that has the same kind of style in the original film mainly those are the death scenes only done in a very dark style which really interest me. The priest death scene in this film is much more darker than the one in the original film and it also looks realistic and that death scene is really atmospheric and when he was running to the church that scene when he's running to the church is so atmospheric and the atmosphere is well used in the film a lot and I like the death scene of the priest in this movie.

The scene where the first Nanny hangs herself is so creepy and really dark because the music in that scene makes it feel even darker and that scene seriously creeped me out a lot. And I also like the most famous scene in The Omen which is the decapitation scene and I think it's probably the most thrilling and the most outstanding kill in the film and that death scene is so Final Destination like style because the way Keith died is really Final Destination like a lot and I was also fascinated with the way he died and the decapitation looks realistic and I like that scene a lot and the death scenes in this film are really done in a darker and Final Destination style and who can't even escape death in the Final Destination films while in The Omen who can't possibly escape Satan the devil in the entire film which is really good and The Omen seriously became a cult classic back in the 1970's.

Now the acting is great the new actor who plays Damien is creepy as hell even Julia Stiles and Liev Schreiber does a really good job with they're work in the film as Damien's parents and Mia Farrow also creeped me out when she played the evil Nanny plus I also enjoy the performances of Michael Gambon and Robert Thewlis in the film and so far the performances from the casts are great.

Director John Moore did a good job with his work on this movie and I hope he makes more good movies again for someday and I'm hoping that he will do a really good job with his next film the fifth Die Hard movie and I'm willing to see it as well.

Overall The Omen gets a 10/10 because this movie has a lot of darker and deeper tones and themes plus the film also has an amazing soundtrack from Marco Beltrami and this movie also has a lot of incredible scenes with tense and suspenceful moments as well.

I'm planning to watch the original 1976 classic and I'm going to make a review and compare both the remake and the original 1976 classic which is directed by comic book writer and artist Richard Donner.