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The Omen [Widescreen]

Actor(s): Julia Stiles, Liev Schreiber, Mia Farrow, David Thewlis, Pete Postlethwaite
Director(s): John Moore
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Movie Details

MPAA Rating: R
Content Advisory: Graphic Violence, Adult Situations, Profanity, Gore, Children in Peril
Movie Release: 2006
DVD Release: 10/17/2006
Format: DVD - Color,Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV
Edition: Dual Layered
Audio Tracks: English, French, Spanish
Subtitles: English, Spanish
SwapaDVD Credits: 1
Number of Discs: 1
Run Time: 1 hrs 50 mins
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Total Copies: 36
Genres: Horror, Supernatural Horror
See Also: The Omen [Fullscreen], The Omen [Blu-ray]

DVD Synopsis

A child that will steer humankind down the road to hellfire has been born, and as his evil flourishes in a world full of hate, the ominous Biblical prophecies slowly begin falling into place in director John Moore's remake of Richard Donner's 1976 horror classic. Robert (Liev Schreiber) and Katherine Thorn (Julia Stiles) were as loving parents as any young boy could ask for, but as fate would have it, their new son Damien is far from the typical child. Now, as the mysterious boy's growth begins to share frightening parallels with the Biblical passages detailing the rise of the Antichrist, and the lives of all who seek to reveal his true nature are cut gruesomely short, Robert and Katherine are forced to face the horrifying prospect that their child has been sent from Satan to hasten the fall of modern civilization, and that there is little they can do to curb his prophesied path of ultimate destruction. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

Actors

Julia Stiles - Katherine Thorn
Liev Schreiber - Robert Thorn
Mia Farrow - Mrs. Baylock
David Thewlis - Keith Jennings
Pete Postlethwaite - Father Brennan

Member Movie Reviews

Sandra P. from FRENCHTOWN, NJ wrote on 11/15/2009...

Excellant film!

Tiffany C. (jtcallaway) from VERONA, OH wrote on 10/5/2008...

Good horror movie, but not too scarry. Usually I can't watch scarry movies but was able to watch this one.

Jason C. (JJC) from NEWARK, NJ wrote on 12/28/2007...

A remake yet again. And again, of a horror classic.

Now, the remake factor is really starting to wear thin on me. Especially when nothing new is brought to the table. At least remakes like "The Thing" and "Dawn of the Dead" brought something a bit more tasty to the table..."The Omen" is simply a pointless, updated version of the classic (much like the 1998 "Psycho").

Is it done well? Sure, it looks good and there's some cool moments, but was this necessary...absolutely not. The script is credited to David Seltzer, who scripted the original. All he did was pencil in the 20 years of updated technology and wa-la, easy money.

The child they picked for Damien was well cast and leads Liev Shrieber and Julia Stiles give good performances, although not memorable.

The only things that stand out is; the return of Mia Farrow (no stranger to this fare with "Rosemary's Baby") who gives a great performance as the evil Miss Blalock, who worships Damien and protects his destiny, and Marco Beltrami's beautiful and haunting score.