SnoReptilePlenty Memorable, crazy movie

Onlinewsma Absolutely Brilliant!

Limerculer A waste of 90 minutes of my life

ChanFamous I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

joshuabush-28688 I love this movie! This is a classic of sheer terror that holds up to date prior to it's release. I am christian myself, so this makes the movie even scarier! *yikes*

rensosalch Perfect timing , the music , the story all is great

chimera3 What does the title for my review have anything to do with "The Omen"? Well, for any film junkie out there who knows a thing or two about either the first original "Superman" and the "Lethal Weapon" franchise, they will know that Richard Donner was responsible for them...as well as "The Omen." If there were any two horror movies that stuck out the most in 1976, they would have to be this and "Carrie." No way around that. God bless Richard Donner for this work of art.Lee Remick and Gregory Peck are two parents who want nothing more than to have a child of their own. They try and they try and fail. The answer to their prayers comes in the form of a baby born to a mother who had recently died in childbirth. They take the baby home and name him Damien. And that's when things get exceptionally creepy.Fast forward a few years with a birthday party for Damien. His shady nanny says, "This is all for you, Damien!" and then kills herself by jumping out of a window with a rope around her neck. Next, his parents try taking him to church and he cries and struggles in their grasp. If it isn't one thing, it is another with the boy. There is almost no control over him.After a few unexplained deaths and a near-miss or two, Mr. Peck finds out through a priest that Damien was not his own but rather the son of Satan himself and a female jackal, which we know to be the Antichrist. He then discovers that the boy has the mark of the beast on his head, that being "666" beneath his scalp. It is at that point that he has no choice but to kill the boy, but police stop him and kill him before he can harm Damien.From what I have heard, doing this movie was no easy feat because of some rather unexplained instances on the set, as was with "The Exorcist." In the end, have an open mind when it comes to this movie. You may discover some things that you wouldn't ordinarily know about Satan and the Antichrist. Like all other classic movies, this just had to be remade...but we all know that the 2006 version couldn't possibly measure up to this one. It's just not possible.Anyway, with all other classic movies, you may want to watch this one with the lights on and with a few people around you. The suspense by itself will make you jump a considerable distance and it's good when you have one or two people with you so that you don't have to do it alone. As I said, watch with an open mind...and at your own risk.

philllipveburst-41155 Honestly Peck is a very stiff actor... not one of my favorite actors for certain. But dammit he "gets the job done" in this one (also see Cape Fear the original). Warner ... very underrated actor. Saw another reviewer say the same thing. Didn't steal it from them, but I do agree. Brilliant in this film anyway. Don't see "The Island" if you can help it. He actually saves that wretched movie! When that first Nanny jumps off the window ledge and crashes into the window below...? WOW! The first time you see that scene... if the hair does not stand up on your arms and the back of your neck at the same time.... I don't know? Are you human?!? Maybe you're "The Anti-Christ". And Mrs. Blaylock... I don't get nightmares very easily, but that is the creepiest performance I have ever seen in my entire life. Talk about brilliant casting and a super job of acting. Holy Crap Batman! Unreal movie on the heels of The Exorcist. Completely different film, but equally compelling. I see these people giving this movie a low rating, and I think... they just want to find fault with something great. Makes themselves feel better about themselves, I guess. If it's not your "cup", then why watch it to start with? Just to find fault? It's not Disney here people.if you are actually a fan of the genre, and you don't like this movie... I don't know? It's not Saw or Wrong Turn....thank God!