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- 2006
- R
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 50 m
- 2006
- R
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 50 m
Summary Director John Moore's remake of Richard Donner's 1976 horror classic.
Directed By: John Moore
Written By: David Seltzer
- 2006
- R
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 50 m
- 2006
- R
- Twentieth Century Fox
- 1 h 50 m
The Omen
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7.2
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Summary Director John Moore's remake of Richard Donner's 1976 horror classic.
Directed By: John Moore
Written By: David Seltzer
Where to Watch
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 34 Critic Reviews
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18% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
65% Mixed
22 Reviews
22 Reviews
18% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 34 Critic Reviews
43
18% Positive
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
65% Mixed
22 Reviews
22 Reviews
18% Negative
6 Reviews
6 Reviews
Director John Moore has added some creepy visuals and assembled an unusually strong cast for a horror flick.
Despite slick camera work by Jonathan Sela and intense, naturalistic performances by Liev Schreiber and Julia Stiles, The Omen retains the aura of ceremonious kitsch of the first movie, favoring a well-lighted, upscale Goth aesthetic punctuated with flashes of well-timed, cymbal-crashing shockers and giggly camp.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 94 User Ratings
7.2
53% Positive
50 Ratings
50 Ratings
35% Mixed
33 Ratings
33 Ratings
12% Negative
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 94 User Ratings
7.2
53% Positive
50 Ratings
50 Ratings
35% Mixed
33 Ratings
33 Ratings
12% Negative
11 Ratings
11 Ratings
This was an amazing movie with many memorable moments. The thrill of this movie was warranted especially since one of the few horror movies I enjoyed representing the devil and all things dark.
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An effectively eerie reimagining with a more modernized perspective on the story. It delivered and entertained throughout with an engaging pace and solid performances from Schrieber and Stiles. The atmosphere and scares were executed well and honestly i believe this is quite an underrated and an overly hated horror remake. Like many of the other remakes of late that are overly hated by horror purists this one deserves more credit. I don't know fans cant accept new takes on classics.
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The remake is a solidly crafted movie with a lot of good scares, but it also raises the question: Why even bother with an update?
New director John Moore just doesn't have original director Richard Donner's filmmaking flair, so the same scenes done the same way on phony-looking Prague locations without the benefit of Jerry Goldsmith's Oscar-winning score just seem terminally slow and flat.
Fans of the original will end up doing shot-by-shot comparisons. On every level, The Omen isn't just bad filmmaking, it's bad storytelling.
It's a terrible sign for a movie when the sole reason for its existence is a satanic opening date.
So initially when I first saw this movie I absolutely hated it. But after revisiting it I just think its overly mediocre. Its pretty much a shot for remake it's just less all around. Usually a redo takes the original and goes overboard with it. But director John Moore (Max Payne) takes a muted approach making most things have less impact. Most of the performances are good sexy Liev Schreiber (Scream), and the always dependable Julia Stiles (Save the last dance) are solid and Mia Farrow (Rosemary's Baby) is fun as the nanny. The only one whose lackluster is Damien himself, he's just pouty and annoying. Most of the death pieces are just okay except the awesome priest kill. The movie is completely unnecessary but its marginally entertaining, just forgettable.
Budget: $25m
Domestic Box Office: $55m
Worldwide Box Office: $120m
2.5/5
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Just like Gus Van Sant 1998 remake of Psycho, it's unnecessary to remake something if you are just going to do it shot-by-shot. The remake adds nothing remarkable and improves nothing from the original. They just recreated the 1976 version, but made it boring and overly cliched. Director John Moore is such a hack.
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Stick with the original. This remake is scene for scene but not as scary or well acted. Hollywood: DONT REMAKE A MOVIE UNLESS YOUR GOING TO IMPROVE IT! 3/10
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Awards
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
• 1 Win & 2 Nominations
Teen Choice Awards
• 2 Nominations
Razzie Awards
• 1 Nomination
