Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

Anoushka Slater While it doesn't offer any answers, it both thrills and makes you think.

Darin One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.

thesar-2 If not for Mom, Dad & Donner, The Omen would've just come across as capitalizing on The Exorcist. Yes, I know the horror trend back in the early to mid-70s (or all of the 1970s?) was Religious horror. I guess people were trying to cleanse themselves from that hippie, Earth-loving 60s.I'm going to fast-forward a bit. A friend wanted me to see Omen III, or The Final Conflict, so I figured I'd revisit the series. I remember seeing the first and the 2006 remake years ago, but not parts II and III. But, I don't remember the content of either much, so this was like first-time viewings for me.I wanted more, I thought as I watched part 1 from 1976. I loved the story, sets and acting, plus the gruesome deaths from that timeframe. But, I still thought more could've been done to expand on the story.That all said, I now appreciate this film more thanks to the 2006 remake. That hollow, terrible retread really showed me how powerful and effective the original was.On its own, it's still a nice, slow-burn of an Antichrist story. Basically, spoiler?, Damien comes into the lives of a political couple and whenever anyone comes close to the truth, they mysteriously disappear. Will 5-year-old Damien survive all his assassination attempts? I dunno. Maybe look to see if there are any sequels…oh, I see.It's not perfect and it IS a slow-burn, but the score, acting, tension and absolute mood makes up for any shortcomings.***Final thoughts: After watching the original, and really only, trilogy, it's safe to say, just watch part one. None of the others are worth the trip. It's like one long 6-hour TV-miniseries with plenty of downtime throughout.

Tweekums At six o'clock on the sixth of June two children are born in Rome; one is born to the wife of American diplomat Robert Thorn but dies soon after birth, the other to a woman who dies during childbirth. A priest at the hospital suggests that Thorn takes the surviving child and raise him as his own… without telling his mother.Time passes and Thorn is made Ambassador to the Court of St James. Everything goes well until the child, named Damien, is five when his nanny hangs herself in a very public manner. She is replaced by Mrs. Baylock, a sinister woman who claims to have been sent by the agency. Soon afterwards a priest tries to warn Thorn about his son; what he says sound like the ravings of a mad man; references to Revelations and prophecies about the arrival of the Antichrist! Soon afterwards the priest is killed in a freak accident and Thorn is approached by a photographer who has noticed strange shadows on pictures he had taken of the nanny and the priest that feature strange shadows that mirror the way they died. By now Thorn is very concerned so returns to Italy to discover the truth about his son… meanwhile back in London his wife is in grave danger.This is a classic '70s horror film but don't expect it to be very scary. There are a few shocks and some mildly gory moments. This doesn't mean it isn't worth watching though; the story is solid and the cast is impressive. Gregory Peck does a fine job as Robert Thorn; especially towards the end as he learns the dreadful truth and realises what he must try to do. Lee Remick is also good as his wife, Billie Whitelaw is suitably sinister as Mrs. Baylock and David Warner impresses as the photographer. Harvey Spencer Stephens doesn't really have much to do as the young Damien but he certainly manages to smile in a creepy way. The film does show its age in places and certain things seem too unlikely; notably the Thorns failing to check up on Mrs. Baylock's references and the way Robert Thorn goes off to Italy then Israel without any of the protection one would expect a senior diplomat to have… assuming he could get time off! The ending is a bit down beat but that does at least leave things open for the later films in the series. Overall I'd certainly recommend this to horror fans; especially those for like horror films inspired by religion.

Fella_shibby I saw this first on a VHS with my dad in the mid 80s. Found it to be scary n the soundtrack very memorable. Bought the dvds of the trilogy n the remake. Revisited this recently. Felt obliged to write a review of it as this is one of the best horror/drama with top notch acting by A grade actors. 1)This awesome horror flick is helped immensely by the leads, Gregory Peck and Lee Remick. Both had impressive film backgrounds. 2)Jerry Goldsmiths score is awesome enough to send chills up your spine. 3)Richard Donner did a terrifc job as the director of this classic. 4)Harvey Stephens as Damien, the child gave a remarkable devilish portrayal understanding the facial expression extremely well. 5)Bizarre n imaginative death sequences. 6)Top notch photography by Gilbert Taylor. 7)Very good editing by Stuart Baird. I never found it to be boring. 8)The death of the photographer (David Warner) still reigns supreme perhaps of all cinemas.I know that this film has been reviewed to death and is pretty much known or has been seen by every horror fan in existence. So is there anything more to be said. Jus an obligation from another horror fan.

Hitchcoc This tale of the coming of the anti-Christ is incredibly captivating. What begins as a simple story of a man and his family, his wife and little boy, turns into a truly gripping film about a demon that is about to enter the world and hold sway. Gregory Peck plays the father and Lee Remick the mother of a little boy who is utterly evil. Of course, since we are all sane people, we don't believe there can be such a thing, and we go to the ends of the earth for our children. Damien, who is a precocious, but reckless kid takes his devil role very seriously. His father suspects something is wrong and goes about trying to figure things out. Meanwhile, Damien's mother is left alone with the little fellow. Eventually, things move to new heights and the violence comes. By the way, what an awesome choice for a musical score--"Carmina Burana."