New Omen Movie.

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Now the original Omen relied on being a complete shock and surprise to the audience. We questioned everything we saw and could never predict the next frame. It constantly kept you on edge. This film never achieves the same level of tension because it is essentially a shot by shot remake of the first Omen. We're ten steps ahead of the actors every step of the way. Every time I saw David Thewlis, all I could think was "You're going to be short a head by the end of this film." The new Thorne's are adequate but greatly suffer by comparison to Gregory Peck and Lee Remick. They're too young and just don't have the gravitas of their predecessors. The new Damien is comically evil, which completely eliminates the shock and ambivalence we felt in the original when Thorn actually took steps toward killing him. There's no interior struggle in the audience whatsoever because this kid is obviously evil and needs to die. Mrs. Baylock is played rather hammy by Mia Farrow and becomes an audience favourite instead of the leering, frightening mad dog she was in the original. Her death in the new film is one of the few things that is actually less gory than the original. Which brings me to what this film does right. Unfortunately, all that justifies this film is two deaths: Father Brennan's death is actually a lot more effective in this one, than it was in the original and Jennings beheading, though not quite as iconic as it was in the original due in large part to its being expected, is very well done. The film is also very visually lush, there's definitely a far larger budget at work than that of the original. But it's missing the music (which was half of what made the original frightening) and just the overall spirit of the 1978 version.While not as perfect as the original, "The Omen" (2006) is a successful film that is deeply creepy, well-acted, and directed.I felt thoroughly satisfied, chilled to the bone, and ready to watch the original again as to compare it to the remake. Ah, if only every remake could be like this.7/10