The Omen (1976) Fox BluRay 111m Director: Richard Donner Stars: Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Billie Whitelaw, Harvey Stephens
Robert Thorn is a successful millionaire. A priest approaches him when his wife gives birth to a stillborn baby with an offer to switch the child for one abandoned at birth. Unknown to the mother he agrees. Several years pass and soon after accepting an ambassadorship Thorn soon learns the true, devilish nature of his adopted son.
Much like the influential "The Exorcist", "The Omen" mines Catholicism for a Biblically-heavy horror film with a classy cast but with much less viscera. "The Omen" is old school film-making with touches of Hitchcock here and there. (4.5/5)
Robert Thorn is a successful millionaire. A priest approaches him when his wife gives birth to a stillborn baby with an offer to switch the child for one abandoned at birth. Unknown to the mother he agrees. Several years pass and soon after accepting an ambassadorship Thorn soon learns the true, devilish nature of his adopted son.
Much like the influential "The Exorcist", "The Omen" mines Catholicism for a Biblically-heavy horror film with a classy cast but with much less viscera. "The Omen" is old school film-making with touches of Hitchcock here and there. (4.5/5)