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The Omen is the tale of the Devil's child being born
as the son of a leading American politician and his wife,
and follows the horrifying events as the forces of good and
evil battle to either destroy Damien, or protect him.
A masterpiece of film-making, it not only has brilliant photography,
but also a score that will have the hairs on your neck sticking
out like cactus spikes. (It also won Jerry Goldsmith his only
Oscar.)
Made for an impossibly low $2.25 million, The Omen
struck a psychological chord with film audiences. The makers
said they achieved that by getting rid of the over-the-top
horror and replacing it with believable menace.
Gregory Peck plays a father who is split between believing
his son is actually the Devil's child and fearing for his
own sanity.
It takes the deaths of a number of people - including several
who have been warning him - before he truly believes his predicament.
There are plenty of strange, fatal accidents throughout
the movie and while they are not over-the-top gory, they do
not pull punches on an emoptional level and when they occur
they rachet up the menacing feeling in the movie.
Deliberately paced to start with, The Omen gains
such momentum it will leave your couch arms indented with
finger marks and you gasping for air.
Conclusion: Movie 90%, Extras 85%
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