Mysterious deaths surround an American ambassador. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist? The Devil's own son? The Omen is pure seventies horror at it's finest with Gregory Peck giving an amazing and oustanding perfomance but also a storyline packed with mystery, suspense and above else? Terror. This film is still memorable from the woman's suicide in the beginning but also from the priest getting impaled but also let's not forget the super creepy smile by Damien in the end of the film i mean that was disturbing. (10/10) (A+)

Richard Donner's horror classic "The Omen" is not nearly the most terrifying, but it certainly is the best film of this genre I have ever watched. And I watched a lot. The creators adhered to the golden rule that there must be nothing in it that can not happen in reality, which, on the one hand, limits the possibilities of leaving the imagination at will and make the film visually shocking, but on the other hand, it makes it more realistic and believable, and therefore more essentially dreadful. If we ignore the basic premise that Damien is literally the son of the Devil, story development, characterization and the way in which gradually builds up the atmosphere, make this film more eerie drama than a real horror. On the technical side, there's hardly any flaws, and among the actors in particular stand out performances of five-year-old Harvey Stephens in the role of Antichrist and Billie Whitelaw as a hellish nanny. And as icing on the cake, the greatest asset of this film is original music by Jerry Goldsmith, for me one of the greatest masterpieces of film music, for which he deservedly won an Oscar.10/10The quantity of jinx that followed the film was too big to be just a coincidence, so many believe that the movie touched in things that are better be left alone and thus earned the "curse of The Omen". Star Gregory Peck and screenwriter David Seltzer took separate planes to the UK, yet both planes were struck by lightning, and in Rome, lightning just missed the producer Harvey Bernhard. The plane that Peck was supposed to fly to Israel, from which he gave up at the last minute, crashed and there were no survivors. Rottweilers hired for the film attacked their trainers. A hotel at which director Richard Donner was staying got bombed by the IRA and he was also struck by a car. Several other members of the crew survived a frontal collision on the first day of shooting, and during post-production, John Richardson, in charge of special effects, suffered an accident in which he was injured and his girlfriend was beheaded. It only remains for us to hope that the "curse" refers only to creators, not to the audience.

When the Omen first came out during the summer of 1976, it became a horror blockbuster and spawned several sequels including a made for tv fourth one as well as a bad remake as well as two short lived tv series. This movie deals with the Antichrist as well as canine carnage. Gregory Peck and Lee Remick play the parents of a young kid named Damien Throne, played by Harvey Spencer Stephens when he was around five, who is fascinated with the devil. The soundtrack is chilling and the special effects are practical but enjoyable. Worth a rental.

The Omen came out in 1976 and serves as a British American horror film starring Gregory Peck,based on the novel by David Seltzer. The film follows a man and his wife who discover that there son is the Antichrist,the secretive son of the Devil. The Omen,when it came out,was probably a hit,I don't really see why? No offense but The Omen,is actually nothing original,it probably got its idea from The Exorcist at the time,the film though is very good..but I don't see the big fuse.And of course,the film was followed by three mind numbingly boring and a TV show titled 'Damien' that lasted for six episodes..lol. The Omen is a very good horror film but,to me, "much scarier than The Exorcist" according to The Telegraph..a*sholes..