The Omen 666

[Drace]

I've just seen (and I do mean just as in... a half hour ago in the cinema) and I got to say, I'm impressed. Sure, The Omen 666 IS a remake of The Omen and sure, it's not a horror like A Nightmare On Elm Street, Dog Soldiers, Dawn Of The Dead or something a like. But The Omen 666 is a fairly great movie. I enjoyed it very much.

First of all, the overall story of the movie. I've always loved the whole Apocalypse and antichrist story and they do it very well here. They thrown in some priests, some stuff from the bible but overall a lot of dead. Though, you won't see the actual Apocalypse in this movie, you do get to see the start of it. The ending also implies a sequel.

Like I said, The Omen 666 isn't your average horror movie. You already know who the bad guy is so that turns the tables around. Though, the others don't know it. Said this, there are some who do know it and they have a big part in the movie.

Said that, I'm heading to the next point. The scares. Horror movies nowadays deliver almost no scares, going more for the gore or for the fun. Mostly both. But The Omen 666 doesn't include to much gore and... well... let's just say lil' Damien isn't precisly as funny as Freddy Krueger. But what this movie did, was actually INCLUDE scare-scenes in it. Some will come expected, some unexpected. Overall, it is a satanic movie.

In the end, The Omen 666 is perhaps for everyone. Though, it does has a nice story so if that turns you down, don't watch it. The cinema I was in was filled with all kinds of different people (even a bloody cowboy for fucks sake. And what the hell is up with the fact that there were like... 6 (including me) rock/metal fans who love 666 and around 50 chavs or chav-wannabees?)

I give this movie an 8/10. A fine example to show that horror has more than gore, slapstick humor and slashers.

[Tomi]

I'm not much for horror films (except Shaun of the Dead, of course), but this sounds pretty cool.  Great review, Drace.

[jynce]

i must see it tommorow

[Smokey_locs2006]

Originally posted by Tomi
I'm not much for horror films (except Shaun of the Dead, of course),  

Lmao Horror movie my azz. I'm on my way to go see This Omen movie.

[Drace]

Well Shaun of the Dead does count as horror. Comedy-horror, but horror none the less.

[Tomi]

And good comedy horror at that. :p

[Archem]

Originally posted by Drace
Well Shaun of the Dead does count as horror. Comedy-horror, but horror none the less.

Originally posted by Tomi
And good comedy horror at that. :p

I've never seen this "Shaun of the Dead" thing, but if it can blend the genres of horror and comedy in a seemingly impossible way, I must see it. But I DO doubt that it's possible to do it well...

[Drace]

Originally posted by Archem2

quote:

Originally posted by Drace Well Shaun of the Dead does count as horror. Comedy-horror, but horror none the less.

quote:

Originally posted by Tomi And good comedy horror at that. :p

I've never seen this "Shaun of the Dead" thing, but if it can blend the genres of horror and comedy in a seemingly impossible way, I must see it. But I DO doubt that it's possible to do it well...

Impossible?

Gremlins, Eight Legged Freak and Freddy (from NOES 2 and up) count as horror-comedy/comedians. Search wikipedia for 'list of comedy-horror.

[Razor]

Originally posted by Archem2

quote:

Originally posted by Drace Well Shaun of the Dead does count as horror. Comedy-horror, but horror none the less.

quote:

Originally posted by Tomi And good comedy horror at that. :p

I've never seen this "Shaun of the Dead" thing, but if it can blend the genres of horror and comedy in a seemingly impossible way, I must see it. But I DO doubt that it's possible to do it well...

Shaun of the Dead is the single greatest export of Britain since Red Giant (and Australia before that).
I guarantee it.

[benosalankelley]

big hype over the date 6/6/6. not worth seeing.

[RuneBlade]

It certainly IS worth seeing.

[Drace]

Originally posted by benosalankelley
big hype over the date 6/6/6. not worth seeing.

Movie-barbarian. You probably only like action-filled Arnold Schwarzenegger movies.

[lonewolf]

666 the day of the omen
god that's the  big move of the year
it was s.h.i.t sorry to say
god my in law looks more
bad looking then the omen
his give's me  the s.h.it.s and bad
night sleep look at his face
but he not the omen

look we had lot of moves

chainsaw move now you can see it
as there stoped it in the 80,s that so s.h.i.t
jaws hellnight and lot's more

come to n ireland at a weekend
we have killing all the time
guns and cop killing's and
lots of blood on bobys
it's like being in the move

im not say all move,s are no good but
someone has to come up with some
thing new to give you
the s.h.its and make you be a
wake all night thinking
it over and over in your mind
what if this in like  this in real life

any way we all can not like the omen
but if you  have not seen it  go see it
you may like it

[WarxePB]

It's pretty much like the original, but with a few changes here and there. At least it isn't as bad as the redone version of Psycho.

[Drace]

Originally posted by lonewolf
666 the day of the omen
god that's the  big move of the year
it was s.h.i.t sorry to say
god my in law looks more
bad looking then the omen
his give's me  the s.h.it.s and bad
night sleep look at his face
but he not the omen

look we had lot of moves

chainsaw move now you can see it
as there stoped it in the 80,s that so s.h.i.t
jaws hellnight and lot's more

come to n ireland at a weekend
we have killing all the time
guns and cop killing's and
lots of blood on bobys
it's like being in the move

im not say all move,s are no good but
someone has to come up with some
thing new to give you
the s.h.its and make you be a
wake all night thinking
it over and over in your mind
what if this in like  this in real life

any way we all can not like the omen
but if you  have not seen it  go see it
you may like it

Sorry dude, but the second and third alinea... WTF?!