The First Omen

After seeing "Exorcist: Believer" last year, I was worried this film would follow in its footsteps. Fortunately, it does not. Aside from a few pacing issues, this film is incredibly well acted, filled with terrifying imagery, and blood-soaked in body horror. Great prequel to the classic original. 8/10

I do not get the hype. The start of the movie I loved and felt it was setting up for an exciting movie. After that it went downhill and it was slow and boring and painful to watch. It picks back up towards the end but not enough to save the movie for me.Preferred Immaculate more.

A great movie but a “make-it-make-sense-yourself” prequel that should have just been its own thing that later could have led into an omen remake..

What I mean by that is that for anyone who has seen the original movie they’d know Damiens mother was a jackal and Brennan was present for his birth yada yada which can be explained that Brennan got the gender of the burned jackal confused or that he was trying to cover up for the fact that the mom survived with Clarita and the daughter but thats just kinda meh to have to do that thinking in your head when the established lore could’ve just worked better

It seems like they’re just setting it up to lead into a future sequel involving Clarita and the daughter (sister of Damien) but thats besides the point let me stop rambling

With all that out of the way I really enjoyed this movie — it isn’t a typical in your face with scares horror but neither was the original Omen which heavily leaned on the sadistic and twisted nature of how evil everything around the antichrist is and is why when I see some people leave reviews comparing it to something subpar like Immaculate which consisted of two gore scenes and the typical loud jump scares that have been beaten to death since Insidious I laugh at how ignorant to the movie they were

Its got some great visuals, they used good practical effects for the jackal and all the actors killed it for the most part

Highly recommended if you are a fan of the original Omen but prepare for the retcons/mental gymnastics you’ll have to do at the end for the tie in to make complete sense

A mediocre mix between Immaculate and Rosemary's baby.
Haven't seen the original yet but im guessing it's better as it always is.
I can't really tell what was wrong, the failed storytelling,or the suspense-building, or the limited focus on the psychological horror which could've-

3.9

Nope. Never again. Why do I do this to myself? I've seen so many nun-based horrors, so I expected this to be an easy watch. I may have gotten through it, but my hands kept covering my eyes. Most of the horror comes from how grounded the environment is. It wants disbelievers to believe by blending the holy and unholy, the impossible and the possible. The story was a conspiracy, and I, the whole way through, was the theorist. I genuinely believe some of the cast is evil, even Charles Dance. Harsh sound design, repulsive practical effects, creepy imagery. I doubt I can survive watching the 70s original, but this seems like a decent prequel. Hope there's a sequel.