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www.filmcritic.com - : My favorite character in John Moore’s remake of The Omen is the Pope. I am not entirely sure which Pope it is, and it is more of a cameo role really, but every time the pontiff graced the screen, I knew why I liked this film so much. He first features in a brief conference scene. His cardinals (I presume) are concerned that a recent meteor shower is the final sign of the birth of the Anti-Christ, as predicted by the book of Revelations. These concerns are presented to the Pope in a multimedia display, with numerous screens airing a student film depicting scenes from the destruction of the Space Shuttle Columbia to September 11. In his second appearance, after hearing some disturbing news, the Pope drops his glass of red on the floor, while still in bed. I have never been to Vatican City, but I doubt this is how things go down. Yet, the film’s disconnectedness from the laws of reality, personified here by its treatment of the leader of the Catholic Church, got me. Richard Donner’s original Omen was a pig in a cocktail dress, a silly story treated with undeserving earnestness. Here, John Moore tells it like it should be told. more...
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www.boxoffice.com - : Since 1976's ''The Omen'' is considered an iconic classic of the sub-genre of horror movies know as Films of the Apocalypse (including ''Rosemary's Baby,'' ''The Seventh Sign'' and ''Prophecy''), its remake bears a particular responsibility -- namely, to be necessary. ''The Omen'' 2006 is not necessary. This is true for any number of reasons, not the least of which is the fact that the original ''Omen'' is, in hindsight, a silly movie taken entirely too seriously by a superstitious and unsophisticated mid-'70s moviegoing public still hyped up from Linda Blair's head-spinning in ''The Exorcist'' some two years earlier. This fact renders the current incarnation of this tale of the Devil's spawn, born to the halls of American political power, all the more moot. more...
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movie-reviews.colossus.net - : The Omen is regarded as a horror classic, although I have never been able to figure out why Richard Donner's second-rate exploitation flick has been accorded such a lofty status. Since the 2006 re-make is almost identical to its predecessor (even using essentially the same script), there's no reason to expect me to think more highly of this film. To the extent that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, the crew behind the original might be expected to blush. From my perspective, however, the only reason to embark upon a re-make is to offer a new, unique, or interesting perspective. All that The Omen succeeds at is proving that director John Moore could have a nice alternative career working for Xerox. more...
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