06/06/06 release date, commercial cash-cow marketing trick aside, you may be wondering why anyone would feel the need to remake The Omen. Well, wonder no more as some trite and trivial observations early on explain that, thanks to recent Serious Events, the Devil’s son is to be reborn. “When a comet rips the sky” (2003’s Columbia shuttle disaster)... “And the Holy Roman Empire rises” (erm, 1957’s Treaty Of Rome)... “From the eternal sea he rises” (Asian tsunami, 2004)... Tag on gratuitous shots of 9/11 and some gubbins about the eve of Armageddon and you have the writers’ justification for retelling. Damien’s hideous jackal mum will be turning in her grave.
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johnmoorefan
May 19th 2009, 13:09
Excellent remake better even than a well respected original. The casting is more consistent here (Remmick was awful in 76) and the upmarket visuals and death scenes add value. It's pretty faithful, but a story that strong and with as much uncertain dread could be made 100 times and still smell of roses. One of the best remakes ever.
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