[Dean's World] Dean: The Omen 2006

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Posted by Dean:
The Omen 2006
http://www.deanesmay.com/posts/1188867022.shtml


   A few months ago I watched the original 1976 version of [1]The Omen
   with Gregory Peck and Lee Remick with my 9 year old son. What struck
   us both about it was how very boring it was. It has not, in my view,
   aged very well at all. My 9 year old barely kept his eyes open through
   it.

   Tonight I found myself watching the [2]the 2006 remake, at The Queen's
   recommendation, and I was surprised: I thought it was a huge
   improvement on the original, and was really quite surprised at all the
   [3]terrible reviews it got. It was genuinely well-made. Mia Farrow was
   particularly good, as was Liev Schreiber. I also thought little Seamus
   Davey-Fitzpatrick was particularly creepy. It was also beautifully
   shot and edited. Honestly I'm not sure why it didn't do better than it
   did.

References

   1. http://www.amazon.com/Omen-Two-Disc-Collectors-Gregory-Peck/dp/B000EYK4KS/ref=pd_bbs_sr_3/002-6687811-7116850?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1188866171&sr=1-3/deansworld01-20
   2. http://www.amazon.com/Omen-Widescreen-Predrag-Bjelac/dp/B000HCO87W/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/002-6687811-7116850?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1188866171&sr=1-1/deansworld01-20
   3. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/omen/