It seriously feels like the studio themselves was not expecting this to be as good as it was. They just happened to hire an excellent first time director on “accident” lol

@PossessedbyHorror

Ай бұрын

I will be seated for anything she does going forward lol

@gleesinnpiano2653

Ай бұрын

@@PossessedbyHorror For sure! The fiery hanging scene sent chills down my spine I was so impressed

@TheBretchenShow

Ай бұрын

1000% i cannot believe this is a studio movie, it is BOLD and weird. kudos to 20th century!

@cmbotch5739

Ай бұрын

What gives you that impression? It felt like a run-of-the-mill studio horror movie to me

@Topdoggie7

Ай бұрын

Director's name?

Neil Tiger Free’s acting abilities blew me away. Especially that dance scene

@user-ky4kg4ry3m

21 күн бұрын

I was thinking it was going to be rubbish too, but the woman had jackal DNA, Sorry but that's a huge red flag for me. In the novel written by David Seltzer ' apologies for any poor grammar the birth of the Antichrist had been tried & failed 2 times before Damian.Also the scene in the grave yard Robert thorn & Jennings opened the mothers grave to revieal a Jackal's bones & the grave of the son was a childs bones had a hole in the scull prompting both Robert & Jenning's to confirm that his real son had been murderd.As I have said In the chapel scene in The Final Conflict Damian's speach while jesus was born of an impotent god he was sired of a jackal. The first Omen destroys all of that, while leading us to believe that Damien is a paedophile due to his relashonship with Peter. www.benjerry.co.uk Sponsored 1 of 2 · 0:19 Video plays soon 0:00 / 0:20 The First Omen (2024) Movie Review + SPOILERS PossessedbyHorror 262K subscribers nning's

The scariest scene for me was definitely that one part in the middle of the movie where Margaret is is in a dark isolated room and she starts seeing something moving in the shadow slowly coming towards her. No loud jumpscare, no fake out scare, just erie disturbing visuals. It was so creepy. Loved the movie

@theSupercasa

Ай бұрын

It does culminate to a jump scare though.

That scene where she gets out of the taxi after they were hit by the other car was AMAZING. Her physical acting was insane. I was blown away.

@ThrillingTwo

Ай бұрын

I agree 💯! As it went on, i expected it to get over the top and silly, but it didnt. BRILLIANT performance! It appears to be one take, which makes it 10x more amazing. Have to watch the movie again for that scene alone. Also the film was beautifully shot!

@Miika_Hakalahti

Ай бұрын

It was well acted for sure, but the possession scene was so similar to the subway one from the movie Possession (1981) that I felt like it tried to mimic the scene a tad too closely. From the one shot aspect of it to the body movements, grunts and bodily fluids. I get that it must be intended as a homage, but for me it felt so similar it got distracting. But I'm glad so many people seem to really enjoy it as the actress really shines here.

@kikitata2985

Ай бұрын

@@Miika_HakalahtiI mean, to be fair, the ppl making the film did state that the scene was a homage to the subway scene in Possession, so it makes sense as to why it was very similar in the first place. But I get what you mean with your point tho - I personally enjoyed it tho

@dannymercury1381

Ай бұрын

I agree I just feel like it went on too long imo

@kennethmajorSG

Ай бұрын

That was a beautiful break dance

The dog-like form makes sense if you watch the cemetery scene in The Omen (1976)

@lucygresham3012

Ай бұрын

Great scene x

@AshePBlack

22 күн бұрын

I loved movie except timeline issue. Damien is 32 in 1971. I thought jackal and small supposed retcons weren't even that and they could be explained away. Apparently director wants to make more movies but I don't want jackal origin story, keep it mystery that's why that aspect is scary. Also Damien trilogy was good how was like 3rd movie he pulled from apocrypha, why's that matter? Let's just say there's a thing in same books that can explain jackal without a whole movie. I mean what would we get? Jackal breeding project with a satanic cult called scianna assuming that's not just an alias? More demonic mating? Think satanic house Targaryen but no blondes no magic no dragons. Just demons and messed up or dead babies. I mean in this movie a woman had a baby with a clawed hand. If other males had 666 well they were deemed not fit. They skip over women, only Margaret and Carlita were deemed fit for that, it's possible a nun was Margaret's mother. Also I know a simple jackal origin story, take a rand lady named Maria, have her birth jackal in some odd way, like maybe demon inhabits normal jackal so somehow is half animal a fourth human and a fourth demon. Then if mitochondrial DNA is from mom, there's female jackal lie, then jackal can be physically male, and devil can use as vessel, done. Do not give me a 2 hr movie explaining a simple horror character that's actually scarier with no backstory when the scare is supposed to be how sick humans can get and which lines they will cross

The possession scene is one of the best I've ever seen so far. I love Nell Tiger Free, she is soooo good and fits the role. I loved seeing her in Servant too

@jaxsonsmith0505

Ай бұрын

In the beginning I felt iffy if I believed her acting, but as the movie went on she truly proved me wrong. Specifically with the possession I was truly floored. So so so cool

I freaking loved this movie. I felt the same way as Barbarian - I wanted to turn around and watch it again right away.

@AshePBlack

22 күн бұрын

Same

There's an easy way to remember when The Omen films get released, 76, 06. The remake even got 6/6/6 as the release date.

I saw The First Omen first, then Immaculate, and I felt like I was watching its twin of course. I liked The First Omen more as well. Although I actually really enjoyed Sydney Sweeney's performance. Nell Tiger Free was awesome. That umbilical cord scene in Immaculate though omg....

This movie doesn’t have an R rating! I saw it on April 11th in Canada; it’s rated 14a (PG-13) here. I also found the birthing scene(s) to be quite graphic for that rating! I also LOVED the Possession homage; it was extremely well done! I enjoyed this film waaaaay more than I thought I would! I also prefer it to Immaculate.

@snowspook

Ай бұрын

I stand corrected, after a Google search. It’s rated R in the US but PG-13 here in Canada. I cannot believe that it isn’t rated R here!

@DarkShadowind

Ай бұрын

In France its -16 yo !!

4:40-5:10 Anytime there were these sweeping establishing shots it looked like they upped the grain effect to make it look like it was filmed on 1970s cameras

Please watch the original with Gregory Peck and go ahead and watch the 2 and 3 as they follow the story line. I absolutely loved The First Omen. The acting was incredible and I agree on the cinematography!

@AshePBlack

22 күн бұрын

Loved movie but would love more if timeline fit

I watched the first half of your review, went to see the movie, then came home and finished the review!!! It was awesome ❤❤❤

Haunted Hippie had a similar reaction to you as well. She mentioned how much she loved Immaculate but probably would not have loved it as much had she seen The First Omen first.

I’ve been anxiously waiting for this video to drop!

Sarah when you said about most scary moments in the 1s Omen you didn't mention the beginning bit with good old British actor Charles Dance being taken over by demonic forces. It made me squirm b/c it showed a shard of glass from the church cleave his head open! Then he turns round to Brennan & declares he's 'fine'. That opened the movie & I was staggered & after that I could not turn my eyes away. You are right, as of early June '24 best horror seen.

Wonderful review! My sister said she really enjoyed this movie as well. I just discovered I've only seen the remake of The Omen as well after watching some KZread reviews of the original. I don't know how I missed the 1976 classic. I'm definitely going to the theater to see this new movie now!!

This movie kicked so much ass. Looking forward to the next one with Damien's twin sister, we'll have to see how she turns out! Edit: You must watch the 1976 original next. I hadn't see the original in so long (I saw it as a kid in the 80s, I was born in 1972) I forgot most of it so going in fresh right after watching The First Omen was awesome. The original holds up and works well with this prequel. Looking forward to your review of the original!

@BeardedBushMan81

Ай бұрын

How does the original work well with this movie when it shit on multiple plot points?

@AshePBlack

22 күн бұрын

​@@BeardedBushMan81nope I saw first movie retcons were hardly that. Worst was timeline when Damien is 32 in 1971 and don't make me do 4th movie rant of they forgot Damien till end to hide him fathering Delia except that in third movie he was mass killing baby boys but then that ended so anticlimactic I guess ppl forgot world could have ended. They need to fix 4 things

I think that's what a lot of horror movies have been missing for a while now, that constant uneasiness, the terror of not knowing what emotion you'll have watching it. The last movies I've seen that kept me like that were hereditary and midsommar

Who else got Rosemary’s baby vibes? Loved the movie!

@russianFB7442

4 күн бұрын

Jesus not even close.

@justin12378

2 күн бұрын

Yes there were a few homages to Rosemary’s Baby!! Very neat!

The Omen is one of my absolute favourite pre-2000 horror movies, Gregory Peck was 59 and had recently lost his son just weeks before they started filming, and you can /feel/ the grief in his performance. It's really beautiful, especially when you're in the mental place for a 70s thriller-horror.

Girl I was worried about you and commented on your immaculate vid warning about a birth scene in the first omen and I’m so glad you ended up seeing the film and loving it, it was so good! Idk if I’d watch it again because of that birth scene though😭 I saw immaculate after seeing this one, and I think it would’ve been better if I saw immaculate first.

If you’ve never seen the original I’d be curious if watching it changes your opinion on this one. There’s one piece of lore from the original they completely discarded for the prequel and it really lowered my overall thoughts on it no matter how hard I try to let it go.

I was waiting for your review and I am glad you liked it 🖤 I was a little worried about what you thought about that the pregnancy bits 😂

was waiting for your review! glad you liked it too! i think i knew fairly early what was happening, but the jump scares got me and i cannot get over the lead actress she was hauntingly beautiful 🖤

Another good review, I went into this with low expectations due to it being a prequel to a classic but was pleasantly surprised at how good it was, a straight up horror film and it had no modern agendas to push, great acting and the locations and how it fits into the original film (with a hidden twist!) well worth checking out.

amazing movie! go watch Possession too, its more bizarre than scary (the tunnel scene). It's one if my favorite movies so when the scene in The First Omen came up I was in awe! such a perfect homage to Possession. ❤

So glad you liked it, gives me hope this will be a great year for horror after all!

Her hair in that scene reminds me of Valerie and her week of wonders

@dawnlovescouture2644

Ай бұрын

OMG yes!!!

I’ve been waiting to hear what you thought about this movie and I’m sooo glad you loved it too! It was so unexpected and genuinely unsettling and scary at a lot of times

Holy shit I've never been this early. So looking forward to watching this vid!

Great review, I enjoyed this one too. Yes please watch the OG film would love to hear your thoughts. I haven’t seen Immaculate yet but have heard great things.

yes i loved this!! so glad you did too☺️

Totally with you. I was gonna write the film off but am so glad I didn’t - and saw those stunning visuals on the big screen.

I also can’t get over how gorgeous your natural hair color compliments you - stunning!

@PossessedbyHorror

Ай бұрын

omg thank you! I miss my red hair all the time but the low maintenance of this is the way to go haha

@alex_inchains

Ай бұрын

@@PossessedbyHorrordpHue (sold at Ulta) has a Warm Copper Red gloss that lasts up to 10 washes and isn’t like grabbing a box dye. I would definitely try if you want to do a little somethin 😊

Just watched and kinda obsessed with this movie atm. The atmosphere, music and the incredible acting was spectacular.

Sweet shirt! I freaking love that movie!

Saw it yesterday, scary but confusing movie, however overall I loved it. I was especially pleased by the soundtrack and revisiting Jerry Goldsmith's original theme.

Perfect timing!! I was just trying to decide whether or not I should watch this 😁

@matttheman3923

Ай бұрын

Oh it’s absolutely worth price of admission! I saw it in theatres last night and it was quite a great movie! 😊

i went to see this on almost a whim- because the first reviews came in only days before the movie came out in theatres and two reviews were saying nice things. I'm so glad i took a chance with this one because it sounded and looked incredible, even with me knowing where this movie was going plot-wise and knowing some of the original-omen-related tropes it contains i was just generally really into it.

Solid review, I too was very taken aback by how much this film resonated with me. Expertly crafted and going in blind I wasn’t expecting the story turns or direction. Better than Immaculate should’ve been on the poster, 5/5 pentagrams for me

i loved immaculate more! the ost and cinematography really grabbed me & i also love Sydney Sweeney’s horror acting in general so😂

LOVED this movie. Fully blown away by NTF’s astonishing physical performance and then learning this was a directorial debut! Following them for more 🤘🏻 Loved Immaculate as well, SS was never on my radar until now. I don’t want to pick a favorite until I watch both again 😁

“Omenages”🤣 so on brand for this review! I have only seen the original but this movie looks so good. Gonna check it out definitely.

The first Omen movie is really good....the original sequels are not so great, but I think you'd really like the original. It has that 1970s elevated horror vibe that really disturbs me for being so "lo-fi," if that makes any sense? I think the 70s are kind of creepy in film, because film got a lot grittier in the 60s and 70s, and that worked really well for horror.

BEST SHIRT EVER! Truly respecting the positive reviews for this. I literally never cared about this franchise until I saw this on my 40th birthday opening weekend. I just got the Omen Collection from Shout Factory this past weekend and loved every film, even Awakening and the Remake.

I loved the homages to Suspiria and Rosemary’s Baby and Possession ❤️ Also did I catch a lil TCM sprinkled in? I wasn’t sure

So glad you enjoyed this movie. I’m right there with you on it being my favorite horror movie of the year (thus far). That scene made me wince in pain a bit but nothing over the top in my opinion. Awesome video as usual!🤍

Incredible movie, best of the year so far. Greetings from Argentina!

This movie was so unexpected good thanks for the review i really enjoyed this one 👏

Just when you think that this possibly could've failed and yet it's much better than most horror prequels today! I loved seeing this film in theaters with my dad and even he said that this is one of the best prequels ever! I'm glad you enjoyed it too! I look forward to what you will review next! You're awesome! ❤

Ok I'm hyped to watch this now lol I seriously thought you were going to say this movie was horrible as usual when it comes to these type of movies.

Frankly given some of content of the movie I was super surprised to see you reviewing this movie. Either way happy to see! I saw it last night and to me this was way better than Immaculate despite arguably being the same movie 😅

4:44 shazam! exactly. and subscribed for that comment alone.

I just want to comment and say it is amazing still seeing you on KZread. And I think it's awesome that you not only are fascinated by psychology (I watched your psych videos on your Sarah Hawkinson channel-- I'm not sure if it's still in existence), you're a mom, and you love horror movies. I'm a gay male, but I am a teacher and work with kids-- so there's that component, and I just enjoy teaching and watching kids grow and learn. I also like studying about the brain, and I'm also agnostic like you are (except I consider myself an atheist agnostic). Fangirling aside lol I also thought The First Omen was pretty rad. My boyfriend, who like... hates horror movies (he gets easily frightened/scared), even thought it was extremely impressive.

This video is perfectly timed as I just watched The First Omen tonight myself!

My first time watching one of your reviews, and I’m now a subscriber. I liked The Omen remake, it was just fine, and I am very interested in seeing The First Omen. It’s terrific that audience reaction to it has been so positive, and such a shame that it’s performing so poorly at the box office. Hopefully it takes off once it’s available for at-home viewing. Great review, I like how genuine & honest you appear.

Thank you so much for touching on the triggers without spoiling! I want to see this movie so badly (I love the original and the remake), but I can't stomach on-screen, graphic sexual assault, so I was really scared to see it in theaters based on what people were saying about it online.

I really enjoyed this movie! Horror movies tend to not creep me out after I watch them but I was actually scared for a day or two after this which hasn’t happened in a long time! Also, I HAVE to know where your shirt is from I neeeed it 🫶🏻🖤

Just got out and I was like oh wow I didn’t know if this would be too much for you

Randomly caught it on a whim cus i finished running errands early and i liked it way more than expected. Late night with the devil is still holding my 1st place for horror movie of the year so far. P.s i need your shirt.

ok thanks for bringing the hype back!!! ❤I already had decent expectations from it, but Baghead made me doubt about getting another good horror movie anytime soon

It was so beautiful. Same about the hair, I loved it and consider it right there with Immaculate & Late Night with the Devil as best of the year so far. Free's performance deserves an award. I rewatched the original after I got home & it was a very satisfying experience.

Saw this today in theatres and it was sooo good?!? Pacing was great as well! I personally enjoyed The First Omen more. It was stunningly done. Not that Immaculate wasn’t but I was so shocked by The First Omen

So glad you loved this movie, I was so in love with it. The cinematography was gorgeous and the lead actress did so well. I felt transported to another realm

i am pleasantly surprised you liked this! i thought it would cross your boundaries as this was a wild film ❤

I honestly loved both of them, I could pick which one I liked more: I’m usually a silent watcher but love your vids!

I was so happy about how good it is! What a surprise it was awesome!

Looking forward to seeing this movie…though…1976 Omen (which I really like) revealed that Damian’s mother was a jackal. Soooo…there’s that.

@spamwise249

Ай бұрын

Technically they just find a jackal in her grave which may have been planted there for reasons. Or it's a ret con but either way it's not a huge thing.

@BeardedBushMan81

Ай бұрын

@@spamwise249The reveal of Damien’s mother as a jackal in the original was so disturbing and an awesome scene so it’s bizarre that so many people are ignoring this huge change. It’s stupid.

@spamwise249

Ай бұрын

@@BeardedBushMan81 I think it's because this film is so good, and wouldn't work with that moment being fact so it can be overlooked. Good stories are more important than diligently ticking lore boxes. It's also why most prequels, sequels and remakes are bad so it's a price worth paying for most. Besides, it doesn't truly run counter to the lore as there is a jackal, and there are people who would be invested in fabricating such a scene for some ritual reasons or something.

@BeardedBushMan81

Ай бұрын

@@spamwise249 what do you mean it doesn’t run counter to the original lore? It changes it completely. Now instead Satan is a jackal and he’s impregnating women who are also technically his daughters? It’s so insanely stupid. And thats not even mentioning that in this garbage film it’s the church who wants the birth of the antichrist to control him and scare people to continue to give the church power. Soooo dumb. They should have just made an original movie but they knew no one would go see it if it didn’t have the Omen title to it.

@keenandurham2631

Ай бұрын

​@@spamwise249it's revealed in Damien Omen 2 and in The Final Conflict that Damien's mother is a Jackal.

I'm living for these vids and seated for the eventual Abigail vid

I would have left the theatre in disbelief if they would have inserted a CGI recreation of Gregory Peck at the end before he gets the baby.

I thought it was interesting they did a horizontal c section. At that time c sections were vertical down the tummy. I didn't take me out, but it was a instant sign dating the movie.

@luster5497

Ай бұрын

Did they tried to specifically date the movie though?

@Horrorzeit

Ай бұрын

@@luster5497Of course, it is set in the 70ies

Ngl, I rarely gag at movies. But the entire end pregnancy had me sick. We had someone at our screening legitimately heaving. It was so good, but Jesus H.

Hi You going to review “Abigail” after it comes out?

saw this movie last night and LOVED it so much. was not expecting it to be as good as it was

Just got out of it, that was freaking good! Did not expect all the body horror!

Just finished Immaculate and taking this video, I REALLY HOPE this movie will do justice to horror this year, cause i won't handle another disappointment 🥺

same w me! i watched the first omen without even knowng the existence of it as a prequel! i thought it was a fresh new standalone movie. after i made some research after i watched it then i knew it's a prequel. i was like now the ending made so much sense cause i hated it since i thought it was a cliffhanger

Literally almost spit out my drink when you said I didn't watch the original omen LOL They're not all amazing, but can be good popcorn movies.

I too have only seen the omen remake which came out in 2006 And I loved it too.

My favorite studio horror movie since Barbarian!! Surprisingly great prequel. I have seen The Omen, but not Possession!

You should watch "Possession"! It's on Shudder in the US, so if you can access that, you can see it. And you should watch the original "The Omen". It has one of my favorite death scenes in all of cinema (it involves David Warner and a pane of glass). And the "It's all for you!" scene at the beginning is amazing, too. It's currently on Hulu. The 2006 remake (cuz 06-06-06, get it?) is also on Hulu, so make sure you get the correct one.

This was a very unexpected surprise that trailer I didn't like but at least it didn't spoil the film..Im such a fan of the original franchise not the remake as much but Wow I love the Italy setting,acting,script & cinematography..I gave it a 8/10 and its my favorite of the year so far glad you liked it!!Gr8 review!Highly highly recommend possession its a Masterpiece!

I loved the first omen and so did my partner😍 I can’t wait to own the dvd and rewatch it! Can’t say anything about immaculate because it will be in the cinemas here in Finland in May😂

The one super scary scene in the middle, with the really dark black room, I will say I thought rivaled Ari Aster, with how horrifying it was to me. To know something is moving like that and you can't get away was terrifying and I loved every second ! haha. I really loved The First Omen, and I can't wait to see what Arkasha Stevenson does next ! 😁also i of course loved your review too ! thank you!

@Cauti0nSeaman

Ай бұрын

Almost peed my pants 😭 it wasnt as bad when it got up close but omgg

@Z3dude12

Ай бұрын

@@Cauti0nSeaman lmaoo yeah seriously! It got me! hahah. One of the better scares ive seen in quite some time haha.

@Lacey0312

Ай бұрын

I saw this movie with some friends and I was clutching my friend's jacket in this scene ... so spooky

@Z3dude12

Ай бұрын

@@Lacey0312 it was such a thrill ride !! haha i loved it so much

Just finished watching it I loved it!

Yay! I'm so glad you didn't hate it. I'm excited to see this movie too

Hi Sarah! I wonder if you'll like the original Omen since you already saw the remake? It's a 70's movie so a different pace and since you already know the story from the 2006 movie maybe it won't have so much impact? No judgement about liking the 2006 movie btw. I thought it was okay - just unnecessary. I think I preferred Immaculate to this movie purely because the story was a little more original, plus I had no idea where it was going, plus it had THAT ending. But I really enjoyed this movie too. I hope we get a Part 2 to this film, running in parallel to the Damien storyline.

please review abigail

It was so good but I can’t remember if any of the other movies showed the ending sequence

Can you do a review on "The Medium"

I really enjoyed the movie & I'm anxious to see what comes next. Unfortunately my experience was ruined a bit. I was sitting nearby this young couple, who kept loud whispering & laughing at everything happening in the movie. I was at Regal, where they require assigned seating. Like in elementary school 🙄💥

The first few seconds was literally me. I was so surprised how good this movie was cause the eye roll moment I had when this moment was first announced but damn this was a great horror prequel to the original omen. The new lore presented is so interesting and damn I was genuinely unnerved/disturbed by what was happening on screen like they really went for it. The fact there was a NC-17 cut version of this movie is so wild cause they had to cut a lot to get that R rating and i want to see it so bad. This was a 8.5/10 movie for me I loved it. One of the moments that’s been talked to death but ima continue that discussion was the pregnant woman scene that genuinely made my mouth drop.

Her performance was amazing. I definitely couldn’t look away. Near perfection ❤

I was actually very excited for this movie from the trailer alone, and it still blew me away!

Phenomenal beautiful movie! I saw immaculate last week and thought it was good and then saw this tonight and now Immaculate doesn’t even compare ! Still respect to Sydney Sweeney for taking on that project herself though

Please, please watch the original Omen. I absolutely loved it 👍👍

You're right about it being as close to a NC-17 rating as possible. The director has spoken about her frustration with the MPA when it came to showing female body horror since she felt that if they were going to do female body horror then it was going to be focused on forced child birth. And it would present the female body in a non-sexualized way. So the birthing scene that Margaret passes out from watching was originally 13 seconds long, but they had to cut it down to three-seconds in order to get it a R rating.

I have always loved the original three stories of the franchise. I have watched them all at least 20 time each. Greggory Peck was such a great actor.

@AshePBlack

22 күн бұрын

Stick with 3 because 4th starts cycle over and 3 ending wasn't best and movie 4 skips over Damien till last 5 min. Sure they didn't want to reveal Delia father but it's like they forgot world should have almost ended and that England had mass baby killings

I loved the original, but I think this one might take my top spot in that franchise. It’s terrifying and hard to watch. But it stays with you, and I can’t stop thinking about what the movie did… not to mention Nell Tiger Free is terrific as the lead