Pointless is exactly the right word for this remake. The actual point of it was so they could release it on 06/06/06. Actually saw it on opening day just to be able to say I saw it on 06/06/06. Like you say, the only differences are of inconsequential things. Yes, it does have a pretty good cast, but the best performances only match the performances in the original; no one is better. Liev Schreiber is a fine actor, but he's no Gregory Peck! It's not that it's bad, it's just that we didn't need it. You could say the same thing about Gus Van Sant's Psycho.

This is like that pointless Psycho remake. I love how this virtually NEVER works, yet people keep greenlighting & throwing money at new ones.

@vpcproduction7070

3 ай бұрын

shot for shot

@Candyohh

12 күн бұрын

I enjoyed the psycho remake way more and thought Vince Vaughn was excellent. The omen was just a waste of time.

The only neat thing in this remake was having Mia Farrow from Rosemary s Baby playing Mrs. Balock. I wish they had done more with that. Decent cast in a pointless remake. Did everything the same but somehow way worse.

@robertsmiley2207

3 ай бұрын

That's the worst part she's to nice to convincingly play a evil character

@infjgirl3850

3 ай бұрын

That and they had the original Damien make a cameo as a journalist asking Robert about the nanny suicide. It was a neat touch alongside Mia Farrow. Other than that, it sucked

I’ve seen this film before and I can’t believe I didn’t remember til now that both Professors Dumbledore and Lupin are in it

that writing credit bit was crazy

I get where you’re coming from but personally solely because of my age I am pro this remake because it came out when I was ten so it was a great way to open me up to horror as a genre in general. It wasn’t too gory the story was good (because it’s a remake) and the special effects were up to par with what I was used to seeing at that age. It isn’t one I go back and watch but for the time it was good for the younger generation to learn about the entire series and get to watch all the original movies ❤ This is the only reason I’m pro remakes. I don’t need to enjoy the remakes today but it’s a great way to start a conversation with younger generations and be able to show them all the originals ❤

For me it's one of the films that makes me love horror movies. Sometimes I didn't want to watch old movies but when I saw it in DVD I think it's unique and good movie. The father and mother is good acting and 8 thought it's a original film until I become adult

I remember the hype of 6/06/2006 when this movie was released Unfortunately the date was more interesting than this pointless remake

@MistyWarden

3 ай бұрын

The theater I went to was checking IDs at the entrance like it was some crazy NC17 show, people trying to sneak in, etc. Overhyped isn’t a strong enough word

@garyturner5739

22 күн бұрын

The was date of the film was only good thing of it.

“The 6th day, of the 6th month, of the 6th year of the millennium” they thought they were so clever with their release

Remakes hardly ever work. There have been a couple of exceptions (The Evil Dead, Funny Games) but most are usually just utter crap and totally pointless - Carrie, Psycho, Children Of The Corn, Nightmare On Elm Street, Rosemary's Baby and MANY others! We can put The Omen into that list too! A remake for me should do it's OWN thing. That's why I appreciated Rob Zombie's Halloween. Hopefully the prequel will be good?!

@RocklinGraves

3 ай бұрын

Here’s hoping!

@ChillHills

3 ай бұрын

I really liked Suspiria remake. Maybe even more than the original. But it was widely disliked, especially by Dario Argento.

@anxofmyown

2 ай бұрын

Hi just checking in to say the prequel was incredible

I remember when they were promoting this movie they kept referencing 6/6/6 and people were literally scared about the date lol

Doing my part as one of the first viewers of this video. Love your work, man, keep it up❤️

fun fact Harvey Stephens (the little Damien ) in the original has a cameo in this remake he's a photographer I think he's when the nanny "dies" at the party

@talkingstarwars

3 ай бұрын

or shortly after when the camera gets smashed

Just subscribed ,I like your approach to reviewing movies 🎥✌🏻🌈

So, I first found your channel when KZread recommended your Omen 4 video to me. I was impressed enough with your views, decided to subscribe. Since then I've watched a few of your other videos, including all the other Omen videos, and the Exorcist ones too. Figured fitting that my first comment to you be on one of your Omen videos. 😉 This is one of those remakes that obviously happened because the studio looked, saw the date 06/06/06 was coming up, decided they needed to do something Omen related, but was too lazy to do something new. Anyways, enjoying your videos, thank you, and keep up the good work.

I've always liked your channel but now that you're dropping Soulsborne references I LOVE your channel

@RocklinGraves

3 ай бұрын

Oh buddy…. a Bloodborne video is coming at some point…. and that could be a gateway

What I hate most about these remakes is they are all lazy safe top 100 horror remakes. I want someone to have the drive to seek out lesser known gems, such as; The Sentinel, The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane, Satan's school for girls, or even Bad Ronald, and remake those.

The original hospital scene I worked at that hospital, it had only just opened when the film was made

Mostly agree with you. Some very minor changes I like better in the remake - As amazing as the original Mrs Baylock was, I could tell she was evil the second she was introduced and I felt the Thorn’s were too easily conned as the way she was hired was suspect, while remake Mrs Baylock sold herself as the perfect nanny before they hired her. I also liked that Jennings uses a digital camera as well as a film camera, great way of showing the omens are showing in any picture no matter the format used.

I saw this remake way before I saw the original. I really liked it but when I watched the original I said to myself what was I thinking.

I'm your hypothetical moviegoer who never saw any of the original Omen films, but did see the remake back then! I think it was Julia Styles that made me want to see it at all, since I loved her in Save the Last Dance. It's been a long time since then (obviously), but I remember thinking the concept was really, really neat, and until I saw your series on it, I didn't even know it was a remake at all. I queued up your review of The Omen, thinking it'd be the movie I'd seen as a kid, and was confused to see Atticus Finch, but everything was still beat for beat the same, so I thought I imagined the remake! Needless to say, I'm no longer confused.

The soundtrack of the originals was iconic, so it seems bizarre to leave that out in an otherwise beat-for-beat remake.

I'm also very excited for Shadow of the Erdtree

I'd rather save my money and watch Immaculate that one looks worlds better. Maybe you can do a in-depth review on that one. 🎉

I haven’t seen either film, but the original sounds like an awesome movie. I’ll definitely watch it 👍🏼

I'm sure to get some hate for this but: I much prefer the remake. Yes, I saw the original and like it, same with its sequels, but everything here I see it as an improvement, the one exception being the score. Jerry Goldsmith's music is legendary, but I still love what Marco Beltrami did. Yes, it's an unnecessary remake that's just repeating the same things almost bit by bit, directed by the guy who killed the Die Hard franchise, and we should point the finger at them for not being more creative, but sue me, I like the updates, I like the cast, and I come back to this one every once in a while instead of the original. Except for Damien, I don't like him in either version. There were really no better child actors at either time?

Shoot brother, didnt even think about leaving the erdtree un-toasty on my newest playthrough incase Melina has more plot in the DLC.

Remakes are really tough thing to accomplish unless you do a full revamp of it, but would you consider covering a review of the green inferno?

Left work on the 666 opening day wearing my Damien Omen II T-shirt, because I couldnt find my The Omen T-shirt, (yes, I am a nerd and LOVE the first three films, books and soundtracks) to go see this, hoping for the best. Left the theater incredibly angry (thought not as angry as when I left The Fog remake) because of all the great potential that was never met. A huge part of its lack of impact, is that the "accidents" are just a showy stunt here; we are never allowed an emotional reaction to the incident. In the balcony scene in the original, a nice dread is built up with the smashing of the fishbowl before Katherine's fall; not only is she going to smash just like the fishbowl, but she's going to wham down on all that glass. And when she does fall, that slow drop where we see her body turn so she is not only going to land hard, but she is also going to land, not on her back, but face first. This adds an awful nasty extra glee of cruelty to the scene that makes it so much worse than the remake version. In the original, we are allowed the emotional impact of seeing Katherine's broken body, the blood drip from her mouth, knowing Damien has probably killed the unborn child that slumbered in Katherine's womb, a character we like, possibly now dead. In the remake, all we get is impact- the impact of Julia Stiles hitting the ground and then an immediate cut to the next scene, the film ready to race off to another stunt. The makers of this abomination (actually the title of the 5th Omen book by the way) never understood the idea of making the audience care about the characters and have sort of a frisson for some of what they go through when accidents or death comes. In the theater, the remake often brought hysterical laughter (especially in the peanut butter sandwich scene). Not something the original's script by David Selzer left any room for. This remake was a botched effort with its CGI (which I thinks further lessens the impact of some deaths, the priest for example) the sleepwalking Liev Schrieber in the lead (is this the Manchurian Candidate?) and the choice of Mia Farrow to turn Mrs Baylock into a sweet woman who just happens to do mean things. No excitent or fear there. I could continue to rant about so many awful missteps in this film, maybe it's only positive being some terrific cinematography. I beg friend "please see the original, not the remake". And always will.

The movie had some dream sequences that I found to be very disconcerting.

Love the channel man - fancy a look at suspiria and the remake if you'd be down for doing that at some point?

I remember watching this movie in theatres with my mum when it came out. She had seen the original movie, I hadn't and while I probably should have, I was fifteen, so I hadn't seen a lot of horror films by then. I don't remember what her opinion on it was, but I thought it was okay. A few years later, I watched the original and while I will agree that it's a much better film, I feel like it was spoiled for me because I'd seen the remake first.

The kid who played Damien looked nice and creepy, but honestly that's all he had going for him. For my money, Seamus Fitzpatrick didn't have nearly the personality of Harvey Stephens. Fitzpatrick had the huge, creepy eyes, a sort of 1000 yard stare that still seemed to pin you like a bug on a board, but other than that...not so much. Now, the thing about the original Mrs. Baylock (Played by Billie Whitelaw) that I always found so wonderfully effective and never would have removed it for pacing's sake was that moment in which she entered the nursery and looked upon Damien for the first time. This woman is a disciple of Satan. She's being called by Lucifer to serve and protect (with her life, if necessary) Lucifer's only begotten son. It's a moment one can equate with a Christian entering the room where the baby Jesus is hanging out, playing with his toys. The way the camera is waiting for her as she enters the nursery. Her face turned away, eyes averted, seeming to take a pause, a beat, to prepare herself, then sweeping her eyes around...and seeing him (or maybe more accurately, seeing Him). Laying there on the floor is her god, made flesh. That's a big moment, and I didn't see that nearly so well communicated in the 2006 version. Baylock:1976, speaking to Him with that ominously archaic phrasing, and her dark tone..."Have no fear, little one...I am here to protect thee." Damn, that was wonderfully atmospheric. You definitely knew in that moment that she was gonna go down swinging when the final showdown came. She was going to do some damage. Just my thoughts.

The most disappointing aspect is the terrible moments put in (the flash cuts) which undermine the movie. Also liv Schreiber and Julia styles are miscast and crucially too young -it again undermines the plot and how crucial it is for Kathy to have a healthy child. Moore is a competent director but appeared to burn out after a series of remakes of bat21 (behind enemy lines ) flight of the phoenix and the omen. The remake fails on many levels in some rudimentary ways that continues to undermining the characters and story

I probably lost my date-almost boyfriend because I invited him to watch this crappy movie on the opening weekend. I was a victim of the curse of Damien 😂

@SjofnBM1989

3 ай бұрын

To be fair they REALLY hyped it upm.

@MistyWarden

3 ай бұрын

@@SjofnBM1989the release date was too good an opportunity to pass up.

@kakolicht

3 ай бұрын

@@MistyWarden , absolutely no chance they would miss the date, right? 06/06/06 And I fell for it😂

Hated this remake but the casting of Mia Farrow as the nanny was brilliant. She played it so sweet and gentle - so different from the grim but wonderful Billie Whitelaw - that it gave the movie a fleeting sense of originality. I also thought that Julia Stiles was too young. She was 25 and, obviously, could conceivably be the mother of a 5 year old but her essence was still very college girl in 2006.

I think it's okay I actually just watched the remake I didn't even know that it was a remake

Great video!!

Love watching your stuff. I'm not usually one to make unasked for recommendations in the comments but I think you might really enjoy Mark O'Brien's directorial debut and artsy, religious horror The Righteous from 2021. Just check it out if you've got a sec. Otherwise great vid, thanks for your horror takes!

@RocklinGraves

3 ай бұрын

Dude there’s no shot you just brought that movie up…. I’ve loved it for a long time and was literally thinking about making a video for it today haha. It’s definitely coming. Such a great film

@jimmyalice3668

3 ай бұрын

omg no way!! I've been following O'Brien's stuff for a while, I think he's a great actor so was excited to see him make a movie. Can't wait for that video !

@RocklinGraves

3 ай бұрын

The stars have aligned…. #indiehorror

I completely forgot this one exists

Even when the movie pisses you off you're still nice about it 😂

Can you please do a video on American Mary.... new sub here. An a honest reaction...don't sugar coat it if you hate it.

Slightly is an understatement my dude

Why does ANY actor think they can remake ANYTHING that Gregory Peck did?

They should have changed the ending for the remake I think

As a teen, i had no interest in Omen let alone horror (long story) till i saw the marketing and it hooked me, and thought it was neat how the Final Destination like kills were utilized and how much of a dour ending it was with the kid surviving. Then i see the original and all my compliments what little they had were wiped away. Richard Donner was a pioneer, and his work deserved better than this crap.

I agree. Psycho (1998) was also pointless; and although I liked Tony Todd's performance, so was Night of the Living Dead (1990).

evan woke up and chose violence with that title. lmaoooo 💀💀💀💀💀

I just watched it for David Thewlis lol

ah yeas, "Clip Subtitle" my favorite movie..

@RocklinGraves

3 ай бұрын

…..uhhhhhhh…. whoops

@Morne443

3 ай бұрын

@@RocklinGraves its all good great video, just noticed that bit and chuckled, excited to see ur review for the first omen, and lake mungo.

The WGA really said “HA you’re funny! ✋🏼🙄” 😂 If only you’d watch this before our video because it’s clearly a classic. 💀

They should remake Logan Run

i agree 100%

I do agree about Mrs Baylock. I wish they would've had Robert Thorn or even Kate figuring out her true nature. Perhaps she finds out Mrs Baylock was the one who killed her actual child and delivered Damien from a Jackal and that's why Mrs Baylock killed Kate because she was about to contact Robert or stop her. I'm also not a fan of the fact Damien clearly knows who he is and what his powers are. The original had it ambiguous as to whether he knows or not. I do enjoy the performances though and appreciate their new age attempts at modernizing it but the scene with Damien playing a video game takes you out of the film. For example, in the original Damien is being loud as he's playing with the pool balls, so Kate wants him gone. In the remake the dialogue is the same but the situation is different. The TV is loud not Damien, so why not just lower the TV? I wonder if The First Omen will have a twist that it's Mrs Baylock's origin story. She could be the Whore of Babylon and we see her go from an innocent God fearing woman to the protector of The Antichrist. Whatever you do DON'T seek out the TV pilot to the TV show DON'T DO IT

I'm not saying this movie was good or bad but typically with remakes, they make them so a new audience can view it, right? An audience that wouldn't go back and watch the original so you release it again. If you look at it like that, recreating the same movie but more modern makes more sense since you're essentially trying to sell them on the same movie but bring more awareness to it. I guess what I'm trying to say is sometimes it might be better to review a remake as it's own thing and not compare it to the original. I'm sure the points you brought up are very valid though! Edit: Wrote this at 11 minutes in and you mentioned something similar in the end.

I genuinely love this movie. Yeah its the same but the visuals and color themes they use are gorgeous and stay in my memory forever

I really liked the remake. Faster paced.

W brotha

But I want a shot for shot remake but with better graphics....

Only the first and second Omen movies are good I had a feeling this new one would be garbage 🗑️

11:53 so what you’re saying is that I need to watch the original ✍️

@RocklinGraves

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely. The first one is fantastic

U left 2 more things about The Omen Remake the Release Date that came out was also perfect and The Original Damien Cameo as a Reporter that's u actually left out

Watching this at 666 views 😨

shane gillis!!!!

These remakes show the curse of postmodernism in movies. Imagination and originality have been replaced by just making the same film.

Sir your complete wrong about one thing i love the staircase in this movie instead of the original when Kate falls it’s more realistic other then the original where it’s not realistic get it right please i love you

I feel like you're missing the entire point of this movie: showing Julia Stiles in a red robe. Yum. Yeah there's death and demons or whatever, meh.

Wait wait wait . . . a pointless remake directed by the dude who made Max Payne and A Good Day to Die Hard isn't any good? 🤔 That's a shame I guess. But at least it's better than the fourth film.

The Omen remake is not bad, much more inferior than the original but it's not bad

Wait a minute! Did you just do a review of The Omen remake and did not even mention Mia Farrow by name? Did you also fail to mention that this icon of horror cinema was inspired casting? Mia Farrow as Satan's spawn's nanny? (that's fun to say) By the way, did you know that little boy who played Damien in the original has a cameo in this? Have no fear, little one... I am here to teach thee. 😈

@RocklinGraves

3 ай бұрын

I was aware of those things yeah, but I honestly have no interest in diving into more detail about a movie that feels so cynically lazy. The casting is great but it’s such a nothing movie that I didn’t feel like those talking points were worth bringing up

@ChucksCherubs3

3 ай бұрын

@@RocklinGraves Ah.

I give this remake a 6.66/10.

Wonder if they read the books I did would have been helpful but yes awful remake 😡😡

Honestly if the 2006 remake is beat for beat pretty much the original than why bother watching the original if the newer one is more modern and looks a whole lot better? Like your complaints are just silly. Who cares if its exactly like the original. Even when remakes do things alittle differently they ALL have the same out come. If someone picked between the original and the 2006 they wouldn't know the difference sense they are virtually the same movie.

@RocklinGraves

3 ай бұрын

Because it’s lacking the tone, atmosphere, performances, score and polish of the original. The jumpscares are terrible, Damien isn’t as interesting, the third act is completely missing the strong dread the original…. need I go on? It’s a cheapened version. I also don’t agree that it looks better. It looks flat and boring, whereas the original has a very distinct visual style

@RocklinGraves

3 ай бұрын

A lot of people care if it’s exactly like the original, because why bother if that’s the case? You have cheaper, lazier copy of a really well made movie. It’s lame as shit

The omen 3 4 and remake are pointless

A horrible remake

One of the worst films ever made tbh.

I didn't like this one that much either. The original is still top tire. I dont mind if remakes are a lot like the original .The little kid was perfect for the role cus he was cute with an unsettling air. The kid in this one didn't give that off. Great video, good points.