I like the original Omen, it would be on a list of the top 100 movies of all time. I was a little apprehensive about a remake, this would be the second remake. In this remake there are almost no changes, even most of the camera angles are the same. The acting is better though, the shock scenes like the dream sequences are much better, and the child is creepy as fuck. Yes, I think this may be a better remake but I haven’t decided yet.
This isn’t a true horror movie, but is instead more of a thriller with some horror moments. What made this remake so good is that they didn’t use modern special effect technology to try and improve the story (like having floating and hellfire antichrist) but instead just improve the already existing story. Mia Farrow (from Rosemary’s Baby another awesome movie) does a great job as the nanny to the antichrist. Julia Stiles doesn’t do an awesome performance though, she is a little sub par but does enough to get the effect don. Live Schreiber starts off weak when he is supposed to play the ambitious state department employee, but later on when events are going on around him his performance is much better. Another excellent addition is that there are upside down crosses and pentagrams everywhere in this movie, usually by playing connect the dots and looking at how everyday objects are arranged.
This is a good movie, many people scoffed at doing a remake of the Omen but this one is really good and may be one of the best movies of the year.
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