Mysterious deaths surround an American ambassador. Could the child that he is raising actually be the Antichrist? The Devil's own son? The Omen is pure seventies horror at it's finest with Gregory Peck giving an amazing and oustanding perfomance but also a storyline packed with mystery, suspense and above else? Terror. This film is still memorable from the woman's suicide in the beginning but also from the priest getting impaled but also let's not forget the super creepy smile by Damien in the end of the film i mean that was disturbing. (10/10) (A+)

Great horror film with lots of great suspense and horror. Would recommend this to anyone, definitely a favourite of mine!

If not for Mom, Dad & Donner, The Omen would've just come across as capitalizing on The Exorcist. Yes, I know the horror trend back in the early to mid-70s (or all of the 1970s?) was Religious horror. I guess people were trying to cleanse themselves from that hippie, Earth-loving 60s.I'm going to fast-forward a bit. A friend wanted me to see Omen III, or The Final Conflict, so I figured I'd revisit the series. I remember seeing the first and the 2006 remake years ago, but not parts II and III. But, I don't remember the content of either much, so this was like first-time viewings for me.I wanted more, I thought as I watched part 1 from 1976. I loved the story, sets and acting, plus the gruesome deaths from that timeframe. But, I still thought more could've been done to expand on the story.That all said, I now appreciate this film more thanks to the 2006 remake. That hollow, terrible retread really showed me how powerful and effective the original was.On its own, it's still a nice, slow-burn of an Antichrist story. Basically, spoiler?, Damien comes into the lives of a political couple and whenever anyone comes close to the truth, they mysteriously disappear. Will 5-year-old Damien survive all his assassination attempts? I dunno. Maybe look to see if there are any sequels…oh, I see.It's not perfect and it IS a slow-burn, but the score, acting, tension and absolute mood makes up for any shortcomings.***Final thoughts: After watching the original, and really only, trilogy, it's safe to say, just watch part one. None of the others are worth the trip. It's like one long 6-hour TV-miniseries with plenty of downtime throughout.

At six o'clock on the sixth of June two children are born in Rome; one is born to the wife of American diplomat Robert Thorn but dies soon after birth, the other to a woman who dies during childbirth. A priest at the hospital suggests that Thorn takes the surviving child and raise him as his own… without telling his mother.Time passes and Thorn is made Ambassador to the Court of St James. Everything goes well until the child, named Damien, is five when his nanny hangs herself in a very public manner. She is replaced by Mrs. Baylock, a sinister woman who claims to have been sent by the agency. Soon afterwards a priest tries to warn Thorn about his son; what he says sound like the ravings of a mad man; references to Revelations and prophecies about the arrival of the Antichrist! Soon afterwards the priest is killed in a freak accident and Thorn is approached by a photographer who has noticed strange shadows on pictures he had taken of the nanny and the priest that feature strange shadows that mirror the way they died. By now Thorn is very concerned so returns to Italy to discover the truth about his son… meanwhile back in London his wife is in grave danger.This is a classic '70s horror film but don't expect it to be very scary. There are a few shocks and some mildly gory moments. This doesn't mean it isn't worth watching though; the story is solid and the cast is impressive. Gregory Peck does a fine job as Robert Thorn; especially towards the end as he learns the dreadful truth and realises what he must try to do. Lee Remick is also good as his wife, Billie Whitelaw is suitably sinister as Mrs. Baylock and David Warner impresses as the photographer. Harvey Spencer Stephens doesn't really have much to do as the young Damien but he certainly manages to smile in a creepy way. The film does show its age in places and certain things seem too unlikely; notably the Thorns failing to check up on Mrs. Baylock's references and the way Robert Thorn goes off to Italy then Israel without any of the protection one would expect a senior diplomat to have… assuming he could get time off! The ending is a bit down beat but that does at least leave things open for the later films in the series. Overall I'd certainly recommend this to horror fans; especially those for like horror films inspired by religion.