A great psychological horror flick that also mixes in some graphical scenes. Chilling atmosphere sets a great mood with the help of an awesome musical score! One of the finest in it's genre!

The Omen, directed by Richard Donner (director of The Goonies) and starring Gregory Peck as Robert Thorn and David Warner as Jennings, is an absolutely fantastic promotor not alone for the supernatural-horror genre, but for the film industry itself. Peck and Donner have both had phenomenal careers in acting, particularly Gregory Peck who has starred in Roman Holiday with Audrey Hepburn and To Kill A Mockingbird, based on the world-renowned novel by Harper Lee. Due to a fabulous duo and supporting cast, all who perform exceptionally, the visually stunning violence is encapsulating and completely unpredictable.The film is a supernatural, horror film, centered on the Anti-Christ/Spawn of Satan, who takes the form of a human boy. Off the synopsis alone, you know it'll be hard to get it wrong.The film is renowned for its enlightenment on the number of Satan, the triple-six (666). Based off readings in the bible, The Omen captures the pure essence of supernatural-horror, and, despite the antagonist being a small child, it can become truly terrifying thanks to a great psychotic demon-bodyguard… One of the best finale sequences I've yet to witness and should (if it even can) not disappoint.

I rated this 7, which is 6.66 rounded up.Anyway, this movie ain't child's play, and much has been written about The Omen. When I first watched it, I thought "omen" meant something awful or negative. But "omen" is a neutral word but thanks to this scary motion picture, we associate it with a 666 kid-running-amok. Anyway, after the movie screened, I can imagine parents nervously checking for 666 marks on their kids' scalps and re-familiarizing themselves with the Book of Revelation. But a word of caution for parents in this predicament...the 666 may in fact be 999, as the absence of an underline on the kid's scalp may confuse things, and a 999 kid is innocent.

While I see the significance of this movie to the horror genre as a whole, by today's standards it does not classify as great. The trope of evil child was revolutionary for his time and some of the scenes are still chilling to this day but, besides this plot device, there's nothing that makes it stand out from a "good" horror film. The cinematography is good, the script is good, the acting is good (Peck almost always is), the music, everything. But nothing about it stands out as great. There was never a point where I felt completely enthralled by what I was watching on the screen.It is effective as a horror movie. It may be a bit rushed at times but it is never boring. Despite it's 110 minute run time, it felt less than 90 minutes due to the brisk pace of the plot. It's a solid movie but not something I see myself revisiting anytime soon.