My Own Marathon

[Nini_luv5]

I am absolutely taking advantage of this weekend on not having and homework and my roommate being gone and i am taking it upon myself to celebrate this glorious occasion with having an Omen Marathon!

I know how insignificant this sounds but as a college student any free time should be well celebrated :)

I will be tremendously enjoying:
~The Omen, in 1976, directed by Richard Donner
~Damien: Omen II, in 1978, directed by Don Taylor
~Omen III: The Final Conflict, in 1981, directed by Graham Baker
~A TV movie followed in 1991, titled Omen IV: The Awakening

And no I will not be including the 2006 remake of The Omen, because I loathe them and I thought it was a piece of shit in my opinion.

[ZombieDrone]

I didn't like The Omen remake either...but worse than Omen IV? Ouch.

On the other hand I always thought II and III are a lot better than people give them credit for.

[Nini_luv5]

I agree. But i actually liked The Omen IV. Even though it was a little outlandish, i dont know i still enjoyed it.

You just have to enjoy the corniness sometimes lol

[The Villain]

I've only seen the first one and the remake. The original is a classic but the remake is really boring and lame.

[ZombieDrone]

II is pretty decent. The adolescent Damien's voice grates on me a little, just because it's a rather odd-sounding mixture of American and English. But the actor playing him, I feel, does a good job. Not to mention that much of the film revolves around him not wanting his supposed destiny. Some of the effects are a little hokey, but it's got William Holden in it, which is a good sign.

III rounds it out nicely. The plot's not great but Sam Neill does well as Damien (he has some fantastic, almost Shakespearean, monologues) and the whole film has a good "Epic" atmosphere.

As I say, I don't think they get the praise they deserve.

[MichaelMyers]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OkFLdPaoZQ

[Nini_luv5]

Originally Posted by ZombieDrone

II is pretty decent. The adolescent Damien's voice grates on me a little, just because it's a rather odd-sounding mixture of American and English. But the actor playing him, I feel, does a good job. Not to mention that much of the film revolves around him not wanting his supposed destiny. Some of the effects are a little hokey, but it's got William Holden in it, which is a good sign.

III rounds it out nicely. The plot's not great but Sam Neill does well as Damien (he has some fantastic, almost Shakespearean, monologues) and the whole film has a good "Epic" atmosphere.

As I say, I don't think they get the praise they deserve.

I couldnt agree with this any more :)

[Elvis_Christ]

I may be in the minority but I dig Omen II more than the original. It's more dark and sinister. It's in the first batch of horror flicks I remember watching too. The third film never did much for me. Coming from NZ I tend to cringe when Sam Neil hits the screen. Might be one to revisit sometime. Don't think I ever bothered watching the fourth film... maybe caught bits and pieces.

Originally Posted by Nini_luv5

I thought it was a piece of shit

Couldn't agree more. Hated the remake.

[Nini_luv5]

That is my preference too. I absolutely love that the second film is surrounded around about him as an adolescent. It is definitely my favorite film of the whole series.

[CJ Steak]

Pretty big Omen fan myself. Definitely love the orginal and II. The others were good too though!

Oh, and Nini... I keep looking for you under my bed and you're never there.

I'm calling BS.

ha.......