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 THE
OMEN
TRILOGY
25th
Anniversary
Edition
Box-Set
(on
DVD)
THE
OMEN
With
Gregory
Peck,
Lee
Remick,
David
Warner,
Billy
Whitelaw
Directed
by
Richard
Donner
My
lord
the
acting
can
sink
to
new
lows
of
hamminess!
It's
embarrassing
to
watch
some
of
the
scenes
in
this
movie.
But
then
suddenly
the
same
person
who
just
did
a
bad
soap
stare
is
good
again.
I
am
at
odds
with
myself
about
this
one.
You
can
immediately
see
that
the
graveyard
is
a
set.
(crap)
You
can
immediately
see
the
decapitation
scene
took
a
lot
to
get
it
just
right.
(Very
cool!)
The
scene
in
the
zoo
is
absolutely
satanic.
Peck's
'wife'
(Lee
Remick)
is
fucking
terrible.
Whoever
told
her
she
can
act
should
be
ritually
stabbed
with
Buchenhagen's
knives.
Little
Damien
kicks
ass
and
Billie
Whitelaw
as
his
babysitter
is
the
best
performer
of
the
lot.
After
all
is
said
the
music
is
absolutely
incredible
(Jerry
Goldsmith)!
Director
Richard
Donner's
camera
shots
are
beautiful,
with
thoughtful
yet
simple
framing.
PS.
The
woman
who
hangs
herself
for
Damien
is
Hollie
Palance,
daughter
of
Jack.
The
special
features
include
the
obvious
director's
commentary
and
a
retrospective
featurette
incl.
interviews
with
director,
composer,
editor
and
writer.
4
/
B
-
Uncle
Vinnie
1
2
3
4
5
6
A
-
B
-
C
DAMIEN
OMEN
With
William
Holden,
Lee
Grant
Directed
by
Don
Taylor
The
2nd
installment
and
the
best
of
the
lot.
Far
superior
to
The
Omen
in
terms
of
acting,
chills
and
storytelling.
The
film
is
not
as
beautifully
shot
as
Donner's,
but
what
it
lacks
in
the
pretty
department,
it
more
than
compensates
with
hectic
music
and
incredible
ominous
atmosphere.
Holden
has
a
very
strong
screen
presence,
as
usual.
Compared
to
the
downbeat
Peck
he
is
an
acting
Ferrari.
The
crows
take
the
place
the
Rotweiler
filled
in
the
first
movie
and
I
daresay
they
are
more
freaky
than
the
mutts.
PS.
Beware
of
the
elevator
scene!
5
/
B
-
Uncle
Vinnie
1
2
3
4
5
6
A
-
B
-
C
THE
FINAL
CONFLICT
With
Sam
Neil,
Rossano
Brazzi,
Don
Gordon,
Lisa
harrow
Directed
by
Graham
Baker
The
worst
of
the
trilogy.
A
terrible,
typical
80's
devil
movie.
Even
the
music
sucks
in
this
one.
The
series
should
have
ended
with
part
2.
Neil
is
good
when
he
prays
to
Satan
though.
Very
sensitively
played.
But
in
general
it's
a
load
of
old
crap.
If
you've
never
seen
it,
avoid
it.
It
will
spoil
the
brilliance
of
the
1st
two
movies
forever!
2
/
C
-
Uncle
Vinnie
1
2
3
4
5
6
A
-
B
-
C
PS.
The
box-set
design
folds
opens
into
a
cross
shape.
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