The First Omen (2024)

The first original Omen from 1976 is a classic. Very ominous and unsettling all the way through, so where do you go next? The second film was a rehash that bears a mild charm, and the third one confused everyone with its disregard for any relevant timeframe. How is Damien born in 1976 an adult in 1981?

Honestly, forget the sequels. Although part 4 is mildly amusing and apparently a heavy influence on a plot thread of this movie, but ask most people and they'll agree, "There was a part 4?"


So our story solidifies the original film's setting by opening 5 years before it, in 1971. It features a to-be nun in Italy who runs into increasingly familiar territory for franchise fans. Reviews are somewhat mixed, but I was expecting way worse. I think the director of this movie might have actually been a fan of the original or something. Weird.

Also, this movie wasn't full of jump-scare BS, which pleased me plenty. Instead, it decided to build up a story and pace itself. I only zoned out a few times, but I was pretty happy that the movie wasn't shitting on the original. It actually stood on its own two feet. Mostly. There were obvious homages here and there, and they thought we wouldn't notice how they stole the ending of part 4. I'm pretty sure part 4 exists, people!

I give this movie 3 sixes out of 5.

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