The Omen (1976/2006) Side-by-Side Comparison 

I think you should do clash of the titans next.

I agree.

The Big Fat Gangsta the BFG

Do IT

The Amityville Horror 1979/2005

Says a guy named Paul Allen lol

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Watch the Hammer House of Horror series from the UK. Great stories, the horror is pretty mild by today's standards, but they have a certain creepy atmosphere to them.

You ain't lying. I think the problem with the remake is casting. Liev Scribner couldn't emote for fk. God bless Mia Farrow, but she couldn't hold a candle to Billoe Whitelaw.

Mojo

it´s true

Yes she was

I love mia but she far too kind for it

wanted to plow her in the face!!!

She played the mother of the kray twins work equal degrees of menace

Damien… and coincidentally enough.. in both films.. I and II.. both actors had their hair dyed to look more sinister.. Johnathan Scott-Taylor was born in Buenos Aires.. he was blonde.. both he and Harvey Stephens had their hair dyed darker..

@@robertawilson142 He was born in Brazil.

@@brvflovski Johnathan Scott-Taylor was born in São Paulo.. I thought it was interesting that both he and Harvey Stephens were both blonde.. and had their hair darkened up for those films..

The late great Sir Jerry Goldsmiths Oscar winning score Ave Satani is very creepy…

Richard Donner was first class. He speaks of his work on making this film in a documentary in this channel. There were 100 boys in the room.. and he picked Harvey. And like any 6 year old boy.. he couldn’t stand still and got into trouble…

The original take a lot of soul That why the tittle was bloody

The omen (2006) came out when I was 1 year old

I totally agree, however the decapitation of the photographer in the 2006 version is just so much better.

@@catherincoreas483 so?

@@catherincoreas483 the original came out the year I was born! I'm a fossil!

In 2006, digital photography wasn't what it is now.

He also states during the scene showing them to Robert that he shoots both on film and digital.

You mean the first Damien of the Omen 1.

Sometimes reporters be devils like that, tho.

Wow wat a wonderful trivia u shared😊

Which reporter was he (the original Damien)?

I Agree

Agree can't improve on a masterpiece.

True, you can tell just by looking at the scene where they open the grave of Damien's mother. In the scene in the 1976 version, the background is dark with the chilling chorus music adding to the dark, eerie atmosphere that befits a horror film. After they look into the grave, before you even see what's inside, you see Thorn make a sound that shows disgust while the photographer turns his head away closing his eyes saying to himself "My god." Their reactions alone send the message that they just saw something both shocking and horrifying. 2006 version, the scene is well-lit with a blue background, no background music which isn't always bad and after they open the grave, their reactions are pretty restrained with photographer saying "What the fuck is this?" He sounds more confused than shocked while Thorn seems pretty stoic. In the older version, it added a level of terror to the film. In the newer version, it felt like a one-off as one would think that Thorn would at least show some shock or horror given it's made clear just how unnatural Damien's birth was: a jackal conceiving and birthing a human child is impossible, sending the message that Damien's birth was of divine (or rather anti-divine) or supernatural intervention.

I find it interesting how so many people decide that the stories can't be told again. The 76 Omen is not the end all be all story or the Omen, and it had some good moments, but I personally love the nod of having Rosemary as the nanny, and the scene where she is feeding him strawberries is beautiful. I think the remake is a bit more subtle in some instances, and then more intense in the right places. Though I typically don't enjoy 70s horror that much.

@@galantos30, not to mention those terrifying Rottweiler dogs, who were guarding those graves!😔 BRILLIANTLY-trained Rottweilers, in "The Omen" Movie Series!😍😎👍

Agree

Joyful Things Hell ain't a bad place to be

Quite true.

Coz 06/06/2006 means 666, I guess. LOL.

Money money money. As Abba once sang.

Exactly.

@@scotscub76 You mean the Ojays Man I dig that song😉

Yeah, a perfect example is the remake of Psycho. That was a bad idea.

I know! That’s no way to die!

That was the only improvement

@@madhousenetwork7765 yeah, the original falling down death was honestly kinda meh, this one was horryfing

@@lexezlao comparatively yeah

@@madhousenetwork7765 but everything else about the new one sucked (except the mum she was alright)

Pues la original Sra. Baylock (libro)... no tiene nada que ver con las de ambas películas... desde físicamente(era obesa y alta) hasta la forma tan magnifica de manipular a los Thorn.

djs2356 so much so that she won the Evening Standard award &I was Oscar nominated I think

She was the scariest thing in that movie. Great casting.

I. Agree

The priest impalement and the photographer's decapitation were better done in the remake - improvements in special effects. When Warner's photographer is beheaded there is little or no blood, although some red paint pots jump in the air as a sort of substitute. Mia Farrow was probably the ideal choice for a remake version of Mrs Baylock, but generally there was no way to improve the 1976 version.

@@stevekaczynski3793 exactly, the shots r better due to better effects, but the the overall 1st film can't be outdone. With a movie like this u can't outdo it, simply hoping to match it.

@@stevekaczynski3793 I think priest impalement was overdone in the remake, especially with all of the broken shards of glass added. The decapitation however I think was done better and flawlessly.

the shot was over to quick in the original the shot lasted 5 seconds because the director knew people look away for 3 seconds

Tiffany Parker yes, it’s like the game Lucius

like other remake horrors

My life is like a video game

makes no sense

A billion light years!!!!!!!!!

The two are the same Same story Almost same ending Same Nanny Holy's Death And if you ask me, the remake was more similar to the book, so they wouldn't be taking as much inspiration from the movie, and they also have to give a modern approach to the new generations.

@@IR0902 The remake was poor.

@@dickiea8048 Why do people always hate remakes just because they don't look like the original? and even when it looks too much like the original, people criticize it for being a "copy" the remakes never needs to be similar to the original films they have to be different and they have to bring modern things to the movie for the new generations do you think that the new generations like THE OMEN from 1976? remakes are for something, if you don't like it it's okay but don't say that the remake is horrible just because it's a remake it doesn't make sense! Goodbye and have a good day

@@IR0902 Simple Because it isn't an original idea. Just a carbon copy.

Not in the unrated version, the priest death is longer and its now much more fake looking. It held on his face showing shards of glass that fell and looks totally plastic now. A classic case of less-is-more, they ruined the scene due to using more cgi gore.

1976 one is way better

Exactly ​@@sadiemaehelenajackson5914

Wtf

why am I giggling at this comment ? !

gojewla, 😂😂😂!👍

I don't like the blue color screen they put over the newer one. The original had warm, clear more realistic color which helped with the creep factor.

​@@beth1627 Director John Moore wanted to give the film more vibrance.

@@scottylewis8124 I dont think he succeeded, looks alot more waxy and clean, the original was directed much better by Donner.

@@TheCloneX2 the 06 version looked like a rejected 90s-2000s music video.

Nope in the remake is obvious cgi, in the original it was practical. And always practical over digital

Even the kid in the original looked more menacing and deceiving

The one thing about that first fall scene that I always remember very vividly is that shot of the goldfish bowl falling to the floor before she does. It’s kind of iconic in a way.

I think they wanted most of the actors to look a little more similar to their old counterparts

That would had tied too many loose ends and it might had been distracting.

Now That Would be Better than Mia Farrow

Including the devil 🐕😆

I don't like the idea of adding anything new unless something was OBVIOUSLY missing from the original, or something could have been done better. For instance, I looked at the documentary on The Exorcist yesterday and the omission of the spider walk was discussed. It's a shame it wasn't in the movie, as creepy as it is. The director said he didn't know how to make the scene flow smoothly from the mother's reaction upon hearing the news about Burke's death and then a few seconds later react to seeing Reagan spider walk down the stairs.I never liked the way she reacted to Burke's death. It always seemed too fake; overdramatic. Anyway, the producer said he should have let her hear the news of Burke's death and then IMMEDIATELY before she even had a chance to react to Burke's death, she sees Reagan spider walk down the stairs. At any rate, I prefer not to have remakes. Often times, the modern technology totally takes away from the authenticity of the movies. I don't want to see digital props on screen.

@@lb8471, the perfect comment. you have put into words what I have felt for years!

@@lb8471 I respect your opinion but what's the point? if everything is the same, then you know exactly what's going to happen. The new version offered nothing to keep your attention. There was no creepy music, and the overall mood was not nearly as scary. It was a waste.

Too much use of that generic looking blue light filter.

Rosemary's Baby 1968 in the 3th place my dear little child!

which movie is phyco? alfred hitchcock psycho?

Exorcist

The 2006 remake was shit....there should be a prequel coming out showing how Damien is conceived by the satanists.

You have said it! It's a copycat!

@@nicky29031977 It wasn't necessarily shit, just pointless.

there's a remake to "psycho" ? oh wow

Well it's called a remake and not a reboot... so...

Her interview for Shout Factory’s release of The Omen Collection is well worth your time.

Obvio es mejor , que la del 2006 , hasta la ecesna dónde asesinan a la señora en el hospital la del 76 fue mejor causa varios sentimientos, colera ,miedo y tristeza la del 2006 fue muy sin gracias Jejeje

They Shouldn't Re Make Classics Unless They Can Come Up With There Own Scripts And Material Director John Moore Wanted A Hit He Got One But Shot For Shot Not What Was Meant

Yeah. The Main Actor Son died of suicide. The director of Photography had a car accident and her wife Head was decapitaded like happened to The CameraMan Guy in the movie.

May be to confuse the audience that he may be the Antichrist in the remake

thegreenmanofnorwich that Robert part is so true

In his state of mind and all he had been thru, you would do the same. That was very natural behaviour

I found the 2006 Damien not even near as scary as the original one. He is the one who doesn't give me any chills, he looks like just another "creepy boy" and not really what the original looks like. Damien needs to look like a "normal" child, to make us feel confused between knowing that he is evil, but same time, seeing an "innocent" child and understanding why the police dude saved him from being killed.

The Original Nanny Billie Whitelaw Was More Convincing And Able To Fool You Into A Convincing Nanny

Kid In Remake Act Like He Knew He Already Not Human

I would say the opposite though