A great movie. The death scenes are fantastic, with some great suspense scenes. Truly great horror thriller.
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The Omen (1976)
(1976, Rated R, Horror, Starring Gregory Peck, David Warner, Lee Remick, Harvey Stevens, Billie Whitelaw)
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Common Sense says
Gory original Satanism saga; popular but plodding.
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 16–18
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What Parents Need to Know
About The Omen (1976)
Parents need to know that this is a downbeat horror feature, with a child complicit in his (adoptive) mother's own death and evil triumphant in the end (with the qualifier that it was conceived as just the first in a series of films, so it's just the opening installment, not the whole story). It casts a small boy in an especially negative light as the literal antichrist, for whom the only fair treatment, according to this, is a ritual execution by knife. The gory deaths and injuries, including decapitation and impalements, were considered shockingly explicit in their day.
Read our full review by Charles Cassady Jr.
Families Can Talk About
- Families can talk about why this movie was popular. Do you think it's a "religious" film in any sense? How does it compare with the Left Behind book-and-movie-and-radio blockbuster series? You can look up the Bible passages and interpretations this movie cites to see how Hollywood played fast-and-loose with Scripture, and maybe study what historians have to say about Satanic lore and its popularization by both church authorities and horror-storytellers.
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- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give itMy concerns are:
- Excessive violence
Some of the Greatest Death Scenes
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
... so... this is a horror movie?
I don't think so! it's just boring,a silly kid who crys when he goes to a church?! that's scary? ... And neither da 2nd... Damien: The Omen 2 ... another boring movie...even more boring that da first... dont waste ur time watching this...
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
very good
This movie is really not that scary. It is a bit creepy at times, though. It is very well made and is still a classic to this day.
- I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
devil child!
Couple adopt the son of satan. Received an "R" in the 70's, I'd give it about a PG or PG-13.
- I rate this title on for age 2 and give it
a fantistic movie
this is a great movie for any body. It's a little creepy at points, but it is not that bad. It has a lot of class, too. It doens't have any language or drugs. I loved it.
- I rate this title iffy for age 2 and give it
Very Good
This is a great movie with little blood at all, but the ways people get killed creep you out anyway. The soundtrack is great, the kid playing Damien is great, everything is great. Everyone should see this movie, but it is difficult to watch, despite the lack of blood and gore, at parts.
- I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
AMAZING!!!
Parents should note, that while this movie is celebrating its 31st anniversary this year, it's still pretty nasty. A priest gets stabbed by a falling lightening rod, a news reporter gets his head chopped off my a piece of glass that slides of off a flatbed truck (No blood, just inside view of neck) A nanny hangs hreself, and a boy's mother gets pushed out of a hospital window by the replacement nanny, and falls right through an ambulance (suprisingly, only a bloody nose, but still resulting in death). This movie should still be rated R and is not for anyone under 13, but if your child is scared easily, 16. Please note: IT IS STILL VERY VIOLENT BUT IT IS AN AMAING MOVIE!!! 5 STARS!!!
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