THE OMEN

The Omen is the 2006 remake of the seventies "classic" horror flick about a young boy who may--or may not be--the literal Son Of Satan. You probably know the "plot" by now: A couple adopts an orphaned boy whom they name--what else!--Damien. Then shortly thereafter people around them start dying off mysteriously & violently. Then some creepy old Catholic priest--which is an apparent requirement in these type of films--informs the parents that their beloved adopted son is--again, what else!--the actual son of the pointed-horned one himself. Of course, the parents don't heed the creepy old Catholic priest's "warning" until it's too late. (Insert Satanic/demonic laughing here!) I must say, The Omen is by far one of the most BORING horror flicks I have ever seen. Why? For one, I like my horror flicks with a bit more gore, and two, I've never been much of a fan of horror flicks that features kids as the bad guys. I mean, the way I see it, kids are little terrors to begin with, am I right, people! (Oh, I know I'm gonna get the hate messages for THAT one!) About the only thing I even remotely liked about this flick is that it starred the lovely Julia Stiles who plays the little demonic bastard's ill-fated mother. Again, I must say, I think it's kind of a shame that we don't get to see Miss Stiles in more movies (especially in movies that are not as BORING as this one!). As for the "plot" of this flick, all I've got to say is, when you name your kid Damien, you pretty much get what you deserve, you know what I mean?