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| Carl B Harrison |
The Omen (2006)The Omen (2006)Blimey....... They've gone and made a remake of The Omen, must admit I liked the other original three movies, guess it’s the little devil inside of me. 
Any hoo the story looks like it’s going to be more of the same just more artistically shot and no doubt better special effects. I do like the trailer though, it creates a somewhat weird build up, hope the movie lives up to the feeling I get from it. Tagline: His Day Will Come Plot Outline: A remake of the 1976 horror classic The Omen (1976), an American official realizes that his young son may literally be the devil incarnate. The Omen Movie Trailer  http://youtube.com/watch?v=MvjZ8iOV9dM
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| oddbodd |
Bet they release it on 06/06/06.
Cheers, O. |
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| Wolf |
I wonder if Jonny has 666 on his head  
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| Jonny |
I've got a birthmark in the shape of a dog on my butt if that counts  I remember finding out about the 666 thing and using a permanent marker to draw some on my head Mum went off on one of her yelling fits and my dad just said he was disappointed in me for putting them on the wrong way.... they looked ok to me when I looked in the mirror
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| oddbodd |
If your dad was disappointed - perhaps you are the spawn of Satan. You definitely have an evil streak, anyway 
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| Philster |
What the...?? Another good film spoilt by being remade. When will Hollywood learn? We need to go over and pitch some of our ideas Carl. Can't believe they doing this. Let's take bets on the next remake.
What happened to Pt. 5? They did a fourth setting it all up again. Wouldn't be surprise if the remake continues from it. Bet you watched the trailler for that release date Oddbodd. It's on the trailer that's being release on 6/6/06. Bet Jonny's more like Problem Child or Chucky! Watched the remake of the Fog and was most disappointed. The ending was daft! |
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| Wolf |
"The Fog" 1980 is one of the very few real scary movies, the remake sounds terrible. |
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| oddbodd |
No. It was just highly predictable. Besides, I can't really watch trailers htese days cos someone sold me a PC with as much memory as Dory out of Finding Nemo.
I've known for ages that the date 6/6/6 was going to turn up, it was obvious that somebody was going to try and exploit it. It's just a shame that Microsoft aren't releasing their next version of Windows that day, it'd make so much sense. O. |
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| Philster |
Wolf, the remake of The Fog isn't as good as the original. Certainly not scary. It's quite different too. The effects are good and acting isn't bad either but the way they tell the story isn't as good.
As for your computer Oddbodd, if your computer has little memory, then get more. That's what happens when you buy off dodgy sales people. |
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| oddbodd |
For those who haven't clicked yet, it was Philster. O. |
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| Wolf |
 We're All Doomed doomed I tell you. 6 6 6
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| oddbodd |
I saw the trailer for this last night...and even that's spooky. As long as the film is just as good, it should do some justice as a re-make.
O. |
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| Wolf |
Look into my eyes, look into my eyes, the eyes, the eyes
He does look very spooky on the trailer. |
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| oddbodd |
Got round to seeing this last Friday. It's very similar to the original, mostly only changed to update it a little, and the slice-the-fella's-head off scene is done differently, although still nice and gory, with a bit of a Final Destination feel to it. It has the same sort of plot holes in it - like the priests not just kill the evil kid in the first place, and the woman being too thick to realise that standing on a chair next to a high-up balcony isn't a good idea. It's worth watching, though, 'cos it's got Julia Stiles in.
Speaking of which, Philster, she's not in Swimfan. I checked on IMDB 
O. |
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| Carl B Harrison |
I also managed to get to see the remake of the Omen and that's what it is, a complete remake. I liked the original and I like this one but the story's are nearly identical, only difference is more shots per scene, better special effects and slightly better photography. There are still things I liked more about the original and things in this one which were improved upon, due to new movie making techniques... not much to say really as I felt I was watching the same movie. | ||||
| Carl B Harrison |
PS. except for Julia Stiles
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| nige |
In my opinion she was the only good thing in that movie. Wasn't impressed with it in general, but was never a huge fan of it in the first place. The whole premis is a bit daft. Like Oddbod said, if they priests knew about the kid why not get rid of him when he was a baby, much easier. |
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| Philster |
Heard it was a scene for scene remake, like what they did with Pyscho. Still want to see it, liked the original and looking forward to seeing the photographer bloke get beheaded.
If it wasn't for brother not seeing X-men, I would have went with Nige and co. Oh well will make a point of seeing it this week. They can't kill him when he's a baby because he's protected by his guardians. Plus, you wouldn't have a film then. Like lots of films, if they did things when they should have, you wouldn't have a movie. Oddbodd, sorry but I thought it was Julia Styles in Swimfan. It's Erika Kristenianson (think I've spelt the surname wrong) in it. Thought it was Julia as they don't half look alike. Kinda like Natalie and Kiera. |
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| oddbodd |
Agreed - but it wouldn't have been too difficult to make it more believable. Mia Farrow's character, the Nanny, is obviously somehow possessed by Satan, so why couldn't some other random bunch of people, possessed by Satan, have arranged a swap of the kids, rather than the story requiring priests to do it? |
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| nige |
What guardians! The first thing you saw of anything resemble a guardian was when the first dog appears any by that time he's well beyond being a baby. Like a lot of films its lazy writers who instead of coming up with a clever way to get round the plot hole or difficult situation they just throw logic out the window and assume the audience is dumb enough to accept it. |
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| Philster |
Well finally got to see it. It is scary how much like the original it is but then didn't expect anything else, especially the dialogue. However, there are quite a few differences, other than the cast of course. The main ones to note are:
The beginning sequence, where the comet is seen and the priests are meeting to discuss it. This wasn't in the original. Neither was the scene with the ambassador being killed in the car. Robert Thorne was just offered the post in the original. Also, the bit with the park was different when Damien hide from Julia Styles' character; in the original, it was beside a river and both parents were there. Can't even remember whether those scenes were in the book. Julia Styles' character was killed differently. In the original, Kathrine Thorne was pushed out of the window by the nanny. The way the photographer loses his head is different. It's a sheet of glass in the original from a truck. The priest's death was a bit more gruesome too. I could go on with lots of other scenes but won't. Other than those, there wasn't much difference only just to modernise it. All in all, I thought it was a good remake but still like the original better to some degree. The copout with the priests is explained in the book. Won't go into though but it's a religious thing. |
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| oddbodd |
Come on, Philster. Tell us! |
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| Philster |
Already told Oddbodd. In case anyone else wants to know, it's all to do with some of the priests being worshipers of Satan and not allowed to kill. Also, something to do with profits only certain people are allowed to kill him. That's the rough version. It's a long time since I read the book. | ||||
| oddbodd |
To prevent any confusion, he means "prophets". |
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| Carl B Harrison |
Did someone mention profits
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| Henry Bates |
I went to see this at the cinema and thought it was good. Hadnt seen the original, but decided to watch it afterwards. Actually like the remake better. Havent watched the others yet. | ||||