The Omen - 666

When a remake of a classic film is done most people expect more than just the retelling of the original story, and unfortunately that is all we get here. The retelling of this story goes as far as copying dialog and scenes straight from the first film. In 1976, when the original Omen came out, the eeriness and the creepiness just bled off the screen, here there just isn't anything that makes the movie frightening.An American ambassador and his wife adopt a newborn child, and unbeknownst to them he is the son of the Devil. I don't usually comment on the added features to DVDs, mainly because they don't have any real effect on the film itself, but I have to say something here. One of the special features is for extended scenes and an alternate ending, the alternate ending isn't what it seems, it's the same ending just with three extra shoots put in, and you still have the same ending. The acting here isn't worth the effort, the child isn't as creepy as the child in the original, at least there you actually thought that he was the Devil's son. At times during the film there are scenes that could have been enhanced by the use of music, to bring out the creepiness, but all you get is dead air and a feeling emptiness. As I've said the scenes and dialog isn't even that original and isn't worth the time to watch.
If you haven't seen the original it's worth finding, you'll enjoy your self more. Seeing film veterans Gregory Peck and Lee Remick as the ambassador and his wife lend more credence to the story and the acting to bring out more in the film. Save your time and save your money here, I'm sure that there will be other uses for it.