That "creepy music" won multi-nominated composer Jerry Goldsmith his first and only Oscar, and it made this movie the classic that it is as much as the script and the acting.
When I first saw this movie the music was playing in my head every now and again for weeks. It's really a great work of art and the composer definitely deserves all the praise he has gotten.
I immediately made the notes for those lyrics and sang it through a few times. It was just the first draft so I could definitely do better but I'm not that invested 😅
David Warner was such a serious actor he demanded to do the beheading scene himself, rather than to entrust it to a dummy. They stitched him back up afterwards of course, with a plastic surgeon, to avoid any unsightly scars that might endanger his movie career.
About time that somebody reacts to this gem. Hollywood legends Peck, Remick and Warner did a masterful job. So did an early Donner. And of course Jerry Goldsmith's extremely creepy music score.
One of reasons these films hold up to me is the psychological descent of adults ‘not teenagers’ loosing their grip of reason in the face of horrors happening around them
I actually find this film more like a drama than a thriller. Cut the creepy music and the deaths and you have a powerfull drama of a father looking for the origin of his adopted son.
@@jackprescott9652 Four very creepy deaths and several little less creepy ones in a very close circle in a very short time is a pretty big part of any movie. You can't just cut something like that out. But you could say that there's several parallel good stories in this movie.
It was written specifically so that the Thorns couldn’t tell if something supernatural was actually happening or if they were just going bonkers. Mrs Thorn even rightly suspects Damien is alien and not hers. Mr Thorn sees ever increasing evidence but it’s still awfully hard for him to believe what Damien actually is.
I’m new to this channel. Once I heard your scream it was an immediate subscribe. Now I’m binging your past reactions. I like that you actually watch the movies instead of constantly talking over them and missing stuff like some reactors do. Keep it up! Your sacrifice is greatly appreciated.
Yesssssssss!!!! One thing about that famous smile at the end, it wasnt scripted. The kid used to giggle a lot during close ups, so the director told him, "dont you dare to laugh, Harvey!" and that prompted the kid to make that wicked smile, which he wasnt meant to do. But they kept it in the editing, because the result was so much better, as it was like a defiance to the audience, the exact oposite feeling to the Exorcist ending, where you felt relieved that the demon had been defeated.
According to the Director's commentary, Donner wanted the kid to smile at the end, So he told him not to so that he would do the opposite of what the director said.
Yes! I'm glad someone made this comment, and it was a 'Timelord'... ofc. The only question is, what year did you actually make this comment? 😉 Patrick Troughton played Dr Who between 1966-1969, just before 'My' Dr Who era - Jon Pertwee & Tom Baker.
Kat..you always deliver! "Get her with the barbeque tongs! The fork! Made me literally lol I have headphones on but I think my laugh echoed. Got some weird looks in this quiet coffee shop Im sitting in.
I'm a big fan of the British actor David Warner he plays the photographer in this film. He passed away last year and was a tremendous stage actor as well as film and television.
OH MY GOODNESS!!! ANNIE!!!!!! I TRULY DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW I MISSED THIS!!! THANK YOU SO SO MUCH!!! It is I who should be thanking YOU!!! Kind comments like yours keep me screaming from week to week. I can't express how much you make my day when you tell me these videos bring you fun and entertainment. YOU ARE THE LEGEND!!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS, AND FOR THIS SUPER THANKS!!!! Signed sincerely, your very delayed and confused at why she didn't see a notification and horribly embarrassed YouYuber friend, KAT:D
Like my elderly technical work teacher used to say long time ago "better late than even more late" 😅 This is a translation from Finnish (🇫🇮) but I think it's almost as funny in English. I can't remember exactly how late I was (that time 😳) but I think it was over an hour so I'd say it was very close to being "even more late" 😂
I was stationed in England in the USAF just after "The Omen" premiered. I have been to several of the filming locations, including Guildford R. C. Cathedral, the US Embassy in Grosvenor Square, Bishops Park in Fulham ( Sat on the bench the Priest sat on ) , All Saints Church and stood where the priest stood when he got speared. Totally creeped me out. But I love this Film!
"The Omen" is IMHO one of the most dark classical horror movies ever. Not as flashy or fancy as others, but it has the potential to creep beneath your bones...
From the moment you see the movie title flash on the screen, and hear that thundering, imposing music, the viewer KNOWS this is a movie that doesn't mess around.
I’m so glad you reacted to this. Like I said before The Omen is one of my favorite Horror movies of all time. Do you also want to know about all the really messed up stuff that happened during the making of the film? There’s a great documentary about it it’s called The curse of The Omen.
My favorite film you’ve reacted to, so far. Genuine cinema, not just a “scary movie”. And the score by Jerry Goldsmith is one of the greatest ever… the music is very much a character in the film. Great job, Kat. 😱😈💀
The caliber of actors they got for this is what raises it above it's fairly hokey story, Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Billie Whitelaw, Patrick Troughton! All great.
BEST REACTION YET!!!! I LOL’d often!!! Great job reacting!!! Favorite LOL: It starts with “He’s in a work zone… Without a hard hat….” And ends with: “The Head Flew… Now you know what you must do…” 🤣🤣🤣 ❤❤❤ PS THE GRUDGE
Billie Whitelaw, who played the second nanny Mrs. Baylock, would go on to have a very long acting career. She had already had over 20 years of big role acting when she got this role, but would later go on to roles such as Zamura in Space: 1999, Aughra in The Dark Crystal and Joyce in Hot Fuzz. She brought that same energy (and sometimes menace) to every performance.
It IS an extravagant birthday party, I never had a hanging on one of my parties! Great eerie, disturbing mood throughout and a slow but IMO very compelling burn of a movie. The smile at the end is truly classic.
Another awesome movie I haven't watched in ages. Your comments while watching these movies are always hilariously great! Thank you for another brilliant reaction, keep up the great work and have a nice walk!
Now you have to do _Damien: Omen II._ It's a different vibe from this one. Damien is 13, and while he's still creepy af, it's a more *willful* creepiness, which is not quite as good as when the kid was just creepy by nature. A lot of people consider the sequel inferior, and I can see why... but there are several moments it has that haunt me to this day. Plus, a lot more gets explained plotwise as the movie goes on. All told, I think it's a solid sequel that would make for (yet another) great reaction.
I think the Omen II is just more of the same without the great acting you see in the original. You dont really need to see it. The Omen III though, it has Sam Neil as Damien and it is a worthy conclusion to the story,
This is a horror channel and this is a trilogy, so I'm sure she will get to the other 2 eventually. I don't think she has hit up any sequel movies yet though.
Hello from Romania! I found your channel 6 days ago subscribed and watched all of your reactions!!! Keep up the great work your doing and never change 👍
Fun Fact: The creepy smile at the end is because director Richard Donner told Damien's actor Harvey Spencer "don't laugh, Harvey!!!" Wholesome story with reverse psychology for this scene
Hiya Kat ☺️ and finally the reaction to the Omen (been banging this drum since The Exorcist lol) This film has a special place in my horror heart as a lot of it was filmed around where l use to live in the U.K. As another commenter has mentioned the “curse” of the making of this film is as interesting as the film itself and it’s definitely worth checking out. I think the thing for me is religious horror is as close to reality as you can get which makes it more chilling and perhaps thought provoking. When you factor in that only 7% of the world’s population have no religious beliefs and the rest does in whatever form that maybe…well, you can see why films like this can be telling and controversial. Another great reaction Kat, really good stuff ☺️👍🏼
I visited Bishop's Park where Robert meets Father Brennan a few years ago. I also had a look around the church where Brennan dies, it was a bit windy and unsettled me a bit!
Any time you get into Bible prophesy, that always ups the shiver factor. Plus, I remember back in 1976, hardly anyone I knew, including me, had ever seen a Rottweiler. Made it doubly creepy.
Fun trivia: they got the kid (Harvey Stephens, as Damien) to smile at the end by playing a classic reverse psychology trick on him: telling him from off-camera, "Don't smile... don't you dare smile... if you smile, so help me...", and of course he smiled.
Glad you got to see the ultimate creepy kid movie! There are 2 sequels if you are up for it. I have forgotten, have you seen Candy Man? See the original if you can.
The director of this movie didn’t want it to be a horror but rather a mystery thriller. It was always supposed to be is it an evil or is it just one awful thing on top of another awful thing on top of another until Gregory Peck’s character basically lost his mind which is why he was willing to murder a child
To this day that devil woman showing up in the hospital scares the bajeezus out of me and I put my feet up on the couch when viewing at night. Once again was fun rewatching these with you and your awesome reactions. You're the best!! 👍
The screenplay The Omen was written by David Seltzer, and he also wrote the novel The Omen from the screenplay. Both the novel and the film came out in 1976. I was 15 when I read the novel the year it came out (though I didn't see the movie for another 20 years or so). Almost half a century later, one scene in that book is probably still the most chilling I've ever read-- the cemetery scene where they dig up the mother's grave and discover Damien was born from a jackal, then learn a moment later that Robert's real son was murdered before Damien was substituted, and they as these horrors are sinking in they hear the first growls of the gathering dogs that protect the cemetery. Top it off with the dash to get to the spike-topped fence and Robert's impaling on the fence as he tries to escape the dogs. It _still_ gives me the willies. 😮
no matter how many times i've watched this movie, it always gets me to seriously tear up with Damien's plea at the end. they really saved this kids voice just so it's that much more impactful when he actually speaks, at least that's what I think. Anywho, great reaction, very happy to see a younger person really enjoy this movie.
That plate glass death scene has stuck with me since I saw this as a kid. Well, maybe not a kid, but definitely younger than I should have been to watch this.
POLTERGEIST 1982, please!!😁 Side note: The composer of this movie won an OSCAR for this score, he also was nominated for the musical score for "POLTERGEIST" (but lost to "E.T.").
The locations always give me (and most people, I bet) the chills. London, Rome, and Jerusalem.... three of the most important sources of culture and history for Western civilization. I am not sure how much of the filming was actually done in those places, but, wow, it just gives me a frisson with that sense of rich historical context for every setting we see. Also, separately, it gives me the chills when the little area in the lower right hand corner of your screen goes blank when you pause the movie, and I get startled by that spooky little doll/mannequin guy in the suit standing there in the corner of your apartment. AAAAHHHHH!!! Very horror-worthy.
@KatWatchesHorror Omen II & III are worth watching: Damien's even creepier in II because he's school age and can make choices, in III he's an adult with power (played by Sam Neill from Jurassic Park) yikes... I saw the Omen on TV when I was far too young for it and the priest's death scarred me: my school had massive windows that required.a large pole with a hook on the end to open and close the top portions (no AC). Normally, using it was a perk kids wanted to do like getting to clap clean the chalk erasers but this movie made me afraid of it because it looked like the rod that killed the priest and all I could think was what if somehow (cue creepy chanting) someone dropped it and nailed someone on the street below? 😱Never volunteered for window duty again! 🥺LOL
Here is a little trivia that many people don't know, the baboons in the movie really did attack the car, and when you see Lee Remick looking terrified she wasn't acting. Like I always say, animals always know, and I'm sure the two baby baboons they had in the car didn't help things. And btw Damien was born on the sixth day of June at six o'clock in the morning, from a Jackal that died giving birth. I saw this when it first came out in 7666 at the drive-in with my mother, what a night, I was looking at her like a Jackal the whole way home, and she woke me in the middle of the night digging around I'm my hair 👹
#suggestion I LOVE you reactions! I'd love to see you react to "Poltergeist" (1982) starring Craig T. Nelson, Jobeth Williams, and Heather O'Rourke. You wanted to see a kid that isn't the (direct) cause of the mayhem... It is a Stephen Spielberg script, directed by Tobe Hooper! A classic.
A movie that’s like this from the same time frame is called Devil dog, the hound of hell It has one of the scariest scenes ever where he holds a mirror up to his daughters face, while she’s asleep and sees a demon I have remembered it for over 40 years since I was a child
I read that in order to get the "creepy smile" at the very end, the director actually did something really wholesome: he told the child actor "Now whatever you do, don't you dare smile, okay?" So what we're actually seeing is this little boy getting the giggles as he essentially fails a "try not to laugh" challenge.
Harvey Stephens have only three acting roles in his filmography. Twice as a child and one as an adult. The first was as Damien in this film. The second as the young version of Emil in Gaugain the Savage. The third role was a cameo appearance as a photographer in the 2006 Omen remake.
When my youngest niece was little, she was always getting into trouble. After this movie came out, my family joked that we should check her head for three 6s
THE OMEN Works so well because it is much more of a political thriller, rather than a standard slasher film (the Director Richard Donner said in an interview I didnt want to make a horror film) & he didnt. also (as the title suggests, it is the threat of evil that is the point, who is marked for death next. here we have an original story, it also had at that time a sense of real world calamity terrorism, the energy crisis etc that doesnt involve- vampires werewolves or mummys
Damien: Omen II (1978) is actually a masterful sequel which few reactors ever react to. I won't spoil it, although it's tempting. I would personally love to see you react to it.
Indeed!! 'Damien: Omen II' is fantastic and just as good as the original - as is 'Psycho II" - yet I'm always begging reactors to react to both of them and only about 3 have...
When they met the nanny and they panned over to Lee Remick, I thought, "Hey Moe, she looks like the Queen Of Diamonds, nyuk, nyuk." Yeah, yeah, just tell him. Wild baboons tried to eat my son. Or the car. How long could that take? Easy peasy. Thank You again Kat! Always a smile!
THANK YOU! Jerry Goldsmith is my favorite composer and I saw the uncensored version of this one at a sneak preview in my hometown. What happened to the nanny was much scarier. And the 'behind the scenes' stories of its filming are as scary as the movie. Speaking of Goldsmith, have you seen "Alien"?
One of my favorite movies!! You definately have to watch The Omen II & The Omen III: The Final Conflict. There was a short lived tv series -Damien- that picks up once Damien is an adult & only the 1st movie happened.
If you liked this, i'd recommend-DON'T LOOK NOW (from 1973) as it has a similar vibe about it an eerie premonition of future events, taking place first in England u.k and then in Venice Italy when Donald Sutherland & wife go on a working holiday there, to escape a family tragedy. truly a unique horror film to this day. Also THE WHICKER MAN about a remote island community that can't escape it's pagan past.
Kat commanding the dog to sit.....LMAO. I love these reactions. This movie is far more subtle and slow paced than other thrillers. I'm not saying it's a bad movie, it's just different. The cinematography and location shots are magnificent. Damien is tough to critique as a character. We know what he is, but he doesn't really do anything. I know the tricycle seen is shocking, yet we wonder was Damien doing that or was it his caretaker that influenced him? Anyway, great reaction, Kat.
That "creepy music" won multi-nominated composer Jerry Goldsmith his first and only Oscar, and it made this movie the classic that it is as much as the script and the acting.
His only Oscar. He was usually up against John Williams.
Awesome 👍
When I first saw this movie the music was playing in my head every now and again for weeks. It's really a great work of art and the composer definitely deserves all the praise he has gotten.
"Oh, she's a biter!!" It's always fun to laugh while watching a horror movie.
'It flew, the head flew, now you know what you must do.' A poetic moment from Kat, or it's a song she sings around the house. 😂
I immediately made the notes for those lyrics and sang it through a few times. It was just the first draft so I could definitely do better but I'm not that invested 😅
David Warner was such a serious actor he demanded to do the beheading scene himself, rather than to entrust it to a dummy. They stitched him back up afterwards of course, with a plastic surgeon, to avoid any unsightly scars that might endanger his movie career.
About time that somebody reacts to this gem. Hollywood legends Peck, Remick and Warner did a masterful job. So did an early Donner. And of course Jerry Goldsmith's extremely creepy music score.
How dare you overlook the superb Billie Whitelaw!!!! lol
@@rnw2739 Of course. Honor where credit is due. Mrs. Baylock gave my chills. Btw: Mrs.? Who TF was she married to?
@@uriadelavaro3956 Haha! I never thought of that!! Yes, who'd marry that old bag?!! (Mrs.Baylock, not the delectable Billie x).
🎯 That musical score was one of the creepiest for sure. Excellent!
Several people have reacted to this film.
The priest said: "The mother is a jackal." which is what they find in the grave, in case that wasn't clear.
One of reasons these films hold up to me is the psychological descent of adults ‘not teenagers’ loosing their grip of reason in the face of horrors happening around them
Excellent point. I'm sick of annoying teenagers in horror films.
I actually find this film more like a drama than a thriller. Cut the creepy music and the deaths and you have a powerfull drama of a father looking for the origin of his adopted son.
@@jackprescott9652 Four very creepy deaths and several little less creepy ones in a very close circle in a very short time is a pretty big part of any movie. You can't just cut something like that out. But you could say that there's several parallel good stories in this movie.
It was written specifically so that the Thorns couldn’t tell if something supernatural was actually happening or if they were just going bonkers. Mrs Thorn even rightly suspects Damien is alien and not hers.
Mr Thorn sees ever increasing evidence but it’s still awfully hard for him to believe what Damien actually is.
I’m new to this channel. Once I heard your scream it was an immediate subscribe. Now I’m binging your past reactions. I like that you actually watch the movies instead of constantly talking over them and missing stuff like some reactors do. Keep it up! Your sacrifice is greatly appreciated.
Yesssssssss!!!!
One thing about that famous smile at the end, it wasnt scripted. The kid used to giggle a lot during close ups, so the director told him, "dont you dare to laugh, Harvey!" and that prompted the kid to make that wicked smile, which he wasnt meant to do. But they kept it in the editing, because the result was so much better, as it was like a defiance to the audience, the exact oposite feeling to the Exorcist ending, where you felt relieved that the demon had been defeated.
According to the Director's commentary, Donner wanted the kid to smile at the end, So he told him not to so that he would do the opposite of what the director said.
Patrick Troughton the Second Doctor Who enough said.
Excellent reaction Kat this is a horror classic.
Yes! I'm glad someone made this comment, and it was a 'Timelord'... ofc. The only question is, what year did you actually make this comment? 😉
Patrick Troughton played Dr Who between 1966-1969, just before 'My' Dr Who era - Jon Pertwee & Tom Baker.
Kat..you always deliver! "Get her with the barbeque tongs! The fork! Made me literally lol I have headphones on but I think my laugh echoed. Got some weird looks in this quiet coffee shop Im sitting in.
Reminded me of the Simpsons episode at the Sci-Fi Con riot - 'Use the forks, Luke!' :-)
I'm a big fan of the British actor David Warner he plays the photographer in this film.
He passed away last year and was a tremendous stage actor as well as film and television.
He was one of those great character actors that was immediately recognizable, but you couldn't remember from where.
He was an English actor thanks.
It was his performance in both this movie, and in 'Cross of Iron' (1977), that made me a fan of his for life.
Thanks for enduring the terror for our entertainment! You're an absolute legend :)
OH MY GOODNESS!!! ANNIE!!!!!! I TRULY DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW I MISSED THIS!!! THANK YOU SO SO MUCH!!! It is I who should be thanking YOU!!! Kind comments like yours keep me screaming from week to week. I can't express how much you make my day when you tell me these videos bring you fun and entertainment. YOU ARE THE LEGEND!!!! THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND WORDS, AND FOR THIS SUPER THANKS!!!! Signed sincerely, your very delayed and confused at why she didn't see a notification and horribly embarrassed YouYuber friend, KAT:D
Like my elderly technical work teacher used to say long time ago "better late than even more late" 😅 This is a translation from Finnish (🇫🇮) but I think it's almost as funny in English. I can't remember exactly how late I was (that time 😳) but I think it was over an hour so I'd say it was very close to being "even more late" 😂
I was stationed in England in the USAF just after "The Omen" premiered. I have been to several of the filming locations, including Guildford R. C. Cathedral, the US Embassy in Grosvenor Square, Bishops Park in Fulham ( Sat on the bench the Priest sat on ) , All Saints Church and stood where the priest stood when he got speared. Totally creeped me out. But I love this Film!
"The Omen" is IMHO one of the most dark classical horror movies ever. Not as flashy or fancy as others, but it has the potential to creep beneath your bones...
From the moment you see the movie title flash on the screen, and hear that thundering, imposing music, the viewer KNOWS this is a movie that doesn't mess around.
I’m so glad you reacted to this. Like I said before The Omen is one of my favorite Horror movies of all time. Do you also want to know about all the really messed up stuff that happened during the making of the film? There’s a great documentary about it it’s called The curse of The Omen.
Riding that tricycle around on those hardwood floors is going to leave all kinds of scuff marks. And that's the real horror of this movie.
Just wait until she gets to the Overlook Hotel….
... I didn't find her, I assumed you found her. -Kat's face, priceless.
My favorite film you’ve reacted to, so far. Genuine cinema, not just a “scary movie”. And the score by Jerry Goldsmith is one of the greatest ever… the music is very much a character in the film. Great job, Kat. 😱😈💀
"Oh! She's a biter!" OMG you are sooooo animated in your reactions! I think you're my favorite. 😊
The caliber of actors they got for this is what raises it above it's fairly hokey story, Gregory Peck, Lee Remick, David Warner, Billie Whitelaw, Patrick Troughton! All great.
In 1976 this was chilling , the budget was 2.8 million it grossed 60.9 million in the US and Canada , winning the Oscar for Best Original Score
Your comments to the movie are so funny!! 😆 Can't wait for more!
BEST REACTION YET!!!!
I LOL’d often!!!
Great job reacting!!!
Favorite LOL:
It starts with
“He’s in a work zone…
Without a hard hat….”
And ends with:
“The Head Flew…
Now you know what you must do…”
🤣🤣🤣
❤❤❤
PS THE GRUDGE
Billie Whitelaw, who played the second nanny Mrs. Baylock, would go on to have a very long acting career.
She had already had over 20 years of big role acting when she got this role, but would later go on to roles such as Zamura in Space: 1999, Aughra in The Dark Crystal and Joyce in Hot Fuzz.
She brought that same energy (and sometimes menace) to every performance.
"That changes the vibe" HAHAHAHAA. I just LOVE your reactions.
Hi Kat! This movie made an impression on my mother.She was more than half convinced that the story was true.
The Anti-Christ is real and he will show up one day soon. But people will like him.
"Sit!"
lol
It IS an extravagant birthday party, I never had a hanging on one of my parties!
Great eerie, disturbing mood throughout and a slow but IMO very compelling burn of a movie. The smile at the end is truly classic.
"Kid's are germs-factories." I LOVE YOU!!!!
Great reactions to the orginal Omen film, Kat!!!🎬👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽"Damien: Omen II" (1978) is also a good film, but after that the franchise goes off the rails.
Just like with JAWS 🙁
I believe (?) That the scene with the baboons apparently got real out of hand and that Lee Remick was actually terrified?
Another awesome movie I haven't watched in ages. Your comments while watching these movies are always hilariously great! Thank you for another brilliant reaction, keep up the great work and have a nice walk!
Good film, a little underrated IMO. The kid that played Damien was very creepy looking. Parts II and III are solid as well.
Funnily enough, Harvey Stephens who played Damien is a lawyer in his native Surrey now. That`s right, the Antichrist kid became a lawyer.
It's underrated now. It wasnt back then - it was a eal phenomenon.
Now you have to do _Damien: Omen II._
It's a different vibe from this one. Damien is 13, and while he's still creepy af, it's a more *willful* creepiness, which is not quite as good as when the kid was just creepy by nature. A lot of people consider the sequel inferior, and I can see why... but there are several moments it has that haunt me to this day. Plus, a lot more gets explained plotwise as the movie goes on. All told, I think it's a solid sequel that would make for (yet another) great reaction.
I just love Omen II! I think it's even better than the first one
I liked 2 better.
I think the Omen II is just more of the same without the great acting you see in the original. You dont really need to see it. The Omen III though, it has Sam Neil as Damien and it is a worthy conclusion to the story,
This is a horror channel and this is a trilogy, so I'm sure she will get to the other 2 eventually. I don't think she has hit up any sequel movies yet though.
@winterfell_forever You seriously think II is insignificant enough to skip but III isn't?!!!
Well done Kat! Now you have to check out The Omen 2 & 3, where Damian grows up!
Damien should be sitting back behind you in that corner ..... just grinning at you. 😆 LOL
Hello from Romania! I found your channel 6 days ago subscribed and watched all of your reactions!!! Keep up the great work your doing and never change 👍
Fun Fact: The creepy smile at the end is because director Richard Donner told Damien's actor Harvey Spencer "don't laugh, Harvey!!!" Wholesome story with reverse psychology for this scene
He wasn't supposed to smile at the end but it was so damn creepy they kept it in.
Hiya Kat ☺️ and finally the reaction to the Omen (been banging this drum since The Exorcist lol) This film has a special place in my horror heart as a lot of it was filmed around where l use to live in the U.K. As another commenter has mentioned the “curse” of the making of this film is as interesting as the film itself and it’s definitely worth checking out. I think the thing for me is religious horror is as close to reality as you can get which makes it more chilling and perhaps thought provoking. When you factor in that only 7% of the world’s population have no religious beliefs and the rest does in whatever form that maybe…well, you can see why films like this can be telling and controversial. Another great reaction Kat, really good stuff ☺️👍🏼
I visited Bishop's Park where Robert meets Father Brennan a few years ago. I also had a look around the church where Brennan dies, it was a bit windy and unsettled me a bit!
I'm glad I found this channel, it is a lot of fun! As a recommendation, Angel Heart (1987.
Seconded. Angel Heart is a much underrated horror classic. It's so good that even De Niro's campy ham acting doesn't ruin it.
Fun fact, the priest was played by one of the actors who played Dr. Who in the black & white days.
Any time you get into Bible prophesy, that always ups the shiver factor. Plus, I remember back in 1976, hardly anyone I knew, including me, had ever seen a Rottweiler. Made it doubly creepy.
Fun trivia: they got the kid (Harvey Stephens, as Damien) to smile at the end by playing a classic reverse psychology trick on him: telling him from off-camera, "Don't smile... don't you dare smile... if you smile, so help me...", and of course he smiled.
Glad you got to see the ultimate creepy kid movie! There are 2 sequels if you are up for it. I have forgotten, have you seen Candy Man? See the original if you can.
Richard Donner directed this movie. He directed the first 2 Superman movies, Goonies and the Lethal Weapon movies.
The priest early on was trying to say "his mother is a jackal" but the door shut as we heard only jac---.
Harvey Stephers smiling at the end of the movie is magic.
Fun fact: The priest who tried to warn Peck's character is played by Patrick Troughton, who was the Second Doctor.
coolest decapitation in film. wonder if the creators of the Final Destination franchise got the idea for their movies.
Yay! Kat! Just made my day!
The director of this movie didn’t want it to be a horror but rather a mystery thriller. It was always supposed to be is it an evil or is it just one awful thing on top of another awful thing on top of another until Gregory Peck’s character basically lost his mind which is why he was willing to murder a child
“He can take her” “Sit!” 😂
"What is this dog's problem" 🤣
Whoa, Kat, surprised you watched this 😳 😂 this one is creepy. Keep up the terrific work 👌 👏 👍 😀
I loved it!!! I never saw anyone get jump scared by a picture developing before...
Fear of photographic darkrooms and chemicals perhaps!
The 3d has the spookiest and scariest scene of all time. A masterpiece of cinematography.
To this day that devil woman showing up in the hospital scares the bajeezus out of me and I put my feet up on the couch when viewing at night. Once again was fun rewatching these with you and your awesome reactions. You're the best!! 👍
when this came out the first time around it truly was terrifying... very few films like this had been made before.
The screenplay The Omen was written by David Seltzer, and he also wrote the novel The Omen from the screenplay. Both the novel and the film came out in 1976. I was 15 when I read the novel the year it came out (though I didn't see the movie for another 20 years or so). Almost half a century later, one scene in that book is probably still the most chilling I've ever read-- the cemetery scene where they dig up the mother's grave and discover Damien was born from a jackal, then learn a moment later that Robert's real son was murdered before Damien was substituted, and they as these horrors are sinking in they hear the first growls of the gathering dogs that protect the cemetery. Top it off with the dash to get to the spike-topped fence and Robert's impaling on the fence as he tries to escape the dogs. It _still_ gives me the willies. 😮
no matter how many times i've watched this movie, it always gets me to seriously tear up with Damien's plea at the end. they really saved this kids voice just so it's that much more impactful when he actually speaks, at least that's what I think. Anywho, great reaction, very happy to see a younger person really enjoy this movie.
That plate glass death scene has stuck with me since I saw this as a kid. Well, maybe not a kid, but definitely younger than I should have been to watch this.
"Sit!" killed me 😂
When the hound was jumping in the basement, and you yelled 'sit', i lost it. Love you Kat
This has been your most hilarious react yet! 😄😄😄
Absolutely the inspiration for Good Omens. XD It's a beautiful spoof (and more than that) of this.
That changes the vibe lol best line so far!
Fab reaction. 0:47 I'd highly recommend 'The Others' (2001), it's very atmospheric & creepy. And the two children in it aren't annoying brats.
Good choice!
When he's entering the embassy, that building across the street is where my dad worked when he was stationed in England.
POLTERGEIST 1982, please!!😁
Side note:
The composer of this movie won an OSCAR for this score, he also was nominated for the musical score for "POLTERGEIST" (but lost to "E.T.").
The locations always give me (and most people, I bet) the chills. London, Rome, and Jerusalem.... three of the most important sources of culture and history for Western civilization. I am not sure how much of the filming was actually done in those places, but, wow, it just gives me a frisson with that sense of rich historical context for every setting we see. Also, separately, it gives me the chills when the little area in the lower right hand corner of your screen goes blank when you pause the movie, and I get startled by that spooky little doll/mannequin guy in the suit standing there in the corner of your apartment. AAAAHHHHH!!! Very horror-worthy.
Patrick Troughton was the priest. He was also Dr Who 2. His scene in this is about the first horror scene I recall.
@KatWatchesHorror Omen II & III are worth watching: Damien's even creepier in II because he's school age and can make choices, in III he's an adult with power (played by Sam Neill from Jurassic Park) yikes... I saw the Omen on TV when I was far too young for it and the priest's death scarred me: my school had massive windows that required.a large pole with a hook on the end to open and close the top portions (no AC). Normally, using it was a perk kids wanted to do like getting to clap clean the chalk erasers but this movie made me afraid of it because it looked like the rod that killed the priest and all I could think was what if somehow (cue creepy chanting) someone dropped it and nailed someone on the street below? 😱Never volunteered for window duty again! 🥺LOL
Here is a little trivia that many people don't know, the baboons in the movie really did attack the car, and when you see Lee Remick looking terrified she wasn't acting. Like I always say, animals always know, and I'm sure the two baby baboons they had in the car didn't help things. And btw Damien was born on the sixth day of June at six o'clock in the morning, from a Jackal that died giving birth. I saw this when it first came out in 7666 at the drive-in with my mother, what a night, I was looking at her like a Jackal the whole way home, and she woke me in the middle of the night digging around I'm my hair 👹
Beautiful poetry from Kat: "Such a beheading… it flew, the head flew - now you know what you must do!" 😋 You're the best.
The music is just as terrifying as the concept!
"Who's to say it isn't a good omen..." LOL! Famous last words...
7:03 Guildford Cathedral. My home town and one of its claims to fame.
#suggestion
I LOVE you reactions! I'd love to see you react to "Poltergeist" (1982) starring Craig T. Nelson, Jobeth Williams, and Heather O'Rourke. You wanted to see a kid that isn't the (direct) cause of the mayhem...
It is a Stephen Spielberg script, directed by Tobe Hooper! A classic.
A movie that’s like this from the same time frame is called Devil dog, the hound of hell
It has one of the scariest scenes ever where he holds a mirror up to his daughters face, while she’s asleep and sees a demon
I have remembered it for over 40 years since I was a child
I love the fact you told the Hell hound to sit😂
I read that in order to get the "creepy smile" at the very end, the director actually did something really wholesome: he told the child actor "Now whatever you do, don't you dare smile, okay?" So what we're actually seeing is this little boy getting the giggles as he essentially fails a "try not to laugh" challenge.
"Sounds like a quick call to an animal shelter could wrap this movie right up."
LOL!!!!
Harvey Stephens have only three acting roles in his filmography. Twice as a child and one as an adult.
The first was as Damien in this film. The second as the young version of Emil in Gaugain the Savage.
The third role was a cameo appearance as a photographer in the 2006 Omen remake.
Fun fact: to film the baboon attack scene, a baboon leader was placed in the car ;)
"He's in a work zone without a hard hat" Freakin Hilarious!!
Kat you need to watch the curse of the Omen. All the bad things that happened while making this film. Love you. Love your reactions.
When my youngest niece was little, she was always getting into trouble. After this movie came out, my family joked that we should check her head for three 6s
THE OMEN Works so well because it is much more of a political thriller, rather than a standard slasher film (the Director Richard Donner said in an interview I didnt want to make a horror film) & he didnt.
also (as the title suggests, it is the threat of evil that is the point, who is marked for death next. here we have an original story, it also had at that time a sense of real world calamity terrorism, the energy crisis etc that doesnt involve- vampires werewolves or mummys
5:03 Love that the musical sting alone is what makes Kat go on to full defense mode. 😄
She's a jumpy little thing. Isn't she?
The 'mysterious rays in the photos' subplot was a brilliant one.
Hey Kat...before I liked the video you had 66 likes! Thank God I disrupted part of the bad OMEN! 😂😂😂😂
Damien: Omen II (1978) is actually a masterful sequel which few reactors ever react to. I won't spoil it, although it's tempting. I would personally love to see you react to it.
Indeed!! 'Damien: Omen II' is fantastic and just as good as the original - as is 'Psycho II" - yet I'm always begging reactors to react to both of them and only about 3 have...
@@rnw2739 Psycho II is amazing. Not to take anything away from Psycho (1960), of course.
Another banger, Kat!
Glad you enjoyed this excellent horror classic, always enjoy your watching/reviews
When they met the nanny and they panned over to Lee Remick, I thought, "Hey Moe, she looks like the Queen Of Diamonds, nyuk, nyuk." Yeah, yeah, just tell him. Wild baboons tried to eat my son. Or the car. How long could that take? Easy peasy. Thank You again Kat! Always a smile!
The child actor grinned at the end because the director kept saying repeatedly: "Now whatever you do, don't smile." He couldn't help himself.
THANK YOU! Jerry Goldsmith is my favorite composer and I saw the uncensored version of this one at a sneak preview in my hometown. What happened to the nanny was much scarier. And the 'behind the scenes' stories of its filming are as scary as the movie. Speaking of Goldsmith, have you seen "Alien"?
One of my favorite movies!! You definately have to watch The Omen II & The Omen III: The Final Conflict. There was a short lived tv series -Damien- that picks up once Damien is an adult & only the 1st movie happened.
If you liked this, i'd recommend-DON'T LOOK NOW (from 1973) as it has a similar vibe about it an eerie premonition of future events, taking place first in England u.k and then in Venice Italy when Donald Sutherland & wife go on a working holiday there, to escape a family tragedy. truly a unique horror film to this day.
Also THE WHICKER MAN about a remote island community that can't escape it's pagan past.
Kat commanding the dog to sit.....LMAO. I love these reactions.
This movie is far more subtle and slow paced than other thrillers. I'm not saying it's a bad movie, it's just different. The cinematography and location shots are magnificent.
Damien is tough to critique as a character. We know what he is, but he doesn't really do anything.
I know the tricycle seen is shocking, yet we wonder was Damien doing that or was it his caretaker that influenced him? Anyway, great reaction, Kat.