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The Omen introduced the anti-christ child Damien to the world of cinema on June 6, 1976. The blockbuster horror film hellspawned a few entertaining sequels, and on June 6, 2006 The Omen returned, with a newly filmed version to reintroduce evil incarnate to a new generation of theatre goers. Own The Omen on DVD!
 



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The Omen - 2006 Version on DVD 

The Omen (Widescreen Edition)

The 2006 version isn't just a remake. While faithful to the original film, the new version infuses the story of the Anti-Christ child with chilling style and sophisticated FX. Starring: Liev Schreiber, Julia Stiles, Mia Farrow, and Pete Postlethwaite. Directed by John Moore.

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The Complete Omen Collection DVD Box Set 

The Complete Omen Collection (The Omen - 1976/ The Omen - 2006/ Damien: The Omen II/ The Omen III: The Final Conflict/ The Omen IV: The Awakening)

Includes the new version, the original, and all the sequels on DVD at a great value!
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Movie Synopsis 

Many believe the prophecy from the Book of Revelation provides a map to a terrifying future... or it presents fragments of history that have come to life in our time. The signs, they claim, are all around us: terrorist attacks, extreme weather... the list goes on.

The passage specifically points to the arrival of the Anti-Christ, who is branded with the numerical sequence "666": the mark of the Beast. The Anti-Christ will receive his power directly from Satan to establish a counterfeit kingdom on earth, signaling the beginning of Armageddon...

Robert Thorn is unaware of such dark prophecies. Thorn, a senior American diplomat, has other things on his mind. His wife, Katherine, has endured a difficult delivery and she's as yet unaware their newborn child has died. Devastated by the loss, Thorn's concern turns to Katherine, who had suffered two previous miscarriages. The news will surely devastate her.

The hospital priest, Father Spiletto, presents Thorn with another child born that night, whose mother died in childbirth. The priest compels Thorn to take the infant boy as his own; Katherine will never know the truth, and their son, which they name Damien, will be raised as their flesh and blood. Katherine embraces the child as her own, blossoming in motherhood; Thorn, it would seem, has made the right choice.

Thorn's career ascends - he becomes the U.S. ambassador to Great Britain - and the family settles into an estate outside London. But certain events, all seeming to revolve around the now five-year-old Damien, are deeply disturbing: Damien's nanny hangs herself at the youngster's birthday party; a strange priest brings dire warnings to Thorn; a children's trip to the zoo results in a panicked frenzy; Damien becomes hysterical during a drive to church; and blurred movements in a series of photographs portend shocking deaths.

The troubling incidents multiply, pointing to something wrong - terribly wrong - with Damien. Enter Mrs. Baylock, Damien's new nanny, who seems to have a preordained devotion to the child. Then tragedy strikes closer to home. But only later does Thorn comprehend the truth: Damien is no ordinary child; he is the long-prophesized Anti-Christ. Now, Thorn must make the ultimate sacrifice to prevent the unspeakable terror that awaits the world.

The prophecy is clear, the signs unmistakable: Armageddon is upon us.
On 6 / 6 / 06, the omen is revealed...and our darkest fears are realized.
-- © 20th Century Fox

The Omen Series on DVD and Video 

The Omen (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

Starring Gregory Peck and Lee Remick.

When his wife gives birth to a stillborn, diplomat Robert Thorn makes a substitution with a baby whose mother died giving birth. At the child's 5th birthday young Damien's nanny dies in what is just the beginning of a pattern of mysterious and horrific deaths. Studio's Synopsis

Directed by Richard Donner (Superman), 1976's The Omen is a classy supernatural thriller in a wave of demonic-themed horror movies that followed The Exorcist (1973).

DISC ONE:
Widescreen Feature, With Commentary By Director Richard Donner And Editor Stuart Baird
Curse Or Coincidence Featurette
Jerry Goldsmith On The Omen Score
Theatrical Trailer

DISC TWO:
Introduction To The Special Edition Of The Omen By Director Richard Donner
666: The Omen Revealed Featurette
The Omen Legacy Featurette
Deleted Scenes With Optional Commentary By Donner
An Appreciation: Wes Craven on The Omen Featurette
Damien 30 Years Later : Harvey Stephens Speaks About Playing The Son Of Satan
David Seltzer on writing The Omen
Gregory Peck's Script With Original Notes
Still Gallery

Release Date: 06/20/2006

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Damien: Omen II

Seven years later, 13-year-old Damien is just discovering who he really is, and what he is destined to do. Now living with his Aunt, Uncle, and cousin in a wealthy suburb of Chicago, Damien is anxious to inherit everything. Can Richard Thorn finish the job that Damien's father (Ambassador Thorn) started?

Release Date: 09/04/2001

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Omen III: The Final Conflict

Now come into his full knowledge and power, the Anti-Christ in the body of Damien Thorne is about to strike his final blow. The Christ-child has been born again, on the Angel Isle, England. The plan is simple, find the male children born on the specified day, and kill them all.

Release Date: 09/05/2000

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Omen IV - The Awakening

VHS - The DVD is available in The Omen Collection Box Set. Damien Thorn is dead, but his prophecy is reborn in a mysterious girl named Delia, who is adopted by two attorneys, Gene & Karen York. When Karen realizes her baby was born under suspicious circumstances, she hires a private investigator to find Delia's real parents. A series of bizarre accidents occur, and Karen begins to suspect everyone of conspiring against her as she unravels the truth about her baby.

Release Date: 09/06/2005

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2006 Version 



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Directed by John Moore
Starring:
Liev Schreiber
Julia Stiles
Mia Farrow
Pete Postlethwaite

There were at least three trailers for other remakes when I saw the 2006 version, and I think the film became a lightning rod for critics to complain about remakes. However, I was surprised, this version is actually an excellent remake and a worthy successor. Faithful but contemporary, it also has a very striking stylistic edge over its predecessor.
--G.M.

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Soundtrack 

The Omen: Original Motion Picture Score (Deluxe Edition)

Composed by Jerry Goldsmith, The Omen became the first horror movie to ever win the Oscar for Best Film Score.

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Omen Trilogy

The best music from Jerry Goldsmith's Omen scores on one great CD.

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Omen

Marco Beltrami was a student of Jerry Goldsmith, and besides composing a new and exciting Omen score himself, in the end credits he pays homage to Goldsmith's original theme.

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