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"The First Omen holds many narrative issues and a too-safe ending, but it deserves to be seen on the big screen...
A review by CinemaSerf
6.0
Written by CinemaSerf on 4 / Apr / 2024
Novice "Margaret" (Nell Tiger Free) arrives in Rome to a welcome from her cardinal sponsor "Lawrence" (Bill Nighy) where she hopes to complete taking her vows. She is greeted with open arms and taken ...
A review by MovieGuys
6.0
Written by MovieGuys on 3 / Jun / 2024
The First Omen, like so many latter day spin offs, of well respected franchises, fails to understand what made the original films so successful.
I well remember the original Omen film and how it h...
A review by Ritesh Mohapatra
Written by Ritesh Mohapatra on 3 / Jun / 2024
The First Omen" is a chilling and atmospheric horror film that effectively pays homage to the original which came out in 1976 while presenting a fresh and unsettling perspective, with standout perform...
A review by whitsbrain
6.0
Written by whitsbrain on 7 / Jun / 2024
This was shot and directed well and the way that Margaret's story was constructed early on was interesting. The movie is less appealing in its final act as it ushers in the arrival of the antichrist ...
A review by Dean
6.0
Written by Dean on 2 / Jul / 2024
It was alright. Not bad, but definitely not as good as previous omens. I think main problem was that first of all it was too stretched into 2 hours and almost whole movie was happening in once place -...
A review by Dean
6.0
Written by Dean on 2 / Jul / 2024
It was alright. Not bad, but definitely not as good as previous omens. First of all, its story was short, but too stretched into 2 hours length & to be honest it felt like movie was very slow paced wh...
A review by TheSceneSnobs
2.0
Written by TheSceneSnobs on 3 / Jul / 2024
This movie was ultimately pointless. While it featured some cool visuals and interesting death scenes, it was overall very boring and failed to add anything significant to the lore of the franchise.
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A review by Petercushing
1.0
Written by Petercushing on 1 / Aug / 2024
Why does the modern horror community settle for such mediocrity in film making? Don't be so lazy and settle for the usual unfulfilling, stereo typical Hollywood dreck such as this. There are so many f...
A review by GenerationofSwine
1.0
Written by GenerationofSwine on 2 / Oct / 2024
I really don't see the point of making a prequel that retcons the original films. Hollywood does it all the time, and when you hear the creators it is always to own the fans in some way. As in: "thi...
A review by kevin2019
7.0
Written by kevin2019 on 5 / Dec / 2024
"The First Omen" approaches the whole franchise in much the same way as George Lucas did with his "Star Wars" prequels (1999-2005). Lucas took some ideas which had only been hinted at in the dialogue ...