The First Omen

The First Omen (2024) is the most confused I’ve been by a horror movie title since A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy’s Revenge. Wasn’t the first Nightmare already about Freddy’s revenge? And wasn’t the original 1976 film already the first omen? They should have called this one “The Same Omen” instead, because that’s exactly what it is: more of the same, only nowhere near as good as it once was a...

"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 and then he simply expanded upon them. The "Omen" film which emerges here using this same method has been superbly directed by Arkasha Stevenson and it does manage to create a particularly threatening...

GenerationofSwine

1y ago

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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: "this will anger the fans of the original" I don't understand how they think it's a good idea given that the fans are the reason the movies are worth making sequels, prequels, and reboots of. So th...