The Omen (1976) First Time Watching! Movie Reaction!

[@praxton]

To get the Damien actor to smile like that at the end, he apparently told him playfully "Don't smile. Don't you dare smile." Which of course made the kid slyly smile. Good directing.

[@joshfacio9379]

apparently when he was brought to audition for damian he was asked to be as bad as he could so the kid kicked the director in the crotch.

[@AleksPizana]

@@joshfacio9379 He punched him. He originally wanted him to look in the camera with no expressions but the kid smiled. He obviously went with it cause it was way more creepy.

[@Nimzzeee]

I just smiled reading this. It legit works

[@cflournoy1529]

That makes sense. If he had been told to actually smile, he probably would’ve smiled too big. That smirk was perfect.

[@alucard624]

@@cflournoy1529 That smirk was evil as hell and worked perfectly.

[@Jordashian93]

Now this is a classic horror that knows how to build tension especially with that brilliant score.

[@Cadinho93]

Not everyone gets this, but Damien's mother was a jackal. You can hear the priest say it in Thorne's office early in the movie. Also, the score was composed by the late great Jerry Goldsmith and won the Oscar for it that year.

[@flatcapman]

I got it the 1st time I watched it. I was very surprised the priest wasnt in the prequel because he was part of what happened

[@ManvasPachenko]

​@@flatcapman My friend, he is in the prequel, but he's played by a different actor *Ralph Ineson.* As good as the prequel is, they f@cked up his character, among other things they f@cked up. What he says and does in *The First Omen,* is not in alingnment with character in *The Omen* The Director of The First Omen claims she's a big fan of the original movie. If that was true, she would have realised this f@ck up in the character of Father Brennan and had the script adjusted.

[@ManvasPachenko]

EVERYONE gets that Damien's mother was a Jackal. Its clearly stated for the audience by Father Brennan (Patrick Troughton)

[@kellinwinslow1988]

It was the only Oscar which annoyed Goldsmith as he thought he was wasting his time making scores for Hollywood for a time. Considering that he was right up there with John Williams and made some amazing scores,Alien,Star Trek, Planet of the Apes, Gremlins, Poltergeist, Logan's Run and even the original Twilight Zone, it's crazy he never won again.

[@joshfacio9379]

@@ManvasPachenko you would think that but no, ive watched many reactors watch this movie and SO MANY dont get that. so many are talking over the whole movie then at the end say they dont get it.

[@MrFarmerHoggett]

The movie hasn't even started yet and Daniel is already panicking 😂

[@PatrickCooperPhotography-nw1pp]

Those shoulder shrugs!

[@maximillianosaben]

That head chop is still impressively done, to this day. This is a great classic, and utilizes fantastic subtle horror too throughout.

[@danger2bananas]

It's great but the remake version is 😮

[@footofjuniper8212]

And they deliberately showed it from several angles to trick people who close their eyes into seeing it.

[@alucard624]

@@danger2bananas The remake take on it was definitely interesting but overall the remake was just lame AF for the most part.

[@davidmaddox1216]

If you look really closely, you can see the head only spins about one and a half times. But they edited all the different angles together in a way to make it look like it keeps spinning around 4 or 5 times. I hope the editor got a bonus for this scene. 😏

[@davidw.2791]

@@davidmaddox1216 Wonder if Tim Burton was thinking about that for Sleepy Hollow?

[@myownchannel247]

Damien: The Omen 2 next, you gotta see. The actor that plays him as a teenager is excellent.don’t listen to the haters. The Omen ( this original version ) was a trilogy 👿👿👿

[@hannahpumpkins4359]

Not just dogs, but the Hounds of Hell.

[@Marina_in_oz]

It's a jackal in the grave and that's what the priest was saying. Damiens mother was a Jackal.

[@johnw8578]

The new movie retconned that

[@rickardroach9075]

… and his father smelled of elderberries.

[@w1975b]

Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby...he wasn't evil enough being born from a woman, so try a dog lol.

[@John_Locke_108]

​@@rickardroach9075😂😂😂😂😂

[@OneAndOnlyMe]

@@johnw8578 The prequel didn't change anything. In the prequel they say Damien was birthed by a jackal.

[@susanliltz3875]

Gregory Peck is an amazing actor!! Check him out in the classic: “To Kill A Mockingbird “ great courtroom drama, so well acted, written!! Also the little girl in it is so amazing!! She almost steals the movie!!!

[@RullVox]

Moby Dick.

[@jamesjamieson6181]

Boys from Brazil ~ The Gunfighter. Gregory Peck was fantastic actor

[@bloodymarvelous4790]

The Guns of Navarone

[@bobmessier5215]

Cape Fear 1962 and Cape Fear 1991.

[@jamesjamieson6181]

@@bobmessier5215 I think Robert Mitchum was in the 62 movie, if I remember correctly. Another great actor

[@MattJaissleFilms]

This movie, and Damian Omen II, were huge horror hits back in the day

[@justinhephner2117]

yea, third one kinda jumped ship as far as storyline

[@MattJaissleFilms]

​​@@justinhephner2117It wasn't as big of a production The first 2 were A list fantastic horror films

[@mynameisnotearl4383]

The first omen was really good

[@chongsfury4358]

Omen 3 wasn't that bad, it was mediocre but it was watchable just for Sam Neils' performance and the score.

[@chefskiss6179]

Agreed. The production value on the 3rd one feels like a big-budget made-for-tv flick. I still enjoy it for the sake of a resolution and Sam's magnetic performance. I hope they watch all three.

[@susanliltz3875]

The actress playing the mother is Lee Remick she’s so good too ! Was in a ton of movies!!

[@joel65913]

LOVE Lee Remick!! She was a major star of 60's cinema who also did Broadway, both straight plays and musicals (she was the original star of Wait Until Dark, though Audrey Hepburn did the film version) and then segued into being one of the Queens of prestige television movies throughout the 70's and 80's. Sadly she was felled by cancer at only 55 in 1991. Some of her best films: "The Days of Wine and Roses (1962), a horror movie of another kind about a young married couple trapped in the downward spiral of alcoholism. Both she and Jack Lemmon were Oscar nominated. It's a powerful but quite tragic film. "Anatomy of a Murder (1959), "Baby, the Rain Must Fall" (1965), "The Running Man" (1963), "Experiment in Terror" (1962), "No Way to Treat a Lady" (1968) and "The Wheeler Dealers (1963).

[@clarencewalker3925]

She was my favorite redhead.

[@shainewhite2781]

Jerry Goldsmith won the Oscar for Best Original Score and was nominated for 18 more Oscars.

[@bloodymarvelous4790]

And a Best Song nomination for Ave Satani.

[@MrFarmerHoggett]

Crazy how this was his only oscar win

[@e.s.9080]

Both Jerry Goldsmith & John Williams...Kings of their craft and reigned over film for more than a minute. Both had their unique and unmistakable sound, trademarks, really, woven into their scores.

[@sweetwentworth]

Who gives these awards that we accept?

[@andif8]

Jerry Goldsmith also wrote the scores to Alien and Planet of the Apes⚡️

[@d4mdcykey]

70's horror and thrillers hit different, my overall favorite era of films.

[@playedout148]

And dramas, and action movies. 70s movie rock.

[@ladyhotep5189]

Definitely hit different! I always thought I was traumatized because I seen this, the sequel, the exorcist ect at too young of an age. Nahhhh....they're still scary af watching as an adult. 😮

[@clarkness77]

70s and 80s definitely my two fav decades of film

[@F1083]

They hit different because they were made for adults. They are like a serious drama where something goes wrong. Most horror today is made for drunk teenagers

[@cashflowhustles]

The late 60s around 67 through the 70s and 80s. The 90s were decent as well especially 1994 all the way up to 2008. IMO Hollywood DIED after 2008.

[@Stogie2112]

The late, very great David Warner played the photographer, Keith Jennings. Warner had such a great career, playing in "Tron", "Time Bandits", "Titanic", several appearances in the Star Trek Universe and many more great roles.

[@shaggycan]

David Warner is the only other actor that would have been an acceptable casting for Saruman in LOTR.

[@Madbandit77]

He was one of my favorite Sam Peckinpah stock actors (The Ballad Of Cable Hogue, the original Straw Dogs and Cross Of Iron) and he voiced Ra's Ah Ghul on some episodes of Batman: The Animated Series.

[@abramsullivan7764]

He also played Judge Turpin in Sweeney Todd Director's Cut not Tim Burton version.

[@Stogie2112]

@@Madbandit77 ... His voice was uniquely eloquent and powerful.

[@christopherterrell9013]

He was a great Jack The Ripper in Time After Time with Malcolm McDowell

[@stsolomon618]

It's one of the best film scores ever. The director of the Omen, Richard Donner, directed Superman 1978.

[@JordanJMyers]

Lethal Weapons, Maverick, Conspiracy Theory etc. So many great movies

[@stsolomon618]

@@JordanJMyers Legend!

[@Doutsoldome]

@@JordanJMyers _Ladyhawke_ and _The Goonies_ deserve a mention.

[@AleksPizana]

This is the movie that got him to direct Superman.

[@hartspot009]

Donner also directed the mega superhits LETHAL WEAPON 1-4 and many other good films

[@Uncle_T]

A masterful slow burn of gradually increasing tension and suspicion, building dread without relying on cheap jump scares every five minutes.. I love this movie.

[@butkusfan23]

Yes. This. I can’t believe how people kept paying money to watch those Paranormal Activity films that were seriously just the same movie with the same jump scares over and over. Even the first one felt cheap, like it was made for $20.

[@silikon2]

The great thing is it’s really psychological by design: the Thorns don’t know if something strange is happening or if they are just crazy.

[@silikon2]

⁠@@butkusfan23The first one was made for $15,000. That basically is $20 in feature film terms. (When it was acquired by Paramount, they put another $200k in to modify it a bit, but that’s still peanuts.) I liked the first one ok. I wasn’t super wowed but it had a nice creepy vibe. I actually don’t recall that many jump scares though but it’s been a while. I didn’t see 2-4, but I did see 5 “The Marked Ones”. I really liked it though largely because it had strikingly convincing LA characters/actors. I used to live there and it was one of the most believable LA movies I’ve ever seen. It does feature a lot of jump scares. They’re pretty good ones though. But no it’s certainly not a psychological thriller like this.

[@santiagohardy2728]

Unsolicited movie suggestion: Damien: Omen II(1978) It's such a slick sequal. The lead actor who plays Damien, Jonathan Scott Taylor does such a solid performance. So GOOD. The movie, as a whole, did proper cinematic justice to the film it continues.

[@fionnmaccumhaill3257]

I saw it in the theaters when it opened.

[@santiagohardy2728]

@@fionnmaccumhaill3257 Wow! Nice. What an era that was.

[@footofjuniper8212]

Agreed. Omen II definitely worth watching.

[@ManvasPachenko]

Damien Omen II is a really good sequel, and you're absolutely right when you say Jonathan Scott Taylor gave a solid performance. I thinks it's a really good movie. I don't think The Final Conflict was as good though. I met *Elizabeth Shepherd* (Reporter Joan Hart) who was killed by the Raven. It was 2015 at a horror convention. She had some polaroids she showed me from the set on the day she's killed by the Raven. She's a lovely lady.

[@Doutsoldome]

I agree. I actually saw the second film first, so it took away a bit of the surprises for me when watching the first, but not to the point of ruining the experience. Both films do well their job of making me uncomfortable. I love them both.

[@bladecastlevania3653]

This is the movie that got Richard Donner the job of directing the Superman movie (1978)

[@harveylee51]

@bladecastlevania It's been said already but he also directed Goonies and the Lethal weapon series among others he never directed another Horror movie again shame it would 've been cool to see one like this classic It's a great example of building tension in a horror thriller and the score still gives me chills. be safe tonight .

[@stathissdz2125]

From Gregory Peck to Lee Remick, and from David Warner to Leo McKern, it's very rare to see such a stellar cast in one movie

[@egglady]

Don’t forget the fabulous Billie Whitelaw

[@clarencewalker3925]

@@egglady Absolutely!

[@TheMarcHicks]

Don't forgot Patrick Troughton.

[@carlossaraiva8213]

And Doctor Who as a half crazed priest.

[@dklounge7082]

Definately check out the sequels Damien: Omen II, Omen III: The Final Conflict and the prequel The First Omen

[@jjc6evil]

Don't forget to include Omen IV:The Awakening!

[@joshuahermanson341]

What about the short-lived series "Damien" from 2016? Acts as a follow-up to just the first movie.

[@flaggerify]

Damien not as creepy as an adult.

[@SmileySaidIt]

I genuinely believe that you guys would enjoy reacting to the movie, “The Good Son (1993)” with Macaulay Culkin and Elijah Wood. It’s definitely a nice shock factor after reacting to this film and The Orphan. ❤❤

[@joshuahermanson341]

​@flaggerify I agree, but that's not why I enjoyed the Damien tv series. For me, it was the concept that while he is the Antichrist, he's still human and doesn't want to believe the truth of what he is let alone accept it. It added dimension to the character. But, to each their own.

[@DrewG-wd8ql]

The photographer was played by David Warner who you might remember as Cal Hockney's bodyguard in Titanic. He did another really good movie a few years later called "Time After Time" which is a murder chase movie, but not what you think. Very good movie to watch when you have a chance.

[@YoureMrLebowski]

"Time After Time" is the first movie I think of when I see David Warner.

[@Dystopia1111]

Time Bandits, Tron, multiple roles on both Star Trek (films and TV) and Babylon 5. Dude had a cool character in half of the sci-fi/fantasy stuff I enjoyed as a kid.

[@blacksabbath4life]

Time After Time is great, and also a childhood favorite of mine he was in was Waxwork lol

[@THOMMGB]

Time After Time with Malcolm McDowell and Mary Steenburgen - She was the teacher, Clara Clayton in Back to the Future 3. Time After Time is actually pretty good.

[@auckalukaum]

He's in a lot of Star Trek, too, but I don't think they've watched any of that yet.

[@GotWag]

A young Sam Neil stars in the Omen 3, The Final Conflict (?), I think. He was awesome in it. The second and third sequels are worth the watch to tie everything together...and just in time for Halloween!

[@deBebbler]

I was just telling my high schooler employee today to watch The Omen this Halloween. The nanny's first line to Damien is pure nightmare fuel. My favorite Halloween movie. I'm so glad you reacted to it.

[@daytrippera]

As soon as my little sister was born, I looked for any markings on her with 666. Luckily, she didn't have it, she did had a 999 though 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Marina_in_oz]

😅😅

[@michaelcullen5308]

Means she's going to be a copper.

[@conureron3792]

Funny!

[@sergiodavila5269]

@@daytrippera 🤩🤣🤩🤣

[@estoy1001]

More Dad jokes: 667 - The Neighbor of the Beast 6 X 6 X 6 - The Lumber of the Beast

[@claytonbishop4021]

Harvey Stephens, as Damien, was largely chosen for this role from the way he attacked Richard Donner during auditions. Donner asked all the little boys to "come at him" as if they were attacking Katherine Thorn during the church wedding scene. Stephens screamed and clawed at Donner's face, and kicked him in the groin during his act. Donner whipped the kid off him, ordered the kid's blond hair dyed black and cast him as Damien. Whoa! Just like that...the little boy gets the role of a lifetime.

[@ljay79]

From the director of Superman and Lethal Weapon. The Omen is a horror classic. A great cast, a great score, and a great ending. That hanging scene still shocks me to this day.

[@danger2bananas]

Little fun fact the actor who played Damien is in the remake he plays a photographer outside the Embassy

[@CMinorOp67]

33:50: that “please, daddy…no” gets me every time. Little boy did a great job in this role. Fun reaction!😀👍

[@jimtatro6550]

I saw this movie when I was about 10 years old, and when that little bastard turns around and smiled at the end I remember freaking out so much😂

[@Diomedene]

I was 9 or 10 when it came out myself and although I didn't freak out (having already seen many horror movies by then) it definitely sent a chill down my spine.

[@w1975b]

Story I heard is that the director told him "don't smile", using reverse psychology on him lol.

[@sheilamaxwell5303]

Me too. I was 9 when I watched it in 1976. This movie and Omen 2 scared me too death

[@j.woodbury412]

To cast the role of Damien, director Richard Donner told all the boys auditioning for the role to attack him like they were Damien attacking his mother during the church wedding scene. Harvey Stevens screamed, scratched Donner's face and kicked him in the groin. Donner ordered his hair dyed dark and gave him the part. They had trouble filming the scenes with the vicious dog because it was too friendly and wanted to lick everybody. The theme song, "Ave Satani", is still the only song from a horror movie nominated for an Academy Award, and the only Academy Award nominee to be written and sung in Latin. One of the conditions Richard Donner gave screenwriter David Seltzer before taking the role of director was to have any suggestions of the supernatural taken out of the screenplay, such as demonic possessions, witches' covens, etc. He didn't want anything in the movie that wouldn't happen in real life. He wanted there to be some doubt as to whether the deaths were accidental or caused by some evil force. Because of this, Donner and the producers debated whether to keep the character of Miss Baylock in the movie, but Donner liked Billie Whitelaw so much in the role that he couldn't bear to let her go. David Warner (Mr. Jennings) was suffering so bad from psoriasis during filming that Gregory Peck felt sorry for him and paid for him to fly to Switzerland for treatment. The site used for the Megiddo archaeological dig was a real site located in the old city of Jerusalem, on the southern end of the Temple Mount. There have been several freak accidents connected to the movie leading some to believe the movie was cursed: The star, Gregory Peck and the screenwriter, David Seltzer, took separate flights to London to film the movie, and both planes were struck by lightning and producer Harvey Bernhard barely missed being stuck by lightning while he was in Rome; Rottweilers hired for the movie attacked their their trainers; the motel Richard Donner was staying in was bombed by the IRA, and he was also struck by a car. after Peck cancelled another flight to Israel, the plane he was supposed to take crashed, killing everybody on board; and on the first day of filming, several principal members of the film crew survived a head on collision. Gregory Peck's son committed suicide before the movie was cast and producers were hesitant to ask him to star in this movie playing a man who loses his son at the beginning and then tries to kill another son at the end. But surprisingly, Peck took the role in spite of it. Prior to this movie, Richard Donner directed a TV movie called "Bronk", starring Jack Palance. When Palance heard that Donner's next movie was going to be filmed in England, he urged Donner to look up his daughter Holly, since she was a great actress. Donner cast Holly as the first nanny who kills herself at Damien's birthday party. David Warner (Mr. Jennings) has never been able to watch the scene where his character gets decapitated. In spite all the gruesome death scenes, there is very little blood shown onscreen. The final scene where Damien smiles at the camera was borrowed from the 1956 horror movie, "The Bad Seed" in which a woman named Christine has a daughter named Rhoda, who is a serial killer. It's considered the beginning of the "evil child" horror movie subgenre.

[@lauriebarrett6789]

Patrick Troughton was great as the second doctor (1966 - 1969) in the british television sci fi series "Doctor Who".

[@harveylee51]

@lauriebarrett6789 Dr who is classic , I'm glad someone else recognized Patrick Troughton yes he was great Matt Smith who played the Eleventh Doctor cites him as an influence on his version of the DR .

[@estoy1001]

Oh, my giddy aunt!

[@MrLivewire1970]

You should watch, The Prince of Darkness by John Carpenter. He directed that back when he did, The Thing and Big Trouble In Little China.

[@alexhidalgo7110]

Glad you both enjoyed it

[@arjaylee]

The third one “The Final Conflict” stars Sam Neil as adult Damien. He freaked me out so bad, I couldn’t look at his eyes for many years when he was in Jurassic Park

[@patrickfriedauer4259]

So pumped. My favorite reactors watching my favorite horror movie. Saw this as a young kid and it scarred me for sure. I loved that it was a psychological thriller instead of a slasher pic. Loved your reaction. Hope you continue the series. You’ll recognize Damien when he’s a grown up.

[@KAAnn-uc8nn]

The director told the little boy who played Damien to NOT smile in the last scene - knowing he’d smile. And he did! Time Bandits! Great movie

[@chadwickvon8019]

Oh yes, here we go.... it's all for you.

[@jeremysmith8825]

...damn it. I've have to return some video tapes.

[@ladyhotep5189]

🫢

[@D0CI87PC]

Classic. Peck & Remick are class acts and have some great films in their filmographies. And no a child of the 70's is not yet 100. 🤣

[@antoinettelopes]

I feel like it tho. 👵🏼

[@lonewanderer3456]

Who remembers the look on Rodney's face when Del Boy said his son's name was Damien? 😱

[@sheilathompsett2570]

Hilarious beyond belief 😂

[@EudociaJanampa]

I have a neighbor named Damien, good guy, but every time I see him walking outside I tell my wife "Careful, there goes the Anti Christ !! "

[@user-yf3oz3rn5b]

"His mother was a jackal!"

[@thequietrevolution3404]

_"Great police work. But they've just doomed the planet."_ Congratulations! You've won the Reactor's Award for "Quote of the year!" Would like to recommend the sequels, but this movie disturbed me so much that I decided one was enough. Great reactions!

[@ca9968]

Makes sense if you see what the British police are up to these days...

[@yzolakitchi]

Growing up in the south east of the UK, visiting Windsor Safari Park was a regular family outing. Until you have been in a tiny Renault 5 with baboons crawling all over the roof, you haven't known fear as a child :-) Then there's the fun of waiting for animals to get out of the road so you can drive on. Pretty scary and exciting as a young kid to drive around. I spent every trip on edge and keen to get to the safety of the giftshop

[@-TheFilmBuff-]

Woo! The Omen's a classic! I love spooky season with you guys!

[@angelavalentino5146]

I would still watch part 2, just to see how much Damien is as Tully aware of who he is and is not. My favorite lines “I love You , Mark”. For something funny, there is a parody called “Little Evil”, which is a spoof of The Omen and Rosemary’s Baby. A good release after spooking season.

[@terryconnelly484]

Omen 2 ASAP please... At night like I watched when I was 10 years sleeping over at my grandmother's house. It scarred me for life. Great sequel probably better than the original

[@santiagohardy2728]

It really is a well executed sequel.

[@TheLisa-Al-Gaib]

Definitely do the sequel (Damien: Omen 2). So few reactors get past the first movie.

[@rnw2739]

THE best reaction to this film ive seen kn here so far!! Samanatha got so involved and I love how gutted she was when Kathy died and how upset she was when Robert was about to stab Damien... Excellent stuff!!! Cant wait for your reaction to 'Damien: Omen II' (1978) x

[@tristanjones7682]

At 6:40 the actor who plays the priest was one of the doctors on doctor who!

[@greenmonsterprod]

At at 16:00 we don't get to see him regenerate into Jon Pertwee.

[@SierraSierraFoxtrot]

Meggido is not derived from Armageddon, it's the other way round. Armageddon is a jumbling of "har Meggido", mount Megiddo in Hebrew. Megiddo is a huge archaeological site.

[@totallytomanimation]

Megiddo is also the site of more ancient battles than other location in the ancient world. Best candidate to be the origin of the word Armeggedon with it's association to a final battle.

[@AutomanicJack]

and its also a venue for the black metal scene in vienna

[@ctmtuber]

Classic. The Sentinel is another you might enjoy with religious tones.

[@youssefverse]

Fun review as always. THE OMEN still stands as a horror masterpiece. Keep going with these! Thanks for presenting THE OMEN in its original Panavision aspect ratio. Zombie movies? One of the best: Lucio Fulci's classic ZOMBIE (1979). Highly recommended...

[@csiproductions9671]

This is my favorite horror movie, I hope you guys are having an amazing day.

[@MrDman21]

Harvey Stephens, the guy who played little kid Damien is still alive. He's 53.

[@cruelangel8689]

I love how he does his autographs. Below his signature he begins his character name with a large "D" then writes the '666' inside it with a red marker.

[@susanliltz3875]

Check out Gregory Peck and the adorable Audrey Hepburn in the movie: “ROMAN HOLIDAY “ a sweet story , the princess takes a holiday, runs into Gregory Peck who’s a reporter, who wants to get the scoop on her holiday!! So good!!! Audrey won an Oscar for this!!! Filmed on location in Rome!!

[@GoddessKelly]

On January 13, 2017, in the U.K.,the English actor who played The Omen's Damien was sentenced on Friday 13th for road rage. He punched two cyclists in a road-rage attack and was given a suspended prison sentence on Fri the 13th. He turns 54 next month and he still "creepy." He still has that evil look. I saw this movie in the movie theater as a kid in the 1970s and I haven't seen it since. I was way too young to be taken to these kind of movies, but my teenage cousin would take me to the movies with her in downtown LA and I was so traumatized by this movie, Rosemary's Baby, The Exorcist, It's Alive, Rabid, and all of other sick horror films of the '70s. I don't know why that was a thing in the '70s - the start of this type of genre. I had your video playing in the background as I was doing something else, because even as a grown up I still can't watch these movies in their entirety and I won't sit down to watch them. On the serious note, I don't know if you guys are Christian or Catholic, but yes, I hope your little girl is going to be baptized. ✝️

[@terryconnelly484]

The music in the background is the kicker! Demonic choir sound

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks to TBR and Samantha! 😱

[@fionnmaccumhaill3257]

Ever since I saw this in the 70s, anybody with the name Damien got some serious side eye and zero trust from me, 😂

[@patrickfriedauer4259]

Amen!

[@DSmith264]

Gregory Peck...very famous leading man from another era. You saw him in Cape Fear (Max Cady's lawyer).

[@alexandretorres5087]

The best captain Ahab ever.

[@guitarman8462]

Watch all 3. - Damien The Omen 2 & of course part 3

[@philliptucker4788]

The concept in the movie of the antichrist being born of a jackal isn’t specifically a biblical one, but is a metaphor that does have biblical and ancient roots. In the Bible, jackals are often used to represent cunning, duplicity, and selfishness. They are also associated with desolation, abandonment, and loneliness. In mythology, jackals are associated with death and the underworld. Ancient Egyptians believed that jackals were gods of the underworld, and that their yips and yowls were the haunting songs of the dead.

[@jonbolton3376]

David Warner's death scene was my movie favourite from age 7 to on my 30s. Apparently he kept his prosthetic head for years, until his ex-wife got it in the divorce settlement lol. I love David Warner, he has been in so many things, and i think is underrated.

[@montag4516]

Oh no, Warner's ex got his spare head too?!! It was likely a prized movie prop of his 👺. And she can utilize it as a voodoo doll against him if he ever seeks any retribution, legal or otherwise. Can't win for losing.

[@jerome007ify]

Love you guys reviewing ‘The Omen’. Great movie. Daniel made me laugh. So scared of Damien. And Billie Whitelaw who played the nanny was a renowned English actress. Great review guys 🤙🏿

[@TheBraunMachine2K24]

Billie Whitelaw was a legend & an awesome actress, she was also in Hot Fuzz with Simon Pegg & Nick Frost. RIP Billie Whitelaw

[@jerome007ify]

@@TheBraunMachine2K24 The Krays mother as well.

[@markcalvert7944]

Jerry Goldsmith's one, and unfortunately only, Oscar for Best Original Music Score.

[@conureron3792]

Love the Omen. Such a great concept. The music with the ominous chants sets the tone.

[@House0fHoot]

Agreed, I love it. 🎵Dominus! Cheesy Poofs!🎶

[@justinsherman9350]

Fantastic flick, with one of the most memorable soundtracks of all time.

[@mohanicus]

I call my son sam damien when he acts out😂😂😂😂 Fun fact...on the director commentary on the blu ray...Richard donner the director says at the end where damien turns to the camera and begins to smile richard donner was saying to the actor"Harvey no Harvey don't smile please no smiling" as Harvey began to smile and donner laughed so much he left that shot in the end of the film😂😂😂

[@ColinPoole]

I haven't watched the Trilogy since I was a kid but I hope I get to relive it here!

[@Pazuzu82]

Fun fact: the baboon scene was real I mean Lee and Stephen were genuinely terrified because they put a baby baboon inside the car and the baboons went absolutely ape shit!

[@Stogie2112]

"The Exorcist" has wreaked havoc with many movie reactors - some just recently! It is not for the faint of heart. Dan and Sam, if you do watch it, be sure to watch the extended version, as you can never have too much demonic horror! 😱😱😱

[@nealrepetti2396]

By the way, the director of this movie 🎥, was the legendary Richard Donner. He also directed all of the Lethal Weapon movies and the first SUPERMAN movie. Than sadly he passed away. Everyone who has ever worked with him loved the guy. R.I.P. Richard Donner.

[@jamesalexander5623]

I was stationed in England in the USAF '77 to '86. Was walking through a Park in London when I realised I was in the Park, next to the Church where the Priest was Speared! I Almost CH!T My self! .... I walked some more and found the Bench where he sat and calmed down!

[@PatrickCooperPhotography-nw1pp]

I hope a storm wasn't brewing when you visited that park!

[@jamesalexander5623]

@@PatrickCooperPhotography-nw1pp It was a nice Autumn Day!

[@mikejenson757]

Back in the day they used jump scares smartly relying on music and story telling to build suspense and terrify. And we have to start an Exorcist petition : )

[@jamesdamiano8894]

The kid who played Damian always reminds me of the kid who says a naked American man just stole my balloons in An American Werewolf In London. lol. Creepy movie, some people just lose their heads over it.

[@deborahcornell171]

Dang, Samantha! You've got subscribers born in the 70's...and the 60's...and the 50's (like me)...and even the 40's...and we're still alive!😵‍💫🤣 Love you anyway. You & Daniel are adorable. 🩵✨️🩵✨️🩵✨️🩵✨️🩵✨️🩵✨️🩵✨️🩵✨️🩵

[@maximusmfg]

Glad you guys are watching this. I dont feel like this movie gets the love it deserves, the soundtrack is iconic.

[@23marian]

It's so perfect and unsettling

[@BunkPhD]

"We need to go to church!" 😂 There are a bunch of reactors I like, but you guys are the absolute Champs of funny quotes.

[@myproject13ttt]

You need to watch Omen 2 & Omen 3 Final Conflict

[@karenfryberger4260]

"yeah, I think he's at a disadvantage for sure..." - Samantha. One of the funniest understatement ever!

[@JackOiswatching]

Oh man, I knew you two would appreciate this classic. One of the best horror theme songs ever!

[@TheMidge682]

Your reaction at 34:36 says it all. Those words at the end with the music. So damn chilling. Scares me every time.

[@guscarlson7021]

I was a church goin' baptist back when this came out. Scared the Hell out of me, lol.

[@coreyhendricks9490]

This movie ranked at #16 in the 100 scariest movie moments on Bravo, cool reaction as always Schmitt & Samantha, you both take care

[@YoureMrLebowski]

5:34 A minor example of TBR's involuntary twitch. You should see him with spiders! 😆

[@carm3d]

I love the joke in Mystery Science Theater 3000 that mentioned an Omen sequel. The character in the movie had an inner monologue saying, "...and it swept over me like a bad omen." Crow interjected: "Three. The Final Conflict."

[@vickiekasafirek9096]

Another good movie. Thanks for the great reaction❤️🌹

[@dblshotz75]

When he said he`d be possessed later i got the best laugh ive had in a good month.

[@chrisfreeman7553]

A couple things: 1) There are 2 immediate sequels (Omen II and Omen III) that I would greatly recommend you watch. Lance Henriksen is in the second movie and Sam Neill is the star of the third movie. 2) My biggest problem with the 2006 remake is they use the same ending with fully-armored SWAT team and they only fire one bullet from their assault rifles. Otherwise the cast was excellent: Liev Schreiber, Julia Styles, Mia Farrow, and David Thewlis.

[@dblshotz75]

Cool story, my exgfs uncle was born 6/6/66, his middle name is Damian and was a problem child as a kid. His parents were hippies and they got a kick out of the movie when it was released he said. Funny thing is hes a pediatric doctor who has also traveled the world helping kids get medical care in poor countries.

[@micpar2]

Check out director Richard Donner's next movie he directed. The first serious superhero movie. Superman the Movie released in Dec 1978. Christopher Reeve as Superman/ Clark Kent. As well as Donner's director's version of Superman II (1981).

[@joeyrogers7017]

One of my favorite movies of all time. Never once got scared in the many viewings, but always entertained.

[@RyanHeafner]

The Prophecy should be added to the watch list. In the Mouth of Madness is another personal favorite.

[@dabe1971]

9:59 The 'Church' is actually Guildford Cathedral. It sits ominously on top of a hill overlooking the town and it still gives me chills whenever I pass by.

[@YoureMrLebowski]

9:11 Excellent motherly instincts demonstrated by an excellent mother.

[@slickdeezynation8331]

Honestly you are my favorite couple to watch certain movies

[@MrDman21]

Imagine having the same name as the main character only spelled differently and being picked on in grammar school for it. Yep, that was me 🤣

[@anonymes2884]

Are you intending to end the world though ? Because then it'd at least be justified.

[@garypasquill2355]

Could've been named Jack,(the ripper),back in my day kids took no prisoners

[@josefran8475]

YEAAH!! At last. I suggested this movie like two years ago in Instagram. Thank you, guys. Greetings from Peru.

[@Whitebrowpriest]

36:21 - "The Omen II" (1978) - Sequel. "The Final Conflict (The Omen III)" (1981) - end of original trilogy.

[@rodgill9376]

The music was done by the late and legendary Jerry Goldsmith. His soundtrack for this was the only one of his catalog to win an Oscar and for good reason. I don’t think the film would had been as memorable or epic without his music. While it’s very creepy, suspenseful and ominous, it’s also quite beautiful, serene, warm or even romantic at times. The choirs, chanting and whispering are in Latin, kind of like a Black Mass. Very foreboding and chilling. I’m also a huge fan of the orchestral dissonance of this one too!

[@VulcanDeathGrip44]

The priest was played by the Second Doctor!

[@80sNewWaveGeek]

27:00 - "is she going out that window?" Yes.