The Exorcist vs The Omen

The Exorcist vs The Omen

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Crimson

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My answer is a bit complicated. I think THE EXORCIST is the better and more effective of the two, but I prefer THE OMEN. I don't particularly enjoy watching THE EXORCIST. It's not even that I find it scary; mostly, I find it unpleasant. THE OMEN is the more fun to watch horror film, without undermining that it's a serious horror movie. To add one additional complication to my answer, I slightly prefer the remake of THE OMEN over the original. There are very few instances where I can say that. Mia Farrow is not an actress I care for, but whoever cast her as the nanny to the Anti-Christ was brilliant.
 
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Crimson said:
My answer is a bit complicated. I think THE EXORCIST is the better and more effective of the two, but I prefer THE OMEN. I don't particularly enjoy watching THE EXORCIST. It's not even that I find it scary; mostly, I find it unpleasant. THE OMEN is the more fun to watch horror film, without undermining that it's a serious horror movie. To add one additional complication to my answer, I slightly prefer the remake of THE OMEN over the original. There are very few instances where I can say that. Mia Farrow is not an actress I care for, but whoever cast her as the nanny to the Anti-Christ was brilliant.
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The scene with Mia in the hospital is truly terrifying. I'm not sure I'd say the remake is superior to the original but it is damn good. I do think Liev Schreiber and Julia Stiles are more age appropriate for the roles.
 
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I've gone with The Omen because Doctor Who number two Patrick Troughton has a memorable appearance.

Besides I honestly think The Omen is the better of the two films. :)
 
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A 90 year old Ellen Burstyn reprises her role as Chris MacNeil in a new sequel, 'The Exorcist : Believer' and it's the first of two, the second one "The Exorcist : The deceiver coming' in April 2025. Can't say I'm that excited by this trailer, I suspect Ellen Burstyn might be the best thing about this movie, but I'll probably be checking it out.

 
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William Friedkin has gone to that great satanic leather bar in the sky. Or wherever it is.

 
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Apparently I voted for THE EXORCIST in this poll at some point. I really have no idea why -- it's not a movie I have much fondness for. It undoubtedly has some effective, even harrowing, moments, but I find the head twisting and pea soup vomit scenes to look rather silly. In the film's defense, by the time I saw the movie I was already familiar with at least one sequel plus various derivatives and spoofs. It's hard to take something seriously that has been preemptively mocked or duplicated.

On the other hand, I really like THE OMEN even if I like the remake a little bit better (which is rarely the case). I think the remake is a bit more appropriately lurid.

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Film critic Mark Kermode, who's favourite film happens to be The Exorcist, is not impressed by The Exorcist: Believer.
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I've read that the studio paid $400 million just for the rights to THE EXORCIST franchise, to say nothing of the actual film production. I don't know why anyone thought this franchise, which had one great film a half century ago, was worth that much.

I am increasingly convinced that modern Hollywood is nothing but a money laundering scheme.
 
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At the weekend I watched a film featuring The Omen's David Warner. While scrolling his IMDb page afterwards, I found a couple of his quotes relating to The Omen:


David Warner said:
I never saw it as a horror movie.
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What was so good about that picture was that there was no blood in it, really. It's not a gorefest. Strange things happen, but it's got the mood and the music and everything. So of its type, of its kind, I think it's quite a superior film. But either way, you don't say no if you're asked to work with Gregory Peck. And he was wonderful, by the way.
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Then, when trying to find a source for those quotes (I failed), I stumbled upon this nice little overview of the film:




David Seltzer said:
Charles Bronson would have made it a joke.
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Mark Gatiss said:
It could be argued that next to The Exorcist and Rosemary's Baby, The Omen is rather unsophisticated fare. But it's really a different beast. It's a compact, highly efficient studio thrill-ride that owes more to the set pieces of films like Jaws than it does to the slow-burning traditions of Val Lewton. But what the film does share with Newton is panache and ingenuity.
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Unlike in The Exorcist, good does not triumph in The Omen.
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The Crimson Horror said:
I really like THE OMEN even if I like the remake a little bit better (which is rarely the case). I think the remake is a bit more appropriately lurid.
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There are very few remakes I've watched more than once, but The Omen would fall into that category. I favour the original, but I could also cop out and say that I enjoy each for different reasons. Tonally it's just different enough to justify its existence.
 
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Oh my goodness, I love this!
I'm a massive fan of the Omen and although I enjoyed the remake, the original will always be the best for me.

I'm so excited (doesn't take much) to have spotted this thread I don't know where to start.
The Omen left such an impression on me when I first watched it when I was quite young. And I still really enjoy it when I watch it today.

The Exorcist just frightens the absolute crap out of me when I watch it, but doesn't really leave any lasting impressions, well maybe just the fact I'm terrified to move around the house or go to bed after seeing it. :eck:

I've always considered The Omen to be more of my kind of horror where the Exorcist just touches too far on the silly side as most horrors do unfortunately for the more dramatic horror element. I'm not much into blood and gore.

I'm looking forward to see the brand new Exorcist which is out now though.

Another film I remember vividly for scaring me rigid is Salem's lot with David Soul and devil dog Zoltan (were they in the same film? I can't recall) Maybe it wouldn't have the same effect on me now. I might find it daft if I watched it today, but me & my sister often remember how terrifying we found it along with Children of the corn.

Thanks for the interesting video @Hell O'Drama .
 
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