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Re: The Omen

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Brittany (Ugh)

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Date Posted: 15:12:00 09/06/06 Wed
In reply to: Suky 's message, "The Omen" on 00:10:59 10/31/04 Sun

>Trying to get into the Halloween spirit, I was
>searching desperately for a good scary movie on cable
>tonight, then finally gave up and settled on Bravo's
>"100 Scariest Movie Moments." (Unfortunately, it
>seems 100 was an overambitious number; it was more
>like "The 50 Scariest and 50 Most Revolting Movie
>Moments"!) But I was glad to see "The Omen" come in
>pretty high--No. 16. Unlike most of the other
>"winners," they showed *several* scariest moments from
>"The Omen," including *that one*, naturally. (It
>seemed slightly ironic to hear Bill Campbell refer to
>DW as "that guy" after their wrestling scene in
>"Brisco County Jr."!) "The Omen" was just loaded with
>memorable scary moments, wasn't it? How come no one
>ever seems to mention that graveyard scene with the
>dogs? That scared me much more than the decapitation.
>(Maybe because I'd already heard too much about it
>before finally seeing the movie. I remember my best
>friend from next door coming home after seeing it in
>1974, and that's all she could talk about for days!
>My parents wouldn't let me see it. But after waiting
>years to see the movie for myself, I wasn't
>disappointed.)
>
>So what's everybody else's pick for scariest moment in
>the movie?
>
>BTW, can you believe "The Omen" made it into the first
>"50 Worst Films of All Time" book??? I agreed with
>most of their picks, but "The Omen" sure doesn't
>belong there! It would probably be one of my favorite
>horror flicks of all time whether David Warner was in
>it or not. DW is the icing on the cake. (Of course,
>I can't imagine any other actor in the part now.)
NO MORE STUPID REMAKES! NO NO NO NO NO NO! NO MORE!!!

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