The Omen - A new dawn on DVD |
Say your prayers, Damien
has been born, and is about to possess a DVD near you…
Thirty years after the original film was released, John Moore’s reimagining
of the 1976 classic, The Omen, is released to buy and rent on DVD on 23rd October
2006 by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.
The Book of Revelation prophesises the arrival of the Antichrist,
who is branded with the numerical sequence ‘666’ – the
mark of the Beast. He will receive his power directly from Satan,
and his coming will signal the beginning of Armageddon…
Diplomat Robert Thorn (Liev Schreiber, The Manchurian Candidate)
is unaware of such prophecies as he comforts his wife, who has
endured a difficult delivery. After suffering two previous miscarriages,
Katherine (Julia Stiles, The Bourne Supremacy) is still unaware
that their newborn child has died, and the news will devastate
her.
Desperate for a child, and to spare his wife any more anguish,
Robert is convinced by a local priest to take another baby born
that night and pretend it is their own. This child’s mother
died in childbirth, and Katherine will easily believe it is theirs.
They call the boy Damien, and raise him as their own. |
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Robert’s career goes from strength to strength,
and soon he is promoted to U.S. Ambassador to Great Britain. The
Thorns lives are near-perfect, until little Damien’s fifth
birthday party. His nanny hangs herself in front of all the children,
and this is just the start of the macabre events that seem to multiply
around the boy. The ominous atmosphere comes to a climax when Robert
is besieged by a manic priest (Pete Postlethwaite, Dark Water) who
warns that something is wrong, VERY wrong, with Damien.
Under the tutelage of a new, extremely devoted nanny, Mrs Baylock (Mia
Farrow, Rosemary’s Baby), the “accidents” that surround
Damien take a more domestic turn, and it seems not even his parents
are safe from the malevolence that surrounds him. Slowly Thorn starts
to realise that Father Brennan’s warnings may hold some truth,
Damien is no ordinary child.
This five year-old boy is the son of the devil…
DVD special features include a commentary by John Moore, Glen Williamson and
Dan Zimmerman, a 50 minute ‘making of’ featurette, two extended
scenes, and an alternate ending.
The Omen Pentology (£59.99 RRP), which includes The
Omen, The Omen 30th Anniversary Special Edition and remastered versions of
Damien: Omen II, Omen III: The Final Conflict and Omen IV: The Awakening, is
also released on 23rd October. These films are released individually on the
same date.
Settle back with Damien, the devil you know... |
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| The
Omen Product Details |
The Omen
Pentology Product Details: |
| Release
Date: |
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23rd
October 2006 |
| Formats: |
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DVD
Retail & DVD Rental |
| Certificate: |
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15 |
| Audio Languages: |
|
English |
| UK Retail DVD: |
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£19.99
(RRP) |
| DVD Cat Number: |
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3213801000 |
| Twentieth
Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| Special
features: |
Commentary by John Moore, Glen
Williamson and Dan Zimmerman
Omenisms – The Making of 666 (50 mins)
Abbey Road featurette
Revelations 666 featurette
Extended scenes. Alternate ending. Trailers. |
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| Release
Date: |
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23rd
October 2006 |
| Formats: |
|
DVD
Retail & DVD Rental |
| Certificate: |
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18 |
| Audio Languages: |
|
English |
| UK Retail DVD: |
|
£59.99
(RRP) |
| DVD Cat Number: |
|
3314801000 |
| Twentieth
Century Fox Home Entertainment |
| The Omen Pentology
includes The Omen, The Omen 30th Anniversary Special
Edition and remastered versions of Damien: Omen II, Omen
III: The Final Conflict and Omen IV: The Awakening. |
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