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chibi_trillianSo, today (6/6/06), I went to go see the remake of the The Omen (just like what seemed to be about half the adult population of my town).
I went to the 6:50 pm showing, after buying my ticket from ticket station #006. And my ticket cost...
$8.00 with student discount. Expensive-ass motherfuckers, raising ticket prices again.
Having not seen the first production of The Omen, I can't offer any testimonial on how faithful it was to the original. Overall, a well-constructed movie, but not an exceptional one. Worth seeing once, and maybe picking up used from your local movie store.
I very much enjoyed the Vatican slideshow at the beginning, linking up the recent spate of natural and manmade disasters to the Book of Revelations. You could tell it had gone into production before John Paul II died, though--the actor they had playing the Pope bore a remarkable resemblance to him instead ofEmperor Popatine Pope Benedict XVI. The plot was good (as it typically is in movies that rate a remake), but with the exception of the actor playing Father Bennet and to a lesser degree the one playing the second Nanny, most of the acting was decent, but not blow-you-out-of-your-seat awesome.
The special effects, such as they were, were well done. The framing was decent, though not particularly inspired. The color themes, though, especially with the color red--DAMN, that was some good stuff. Strawberries, tomatoes, even frickin' jam was enough to make you go "HOLY CRAP! Someone's going to die soonlike yes!" I was very impressed with that and the makeup.
The set designs were okay, for the most part--like the framing, workmanlike, but not very inspired, with the exception of the dream sequences which were rather too short to count. The 666 wallpaper in Damien's room might have been overdoing it a bit, though.
Finally, I was slightly distracted from Damien himself by the persistent, nagging thought of "I liked the Antichrist from Good Omens better."
Experience-wise, it was less crowded then when I went to go see Fellowship of the Rings on opening weekend, but still pretty packed. The audience was suprisingly well-behaved for this area. The only major interruption was when some dumbass bitch showed up half an hour late and started yelling "Yo WALLIIIIIIIIIE!" to try and find her friends, and the audience responded with a near-unianimous "SHUT UP."
Also, got to meet a Dollfie girl who had brought her doll to see the movie. This was the first time I'd ever gotten to hold one, as they're usually covered in "DO NOT TOUCH OMG!" signs at cons.
I went to the 6:50 pm showing, after buying my ticket from ticket station #006. And my ticket cost...
$8.00 with student discount. Expensive-ass motherfuckers, raising ticket prices again.
Having not seen the first production of The Omen, I can't offer any testimonial on how faithful it was to the original. Overall, a well-constructed movie, but not an exceptional one. Worth seeing once, and maybe picking up used from your local movie store.
I very much enjoyed the Vatican slideshow at the beginning, linking up the recent spate of natural and manmade disasters to the Book of Revelations. You could tell it had gone into production before John Paul II died, though--the actor they had playing the Pope bore a remarkable resemblance to him instead of
The special effects, such as they were, were well done. The framing was decent, though not particularly inspired. The color themes, though, especially with the color red--DAMN, that was some good stuff. Strawberries, tomatoes, even frickin' jam was enough to make you go "HOLY CRAP! Someone's going to die soonlike yes!" I was very impressed with that and the makeup.
The set designs were okay, for the most part--like the framing, workmanlike, but not very inspired, with the exception of the dream sequences which were rather too short to count. The 666 wallpaper in Damien's room might have been overdoing it a bit, though.
Finally, I was slightly distracted from Damien himself by the persistent, nagging thought of "I liked the Antichrist from Good Omens better."
Experience-wise, it was less crowded then when I went to go see Fellowship of the Rings on opening weekend, but still pretty packed. The audience was suprisingly well-behaved for this area. The only major interruption was when some dumbass bitch showed up half an hour late and started yelling "Yo WALLIIIIIIIIIE!" to try and find her friends, and the audience responded with a near-unianimous "SHUT UP."
Also, got to meet a Dollfie girl who had brought her doll to see the movie. This was the first time I'd ever gotten to hold one, as they're usually covered in "DO NOT TOUCH OMG!" signs at cons.
