Omen IV: The Awakening Reviews

Initial Thought: I have been wanting to check this off my list for awhile now. I finally found a copy to do just that. From what I know it's not even any good. Anyways you know me. I just can't let a series go once I start it. I just wish that this was a movie that wasn't made for television.

Characters/Acting: It has a few pretty recognizable faces as well as a few who are prominent in horror. It's interesting to see the antichrist as a little girl this time around though. It puts things in a different perspective. I thought the acting was pretty decent. A lot better than I was anticipating it to be at least. Gene was my favorite character followed by the doctor.

Story: The antichrist is reborn as an adorable little girl. Of course it is. Who would expect a little girl to be the end of the world? This feels almost like a gender bent remake of The Omen. Many things kind of replicate the original storyline. I guess though that it makes sense given what the antichrist is meant to do. The psychic fair scene was pretty creative. These movies always remind me a little bit of Final Destination with how accidents happen. The music from these movies is always quite enjoyable. I thought the twists were executed quite well and a even a little unexpectedly. The ending was pretty good. They could easily have made a sequel to which would have been great (well the idea I have in my head at least).

Directing/Writing: Oh my it took two directors and three writers to create this story. Dominique Othenin-Girard helmed Halloween 5 which was not such a good movie unfortunately. The only work I have seen by Jorge Montesi was Mutant X which was fun in my opinion. I am once again joined with Brian Taggert's work here. Harvey Bernhard wrote the second one as well. He also starred in the first and third films. The characters and such are based on David Seltzer's original Omen movie. He is also the man who wrote Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (that was the excellent original one by the way).

Final Thought: I don't see why this is so hated. It really kept my interest from start to finish. It may have been pretty much The Omen with a girl as the main issue, but it was still pretty good. If you like the series I'm sure you will still enjoy this new perspective.