Omen IV - Das Erwachen (1991) watch online HD

This movie is unworthy of the Omen title. It is so bad that it has actually damaged the classic nature of the first three. It never should have been made, they ought to change the title.

They don't even spell Damien Thorn's NAME correctly!!!! And there are no daggers, the most important element of all the Omen films. Pull it from the shelves and burn it.

Only the Antichrist could have been behind such a disaster. One only hopes that this irony was the motivating force behind the "film"! This movie was so bad, it forced me to register with IMDb, finally, just so I could trash it. What makes this movie all the more tragic is that it had such GREAT source material! I have never seen a movie where all the elements were so grotesquely mediocre as to render the result less than the sum of its parts.

It may seem insignificant, but I'd like to start with the score. As the proud owner of a music degree, I must register my indignation! I was torn between laughter and dry heaves as I listened to what John Scheffer did to Goldsmith's brilliant score; it was far more gruesome than any of the burlesque death scenes, and almost as inadvertently comedic. It was by far the most inappropriate score I've heard since, well, I really can't think of a worse one. Maybe JAWS 4?

As for the plot... I'm sorry. New Age mysticism??? What ever happened to the gritty realism of the original trilogy? In those films (more so in the first two than the third, but still!!) the supernatural was for the most part implied, and it was this subtlety that made the movies so eerily believable. Here we have crystals going black (calling all Skeksis and Mystics!!) and inverted crucifixes galore, even though in certain scenes the crucifux would be perfectly normal but for the camera angle. Gone is the refined psychlogical manipulation tapping the malaise inherent in our collective psyche: in its place a boorish "slap in the face" of recycled cliché and transparent incompetence. Add to that a lead "actress" so unbelievably ANNOYING that you fervently thank the director for those scenes from which she is absent. Never have I seen a little girl so fundamentally irritating since little Stephanie ruined ALL IN THE FAMILY.

Other than that, I have no strong feelings on the subject ;-) Luckily the first three films are sufficiently adroit as to render this train-wreck of wasted celluloid inconsequential or, at the very most, a study in how NOT to make a film. Viewer beware! May induce vomiting if you're lucky.

This inferior sequel based by the characters created by David Selzer and Harvey Bernhard(also producer) concern on a matrimony named Gene(Michael Woods) and Karen York(Faye Grant). They adopt a little girl named Delia from a convent. Gene York about re-elect for congressman and he presides the financing committee. Meanwhile, Delia seems to be around when inexplicable deaths happen. She creates wreak havoc when goes a metaphysical fair, as stores of numerology, therapy, counselling heal,yoga, tarots, among others are destroyed. Karen York hires an eye private(Michael Lerner) to investigate the weird and bizarre events.

This TV sequel displays thrills, chills, creepy events and gory killing. Delia such as Damien seems to dispatch new eerie murder every few minutes of film, happening horrible killings . The chief excitement lies in watching what new and innocent victim can be made by the middling special effects. Furthermore, mediocre protagonists, Faye Grant and Michael Woods, however nice cast secondary, such as Michael Lerner,Madison Mason, Duncan Fraser and the recently deceased Don S Davis, he was an Army captain turned into acting. As always , excellent musical score taken from Omen I and III by the great Jerry Goldsmith. The movie is exclusively for hardcore followers Omen saga. The motion picture is badly directed by Jorge Montesi and Dominique Othenin Girard. Previous and much better versions are the following : The immensely superior original 'Omen'(Gregory Peck, Lee Remick)by Richard Donner; 'Damien'(William Holden, Lee Grant) by Don Taylor; 'Final conflict'(Sam Neil and Tisa Harrow) by Grahame Baker. Rating : Below average.

Ho-hum. Isn't it tiresome when viewers just totally blast a film like there are no redeeming qualities in it whatsoever. To read many of the other user comments, you'd think this was the worst film ever made.

Yes... this TV-movie is certainly not very inspired. Yes, it's a rehash, featuring much of what we've seen before in previous OMEN movies. And, yes, the film isn't above giving us our share of cliches... the hound from hell becomes the kid's protector, after saving her life. The new nanny may not be as innocent as she appears.

However... one has to take such a film in perspective. The series pretty much ran its course with the third one, where Damien had grown and become the U.S. president. So, of course old ground is going to be retread... it's a TV-movie for goodness' sake. (Not that all TV-movies are necessarily junk... DUEL jump-started Steven Spielberg's career... but, chances are, you're not going to get an auteur at the wheel of a TV-movie.)

What you do with a film like this is get in the mood for old, rehashed OMEN-like "thrills." The concept is still strong... a couple has a "Rosemary's Baby," building up one evil incident after another; slowly one or both parents become aware that something's not quite right. Then the terrible and profound conflict of choosing to protect humanity or your own "flesh and blood" (figuratively speaking.... here, the kid was adopted) comes into play. (Reminds me of the television series "Xena" where the same conflict arose with one of the main characters.) Then you just sit back, relax, and see how the film makers went about presenting such watchable drama.

Being a TV-movie, the gore quotient was low, minimizing the impact of the horrible deaths we are accustomed to in this series. Not that gore necessarily translates to chills, but you can't expect to be genuinely scared, generally, especially with a TV-movie. (Very, very few films are genuinely scary; even under the hands of a master, Stanley Kubrick... THE SHINING wasn't all that scary.) However, there were some jarring moments, like the detective (Michael Lerner... a highlight, here) getting into a "CARNIVAL OF SOULS" state of mind where appearances go from normal to the bizarre. (For example, the choir on the street, singing Christmas songs, suddenly becoming something else.) And the acting..? What was wrong with the acting? It's not like the actors weren't competent. The mother played by Faye Grant, for example, came across well enough. Maybe she's not the most extremely talented performer in the world, but she delivered satisfactorily. I found the kid to be a little disappointing, not convincingly menacing enough. However, she was much better than the Skywalker kid in THE PHANTOM MENACE. Sometimes you gotta make allowances for kids. Child actors who are knockouts are rare.

Now, don't get me wrong... I'm not saying low expectations should translate to the enjoyment of any movie. For example, there are entries in the FRIDAY THE 13th that I've found hard to watch, simply because some were totally uninspired. Even though nothing really knocked my socks off with this latest installment of THE OMEN, I wasn't bored, and was entertained overall. There were even some nice touches, like the inverted cross reflection on the dying former nun's hospital room wall, and the wonderfully subtle last shot, utilizing the crosswalks of the graveyard. Too many viewers love to be unfairly critical.

This is a truly wretched little film. Admittedly the original (un)holy trinity was governed by the law of diminishing returns with the third, "The Final Conflict" degenerating into a ridiculous sub-plot about half-way through the film apparently merely to provide the requisite needlessly convoluted deaths that had by now become the whole raison d'etre for the "Omen" series. But then to foist this jumped-up TV movie (beware purchasers of the Omen box set on DVD - don't be fooled by the widescreen ratio of the transfer, this was and is strictly small-screen stuff) on the back of a series of generally fine demonic chillers was unforgivable, particularly, endorsed as it was, by the exec.producer and producer of the first three movies Mace Neufeld and Harvey Bernhard. I'd give-away the plot if there was any, besides the usual death scenes (hopelessly toned down for TV sensibilities) and some of the worst acting I've seen. All involved in this project down to the catering people should be ashamed this travesty ever made it to the screen, let alone masquerading under the Omen name. If one person is convinced by my review to avoid this mess, I'll feel better for it.

honestly, i don't know what's funnier, this horrific remake, or the comments on this board. Masterpiece's review had me in tears, that's so funny. Anyway, this movie is the among the worst movies ever, and certainly the bottom of the barrel for sequels. The "Omen" name on the title made me stop and watch it this morning on HBO, but it's a slap in the face to the other three, especially the original. There are so many classically bad moments, but my favorite is the guy catching fire from the juggler at the psychic fair!! good times ! This movie is to the Omen series what "Scary Movie" is to the entire genre. Avoid unless you're looking for a good laugh.

"The Omen" series was a one-hit wonder for the most part and finally hit the brick wall completely with this terrible fourth installment. Damien is dead, but he had a child (Satan's grand-child). After she (the young Asia Vieira) is adopted by two attorneys, the typical odd deaths take place and it appears that the child is the reason for the happenings. A really sorry production that got no studio backing and went directly to video rental shelves and cable television stations. Turkey (0 stars out of 5).

As with many other pop-culture franchise series, this line just didn't know when to quit. Instead of leaving things as they were perfectly ended, they went on to generate this; the first installment of this franchise to fall sorely short of the mark.

This movie should never have happened. It was not intended for there to have been a fourth movie in this line, and it sure shows. The premise is idiotic and the portrayals were the same.

After the wonderful experience which was The Omen, this was a major disappointment which stank of 70's cheese and horrible acting. It was reminiscent of the Amityville Horror in those aspects, and left a terrible, lingering stench long after it was over.

It rates a 1.4/10 from...

the Fiend :.

I saw the omen when i was 11 on tv. I enjoyed the Trilogy. So when the chance to finally see one at the cinema came around i didnt pass it up. I went in to the cinema knowing that what i was about to see wasnt a cinema release but a made for TV film. However being a fan i couldnt resist. But this Omen movie which i saw at a midnight screening didnt bring chills it brought laughter. Risible Dialogue such as "it is written that if a baby cries during baptism they reject there god". What nonsense.No decent set pieces. Faye Grant so Good in V is wasted with this script from hell. No suprises and no fun. However i did laugh out loud several times at our bad it was.Truly Pathetic.1 out of 10

The fact that I watched this entire movie says something about it...or me. It is not a good movie. Terrible in fact. But terrible in the way that kept my attention in that perverse manner that is akin to watching a tragedy and not being able to look away. It would have made a great MST3K subject!

Most of the things that make a terrible movie enjoyable are here: bad dialogue, inappropriate music, contrived plot sequences, ridiculous pseudoscience. You'll thrill to slo-mo death sequences, the poor victims with mouths agape and waaaaaaaay too much time to contemplate their impending doom, facing the outrageously contrived deliverer of their deaths. Your heart will be warmed by old action scene cliches like when two women struggle for a gun and it goes off, but WHO'S SHOT? Both look at themselves, then the other, then themselves, then (seemingly 15 minutes later), one finally goes down. You'll sing along (in latin of course) with the street carolers that turn into a ghastly death's-choir that, for a moment, threatened to turn the movie into a twisted musical.

So if you believe like I do that as movies get worse they get better, then this might be a decent choice for you. It's not as funny as my current sci-fi schlock favorite, "They Live" featuring Rowdy Roddy Piper, but it's more fun to watch than luke-warm movies like Omen II or III.

I give it 4 out of 10.

Sure, the hidden secret of the story was far-fetched, but little Asia Viera as Delia was magnificent. Such expressive, spiteful eyes. She didn't say anything as she wreaked havoc on detractors. Her venom was justly spent on some wretched characters. I felt sorry for her - she didn't ask to be born that way. Unlike Damien (Omen II and III) she didn't attract a following of flatterers who choose to side with evil. A little coven of "Delians" would have been tasty. There is a strange attraction to evil that few films successfully exploit. When Delia came to enjoy her powers, the film missed out on fully illuminating them. I'd like to see a grown-up Delia taking care of her little brother the Antichrist. Maybe some juicy sibling rivalry...

The first question that springs to mind after watching this rubbish is who on earth gave these idiots the right to use the Omen name on this movie? It is a shambolic , embarrassing, pathetic atempt to carry on the Omen franchise. When the film starts the backing music sounds like it has been lifted straight from a Bugs Bunny Cartoon and from then on the film gets worse! I dont know who wrote the script but i bet they got a E - for it when they took it back to show their teacher! It is difficult after a while to tell if this is a comedy because what happens is so funny and so un true to the original Omen it beggers belief. The acting is laughable , especially from the leading lady Faye Grant. she keeps pulling silly faces or is she finding it difficult not to laugh? It's hard to tell. THE worst sequal i have ever had the misfortune to witness. 1 out of 10.

I would first like to say I mainly wrote this review because I feel a great unjustice is being done here by reviewers by many 2 star reviews. People basically use the star rating system without thinking too much. A one star movie, I have never even encountered a movie that was so bad in every aspect it deserved one star. I was also a bit surprised this movie has the overall same score as The Exorcist II, which I really consider the most unnecessary and silly movie ever (and still would not be a 1 star rating).

Now, on to the movie, like I said, don't believe the negative hype. It is an entertaining standard thriller movie. None of The Omen movies should ever be considered a horror movie, there's no real horror to it, the scariest thing about them to me always was the psychological thriller it had to be on the parents, who slightly start to believe their child is so evil, they are willing to kill it themselves. The torment of wondering whether you are crazy was always more scary than some freak accidents or a child staring to me. I'll admit, I'm missing that in this movie. The mother figure here seems to already hate her child at age 2, but that could just be my impression.

I also see that many people hate Antichrist Delia, and I don't know exactly why. I like her just as much as the character of Damien, and the fact she already knows she's better than everybody else and Satan's on her side makes her a very nice character to me. I understand why people prefer Damien though, he was more classic, he was that started it all. Just like Michael Jackson's This Is It would have been a great show, it could never live up to the Dangerous tour, since that was him at his high, and it was all still new to people than and a big hype. Just like Damien Thorne is the child that started it all, it is impossible to like another Antichrist child except for him. I liked Delia's attitude towards people though, if someone bullies her, she'll beat him with her lunch box (thank you for that tip Marilyn Manson) and make him turn out to be the bad guy. This not only shows her violent nature, but also her manipulative one.

Now, there were some bad things in this movie too, don't get me wrong. The New Age Nanny deserved to die IMO, and even worse than she did. The psychic fair was so silly, it deserved the "Carrie treatment" Delia gave it. Grotesque as that fire might have been, I did like the imagery of her walking out there, with part of the planet being a blazing fire. It reminded me of Damien in Omen II, leaving the Thorn museum which was burning behind him.

Now, at the very end, that's where it all goes wrong. It seems Delia is not the Antichrist, but she was carrying her twin, the real Antichrist, which was transplanted later in her mother's womb without mom knowing it. Yeah, that's what threw many people off I think, they should have just let Delia be the Antichrist, and her mother finding out that truth for real is just as scary as this useless plot twist.

Delia also got a "devil nanny" at the end, who should protect her, but since she appeared so late in the movie, she's rather useless. She gets shot in her second scene, refuses to bleed after a bullet going through her, and tumbles down the stairs. Why was this nanny in here, they might as well have used the "protective dog" which returns every Omen movie for this scene rather than quickly drag a new nanny in here.

Overall, this movie is OK, if you like religious horror you'll like this movie probably. If you're expecting gore or scares, you won't like this one, it lacks a bit in this compartment. The acting is only mediocre here, only Delia impressed me, but she seems to be hated on here, so maybe I'm wrong. If you don't know what to do one evening, download this movie, kick back, make some popcorn and watch it without thinking too deeply. Remember, overthinking and over-analyzing will ruin almost every movie, sometimes it's just entertainment.

In spite of everything,Omen IV is not that bad.Considering its made-for-TV,10 years after the release of Final Conflict,AND that they changed directors in mid-stream(or was it mid-scream?) the movie turned out better than I had hoped.I had read some ghastly revues,but Omen IV is a competent,watchable and involving thriller.There were some fine performances too,especially Michael Lerner,Faye Grant,Michael Woods,and in particular Asia Viera as the diabolical Delia.Girls are the weaker sex?You'd never know it from Delia.7 out of 10.

Omen IV (1991) was a bad made-for-T.V. movie. Since the 80's were over, I guess the executives were experimenting in meth (the drug of choice during the 90's) because there is no other reason to explain this travesty. Why did they even bother making this? A t.v. movie? What were they mulling over when this one came up on the idea board? Did they even think for a second that this movie would catch on as. Perhaps they thought it could make it as a series? We'll never know. But I know one thing. This movie was the major reason why I never bought the Omen trilogy. They should have knocked off a couple of bucks instead of putting out this "extra" disc.

Omen IV is basically a average American family remake of the first film. Instead of a snot nosed punk kid, we get the spooky girl who's a total brat to everyone around her. If the family had stronger parenting skills, then none of the demonic events that have transpired in the past films would have never occurred. These parents need to put their foot down and do some real discipline!

Not recommended, best to avoid at all cost!

Was it earth-shattering and epic? No. Was the most-numbingly horrible film ever made? Not even close.

It was totally watchable, nothing to get wild about, just a solid 6.

Production values were high enough; audio, camera, scenes, etc. For the most part acted well enough. Just a few rough spots:

*** spoilers to follow ***

The psychic in the truck in the driveway reacting to Delia... overbaked. The way the mayhem escalated at the fair was too much of a stretch. Most of the children's acting was, umm... well.. really bad. sorry. And the way the nanny flew out the window was just weak.

Other than those few spots, overall not too bad. Like I said, watchable.

I could go into various details as to why this film is absolutely terrible; I could talk about the acting (or lack thereof). The stupidity of the Anti-Christ being opposed to new-age mystics (Because as we all know Satan has a particular dislike for Mystic Meg and her vague portents). The sloppy and rushed pacing and editing which leads to about zero tension throughout the film and killing any hope of creating a creepy atmosphere because scenes come and go in an instant (this is especially egregious at the start of the film where the Antichrist's first kill feels especially feeble because there is virtually no build-up at all). The addition of various sub-plots and scenes which add nothing of significance to the story and serve only to provide chills (which due to the rushed editing are very weak). And the overall fact that there is very little in the way of a goal for our heroine, she suspects that her daughter is evil but rather investigate herself she gives the task to a P.I. making her character very insignificant (couldn't they have told the whole story from the P.I.'s point-of-view?), which in turn leads to a very rushed ending with a feeble twist and a very undramatic confrontation.

All of these things condemn the film on it's own. However what really damns it is the fact that it is part of the Omen series, more to the point a sequel to Part 3, which besmirching aside, MAKES NO SENSE. The reason why it makes no sense is pretty simple; for at the ending of The Omen 3: The Final Conflict, Christ RISES AND RETURNS TO EARTH AS KING OF KINGS and Damien Thorn fails to stop him, it's not just implied, it bloody well written on the screen before the credits. Now I don't know about you but I think the literal Second Coming would be it, over, finito, THE END, the conclusion of not just the story of Damien Thorn but the end of this reality and the start of God's new reign Etc. Etc. (Pretty much as the title "The FINAL Conflict" suggests). However here apparently none of that happened, Damien just died or something and Christ had nothing to do with it. It's a complete retconing the end of the Trilogy and such leaves a sour taste in the mouth. I am aware that this is a odd nitpick but for me this film was simply a dross remake of the original until the doctor (who looks remarkably like Rob Brydon) blurted out Damien Thorn's name and cemented this films awfulness. I.e. bad as a standalone film and a HORRIBLE, nonsensical way to conclude the franchise.

Although Damien Thorn died years ago but his prophecy is reborn through into a mysterious little girl named Delia (Asia Vieira), who's adopted by a expectational couple Karen (Faye Grant) and Gene York (Michael Woods). Which her adopted father is in politics. But when Karen notices strange things happens around Delia and seems to wreak havoc wherever she goes. Karen decides to hire a private investigator (Michael Lerner) try to find Delia's parents but the detective finds things even more disturbing than Karen will ever know.

Directed by Jorge Montesi and Dominique Othenin-Gerard (Halloween 5:The Revenge of Michael Myers) made a foolish, unnecessary but oddly watching third sequel to the "Omen" series. It seems that producer:Harvey Bernhard (Who produced previous films) and executive producer:Mace Neufeld tried to keep the franchise alive by making telefilm. Although Gerard was fired during production but Montesi completed the movie. It does have moments of unintentional laughs.

DVD has an fine anamorphic Widescreen (1.85:1) transfer and an good-Dolby Digital 4.0 Surround Sound. An silly premise by the producer and screenwriter:Brian Taggert (Poltergeist 3, Of Unknown Origin, Trucks) has some gaping plot holes, which the story isn't very satisfying. But at least, it is decent T.V. picture. Made watchable by good performances by Grant and Lerner. Vieira is amusing as the wicked little girl. The late Oscar-Winning Composer:Jerry Goldsmith, his music is used for some key moments. For genre addicts only. (***/*****).

Although I have given this the same rating as I did for 'Omen III: The Final Conflict' (1981), that is purely for two reasons: the use (or re- use, really) of Jerry Goldsmith's fine scores from both 'The Omen' (1976) and 'The Final Conflict', and one of the film's better death scenes, which closely recalls the runaway train of 'Damien: Omen II' (1978), reminding us that there is something left of the spirit of Damien Thorn.

And that is one of the problems here. Only one fleeting reference is made to the anti-hero of the previous 'Omen' films and the mother character, Karen York (played by Faye Grant) even dares to ask who he was! Wasn't Damien supposed to be a vital figure in both politics and business a mere ten years before? A man aiming for a seat in the Senate and, from there, the Presidency? A key captain of industry and, like his adoptive forefathers, a key adviser to the President of the United States? She is a lawyer, after all, and you'd think that a lawyer would do something like read a newspaper once in a while...

It is implied (although never confirmed) that the new Antichrist, a girl named Delia York (played quite well by Asia Vieira) is the daughter that Damien had with that pesky journalist, Kate Reynolds (Lisa Harrow) from the previous film, and it would, at least, have mildly improved things somewhat to have Harrow reappear or at least get something of a mention. It might even have been a bit of a fun turn-around for the actress to get a Joan Hart-style role here, even if she did ultimately bite the dust!

Dominique Othenin-Girard started work on this film, having recently directed the unoriginal, but still okay 'Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers' (1989). He left the film during production (again, probably because of artistic differences) and was hurriedly replaced by Jorge Montesi. Being a TV movie at a time when TV movies weren't really anything to shout about anyway, you can't really tell the difference between the work done by the directors. The action sequences (such as the aforementioned death scene) were directed by the so-called 'Devil's Godfather' and 'Omen' producer, Harvey Bernhard.

Basically, this is a remake of the original film, albeit with a few twists and turns along the way. Mainly, the major change is that, while the mother in the original film (Lee Remick) was treated like she would fall apart at any moment, Faye Grant is the investigator here. The idiotic husband, Gene York (Michael Woods), whilst constantly busy on Capitol Hill, has little to do other than give her and Delia the occasional hug and berate Karen for being neurotic. But, in places, Faye Grant's acting is very wooden and obvious, such as when she tells Delia that "That's just not true!" But Damien's lackeys demean her just as much as Damien himself mistreated Lisa Harrow in the previous film.

Well known TV actors Michael Lerner, Don S. Davis and Madison Mason get quite good roles, with Lerner holding the true charisma here as a former crooked cop turned shady private investigator who is hired by Karen York to dig deeper into Delia's history. The film even gets a brief, but reasonably effective version of both Holly and Mrs. Baylock from the original film but, as said, they appear far too briefly and too weirdly to make any true impact on the audience. Other performances are very overdone, especially the nun who gives the Yorks their new baby (Megan Leitch).

One good scene is an early sequence in which Karen and Delia are playing and run across a 'heroic' Rottweiler -- a more plausible introduction for man's best friend into the Yorks' household than in the original 'Omen'! Quite simply, Robert Thorn (Gregory Peck) should have fired the Baylock woman (Billie Whitelaw) on the spot for constantly dragging that demonic mutt back into the house!

Die-hard fans of the 'Omen' franchise may want to give this one a go, but it literally is a film for a rainy day when there is nothing better to do!

Harvey Bernhard and Stanley Mann had penned an adaptation of Gordon McGill's 'Omen IV: Armageddon 2000' back in 1983, but it was rejected for this trashy, uninspired TV movie. In comparison, Bernhard's and Mann's script is godly and suspenseful, with a great look back over the 'Omen' films, and attempts to repair the damage done to the running plot of the franchise in 'The Final Conflict'.

Inverted crosses galore, the aforementioned retread of Goldsmith's score (shockingly mouthed by some demonic carol singers in one scene, ewww!!!), and that one death scene make this intermittently interesting but, if 'The Final Conflict' saw the 'Omen' series run out of steam, then this one left it dead and buried, with only other remakes left to make audiences remember the glory days of the original!

The "Omen" franchise was a successful trilogy so Fox Studios decided to cash in with a lame and cheap TV-movie. This one has nothing to do with the other movies, besides the fact that the story is a repetition of the former ones, where all the elements were taken without anything new or even remotely interesting added.

Faye Grant is best known for here leading role in the "V" series back in the 80's, besides her the cast in fairly unknown. The cardboard characters are uninteresting and very stereotype. The dialogue is cheesy, just what you would expect from an average made-for-TV movie. They even tried to put in some funny lines which is really painful to endure, just terrible. This time it's not a little boy but a little girl. Her big dark eyes are supposed to be the scary effect but it doesn't really work.

The deaths are unconvincing without any real special-effects or gore like in the previous ones. I even liked the 2006's remake of the original. The original remains the best, the second was a very good sequel. The third was okay and since it was titled "The FINAL conflict" it all ended there. Forget this cheap garbage, it really isn't worth watching. One of the director's is Dominque Othin-Girard who also f**ked up the "Halloween" franchise with the fifth one which is the worst Halloween in history. Same thing can be said with "Omen IV" except for the fact that it's even w-a-y worse than "Halloween V" and that says a lot.

Is there anything good to say about this 'movie' ?

-Yes, Jerry Goldsmith's original music from Part I and III can be heard in several scenes. The rest of the music is from a new and unknown composer which is once again.. a bad thing.

This is the best movie throughout the entire series. Don't believe what the you were just told about it on the other comments believe ME! This movie was fantastic! Sure, it didn't need to be made but it was still a great movie! The only reason why the others hate it so much is not only did it ruined the so-called ending of the Final Conflict, but it didn't involve Damien Thorn. That's why they hate it so much! There is absolutely nothing wrong with the plot and the acting is VERY GOOD! Don't believe those other comments. Believe me PLEASE! Get this movie, watch it, and you'll like it. And trust me, you'll like it a lot! And I mean A lot!

"Omen IV-The Awakening" was included in the box set featuring the entire "Omen" series. I imagined part 4 would be terrible, but it is not exactly terrible. I really believe, that this might be an attempt to 'parady' a film franchise that in itself is so dead-serious and morbid, without any intentional humor whatsoever. When the "Omen" films were popular, it was the 1970's, a very different time. People could still be scared by religious horror films. By 1990, when part 4 was made, that was all over, and looking back at those admittedly classic films, they appeared a bit hokey, and induced as many laughs as chills. I suppose the producers of this were aware of that, and decided to make this deliberately over-the-top silly in places. The stuff with the new age religion and the crystals, the boy peeing in his pants, that "Colombo-like" slob of a detective, the scene where the two women wrestle with the gun, and it goes off without us knowing who was shot... Come on, this seems to be intentionally poking fun at the serious moods of it's predecessors. And if this is the case, then "Omen IV" is brilliant. Basically a rehashing of the events of the first film,updated to the 90's. This time a little girl is believed to be the child of Damian Thorne, and she carries within her the evil seed that will bring the world to it's knees. How could this be made seriously in 1990? There is not a lot of respect paid to the original, superior films. For instance Jerry Goldsmith's brilliant score from parts 1 and 3 were lifted from those films and used here, which is very tacky, as those powerful, sweeping scores need to be combined with some powerful cinematography, and that is sorely missing from this film, which for the most part looks like a TV movie. The extra music composed for this film sounded strangely like a Bugs Bunny cartoon! Also if Delia is Damians child, who is her mother? The TV anchor woman whom Damian 'dated' in "The Final Conflict?" I don't see how this is possible as Damian only had intercourse with this woman one time, and that was an anal rape. Biology was never my best subject but... But that is not so important. As long as the film entertains for 90 minutes, and I think "Omen IV" does that. The acting here was fairly good, as good as any performance in the previous installments. Faye grant as the mother was especially good, and very attractive as well, resembling Diane Lane just a bit. And the child Delia was menacing enough. There are some nice details, including the scenes with the nuns, and the film is not exactly bloodless. There are some pretty good death scenes here, the 'new age nanny's' flight from the upstairs window being my favorite. I laughed my butt off when she landed on the swing with the blood coming out of her mouth; she was really stupid. There were a few more scenes like that, and it is rare to see a woman pointing a gun at a baby in a TV movie. And the scenes at the new age fair were enjoyable as well. All in all nothing to search out. But if you happen to get the great "Omen Boxset", this is actually worth a look. If you watch it the right way, you are guaranteed a few laughs, and maybe a couple chills as well. I double dare ya to keep a straight face when that chubby little boy pees his pants! I just watched this, along with part 3 tonight. I was familiar with the first two, but not "The Final Conflict". I have to watch that one again, that was bizarre, Sam Neill was great!

After watching The Omen III, I really thought things could only get better from there on. I was also very happy that there even was an Omen IV, for I didn't want to end the series with number 3 (a movie that will forever be remembered as "Religious Masturbation").

Well congratulation, directors and screenwriters who have done too lousy a job for me to even bother checking their names. You have truly managed to outdo yourselves, The Omen IV is by far worse than III, which makes it the worst part of the worst Horror film series I've ever had the dis- pleasure of watching. Nothing original, almost an exact remake of the first film, only this time Antichrist is a girl, how very feminist and modern! Instead of a priest trying to warn the family, there's a new-age healer! How very pluralistic and religiously-tolerant! The politician father is this time a senator, not an ambassador, how clever! And to top it all - instead of a nanny who's devoted to protect the Antichrist, we've got a nanny who's devoted to protect the Antichrist! I'm blown away!!! As usual, the child is not the least scary. Seriously, Children of the Corn is from a near time, so is Village of the Damned! How come the children there are so much creepier? If at the first film the child was actually cute, in the 2nd - a tragic hero almost likable, and in the third simply a child - in the fourth we get a brat. Nothing more than an annoying, spiteful princess-brat. The only value this film had was that it followed the "rules" set by the first one, therefore giving the audience a sense of familiarity with the events (a cheap consolation reward if you ask me).

I apologize for not being able to be more impartial, but I'm frustrated and disappointed. I've heard so much about "The Omen", so many recommendations and complements for it being groundbreaking when it comes to the Occult-Horror sub-genre. Well great! So it was groundbreaking back at 1976, bravo! Watching it today was still a very unrewarding experience. Sorry for not being born 30 years earlier!

However, as one of the classics, we who value ourselves as Horror fans should give it a try. I did, and it was an unrewarding experience for me personally. For you - it may be different, so don't judge according to this review. My recommendation? When it comes to classics - listen to no one and try them, you owe it to yourselves.

What was the deal with the clothes? They were all dressed like something out of the late 70's early 80s. The cars were even were outdated. The school was outdated. The nuns attire was outdated, and the hospital looked like something from the 40's, with its wards and wooden staircases and things. Nothing in the whole movie implied it took place in 1991. My mother was laughing, saying "Geeeee-od! WHEN was this movie MADE?" When we pressed the "INFO BUTTON" on our remote, we were sure 1991 had to be typo! Did anybody else notice this? My FAVORITE part, though, was when the woman tells her uppity muck husband, on the telephone, about the inverted cross in the mirror, and he just says "Well, look, I've got a congress meeting. I'll talk to you about it later." That line was just classic. JUST LIKE A MAN! My mothers favorite part was when they gave the "Spawn of the Devil Child" her very own Rottweiler. My mother said "Just what the Spawn of the Devil needs... a Rottweiler" She also enjoyed all of the people collapsing in the churches, clutching their chests. Her OTHER favorite part was the guy at the school parking lot, driving 5 miles a hour, driving right into the garbage truck/dump truck/front end loader thingee. He had about 20 seconds to just stop the car...but he just kept going, with a real dumb vacant look on his face. I mean, how fast can you GO in a school parking lot?!?! Whatever!

To be honest I didn't even know there was a fourth installment to the Omen series until I went to Hollywood Video and saw the film. So, I grabbed for the sake of finishing the series, and actually I thought over all the film was a good idea. The only problem I had with it though that it was so much like the others and had no originality of it's own. The actors didn't do such a bad job, I mean, I've seen worse. Also the ending was pretty predictable, especially, the baby story. Once you see it, you'll know what I mean. Over all, I would recommend this film for finishing the series, but it's not a worthy watch to such an incredible original film.

5/10