The Omen On The Roof

In an age of effects run wild what would a contemporary remake look like.

The omen on the roof.

Plus the blood that is running from her nose is clearly already dried. During filming of the the crow a stuntman fell through the roof in between takes. The omen 1976 goofs. Once was that catholic priests in the movies were played by bing crosby and spencer tracey and went about dispensing folksy wisdom halftime pep talks and pats on the back.

Jason miller and max von sydow were killed in their efforts to drive the evil. The omen 2006 goofs. And a crew member accidentally stabbed his hand with a screwdriver. When katherine is thrown from the hospital window we see her crash through the roof of an ambulance.

In a subsequent rear shot of her her feet are clearly well back safely from the front of the ledge. Cursed movies the omen. The omen is a faithful remake of the 1976 film and that s a relief. Showing all 33 items.

But when she is shown she barely has any head or facial wounds at all. Showing all 47 items. The first shot of the nanny on the roof shows her feet projecting slightly over the ledge. This is understandable since the actual actress was doing the scene on the actual roof.

Times have so changed alas that these days movie priests are almost inevitably engaged in titanic confrontations with the forces of darkness. It depends on characters and situations and doesn t go berserk with visuals.