The Omen. 1976.
Following The Exorcist, The Omen tells the story of the son of Satan being born from a mysterious pregnancy and given to a U.S. ambassador and his wife in Italy. After a priest Patrick Troughton confronts Ambassador Gregory Peck about his son Damien and joins forces with photographer David Warner to look into the background of Damien's family tree. Lee Remick plays the ambassador's wife who is questioning her own parenthood and whether Damien is her biological son or not. Billie Whitelaw plays the new nanny and proper guardian of the son of Satan who would die to protect her master.
Richard Donner manages to keep the pace with this atmospheric chiller, right after the birthday party we see the pictures Warner takes and begins to question the mark and appears with Father Troughton. We know how he dies just a matter of when and when it happens you still can't turn away and the same with Warner's death.
From the church scene where Damien releases his anger on Remick, the tension of the film changes, yeah we know who he is but watching his parents trying to figure it out why their son has never been ill shows how two great actors can give out brilliant performances. One of the best scenes is the cemetery scene, after meeting Spilletti and told of a old graveyard, we see the dark tone gothic style atmosphere that basically tells you...are you really going to enter here, finding the answers and then being attacked by wild dogs. What also makes the film stand out is the Ave Satani score by Jerry Goldsmith that is perfectly used in the film especially with Troughton trying to find sanctuary.
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