The Omen

"Fox's impressive DVD of The Omen is guaranteed to please this horror classic's legion of fans. The anamorphically enhanced widescreen transfer of the film benefits from a nice remastering job that effectively re-creates the film's glossy look while also adding a new level of color and detail that was missing in previous video editions. The audio is also quite good, utilizing a new stereo remix that makes excellent use of Jerry Goldsmith's thunderous score and adds a new level of punch to the film's many shocks. In terms of extras, fans will find themselves treated to a variety of informative documentaries: ""The Omen Revealed"" is a 46-minute program that chronicles the film's origins with a series of interviews with the filmmakers; a second segment offers composer Jerry Goldsmith's analysis of four themes he created for it; and ""Curse or Coincidence?"" is a six-minute short that speculates about the occult nature of a bizarre series of incidents that plagued the film's production. There is also a commentary track featuring director Richard Donner and editor Stuart Baird; it accidentally recycles some of the material revealed in the documentaries, but Baird and Donner have an appealing sense of camaraderie and the track offers enough insight into the production (especially the realization of the film's classic shock scenes) to make it worthwhile. An original theatrical trailer for The Omen rounds the extras out nicely. All in all, Fox's DVD of The Omen delivers the film in high style and also functions as a fairly definitive chronicle of its history."