THE OMEN (2006)

THE OMEN (2006)

From The Pod and the Pendulum by Mike Snoonian

April 6, 2026 · 1h 57m · Episode 335

About this episode

The episode discusses the shortcomings of the 2006 remake of 'The Omen' and explores what could have improved the film.

While the 2000s were lousy with horror remakes, perhaps none struggled to justify its existence as much as this uninspired, beat-for-beat retread of the Richard Donner Catholic shocker. It seemed to only exist because a studio executive noticed that there would be a 6/6/6 on the calendar less than 11 months before this would be dumped into theaters to a tepid if lucrative response. This week Mike, Stephen & Devaughn look back at what went wrong and what could have salvaged this Liev Schriber and Julia Stiles vehicle. Please take a moment to rate and review us on the Apple Podcast app, or rate us on the Spotify app. Reviews and five star ratings help new listeners find us every day, and we greatly appreciate the feedback and support. Patreon members get exclusive full length episodes, audio fan commentaries, exclusive mini-sodes and more. Join today for as little as $2 at patreon.com/podandthependulum. Check out our website for easy access to our full catalog of shows, with hundreds of hours of free content. You can search the catalog, leave a review and even leave us feedback all from the site. Go to www.podandthependulum.com to check it out. Follow us-WEBSITEBLUESKYINSTAGRAM

People in this episode

Host: Mike Snoonian

Guests: Stephen, Devaughn

Topics covered

  • horror remakes
  • film reviews
  • 2000s cinema
  • The Omen
  • movie analysis

Keywords

  • The Omen
  • horror
  • remake
  • film analysis
  • Richard Donner
  • Liev Schriber
  • Julia Stiles

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: THE OMEN, Richard Donner

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