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I will admit, when I first saw this movie it truly did scare the crap out of me and that is not something many movies can do.
The movie came out in 1976, I saw it for the first time in 1984.
It stars Greggory Peck and Lee Remick.
The story is about a priest who has the devil's child, his own son.
The priest begs Peck to kill his own son, and for his troubles ends up impaled by lightning, courtesy of Damien, the little boy.
Peck ends up on a road trip to Isreal and what follows has to be the world record for beheadings, it is the most gruesome scene you will find and it shows why.
Peck, who has adopted the boy soon learns exactly what this little boy is all about.
The movie spawned sequels which were pretty much as good but not quite.
It was a situation like the "Halloween" series where nothing beats the first one.
That describes this movie.
The movie was frightening because it revolved around the birth of Satan's son and showed you the utter terror and damage this little boy could cause.
People died horrible deaths and if you are a God fearing Christian then you might want to bypass seeing this one anytime soon.
I wont rewatch it, but not because it wasnt good, it was one of the realest horror movies I think I have ever watched.
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This 1972 horror movie will leave you breathless.
It's the story of two brothers who happen to be played by twin brothers Chris and Martin Udvamokey who begin to play a deadly game that leads to murder and quite a bit of horror to the viewer.
The movie is both disturbing and well played.
It reminds me now somewhat of another movie, "The Good Son".
The brothers in this movie share everything as twins except that one is struggling good, the other is total evil, and as we learn later, quite ruthless.
Robert Mulligan did an excellent job of directing this fear flick, it leaves you with the feeling of disturbed and terrified.
Critics of the 70's wanted to see it banned, and even though it is still in print (somewhere) it is very hard to find.
I do NOT suggest allowing children under 13 to view this movie, it was bad enough they did it in the 70's, but some scenes should not be viewed by young eyes, and the storyline will not escape even the youngest viewer.
If you get the chance, see it, but dont see it alone.
