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10/6/08 at 6:08pm
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I have been searching HTF and the web for any reviews of this box set. Can't find any of them. Let alone the stand alone BD release of "The Omen" by itself. I am on the fench on the this one. I realy wanted to read some reviews on it first before I pull the trigger. Any ideas?

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10/6/08 at 7:32pm
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Re: The Omen (Blu-Ray Collection), can't find reviews

here is a comment from a forum member at d_dtalk.com

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Just finished with the original Omen...tons of halo effects and smeared colors. At one point the staircase banister looked like it had ghosted into a duplicate. Bright colors (yellow taxi, white) look really soft. Pretty poor transfer all around. Sadly, my LG 200 can not tell me what encode it is, but I would not be shocked to find out its MPEG2.
his pictures and comments about the shoddy job on the box set were none too encouraging either
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10/6/08 at 7:33pm
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Re: The Omen (Blu-Ray Collection), can't find reviews

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Originally Posted by Maurice Verploegen
I have been searching HTF and the web for any reviews of this box set. Can't find any of them. Let alone the stand alone BD release of "The Omen" by itself. I am on the fench on the this one. I realy wanted to read some reviews on it first before I pull the trigger. Any ideas?

Thx.
Be patient reviews will be up in the next few days. Reviewers started receiving there copies today. One of the guys at AVS Forum received his today and showed us the cheap cardboard the movies come in. His impressions will be posted soon.

The Omen: Complete Collection - AVS Forum
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10/6/08 at 7:43pm
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Re: The Omen (Blu-Ray Collection), can't find reviews

^ the person I referenced in my post and the one that was referenced below it are the same person ... just so you are aware
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10/6/08 at 7:47pm
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Re: The Omen (Blu-Ray Collection), can't find reviews

DVD Beaver has a full review of the original which includes links to full-rez screen shots.

The Omen Blu-ray Gregory Peck Lee Remick
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10/6/08 at 11:29pm
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Re: The Omen (Blu-Ray Collection), can't find reviews

Recieved my copy of The Omen collection the other day and I was totally shocked at the very cheap packaging the discs came in.I don't know what Fox were thinking but the box is just about the cheapest looking and feeling thing i've ever seen,very flimsy indeed.I was expectring something at least like the Die hard collection box but this is beyond a joke.I've seen sturdier packaging on a snickers!
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10/7/08 at 6:42am
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Re: The Omen (Blu-Ray Collection), can't find reviews

I only purchased the original Omen, as the other films are of no interest to me. But I did see the thread on DVD Talk concerning The Omen Collection packaging, and if you are at all familiar with the horrendous packaging used on the Battlestar Galactica HD DVD set you will 'run for the hills' when you it.

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Those awful foam hubs should be banned. Even if I was interested in the whole set, I wouldn't buy it on principal alone. No film series deserves that kind of treatment.
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10/7/08 at 11:04am
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Re: The Omen (Blu-Ray Collection), can't find reviews

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Originally Posted by Paul Arnette
I only purchased the original Omen, as the other films are of no interest to me. But I did see the thread on DVD Talk concerning The Omen Collection packaging, and if you are at all familiar with the horrendous packaging used on the Battlestar Galactica HD DVD set you will 'run for the hills' when you it.

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Those awful foam hubs should be banned. Even if I was interested in the whole set, I wouldn't buy it on principal alone. No film series deserves that kind of treatment.
I like the second one as well. When he found out who he was and started to use his power.
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10/8/08 at 8:36pm
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Re: The Omen (Blu-Ray Collection), can't find reviews

I just got my review copy today. I'll peek through it Friday.

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10/9/08 at 4:34am
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Re: The Omen (Blu-Ray Collection), can't find reviews

DVD Times have reviews, they liked it.

DVD Times - The Omen
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10/9/08 at 9:59am
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I agree 200% about the packaging. It is simply UNACCEPTABLE!!!!!!

I can't believe that 20th is showing so such a lack of respect for one of their MAJOR properties. Not to mention the lack of respect for the people who buy their products.

I have not watched it yet, so I have no comment on the actual AV presentation.

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10/9/08 at 11:14am
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Re: The Omen (Blu-Ray Collection), can't find reviews

Hmmm I've decided to skip this box set due to a) the apparently shitty packaging and b) the inclusion of the remake which was, well, just pointless.

I will pick up the individual Omen disc instead.

Any news if Damien and The Final Conflict will be released separately, like Fox is doing with the Planet Of The Apes sequels?
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10/10/08 at 6:12am
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This may be the absolute worse packaging of a major studio that I've ever seen! (not having seen Battlestar HD DVD) It reminds me of those dollar store $1 DVDs!! To make matters even worse my review copy was send in a bubble mailer and it looks like Old Scratch himself stepped on it. Atrocious. I've not even looked at the discs yet and I already hate it .

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10/10/08 at 7:21am
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Re: The Omen (Blu-Ray Collection), can't find reviews

Funny. I actually like the foam hubs. I have a few from '98 that used them and they have held up very well. They are gentle on the disc and easy to remove and replace the discs. I cant comment on the rest of the packaging as I dont have this set yet.
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