Name: Damien - Omen II
Released: 1978
Duration: 107 min

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Since the sudden and suspicious deaths of his parents, young Damien has been in the charge of his wealthy aunt and uncle and enrolled in a military school. Widely feared to be the Antichrist, he relentlessly plots to seize control of his uncle's business empire — and the world.

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Acoucalancha

A step above the first! The first one was brought down by the fact that Damien was too young and therefore he didn't get much of an arc or character interactions. This is eliminated here with him being older and the 'antichrist coming of age' story is interesting. The child actor is decent and so is the character. Him basically killing people with the Force is pretty badass but lacks explanation and logic. Great theatrical and memorable kills just like the first, my favorites being the crow and elevator ones. As cool as those are, I think there wasn't enough kills, an extra one or two really good ones would have elevated the movie for me. Epic score once again. The ending is kinda weird but I like the final shot.

siggi963

The second movie of the franchise is still solid but not as good as the initial one. For fans

AlfieSGD

While Damien still worked very well as a "creepy kid," he is less interesting as a teenager. And I also didn't like the direction the franchise took with "Damien - Omen II." The characters are rather uninteresting, and they react rather questionably to the claim that the boy is supposed to be the "Antichrist.". What still works, however, is the great score by Jerry Goldsmith. And the reasonably creative deaths in the style of the later "Final Destination" films also offer a certain entertainment value. But a lot of potential was also wasted. For example, I would have liked to know more about the apparent supporters of Damien as the son of Satan. The focus on the Thorn family, on the other hand, rather bored me, even if "Omen II" still has its moments overall.

jarvis-8243417

The Antichrist rises in _Damien: Omen II_. Now a teenager enrolled in a prestigious military academy, Damien learns that he is the Antichrist foretold of in the Book of Revelations. Unfortunately, either because of poor writing or acting, Damien’s journey isn’t that interesting. Instead, most of the intrigue lies in the subplot involving a secret cabal that protects Damien. But despite the script issues, the film delivers some intense and disturbing violence. While _Damien: Omen II_ hits a lot of the same beats as the first film, it’s not quite as dark or as ambitious.

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talisencrw

0/10

This wasn't as good as Richard Donner's superb original, but it's a solid sequel. It lacks the unique sense of despair and menace of one's own child perhaps being the Antichrist, and the suspense is neither as taut nor as skillfully handled, but there are some great death scene set-pieces here, and it's not as bad as horror fans would let you think it is. I have a special place in my heart for the religious thriller, so perhaps I'm a tad more lenient than I should be in my grading, but I could very well say that the devil made me do it, or at the very least, his spawn. Jerry Goldsmith does another fine soundtrack, albeit not with the two Oscar nominations and one win this time around, while William Holden and Lee Grant do a credible job of replacing stars Gregory Peck and Lee Remick, whom Damien had no qualms dispensing with in the first film. The original is essential viewing for anyone, while the first two sequels are fine fare for any contemporary cinematic (by that, I mean of films since 1970) horror or religious thriller aficionado.