Damien: Omen II
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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- Cast：
- William Holden , Lee Grant , Jonathan Scott-Taylor , Robert Foxworth , Nicholas Pryor , Lew Ayres , Sylvia Sidney
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good back-story, and good acting
A Masterpiece!
There are better movies of two hours length. I loved the actress'performance.
It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny
Damien the Antichrist, now thirteen years old, finally learns of his destiny under the guidance of an unholy disciple of Satan. Meanwhile dark forces begin to eliminate all those who suspect the child's true identity. Damien: Omen II surely has it's fair share of good moments and the acting wasn't that bad to begin with but the film is nowhere near as good and creepy as the original and feels like a total cash grab as most of horror sequels were then and now in general. If you liked the first one this will seem to you as a bit cheap to be honest. (5/10)
I graded this Omen sequel 7, rounded up from 6.66. Interestingly, the user rating for this movie is 6.3, 0.36 short of 6.66. Now that would be symbolic I guess.Anyway, this movie ain't child's play, and much has been written about The Omen. When I first watched it, I thought "omen" meant something awful or negative. But "omen" is a neutral word but thanks to this scary motion picture, we associate it with a 666 kid- running-amok. Anyway, after the movie screened, I can imagine parents nervously checking for 666 marks on their kids' scalps and re-familiarizing themselves with the Book of Revelation. But a word of caution for parents in this predicament...the 666 may in fact be 999, as the absence of an underline on the kid's scalp may confuse things, and a 999 kid is innocent.One of the most chilling scenes in movie history (well at least in the Omen series) is when the old guy floats beneath the ice rink.
Simple to say, this is pretty much a rehash of part one, but, yeah, it is.Sure, there's some clever ideas, deaths and good actors involved, but it's just like the first two Harry Potter movies: almost identical, despite others trying to convince you otherwise. Okay, that's not all fair (especially since the 2006 remake exists now.) It does have its moments and it's nice to see the conflict in Damien. Basically, the movie opens where the first left off in probably the best scene in the film. But, forget that, it's years later and Damien's in military school for whatever reason and the same things happen from the first movie. Only, he's growing stronger, so watch out!It's alright. Not really worth it, but hey, if you have hours to kill and LOOOVE the first one, why not?***Final thoughts: I love the fact that the actor playing Damien once played Christ in a play. Full circle, eh?
This is a very scary movie. It is one of the scariest movie made. In 1978. This movie is a must see. The Omen (1976) is better. Omen III the final conflict is also better. But still this is a great movie. It has great acting. It also has a great story line. It also has great special effects. It very good movie. I would not say it is a 6.3. That is overrating it just a little. But still it a good movie. I give 5 out 10. This movie is one of the best horror movie from 1978. Jonathan Scott Taylor is a great actor. Wiilliam Holden was a great actor. This movie is a must see. Don Taylor was a great director. This is a great movie. Great movie great movie. See it.
