Damien: Omen II

Damien: Omen II

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Damien: Omen II

William Holden, Lee Grant, Jonathan Scott-Taylor, Robert Foxworth, Nicholas Pryor

Several years after the mysterious events that claimed the life of the U.S. Ambassador and his wife, the now teenaged and militarily enrolled Damien Thorne is slowly being made aware of his unholy her...( read more  read more... )itage and horrific destiny. Woe is he (including anyone in Damien's adoptive family and his classmates) who suspects the truth or gets in his way. While not as unrelentingly frightening as its blockbuster predecessor, this more-than-competent sequel to The Omen raises some interesting questions about the nature of free will (can the antichrist deny his birthright?) before falling into a gory series of increasingly outlandish deaths, the best of which is a terrifyingly protracted scene beneath the ice of a frozen lake. Jerry Goldsmith (who won an Oscar for his work on the first film in the series) contributes another marvelously foreboding score. --Andrew Wright

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  • November 28, 2009
    The original Omen left itself wide open for a sequel, and even though I personally don't think it particularly needed one; I have to say that this second part, to my surprise, is actually very good! Don Taylor's sequel, of course, has nothing on Richard Donner's original; and eve...( read more)n though the film often gets too convoluted and is more than a little bit silly, The Omen II follows on from the original nicely and is an overall worthy sequel. For the sequel, the action has expectedly moved to America; and the film delivers more of the uncompromising gore that helped to round off the original as an all round horror masterpiece. Logically, the film picks up the story of Damien seven years after his father, Robert Thawn, tried to kill him under mysterious circumstances. The film starts off with the revelation that Damien Thawn is the antichrist, and from there we follow him as he joins military school, comes under the guidance of one of Satan's disciples and violently disposes of anyone who stands a chance of discovering his real identity!

    Jonathan Scott-Taylor is the actor given the honour of portraying the son of the devil this time around, and it has to be said that he does a really good job with it; even though the actor has hardly been seen since. William Holden is no Gregory Peck, but he does well in the older lead actor role; and he receives good backup from Lee Grant in the role of his wife. The cast is rounded off by cult stars Nicholas Pryor and Lance Henriksen. The plot pacing can be a little hard to follow, and not all the plot threads (the ones involving Thawn Industries in particular) are able to come through properly. However, director Don Taylor combats this by adding in an over the top and gory murder sequence every time the plot looks like it's going downhill. Here we have people burning to death, freezing to death, having their eyes plucked out and - of course - being cut in half in an elevator! The film just about carries off a mysterious religious tone throughout, and I was pleased that the film didn't get bogged down with theories surrounding Damien. The film ends with a nice little twist, before once again leaving the series open for a sequel - which, of course, it got three years later. The Omen II isn't a classic or must see; but it's a nice sequel.
  • September 29, 2009
    Probably the second best sequel ever made after the Godfather II. Almost as good as the original, this is a great continuation of the story of Damien, the anti-Christ. Damien is easily one of the scariest characters in film, Satan during puberty, now that's a scary thought eh!
  • October 8, 2008
    It's not a terrible film. It may win the award for most frustrating film though. The problem faced is that the audience knows Damien is the son of the devil, so it hardly makes for exciting entertainment watching more people discover this and then try and convince other people. O...( read more)f course those that find out soon die in horrible ways. It's a tedious retread with a few moments of suspense. The places the film should have succeeded are those of Damien dealing with being the son of Satan. However he simply cries "WHY ME?" Then soon gets over it and uses his powers to devastating effect. This could have been comparable to Michael Corleone's rise to power, instead Damien becomes more hilarious the more evil he tries to be.
  • October 6, 2008
    Seven years later, young Damien (Jonathan Scott-Taylor) is living with adoptive uncle William Holden and aunt Lee Grant, as well as his cousin (Lucas Donat) from Holden's previous marriage. The fatalities in Damien: Omen II are all certainly absurd, but there is no denying their...( read more) ability to deliver in the end. Some of them even come close to rivaling the beheading of the photographer in the original. Contributing to these fantastic death sequences even further is the outstanding score from Jerry Goldsmith. Damien: Omen II provides ample breathing room for the Damien character to further grow and the performance of Jonathan Scott-Taylor is what truly allows Damien to shed his childhood innocence and develop seething teenage angst.
  • August 12, 2008
    more intense viewing from another omen team. in this 2nd installment we see damien finding out the truth about himself, struggling with it and then finally accepting it. it's kind of a character study of the devils son? you get to know him better... damn, the scene where him and ...( read more)his friend mark are in the snow just after mark's found out about damien....man, even the devil's son has a little compassion? very memorable scene. you almost think it'd be worth trying to reason with him. almost. william holden is good in his genre but he's no gregory peck which is why the father figure role faulters slightly. the quick ending doesn't help either. still very much worth watching as a follow up to the first
  • December 23, 2009
    i like it, i mean is really unreal and nothing like the real anti-christ but.... i still like it the story it's good and the deaths are great
  • December 18, 2009
    The sequel finds Damien now a teenager finding out about his heritage. Again some rather nasty deaths including a woman getting her eyes pecked out by a bird amongst others. It's not too bad.
  • December 3, 2009
    Good production values make this a very tolerable sequel. Overall, it's a pretty good follow up to the original, which in my opinion didn't really need a sequel. The script is good, but boring in some parts. I also am confused about one part of this film. When Damien finds th...( read more)e 666 tattoo on his scalp he runs in fear to a nearby lake and screams "why me??". But then in the following scene he seems perfectly fine with his destiny. He no longer seemed at odds within himself. Definitely threw me off a bit.

    It's worth a watch if you're into classic horror.
  • November 21, 2009
    I liked the music of the film. It complements the atmosphere of the movie!!
  • November 15, 2009
    This sequel falls flat.

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