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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)
Artur Machado
Damien, now 13 years old and living in the custody of his paternal uncles alongside his cousin, attends the military college and begins to understand who he is and his purpose in the world: to be the Anti- Christ. Just as in the first movie, deaths in mysterious circumstances start to happen around him and his family, and all those who are close to discovering or revealing his identity are a threat to be eliminated by a supernatural force or by himself. The film still manages to convey a bit of the chilling atmosphere of the first one, but it is not so convincing. This film sums up in this short sentence: Damien realizes and accepts what and who he is.
jacklyn_lo
All Omen series are very powerful and full of mystery. Each of the series has its own hypnotizing effect based on mystical twists of the story and great play of the actors (e.g., Sam Neill). However, the second series, Damien: Omen II, was the most thought- provoking one for me. A key point of that series is Who Are We? The main protagonist, Damien, being a son of Satan, hasn't been aware of that till age thirteen (!). Before that revelation, he felt like an ordinary kid doing his daily routine, playing with other children, and following the same rules as they do. I was in my twenties when I watched the movie the first time and I was in shock. The son of the Prince of Darkness got that revelation, but how and where do we humans get the most important information in our life? The question "Who am I?" naturally comes after watching this story. If even the background of Satan's son was closed for him, how do I know who I am? It has been taken sometime for me to dig out this info. In accordance with New Age knowledge, all spiritual entities including human-beings have been getting own programs for their life existence, designed especially for that particular entity. Both our spiritual and materialistic pasts are closed from us. We don't know our previous backgrounds; we can only guess. It's done for many reasons, but perhaps the most important one is to make a materialistic reality more attractive and appealing for us. Have I been a priest or farmer, cosmonaut or housewife? Male or female or perhaps asexual? Or maybe this is my very first time on the earth? We also don't know our good and bad deeds, what karma we have accumulated on our evolutionary path and what choices we have been doing. Everything is closed from us to make our experience more challenging, unique and exciting. Wonderful movie!
smooth_op_85
Robert Thorn and family are now gone as Damien is now being raised by his Uncle Richard (the brother of Robert) and wife Anne with his cousin Mark.Sent off to a military academy where they have family ties, Damien starts to notice strange things happening to him and others. First, he stares at a kid who later goes haywire. Next, he knows all the dates his history teacher gives him the names of events to and from there it gets stranger and stranger as he now comes into his power.What I liked about the first film was the journey. Robert didn't believe that his son could be of all the AntiChrist. He followed a trail that closed behind him until the final scene and finish Richard however, shows the business side of the Thorn family as well as people trying to warn Richard that the fate of his brother could be his soon. It's a race against time to find if he could succeed where his brother failed.With a lot of great scenery, brightness, good acting, I actually like their voices for the era they're filming in (late 1970s) and the story as well as the music which was a strong feature of the first. This one ramps up the kills which are inventive and strange enough to warrant attention. The sequel does seem to leave out some of the calculated trail of the first then speeds up to catch up. I give this film an 8 because it's well done, sleek and modern for its time while also having a bit of nostalgia It's a great film to get lost in if you want to be delighted and terrified at the same time