Introduction:
Sure The Omen gave us one of the creepiest kids in movie history, but
what if you want to make sequels, you gotta do something with the character. Damien: The Omen II explored his life
as young man. But this flick dives into his actions as a full fledged tool for
his father Satan! Hell vs. Heaven!
Beelzebub vs. Jesus! Sam Neil vs. um… well…
Summary:
Damien is all grown up and
now he looks like Sam Neil with bad hair. He’s a powerful businessman in
control of the Thorn corporation. Of course they spend most of their time
helping the needy and working with world governments to spread joy and
happiness.
But in his off time Damien holds satanic meetings, plots the deaths
of innocent children, attempts to outwit God, and corrupt anyone he can. But
this won’t stop Father DeCarlo (Rossano Brazzi) from gathering a group of monks
armed with sacred daggers to destroy Damien and help bring about the second
coming of Jesus Christ. Prepare yourself for more bizarre death scenes, one
hell of a fox hunt and another evil kid in this final film of The Omen series. The Final Conflict indeed.
Good Points:
- The movie goes with the premise and never backs down
- The idea of the crazed “hit monks” is awesome
- Jerry Goldsmith provides an amazing follow-up score
Bad Points:
- Subtly is no where to be seen in this film
- Sam Neil doesn’t quite pull it off
- The final conflict is more of a whimper than an explosion
Overall:
I see a lot of hate for this
movie and it doesn’t really deserve it. Yeah it’s kind of goofy, but by this
point the whole premise was over the top. For the most part everyone is along
for the ride. Neil is really great in some scenes and seems to be struggling in
others (maybe repressing his accent). Creative death scenes help this film a
bit. The deadly monks aren’t used to the best advantage. But that didn’t stop
Goldsmith from making one hell of a score with excellent themes for Damien and
the second coming. If only the finale had been as over the top as it promised
this could have been as good as the original. A fun flick if you go in with
appropriate expectations.
Scores
(out of 5)
Visuals: 3
Sound: 3
Acting: 3
Script: 3
Music: 5
Direction: 3
Entertainment: 3
Total: 3
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