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Damien: Omen II (1978)

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Summary: Damian the Antichrist, now age 13, finally learns of his destiny under the guidance of an unholy disciple of Satan, while dark mystical forces begin to eliminate all those who suspect the child's true identity. (imdb)
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Country: USA
Directed By: Don Taylor
More information at the Internet Movie Database
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na mondoman
75
T7
na yozakaka
65
T5
na tralala
50
T5
na welleserific
65
T5
na DavidBlast
35
T3
Better than most horror-sequels but still an aimless and uninteresting copy of the first instalment. The death scenes are particularly heavy-handed. I know it's a classical complaint that horror films 'aren't scary', but a woman attacked by birds and then being run over by a truck, a man drowning under the ice and a guy smashed by a train isn't the most original approach to the genre. And the demonic music that precursors each death does little to hamper the predictability of the whole thing.
na IMDb-byvotes
60
T3
na donkanee
70
T4
na Telemecus
60
T3
na ehsan_amid
90
T6
na Richnerd
30
T2
na chester1958
85
T8
na tweakytuned
0
T1
na destruction
45
T3
na breeurgh
1
T4
na Aveeki
0
T4
na zsanford44
75
T4
na QPR74
69
T6
na theguest
23
T2
na Daffy6964
80
T6
na CMQuinn
70
T6
na roger1
99
T10
na glumpy_99
83
T5
na Jerky
40
T3
na spk248
70
T3
na unusuall
66
T5
na Kenna
88
T4
na aaaaaaarrggg
71
T7
Good sequel. Predictably, whenever anyone catches on to Damien's true identity, they meet a ghastly end, the best being Shepherd's encounter with a bloodthirsty raven and Ayres drowning under an icy lake. Good score by Jerry Goldsmith; look for Meshach Taylor of "Designing Women" as the young doctor cut in half by an elevator cable.
na ecalder
52
T3
na bentien
50
T3
na mertagabey
87
T10
na EmilJohan
67
T4
na burflok
68
T7
na Ephyra
73
T3
na paniskalpel
78
T7
na lostinlodos
70
T5
na BadmintonRed
76
T7
na moeru
40
T1
na Mechatigger
43
T2
Fans of _The Omen_ will note that Damien's victims are killed or nearly killed in typically grisly fashion every ten minutes or so.
na Prismatic
74
T5
na BugraK
65
T2
na GoreGalore
40
T1
na choobin
0
T1
kheili bad. kheili mozakhraf
na smallmouth
75
T5
na DougReese
35
T2
na fabulous
80
T3
na MKLuvsMovees
80
T7
na eviltobacco
12
T1
na danielldb
45
T2
na sirphibes
67
T5
na kutlehan
65
T4
na Ofterdingen
68
T7
na jeff_v
69
T6
na mongo
75
T7
na BloodandBeer
65
T4
na Bevo52
78
T5
na Shynkycker
82
T7
na roofs_runner
76
T5
na sengir
75
T3
na filmcricket
56
T5
na sophie
40
T2
Dispensable.
na sarabpanda
85
T7
na Fetsch
61
T3
na SailorRipley
53
T1
Yeah, this one doesn't really work at all. Perhaps it was ambitious to try and make an epic out of little Damien, but here he has to be played by a spoiled freckled brat with no sense of acting at all. Add to that William Holden at his most stiff, Lee Grant's hysterics, Leo McKern's mumblings and a terribly incoherent, rushed mess of an ending and you get a boring snore fest. Not even the killings can add some excitement to it.
na Zenmidnight
85
T6
na baniclips
85
T7
na nibbish
49
T4
na auhasarderik
35
T2
na aaronwhat
80
T6
na arianemq
60
T5
na Bacchanalian
60
T4
na ozonepaul
61
T2
na luvsfirenze
7
T1
na Talvitie
71
T7
na sjostrand
50
T5
na ledcollector
75
T8
na bilana
20
T1
na bavawajid
83
T9
na vinneren
70
T6
na Antares
55
T2
na alternative
3
T2
na bizarre_eye
77
T7
na zerothh
80
T9
na JohnnyHarker
6
T6
na DavidB
73
T4
na clayj41
60
T4
na verbals
60
T1
na kooou
68
T4
na burksta
64
T4
na avgcrtckr
47
T3
na PubliusD
65
T2
na irend812
60
T3
na chadcrawford
40
T5
na afx237vi
65
T6
It follows pretty much exactly the same formula as the first film, although it lacks the subtlety that made the original work so well. The deaths are more frequent and more violent, lessening the impact somewhat. That said, I found the one with the crow attack more shocking than anything in the The Birds. Overall, it's not bad, but maybe there's just something inherently creepier about a satanic toddler as opposed to a moody teenager.
na Flatlands
76
T6
A very solid follow-up to the original Omen movie. This sees Damien as a young man in military academy, learning the full extent of his power and abilities. There are a variety of inventive and gory deaths, but the real joy is in seeing Damien from care-free young boy to satan.
na kayheartbeat
60
T6
na Hangarl
50
T4
na green man
48
T3
na meshkin
85
T8
na Zeno
71
T3
na BillMcAlpine
75
T8
(Blu-ray rewatch)
na AlanSama
88
T8
na qbrrt
50
T8
na darthfrede
80
T9
na Bavafreak
80
T7
na caiman
63
T3
It felt like the creators of this movie were struggling constantly to take what was great about the original and somehow make something new out of it. On the whole, they failed. The story was loose and uninteresting save for a couple of scenes, and the ending was supremely anticlimactic.
na iyisinek
65
T3
na niksus777
73
T3
na Thorgall
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na Thoraxe
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na theficionado
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na sweevo
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na alireza.y
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na SmokeKnows
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na botelhudo
60
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na Bedlam75
73
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na capitalist
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T3
na dViper
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na DougCollins
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na jodamico
68
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na captainjazz
60
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na Rumplesink
70
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na Whiggles
5
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na trine01
8
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na elmakebabi
35
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na Aron Ericson
77
T8
na Burhart
90
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na Herrguth
55
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na LordBeefJerk
60
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na tomelce
3
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na ddebowczyk
75
T6
na terrymac
50
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na gracelina
90
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na tracx1007
71
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na Prince Sandy
73
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na black
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na kedar1981
60
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na jnmovie
76
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na Zoltan
65
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na dfreeberg
60
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na KasperL
50
T4
na -BigEvil-
55
T3
Can't quite live up to the first one. I think Scott-Taylor does a pretty decent job as Damien, but the aspect of dialog takes a lot away from what the character was in the last movie. Really, this one is cheaper than the first, relying on cheesy deaths that completely suck in comparison to the previous film.
na RNG
79
T9
na hammerwx
75
T5
na ZombieBuffet
60
T5
na icromaholicx
70
T7
na deckermoss
85
T8
na Jeb
35
T3
Doesn't live up to the original, and has some very cheesy and stupid death scenes. The Omen did not need a sequel in the first place.
na bleary
25
T3
na filmaffinity
61
T4
na iarwain
75
T7
na luc
50
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na NathanDarko
75
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na Darko
70
T7
na Travisbickle
85
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na Minky741
59
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na akorucu
84
T7
na jtb
50
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na barfly
74
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na edkrak
65
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na Wafflehead
85
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na jeff_h
75
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na Vegard
55
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na loserville
61
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na nuotio
67
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na xenist
40
T1
na TroyAnderson
57
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na sanjuro
55
T3
Flirts with some interesting ideas, but rather than follow through with their dramatic potential it sees fit to just copy the original - upping the anty on gimmicky deaths yet sucking away any investment in the story.
na Koburn
59
T2
na tinythedogg
70
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na madiso
45
T3
na TheDiceman
50
T4
Not bad.
na dharmabum
5
T1
na Lovecraft
35
T2
na AFlickering
25
T2
na Stain
0
T1
Even worse than the first one
na Cianeto
66
T2
na Ronin167
40
T3
na jsnruf
15
T3
na helfen419
73
T5
na bleepnik
70
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na smithaka58
65
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na mike615
55
T4
na wcsae
48
T4
na thegrayghost
60
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na Geopoop
50
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na metalhead
68
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na UmbrellaMan
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na m_thorn
90
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na MostUnusual
70
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na sweetsin0r
70
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na ME_Criticker
60
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na fezenstein
35
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na JimmyLeresky
55
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na kramertron
58
T2
Nothing really happens, but there are some damn funny scenes to laugh at.
na ShogunRua
42
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A few cool, gory deaths, and a nice job by William Holden in a similar role as Gregory Peck in the original. Unfortunately, it doesn't become suspenseful or interesting until the final 20 minutes, and in the meantime, we are treated to Damian's teenage angst and boring scholastic interactions, all of which make him completely unmenacing. And while I mentioned some of the deaths were cool, a few were plain awful. Overall, it's a mediocre picture.
na X-Ray Pecs
30
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na dirtyzen
30
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na SoylentGreen
3
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na namond
9
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na Bruce
45
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na woozles
0
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na merve
55
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80
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61
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na rollsroyce
77
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7
T8
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55
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na tripper54
80
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na Jgirl2688
80
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na adidawha
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70
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na Crazy Jack
70
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na bloodsome
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na exchequer
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na mayabelle
0
T6
na getuliomarx
50
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na Corganist
78
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na sebfryer
70
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na Franeh13
92
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na Grouchy
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na apm182
58
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na Cloudynow
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na cairagarf
55
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na Sam Lowry
3
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na dzejson
75
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na Kartoffeln!
85
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na clawx
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na findlac
40
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na poltergeist
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na Amisttad
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na the bird
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na StrangeM
0
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na karolcrist
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na oalerabelo
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na alinutza20
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na Jaque
50
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na LPhovercraft
57
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na eggbeater
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na slashergirl
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I don't know Damien growing into the devil just not as effective for me as a creepy toddler
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