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Summary: Too Bad a Teenage Daimen's Family Can't Act!
Review: Essentially, what we have here is an interesting movie premise being torn apart by the seams by poor dramatic pacing, an extremely heavy-handed and moronic William Holden performance (Give him Sedatives), Lee Grant hamming up to preposterous heights of lunacy (Give her Something PLEASE), and a script that runs through dramatic auto-pilot as it essentially relives the conservations, family doubts, self-discoveries, and symbolic ironies of the first film in all their glory. I find this film a sacrificed ripe possibility ruined by the heavy-handed control of unimaginative filmmakers. Though graced by another significantly brilliant Jerry Goldsmith score, an admirably sympathetic portrayal by Jonathan Scott-Taylor, first-rate death sequences, and an unusual look into the influence of free will upon a child's destiny makes Damien Omen 2 a guilty pleasure that could have been much more. Don't even attempt to see the third chapter, as it is more painful to watch than an info-commercial.
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Summary: BAD OMEN - GUILTY PLEASURE
Review: In theory, I should not have liked this movie. It was not as suspensful as the first, it had characters that, according to the first, were not supposed to exist (during his birthday party, Damien was described as the "heir to the Thorn millions". As such, his father should have had no brother, ergo the characters played by William Holden, Lee Grant, and Lucas Donat should not have existed!), its ending struck me as too abrupt. But it was fun! Jonathan Scott Taylor easily stole the show as Damien, the death scenes were good, the music suspensful, the scenery nice (it was filmed, among other places, at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, the "homeland" of Dungeons and Dragons), and the film had and "old money" quality to it. As a result, I wound up liking the film despite its flaws. I must have seen it four times in the theatres, I also got a press release kit the gave bios on the actors and stories about the making of the movie. It may have been a turkey, but, like all true turkeys, it tasted good!!!!!
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Summary: "THE FIRST TIME WAS ONLY A WARNING..."
Review: WOW! This movie far surpasses the 1976 blockbuster, with better characters, music, & a plot that's much, MUCH easier to understand compared to that of the original. Damien Thorne is now one of my favorite horror icons of all time next to Leatherface and Pinhead! Continuing from where the first left off, Damine is 13-years-old living at his uncle's mansion in Chicago where he attends a Military Academy. This time, Damien shall discover the truth about himself as the supernatural terror continues for anyone who stands in his way! Very chilling and graphic horror film that will appeal to almost any horror fan! Followed by "The Final Conflict", the last chapter in the 'Omen' trilogy.
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Summary: A Well Made Sequel to the Terrific Original.
Review: Seven Years Later, Now Damien is 12 years old (Jonathan Scott-Talyor) is now living with his Uncle Richard Thorn (William Holden) and his Wife (Lee Grant) and thier Son (Lucas Donat). When Damien has Discover his High I.Q. on History and his Origins, Damien is now using his Evil Power to get himself into Politics just like his adopted father to be Ambassador, when he will turn Adult as Slowly taking over the World. Directed by Don Talyor (The Final Countdown) is well made from a Story by Producer:Havrey Bernhard (He Produced:The Immortal 1987 Vampire Film-The Lost Boys). Screenplay by Stanley Mann (Firestarter) and Mike Hodges (Croupier). This Sequel has Terrific Death Scenes, from a Crow Attack Scene, Death under a Icy Lake (The film`s Best Scene), a Elevator Scene are the Film`s Highlight and Including another Great Score by Jerry Goldsmith. Fans of The Omen will enjoy this more. Panavision. Grade:A-.
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Summary: THE SCARIEST OMEN OF THEM ALL!
Review: OMEN II TELLS THE STORY OF DAMIEN AFTER THE HORRIFIC TRAGEDY OF HIS PARENTS' DEATH. DAMIEN NOW 12 AND LIVING WITH HIS RICH UNCLE AND AUNT. THIS FILM HAS THE MOST SHOCKING MOMENTS AND MOST CREATIVE DEATH SCENES IN MY OPINION. THE DROWNING BENEATH AN ICY LAKE, DEATH FROM AN ELEVATOR, BURIED ALIVE BY SANDS IN A CAVE, ETC. THE FIRST OMEN HAS A DOG AS THE HELPER OF THE ANTICHRIST, THIS ONE HAS A BLACK RAVEN. THE RAVEN IS A LOT MORE TERRIFYING THEN THE DOG IN THE FIRST FILM AND IT ADDS TO THE HORROR OF THIS FILM. THE MOVIE HOWEVER IS SORT OF RETELLING THE SAME THING AS THE FIRST OMEN, PEOPLE WARNING DAMIEN'S GUARDIAN OF HIS SECRET, THEY REFUSE TO BELIEVE, PEOPLE GETTING KILLED FOR TELLING THE SECRET, THE FAMILY REALIZED THE TRUTH AFTER MANY DEATHS AND DECIDE TO KILL DAMIEN... THIS MOVIE HAS A SURPRISE ENDING (AT LEAST IT SURPRISED ME). ANYWAY OMEN II IS A MUST SEE FOR HORROR FANS AND PEOPLE WHO LOVED THE FIRST OMEN. THE MUSIC ALONE MAKES THE FILM PRETTY SCARY, PLUS THE DEATHS SCENES. BUT ONE THING THAT MIGHT DISAPPOINT THE MODERN HORROR FANS IS THAT THERE ARE NO SEX AND NUDITY IN THIS FILM. BUT IT'S STILL A CLASSIC HORROR AND HORROR FANS SHOULD LIKE THIS MOVIE.
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Summary: Worth a look for fans, but first OMEN is still the best
Review: In William Holden's biography, GOLDEN BOY, he was just coming off the classic film NETWORK when he was offered the lead in the first THE OMEN. He threw the script aside and said it was ridiculous: no one would believe a story where a kid is born from a dog!
THE OMEN would end up being the biggest hit in Gregory Peck's career, not William Holden's.
But he did end up in the watchable sequel. Jerry Goldsmith delivers another great score but the crow is a poor substitute for a demonic creature like the Rotweiler in the original (in OMEN's original script, it was a German Sheperd).
I wish there were more moments of self-discovery for Damien but the kids end up sounding phony spouting lines like, "You're the son of the devil!"
I liked the idea of the excavated wall.
The sequential deaths kept things moving but chopping that guy from DESIGNING WOMEN in half in the elevator was too over-the-top to revive the creepiness of David Warner's demise in the first film.
And William Holden's character's abrupt realization of how things have gone wrong isn't nearly as developed as Gregory Peck's superb dread and grief from the original.
The ending feels rushed no matter how you look at it. I know, I know, it's a sequel. But it's the sequel to a very powerful story and, considering the leads in this film, I ended up wanting much more.
Worth watching though.
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Summary: "THE FIRST TIME WAS ONLY A WARNING..."
Review: WOW! This movie far surpasses the 1976 blockbuster, with better characters, music, & a plot that's much, MUCH easier to understand compared to that of the original. Damien Thorne is now one of my favorite horror icons of all time next to Leatherface and Pinhead! Continuing from where the first left off, Damine is 13-years-old living at his uncle's mansion in Chicago where he attends a Military Academy. This time, Damien shall discover the truth about himself as the supernatural terror continues for anyone who stands in his way! Very chilling and graphic horror film that will appeal to almost any horror fan! Followed by "The Final Conflict", the last chapter in the 'Omen' trilogy.
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Summary: Not scary at all....but I don't like crows anymore!
Review: Don't believe the hype, this movie is not scary at all, it may be abit freaky but it isn't something to scare the living daylights out of you. DO NOT WATCH THIS FILM IF YOU DON'T INTENT ON WATCHING THE REST OF THE SERIES!!! There is absolutely no point in doing that because the ending isn't really an ending, it's more of a break for the next movie in the series. The movie is about a boy named Damien who is 13 years old, learning that he is the antichrist, and the people that threaten him and his secret must die in mysterious ways. The death scenes were very well done and creative and the history in the movie is also very accurate. But don't believe the hype, this movie isn't scary, I honestly thought it would be when I started watching it, but I didn't find it to be scary, maybe more shocking than scary. It's more interesting I would say, the movie keeps you wanting more and you just want to know what happens next, it does a great job of keeping the viewer entertained and curious. But if you want a scare, watch something else like The Exorcist. This movie is alot like Final Destination, in the sense that you can't escape from death, whether you expect it or not, this was of course made before Final Destination but just to give you an example of what you can expect. The soundtrack for this film is very, very good and sounds very morbid, which was really good because it sets that mood for the movie. But remember, only watch this if you plan on watching part 3 which is called The Final Conflict.
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Summary: EXCELLENT SEQUEL
Review: EXCELLENT SEQUEL TO THE OMEN MAY LACK THE MYSTERIOUS CREEPINESS
OF THE FIRST FILM BUT MAKES UP FOR IT WITH EFFECTIVE CHILLING AND
INVENTIVE DEATH SEQUENCES
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Summary: Maltin Type Review
Review: Terrific sequel to terrific original, this one has devil child Damien (Jonathan Scott Taylor) 12 an living with his aunt and uncle (Lee Grant and William Holden), but when he discovers his true self, he becomes mad and many strange and creative deaths follow. Genuily creepy, yet not to gory, this sequel ranks high among sequels, giving us realistic and believable characters who we can feel love and sympathy for and a truly gret choice for the role of Damien (Scott-Taylor is outstanding!) Highly recommended! Next up: The Final Conflict. **** out of ****
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