This sequel lacks the bravura pacing of the original, and though it tries to maintain the biblical tone in following the adolescence of its antichrist anti-hero, immense problems emerge.
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08/16/07
Damien: Omen II (1978)
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Reviews Counted:21
Fresh:9
Rotten:12
Average Rating:5/10
Runtime: 1 hr 50 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: In this follow-up to THE OMEN, the demon child is visited upon a pair of relatives (Holden and Grant). As Damien comes to realize his own satanic nature, his adopted parents must try to stop the... [More]
Starring: William Holden, Lee Grant, Jonathan Scott-Taylor, Sylvia Sidney
Director: Don Taylor, Mike Hodges
Reviews for Damien: Omen II
Top CriticProves once and for all that the love of sequels is actually the root of all evil.
08/10/04
Top CriticDamien is obviously wearing out his welcome.
03/26/09
Top Critic...comes off as a surprisingly organic follow-up to its 1976 predecessor...
10/31/08
As the teenage Damien, Jonathan Scott-Taylor works wonders with the role
10/29/08
... the worst of the original Omen trilogy.
07/04/08
No review available.
03/01/08
It plumbs the same idiotic religious dread as its 1976 predecessor, with a higher and even more gratuitous body count.
06/24/06
Not a great film like the original, but this remains a wildly entertaining sequel full of memorable death scenes.
02/18/06
If only most sequels were this good.
10/07/05
No review available.
07/23/05
Damien—Omen II though it's as foolish as the first film, is rather more fun to watch and sometimes very stylish-looking.
05/09/05
Top CriticNo review available.
11/17/03
No review available.
09/03/03
No review available.
04/10/03
Lots of laughs...all unintended
10/02/02
No review available.
09/04/02
No review available.
08/11/02
Only a shell of the original, but still creepy and full of quality kills!
07/25/02
Damien is really just more of the same as The Omen.
10/31/01
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