Inclubabu Plot so thin, it passes unnoticed.

ScoobyWell Great visuals, story delivers no surprises

Jerrie It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

Jenni Devyn Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

tdrish They knew! To meet or exceed the expectations of The Omen, they knew it couldn't be done. So why try? Instead, our filmmakers decided to go the route of simply continuing the story, fast forwarding about seven or eight years. To sum it up: Damien is 13 years old. He finally discovers the three digit mark of the beast on the back of his head, after examining himself in the mirror, and the message is all too clear: He's been chosen as The AntiChrist. With that said, a suspiciously large amount of dead bodies begin to rise in count, as the power of Satan rises right along with it. And does all this power go to Damiens head? You bet it does! You can see the evil glint in his eyes, his hideous smile, and he goes on an ego trip with cockiness, knowing the power that he's been both blessed and cursed with. This movie was nowhere near as good as the original, however, in my opinion, it's a lot more entertaining then the original. Whereas the original stuck to its guns being more of a drama/horror, this one is more of revelation/horror....the trade off is a pay off in my book. Do I recommend it. Absolutely! There's not a lot of boring, stretched out scenes as in the The Omen, which can easily be overlooked, however, it cannot be denied that something is missing in the mix of The Omen II. The deaths are disturbing, yet creative. ( The elevator death scene? Well done, even for its time.) I do not recommend any Omen movies past this one, unless you want to waste your time. Then, have at it.

Parker Lewis I graded this Omen sequel 7, rounded up from 6.66. Interestingly, the user rating for this movie is 6.3, 0.36 short of 6.66. Now that would be symbolic I guess.Anyway, this movie ain't child's play, and much has been written about The Omen. When I first watched it, I thought "omen" meant something awful or negative. But "omen" is a neutral word but thanks to this scary motion picture, we associate it with a 666 kid- running-amok. Anyway, after the movie screened, I can imagine parents nervously checking for 666 marks on their kids' scalps and re-familiarizing themselves with the Book of Revelation. But a word of caution for parents in this predicament...the 666 may in fact be 999, as the absence of an underline on the kid's scalp may confuse things, and a 999 kid is innocent.One of the most chilling scenes in movie history (well at least in the Omen series) is when the old guy floats beneath the ice rink.

Leofwine_draca Well, after the worldwide success of THE OMEN, a sequel was rather inevitable, wasn't it? The producers of this decided to take no chances by virtually repeating the formula of the first film, basically having a loose plot interspersed with many grisly death scenes. Things kick off promisingly with a returning Leo McKern uncovering a mural on a wall in a spooky archaeological dig in Israel - along with a statue of the Whore of Babylon, there rests Damien's face as the Antichrist. Along with a bemused (and incidentally uncredited) Ian Hendry, the old man is buried along by tons of sand and his skeleton only discovered seven years later.After that, we are introduced to a whole load of new characters who basically take the place of people in the previous film. William Holden and Lee Grant are the new parents; plus a whole load of other characters whose only inclusion seems to have been to seemingly involve as many deaths as possible. What this film lacks is creativity - whereas in the original we have nice little touches like when David Warner discovered the black marks on the photographs - here, it's virtually a barren desert of ideas. Instead, the film is weighed down by a whole load of mumbo-jumbo and many superfluous characters who bear little relation to the plot. Many minor folks are simply required to run around and warn of death and destruction before getting killed. This is a formula which repeats itself throughout the film's lengthy running time and eventually becomes tiring.Still, Jonathan Scott-Taylor invests his evil little kid with a whole lot of menace, from brooding glares to sudden bursts of activity. Taylor enjoys many scenes he is given - such as the power game between himself and a history teacher. I also like the scene where he discovers who he is, and questions his role tearfully; "why me?!" he screams. This scene seems to ask for a little sympathy for the character, although this is immediately evaporated after he begins to kill off all those who dare know his secret in violent and cruel ways.William Holden lends a touch of class as the father figure; unfortunately, though, his role is ultimately identical to that of Gregory Peck (both fathers take an incredible amount of time to discover the true identity of their son, and both act too late). I found Lee Grant to be very shrill and annoying as Damien's mother, she is a superficial character whose role is to provide a sudden twist at the end. Along the way there are loads of familiar and respected actors and actresses to give much-needed credibility to the proceedings, as well as a disappointing turn from a young Lance Henriksen whose role is to...well, do nothing as it happens.Gore fans will be happy with the various killings on offer here, the deaths are where all the creativeness lies. People are poisoned by toxic fumes and turn blue, have their eyes pecked out by crows (queasy scene here), crushed by trucks and trains, or just simply collapse and die. In the film's "highlights", an ice hockey player is swept along UNDER the ice and an unlucky doctor dies a graphic death in a lift - cut in half by a falling cable. If you've ever watched DAY OF THE DEAD then you'll have some idea of what to expect. When I first watched this film - when I was an easily-impressed 15 years of age - I thought this film was a masterpiece. Now I'm not so sure. The fat running time means that a lot of scenes are unnecessary and ultimately boring. Worth catching once if you liked the first one, but not a film that stands up to repeat viewing.

PimpinAinttEasy Damien Omen 2 is adorned with solid actors like William Holden, Lance Henriksen, Lee Grant and the sinister looking Jonathan Scott Taylor. These seasoned actors lend an air of seriousness and importance to this sequel. There was something very grim and ominous about this film. This feeling was accentuated by the scene where Damien laments about why he has been chosen to carry out Satan's plan.The thinly veiled social commentary did not seem to be out of place - the mixing of cruel capitalism and the military industrial complex is Satan's work. The great locales combined with the richness of life of the upper class family makes for a great visual experience.I am not surprised that a lot of fans have called Damien Omen 2 one of the best horror sequels.