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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... 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 forces of evil. Grisly shocks and a strong sense of doom make this a worth sequel. [More]

Starring: William Holden, Lee Grant, Jonathan Scott-Taylor, Sylvia Sidney

Starring: William Holden, Lee Grant, Jonathan Scott-Taylor, Sylvia Sidney, Lew Ayres, Robert Foxworth, Nicholas Pryor, Alan Arbus, Lance Henriksen, Lucas Donat, Meshach Taylor, Elizabeth Shepherd, Fritz Ford, John Charles Burns

Director: Don Taylor, Mike Hodges

Director: Don Taylor
Producer: Harvey Bernhard
Director: Mike Hodges
Composer: Jerry Goldsmith

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Sep 5, 2000

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Damien is obviously wearing out his welcome.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/26/09
Variety Staff
Variety Staff
Variety
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...comes off as a surprisingly organic follow-up to its 1976 predecessor...

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
10/31/08
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

As the teenage Damien, Jonathan Scott-Taylor works wonders with the role

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
10/29/08
Christopher Null
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

... the worst of the original Omen trilogy.

Full Review Source: Cinefantastique | comment Comment
07/04/08
Steve Biodrowski
Steve Biodrowski
Cinefantastique

No review available.

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03/01/08
David Kaplan
David Kaplan
Kaplan vs. Kaplan

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.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
08/16/07
Time Out

It plumbs the same idiotic religious dread as its 1976 predecessor, with a higher and even more gratuitous body count.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
06/24/06
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

Not a great film like the original, but this remains a wildly entertaining sequel full of memorable death scenes.

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02/18/06
Chuck O'Leary
Chuck O'Leary
FulvueDrive-in.com

If only most sequels were this good.

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10/07/05
Cole Smithey
Cole Smithey
ColeSmithey.com

No review available.

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07/23/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

Damien—Omen II though it's as foolish as the first film, is rather more fun to watch and sometimes very stylish-looking.

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05/09/05
Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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Proves once and for all that the love of sequels is actually the root of all evil.

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08/10/04
Ali Catterall
Ali Catterall
Film4

No review available.

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11/17/03
Bryant Frazer
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No review available.

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09/03/03
Jonathan R. Perry
Jonathan R. Perry
Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas)

No review available.

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04/10/03
Walter Chaw
Walter Chaw
Film Freak Central

Lots of laughs...all unintended

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10/02/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

No review available.

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09/04/02
John J. Puccio
John J. Puccio
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No review available.

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08/11/02
Linda Cook
Linda Cook
Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

Only a shell of the original, but still creepy and full of quality kills!

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07/25/02
Scott Weinberg
Scott Weinberg
eFilmCritic.com

Damien is really just more of the same as The Omen.

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10/31/01
MaryAnn Johanson
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