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1978 Certificate 18
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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. Read more

Starring William Holden, Lee Grant, Jonathan Scott-Taylor, Robert Foxworth
Director Richard Donner, Don Taylor, Graham Baker
Genres Horror

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Omen II, The - Damien

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.

Starring William Holden, Lee Grant, Jonathan Scott-Taylor, Robert Foxworth
Director Richard Donner, Don Taylor, Graham Baker
Studio 20TH CENTURY FOX HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Run time Blu-ray: 5 hrs 30 mins
Certificate Certificate 18
Genres Horror
Language DVD: English
Blu-ray: English
Released DVD: 04 Jun 2001
Blu-ray: 20 Oct 2008
Production year: 1978
Format DVD

  • Critics' reviews (3) of Omen II, The - Damien

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  • 3 stars out of 5

    The Antichrist becomes an adolescent evil-doer in this second instalment of the satanic saga, which relies too openly on the same shock suspense tricks that made The Omen (1976) such a huge success. Here, Damien reads the Book of Revelations and discovers all about his true past, but lightning refuses to strike twice, mainly because of our over-familiarity with the chilling concept and Don Taylor's banal direction. William Holden and Lee Grant handle their roles as Damien's marked foster parents with considerable skill, and their performances in the disturbing apocalyptic finale are the high point of this otherwise missed opportunity.

    • Radio Times
    • Posted 29 Jan 2006

  • This sequel lacks the bravura pacing of the original, and though it tries to maintain the biblical tone in following... read more on Time Out

    • Time Out
    • Posted 10 Jun 2009

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  • 7 out of 7 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    An average sequel

    I was fairly impressed with the first film so i thought i would try the 2nd one, mainly just to see how the story progresses.

    I have to say i was dissapointed.

    The follow up did not have the errie edge the first one had and now Damien is seven years older, the fact he is not really a creepy little boy any more lost the film its edge.

    This combined with a poor choice of actors for some characters and some corny death scenes really made this a very average follow up

    Not holding out much hope for the third installment but will see it just to see how the trilogy ends.

      • Paul Gager from Pontefract, England
      • Posted 23 Mar 2005 08:45

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  • 2 out of 3 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 3 stars

    DISSAPOINTING

    Having watched the first film and completely loving it i thought i'd try the second episode.I'm afraid i was very dissapointed,there was no scarey moments, the plot was weak,i thought the choice of actor to play Damien was poor.I hope the third will carry through the promice of the first film.

      • Hayden from Stevenage
      • Posted 23 Feb 2007 10:34

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