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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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 | |
| Genres | Horror |
| Language | DVD: English Blu-ray: English |
| Released | DVD: 04 Jun 2001 Blu-ray: 20 Oct 2008 Production year: 1978 |
| Format | DVD |
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.
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
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.
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.