This sequel to huge successful Richard Donner film centres on the rebirth of the anti-Christ personified in Damien(Jonathan Scott Taylor). The film starts in Israel when a priest(Leo McKern)along with an archaeologist(Ian Hendry) discover a dark secret. Chicago, seven years later, now the grown-up demon-child with the mark 666 and adopted by fostered parents, the magnate Thorn(William Holden, Lee Grant).He finds along with his brother in a military academy with a tutor-officer(Lance Henriksen). The young boy seems to be around when inexplicable deaths happen guided by terrible demonic forces, including rid various interfering adults with the objective for world domination. Damien is poised for ruling devil over earth helped by underlings(Robert Foxworth, Lance Henriksen) and around by his unsuspecting kin.
This following packs suspense, thriller and grisly terror with creepy killings. The chief excitement lies in watching what new and amazing can be dreamt by the believable special effects. Damien seem to dispatch new weird killing every few minutes of film.Sensationalistic terror pieces when happen murders, like the crow, ice lagoon(the best), train and elevator with gore and decapitations included.For those who like that kind of things to be amused. It's all frightening entertaining and effective, if predictable but we have seen the former classic movie but also its predictability is redeemed in part by the charismatic acting of enjoyable casting and all around. Cool cinematography by Bill Butler(Jaws) and again impressive musical score by Jerry Goldsmith(Planet of apes) with soundtrack-alike the first part , winner a deserved Academy Award.Although redundant to original movie is a fitting rendition by director Don Taylor(previously a famed actor) who took over the film-making when Michael Hodges (screenplay's author, alongside Stanley Mann) left. Followed by two inferior sequels, the third(Final conflict) with Sam Neil and directed by Grahame Baker and the fourth for television(The awakening) with Faye Grant and directed by Jorge Montesi. For addicts terror genre and followers to hit Damien saga.
This following packs suspense, thriller and grisly terror with creepy killings. The chief excitement lies in watching what new and amazing can be dreamt by the believable special effects. Damien seem to dispatch new weird killing every few minutes of film.Sensationalistic terror pieces when happen murders, like the crow, ice lagoon(the best), train and elevator with gore and decapitations included.For those who like that kind of things to be amused. It's all frightening entertaining and effective, if predictable but we have seen the former classic movie but also its predictability is redeemed in part by the charismatic acting of enjoyable casting and all around. Cool cinematography by Bill Butler(Jaws) and again impressive musical score by Jerry Goldsmith(Planet of apes) with soundtrack-alike the first part , winner a deserved Academy Award.Although redundant to original movie is a fitting rendition by director Don Taylor(previously a famed actor) who took over the film-making when Michael Hodges (screenplay's author, alongside Stanley Mann) left. Followed by two inferior sequels, the third(Final conflict) with Sam Neil and directed by Grahame Baker and the fourth for television(The awakening) with Faye Grant and directed by Jorge Montesi. For addicts terror genre and followers to hit Damien saga.