Runtime:
108 minutes
Directed
by: Graham Baker
Starring:
Sam Neill, Rossano Brazzi, Don Gordon, Lisa Harrow, Barnaby Holm
From:
20th Century Fox
As
I saw Damien: Omen II on Saturday night, I figured this should be the
one of the two horror movies I watched yesterday. This isn't as good as
the first two but at least it's a different sort of story and there were
some shocking moments, even if the movie wasn't as epic as you'd expect
from an adult Damien Thorn (Sam Neill! That and the also in 1981
Possession was his first major roles) doing battle against not only a
secret sect of priests wishing to kill The Antichrist but also the
Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
I am amused that they paid no care to the timeline and there had to be a retcon that the first two took place in decades past, as this was set in the early 80's; it'd have been more amusing to see them try to figure out what the 2000's would have been from 80's eyes. Anyhow, Damien is a successful philanthropist and via dealing with the President, becomes the Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Between the talk of recessions, high-ranking politicians doing backroom deals and some people in real life thinking it ironic that The Antichrist is hanging out in The White House (insert your own jokes if you wish) and some parts of this are kind of creepy in 2018.
The movie's story does not finish on a high note and one major aspect seems like a major cop-out; plus, the ending itself was on the goofy side and was underwhelming, if I have to be blunt here. It's a shame-yet overall I can still say this is average. Having Neill as the lead definitely was an asset, and the character definitely does some evil things; his (or rather, its) solution to trying and find the infant that is Jesus Christ reborn is logical but wow... the movie is watchable even if it isn't something you want to scrutinize too closely when it comes to the plot being realistic or making much sense.
Not all the deaths in this are wacky over the top gold like in the last film but some are, and those kills made me laugh as they were over the top... although, not as over the top as Damien's rants against Jesus, or as he liked to call him, “Nazarene”. Much to my delight, he even had a sex scene; I only say that as the end of the last film strongly implied that Damien's ever-increasing powers meant that he became “more desirable to the chicks”, as in one scene he has a girl on each arm as he walks into a room, then like a true playa he talks to those two and also several other girls. Not surprisingly his sexual habits are not too dissimilar to Christian Grey...
While this is definitely flawed, I did not think this was heinously bad so I can give an average rating.
I am amused that they paid no care to the timeline and there had to be a retcon that the first two took place in decades past, as this was set in the early 80's; it'd have been more amusing to see them try to figure out what the 2000's would have been from 80's eyes. Anyhow, Damien is a successful philanthropist and via dealing with the President, becomes the Ambassador to the United Kingdom. Between the talk of recessions, high-ranking politicians doing backroom deals and some people in real life thinking it ironic that The Antichrist is hanging out in The White House (insert your own jokes if you wish) and some parts of this are kind of creepy in 2018.
The movie's story does not finish on a high note and one major aspect seems like a major cop-out; plus, the ending itself was on the goofy side and was underwhelming, if I have to be blunt here. It's a shame-yet overall I can still say this is average. Having Neill as the lead definitely was an asset, and the character definitely does some evil things; his (or rather, its) solution to trying and find the infant that is Jesus Christ reborn is logical but wow... the movie is watchable even if it isn't something you want to scrutinize too closely when it comes to the plot being realistic or making much sense.
Not all the deaths in this are wacky over the top gold like in the last film but some are, and those kills made me laugh as they were over the top... although, not as over the top as Damien's rants against Jesus, or as he liked to call him, “Nazarene”. Much to my delight, he even had a sex scene; I only say that as the end of the last film strongly implied that Damien's ever-increasing powers meant that he became “more desirable to the chicks”, as in one scene he has a girl on each arm as he walks into a room, then like a true playa he talks to those two and also several other girls. Not surprisingly his sexual habits are not too dissimilar to Christian Grey...
While this is definitely flawed, I did not think this was heinously bad so I can give an average rating.
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