#166: Damien: Omen II , Movies recommended or seen lately... les films a voir

Genre: Horror/Horreur

Annee/Year: 1978

Format: DVD

Damien: Omen II. The Omen was very successfull and quickly spawned a whole franchise. The second movie was also a success and is in no way weaker than the original. Director Don Taylor (Final countdown, Escape from the planet of the apes...) was brought in this time to share with us the second phase of the story where we find Damien the antichrist at age 12 now and living with his uncle Richard Thorn a rich industrialist (played by William Holden) and his wife (played by Lee Grant). Damien's role is cast to Jonathan Scott-Taylor who plays it very well.

Again the plot is a race between the disciples of Satan who support Damien in every way possible and the truth which his parents need to understand; helped by a number of priests and archeologists who discovered a 2500 yrs old mural with the face of Damien clearly represented as the antichrist. Again a great thriller with a steady suspense build up until the end. This movie is as solid as the original and will leave you with some memorable scenes such as the death of a senior staff member of the Thorn industries during a hockey match on a frozen river and the man having gone under the ice is seen as he is carried by the current. Another memorable scene is when Damien kills his beloved cousin in the woods and though that truly discovers his true nature. Another excellent scene is when the father sees the mural in the train and the art director gets crushed by accidentally between two train cars. Again a true horror classic, well performed and with solid actors.

La malédiction II. Un autre film qui nous a bien hante dans notre jeunesse. L'original a été si bien recu que rapidement le film est devenu une franchise de 4 films. Dans le second le directeur Don Taylor nous fait retrouver Damien a l'âge de 12 ans ou li découvre sa vraie nature. Le film est encore un suspense qui augmente jusqu'à la fin. La trame sonore du 1er est réutilisée, mais a toujours le même impact. Plusieurs scènes mémorables figurent dans ce film: telle la scène ou on homme se noie sous la glace d'une rivière pendant une joute de hockey. Une autre scène nous montre le père adoptif de Damien qui retrouve une murale tres ancienne dans un train qui montre Damien comme étant l'antéchrist et ou un homme périt écrase entre les rames de trains. Et plus... Un autre classique qui aide a perpétué cette série.

Great quotes:

[Damien has just seen the Mark of the Beast on his scalp, indicating he is the Antichrist. He runs out of the Academy building] Damien Thorn: [shouting] Why? Why me?
...
Damien Thorn: I love you, Mark. You're like my brother.
Mark Thorn: No! No!
Damien Thorn: You are my brother. And you mean more to me than...
Mark Thorn: No! The Beast has no brother! Don't call me your brother!
...
Dr. Charles Warren: Richard, I have to ask you something very personal.
Richard Thorn: We're friends.
Dr. Charles Warren: Can you tell what actually happened to your brother in London?
Richard Thorn: Why do you ask that?
Dr. Charles Warren: I've just opened a letter box that was sent from Israel. It belonged to Bugenhagen, they found it near his skeleton.
Richard Thorn: So?
Dr. Charles Warren: Did you know it was Bugenhagen who gave your brother the daggers to kill Damien?
Richard Thorn: What the hell are you talking about?
...
Richard Thorn: Ann, give me the daggers!
Ann Thorn: [stabs him with the daggers] There are your daggers!
Richard Thorn: Ann?
Ann Thorn: I've always belonged to him! [Richard falls dead as Ann lets out a primal scream]
Ann Thorn: Damien!

Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077394/maindetails

Rating perso: 7.5/10