Simple to say, this is pretty much a rehash of part one, but, yeah, it is.Sure, there's some clever ideas, deaths and good actors involved, but it's just like the first two Harry Potter movies: almost identical, despite others trying to convince you otherwise. Okay, that's not all fair (especially since the 2006 remake exists now.) It does have its moments and it's nice to see the conflict in Damien. Basically, the movie opens where the first left off in probably the best scene in the film. But, forget that, it's years later and Damien's in military school for whatever reason and the same things happen from the first movie. Only, he's growing stronger, so watch out!It's alright. Not really worth it, but hey, if you have hours to kill and LOOOVE the first one, why not?***Final thoughts: I love the fact that the actor playing Damien once played Christ in a play. Full circle, eh?

Opening in Israel a week after the end of the first film Carl Bugenhagen learns that young Damien Thorne is still alive and tries to convince Michael Morgan, a friend of his, to go to the United States to kill him. To convince him that Damien is indeed the Antichrist he takes him to see 'Yigael's Wall', a mural depicting the likeness of the Antichrist at various ages… neither man leaves the site alive.The action then moves forward seven years to Chicago where Damien is being raised by his uncle Richard Thorn and his second wife Ann, along with his similarly aged cousin Mark. Damien and Mark attend a prestigious military school where disciples keep an eye on the young Damien who at this point has no idea of his destiny. While this is going on various people start having concerns about Damien; not that they get to do anything about them as horrible accidents soon befall them. Eventually Sgt Neff, Damien's mentor at school, tells him to read the book of Revelations and he learns the truth about himself… initially this disturbs him but not for long.It must be said that this film is not as good as the first, however it is still decent enough. While it isn't particularly scary for the most part there are a few shocking deaths; most notably when a reporter has her eyes pecked out by a raven and is then hit by a truck and later when an elevator accident leaves a doctor sliced in two. There are also quite a few other deaths. The story is decent enough although the subplot involving a senior employee of Richard Thorne who believes the company should strive to profit from famine is somewhat unnecessary and equally unsubtle… is he trying to sound extra evil when he could just have well suggested profiting from feeding people! The cast is impressive with William Holden and Lee Grant impressing as Richard and Ann Thorne and Lance Henriksen being subtly menacing as Neff. Young Jonathan Scott-Taylor is impressive as Damien; especially as he looks on impassively as people die which gives the character real creepiness. The ending is perhaps a little too similar to that of the first film but that seems inevitable given that we know Damien must survive to appear in the third film in the trilogy. Overall I'd recommend this to fans of the first film.

After his brother is killed in what some suspect was a moment of insanity by attempting to murder his young son, "Richard Thorne" (William Holden) and his wife "Ann Thorne" (Lee Grant ) have now accepted the responsibility of raising "Damien" (Jonathan Scott Taylor) along with his cousin of the same age named "Mark Thorne" (Lucas Donat). But as Damien gets closer to his 13th birthday strange things begin to happen to all of those who pose a threat to his rise in his uncle's multi-million dollar financial empire. Additionally, certain people just happen to appear who also have a vested interest in Damien as well—and they are more than willing to do anything necessary to ensure his rise as the Anti-Christ. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this was a solid sequel which greatly benefited from a few scenes depicting murder and violence toward the enemies of Damien. Again though, like its predecessor, the plot involved a couple of rather ludicrous attributes of the Anti-Christ which are not to be found in any Biblical passages or prophecies in existence. Apparently, for some odd reason the people who write scripts involving topics of this type have never read a Bible or spoken to someone who has. But that's Hollywood for you. In any case, this film still managed to keep my attention for the most part and I have rated it accordingly. Slightly above average.

All Omen series are very powerful and full of mystery. Each of the series has its own hypnotizing effect based on mystical twists of the story and great play of the actors (e.g., Sam Neill). However, the second series, Damien: Omen II, was the most thought- provoking one for me. A key point of that series is Who Are We? The main protagonist, Damien, being a son of Satan, hasn't been aware of that till age thirteen (!). Before that revelation, he felt like an ordinary kid doing his daily routine, playing with other children, and following the same rules as they do. I was in my twenties when I watched the movie the first time and I was in shock. The son of the Prince of Darkness got that revelation, but how and where do we humans get the most important information in our life? The question "Who am I?" naturally comes after watching this story. If even the background of Satan's son was closed for him, how do I know who I am? It has been taken sometime for me to dig out this info. In accordance with New Age knowledge, all spiritual entities including human-beings have been getting own programs for their life existence, designed especially for that particular entity. Both our spiritual and materialistic pasts are closed from us. We don't know our previous backgrounds; we can only guess. It's done for many reasons, but perhaps the most important one is to make a materialistic reality more attractive and appealing for us. Have I been a priest or farmer, cosmonaut or housewife? Male or female or perhaps asexual? Or maybe this is my very first time on the earth? We also don't know our good and bad deeds, what karma we have accumulated on our evolutionary path and what choices we have been doing. Everything is closed from us to make our experience more challenging, unique and exciting. Wonderful movie!