Damien Thorne is now in his early thirties and is in charge of a large corporation; he is still going up in the world though. He believes that prophecy means that he must become the US Ambassador in Britain as he is destined to confront a returned Christ there. Shortly after stating this the sitting ambassador kills himself in a spectacular, and gory, fashion and Damien is indeed appointed to the position. Father DeCarlo as acquired the Seven Daggers of Megiddo and along with six other men plan to eliminate Damien before the prophesied return of Christ. Damien meanwhile is trying to find the child; and if he can't identify the child he will have every baby boy born on a certain night killed… even the son of his closest acolyte. While all this is going on Damien is getting close to TV presenter Kate Reynolds and takes her son under his wing.This film provides a solid conclusion to the Omen Trilogy; it also turns up the grisliness to a large degree; the scene where the ambassador shoots himself is genuinely shocking as the wall behind him is splattered red. It isn't long before one of Damien's potential killers burns to death in a rather macabre scene. There are more shocks to come; we don't actually see the babies dying but it is made clear that many are being killed, some only just off screen. Sam Neill does a really good job as Damien; he makes the character charismatic and seductive rather than obviously evil… at least until he starts ordering the deaths of the babies. In some ways it is predictable; we know that those trying to kill Damien won't succeed to soon and the early attackers are doomed from the start; that doesn't matter though as their horrific deaths just raises the stakes for the final confrontation. Sadly the finale doesn't match what has happened before; it is too quick and Damien dies as 'heavenly choirs' sing and bible verses appear on the screen. Sam Neill isn't the only person to put in a good performance; the rest of the cast are somewhat overshadowed but they are still pretty good. Overall I'd say that this is a decent horror film; people who watched the opening two instalments of the trilogy are sure to want to watch it, watching the previous films isn't essential but I suspect it will improve one's enjoyment of this.

The first Omen film, starring Gregory Peck, was a masterpiece. Great story, fine acting, handsome production.The second Omen film, starring William Holden, was an unmitigated disaster.This third film is somewhere in between. Not as good as Omen I, but a heckuva lot better than Omen 2. There's some emotion here; there was none in Omen 2. Omen 2 was simply a "let's keep killing people off while we search for an actual plot" film. This production is a bit more elaborate. We see some emotion on the part of actor's portrayals. There's a definite plot.Now that's not to say that this is a top notch film. It seems as if in some scenes the director wanted to go further, but was hampered by the ratings system...probably for the good.Sam Neill has never been one of my favorites, but I always found him acceptable in various films. He was good here in his first big international role. At the time the film was released I remember thinking that he would go far...and he has done rather well.I found Lisa Harrow very good as the female lead. Apparently she and Neill were married (?).It was good seeing Rossano Brazzi, here as a priest, in one of his final films. He did well; seemed believable.If we could just leave out Omen 2 from the trilogy it would be much better, but then again it would be like leaving out a third of novel. Ah well, it is what it is. Don Gordon as Harvey Pleydell Dean

Sam Neil takes over the role of Damien, who is now an adult in charge of Thorn industries, and eying a political career running for president the following year, and also preparing the way for himself and his followers for the return of his father to power - Satan. However, a secret order of priests are in place to stop him, no matter how many of their number have to die in the process...Poor sequel is terribly misconceived(jumps too far ahead in time) and utterly ineffectual(no suspense and inept shock value) Sam Neil is the only successful thing here, making Damien a sinister and ruthless foe, but is swamped further by bad continuity, since the first two "Omens", were more or less contemporary(cars, fashions, technology are clearly modern, whereas this film would put them in the 1950's & early '60's! Huh?) Climax is so turgid, and plot so crass, that this is a most ignoble way to end the "trilogy".

The now adult Antichrist (Sam Neill) plots to eliminate his future divine opponent while a cabal of monks plot to stop him.This movie has the distinction of being Sam Neill's first American film, as well as Hazel Court's final film appearance (albeit a cameo and uncredited). While I wish Court had more screen time, what better debut than as the son of the Devil? If I am not mistaken, this movie sort of brought the idea of horror sequels into the modern age. Universal had plenty of secrets to its films, but there was never a "Dracula II" or "Mummy III". While "Friday the 13th" and "Nightmare on Elm Street" are now past ten sequels, "Omen" was the first to get a third film. And a very, very good one at that, with the same feel as the original and the important plot point of the return of Christ.(We will just ignore the fourth film in the series...)