I actually prefer this to the original film. Damien's adolescent discovery of who he is and what his powers are adds an extra dynamic to the tale and amps everything up a bit, plus William Holden is a much more personable and dynamic lead than Gregory Peck.

Watched the trilogy back in the 80s, it was on over 3 saturday nites on STV & I watched it with my Granny, so it has a special place in my heart. It really ranks up the mysterious deaths, from the first one and in my opinion, it has one that is up there with the first movie's beheading (clue - "jackals blood??") Can't wait to rewatch the Final Conflict soon!!!

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The saga of the anti-christ continues. The direction and editing is nowhere near the standard of the first film. In one scene, while trying to ape the use of the eye close ups that worked so well in the first film, the mix of music and editing created an unfortunate comical effect. But without Richard Donner on board to keep things grounded the deaths get a little more creative (one in particular is highly entertaining) and the supernatural horror elements get kicked up a notch.
Hasn't aged nearly as well as the original but is still an entertaining horror flick.
Also includes a shockingly young-looking Lance Henriksen.

Pretty decent sequel. Nothing compared to the original but there are some good death scenes. I had actually forgotten that Lance Henriksen was in this.

Es mucho más entretenida que la primera parte gracias a tener más muertes y menos tiempo de desconexión entre ambas. No aporta demasiado en el terreno argumental, salvo que Damien ahora es un adolescente y descubre por él mismo lo que es y lo que representa.

Damien sigue acojonando lo suyo, pese a no ser al 100% una pelicula de Terror al uso... o , al menos, no una de Terror que no salga del género thriller/terror

An ineffective echo of the first film.

I had forgotten how bad this sequel is. Though there are a bunch of good actors in there, the story missed a lot of chances and could've made a much better film given the possibilities.
The final act is just good enough, but you'd have to sit through about 80 min of (well acted) boredom first.
I don't mind slow films at all but I couldn't stop thinking that they could've done so much better with the subject

Plot - Damien is now a teenage cadet in a military academy. Still unaware of his real purpose he is guided by various factions into a position of power and inheritance as well as learning his true purpose. Plus there is a KILLER CROW . That's right a single, normal sized crow that goes around KILLING people pretty easily.

Thoughts - the law of diminishing returns is taking effect now. Though replacing the killer dog with a crow was a stroke of genius/insanity that kept me amused. Still got some pretty good death scenes, the elevator shaft sticks in the mind and watching Damien slowly realise and embrace who he is is interesting.

Average sequel with some creepiness.

This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.

The saga of the anti-christ continues. The direction and editing is nowhere near the standard of the first film. In one scene, while trying to ape the use of the eye close ups that worked so well in the first film, the mix of music and editing created an unfortunate comical effect. But without Richard Donner on board to keep things grounded the deaths get a little more creative (one in particular is highly entertaining) and the supernatural horror elements get kicked up a notch.
Hasn't aged nearly as well as the original but is still an entertaining horror flick.
Also includes a shockingly young-looking Lance Henriksen.