The Final Conflict (1981) 5.5
The now adult Antichrist plots to eliminate his future divine opponent while a cabal of monks plot to stop him. Director:Graham Baker |
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The Final Conflict (1981) 5.5
The now adult Antichrist plots to eliminate his future divine opponent while a cabal of monks plot to stop him. Director:Graham Baker |
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Sam Neill | ... | ||
Rossano Brazzi | ... | ||
Don Gordon | ... |
Harvey Dean
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Barnaby Holm | ... |
Peter Reynolds
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Mason Adams | ... |
President
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Robert Arden | ... |
American Ambassador
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Leueen Willoughby | ... |
Barbara Dean
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Marc Boyle | ... |
Brother Benito
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Milos Kirek | ... |
Brother Martin
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Tommy Duggan | ... |
Brother Mattius
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Louis Mahoney | ... |
Brother Paulo
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Richard Oldfield | ... |
Brother Simeon
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Tony Vogel | ... |
Brother Antonio
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Arwen Holm | ... |
Carol
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Now come into his full knowledge and power, the Anti-Christ in the body of Damien Thorne is about to strike his final blow. The Christ-child has been born again, on the Angel Isle, Great Britain (Scotland, England & Wales). The plan is simple, kill the Christ child to prevent him from growing up to bring the return of Christ and death of the Anti-Christ. Written by David Carroll <davidc@atom.ansto.gov.au>
This second sequel to huge hit 'Richard Donner's Omen (Gregory Peck, Lee Remick)' centres on anti-Christ personified by Damien (Sam Neill) . Now grown-up Damien (as a teen was incarnated by Jonathan Taylor) is the only proprietary of Thorn industries , one time deceased his forested parents (William Holden , Lee Grant from Omen 2 by Don Taylor) . Damien is named American Ambassador to London by the US President (Mason Adams). A group of monks (Rossano Brazzi , Tony Voguel , among others) get the seven daggers , as Damien Thorn can now only be murdered by one of the daggers . In England Damien is helped by an assistant (Don Gordon) and he falls in love with a TV journalist (Lisa Howard) . The film talks, fundamentally, about the rebirth of Christ and confrontation to anti-Christ Damien . The devilish Damien is poised for ruling over earth supported by his underlings .
This exciting follow-up contains thrills , chills , suspense ,tension and grisly killings . The chief excitement resides in seeing what amazing and creepy murders happen every few minutes of picture . The eerie scenes range from the genuinely fantastic to the bizarre and horrifying images . The movie is quite predictable but we have seen the previous chapters but also its predictability is redeemed in part by the charismatic acting by Sam Neill , the New Zealand-born player , and an effective secondary casting . Colorful and adequate cinematography by Phil Meheux (The Zorro) . Again evocative musical score by the great Jerry Goldsmith (Planet of apes) with soundtrack-alike first entry , winner a deserved Oscar . The motion picture was professionally directed by Graham Baker (Beowulf , Alien Nation) . Followed by an inferior television movie , Omen IV (2001) , and for genre addicts only , directed by Jorge Montesi with Faye Grant and Michael Woods .