The Sequel To The Omen Has Even More Violent Supernatural Death...

Damien: Omen II (1978)

I must congratulate the casting director for making such an awesome choice of actor for the role of the teenage Damien. When watching, I was convinced that it was actually same actor grown up. Not only does the actor catpure that distinctive look of the Anti-christ from the original movie, but he also has a real on-screen charisma to him which makes him easily relateable. Should the Anti-Christ be relateable though? This question is rather central to this first sequel to "The Omen".



This time around, the Anti-Christ is being sent to boarding school by his loving upper-class adopted parents and seems to be really good friends with his now-long-adopted brother. But within their father's company and even within their new boarding school, certain figures begin to guide Damien towards his destiny.



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Previous reviews in this series include:
The Omen
Child's Play

"The Hunt" - A Serious Drama Starring The Ever-Awesome Mads Mikkelsen

The Hunt (2012)

As much as I love Mads Mikkelsen as an actor, some might still feel that this film was still inevitably going to be one I disliked. Many may remember my review for "Monsieur Lazhar" where I ranted and raved since the main message seemed to be "you should let teachers put their hands on children and to hell with child protection safeguards".

So here's a film about a teacher who is wrongly accused of child abuse at a primary school. Mads Mikkelsen is great and I don't know that it's really the film that I should be getting angry with here. The primary school basically makes every mistake they could possibly make in handling suspicions of abuse. Though it might also be argued that it was unrealistic that a school would fail so spectacularly in following child protection procedures, particularly when they specifically inform the parents that they must stick to procedures.

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