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Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

By the end of the 1976 megahit "The Omen"--one of the most successful films of that year, returning $60 million in domestic box office receipts on its $3 million budget--the foster parents of 5-year-old Damien Thorn both lay dead...as well as most of the personages who had had anything to do with the kindergarten-age Antichrist. His mother, Katherine (Lee Remick), had been offed by the (literal) nanny from hell, Mrs. Baylock (a remarkable performance from Billie Whitelaw), while his ambassador father Robert (played with classy gravitas by the great Gregory Peck) had been killed by the cops while in the act of attempting to slay his adopted Satan spawn with one of the Daggers of Megiddo. By the conclusion of the film's sequel, 1978's "Damien: Omen II," the guardians of 12-year-old Damien also lay dead: Uncle Richard (William Holden) had been knifed by wife Ann (Lee Grant), while Ann herself had perished in a conflagration. Viewers would have to wait another three years to see what deviltry young Damien would be up to next, but were well repaid for their patience when part three of the trilogy, "The Final Conflict," was released in March 1981. The film performed only 1/3 as well at the box office as compared to the original "Omen" installment and does not seem to be highly regarded today, which surprises me. The picture certainly does up the ante of the previous two films, and while necessarily not as original or fresh in conception, more than makes up for that with some truly shocking developments.In the film, the viewer learns that Damien has graduated from both Yale and Oxford, is now in his early 30s and, as portrayed remarkably well by Sam Neill, is not only the supremely wealthy head of the Thorn business empire, but, in consequence of the Satanically induced suicide of the U.S. ambassador to Britain, is next in line for that august position as well. The film basically consists of two running, parallel plots. In the first, Father De Carlo (the great Italian actor Rossano Brazzi, giving the film's most likable performance), head of the San Benedetto monastery in Subiaco, Italy (which featured prominently in the original film), along with six select priests, each armed with one of the seven Daggers of Megiddo, go out into the world to slay the Antichrist. In the second, Damien searches throughout London to find the newly born Christ child, and to slay him before his own powers are greatly diminished. He is abetted by his personal assistant Harvey Dean (some nice work here by Don Gordon), whose own newly born son may or may not be the Christ child himself, while British investigative reporter Kate Reynolds (Lisa Harrow) interviews the new ambassador and learns a little too much about him. And so, a genuine conflict arises: Can Damien kill the newborn Christ before the seven priests kill him?Unlike the previous two films, here, we have a Damien in full knowledge and acceptance of his Satanic lineage. For the first time, the Antichrist doesn't just slay the pesky meddlers surrounding him, but actively goes after Jesus Christ himself! THAT'S what I call upping the ante! As in the previous films, Damien's and his Pops' slayings make for memorable set pieces, and the deaths of the Subiaco priests are brought about most impressively (by fire, knifing, lightning, dog attack and so on). Surprisingly, however, these infernal homicides are not the film's most gripping scenes. Rather--at least, for this viewer--it is the pair of speeches that Damien makes that manages to impress the most. In the first, he addresses a Jesus crucifix with the most shockingly abusive language, calling Christianity a "grubby, mundane creed," and declaring "...2,000 years have been enough...Nazarene charlatan, since the hour you vomited forth from a gaping wound of a woman you've done nothing but drown Man's soaring desires in a deluge of sanctimonious morality...I will drive deeper the thorns into your rancid carcass, you profaner of vices...." After which Damien Thorn, a genuine thorn in mankind's backside, does indeed drive the thorn crown on the Christ effigy deeper into Jesus' head, remarkably making the image cry bloody tears! It is a flabbergasting sequence, supremely well performed by Neill. And in his other great speech, Damien exhorts his heterogeneous minions to track down and slay the new Christ child with these words: "...Slay the Nazarene, and you will know the violent raptures of my father's kingdom. Fail, and you will be condemned to a numbing eternity in the flaccid bosom of Christ." For the first time, thus, the viewer is witness to a genuinely evil Damien, one who is not only fully aware of his devilish ancestry, but reveling in it. "The Final Conflict," besides showcasing some shocking violence and speechifying, is perhaps most startling in its willingness to feature infanticide as a subplot; indeed, by the film's end, no less than a dozen male infants have been exterminated throughout England in Damien's quest to eliminate the Christ child! Screenwriter Andrew Birkin's script certainly does not flinch from taking risks here, and he is ably complemented by some nice work from director Graham Barker and still another fine score from Jerry Goldsmith. Oh...and for all the gals out there who are attracted to so-called "bad boys," in this film, they will get to see what a bout of lovemaking with the ultimate bad boy might be like. And for once, we have an "Omen" film that ends on a happy note--even Damien himself smiles as one of those blessed daggers plunges into his back! Damien may finally be vanquished here, but for those viewers who are interested in seeing what kind of mischief his demon daughter Delia is capable of spreading, there is always the TV sequel "Omen IV: The Awakening"....

Omen 3:The final conflict was released in 1981 and was meant to be the last film in the series before they made Omen 4 which was absolute disgrace.b The story is that Damien now aged 31 is appointed Ambassador to Great Britain like his father in the first movie however his greatest enemy the holy child. Damien must defeat They Holy Child and a cable of monks who possess the knives t hat can eliminate the Anti-Christ. In my opinion this is better than Damien:Omen 2 but not as good as the t 1976 classic The Omen i do recommend this film if you have seen the first two films. This film brought an end to the REAL Omen franchise so if you watch it i hope you enjoy it.***/***** Good film

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".

I'm not really what you'd consider a fan of these movies. The first one is a very atmospheric and suspenseful horror movie, 7/10. The second one was a decent sequel, nothing special - 6/10. Then there's this. I found it to be the weakest of the Damien trilogy I managed to find myself finding it decent.First of all Sam Neill has great screen presence as Damien. For a fact I'm still in the middle of deciding who's better - Sam Neill or Harvey Stephens. The other actors, I have mixed feelings on.The basic plot is that Damien has risen though the world of politics and gained a lot of followers. The Second Coming has happened and Damien uses his followers to kill every child born on the day that three stars collided. While all this is going on there are seven priests armed with the seven daggers to kill Damien.Now I did sort of like this one. I just thought that things could have been handled better. For example, Damien has this big room that he uses only to yell at Jesus. On the big screen and on paper this comes across as ridiculous to some viewers. For a fact when I was told about it I was laughing.So this is worth a watch at least in my opinion. It's at least better than The Omen 4, of which I hated.