Out-Omens "The Omen" and "The Omen 2"

Rating: Null/10 (21 August 2003)

A much better film than it has any right to be. As other reviewers have stated, the FX and the DVD video transfer are excellent. The first FD actually made an effort to philosophize about death and the inevitability of fate, but FD2 quickly dispenses with that and heads straight for the fun buffet.
Now, down to the nitty-gritty...doesn't everyone see the homage to the "Omen" movies here? Damien was always knocking off his enemies in the most surprising and convoluted ways. Remember the "elevator cable" scene? FD and FD2 simply extend this a bit and build a different framework around the death scenes. There's also more than a bit of the "Dr. Phibes" movies here. We enjoy seeing the imaginations of the director and writer(s) at work, as they concoct more an more outrageous scenarios for Death to get back in the game.
(Now that I think about it, that same approach has kept the James Bond films coming long after the franchise should have been put to sleep.)
Last, but not least, I really don't have much patience for anyone who's complaining about how unreal or contrived the death scenes are. For Pete's sake, people, we're talking about a movie that personifies Death as having purpose, motivation, excellent planning, and great recovery! If you can buy that, then you shouldn't be complaining about flying barbed wire.
I give this a 7 out of 10.