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MPAA Rating: R Content Advisory: Graphic Violence, Nudity, Strong Sexual Content, Not For Children, Adult Language Movie Release: 1981 DVD Release: 09/05/2000 Format: DVD - Enhanced Wide Screen Letterbox for 16x9 TV Audio Tracks: English, French Subtitles: English, Spanish SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 48 mins Studio: 20th Century Fox Members Wishing: 1 Genres: Horror, Thriller, Supernatural Horror See Also: Omen 3: The Final Conflict

The second sequel to the 1976 horror hit The Omen finds Damien Thorn assuming the full mantle of the Antichrist and preparing for a final, all-out battle with "the Nazarene." Now in his thirties, Damien (Sam Neill) has elevated the family business, Thorn Industries, into the world's biggest multinational corporation. A little bit of black magic paves the way for Damien to become ambassador to England and the head of an international youth council. He soon uses this platform to amass an army of followers to do his bidding. But when Damien notices the confluence of three stars in the sky on March 24, he gets worried about the second coming of Christ. So he orders his minions to kill all the babies born on that day, warning them: "Fail, and you will be condemned to a numbing eternity in the flaccid bosom of Christ." Damien even orders his faithful private secretary, Harvey Dean (Don Gordon), to commit infanticide on his own kid, just because the guy's wife gave birth on the wrong day; a nasty incident involving laundry-room implements soon follows. Meanwhile, Damien romances Kate Reynolds (Lisa Harrow), a beautiful television anchorwoman who feels like a moth drawn to Damien's charismatic flame -- even after he brutally sodomizes her to show her how the world looks through his eyes. Things come to a head when Brother DeCarlo (Rossano Brazzi), one of a secret cabal of monks who have assembled the seven Daggers of Meggido in hopes of assassinating Damien, reveals to Kate that the Antichrist has taken her son (Barnaby Holm) under his wing. Although The Final Conflict was the final theatrical installment of the Omen series, the made-for-TV Omen IV: The Awakening appeared a decade later. ~ Brian J. Dillard, All Movie Guide

Sam Neill - Damien
Rossano Brazzi - De Carlo
Don Gordon - Harvey Dean
Lisa Harrow - Kate
Leueen Willoughby - Barbara

Fox's DVD of The Final Conflict presents a solid package for the theatrical finale to the Omen series. The anamorphically enhanced widescreen image captures the film's lush cinematography much better than previous video and laserdisc editions and a new Dolby Surround stereo remix gives the film's soundtrack a newly vibrant sheen, especially in its treatment of Jerry Goldsmith's gothic operatic musical score. Extras include theatrical trailers for each of the Omen films (as well as several other Fox fantasy titles) and a full-length commentary from director Graham Baker. The commentary suffers from the occasional dull patch, but Baker provides a few interesting tidbits about the attempts to push leading man Sam Neill to stardom and what inspired the film's understated finale. The package is rounded by some stylish animated menus that utilize footage from the film and Goldsmith's music in a memorable manner. All in all, Fox's DVD edition of The Final Conflict is a quality presentation of this film that is well worth the time for Omen fans. ~ Donald Guarisco, All Movie Guide