Review of The Final Conflict (1981) by James W — 19 Apr 2015
It started off really well. It was dark and boding, and it was close to duplicating that feeling of impending doom and "evil" that the first movie had (including one of the goriest gunshots ever).
Somewhere along the line though (probably by the time half the monks are getting killed off) the movie starts a drastic decline. It's almost like a tale of two movies. The first half is about monks trying to kill Damien.
The second half is about Damien killing babies. You would think a movie about mass baby killing would be horrifying, but it was fairly tame and 90% of it happens off screen (which is understandable). It just becomes way too hokey towards the end with the Damien love story and all of the characters just seem to get dumber as the movie goes on.
It was really disappointing how poor the movie became when the first thirty minutes were so promising. Do not expect anything nearly as good as the original.
This review of The Final Conflict (1981) was written by James W on 19 Apr 2015.
The Final Conflict has generally received mixed reviews.
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