A much underrated Masterpiece ...And the score !!
The Final Conflict is a rare film in its genre...consisting of sumptious production standards, no over the top CGI or hammy lines....just beautiful cimematography, strong acting and the best element of all....Jerry Goldsmith's compellingly beautiful score.... this movie demonstrates how a powerful film score can transcend and lift a film into a higher realm of fantastic possibilities ........in my opinion this film is a perfect-seamless blend of visionary lushness and sound....I believe this to be Goldsmith's greatest score with the exception of that composed for Ridley Scott's film Legend ... again a beautiful example of evocative film making incorporating the undeniable power of a perfect film score. So if you need only reason to see this film let that be it....
Rather Well Made
I adore this movie. It is my favourite in the trilogy. For a low-buget film, I'd say they did a pretty good job. People complain about the acting and direction all the time, but some of the actors weren't very experienced at the time and it was the director's first film. I congratulate them for making such a good movie.
Not the worst film of its genre, but not the best, either
In comparison to "The Omen" and "Damien - Omen II", The Final Conflict is rather weak. It doesn't bring the mounting tension of the earlier films to the satisfactory conclusion one would expect, and Sam Neill's portrayal sometimes lacks a certain intensity. As a horror/thriller film, it's not particularly successful either. The horrific elements are restricted to a handful of scenes and the characters (Dean, Kate, the priests who assist Father DeCarlo in his hunt for Damien) aren't always fleshed out the way they should be. But there are some nice touches, like Damien's monologue in his dark "chapel" and the grand foxhunt sequence. Jerry Goldmith's score is an interesting mixture of bombast and subtlety. And Rossano Brazzi is always enjoyable to watch.
I found the ending awkward and somewhat muddled, and contradictory to key plot points made in the previous films (notably, the importance of having all 7 daggers when trying to destroy Damien)...
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