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6.5/10 My first time seeing it. It was fun. Got to see it with a buddy who's familiar with the original. I laughed lots of times. Had some fun scenes with practical effects and melee fighting. We were surprised it was made as late as 1988. I think I got the TV ads for the original mixed up with the sequel. Compared to the original, it's much slower at the beginning and a much weaker narrative. Very disappointing that it didn't add anything to the lore of the original. We don't get to know the characters, as characterization is almost non-existent, and they aren't particularly strong exuding characters and actors. So it's really just a string of fairly fun scenes.
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Damien: Omen II, 1978. 8/10
Directors: Don Taylor, Mike Hodges 
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REFLECTION OF FEAR (1972). Strange unsettling film, with an almost REPULSION-ish atmosphere throughout, but seriously stymied by a plot twist towards the finale that somewhat invalidates many of the themes brought up. The same plot twist was used in a 80's franchise- sorry, but I'm not telling which franchise it is
 . Good cast with Sondra Locke (creepy here), Robert Shaw (JAWS), Mary Ure (WHERE EAGLES DARE and Mrs Shaw), Mitchell Ryan and Sally Kellerman  , the last two passing just a few weeks ago. **1/2
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Profondo Rosso/Deep Red (1975)
I am big fan of Dario Argento. I was surprised that in looking at his entire filmography somehow I skipped Profondo Rosso. And it turned out that I served myself the director's greatest work for dessert. Like Suspiria, this is the film that lands in my top horror movies of all time
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