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Omen IV: The Awakening http://www.ram.org/ramblings/movies/omen.html#4

It doesn't require great prophetic skills to realise that Damien having sex with a reporter will result in the birth of an offspring who will inherit his place as the evil to end all evil.

Gene (Michael Woods) and Karen York (Faye Grant) adopt the baby, Delia (Asia Vieira). Accidents happen. People die. The mother gets suspicious and tries to uncover the truth behind Delia. More accidents happen. More people die. Though the accidents and deaths are not as inventive or original as the previous three films, they are effective.

The idea of a switch to a female antichrist is a good one, and Asia Vieira plays her part with gusto. This is however mostly a mediocre film, thanks to the writers, and worth watching only for completeness' sake.

One of the nice things the /Omen/ movie series does is link evil to politics. Someone who is likely to become the antichrist is likely to want to control over all his minions. In a way, the film series presents the message that Satan is alive and well in our current world, and the politicians of today are his servants, doing his bidding.

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