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Post by Deleted on Mar 11, 2017 23:39:02 GMT
Easily, I'd say. It's beyond incoherent. What the hell was Boorman thinking? Absolutely nothing makes sense or is worth sitting through. The scenes in the clinic with the headbands are beyond risible.
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Post by simest on Mar 12, 2017 11:33:10 GMT
It was an enormous misfire. It's often hard to believe that the screenplay was approved and the green light given to go ahead shooting. Especially given the huge expectations that would have awaited this following the phenomenal impact that the original had around the globe.
If the first movie had been some semi-obscure independent low budgeter, then this would probably still have been a bizarre, confusing disappointment..........but as a follow up to a big studio box office smash and a genre-defining landmark, it is a genuinely inexplicable disaster.
Would have benefited from some involvement from William Peter Blatty.
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Post by agentsparky on Mar 12, 2017 22:25:26 GMT
The events of The Exorcist TV series seemed to have rendered the events from Exorcist II from canon.
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Post by FridayOnElmStreet on Mar 13, 2017 1:24:34 GMT
Its not good but I didnt think it was awful.
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Post by naterdawg on Mar 13, 2017 1:44:50 GMT
Boorman tried to put his stamp on it, and the worst thing he could've done was make the film into a kind of dreamy fantasy.
As for continuity, the voice of the demon was completely different, and so was the make-up. I read somewhere that it wasn't even Linda Blair, but some unnamed actress. Awful. The musical score was terrible, too, and Burton--who I usually like--just seemed so uncomfortable and stiff.
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Post by agentsparky on Nov 23, 2017 19:56:37 GMT
It was an enormous misfire. It's often hard to believe that the screenplay was approved and the green light given to go ahead shooting. Especially given the huge expectations that would have awaited this following the phenomenal impact that the original had around the globe. If the first movie had been some semi-obscure independent low budgeter, then this would probably still have been a bizarre, confusing disappointment..........but as a follow up to a big studio box office smash and a genre-defining landmark, it is a genuinely inexplicable disaster. Would have benefited from some involvement from William Peter Blatty.That's why Exorcist III Legion is the true sequel to The Exorcist and a very underrated movie. |
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Post by Captain Spencer on Nov 24, 2017 1:43:37 GMT
I agree, Exorcist II: The Heretic is a worthy candidate for any Top 5 worst movie list. So embarrassingly bad and completely laughable.
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Post by Terrapin Station on Nov 24, 2017 1:45:03 GMT
I listed Exorcist II on a recent thread asking for films we love that are usually dismissed. So no, I'd definitely not put it on a list of bad films.
My least favorite Exorcist film is the first one.
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Post by politicidal on Nov 24, 2017 2:30:13 GMT
Never saw it but from what I have seen from clips on Youtube and reviews, it sounds like one of those movies the studio should have kept a closer eye on during the production.
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Post by agentsparky on Nov 24, 2017 3:30:34 GMT
I listed Exorcist II on a recent thread asking for films we love that are usually dismissed. So no, I'd definitely not put it on a list of bad films. My least favorite Exorcist film is the first one. That's interesting Terrapin. While I wouldn't rate the first as one of my favourite horror films, it is still a strong and even powerful cinematic experience....something E II wasn't. I would prefer to watch III the most, out of all of them. That too is an interesting choice. Don't get me wrong. I love the EIII and as I mentioned previously, it's very underrated, superbly directed by Blatty himself and by far the best entry out of all the sequels and prequels of the entire Exorcist film series but it's so grounded and connected to the original movie with the same cop, Kinderman and same surviving priests from the first movie. |
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Post by wmcclain on Dec 3, 2017 2:49:44 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2017 2:55:02 GMT
I mean, it's going along bad enough and then we have James Earl Jones saying "I will spit a leopard." Um, wat?
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Dec 18, 2017 15:33:12 GMT
It was an enormous misfire. It's often hard to believe that the screenplay was approved and the green light given to go ahead shooting. Especially given the huge expectations that would have awaited this following the phenomenal impact that the original had around the globe. If the first movie had been some semi-obscure independent low budgeter, then this would probably still have been a bizarre, confusing disappointment..........but as a follow up to a big studio box office smash and a genre-defining landmark, it is a genuinely inexplicable disaster. Would have benefited from some involvement from William Peter Blatty.That's why Exorcist III Legion is the true sequel to The Exorcist and a very underrated movie. This sequel is a snore, but sort of interesting in a " How Not To Do a Sequel" kinda way. Speaking of Exorcist III, did anyone else see the finale of the TV series season two do a homage to that infamous jump scare with the nurse and the statue? SO GOOOD!  |
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Post by agentsparky on Dec 18, 2017 20:01:27 GMT
That's why Exorcist III Legion is the true sequel to The Exorcist and a very underrated movie. This sequel is a snore, but sort of interesting in a " How Not To Do a Sequel" kinda way. Speaking of Exorcist III, did anyone else see the finale of the TV series season two do a homage to that infamous jump scare with the nurse and the statue? SO GOOOD! Yes when the black priest came out of the coma. I wonder if that's meant as a foreshadow to the Gemini Killer returning for season 3. |
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on Dec 18, 2017 20:07:55 GMT
This sequel is a snore, but sort of interesting in a " How Not To Do a Sequel" kinda way. Speaking of Exorcist III, did anyone else see the finale of the TV series season two do a homage to that infamous jump scare with the nurse and the statue? SO GOOOD! Yes when the black priest came out of the coma. I wonder if that's meant as a foreshadow to the Gemini Killer returning for season 3. Fingers crossed!  |
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Post by ravi02 on Dec 27, 2017 6:11:43 GMT
Yeah, I agree it's one of the worst movies ever made.
For me Exorcist II also rates as the worst sequel to a great film ever. Yes, worse than Highlander 2. Worse than Batman & Robin. And much worse than Robocop 3, Speed 2 and Godfather III.
It has none of the memorable characters, great scares and suspense of the original and worst of all, it's boring.
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Post by rogerthat on Dec 28, 2017 0:04:41 GMT
What is wrong with all of you people?!
She tap dances in this one! Thumbs up!
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Post by James on Jan 4, 2018 22:02:06 GMT
I own it on DVD, but I never even finished watching it. Ever since, I've never came across it again, or any of the other ones, and I really wanna see Part III. I mean, you'd think a sequel with the return of the lead actress would get at least some appreciation for that, but no.
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Post by James on Jan 4, 2018 22:03:29 GMT
What is wrong with all of you people?! She tap dances in this one! Thumbs up! Didn't finish the movie, so I wouldn't have known that part anyway. |
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Post by cryptoflovecraft on Jan 27, 2018 14:25:52 GMT
For me Exorcist II also rates as the worst sequel to a great film ever. Hmm...Try sitting through Smokey and the Bandit II. |
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