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Post by Deleted on Jan 27, 2018 20:29:41 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. So you bought it before you'd seen it? Just curious as to what made you purchase it?
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Post by James on Jan 28, 2018 13:49:49 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. So you bought it before you'd seen it? Just curious as to what made you purchase it? Oh I didn't purchase it, I got it as a birthday gift because my family knows I love horror. I got it the same day as Amityville 3-D.
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Post by movielover on Jan 28, 2018 16:59:11 GMT
While it's not a good movie, it's not really as horrible as people say, certainly not the 3.7 it gets on IMBD. If it hadn't been the sequel to a classic, I don't think it would get so much hate.
The first half is not really that bad (for a 70s light horror movie). The 2nd half is admittedly slower and less interesting.
If you don't compare it to the original, it's just a below average movie, not one of the all-time worst.
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Post by sjg on Jan 28, 2018 18:07:37 GMT
It's pretty bad but it wouldn't make my worst 5 movie list, I've seen dozens worse that Exorcist II
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Post by dirtypillows on Jan 30, 2018 16:21:32 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. The movie was definitely incoherent, but I can't say I hated it. Linda Blair and Louise Fletcher can make anything watchable for me.
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Post by The Social Introvert on Jan 30, 2018 17:06:30 GMT
Morricone seemed to be the only person who knew what he was doing with that flick
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Post by James on Aug 15, 2019 15:20:57 GMT
After finally watching it after not completing it initially, it isn’t quite “Top 5 Worst Movies Ever” bad, but still bad. There’s a reason you shouldn’t make a sequel to a movie that had such a high bar while still working fine on its own. Luckily, I hear that the third is vastly superior to the second, so I’m definitely gonna buy it before seeing it.
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Post by mattgarth on Aug 15, 2019 18:13:26 GMT
At least the film did contain one great set of dialogue -- as Father Burton travels to Africa to interview James Earl Jones:
Father Lamont: "Were you ever..."
Older Kokumo: "Possessed by Pazuzu? That's what my mother used to tell me."
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Post by geode on Aug 16, 2019 17:23:03 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. What was Boorman thinking? In my opinion he wished to make something original, not just a rehash of the film that preceded it. Sequels usually pale in comparison to the original, and he was attempting to match or exceed what it followed. I was not a fan of the first film, so the bar was set pretty low in my opinion. I liked this second film better. How is that for being heretical? But yes, it is a failed effort. I remember reading that Boorman was shocked at the reaction of the first audience to see it, and his first thought was suicide. Then he thought he had to get to work to "save" it.... In a way I saw this play out in real time. I was a projectionist in a theater on its opening day. I saw the audience react to the ending as Boorman had, with laughter where none was intended. The studio rushed instructions to edit the last reel of the print to remove the last scene which showed the aftermath of the destruction by the locusts. Linda Blair was now shown making like she was swinging a lasso over her head that went straight into the end credits. The audio had an abrupt change in the music. The letter said a new last reel would be rushed out. I think we had it in a couple of days. I was later surprised that home video versions had the original cut. But what do I like about this movie? The cinematography is quite good, showing off a great production design, especially in the scenes set in Africa. The score is good. The idea of the plot is interesting, and almost clicks. The Pazuzu angle could have come of well, and not just as high camp. I think the script needed one last rewrite to make it work. Some of the execution is flawed. To me the worst thing about it is Louise Fletcher's performance which is stilted and way off kelter. What was she thinking of, and why didn't Boorman reign it in? Or is this what he wanted? Burton sort of sleepwalks through it. There is a scene with Linda Blair dancing that is just plainly clunky.
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