They were going for more metaphysical and scientific of a sequel, not horror as they knew they could never live up to the original's suspense. The original was shot as an almost low budget affair compared to the grande old-Hollywood big budget sequel. And from what I heard, nobody could pay attention enough to even understand the film as quotes from the original were shouted at the screen constantly. It may be a little jumbled because of rewrites but the idea is still there..similar to Halloween II, Exorcist II wants to say "maybe this wasn't a random attack" and to further Exorcist II, "Maybe goodness draws evil upon itsself" like moths to a light
I like Exorcist II. I pretty much agree with your assessment of it. It's way more weird than bad. I always find it strange that people ridicule the synchronizer machine subplot. The late 70s was all about pop psychology and experimenting with latent psychic powers (Uri Gellar was all over the place around then), so I don't find this plot device particularly out of place or far fetched. Great review. I may have to pick this up sometime. Looks like a nice release.
Awesome video, dude. I love the original Exorcist but I've never seen the 2nd. I really should, as I love the movies of John Boorman. Keep up the great videos, you have my sub :)
The Exorcist II isn't perfect, but at the end has it's own style and atmosphere. It's a weird movie, as weird is Burton (a creepy man of faith) and Sharon, both looking possessed more than Regan 😆
Hahaha very true! And it really is unique. I applaud it for doing its own thing, at the very least. What a crazy movie! And thank you so much for watching and commenting!
I love this movie. In terms of understanding the plot, I never had a problem with the metaphysics. Many cultures believe in the power of dreams and how two people can share the same dream or dream state. This movie was chuck full of ideas. It seems Boorman's original story got lost in translation. I would like to say in defense of those who hate this movie. Some of the directors efforts suffer the same fate. Terrible dialogue and far reaching ideas. Zardoz and Excalibur are prime examples and I love Excalibur. The rare sequel that goes a different route and now looks better than ever.
Thank you for the comment! Exorcist 2 definitely gets bonus points for doing something different. Its definitely a fascinating film! I'd love to see.a feature length documentary on the making of the movie. Would be fascinating. Thank you so much for watching!
@marcdewey1242 Hahaha absolutely!! Although I have to say, I don't know if I've even seen Smokey and the Bandit 2...I've heard bad things though! Thank you so much for watching and commenting!
I didn't throw popcorn at the TV in 2005, but I was upset. If Linda Blair had fallen from that skyscraper, nothing would have caught her. The Ennio Morricone music was good. Quentin Tarantino recycled it in his movies. There's a tender scene in the film where Regan heals a girl with autism.
I haven't watched the movie since I reviewed it for this video. But I'm kinda curious to check it out again, especially with all of the "hype" surrounding the new movie. I do think there's some good in there...but what a bizarre film! Thank you so much for watching and commenting, I really appreciate it!
Exorcist III is by no way a true or worthy sequel imo. True, "The Heretic" could've been MUCH better, but it at least still has the main connection to the original, which is Regan. Always enjoyed this one more than "Legion". Part 3 was just plain boring.
Thank you so much for watching and commenting! I grew up watching part 3 (along with part 1) so it could be more nostalgia on my part. But I've always loved it. I want to love part 2...but it's hard for me. I do have to say, it certainly isn't as bad as everyone makes it out to be. I'm curious to watch it again, especially with the new movie coming out. But I have to say, none of the sequels hold a candle to the first movie...I just love that one so much. Thanks again for watching and commenting, I really appreciate it!
Ho could Exorcist 2 eve get a collectors edition..it's suuuuuch a turd of a movie..now Exorcist 3... criminally underrated.... definitely deserves a 4k restoration and collectors edition.
Thank you so much for watching! Exorcist 3 actually does have a new 4K editon from Scream Factory. There are no new features on it, just the same from the older collector’s edition, though. So I will wait on picking it up. But I totally agree, Exorcist 3 is such a great movie! Thanks again for watching and commenting, I really appreciate it!
@@RetroAnalogEntertainment absolutely !! Exorcist 3 really is an awesome movie....Blatty writing and directing was cool...I didn't care for the Exorcist 2 obviously lol but I dig your channel and videos and am subscribed and will check out more !
Hahaha love it!! The movie is so well made on a technical level, great cast, great score...and yet it really is a "beautiful disaster"!! Thanks for watching and commenting, I really appreciate it!
Already own all the Exorcist movies from the Blu Ray collection that came out a few years ago. This is not worth the double dip, I would however double dip on a Collector's Edition of the first movie.
Nah, I disagree. It's totally worth the double dip considering the first Warner blu ray was complete ass picture and sound wise, you're getting a brand new transfer with SF and it looks fantastic. Also, you're getting the 102 min. recut version of the movie which is pretty rare to see....I think it's worth it just for that! The commentaries are good as well, I do agree there should've been an hour long documentary but very few involved in the film wants to talk about it so that's why we didn't get that.
Thanks so much for watching my video! Unfortunately I was hit with a copyright claim on my video, even though I only showed brief clips. I'm able to keep the video up, thankfully, but I'm worried if I post the full interview video, I will be hit with another claim.
I've only seen Exorcist 2 a couple of times on TV, and every time I do see it, I keep asking myself, "What am I watching?" and "What's with all the damn locusts?!" There's so much locust action they should have called it Exorcist 2: Locust Boogaloo. On a more serious note, Linda Blair was a guest at our state's con not too long ago, and during her Q&A, she mentioned that there was some stuff shot with her and Anthony Hopkins that didn't make it into the film. Does she bring this up in the interview?
Oh wow nope, she never mentioned Anthony Hopkins! I'm really curious to know more, so I will have to check out those commentary tracks more closely. What a crazy movie this was!
I'll have to double check that statement. I recorded her Q&A panel and I believed she did in fact say there was a scene with her and Anthony Hopkins that didn't make it into the final film. I would have asked her when she was at her booth, but I was a bit preoccupied with meeting Michael Biehn, who was also there.
@@GamerGuysReviews Oh ok no worries. Wouldn't surprise me if Anthony Hopkins was in the film at some point, the movie had quite a cast! And that would be awesome meeting Michael Biehn! He did a horror convention near me a few years ago, but I was unable to attend. One of these days! What was he like?
He was a pretty chill dude. I asked him about his time on the video game Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, how he got involved on the project, and why there hasn't been a real sequel to that game, aside from a spin-off. Afterwards, I got an autograph and pic with him. It may have cost 80 bucks, but it was 80 bucks well spent.
There are parts of this movie that I enjoyed but not enough for me to say I liked it. It was kind of a mess. I can see how some people would like this movie but it's just not for me
@@RetroAnalogEntertainment I don't know. It's always strange to me when someone who doesn't like horror makes a horror movie. And why make a sequel to a movie you didn't like?
this is an awesome movie that was unfairly hated.this was in no way suppose to be like the first one.its about reagan now 17 tryin to put the memories of that night of her possession behind her.tryin to live a normal life while tryin to deal with the knowledge 3 people died tryin to help her.the african scenes were beautifully done .maybe one day people will stop hating on it and appreciate it for the good but weird movie it is
Thank you so much for watching and commenting! I've definitely been hearing about more people liking this film recently. I really need to revisit it again and give it another chance. Thanks again for your comments, I really appreciate it!
your welcome and please do rewatch it but try and keep an open mind and not compare it to the first.thats what i hear alot of people did@@RetroAnalogEntertainment
@marywise7661 I absolutely will revisit it with an open mind! Sometimes it takes a few viewings for certain movies. And I will definitely give this another shot. Thanks again!
I haven't seen this movie, only the first 'The Exorcist', but I find the 'synchronizer machine' subplot to be intriguing. Though I have never met her, I have a synchronistic relationship with Linda Blair. We both grew up in Westport, Ct., where I first tried to use an Ouija board. My older brother dated her sister, Debbie, and my older sister dated her brother Jimmy. My father, my brother, and my sisters, and I, once lived in a house where the previous occupant was Ellen Burstyn (Rockland County, NY). When I lived in Westport, Ct. as a kid, I had a psychiatrist who had a son named Roland (Linda Blair was somewhere else in town at the time). 'The Exorcist' is actually on a true story about a demonically-possessed young man named Roland. His father, my doctor, would eventually, years later, go to the Vatican for an audience with Pope John Paul II.
Wow! You have some really fascinating connections to Linda Blair. Thank you for sharing! And thank you so much for watching and commenting! Exorcist 2 is a really crazy and weird film. But I do think it's worth checking out at least once. Let me know your thoughts, if you ever end up seeing it. I'm curious to know!
Nice story, except the boy who "The Exorcist" was based on was not called Roland. He was called Ronald. And it would have been a true miracle for his father to have met Pope John Paul II, since his father died in 1976, two years before Karol Wojtyla was made pope. Oh, and Edwin Hunkeler wasn't a psychiatrist.
@@andysmith1996 You misunderstood, Andy: It was my psychiatrist who went to the Vatican for an audience with Pope John Paul II (and he was with actor Richard Dreyfuss at the time); if I remember correctly, it was sometime during the 80s. His name was Dr. Leon Tec, and his son's name is Roland; and we lived in the same town as Linda Blair (Westport, Ct.). If I remember correctly, in the actual case upon which 'The Exorcist' is based, the patient was often referred to as 'Roland' to protect his identity. By the time, 'The Exorcist: II' was released (1977), I was living with family members in the same neighborhood as Ellen Burstyn (Rockland County, NY). My late older brother, when we were kids, would go over to Linda Blair's house and give guitar lessons to her older sister. I was with my brother as a kid, in Westport, when I first heard this: The Beatles' version of 'Devil In Her Heart'. Years later, he was invited over to Keith Richards' house (along with his guitar). You know, Andy; the guy who co-wrote the rock anthem-'Sympathy For The Devil'. I don't know if it's a nice story, Andy. Btw, do you know what synchronicity is?
one more thing: Exorcist II had to be good, pretty damn good. I bought an original script) and I was shocked how good project was lost by one director and his associate.
Thank you so much for watching and commenting! Linda Blair mentioned in her interview that the original script was far superior to what they ended up with here. I wonder why they changed It?
@@editedbypero Thanks for the info on that! I remember hearing that Boorman hated horror and didn't want to make a horror film too. Probably the wrong movie to helm then, pal!
How do you REALLY feel about it?? 😆 But yeah, this one was rough to sit through! Thank you so much for watching and commenting, I really appreciate it!
This movie is like an unintentional comedy. It's so ridiculous in parts. I was just sitting there saying: WTF is going on? Are they being serious right now? Part of me says the movie is OK and part me says they failed hilariously.
I totally agree! It's such an insane and ridiculous movie! I've been wanting to check it out again, maybe with the commentary track to get more insight into what the hell they were thinking. Thank you so much for watching and commenting!
I remember seeing this movie on network tv when I was a kid back in the 70s. I saw it again years later while in college. It didn't improve with time. Great review!
Agreed 100 percent! I almost wish they didn't call it Exorcist 3. Should have just called it Exorcist Legion. Such a great flick! But this one on the other hand...yikes! Thanks for watching and commenting!
