I enjoyed it. Three things that stood out: Russel Crow's acting, the focus on suspense instead of jumpscares, and the lore with the spanish inquisition.
I’m so glad The Exorcist 3 is finally getting love. I saw it alone in a theater in rural Alabama while visiting my grandparents. I was THE only person in the theater…it was the single best horror movie experience of my life.
What I liked most was the lore they set up with the Spanish Inquisition and once of the former exorcists. It gave me a real DaVinci Code vibe. I wish there had been more of it.
In an interview about playing Zeus ,Russell Crowe told how he had asked what would be the accent ,trying to hold out for English with a Greek accent. Management said just the usual Mid American would be fine . Crowe insisted and the compromise was that he should do every one of his scenes twice ,one in each accent ,they would trial it and end up with the one audiences preferred. Greek it was ,but Crowe did twice the work for the same salary!
Why does nobody ever talk about The Rite? It's such an underrated movie! Critics didn't like it cause "it wasn't scary". It's like people need jump scares to feel anything anymore. The Rite has such rich & wonderful atmosphere, as well as fantastic acting, by a star cast. The Rite deserves to be mentioned alongside The Exorcist, The Exorcist 3, & The Exorcism of Emily Rose.
The Rite is my favorite exorcist movie, next to The Exorcism of Emily Rose. It’s a classic, with a very nice atmosphere. It’s by no means underrated though.
@@Cynical.spooks absolutely it is. And in my opinion the movie was unscary and unbelievable trash. If you liked it, that’s fine. I wasn’t speaking for you, but me.
I was never really scared at all in the movie, but I was really hooked throughout. I thought that the concept was really interesting and I enjoyed all the acting. I think it's just a solid film.
When you’ve watched so long that you can tell how Chris feels about the movie by how he announces it’s name lol. Review and grade whatever you want! Love hearing your insight man.
I saw it yesterday and thought it was pretty good. Enjoyed it with a early show with one other person in the theater room. Once the movie was over we actually hung around for about 10 minute just talking about it. Far better than I thought it would be and wouldn't mind a sequel or a limited streaming series which is what the other person in the theater agreed with.
The movie was outstanding and Russell Crowe needed a bounce back movie badly. Best exorcist movie I've seen in a long time and even the CGI was great. I've always been a fan of his acting that's why there's no surprise this movie was solid. How about the acting of Daniel Zovatto who played Father Esquivel. He was solid, and he really held his own alongside one of the all time great actors ever. Also, the other supporting cast were great too.
Saw it at a press screening last week here in Sweden. And I sort of agree with you. About 70% is the same old thing we have seen before. But the other 30% is what holds the movie and makes it ok in my opinion. Mostly the directing from Julius Avery directing and the energy Russell Crowe brings. Extra credit as well for casting Franco Nero as the pope.
Just saw this last night and I was actually impressed with the lack of jump scares and how I was actually enjoying myself. Yes there are some faults but I also did compare this to how much I love Emily Rose haha
Can I ask a question? Are jump scares not wanted or good anymore? Not being mean or weird just trying to understand. I have seen this sentiment a few times before about jump scares being a bad thing? Is it because people think they are cheap? Any explanation would be greatly appreciated, thanks for your time!
@@Sooch900 you pretty much answered the question with your question. At this point jump scares have been so popularized and drawn out, that they have become predictable and as you said cheap. Don’t get me me wrong when done right, they can be effective but when you are a dedicated horror fan that watches high numbers of horror films you can perfectly point out when it’s going to happen before it happens which induces an eye roll. Lol At least that’s my take on it. others could view it completely differently. That’s the beauty of art.
@@Sooch900 Much like fart jokes and such are considered some of the lowest bar form of comedy, jump scares is the lowest bar form of horror. It's "easy" to fill your movie with jump scares constantly and call the movie a horror movie. But in reality it's just somebody you don't know is there tapping you on the shoulder and yelling "boo" in your ear all movie. Jump scares are not taboo to use, but they are constantly overused. True horror should be rounded out with things like providing a consistent atmosphere, pacing, sometimes existential horror where the situation makes the viewer anxious for the situation or characters and even good old fashion blood/gore can be used effectively (that is another thing that can be overdone as much as jump scare). So it's very easy to write a movie full of jump scares and call your movie "horror". It's not very easy to write a movie where the sense of absolute horror, loss, tension anxiety is palpable during the viewing experience due to what the characters see, can't see, feel etc. and how it's conveyed on screen. I'm sure somebody else can explain it better and probably add more details, but this is my view on what separates jump scare cheapness from actual horror.
Russell Crowe is fantastic, the fact he throws himself into even obscure roles like this or even Unhinged which had no right to be as enjoyable as it was is a testament to how good of an actor he is.
It isn't, though. Anyone with more than a passing interest in film appreciates it. If you read this comment, perform a cursory search of it on the Internet - or even just on RU-vid. It's understandable why the public may have been initially dismissive of it. It's the third in a series in which the second film happened to be one of the strangest sequels made (but not in a so-bad-it's-good way) (which is interesting, as it's director, John Boorman, happens to be very talented and crafted one of my favorite films, Excalibur).
I went to a Catholic high school, and they really wanted us to learn about the exorcism The Exorcist was based on. It happened in our city, and it was to a little boy, not a girl. The boy was Lutheran, and he had to be converted to Catholicism. I've never been Catholic, but it was interesting to grow up in a fairly Catholic area.
It’s weird the Catholic Church believes it should make other Christians Catholic for salvation . The Catholic Church is ultra dark and shady. They have a telescope with the name of l..Ucifer and there is a video of their Latin mass where someone is singing in laying and saying he is god and Jesus is his son . St. Peter’s basilica has a weird meaning when you look it up as to what that means , the building is shaped like a snake and easy to see from arial view . I have met some priests say you have to power to get rid of negative Entities yourself actually , movies put a weird emphasis on this stuff as if you are hopeless .
@@heythere6983 None of this stuff is real though. The church is shady. ALL churches are shady. Wherever you have money & power with easily manipulated people, you’re going to have individuals who will gladly manipulate those people. Churches & religion in general is just silly.
@@heythere6983 Every institution that has 2000 years is going to have dark and shady history. Paris has ultra dark and shady history, Tokyo has ultra dark and shady history, the U.S.'s not even 1,000 years old yet and has some of the darkest and shadiest history out there. So I would not say that the Church is singularly worse than other long lived groups in our world, but I do think that by it's mission, the Church should hold itself to a higher standard and it has failed many times to do that by (lack of) virtue of the people that run it. Unfortunately, seats of influence eventually attract those with bad intentions, but the mission of the Church has always been to unite all peoples in and through Jesus' message of love for God and neighbor.
I really had fun and a good time with the movie. I overlooked the typical Exorcist tropes, they didn’t negatively impact the overall execution of the movie for me
Before seeing the film I said to my friend that Russel Crowe will just show up and half ass the role to cash a cheque, but I was so surprised with how much fun he had with the role. So many actors of his level would down at a horror movie like this, but he absolutely showed up and had fun
Saw this last night. I think it was over all pretty good. I think and hope they'll make a series and a franchise out of it. It has potential---so long as they keep russell crowe as the lead.
I don't know why people complain about Russell's accent. I lived in Italy for 8 years, and I heard dozens of variations of English accents. My best friend Paolo had no accent, he spoke better English than me. Americans think there's only one accent and it must be the one they've seen in movies lol. The film wasn't scary, and I don't think it ever tried to be. The scary parts came during the end, when the demon showed his power and performed miracles. It's a nice change to the nonstop jump scares.
Just watched it last night; I had fun watching it and Russell Crowe was awesome! My only gripe is that some of the possession scenes with the kid came off as funny instead of scary, but that could be my jaded sensibilities talking.
Chris I think it would be a great idea to watch and review smaller films like “Bunker” and “How to Blow up a Pipeline”. They are made by newer directors like yourself and it would help them tremendously
Saw this yesterday and enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would. I told my fiancé before the movie, “I think this movie is gonna be terrible” and I was pleasantly surprised when I came out of it. Comedic relief was effective and Crowe did a great job. You’re right in saying that he saved this movie.
Ok so I was SO EXCITED for this movie, that I actually went to the theater by myself early today to see it… I love Russell Crowe & I love Exorcism type movies… I was HIGHLY DISSAPOONTED! I did not find the story/plot line to be engaging, the demon character that was inside the boy I found to be very cheesy & almost like a spoof version of the girl from the original exorcist. I was hoping this movie would be on the level of “The Rite” with Anthony Hopkins because that movie was really good & this seemed like it would be similar. Pretty sad cause I wanted to love this but didn’t
4 And my soul hungered; and I kneeled down before my Maker, and I cried unto him in mighty prayer and supplication for mine own soul; and all the day long did I cry unto him; yea, and when the night came I did still raise my voice high that it reached the heavens.
This is a watchable film, but its doesn't push the boundary of the exorcism genre in any way, everything in this film you've seen before, but it is shot really well, and Russell crows acting is good, but overall I think this would have been better if it had an adult rating, allowing the director to show us things beyond the usual exorcism tropes.
Deliver Us From Evil, The Eric Bana, Sean Harris & Edgar Ramirez movie is somewhat of a standout "exorcism" film with a fairly impressive final showdown sequence. Also, someone please put a stop to David Gordon Green.
Agree with Chris, i saw this one in a pre-screening, Russell make the movie better, is a fun movie and I hope they do a sequel looking for the other demons
I originally thought they were going to make a sequel once I got closer to the end, but after it said that he died in 2016 (Gabrielle, the Priest), I think that seals the deal that this is just going to be a standalone film, unless there's a spin off series about his right-hand priest, which could be interesting.
It isn't a horror movie and it really doesn't try to be. It throws out a few cliches for those whose who expect that, but ultimately it is a conversational movie about evil, sin, and ultimately forgiveness. It approaches those topics beautifully and reminds the viewer that even though Jesus has forgiven us, we open the door to darkness when we continue to hold onto that guilt. This is why it becomes personal for Father Amorth and Father Esquibel as they are forced to confront past sins and traumas. Everything else in the story is a structure built around this very Christian and very biblical conversation. I found it quite challenging for me as a Christian as well as entertaining as a movie. I agree that in terms of the production, Russell Crowe was amazing. He is a blast to watch as this character, and if you watch interviews about it you see that Crowe also greatly respects the real Father Amorth. I appreciated your review, but it really missed the mark by ignoring the conversation at the heart of the movie.
This film is above average of the standard exorcist film. And I completely agree that it is way more entertaining than expected. However, I have to disagree with the acting of Alex Essoe. For me it was extremely jarring how sedated her character was, especially in contrast with the actor who plays her daughter. At times it almost felt that the roles were reversed, or that maybe the mother needed to take some Magnesium pills. I didn’t expect her to be chewing the scenery or yelling all the time, but the energy, tone of voice and overall emotion that you would expect for that role, the mother fell flat and underwhelming. I also really look forward to a sequel. After Top Gun Maverick, I welcome more films that are about having fun instead of drawn out ultra depressing stories.
The most frightening part about the exorcism movies is that there’s already a the original “The Exorcist” remake in the process and it’s filled with inclusive characters, to say it softly … and we all let this happen
Was hoping for something on par with Emily Rose... Something that makes that film stand out so much is the back and forth between scientific explanation and the supernatural... Very intriguing for an ex joho like myself
Another thing, the emphasis on the the clergy and then the Spanish Inquisition gave it some nice depth and context that other films with priests don’t bother with
Well done Master Chris Stuckmann‼️ Back over 2 million!! I am both happy and proud of you!! Much L♥️VE to you, you lovely wife Sam, and the mini Stuckmanns‼️‼️ While I have not read this book, I do know, Father Gary Thomas, who is the subject of the book, that was the basis for the film, “The Rite”. In the film he is played by Sir Anthony Hopkins. I actually know him very well. When he was working on the book with the author, more so when he got back from Budapest, I asked if he thought that was weird. He said you could never be too careful. Five being a man of faith, Catholic Christian, faith, I believe him. I have seen some disturbing things. And from his tales, not that he’s all that talking about them; he’s a very honest guy. He is also a great human being. Again, I’m glad to see you doing in your career; that wind is catching your sails and is taking of behind the camera, as a screenwriter, and in life‼️ You are surely fire‼️🫶🏻♨️♨️♨️✊🏼
Aside from the good performance of Russel Crow (“CUCKOO!” :D ), the possessed little boy stood out for me too. I wonder how much of it he acted out himself?
Need grades back. Like Jeremy Jahns, a lot of us really like the grades. Some just like to click and see what you have, we trust you guys enough to go off that grading
I saw it yesterday and although I agree every exorcist film get repetitive, and I also dismissed this movie based on the trailer, this movie some how got myself to enjoy it haha. It was funny and even though it didn’t have crazy jumó scares, I enjoyed this film much more than all the previous exorcist films I’ve seen recently
Me upon watching the trailer: "Ugh" 🙄 My husband: "I wanna see that." Thank you for giving me something to look forward to with this movie. That trailer doesn't do it any favors. Maybe I'll play exorcism movie bingo...
Having a New Zealand actor play an Italian seemed, well, odd when there are so many great Italian / Italian American actors but I also thought that Russell Crowe did a great job, but then he is usually really good.
Completely agree with this review. The film was completely formulaic and predictable, but Crowe was really good. He managed to be charming and avuncular in a way that I wouldn't have thought he could manage. He made the movie watchable.
I was hoping for a twist. The Pope to have black eyes in the end because he too was possessed and all the Vatican soon impacted. It was a fun watch but pretty generic
I was really positively surprised to see a movie review from you. I didn't enjoy the movie but I knew you would have some fresh perspective. Still, I found this movie to be having some troubling tendencies, especially concerning mental health. A person with psychosis is easily healed by a placebo when in reality they probably would have relapsed after a short while. As someone who places high value in the difficult and well earned education of psychotherapists I always find it kind of condescending when movies make if look like you just have to be a very kindhearted person to fix someone else's mental problems. I also could not shake the feeling that this movie actively avoided the topic of sexual abuse of little boys and replaced it with a story about an abused woman (which according to the church is still the only acceptable gender for the desires of a man). I may read into that last part a little too much and would be happy to hear another perspective on this. I must also criticize (and even if it is a little detail, it still seems sloppy and makes me question the amount of thought or attention to detail put into this movie) the continuity error of Father Esquibels ear. The scene of Henry biting a piece out if it seemed so weirdly specific that it stayed with me till the end of the movie where Esquibels ear seemed to be perfectly fine, not even a bandage or anything. As if the movie just wanted a shocking scene, but did not in fact want pretty Father Esquibel to look ugly for the oh so obviously teased prequels.
