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Post by Sehlat Vie on Oct 11, 2023 11:09:08 GMT
So...I saw "The Exorcist: Believer" on Monday. The Exorcist is one of my all-time favorite movies, and my favorite horror movie. This sequel starts off nicely, but (somewhat predictably) falls apart after awhile. My full thoughts on the movie HERE: "The Exorcist: Believer" is another so-so sequel that won't turn any heads.I also decided to make this an open "Exorcist" thread, with Halloween on the way, and all... The only movies of the franchise I really enjoy are the first film (duh) and "Exorcist III," which dared to do something different with the franchise. Anyone else a fan of "The Exorcist"? |
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Post by Prometheus59650 on Oct 11, 2023 20:04:06 GMT
I hear tell that Blumhouse has paid between $400-500M for the "franchise" rights. If true, it's insane. There has never been a frabchise. There's been one masterpiece 50 years ago and a string of bombs since.
I considered seeing this new one, but it rated so poorly I skipped it.
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Post by Sehlat Vie on Oct 12, 2023 14:24:56 GMT
I hear tell that Blumhouse has paid between $400-500M for the "franchise" rights. If true, it's insane. There has never been a frabchise. There's been one masterpiece 50 years ago and a string of bombs since. I considered seeing this new one, but it rated so poorly I skipped it. I agree with you that the first one is absolutely the best, but "Exorcist III" is no slouch, either; stands on its own merits as a supernatural serial killer story, not another little girl(s) possessed thing. But the rest of the Exorcist offerings have been garbage. And yes, I was surprised to see the Universal logo preceding the movie (I don't read much studio politicking these days; too much of the other kind going on). After all these years, Warner Bros. and The Exorcist have been indelibly linked. Personally, I think Universal got ripped off. |
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Post by Prometheus59650 on Oct 12, 2023 14:33:08 GMT
I hear tell that Blumhouse has paid between $400-500M for the "franchise" rights. If true, it's insane. There has never been a frabchise. There's been one masterpiece 50 years ago and a string of bombs since. I considered seeing this new one, but it rated so poorly I skipped it. I agree with you that the first one is absolutely the best, but "Exorcist III" is no slouch, either; stands on its own merits as a supernatural serial killer story, not another little girl(s) possessed thing. But the rest of the Exorcist offerings have been garbage. And yes, I was surprised to see the Universal logo preceding the movie (I don't read much studio politicking these days; too much of the other kind going on). After all these years, Warner Bros. and The Exorcist have been indelibly linked. Personally, I think Universal got ripped off. And I think that boils down to the shift for Hollywood not just to make sequels, but to be hellbent on "universe building." It's not enough to have snippets of the world where these things exist---the whole thing has to be built out so that everything you can think of can somehow be welded onto the franchise, then you can ride that brand recognition horse to death. "Believer" is the first of a trilogy and there surely will be more offshoots beyond that. |
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Post by nombrecomun on Oct 13, 2023 18:07:29 GMT
The only movies of the franchise I really enjoy are the first film (duh) and "Exorcist III," which dared to do something different with the franchise. Anyone else a fan of "The Exorcist"? Count me as one of the weird ones that liked the second movie. I appreciated that it was less of a horror movie and more of a fantasy(?) delving more into the background of Pazuzu. However, I haven't watched it in a long time. If I recall, there were 2 versions of Exorcist III? If I remember correctly the first version was terrible but the second version was quite good. |
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Post by Prometheus59650 on Oct 13, 2023 18:12:09 GMT
I had no idea there was another version, but Heretic did nothing for me way back when.
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Post by nombrecomun on Oct 13, 2023 21:04:52 GMT
I had no idea there was another version, but Heretic did nothing for me way back when. My bad. I just checked. It's the Prequel that has 2 versions. |
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Post by Garak Nephew on Oct 14, 2023 1:44:19 GMT
The Exorcist is a fantastic movie. I like my horror to leaned toward supernatural and ominous or foreboding, but nowadays horror films tend to favor the hiperrealistic, gory, slasher and splater flicks. The religious premise on The Exorcist manage to build itself inside your head and psychological undertones drive the drama and intensity of the plot and the acting. Superb movie!
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Post by Sehlat Vie on Oct 21, 2023 16:01:27 GMT
I had no idea there was another version, but Heretic did nothing for me way back when. My bad. I just checked. It's the Prequel that has 2 versions. Technically, Exorcist III had two versions as well (the Shout Factory BluRay has both); one is a no-frills director's cut with videotape spliced into missing film bits, and the other is with the studio-mandated exorcism the producers insisted be tacked onto the story. Even as a William Peter Blatty fan, I prefer the studio-mandated cut of E3; it just has more horror 'oomph' to it. Blatty's original version feels too abrupt. Oh, and the two versions of Exorcist IV ("The Beginning" and "Dominion") both sucked. |
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I am so sorry...