Exorcist - The Beginning (Widescreen Edition)

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Summary: Don't waist your time or money!!!
Review: The This might possibly be, the worst sequel (or prequel) ever made. Well actually that title could also go to AVP and Jason X.

This movie does nothing to follow the story implied in the original movie or novel. The fact that William Peter Blatty had no involvement in the script or the movie at all should have been a warning to viewers everywhere. The original exorcism was suppose to center around an African boy that was possessed. But no, we have the horrible actress that we all remember from Reign of Fire playing a woman possessed. Linda Blair did a much better job as a child.

Trust me folks and stay away. This movie is made from the same crap that has dominated the field of good cinema for the last thirteen years. Lock your doors, and bold your windows. If you see this movie, bring a gun so you can shoot yourself before it gets too bad. This is Renny Harlin's worst film ever. This movie is bull s*#t spare yourself the horror of viewing it.

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Summary: down right scary!!!
Review: this movie beat out the original exorcist by a longshot. i was clinging to my friend who was with me almost the entire time. mostly everything was either interesting or terrifying me to death. i would have to say that the most chilling moment for me in the movie was when the woman is running down the tunnel but she isnt really moving, then when it shows her again she is closer but she doesnt look like she is moving. that was definitely the scariest part but just the whole movie made me afraid to go anywhere alone for about a week or so. if you dont think it was scary then maybe you were so shocked you lost partial cells in your brain after being so horrified. THIS IS THE BEST SCARY MOVIE IVE SEEN SINCE THE RING!!!

EDIT: this is a good clinging to your spouse (or your loved one) movie. a must see and a must buy!!

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Summary: Exorcist : Hopefully The Beginning Of The End!
Review: Well I have to say that Warner Brothers really pulled a few tricks out of the hat for this one!

Compared to the 70's terrifying original, this entire film is a build up to nothing, Oh apart from a 20 minute possesion scene at the end that is a direct copy of the original (Green Vomit, Violence and......Naughty Words)

Exorcist : The Beggining is a waste of film, and should never have been attempted.

If you want something more scary than this, I think there is a deal on Care Bears Movies at the moment.

It even bores me reviewing it, but I had to warn people!

(By the way...this film would get -1 stars if possible)

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Summary: Money is the root of all evil, they say...
Review: Well, what can I say about this movie? Being a huge fan of the original film, I didn't want to expect much of it before going into the screening room. I thought having low expectations would help and that I would perhaps be pleasantly surprised with this new pre-sequel.

I was not. This movie is completely and utterly LAME. The plot is weak, the characters are poorly structured, the effects are obvious and, in general, this whole thing is JUST IRRELEVANT and FORGETTABLE.

I particularly disliked the fact that they made Father Merrin a cocky, under-sexed fellow. For someone familiar with the original film, the sparse references to the original dialogs ("Doctors say I shouldn't, but my will is weak") are actually quite funny. The unexpected (and frankly unbelievable) turn of events towards the end of the movie was a lame attempt to "scare" the audience and surprise it. The nazi subplot was barely understandable and a poor imitation of the original story (Father Karras' guilt about his abandoning his mother).

Director Renny Harlin was also high on the big shocking scenes which, in my view, had little substance behind them. They just wanted to scare and gross people out. How silly and futile.

I don't know. There was not one single moment during the movie that had me hooked or even entertained. The small black children who were supposed to scare actually looked kinda cute.

Not a good movie. I'd give it -5 stars if I could. Avoid it at all costs! Don't ruin your Exorcist memories and especially, don't waste your money! They say that money is the root of all evil, the fact that they made this movie proves it.