Exorcist 2 - The Heretic (Long Version) (DVD)

'The Exorcist II: The Heretic' has the unenviable distinction of being one of the most despised sequels in history. Worse still, as a standalone picture it's still pretty horrendous. There is very little of worth in 'The Heretic' and on all levels it falls flat, with no redeeming qualities it deserves its position in the Hollywood Hall of Shame. Released in 1977 as a follow up to Friedkin and Blatty's record breaking first chapter, the screenplay ...
...King Lear. Lamont, an exorcist himself, who has seen a trick or two of the devil, is dispatched to sort out Regan and rid her of that nasty old demon. Great, a fat annoying kid, a magic hat, and a drunk bloke in a dress. You can see the quality of the material already. The demon turns out be Pasuzu, not a Korean make of hatchback, but instead a winged demon that roams the African plains looking for annoying children to leap inside of. Lamont travels ...

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Question How do you follow one of the greatest horror films of all time? Answer You don't. But if you were stupid enough to do it, you certainly wouldn't do it like this. Four years after the events of The Exorcist, and Regan is now living in New York, where she is under the care of an eminent child psychologist, Dr Gene Tuskin. Although seemingly quite balanced, Dr Tuskin is concerned that Regan is much more vulnerable than she appears to be ...
...hypnotherapy to help her recover from her terrible ordeal. In The Vatican, concerns have been raised about the death of Father Merrin - the priest who attempted to exorcise the demon from Regan's body and subsequently died from an apparent heart attack. The Church believes that Merrin was himself a satanist and in order to try and protect his reputation - and soul - one of Merrin's pupils, Father Philip Lamont, is assigned to investigate Father ...

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...feeling too well watching The Exorcist isn’t the most appropriate course of action to take, but it seemed like the perfect opportunity to watch the very film that caused so many cinema audiences to faint all of 28years ago. So some people may not feel it’s particularly scary today, but I hadn’t seen this before and although it wasn’t overly terrifying, it managed to shock me in places! I bought the DVD a few weeks back, and ...
...Friedkin guides you into The Exorcist as he briefly talks about the film. “Turn down the lights, turn up the sound & enjoy the digitally re-mastered version of The Exorcist’! The most shocking aspect of the film for me, was learning that it’s based on a true story – this is before the film, and I still hadn’t got a clue about how the film would be like. This immediately made me feel that this is a serious film – ...

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...the BBFC. The Exorcist focuses on the battle between good and evil. The battle between God and the Devil. The story revolves around a small girl who, after fooling around with a Ouija board has fallen victim to the devil. After showing signs of posession, a Priest who is rapidly loosing faith is called into help the girl. He comes to the conclusion that an exorcism is needed and calls on another priest in order to rid the girl of the demon that has ...
...contains a documentary on the Exorcist that was originally shown on channel 4, but the version on show here has been cut down from the original 70 minute feature to around 55 minutes. Also contained on this side are trailers, TV Spots and interviews. A good selection of extras to say the least. Picture Quality is good for a film of this age as is the Dolby 5.1 Soundtrack, which enhance the immersion factior of the film. This film is a true horror ...

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...cannot rely on just the exorcist to be the backbone of the film. All the actors in the film do a great part in making it come to life. The brilliant soundtrack of the film is from 'Tubular Bells' by Mike Oldfield. It is perfect for the film and helps create a doomed atmosphere. If you are easily scared or offended I wouldn't watch this film. There are some incredibly crude and offensive scenes (one which sticks out is Regan masturbating with a crucifix). ...
...this film can come across as a little dated. But it is not one you will easily forget. Side A of the DVD has the film and Side B has the extras. The fantastic 'Fear Of God Documentary' is included on side B. It is definately worth watching. P.s Don't eat when watching this film!! ...

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...the screenplay after all), The Exorcist tells the story of an innocent little twelve year old girl who becomes possessed by a demon, possibly The Devil himself. OK so you all know that but in case you haven't seen this masterpiece i urge you to do so. I understand that this will not appeal to everyone but it is an amazing piece of work. Starting off at an archeological dig in Israel the film starts to build up the eerie sense of dread that continues ...
...you wish to enjoy the exorcist you must want to. Totally let go of your real world and watch as a small girl is tortured endlessly by the demon that has invaded her. If you do not have total faith in this film then you will not find it the masterpiece of psychological horror that it is, you will simply laugh at it. In the cinema nearly everyone laughed at the scenes of Regan as she is thrown about on her bad, whenever she used foul language people ...

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...the DVD version of The Exorcist compares to the standard video. Christmas came early, so here goes. Obviously the superb story is still the same, with little Reagan being possessed and subsequently being delivered through the faith of a couple of white collared chaps, but with the DVD you can opt to see the original ending. So without trying to rewrite my old op about the story itself, I'll dive into the fantastic extras you get on the DVD version. ...
...sides of the disc, so if you acquire it, handle with care. Do you like documentaries? If you do you'll love the flip side. You get a really good interactive menu with tons of info about the film, the writer, director, cast and so on, all neatly set out in a way you can make easy use of. The actual documentary is well over an hour long and contains live chat sessions with the various cast members along with the director and editor. Some of the stories ...

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...the best thing in an Exorcist film. This film basically has her in a rehab unit, recovering from the traumas of being possessed in the first film. A priest called Father Lamont (played brilliantly by Richard Burton) comes to interview her and try and find out what really happened to Father Merrin all those years ago. They use a contraption (a synchronizer??) to bring their minds together and travel through the mental cosmos to find out what really ...
...ex-wife Belinda was also in Exorcist II and Deliverance. Rating: 18 in the UK; R in the US Running Time: 118 minutes, although it does seem a good bit longer than that. Things I've learned from this film: 1. Peanuts can be used to imitate locusts if you're short of budget. 2. If you can't remember something, synchronize your brain with an alcoholic playing a priest, that'll remind you of things. 3. "If Pazuzu comes for you I will spit a leopard!" ...

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I've seen the orginal and it was something that I never seen before, it's concept was unique and its creepy athmosphere was fantastic! I just had to see its sequels, even though I heard so much unjustified bad critic about them! After reading on IMDB (Internet Movie Data Base, which is the internet's largest movie review place)that 2600 voters average vote for this movie was only 3.3, I had very low exceptations on this movie. First I want to point ...
...got give credit to the writers for writing something completely diffrent, even though the first movie was regarded as the best horror movie of its time. Father Lemount is sent to straight out the death of Father Merrin and to find out why Regan was possessed by the demon Pazuzu.Regan is put in hypnosis, but this brings the demon back into her. Lamount travels to Africa to meet a guy that once was possessed by Pazuzu but from whom Merrin driven it ...

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...COMMENTS ________________________________ The Exorcist is one of the classic horror films, one which should be part of every buff's collection. Orgininally released in 1973, this film shocked audiences and made many people physically sick. These days, though, it's regarded as one of the best films ever made. I'd have to agree. This version is digitally remastered (both sound and picture) and contains eleven minutes of previously unseen footage ...
...down the stairs. Other special features include four TV spots, two radio spots and trailers. A downside to this set, however, is the fact that the director's (William Friedkin) commentary is pretty dull, not giving much exciting information. I'd like to hear more about production- special effects and what not. Over all, though, this is a great film to own and the DVD version will make you want to burn your entire VHS collection. Buy it, buy it ...

NeilBowick 19.02.2004 (22.02.2004) · Read full review
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this one one of Richard Burtons last film roles, i'd like to say it was true to the first movie, but its so disjointed and distant from the first, that its hard to understand whats going on half the time, Linda Blair has grown up this time and is having some sorts of spells, it involves tests of faith and different types of worship, i expected a horror film I got a headache, and now i cant find a copy anywhere just to see if it was really as bad ...

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terrible... possibly the worst sequel to one of the best films ever made. incomprehensible plot, poor performances and a complete lack of scares. done waste you time and money ...

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