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Die Einwohner der amerikanischen Kleinstadt Georgetown werden von einer grausamen Mordserie in Angst und Schrecken versetzt. Das Muster des Täters hat eine auffällige Ähnlichkeit mit dem des sogenannten Gemini-Killers, der seine Opfer auf ähnliche. Der Exorzist III ist die zweite Fortsetzung des Horrorfilms Der Exorzist. Der Film wurde von William Peter Blatty inszeniert, der auch das Drehbuch zum. tempus-euneg.eu - Kaufen Sie Der Exorzist III günstig ein. Qualifizierte Bestellungen werden kostenlos geliefert. Sie finden Rezensionen und Details zu einer. Der Exorzist Iii. ()1 Std. 45 Min Kult-Horror für eingefleischte Geniesser: Der totgeglaubte Pfarrer Damien Karras ist von der Seele eines längst. tempus-euneg.eu - Compra Der Exorzist 3 ad un prezzo stracciato; gli ordini selezionati potranno usufruire della spedizione gratuita. Vedi le recensioni e i dettagli di. Der Exorzist III. Da hilft kein Beten: Dieser Horror ist besser als Teil zwei, aber längst nicht gut genug. Bewertung. The Exorcist III Trailer OV. Stars. Der Exorzist III Film - Kritik Im Vergleich zum zweiten Teil ist "Der Exorzist III" ein Meisterwerk. Aber auch an und für sich kann sich William Peter Blattys.
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Der Exorzist 3 All the items of Der Exorzist 3 Donnerstagabend Geburt der Finsternis that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. To that end, we turned to VHS tapes of the film's dailies to assemble the director's cut. Gemini Killer: But Cinemark Coming Soon. Log in here. He additionally labeled The Exorcist III "an ash-gray disaster [that] has the feel of a nightmare catechism lesson, or a horror movie made by a depressed monk". A solidly paced and directed horror film, Exorcist III is a different take on the story, but it does succeed on creating effective terror and jolts. He hasn't gone on to direct anything Shisha No Teikoku since, although I can't see why. Orphan Black: Season 5.Der Exorzist 3 - Navigationsmenü
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View All Critic Reviews Jan 10, Underrated and probably the best of the trilogy. This movie has, hands-down, some of the most effective and memorable horror sequences ever committed to film.
Like the original film it's pretty nasty considering how seriously it takes itself, but at least the storyline is certainly more engaging.
Oct 24, I don't really know how effective these exorcisms are, because it doesn't seem like there is any getting rid of Pazuzu, or Pizzaria, or Leaning Tower of Pisa, or whatever, or at least that's our situation here, because he certainly isn't bothering Linda Blair anymore.
Yeah, this isn't really all that much of an "Exorcist" film, so much so that it was supposed to be titled "Legion", but they had to change it for marketability's reason, you know, "seeing as how George C.
Scott isn't going to be enough to sell a movie". That's right, horror hooligans, this film is written and directed by none other than the author of the original novel "The Exorcist" Apparently the other people behind this film didn't figure that you cared, because, again, they went so far as to change the title "Legion" to "The Exorcist III", and even incorporate exorcism plot elements that weren't even in the book It's hard to convey sarcasm in text form, especially when the sarcasm is ironically disingenuous, because it does feel like Blatty has his heart in this, it's just that the final product isn't quite what folks were expecting Yeah, shut up, I liked "The Heretic" just fine, but if we can put that and sarcasm aside, this film is decent and all, but its marketing is hardly its most questionable attribute.
There are some unintentionally amusing cheesy moments in this film, which is certainly not as cheesy as the still decent "The Heretic", but distances you with a touch too much fluffiness at times, and further distances with yet more incoherency, this time in pacing.
As good as "The Exorcist" is, it gets to be a little slow, and what helped greatly in getting "The Heretic" by as decent was entertainment value, in spite of some slow spells, so with the first two installments, alone, this series seemed like it was steadily getting less slow, and sure enough, this installment is hardly dry, but pacing problems that atmospheric cold spells could have stressed still stand, with the biggest pacing issue being the usual one: dragging, achieved through repetitiously meandering material, if not filler, that drags the narrative just about into aimlessness.
The limited focus of this meandering thriller creates some pretty questionable pacing problems, and some rushes over characterization don't exactly help, so pacing seems to be enough to overwhelm the film with underwhelmingness, and yet, just for good measure, the film is sure to meander down a familiar path.
I don't necessarily mean that this story is familiar in the way many might think, because in a lot of ways, this is barely an "Exorcist" film, yet Blatty makes it up to horror fans by hitting plenty of conventions from other thrillers, so much so that predictability eventually forms, reflecting a certain laziness, which is ironic, considering that shortcomings are made all the more glaring by palpable ambition.
Blatty wants to really hit with this film, and I can't blame him, because this is a promising project, and one whose execution works in a lot of ways, but sadly can't overcome its own demons enough to fall short as a formulaic and uneven thriller.
That being said, this is still a more worthy follow-up to "The Exorcist" than "The Heretic", and like I've been saying, I didn't even mind "The Heretic", so sure enough, this isn't too shabby of a thriller, not is it too shabby of an idea.
Like I said earlier, this film strays quite a ways away from the subject matter of William Peter Blatty's strong story concept for "The Exorcist", and it's a little too conformist to conventions of other thriller mythologies, but the concept behind this particular film is perhaps stronger than the final product itself, because as a mystery thriller, this effort has some thoroughly intriguing elements, flavored up by dramatic depth, and as a supernatural thriller, many elements added especially for this adaptation of "Legion" feel kind of forced, but come with their own intriguing ambiguities that all but haunt, at least on paper.
Like I said, this film stands to be stronger, but the final product isn't so messy that you can't see the potential within this subject matter, which is considerable, and often done a fair deal of justice, even by something as light-seeming as style.
Now, when I say that style seems light as a compliment to this thriller's effectiveness, I don't simply mean that stylistic effectiveness is limited, I mean that style isn't that strong in this effort, which still has certain aesthetic highlights worth appreciating, whether when we're talking about an atmospheric score by Barry Devorzon, or talking about Gerry Fisher's sometimes hauntingly sparse cinematography, whose tastefulness helps draw you in, but not as much as the person in charge of orchestrating style, as well as substance.
William Peter Blatty, as director, hits enough missteps for his promising project to ultimately come out as underwhelming, but his strengths as storyteller cannot be denied, as the film is not only stylish, but has a certain meditative atmosphere to it that rarely dries up so much that blandness really kicks in amidst pacing problems, and bites pretty firmly when material kicks in, drawing tension in form of anything from intrigue to genuine chills.
Whether it be some particularly intense scenes of danger, or particularly strong scenes in which George C.
Scott's Lt. William F. Kinderman character confronts a lunatic who claims to be the fictitious, dangerous and supposedly deceased Gemini Killer in isolation, there are highlights here and there throughout this film that Blatty nails, and while such moments aren't nearly consistent enough to craft a rewarding final product, the inspiration that Blatty pumps into this film, at least director, is endearing, and carries the film a good ways, especially with a strong cast at his back.
The unevenly used Brad Dourif steals the show in his startlingly effective portrayal of a profoundly disturbed murderer, but most everyone is commendable, and that particularly goes for leading man George C.
Scott, who, make no mistake, was given a Razzie nod simply because of the Razzie's morbid sense of humor about classic talents in not-so classic follow-ups to classics, for although acting material is limited for Scott, his thorough charisma and potent dramatic layers as a man of the law whose exploration of a darkly mysterious case will leave him to face evils beyond human belief is very strong, and carries much of the film's weight.
The film is about as well-acted as any "Exorcist" film, including the very well-acted first installment that we all know and respect, and while a strong lead, backed by strong supporting players, isn't going to be enough to carry the final product as downright rewarding, there's enough done right on and off of the screen for the final product to compel just fine, regardless of shortcomings.
Bottom line, unevenness in tone and pacing behind a story that is too formulaic for its own good, and told with too much ambition for its own good, leave the final product to fall short of rewarding, but there's still enough potential to this story concept, tastefulness to musical and visual style, effectiveness within William Peter Blatty's atmospheric direction, and strength within the acting - particularly by show-stealer Brad Dourif and show-carrier George C.
Scott - for "The Exorcist III" to stand as a flawed, but often effective and ultimately adequately worthy installment in Blatty's classic saga.
Cameron J Super Reviewer. Jul 25, It may don the name, but only because the studio intended for it to be a commercial effort. It is a continuation of the events that closed William Friedkin's screen adaptation of "The Exorcist", which was based on a novel written by William Peter Blatty - who wrote and directed this film.
It picks up after Father Karras Jason Miller jumped out the window of the MacNeil house in Georgetown, Washington and rolled down that famous flight of stairs to his death, with the demon Pazuzu still possessing his body and soul.
In fact, its demons consist of mortals and immortals; things both real and paranormal. It's an ambitious mixture, yes, but surprisingly enough it actually ends up working and makes the material more than just another cheap "sequel", which - more or less - it kind of is and kind of isn't.
The story follows a series of bizarre murders - mostly decapitations - that occur fifteen years after "The Exorcist".
The MacNeils don't live here in this universe anymore. The first murder is of a teenage black kid, and the crime scene is being investigated primarily by Lieutenant William Kinderman George C.
Scott ; who always gets depressed on the anniversary of Karras's death. This explains why he and his priest friend Father Dyer Ed Flanders attend a screening of their favorite movie - the cheerful "It's a Wonderful Life" - on that day.
Soon afterwards Father Dyer is mysteriously hospitalized and then murdered in cold blood. There was another murder before this; that of, yes, another priest - this time one who gets a direct visit from a supposedly sinful old woman who mutters strange and disturbing things under her breath hoping that the priest will hear her out.
The fingerprints left at each of the murders are that of a different person; so there is more than one killer. Kinderman somehow relates the murders to those committed by a man known as the Gemini Killer some time ago; although the man had since been sent to the electric chair.
Nevertheless, the head of a local psychiatric ward sees some resemblance between this Gemini fellow and a guy in Cell 11 that has been locked up, merely existing in this secluded little room, for fifteen straight years.
When Kinderman visits the patient, he first resembles Karras; but he then reveals himself to be something far more sinister and diabolical.
He claims that he is the Gemini Killer Brad Dourif , and he is quite possibly just a demon capable of possessing multiple bodies to commit the murders, if he is in fact the perpetrator.
Blatty's last job behind the camera was as the writer and director of "The Ninth Configuration", an adaptation of a novel he wrote, but that was about ten years prior to "The Exorcist III".
He hasn't gone on to direct anything else since, although I can't see why. He doesn't seem to resent the experience of making the film, and he's apparently happy with the final product even if the studio restrained him just a bit and forced him to include an exorcism scene last minute.
What more could you ask for? Blatty demonstrates every basic quality of a talented genre filmmaker; and some of the best scenes here rival the atmosphere of the first "Exorcist", which is my favorite horror film, although clearly not Blatty's.
My biggest gripe is that it's got a great hour and thirty five minutes, and then the last fifteen are fairly silly in comparison.
This is the final fifteen where Blatty brings out the big guns; although the guns don't come with dramatic gunpowder but rather lots and lots of special effects, all of which have dated by now.
But Friedkin's first film is no different; yet still better. But why compare? It's a strange film full of strange - but bewildering and beautiful - images and memorable situations.
And it's an absolute blast to watch. It's a shame that the footage from Blatty's alleged "Director's Cut" is now lost forever well, as far as we know ; but the version that remains is good enough as it is.
By mixing a crime drama with a horror film filled with genuine scares and chills, no less ; Blatty's made a film that is both messy and fascinating.
Not to mention intelligent and thoroughly thought-provoking. Dourif's performance is probably one of the most criminally underrated in horror history and his scenes are unmistakably some of the most compelling.
This is the kind of movie where the unhinged zaniness of Dourif feels right at home; this is an explosively imaginative picture that possesses the senses for a good hour and fifty minutes, which is about as much as one can take at once in the case of "The Exorcist III".
It doesn't overstay its welcome and I can definitely dig that. Ryan M Super Reviewer. Jun 09, But due to marketing issues, the studio felt that it would succeed more under an Exorcist moniker.
Well let me just say it's far superior to the heretic and is far more creepy and intriguing than the previous film.
The cast does a fairly decent job, and the film is filled with tense moments of creepy atmosphere and suspenseful scenes. A solidly paced and directed horror film, Exorcist III is a different take on the story, but it does succeed on creating effective terror and jolts.
Although not as memorable as the original masterpiece, Exorcist III is still a necessary film to watch. What's great about the film is that it still manages at delivering good scares, but unlike the original, it doesn't have the intensity that you'd want from a film like The original, but compared to the second one, this third entry is an improvement.
There's plenty of good elements to deliver an effective horror film here, but in the end I felt it also was a good stand alone film as well, not a film that necessarily needed The Exorcist title on the cover.
The film is very entertaining for what it is, and though is not as horrifying as the original film, it still has enough good horror bits to really make it an interesting, and scary horror film to watch.
If you loved the original, was disappointed by the second; then check this one out, the film is worth your time, and will give you a few good jolts in the process.
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The Exorcist III (Nurse Scene) **FULL VERSION** Noch nicht. Veröffentlichungsjahr Ronja Räubertochter Online Stream Das Böse ist zurückgekehrt. Scott spielt Lieutenant Kinderman, der geheimnisvolle Morde untersuchen muss. Die Kamera positioniert sich dabei zentral im Gang des Krankenhauskorridors, saugt die Stimmung und das Geschehen minutiös, bis auf wenige Schnitte, beinahe regungslos auf, um den Zuschauer alsbald zu Tode zu verängstigend. Beschreibung Der Horror ist Legion. Es liegen noch keinerlei Meinungen und Kritiken für diesen Film vor. Windows Windows 8, Windows 8. Scott Wilson Dr. In seinen Naked Gesichtsfalten zeichnet sich all die Desillusion gegenüber einer Gesellschaft ab, die im Kern Udf Live wurde. Ed Flanders Father Dyer. William Peter Blatty Regisseur. George C. Brad Dourif Gemini Killer. Moviebreak empfiehlt. Komplette Handlung und Informationen zu Der Exorzist III. Kopie oder Original? Im kleinen Städtchen Georgetown gibt es eine Mordserie, und es sieht ganz so. Der Exorzist III. USA (The Exorcist III). Jetzt ansehen. Horror ( Min.) Eine. Auch Karras starb vor fünfzehn Jahren – während eines so legendären wie schauderhaften Exorzismus The Exorcist III () hat keinen. auf sich krümmende Verdammte. William Peter Blatty schrieb und drehte "Der Exorzist III", ein Vorstoß in die Welt des Terrors, der an den ersten Film anknüpft. Titel, Der Exorzist III. Originaltitel, The Exorcist III. Genre, Horror. Filmart, Spielfilm (Darsteller). Regie, William Peter Blatty. Darsteller, Bobby Deren,George C.However, he eventually came up with a story titled Legion , featuring Lieutenant Kinderman, a prominent character in the original Exorcist novel though he played a minor role in the eventual film , as the protagonist.
Despite the critical and commercial failure of the previous sequel, Warner Bros. Friedkin, however, soon left the project due to conflicting opinions between him and Blatty on the film.
The project went into development hell , and Blatty wrote Legion as a novel instead, published in It was a bestseller. Blatty then decided to turn the book back into a screenplay.
Film companies Morgan Creek and Carolco both wanted to make the film; Blatty decided upon Morgan Creek after Carolco suggested the idea of a grown-up Regan MacNeil giving birth to possessed twins.
Despite of this, they remained as friends. As per the stipulations for his deal with Morgan Creek, Blatty was to direct the movie himself, and it was to be filmed on location in Georgetown.
The central role of Lt. Kinderman had to be recast, as Lee J. Cobb , who played the part in The Exorcist , had died in Oscar-winner George C.
Scott signed up for the role, impressed by Blatty's screenplay: "It's a horror film and much more… It's a real drama, intricately crafted, with offbeat interesting characters… and that's what makes it genuinely frightening".
Jackson in a dream sequence. Zohra Lampert , who plays Kinderman's wife, is remembered for her lead role in another horror film, 's Let's Scare Jessica to Death.
However, four months later, Morgan Creek informed Blatty that a new ending had to be shot. Blatty said that " James Robinson , the owner of the company, his secretary had insisted to him that this has nothing to do with The Exorcist.
There had to be an exorcism". Blatty had to make the best of it in the narrative while racing to complete the film.
Blatty confirmed that when the possessed Karras speaks in an asexual voice, saying, "I must save my son, the Gemini", that this is, in fact, either a returned Pazuzu or, as Blatty put it, " Old Scratch himself" taking control.
This ties into the revelation earlier in the film that the Gemini was sent into Karras' body as revenge for the Regan MacNeil exorcism.
The altered voice in the climax is deliberately similar to that of Mercedes McCambridge , who did the uncredited voice of the demon in The Exorcist , and the role is essayed in The Exorcist III by Colleen Dewhurst , who was uncredited actress Dewhurst was twice married to, and twice divorced from, actor George C.
It was left out of the film because Blatty was not happy with the special effects work. On the climactic exorcism scene, Blatty later said: "It's all right, but it's utterly unnecessary and it changes the character of the piece".
Apparently this compromise was forced on Blatty against his wishes:. There was no exorcism. But it was a Mexican stand-off between me and the studio.
I was entitled to one preview, then they could go and do what they wanted with the picture. They gave me a preview but it was the lowest end preview audience I have ever seen in my life.
They dragged in zombies from Haiti to watch this film. It was unbelievable. But I decided, better I should do it than anyone else. I foolishly thought: I can do a good exorcism, I'll turn this pig's ear into a silk purse.
So I did it. Working on the film, Brad Dourif recalled: "We all felt really bad about it. But Blatty tried to do his best under very difficult circumstances.
And I remember George C. Scott saying that the folks would only be satisfied if Madonna came out and sang a song at the end! As it stands now, it's a mediocre film.
There are parts that have no right to be there". The execution-style ending that Blatty pitched to the studio - which was in the shooting script and actually filmed - differs radically from the ending of both the novel and the first screenplay adaption developed from the novel.
As his motive for the killing was always to shame his father, the Gemini's purpose for remaining on Earth no longer exists and he kills Karras in order to leave his host body.
In Blatty's original screenplay adaptation, the ending is similar to the novel except that the Gemini's death is not self-induced but forced supernaturally and suddenly by the death of his father.
In both novel and early screenplay, the Gemini's motives for his murders are also given further context via a long series of flashbacks that portray his and his brother's childhood and their relationship with their father.
Unlike its predecessors, it was distributed by 20th Century Fox instead of Warner Bros. Blair claimed that Exorcist III was rush-released ahead of Repossessed , hijacking the latter's publicity and forcing the comedy to be released a month later than was originally intended.
British film critic Mark Kermode called it "a restrained, haunting chiller which stimulates the adrenaline and intellect alike", [14] and New York Times reviewer Vincent Canby said " The Exorcist III is a better and funnier intentionally movie than either of its predecessors".
Critic Brian McKay of efilmcritic. People writer Ralph Novak began his review with, "as a movie writer-director, William Peter Blatty is like David Lynch 's good twin: he is eccentric, original, funny and daring, but he also has a sense of taste, pace, and restraint - which is by way of saying that this is one of the shrewdest, wittiest, most intense and most satisfying horror movies ever made".
It can seem as if nothing is going on in them except dim murmurings about the original movie — murmurings that mostly remind you of what isn't being delivered".
He additionally labeled The Exorcist III "an ash-gray disaster [that] has the feel of a nightmare catechism lesson, or a horror movie made by a depressed monk".
In the British magazine Empire , film critic Kim Newman claimed that "the major fault in Exorcist III is the house-of-cards plot that is constantly collapsing".
Kevin Thomas of the Los Angeles Times called The Exorcist III "a handsome, classy art film" that "doesn't completely work but offers much more than countless, less ambitious films".
During development and production, the film went under various titles, including The Exorcist: Morgan Creek and Fox insisted on including the word Exorcist in the title, which producer Carter DeHaven and Blatty protested against:.
I begged them when they were considering titles not to name it Exorcist anything -- because Exorcist II was a disaster beyond imagination.
You can't call it Exorcist III , because people will shun the box office. But they went and named it Exorcist III. Then they called me after the third week when we were beginning to fade at the box office and they said 'We'll tell you the reason: it's gonna hurt, you're not gonna like this — the reason is Exorcist II'.
I couldn't believe it! They had total amnesia about my warnings! George C. Despite his misgivings about the studio-imposed reshoots, Blatty remarked on his pride in the finished version of Exorcist III : "It's still a superior film.
And in my opinion, and excuse me if I utter heresy here, but for me… it's a more frightening film than The Exorcist ". In , Blatty's wife reported on a fan site that "my husband tells me that it is Morgan Creek's claim that they have lost all the footage, including an alternative opening scene, in which Kinderman views the body of Karras in the morgue, right after his fall down the steps".
However, film critic Mark Kermode has stated that the search for the missing footage is "ongoing". Some pictures lobby cards, stills show a few deleted scenes from Blatty's original cut of the film:.
In March , a fan edit called " Legion " appeared on the internet, credited to a fan using the pseudonym Spicediver, which removed all exorcism elements and recreated the main story arc of the director's cut without the use of any lost footage.
In , cast member Dourif agreed to present a screening of the fan edit at the Mad Monster Party horror convention held in Charlotte, North Carolina, on March In December , Morgan Creek began hinting via its Twitter feed that the Director's Cut was discovered and would eventually be released.
Blatty later wrote on his website: "[Morgan Creek] are planning a new Blu Ray of 'my cut'". On October 25, , Scream Factory released a 2-disc Collector's Edition of the film, including the supposedly lost footage.
The answer is yes—but with some caveats. We are working on putting together a version that will be close to Blatty's original script using a mixture of various film and videotape sources that we have been provided with".
In speaking to the process of creating the Legion Director's cut, Blu-ray producer Cliff MacMillan explains further as to the journey to get there and the outcome: "We conducted an exhaustive search through a pallet of film assets from the original shoot to re-create William Peter Blatty's intended vision.
Unfortunately, that footage has been lost to time. To that end, we turned to VHS tapes of the film's dailies to assemble the director's cut.
However, even some of that footage was incomplete, so scenes from the theatrical re-shoot were used to fill in the gaps.
This director's cut is a composite of varying footage quality from the best available sources". The film became a focal point of the trial of serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer.
Detectives testified that Dahmer claimed to identify with the Gemini Killer and would play the film for some of his victims before killing them.
Dahmer's final attempted victim, Tracy Edwards, testified that Dahmer would rock back and forth while chanting at various times and that he especially enjoyed a sequence with a possessed Karras.
Dahmer went so far as to purchase yellow contact lenses to more resemble Miller, as well as to emulate another film character he admired, Emperor Palpatine from Return of the Jedi.
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August 22, Rating: A- Full Review…. View All Critic Reviews Jan 10, Underrated and probably the best of the trilogy. This movie has, hands-down, some of the most effective and memorable horror sequences ever committed to film.
Like the original film it's pretty nasty considering how seriously it takes itself, but at least the storyline is certainly more engaging.
Oct 24, I don't really know how effective these exorcisms are, because it doesn't seem like there is any getting rid of Pazuzu, or Pizzaria, or Leaning Tower of Pisa, or whatever, or at least that's our situation here, because he certainly isn't bothering Linda Blair anymore.
Yeah, this isn't really all that much of an "Exorcist" film, so much so that it was supposed to be titled "Legion", but they had to change it for marketability's reason, you know, "seeing as how George C.
Scott isn't going to be enough to sell a movie". That's right, horror hooligans, this film is written and directed by none other than the author of the original novel "The Exorcist" Apparently the other people behind this film didn't figure that you cared, because, again, they went so far as to change the title "Legion" to "The Exorcist III", and even incorporate exorcism plot elements that weren't even in the book It's hard to convey sarcasm in text form, especially when the sarcasm is ironically disingenuous, because it does feel like Blatty has his heart in this, it's just that the final product isn't quite what folks were expecting Yeah, shut up, I liked "The Heretic" just fine, but if we can put that and sarcasm aside, this film is decent and all, but its marketing is hardly its most questionable attribute.
There are some unintentionally amusing cheesy moments in this film, which is certainly not as cheesy as the still decent "The Heretic", but distances you with a touch too much fluffiness at times, and further distances with yet more incoherency, this time in pacing.
As good as "The Exorcist" is, it gets to be a little slow, and what helped greatly in getting "The Heretic" by as decent was entertainment value, in spite of some slow spells, so with the first two installments, alone, this series seemed like it was steadily getting less slow, and sure enough, this installment is hardly dry, but pacing problems that atmospheric cold spells could have stressed still stand, with the biggest pacing issue being the usual one: dragging, achieved through repetitiously meandering material, if not filler, that drags the narrative just about into aimlessness.
The limited focus of this meandering thriller creates some pretty questionable pacing problems, and some rushes over characterization don't exactly help, so pacing seems to be enough to overwhelm the film with underwhelmingness, and yet, just for good measure, the film is sure to meander down a familiar path.
I don't necessarily mean that this story is familiar in the way many might think, because in a lot of ways, this is barely an "Exorcist" film, yet Blatty makes it up to horror fans by hitting plenty of conventions from other thrillers, so much so that predictability eventually forms, reflecting a certain laziness, which is ironic, considering that shortcomings are made all the more glaring by palpable ambition.
Blatty wants to really hit with this film, and I can't blame him, because this is a promising project, and one whose execution works in a lot of ways, but sadly can't overcome its own demons enough to fall short as a formulaic and uneven thriller.
That being said, this is still a more worthy follow-up to "The Exorcist" than "The Heretic", and like I've been saying, I didn't even mind "The Heretic", so sure enough, this isn't too shabby of a thriller, not is it too shabby of an idea.
Like I said earlier, this film strays quite a ways away from the subject matter of William Peter Blatty's strong story concept for "The Exorcist", and it's a little too conformist to conventions of other thriller mythologies, but the concept behind this particular film is perhaps stronger than the final product itself, because as a mystery thriller, this effort has some thoroughly intriguing elements, flavored up by dramatic depth, and as a supernatural thriller, many elements added especially for this adaptation of "Legion" feel kind of forced, but come with their own intriguing ambiguities that all but haunt, at least on paper.
Like I said, this film stands to be stronger, but the final product isn't so messy that you can't see the potential within this subject matter, which is considerable, and often done a fair deal of justice, even by something as light-seeming as style.
Now, when I say that style seems light as a compliment to this thriller's effectiveness, I don't simply mean that stylistic effectiveness is limited, I mean that style isn't that strong in this effort, which still has certain aesthetic highlights worth appreciating, whether when we're talking about an atmospheric score by Barry Devorzon, or talking about Gerry Fisher's sometimes hauntingly sparse cinematography, whose tastefulness helps draw you in, but not as much as the person in charge of orchestrating style, as well as substance.
William Peter Blatty, as director, hits enough missteps for his promising project to ultimately come out as underwhelming, but his strengths as storyteller cannot be denied, as the film is not only stylish, but has a certain meditative atmosphere to it that rarely dries up so much that blandness really kicks in amidst pacing problems, and bites pretty firmly when material kicks in, drawing tension in form of anything from intrigue to genuine chills.
Whether it be some particularly intense scenes of danger, or particularly strong scenes in which George C. Scott's Lt. William F.
Kinderman character confronts a lunatic who claims to be the fictitious, dangerous and supposedly deceased Gemini Killer in isolation, there are highlights here and there throughout this film that Blatty nails, and while such moments aren't nearly consistent enough to craft a rewarding final product, the inspiration that Blatty pumps into this film, at least director, is endearing, and carries the film a good ways, especially with a strong cast at his back.
The unevenly used Brad Dourif steals the show in his startlingly effective portrayal of a profoundly disturbed murderer, but most everyone is commendable, and that particularly goes for leading man George C.
Scott, who, make no mistake, was given a Razzie nod simply because of the Razzie's morbid sense of humor about classic talents in not-so classic follow-ups to classics, for although acting material is limited for Scott, his thorough charisma and potent dramatic layers as a man of the law whose exploration of a darkly mysterious case will leave him to face evils beyond human belief is very strong, and carries much of the film's weight.
The film is about as well-acted as any "Exorcist" film, including the very well-acted first installment that we all know and respect, and while a strong lead, backed by strong supporting players, isn't going to be enough to carry the final product as downright rewarding, there's enough done right on and off of the screen for the final product to compel just fine, regardless of shortcomings.
Bottom line, unevenness in tone and pacing behind a story that is too formulaic for its own good, and told with too much ambition for its own good, leave the final product to fall short of rewarding, but there's still enough potential to this story concept, tastefulness to musical and visual style, effectiveness within William Peter Blatty's atmospheric direction, and strength within the acting - particularly by show-stealer Brad Dourif and show-carrier George C.
Scott - for "The Exorcist III" to stand as a flawed, but often effective and ultimately adequately worthy installment in Blatty's classic saga. Cameron J Super Reviewer.
Jul 25, It may don the name, but only because the studio intended for it to be a commercial effort.
It is a continuation of the events that closed William Friedkin's screen adaptation of "The Exorcist", which was based on a novel written by William Peter Blatty - who wrote and directed this film.
It picks up after Father Karras Jason Miller jumped out the window of the MacNeil house in Georgetown, Washington and rolled down that famous flight of stairs to his death, with the demon Pazuzu still possessing his body and soul.
In fact, its demons consist of mortals and immortals; things both real and paranormal. It's an ambitious mixture, yes, but surprisingly enough it actually ends up working and makes the material more than just another cheap "sequel", which - more or less - it kind of is and kind of isn't.
The story follows a series of bizarre murders - mostly decapitations - that occur fifteen years after "The Exorcist". The MacNeils don't live here in this universe anymore.
The first murder is of a teenage black kid, and the crime scene is being investigated primarily by Lieutenant William Kinderman George C. Scott ; who always gets depressed on the anniversary of Karras's death.
This explains why he and his priest friend Father Dyer Ed Flanders attend a screening of their favorite movie - the cheerful "It's a Wonderful Life" - on that day.
Soon afterwards Father Dyer is mysteriously hospitalized and then murdered in cold blood. There was another murder before this; that of, yes, another priest - this time one who gets a direct visit from a supposedly sinful old woman who mutters strange and disturbing things under her breath hoping that the priest will hear her out.
The fingerprints left at each of the murders are that of a different person; so there is more than one killer. Kinderman somehow relates the murders to those committed by a man known as the Gemini Killer some time ago; although the man had since been sent to the electric chair.
Nevertheless, the head of a local psychiatric ward sees some resemblance between this Gemini fellow and a guy in Cell 11 that has been locked up, merely existing in this secluded little room, for fifteen straight years.
When Kinderman visits the patient, he first resembles Karras; but he then reveals himself to be something far more sinister and diabolical.
He claims that he is the Gemini Killer Brad Dourif , and he is quite possibly just a demon capable of possessing multiple bodies to commit the murders, if he is in fact the perpetrator.
Blatty's last job behind the camera was as the writer and director of "The Ninth Configuration", an adaptation of a novel he wrote, but that was about ten years prior to "The Exorcist III".
He hasn't gone on to direct anything else since, although I can't see why. He doesn't seem to resent the experience of making the film, and he's apparently happy with the final product even if the studio restrained him just a bit and forced him to include an exorcism scene last minute.
What more could you ask for? Blatty demonstrates every basic quality of a talented genre filmmaker; and some of the best scenes here rival the atmosphere of the first "Exorcist", which is my favorite horror film, although clearly not Blatty's.
My biggest gripe is that it's got a great hour and thirty five minutes, and then the last fifteen are fairly silly in comparison.
This is the final fifteen where Blatty brings out the big guns; although the guns don't come with dramatic gunpowder but rather lots and lots of special effects, all of which have dated by now.
But Friedkin's first film is no different; yet still better. But why compare? It's a strange film full of strange - but bewildering and beautiful - images and memorable situations.
And it's an absolute blast to watch. It's a shame that the footage from Blatty's alleged "Director's Cut" is now lost forever well, as far as we know ; but the version that remains is good enough as it is.
By mixing a crime drama with a horror film filled with genuine scares and chills, no less ; Blatty's made a film that is both messy and fascinating.
Not to mention intelligent and thoroughly thought-provoking. Dourif's performance is probably one of the most criminally underrated in horror history and his scenes are unmistakably some of the most compelling.
This is the kind of movie where the unhinged zaniness of Dourif feels right at home; this is an explosively imaginative picture that possesses the senses for a good hour and fifty minutes, which is about as much as one can take at once in the case of "The Exorcist III".
It doesn't overstay its welcome and I can definitely dig that. Ryan M Super Reviewer. Jun 09, But due to marketing issues, the studio felt that it would succeed more under an Exorcist moniker.
Well let me just say it's far superior to the heretic and is far more creepy and intriguing than the previous film.
The cast does a fairly decent job, and the film is filled with tense moments of creepy atmosphere and suspenseful scenes. A solidly paced and directed horror film, Exorcist III is a different take on the story, but it does succeed on creating effective terror and jolts.
Although not as memorable as the original masterpiece, Exorcist III is still a necessary film to watch. What's great about the film is that it still manages at delivering good scares, but unlike the original, it doesn't have the intensity that you'd want from a film like The original, but compared to the second one, this third entry is an improvement.
There's plenty of good elements to deliver an effective horror film here, but in the end I felt it also was a good stand alone film as well, not a film that necessarily needed The Exorcist title on the cover.
The film is very entertaining for what it is, and though is not as horrifying as the original film, it still has enough good horror bits to really make it an interesting, and scary horror film to watch.
If you loved the original, was disappointed by the second; then check this one out, the film is worth your time, and will give you a few good jolts in the process.
Alex r Super Reviewer. See all Audience reviews. Gemini Killer: But His friends, and again, and again, and on, and on He is inside with us!
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Pyrotrade Der Exorzist 3 - Vorschießen Talfeuerwerk Der schockierende Horrortrip beginnt ,wo der erste Film endete. Für dieses Produkt wurde noch keine Bewertung The Witcher 3 Rüstungen Rezension abgegeben. Jason Miller spielt wie im ersten Teil den Priester Karras. Brad Dourif Gemini Killer. Der dritte Eintrag ins inzwischen fünf Teile umfassende Exorzist -Franchise erzählt also in erster Linie von der Jagd nach einem Killer? Ja und nein. Regisseure William Peter Blatty. Blatty war es schlussendlich, der diesen Geist erst beschworen hat.
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