Exorcist III Love Thread — Page 2

And yes, I'm on a gruesome movie kick!

This is Scary Movie Month, in case you hadn't heard.

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I completely agree. An excellent and vastly underrated film which could have been even better without the studio meddling.

Here are some interesting facts about the film...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exorcist_III

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Updated On: 10/5/08 at 11:16 PM

You failed to tell me about the Fabio cameo, Besty. All you had to do was mention THAT and I would have netflixed it ages ago!

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As you all know, every month is gruesome movie month for me.
I did like the Exorcist III (wasn't it called Legion or sometihng?), especially after the absolute campfest disaster that was The Heretic.
It was all mood and Scott was terrific.
If you want to check out part IV, be aware there are 2 versions of the same movie. A Renny Harlin version, and a Barbet Schroder version. Both have almost the same story, bur Schroder's is the better of the two.

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He WAS plunked in. That whole character was added for the movie by stupid studio heads who HAD to have an actual exorcist in their movie which they HAD to call "Exorcist III," even though the book was called "Legion" and had no exorcist in it at all.

That's how Blatty got his film made. IT's not bad, but it doesn't make too much sense because it's underdeveloped in the film.

With usually somewhere around 50 percent of most movies today not making any sense, I'll gladly take the 5 percent of Exorcist III that doesn't.

EDIT: And Taz, for some reason I have no desire whatsoever to see Exorcist IV.

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Updated On: 10/6/08 at 10:16 AM

Gaaa! You had this convo without me?!

Kidding...it is indeed a great film. Blatty knows how to tell a story! Read the novel as well...it's even more chilling (I read both of his novels, Exorcist and Legion AFTER seeing the films and they are great, especially the first which has some different plot twists that they exorcised from the film.)

I agree with all of the praise. The "are you here to fix my radio?" lady was GREAT and her ceiling walk is one of my favorite fright moments...another is the amazing direction work of the night nurse's demise (ya know what I mean.) It's tough to actually get me to tense, relax and scare me anymore with all of the horror films I've seen, and that still gets me!

The best part of the film is the relationship between Kinderman and Dyer...two great actors and a true friendship forged through the horrors of the first film.

The first time I saw this, I watched it as a double bill with the first film, which would be a tall order for me, and it surely delivered.

I've only seen the Harlin version of IV, and it stunk...just gross, not scary. It's hard to find the Schroder version, which was not released.

I actually feel like Scott overacted a bit...which he can do at times. He was nominated for a Razzie award for this film.

Dourif deserved an oscar nod, however.

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Wow. Isn't it amazing how NOT ****ed-up Campbell Scott is?

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McCambridge is terrifying. It's a performance unto itself: the demon is sly, smart, confident that it's going to win.

At first, I thought that the demon in ExIII WAS McCambridge, somehow. After a few moments, though, it became utterly recognizable.

I loved it because vocally she was perfect, but it was also a brilliantly subtle in-joke.

Borstal, you need to do your own line of greeting cards.

"As much as I agree with you about Inside Borstal, I don't think anyone else on this thread should rent that movie."

I am TOTALLY going to rent "Inside Borstal"!

INSIDE BORSTAL has been out of print for years, darling. Ryan Idol described it as "the only film I could have done twice".

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I remember seeing Exorcist III and wondering why it flopped so bad. Terrific horror film. I also enjoyed The Lady in White, which I recently added to Netflix since I haven't watched it in ages. Yesterday I watched The Abandonded in HD on Showtime and was pleasantly surprised at how completely drawn in I was at this underrated film. I also must recommend to those who haven't seen them:

A Tale of Two Sisters (quite possibly my favorite)
The Mothman Prophecies
Something Wicked This Way Comes
Ringu
The Devil's Backbone

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Oh God, there's going to be an American remake? I think the only Asian horror film they didn't completely ruin was The Ring (aka Ringu). A Tale of Two Sisters was so creepy and genuinely mystifying all the way to the bitter end which culminated into such a devasting climax, I was left stunned for hours afterward. The art direction and cinematography are wonderful. I want that wallpaper.

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Updated On: 10/6/08 at 01:05 PM