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Added to my watchlist :)
Gorgeous poster btw:
Coincidentally, my current desktop wallpaper is based on this image:
I have all 4 of Damons Bourne movies on tape. (I hated 'The Bourne Legacy', didn't work at all for me!) I enjoy all of them, with the 'The Bourne Ultimatum' my favourite! The last one 'Jason Bourne' ( what a lazy title, I do hope they never do that for Bond!) comes in for unfair flack, but I still liked it ( the set piece in Greece at the riot is superb!) and it has nice additions to the regular cast like Tommy Lee Jones and Alicia Vikander.
They're a different beast to the Bond movies, so comparisons are not fair, but I watch all of them frequently and still enjoy!
EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC
I enjoyed it.
I hope that's irony. ;-)
Haha, I knew you wouldn't resist responding!
But I did enjoy it. Thematically, it's very interesting. The idea of good drawing evil unto it, the concept of a universal consciousness, the intersection and non-intersection between science and religion. The relationship between Regan and Father Lamont is the backbone of the film; one can feel the affection between them. I find it fascinating that most of the film goes by without any possession stuff in the style of the original film. Also, Lamont's journey in Africa is fairly engrossing; it reminds me a bit of The Omen.
I think the film doesn't do enough to justify Father Lamont's concerns about Regan early in the story, but the story still works well enough. Some of the imagery (for instance, the locusts) is so eccentric that it could threaten to make the film unintentionally funny, but that didn't really happen for me (I compare it favorably to something like the giant bee hallucination in The Swarm). I feel Kitty Winn's performance wasn't very good, though (of course, that can also be a matter of poor direction; sometimes, Richard Burton also slips a bit).
It is an extremely different film from its predecessor, and not entirely successful, but enjoyable and interesting. I would say, however, that The Exorcist III and Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist are better.
The 1988 version of ‘The Bourne Identity’ is pretty good in my book too!
I once read a review that said:
"Exorcist II is a terrible Exorcist sequel, but not a bad Italian horror film."
I'd agree with that, and given my fascination for the latter I quite like it too.
Oh well, I can easily agree with this review. ;-) Thumbs up for the review, @mattjoes, no thumbs for the film.
Thank you.
Isn't Lorre so brilliantly terrifying in that? I've only seen the film twice, need to revisit it again soon.
"Du hast aber einen schööönen Ball!" (Whistles "In the Hall of the Mountain King")
Love the Pino Donnagio score!
Love the Bourne films! Probably why i rate QOS so highly! (Never seen Legacy)
Agree mate, Ultimatum is the best. I watch it a lot!
Good for you, mate! I wouldn't bother with 'The Bourne Legacy.'
I like Jeremy Renner ( so good in 'The Hurt Locker' ) but but he doesn't register at all in this! And the action is pretty poor. Yes, QOS is fantastic, and it has Dan Bradley on 2nd Unit duties. I hope they get him back for Bond 26!
Scary as hell but an amazing performance.
Agreed @Fire_and_Ice_Returns
A cracking thriller from the late great William Friedkin.
The LA locations are really unusual and give a distinct feel to the film. Love Wang Chung's crazy music as well!
The Arrow bluray is really good. With the most ridiculous alternate ending you will ever see!
Absolutely love The Swimmer. Saw it as a young teenager and i found it a little disturbing. Lancaster is amazing in it and it has such an odd structure and off kilter feel to it that I love.
Also has a marvellous score from Marvin Hamliche.
Gerard Butler’s latest action flick. It was decent enough although the film is exactly the same as Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant, but I felt that was better written and with characters I cared more about than the ones in Kandahar.
Still, it was an OK Sunday night watch, not too demanding, and it was well made and directed at least. And on Amazon Prime too, so don’t feel too out of pocket watching it.
It's very off-kilter, getting more and more uncertain and surreal as it presses on. It's a different and uniquely enticing journey.
There's definitely nothing else like it. It's very faithful to the short story It's based on.
The alternate ending is pretty lame and totally undermines a certain character and one of the movies messages.
Out of all my physical media my Arrow collection is right up there, really great presentations.
My Richard Burton festival continues. This was magnificent. I hope I get to see it on the stage someday.
It was a pretty decent time, and I am a GT player. Oddly the film was best when they got past the first 20 mins, which almost felt like an extended advert for the game, and into the actual training and racing.
Richard Burton was truly spectacular. Even when he's just sleepwalking through a film, such as Exorcist II, his voice alone makes up for most of it.
Sorry if I've missed it, have you already done Cleopatra?
I haven't. I was thinking about watching The Comedians next. Not great reviews, perhaps, but great cast.
Have you seen Cleopatra? If so, did you like it? I vaguely remember seeing parts of it on TV years ago.