.
A series of gruesome murders is carried out in Georgetown, Washington D.C., all them bearing the hallmarks of the Gemini Killer – who has been dead for fifteen years.
His investigation leads Lt William Kinderman to the psychiatric ward of Georgetown General Hospital, where in one of the isolation cells is a man claiming to be the Gemini Killer…and who bears a disturbing resemblance to the late Damien Karras…
.
.
.
Liz Kingsley is the insane genius behind And You Call Yourself a Scientist!
#1 by RogerBW on November 3, 2014 - 8:38 am
Quote
“if he continued to oppose them the producers would simply sack him and hire something else to do the job” – yeah, I’ve met fill-in writers who could best be described as “something”.
I’m not a huge horror fan, but it’s the quiet stuff I tend to like. Subtle menace and twisted psychology beats ravening beasties and stock threats any time for me. Might therefore look out that fan edit you mentioned.
#2 by lyzard on November 3, 2014 - 2:17 pm
Quote
Oops! Thought I got all of those, thanks! (Although as you say, it’s not entirely inapt…)
There were hopes of a Director’s Cut at one point but Morgan Creek apparently got rid of the edited footage.
#3 by The Rev. on November 3, 2014 - 9:00 am
Quote
Dammit, woman! I’m still catching up on The Unknown Movies’ last few reviews and Teleport City’s latest redone pieces, and I also have your last offering; and here you go posting a brand-new piece, one that will require me to hit your reviews of the previous two films!
You’re trying to kill me, aren’t you?
Anyway, I’ve never actually seen either Exorcist sequel; hell, I only watched the original not that long ago. I’ve read very little in the way of critique on this movie, so I’m looking forward to what you have to say about it.
#4 by lyzard on November 3, 2014 - 2:19 pm
Quote
You’re trying to kill me, aren’t you?
Certainly not! My ego would never allow it.
And oh, my dear, you NEED to see The Heretic. Everyone needs to see The Heretic… 😀
#5 by The Rev. on November 3, 2014 - 10:43 pm
Quote
“Certainly not! My ego would never allow it.”
At least you find me handy.
“And oh, my dear, you NEED to see The Heretic..”
…You did that on purpose, didn’t you?
I’ve always figured Ken would hit us with it at T-Fest someday; he likes inflicting his past sufferings on others (more than most of us, I mean). I worry about having to sit through a really horrible movie more than once because of this, and it tends to make me shy away from watching movies I think he’s likely to use on us.
Now, though, I’ll be trying to find The Heretic for this weekend heedless of all such dangers, you devious little minx.
Although I might be watching Seytan first, as I have a line on it; and it seems appropriate to go with a rip-off before a sequel, I think.
(Poor Daimajin, I still haven’t gotten to him.)
#6 by lyzard on November 3, 2014 - 10:54 pm
Quote
Trust me, there is no difficulty about re-watching The Heretic. It’s the kind of horrible movie that rewards re-watching. And then you have the extra fun of watching the people who haven’t seen it.
(Oh, damn, now I need to watch it again…)
Seytan is a cracker too, though, particularly if you’ve recently watched The Exorcist.
#7 by JASON FARRELL on November 4, 2014 - 10:01 am
Quote
I wil argue to my deathbed that THE HERETIC is not a Bad Film, but a Mad FIlm…which has been a useful enough distinction in the world of Marginalized CInema
As for EXIII, I have tried to watch it three times now and I always lose interest, which is pretty rare for me; I have watched EX2 as intently as the Zapruder film. I find myself quite enjoying the friendship scenes between Kindermann and Dwyer, mich like my favorite moments of JAWS 3-D are the bonding moments among the Brody boys and their significant others. (No, I’m not “kidding”)
#8 by supersonic man on November 4, 2014 - 10:38 am
Quote
That is a good distinction sometimes — we should use that category more often.
I actually found E2Heretic more enjoyable than the original, which I found dull and disappointing relative to the hype. The book stays in my head better than the movie does.
Haven’t taken any interest in E3 or the prequels.
#9 by lyzard on November 4, 2014 - 6:34 pm
Quote
Yes, no argument with that distinction, Jason. I called The Heretic “deliriously bizarre” – will that do? 🙂
You’re not the first one to mention those scenes in J3D, though of course for me the Swiss-Army Shark will always remain supreme. As for the Kinderman / Dyer scenes, you *should* be focused on those: that’s exactly what I mean about Blatty doing the quiet, off-kilter stuff well.
I have little argument to make with The Exorcist; I imagine I’ll get to the prequels at some point…
#10 by JASON FARRELL on November 5, 2014 - 10:23 am
Quote
I am all over the place with Blatty, as every interview I have seen of his makes him seem utterly humorless, and yet he wrote the screenplay to one of my favorite comedies WHAT DID YOU DO IN THE WAR, DADDY?
It’s also weird to notice the time these flawed movies spend on establishing friendships, and it contrasts to mainstream films that don’t have the time for it
Which might be why I can’t make it through this installment; maybe I wanted a heartwarming drama out of EX3, and I’m just disappointed when they make it into a horror movie!
#11 by lyzard on November 5, 2014 - 6:44 pm
Quote
You got a heart-wrenching drama rather than a heart-warming one, but the motivation is the same. The legacy of the first half is that (Brad Dourif’s ranting notwithstanding) when we have Kinderman being taunted by his friend, Damien, about the gruesome death of his friend, Joe, you really do feel it.
#12 by blake on November 4, 2014 - 8:31 pm
Quote
I had always wanted to read a review of this, because in my early B-movie years there was so much talk about the part II and growing up, a number of people had said that the first film was the scariest thing they had ever seen. But E3 always felt like it had been ignored. Thanks, Lyz!
#13 by lyzard on November 4, 2014 - 9:31 pm
Quote
Thank you.
It’s hard with this one because finally it’s neither fish nor fowl, so you tend to end up talking about half a film.