It isn't enough that Renny Harlin damaged Geena Davis' career with the aptly named "Cutthroat Island." With Exorcist IV, he has a new love: jarringly extreme closeups. Perhaps counting facial hairs beat counting plot and pacing problems. Stellan Skarsgard and a good cast ably convey what they can with the script. At least in "The Exorcist," Linda Blair's sexually charged comments caused viewer gasps; here, the audience roared with laughter at similar dialogue.
Exorcist: The Beginning easily beats Exorcist II: the Heretic, a travesty sunk by locusts and Richard "I love my voice" Burton. This new one trails Exorcist III which featured George C. Scott and Viveca Lindfors and a few brilliant moments (the fixed-camera hallway scene) amidst some horrible missteps (gee, Brad Dourif can sing in Michael-Jackson-soprano).
I do hope the DVD contains Paul Schrader's version so the viewer can second guess Morgan Creek.
Exorcist: The Beginning easily beats Exorcist II: the Heretic, a travesty sunk by locusts and Richard "I love my voice" Burton. This new one trails Exorcist III which featured George C. Scott and Viveca Lindfors and a few brilliant moments (the fixed-camera hallway scene) amidst some horrible missteps (gee, Brad Dourif can sing in Michael-Jackson-soprano).
I do hope the DVD contains Paul Schrader's version so the viewer can second guess Morgan Creek.