The original Exorcist movie was a masterpiece. The two sequels were garbage.
Needless to say, I approached this movie with a great deal of hesitation because of the sequels. I was pleasantly surprised to be presented with a movie that rivaled the original.
I saw Stellan Skarsgård in "King Arthur" and thought he was a good actor. Having seen him here, I think he's great. In addition, he was excellently typecast as Father Merrir; it's quite easy to look at him and visualize a younger Max von Sydow. The special effects are understated, just like the original, and just like in the original, they are tremendously effective because of that understatement.
An excellent prequel. Throw away the sequels and content yourself with just this and the original Exorcist movie and you can't go wrong.
Needless to say, I approached this movie with a great deal of hesitation because of the sequels. I was pleasantly surprised to be presented with a movie that rivaled the original.
I saw Stellan Skarsgård in "King Arthur" and thought he was a good actor. Having seen him here, I think he's great. In addition, he was excellently typecast as Father Merrir; it's quite easy to look at him and visualize a younger Max von Sydow. The special effects are understated, just like the original, and just like in the original, they are tremendously effective because of that understatement.
An excellent prequel. Throw away the sequels and content yourself with just this and the original Exorcist movie and you can't go wrong.