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[Mister Apoc]

Love the Exorcist, never seen the sequels

are the sequels worth it to watch?

 

[SafeOrAlone]

Someone is about to point out a pretty scary scene in The Exorcist 3.

 

[nkarafo]

Don't bother with the 2nd movie.

3rd one is surprisingly well made though.

 

[Neil Young]

Skip two, it was a wacky look into the mind of Reagan trying to locate the demon through hypnosis. Three is a decent sequel with one of the biggest jump scares in history....to me at least. Also written and directed by Blatty so he was able to tie the story together with the first one.

 

[Hugare]

Someone is about to point out a pretty scary scene in The Exorcist 3.

One of the most scary scenes of all time, imo

Unexpected and masterfuly executed

Watch 3, OP

Skip 2

 

[20cent]

Exorcist 3 is a very good movie with great actors, don't expect another exorcist 1, it's a very different movie, more like a thriller. It has 2 different cuts too, look into that.

Not sure about that "one of the scariest scene of all time" though, but yeah, well executed.

 

[Space Runaway]

Well definitely forget about getting anything at the quality of the first The Exorcist. None of the sequels are even close to that level.

Give 3 a watch if you're interested in a supernatural crime thriller. It's a fairly good one and has some solid performances.

Exorcist 2 is terrible but it does have a certain appeal if you're into dated weirdo cult movies. It almost feels like you're watching one of those off-beat Italian horror movies from the era but it's loaded with ridiculous elements and any potential goodwill is killed by a laughable ending. =P

There's also those two prequels but I've never seen them.

 

[kunonabi]

3 is fantastic

 

[ntropy]

skip 2, which is just bizarre and artistically indulgent. a shame considering the actors ...
3 is ok. the hospital scene

 

[haxan7]

Just watch them all gosh

 

[Rest]

Check out Repossessed, it's both a spoof and a sequel with Leslie Nielsen and Linda Blair.

 

[Classicrockfan]

The third is awesome.

 

[Davey Cakes]

RedLetterMedia did a Re:View of Exorcist 3 and made it sound truly excellent. I need to check it out.

 

[xrnzaaas]

Exorcist 2 is an easy pass unless you had/have a crush on Linda Blair. Exorcist 3 is very good.

You should also check out the Exorcist tv series. Season 1 is awesome, season 2 (separate story) not so much, but still worth watching.

 

[Loke]

Exorcist 3 is really good. Well worth a watch.

 

[INC]

Exorcist 3 is one of the best psychology thrillers ever made

I prefer it to the original film tbh

 

[SirTerry-T]

Three has George C Scott in it which automatically makes it worth a watch.

 

[Stitch]

2 is poop, 3 is pretty decent. I also liked the prequel, but I can't remember which version of it lol I think it was actually the Harlin version

 

[Kreen101]

Yes, The Exorcist 3 is a great, solid movie.

Part 2 is widely considered a terrible, ridiculous movie.

 

[Ash Sparrow]

Some horror fans consider 3 the best one.
To me even 2 had some creepy scenes. Also I honestly liked The prequel. So there are 2 versions of the prequel, different directors. Harlins version and Scraders version, I actually like Harlins better. How interesting or how often do you get to see two versions of a film by different directors is the question I'd ask before Justice League.

 

[MacReady13]

RedLetterMedia did a Re:View of Exorcist 3 and made it sound truly excellent. I need to check it out.

They are right- it is indeed a great film and highly undervalued as a horror/thriller.

 

[INC]

Nice review here

 

[epicnemesis]

I don’t remember which one I watched but it involved lightbulbs on heads and was really dumb.

Also I was too scared to watch the exorcist as a kid, but then finally sacked up and watched it edited for tv one night as a teenager. Not sure if it was the edit job or just not scary, but it really didn’t move the needle for me and I was a horror movie pussy back the.

 

[pauljeremiah]

Two is awful, while the third film is genuinely pretty good.

 

[8bitpill]

Three is good. Slow burn, but worth the watch.

 

[Punished Miku]

3 is the best one.

 

[SafeOrAlone]

The first is one of my all-time favorites. I first saw it in elementary school. I remember my nuclear family sitting around our tiny couch watching it together, as the girl was given shots and tested at the hospital. We never watched horror movies together but there is something special about the one. Mass appeal despite how brutal it is.

 

[xrnzaaas]

The first is one of my all-time favorites. I first saw it in elementary school. I remember my nuclear family sitting around our tiny couch watching it together, as the girl was given shots and tested at the hospital. We never watched horror movies together but there is something special about the one. Mass appeal despite how brutal it is.

I watched the first movie when I was 8 or 9. Geez, had nightmares for more than a week. I still love the movie and rewatch it once every few years. It's incredibly how well it's aged as a horror movie considering it's an early 70s flick. The makeup and the levitation scene still look believable.

 

[Spaceman292]

2 is crazy and insanely stupid, but also just bad.
3 is fantastic.

 

[Clear]

3 is genuinely good, but 2 is just... interesting in a strange sort of way. I've always liked John Boorman's stuff though, its rare you see a director with credits like Deliverance and Excalibur alongside with Zardoz and Exorcist 2 on his filmography!