83? Yeah, I can't believe it either. But hey, any cast that features Fabio, Larry King, Samuel L. Jackson (for 2 seconds) and Patrick Ewing automatically gets a big thumbs up from me. Seriously though, I was completely shocked by how good this was compared with my expectations and it very well might feature the greatest "jump scare" that I've ever seen. The ending felt far too abrupt and some of the Scott/Douriff scenes felt too much like a stage performance, but this is a fine, dark thriller.
Not too shabby. They should have probably gone with the original title of the book ("Legion") instead of E3, since it doesn't compare favorably to The Exorcist and the connections to that milestone are pretty marginal and could easily have been rewritten to better suit the overall tone. However, apart from that and a few much too long monologues by Dourif, this is a solid supernatural thriller. Scott shines, even in minor stuff like this.
Borders on camp at several critical moments but I still love this fucking movie. Probably because of Brad Dourif doing his usual creepy-angry bit and George C. Scott bringing his angry grandpa rage.
One of the most under appreciated and under rated horror movies ever. Exorcist III is burdened with living in the shadow of the original. But despite that, it's tightly directed and written (until the climax, which is admittedly lackluster), and is very effective in creating an atmosphere of foreboding evil. Just thinking about the infamous hospital scene gives me chills.
It has its problems (the White Priest out of nowhere, the actual exorcism ending) but the rest is so amazing it's hard to hate. Blatty's dialogue is such a refreshing blend of deep theology and pop culture; Scott, Dourif, and Miller act circles around their peers, given the nature of the content. Interestingly, all dreams I've ever had with Fabio and Samuel L. Jackson are just as messed. I wonder why.
George C. Scott and Brad Dourif both amaze me, stealing every scene they're in. The dialogue is actually pretty fantastic. The humor is clever and a great counterpoint to the creepiness, though it never quite terrifies like the first film.
Fantastic thriller and one of the few films to actually scare the crap out of me. It would be an even better film if the exorcism aspect of it cut out completely.
Very creepy and surreal, and grossly underrated. Dourif goes too over the top, but the rest of the film is effective - the scene in the hallway is the best jump scare of all time.