Review of Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) by Tommy H — 14 Apr 2015
The only positive thing I can say about the movie is if it was ever remade by a competent director it has the potential to be good. Regan is in therapy, the demon returns, they go to Africa for help this time.
That sounds good to me. It would be imitating the first film but also being something new at the same time. Even all the biblical references would work if they didn't show up so randomly. And they really messed up by having a different actress play the role of young Regan and not having Linda Blair in demon make-up.
That alone could have been a selling point. They didn't even have to be gross with it. Exorcist II fails because in no way does it resemble the first film. The whole thing is a mess. But I do think it was smart to try something new.
Between 1973 and 1977 there were so many Exorcist rip-offs, to make the sequel carry out with the same formula would have been beyond pointless and redundant.
This review of Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) was written by Tommy H on 14 Apr 2015.
Exorcist II: The Heretic has generally received negative reviews.
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