The Exorcist is becoming a member of the lengthy funeral parade of traditional horror motion pictures getting sequels with The Exorcist: Believer. The brand new film from David Gordon Inexperienced, the director of the newest, and very dangerous, Halloween trilogy, noticed its first trailer final week forward of sure Oppenheimer screenings, however it’s now on-line for everybody to see.
The trailer facilities on the sudden and supposed exorcism of two completely different younger women. Each women are positioned within the hospital and exhibit signs of possession, however professionals are nonetheless weary to name it something so supernatural. So the mother and father of the ladies herald an knowledgeable, Chris MacNeil, the mom from the unique film performed as soon as once more by Ellen Burstyn. From there, the trailer devolves into one-note references of the unique film, together with a wierd image of Reagan (Linda Blair) which seems to simply be a wholesale rip of the submit for Sarah T. — Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic, one other film Blair was in. 5
As with all film there’s nonetheless an opportunity that what’s actually happening here’s a dangerous trailer moderately than a foul film being marketed correctly. However the true disgrace, not less than based mostly on this primary look, is that it appears so much like so many different motion pictures about exorcisms and possessions. Half of the scenes on this trailer might have been from The Pope’s Exorcist and also you’d barely know.
Whereas most individuals solely know the unique Exorcist, it’s really among the best and most fascinating horror collection ever made. The primary is, after all, a traditional, however the second options a captivating duel narrative that displays partly on how Reagan dealt together with her life after her possession. In the meantime, the third film is among the many greatest, strangest, and most fascinating supernatural horror movies ever, that includes a demon serial killer stalking Washington DC. Lastly, kind of, there’s the newest film, Dominion which follows Father Lankester Merrin (Stellan Skarsgård), the priest from the primary film, in his youthful days throughout his first encounter with Pazuzu.
Each a type of motion pictures is price watching and fascinating in its personal means, however most significantly very distinctive. However hopefully when The Exorcist: Believer comes out on Oct. 13 will probably be a nice shock.
