Dominion - Prequel to the Exorcist
2005
Years before Father Lancaster Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil's soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in East Africa. Merrin's initial battle with Pazuzu leads to the rediscovery of his faith. Read more
| Starring | Stellan Skarsgård, Gabriel Mann, Clara Bellar, Billy Crawford |
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| Director | Paul Schrader |
| Genres | Horror |
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Dominion - Prequel to the Exorcist
Years before Father Lancaster Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil's soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in East Africa. Merrin's initial battle with Pazuzu leads to the rediscovery of his faith.
| Starring | Stellan Skarsgård, Gabriel Mann, Clara Bellar, Billy Crawford |
|---|---|
| Director | Paul Schrader |
| Studio | WARNER HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 56 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Horror |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 17 Oct 2005 Production year: 2005 |
| Format | DVD |
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The movie equivalent of retrieving the eggshells, coffee grounds and banana peels from the trash and presenting them as art.
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Now that moviegoers have the good fortuneif that's the right termto sample both the original-recipe and... read more on Time Out
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19 out of 20 people found this review helpful
a bizarre landmark in film history.
I desperately wanted to champion Paul Schrader's prequel to The Exorcist, not least because his original vision blurred beyond all recognition after its Producers appointed a different Director (Renny Harlin, better known for action movies) to re-work the entire film as a commercial vehicle. The altered film was released as 'Exorcist - The Beginning' and is virtually unwatchable. This heartfelt attempt to release the original film is to be commended for the spirit and determination of Schrader (with the reluctant support of the studio, clearly facilitated by the commercial potential of DVD sales alone). However, with access to limited post-production resources the film is a shadow of its clear potential.
Schrader's intelligent film was to be an uncompromising observation of the nature of evil and redemption. Dominion provides a unique opportunity to observe what could have been, but ultimately it remains unsatisfying. So much compromise has left the heart and soul of the film ripped to pieces.
The success of The Exorcist was built upon its ability to completely unhinge your senses, an atmosphere that Schrader clearly set about duplicating with Dominion. Unfortunately the Studio failed to read his script and expected him to deliver 'horror action'. When the didn't get it they hired somebody they thought could deliver the goods (who predictably failed, miserably).
Dominion is a bizarre landmark in film history. If nothing else it provides an excellent case study for film students of the future. -
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
What were they thinking...??
I'm afraid that this is one of the worst films I've ever seen. We kept watching to the end out of sheer curiosity - would it improve, did it really mean to be this funny, etc.. In one scene, you can actually see the extras pretending to dig! They've obviously been given the direction to wave their pickaxes around, so they do...without making contact with any rocks or the ground.
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Years before Father Lancaster Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil's soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in East Africa. Merrin's initial battle with Pazuzu leads to the rediscovery of his faith. ... -