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Exorcist 2 - The Heretic Reviews

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Four years after Regan (Linda Blair) has a demon exorcised by a Catholic priest, flying reveries and visions continue to pervade her dreams. Father Lamont (Richard Burton) is released from the Vatican to discover the truth behind Regan's problems, little knowing that the search will take him to Africa and back. Can Lamont's .. Read more

Starring	Richard Burton, Linda Blair, Louise Fletcher, Max von Sydow
Director	John Boorman
Genres	Horror, Thriller

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- Highly unsatisfactory psychic melodrama which, far from the commercial route of the shocker followed by its predecessor, falls flat on its face along some wayward path of metaphysical and religious fancy. A commercial disaster, it was released in two vers
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:43
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- - 4
  - 1
  a giant thanksgiving turkey of a film
  
  Although not quite as bad as it’s reputed to be, this notorious turkey of a sequel does hold a certain intrigue, like watching a horrendous car crash in ... read more »
  
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  - ATfilmcritic
  - London
  - 22 May 2005 at 18:52
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- - 0
  - 0
  May the power of Christ compel you..
  
  not to watch this... unless your really drunk and fancy a laugh. It borders on the ridiculous to pantomime. Skip straight to III that is by far scarier than ... read more »
  
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- - silverspider
  - 5 reviews
  - Grantham
  - 26 Dec 2011 at 00:18
- - 1
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  Hilarious! So bad it's good!
  
  John Boorman famously criticised the original movie for being about men torturing a young girl and it's clear from his clumsy analysis that he neither ... read more »
  
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- - Aroha
  - 4 reviews
  - Edinburgh
  - 03 Sep 2010 at 14:53
- - 2
  - 0
  God awful!
  
  Absolutely abysmal sequel to the excellent Exorcist. Richard Burton sleepwalks his way through this truly dire film. Set four years after the original this ... read more »
  
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- - PJshadow
  - 195 reviews
  - Leeds
  - 29 Jul 2010 at 20:26
- - 0
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  Whatever Possessed Me To Rent This?
  
  Yes so bad its funny to watch. Only two good things - Linda Blair's appartment on the roof and when she turns sexy and starts seducing the priest. The ... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Sheffield
  - 06 Jul 2010 at 20:01
- - 0
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  Rubbish
  
  I can't believe I watched this to the end. I remember it when it first came out and can't remember it being this bad. I guess horror movies have moved ... read more »
  
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- - essexgirl65
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  - Wakefield
  - 24 Feb 2009 at 19:12
- - 0
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  ARRGH RUBBISH FILM, NOT MY STANDARD
  
  Dont rent this film i hate it man
  
  it tooo old............. But the girl tits are boom. LOL
  
  Too old technology and old story, No real ... read more »
  
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  - SLOUGH
  - 29 Dec 2008 at 21:53
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  Oh dear
  
  Herecy - how appropriate. As someone who began by reading the original William Peter Blatty text, proceeded to The Exorcist film then proceeded to Exorcist III... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - Liverpool
  - 02 Dec 2008 at 22:42
- - 0
  - 0
  exosist the heretic
  
  this movie was ok not as good as the first one
  
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- - superbabe
  - 61 reviews
  - Doncaster
  - 05 Mar 2008 at 12:16
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  Not brilliant
  
  This is the 3rd exorcist film i've seen, and the most disappointing! This film lacked the feeling of the others and the horror, instead it gave us locusts ... read more »
  
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- - Cazuk1976
  - 214 reviews
  - Peterborough
  - 07 Nov 2007 at 23:18
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  Basically awful, but with several striking sequences
  
  The first sequel to the over-rated 'The exorcist' chooses to do away with William Peter Blatty's second book in the sequence, and instead find out ... read more »
  
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- - Savage
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  - 30 Aug 2007 at 16:52
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- - 4
  - 1
  a giant thanksgiving turkey of a film
  
  Although not quite as bad as it’s reputed to be, this notorious turkey of a sequel does hold a certain intrigue, like watching a horrendous car crash in ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 335492
- [Highly rated reviewer]
  - ATfilmcritic
  - London
  - 22 May 2005 at 18:52
- - 3
  - 0
  So bad, it's fun
  
  I watched this film in astonishment. Could this badly-acted, badly-written, not-remotely-frightening mess really be the sequel to The Exorcist? Lovers of bad ... read more »
  
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  - Edinburgh, Scotland
  - 06 Nov 2005 at 12:56
- - 2
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  not as good as the ...
  
  not as good as the first one,but has a certain kick to it, my partner was able to watch this thou with out jumping to much.better with the lights turned out and... read more »
  
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- - POSTIE#1
  - BLACKPOOL
  - 25 Jul 2004 at 20:58
- - 2
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  God awful!
  
  Absolutely abysmal sequel to the excellent Exorcist. Richard Burton sleepwalks his way through this truly dire film. Set four years after the original this ... read more »
  
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- - PJshadow
  - 195 reviews
  - Leeds
  - 29 Jul 2010 at 20:26
- - 1
  - 0
  Hilarious! So bad it's good!
  
  John Boorman famously criticised the original movie for being about men torturing a young girl and it's clear from his clumsy analysis that he neither ... read more »
  
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- - Aroha
  - 4 reviews
  - Edinburgh
  - 03 Sep 2010 at 14:53
- - 0
  - 0
  This is quite crap, ...
  
  This is quite crap, not a patch on the original, a bit of a waste of time, a pity because I like alot of John Boormans other work. Only watch this if you are a ... read more »
  
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  - DUNDEE
  - 25 Oct 2004 at 09:59
- - 3
  - 3
  Pile of tosh
  
  Seeing this film again only reminds me of the bitter disappointment it produced when it first came out 27 years ago. And it doesn't look any better now. ... read more »
  
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- - Malc
  - 34 reviews
  - London
  - 18 Nov 2004 at 23:16
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  horrendous
  
  nothing more to say
  
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- - a customer
  - uk
  - 27 Apr 2005 at 20:04
- - 0
  - 0
  mmmmm
  
  Well not the best here i am affard hoped for somthing much better. i think it is safe to say that the orginal exorcist is the best out of them all.
  
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- - Graeme Saunders
  - bedford
  - 09 May 2005 at 17:43
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  Exorcist 2 - The Heretic
  
  not as scarey as the first one but still a good movie to watch,it explains a bit more
  
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  - 25 May 2005 at 12:26

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- Exorcist 2 - The Heretic
  
  Four years after Regan (Linda Blair) has a demon exorcised by a Catholic priest, flying reveries and visions continue to pervade her dreams. Father Lamont (Richard Burton) is released from the Vatican to discover the truth behind Regan's problems, little knowing that the search will take him to ...