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Father Lankester Merrin thinks that he has glimpsed the face of Evil. In the years following World War II, Merrin (Stellan Skarsgård) has traveled far from his native Holland in a desperate attempt to escape the memories of the horrors he witnessed there. His faith in tatters, Merrin drifts through Africa, and there is employed .. Read more

Starring	Stellan Skarsgard, Izabella Scorupco, James D'Arcy, Ralph Brown
Director	Renny Harlin
Genres	Horror

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- This prequel to The Exorcist comes thirty years (and a number of sequels) after Linda Blair's head-turning performance. read more »
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- - 19
  - 3
  not to bad
  
  the friend who lent me his copy said it was 'boring' but i was quite surprised with this, it was quite good, i think the problem most people have with ... read more »
  
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  - ashford,kent
  - 30 Mar 2005 at 11:47
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- - 0
  - 1
  don't bother its rubbish
  
  this film was boring i just could not get into it i ended up switching it off after 20 mins as could not watch it anymore, don't watch it as its a waste of ... read more »
  
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- - debz123
  - 57 reviews
  - Morpeth
  - 09 Sep 2011 at 22:20
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  Exorcist (the beginning)
  
  Scary Film & would highly reccomend to true horror fans !!
  
  The voice gets me all the time !!!
  
  don't watch alone and get the ... read more »
  
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- - lilmshorror
  - 3 reviews
  - Manchester
  - 06 Jun 2011 at 02:28
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  - 0
  This is not as bad as people would have you think
  
  This prequel to the classic Exorcist is an engaging story with some good performances. It can feel slightly drawn out at times as the story builds. Perhaps ... read more »
  
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- - Brideshead
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  - Edinburgh
  - 24 Oct 2010 at 18:52
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  - 6
  EXORCIST- THE BEGINNING
  
  I watched the first one when first came out its the true story .When people watch the film it make them do daft things .
  
  I liked the film it was ... read more »
  
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  - Saltburn-by-the-Sea
  - 04 Jan 2009 at 22:37
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  God is not hear today, Priest!
  
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  Great story with great actors, gruesome, possessed with even a touch of Racist slang at one point. The film show's Merin's humble beginnings during WWII... read more »
  
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- - RebeckaAlmond
  - 23 reviews
  - Kent
  - 04 Sep 2008 at 23:00
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  - 1
  dissapointed
  
  i wasn't really sure what to expect of this film so i had low expectations for it anyway but still it even failed to reach them
  
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- - Duncmeister
  - 17 reviews
  - Southam
  - 22 Jul 2008 at 11:11
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  Customer Review
  
  A poor cast is just the start of the problems with this film it has none of the menace of the 1st. They have tied very hard to bring it into the 21st centuary ... read more »
  
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  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  Customer Review
  
  I rented this with the view that "I ll see it to say I ve seen it but I bet its rubbish!!!". I have to say I was really suprised at how good this ... read more »
  
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  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
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  - 1
  duff sequel
  
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  the notion of a buried church was interesting, the film, like a circle of sweat (BO ring)
  
  got worse as it went on, the notion of the start of the ... read more »
  
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- - anneoyed
  - 2 reviews
  - Kidderminster
  - 22 Feb 2008 at 19:39
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  Terror
  
  I liked this un-godly like battle between good and evil
  
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- - Bowled
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  - Ellesmere Port
  - 19 Feb 2008 at 19:34
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- - 19
  - 3
  not to bad
  
  the friend who lent me his copy said it was 'boring' but i was quite surprised with this, it was quite good, i think the problem most people have with ... read more »
  
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  - ashford,kent
  - 30 Mar 2005 at 11:47
- - 13
  - 5
  Utterly Disasterous
  
  Run! Run! Demonic CG hyenas are attacking me! If we stay here too long Mario might turn up, or even Lara Croft...Tetris blocks are falling from the sky!
  <... read more »
  
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- - George Byrne
  - An Empty Coffin
  - 27 Jun 2005 at 16:37
- - 9
  - 1
  A film of mind-bending stupidity
  
  Why why why why why why? Is hollywood so out of ideas that they have to churn out awful sequels and prequels and remakes and rubbish, desperate franchise '... read more »
  
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- - trotsuk
  - 117 reviews
  - LONDON
  - 03 Aug 2005 at 13:35
- - 7
  - 3
  Brilliant!
  
  I was dubious whether to rent this one or not, but I'm glad I did, as it was a great movie!
  
  The story isn't as complex as some of the other ... read more »
  
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- - VivC
  - Essex
  - 20 Apr 2005 at 12:38
- - 6
  - 2
  A film of mind-bending stupidity
  
  Why why why why why why? Is hollywood so out of ideas that they have to churn out awful sequels and prequels and remakes and rubbish, desperate franchise '... read more »
  
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- - trotsuk
  - 117 reviews
  - LONDON
  - 03 Aug 2005 at 13:34
- - 6
  - 3
  One Word ------- Awful!!!!!!!!!!
  
  This film was dreadful from start to finish don't watch it.
  
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  - Preston
  - 15 Jun 2005 at 17:27
- - 4
  - 2
  A horror film 'by numbers'
  
  According to press reports original director Paul Shrader was fired during the production, Renny Harlin was brought in, and the entire film was reshot, and ... read more »
  
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- - GeorgeVader
  - North Somerset
  - 22 Apr 2005 at 12:15
- - 5
  - 4
  The suspense built put the ending is simply poor
  
  Having enjoyed Exorcist 1 and the very under-rated 3 (hire this if you have not seen it - the natural successor)I was excited about a prequal, how could it fail... read more »
  
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- - Paul Hodgson
  - Alcester
  - 26 Feb 2005 at 22:21
- - 3
  - 0
  Completely original.
  
  Many people critised this film becuase it wasn't inkeeping with the trilogy. It is good because of that. Instead of the classic shock horror film in your ... read more »
  
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- - revelations1318
  - Aberdeen, Scotland
  - 27 Apr 2005 at 16:52
- - 3
  - 0
  Not as bad as some say
  
  Skarsgard as Merrin is fantastic, the acting by most was passable, the scenery gorgeous and the plot ok.
  
  However, the ease of the exorcism, the lack ... read more »
  
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- - What the hell are midichlorians?
  - Sherwood Forest
  - 23 Jul 2005 at 23:19

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Critics' reviews
- This prequel to The Exorcist comes thirty years (and a number of sequels) after Linda Blair's head-turning performance. read more »
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- One only for Exorcist completists or masochists: a disjointed horror with cheap shocks that gives the impression of being made in too much of a hurry, which it no doubt was.
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- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:44

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- Exorcist - The Beginning
  
  Father Lankester Merrin thinks that he has glimpsed the face of Evil. In the years following World War II, Merrin (Stellan Skarsgård) has traveled far from his native Holland in a desperate attempt to escape the memories of the horrors he witnessed there. His faith in tatters, Merrin drifts through ...