Exorcist II: The Heretic

1977

Action / Drama / Fantasy / Horror / Mystery / Thriller

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Rotten Tomatoes Critics - Rotten 10% · 69 reviews
Rotten Tomatoes Audience - Spilled 13% · 25K ratings
IMDb Rating 3.8/10 10 31154 31.2K

based on novel or book 1970s religion and supernatural exorcism possession hypnosis

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Plot summary

Bizarre nightmares plague Regan MacNeil four years after her possession and exorcism. Has the demon returned? And if so, can the combined faith and knowledge of a Vatican investigator and a research specialist free her from its grasp?

Director

John Boorman Photo
John Boorman

Top cast

James Earl Jones Photo
James Earl Jones as Older Kokumo
Linda Blair Photo
Linda Blair as Regan MacNeil
Charles Parks Photo
Charles Parks as
Max von Sydow Photo
Max von Sydow as Father Merrin
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869.16 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
TV-14
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 57 min
Seeds 5
1.85 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
TV-14
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 57 min
Seeds 55

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by talisencrw 5 / 10

I have all the respect in the world

I have all the respect in the world for John Boorman--his 'Point Blank' and 'Deliverance' are excellent--but this sequel to one of the greatest horror movies ever made simply falls listless and flat. Of course, the script is extremely talky and lifeless--as if it had been 'exorcised' of all the wonder and shock that William Friedkin's vision of the battle of good vs. evil would entail. Yes, Sir Richard Burton was a great actor--yet when shoehorned with a crappy script and with his more irritating peccadillos left unrestrained, he can be such a chore and bore to watch. Though I have not seen the two more recent 'prequels' for the 'Exorcist' franchise, I can safely say that while 'Exorcist II' is not the worst horror movie ever made (that, by the way, never seemed its intention), it's certainly the worst of the original trilogy--and by a country mile. This is a work that would probably bore the demons so much, they would decide to get out of Regan MacNeil's body, and perhaps even leave Earth's plane altogether, never even wanting a return ticket.
Reviewed by tmdb28039023 2 / 10

One of the many things that make The

One of the many things that make The Exorcist arguably the greatest horror films ever made – or simply one of the greatest films ever made, regardless of genre –, is that it has no use for the obligatory final shot suggesting that the evil will continue. On the contrary, it ends on a hopeful, optimistic note; a welcome relief following the ordeal we, characters and viewers alike, have just endured. Exorcist II: The Heretic carries on as if that final shot had actually been there all along. It's not just that Regan MacNeil (Linda Blair) must go back to dealing with Pazuzu four years after the fact – meaning that two good men died for nothing –; it's how this reencounter comes about. Once we accept the possibility of demonic possession, everything else in The Exorcist is perfectly plausible. The Heretic, on the other hand, comes up with a "synchronized hypnosis" device that leads to such ludicrous dialogue as "Your machine has proved that there's an ancient demon within her!" That this line is delivered by a frantic Richard Burton – who could achieve greatness with the right material – doesn't do it any favors. All things considered, the only heresy on display here is what director John Boorman does to the source material (in fairness to writer William Goodhart, his script was apparently rewritten beyond recognition) – I did, however, really enjoy the metaphorical use of locusts, which can go from solitary and harmless grasshoppers to, well, Legion.
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