Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)

Exorcist II: The Heretic is one of the worst movies I've ever seen. I've seen some terrible movies, but they at least understand how to movie. This film seems like it was made by someone who has never seen a movie before. It can barely tell a coherent story, which is a shame considering the success of the original Exorcist film. It's universally considered one of the worst movies of all time and for a good reason.

This film follows teenage Regan, who is doing better but is still being monitored by a psychiatric institute. The doctor there has a machine that enables people to sync their brain waves and share memories. Father Lamont comes to gain insight into his colleague's death from the first movie. The priest is given a look into the past by Pazuzu (the demon who possessed Regan). He sees Father Merrin exorcising a boy in Africa who was plagued by Pazuzu in the form of locusts. He then goes on to work with Regan to destroy Pazuzu forever.

It's honestly hard for me to give a good summary of the film's plot because it is so stupid and nonsensical, but that's a general idea. I guess the best part of the film is Linda Blair? Even her performance is relatively less intense than the first film. My guess would be she had no idea what was going on because the script made no sense, so she didn't know how to act. I mean the effects are terrible, the plot is laughable, and in parts, it just straight up reuses footage from the original film.

I don't recommend anyone watch this. I like "so good it's bad" movies every so often, but this isn't even funny. It's a disgrace to the franchise and filmmaking in general. It's not bad enough to be funny. I honestly can't find any real value in this film. Please, please, for the love of God, don't watch this movie.

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Rating: 0/5