JD's Horror Reviews - The Exorcist Complete Anthology

Today's Review: The Exorcist Complete Anthology
The Exorcist (1973)
8.5/10!!
Rating: R
Directed by: William Friedkin
Written by: William Peter Blatty
Featuring: Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, & Linda Blair
When a young girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two Catholic priests to save her life.
Exorcist II:The Heretic (1977)
4/10!!
Rating: R
Directed by: John Boorman & Rospo Pallenberg
Written by: William Goodhart, William Peter Blatty, & Rospo Pallenberg
Featuring: Richard Burton, Linda Blair, & Louise Fletcher
A teenage girl once possessed by a demon finds that it still lurks within her. Meanwhile, a priest investigates the death of the girl's exorcist.
The Exorcist III (1990)
7/10!!
Rating: R
Directed by: William Peter Blatty
Written by: William Peter Blatty
Featuring: George C. Scott, Ed Flanders, & Brad Dourif
A police lieutenant uncovers more than he bargained for as his investigation of a series of murders, which have all the hallmarks of the deceased Gemini serial killer, leads him to question the patients of a psychiatric ward.
Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005)
5/10
Rating: R
Directed by: Paul Schrader
Written by: William Wisher & Caleb Carr
Featuring: Stellan Skarsgård, Gabriel Mann, & Clara Bellar
Decades before Father Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil's soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in Kenya. Merrin's initial battle with Pazuzu leads to the rediscovery of his faith.
Exorcist: The Beginning (2004)
5/10
Rating: R
Directed by: Renny Harlin
Written by: William Peter Blatty, William Wisher, & Caleb Carr
Featuring: Stellan Skarsgård, Izabella Scorupco, & James D'Arcy
In 1947, having abandoned his faith, Father Merrin joins an archaeological excavation in Kenya, where an ancient church has been unearthed and something much older waits to be awoken.

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Classic!

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It really is!! So influential as well on the genre.