12/2/2023 0 Comments Exorcist subliminal messages![]() ![]() ![]() Instead of trying to make things bigger, better and more shocking (like part 2 tried to do), this one was a scaled back smaller film that takes us back to the very beginning - Georgetown, Catholicism, Father Karras, the famous staircase he killed himself on, etc. The Exorcist 3 was one of the best late night discoveries from my childhood. We never got anything like the Z Channel on the east coast but HBO, Cinemax and The Movie Channel after 10pm on the weekdays featured everything from French art house to Don The Dragon Wilson's best work and everything else in between. I've mentioned this before but I'll say it again - late night cable TV programming between the late 80's and early 90's was the best. Exorcist 3 is part of a special group of underrated "Part 3's" that got overlooked or unfairly treated because the film before it was either too bad, disappointing or too good (Alien 3, Exorcist 3, The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest). Now, the Exorcist part 3 isn’t the MOST forgotten about film in the world, however on more than one occasion I've honestly heard people say "There's a third Exorcist movie?" And the prequels that came out in 2004 were cursed with post production and editing issues. Part 2 was so awful that we didn’t get the often forgotten about third part until almost 13 years later. Every Exorcist film besides parts 1 & 3 have been cursed or doomed in some way. It was about religion, faith, the loss of innocence, hidden inside of the kinda horror film that no one had really seen yet. We all know the first Exorcist wasn’t your typical horror film about some monster or supernatural serial killer out to get someone. But if you're gonna make a sequel to a classic the least you could do is not make it a total disaster.which is what the Exorcist sequel was. I mean, I understand - it was such a huge hit movie studios wanted to milk it as much as they could. The Exorcist should have honestly just been left to stand alone as one iconic movie. It’s the big rematch (Rocky 2), the shocking discovery (Darth Vader reveals he's Luke's father), the loss or death of a major character (Fredo in The Godfather) and more action (Terminator 2). The bridge between the beginning and the end of the story where all the crucial & memorable stuff happens. It’s the glue that holds everything together. The second part of any trilogy/saga/franchise is key. Terminator 2, Godfather 2, Rocky 2, The Empire Strikes Back, Aliens, the list goes on. ![]()
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