Watching this movie is like undergoing a two-hour exorcism through boredom. What started out as mildly intriguing albeit unimaginative premise devolves into a silly, hollow variation on the original. Throw in a generous serving of detritus and effluvia, a touch of CGI, and a disorganized multi-faith ritual, and you're done! I started looking at my watch after about thirty minutes to calculate how much more tedium remained.
Even the demon Pazuzu was nowhere nearly as entertaining as the original. Yes, there is the requisite foul language, but Pazuzu was also snide and sarcastic... there's nothing like "Your mother's in here with us, Karras. Would you like to leave a message? I'll see that she gets it." I was patiently waiting for some equally as clever and rude demonic quips, but there were none to be had.
The Exorcist is a masterpiece of cinema, horror or otherwise. It's been done. Move on.
Even the demon Pazuzu was nowhere nearly as entertaining as the original. Yes, there is the requisite foul language, but Pazuzu was also snide and sarcastic... there's nothing like "Your mother's in here with us, Karras. Would you like to leave a message? I'll see that she gets it." I was patiently waiting for some equally as clever and rude demonic quips, but there were none to be had.
The Exorcist is a masterpiece of cinema, horror or otherwise. It's been done. Move on.