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Exorcist II: The Heretic

Exorcist II: The Heretic

1977
Drama, Sci-fi
1h 57m
Pazuzu, the demon of the first movie, takes a shot at possessing victim Linda Blair once again. (imdb)

Directed by:

John Boorman

Screenwriter:

William Peter Blatty, William Goodhart

Starring:

James Earl Jones, Louise Fletcher, Ned Beatty, Max von Sydow, Kitty Winn, Linda Blair, Paul Henreid, Richard Burton

Franchise:

The Exorcist

Genres:

Drama, Sci-fi, Fantasy, Horror

Country:

USA

Languages:

English, Spanish, French
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Exorcist II: The Heretic

1977
Drama, Sci-fi
1h 57m
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paxtonPaxton
Rated 22 Mar 2013
1
0th
I've seen sequels to Caddyshack, Jaws, Troll, and Interview with the Vampire. I've watched SNL movies featuring Pat, the Coneheads and Stuart Smalley. I've watched multiple movies starring Pauly Shore, Michael Dudikoff, and post-Naked Gun Leslie Nielsen. I once watched a movie that featured Dennis Rodman as a lead, I saw a Police Academy that wasn't good enough for Steve Guttenberg, and still, this, this is the worst movie I've ever seen.
Rated 22 Mar 2013
terrymacterrymac
Rated 22 Nov 2013
18
3rd
Probable score 1? Maybe not that bad, but this is a stinker. A shame, because there were some good ideas here, but they were very poorly developed. It disregards anything which made the original film effective, crucially that film's ability to make the viewer suspend disbelief. The story is all over the place, and some of the sets are rubbish. The assembled cast come across as a bit odd. Was Burton on the piss when he was making this? Might give it another chance, but would need a drink first.
Rated 22 Nov 2013
tds4aTds4a
Rated 08 Aug 2009
2
47th
Substitute "Linda Blair masturbating with a crucifix" for "Linda Blair tap-dancing", and you have this sequel.
Rated 08 Aug 2009
billyshearsBillyShears
Rated 10 Oct 2013
50
21st
I wonder if history would've played out a little bit different if Jeffrey Dahmer didn't splurge on this. Oh, James Earl Jones dresses like a grasshopper thing and Richard Burton spends most of the movie staring blankly and or saying "yes".
Rated 10 Oct 2013
twincinematwincinema
Rated 05 Jun 2022
5
2nd
This film felt live a fever dream. In a few years time, after this film disappears from my memory, I am going to have a thought appear, and I will have to think if I really did see James Earl Jones dressed as a locust.
Rated 05 Jun 2022
prophet92Prophet92
Rated 19 Aug 2012
2
1st
If you're wondering who exactly is the Heretic, it's Boorman, who commits the heinous crime of pissing all over the name of the stellar original with this confused, ill-conceived, and utterly incomprehensible sequel. His crimes also include wasting a great cast, though this is slightly relieved by the sheer comedy that is seeing James Earl Jones dressed as a locust. That said, there's a good chance this film is the work of Satan(or Pazuzu) himself.
Rated 19 Aug 2012
overratedoverrated
Rated 15 Apr 2010
31
23rd
James Earl Jones in a bee costume. JAMES EARL JONES IN A BEE COSTUME.
Rated 15 Apr 2010
brandonsbrandons
Rated 10 Jul 2012
26
4th
Not as awful as its notorious reputation would indicate, but certainly not the neglected masterpiece its small cult of supporters has claimed, Boorman's gorgeously shot sequel to The Exorcist has isolated moments of breathtaking imagery, but its parts do not add up to a satisfying whole.
Rated 10 Jul 2012
jebJeb
Rated 26 May 2009
0
2nd
This may be the most downright horrible film I've ever seen, and I've seen a catalogue of movies.
Rated 26 May 2009
lpelliottlpelliott
Rated 02 Sep 2021
5
1st
Historically awful
Rated 02 Sep 2021
iamdwgIamdwg
Rated 05 Aug 2021
39
3rd
What even is this movie? At first, I didn't even know Linda Blair reprised her role as Reagan as a teenager. That alone wasn't a bad idea at all....if they knew where to take the story, which they clearly did not. Freaking dual-hypnosis crap where one person sees the other person's memories? What is that supposed to be? A human possessing another human? Because if so, you did that wrong, too. I didn't expect it to beat the first, or even be as good. I did expect it to be worse...but this much???
Rated 05 Aug 2021
vv238vv238
Rated 20 Apr 2021
10
5th
This Exorcist sequel is genuinely trying to do something interesting with an Exorcist sequel, it just fails in every conceivable way. The moments of surrealism never feel connected to anything, the cast is largely checked-out, and at no point in time is there any kind of horror.
Rated 20 Apr 2021
manwhonosemanwhonose
Rated 15 May 2017
44
3rd
While there are many things that make Exorcist II: The Heretic terrible, perhaps the aspect that is so upsetting for a cinephile is that it took such an iconic movie and tarnished its legacy. Apparently, the original script for this wasn't bad - was even described as 'very good' by Linda Blair - which is why she signed on to the project, but, due to the interference of producers, it morphed into a clichéd mess. Add to that, that the effects are terrible and the acting is crap, and, well...
Rated 15 May 2017
groovysoulsGroovy_Souls
Rated 14 Sep 2015
25
9th
Oh boy. While this wasn't an absolute train wreck, this movie did itself few favors. The Father was actually okay in this; a diamond in the ruff. And the direction and cinematography had its moments as well. I can't give the bad script and otherwise bad cast any credit though, this movie doesn't deserve any cult following.
Rated 14 Sep 2015
glumpy99glumpy_99
Rated 22 Nov 2014
44
8th
An unfortunately dreary follow-up to its great predecessor; starts out with the makings of a camp classic with Burton looking appropriately bewildered as he stolidly attempts to navigate the bizarre plot, involving bees and mind swapping, presided over by Fletcher and her must-be-seen-to-be-believed goofy medical equipment. At about the hour mark, things take a turn for the monotonous worse, leading to a very noisy, but terminally dull finale. Fine cast (and director) completely squandered.
Rated 22 Nov 2014
kavkav
Rated 15 Jul 2008
1
0th
One of those 'so bad it's good' films. Burton seems to have turned up drunk for practically every shoot. A howler.
Rated 15 Jul 2008
thedicemanTheDiceman
Rated 07 Jul 2008
15
2nd
Very poor.
Rated 07 Jul 2008
miss_jesusmiss jesus
Rated 02 May 2008
36
16th
A terrible movie, made better by the presences of Fletcher, Burton and Von Sydow, and by James Earl Jones in hilarious moth drag (or whatever that was).
Rated 02 May 2008
moribunnyMoribunny
Rated 14 Aug 2007
73
80th
Underrated, really. It's not nearly as great as The Exorcist, but actually a very decent sequel. The visuals are astounding and it boasts one of Ennio Morricone's best scores ever (not a small feat). Too bad the ending fails to live up to the buildup.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
infinitezeroInfiniteZero
Rated 09 May 2007
10
1st
I'd prefer to just watch swarms of locusts.
Rated 09 May 2007
kasperlKasperL
Rated 09 Nov 2024
30
10th
It is no doubt a pretty damn bad sequel but I don't really get the ubiquitous vitriol. I mean, I could easily think of a dozen more awful horror movie sequels... Nevertheless, even though the inept prequels by Schrader and Harlin are definitely strong contenders, Boorman's misfire is, however, probably the lowpoint of the franchise.
Rated 09 Nov 2024
kylos609Kylos609
Rated 30 Oct 2024
65
9th
Nowhere near as bad as people would have you believe.
Rated 30 Oct 2024
synthonosynthono
Rated 27 Dec 2023
60
8th
Weirdly disappointed that it's not worse. John Boorman may have just been a human-shaped pile of cocaine at this point, but you've got to do more then blandly nonsensical.
Rated 27 Dec 2023
kubricksuckskubricksucks
Rated 21 Dec 2023
75
54th
Goodbad, and then just badbad.
Rated 21 Dec 2023
ununniliumUnunnilium
Rated 14 Oct 2023
29
17th
There sure were a lot of movie pieces put into that movie-shaped length of time. The film manages the baffling accomplishment of being less coherent than Zardoz; while Zardoz takes place in a world with its own logic, Exorcist II is *Exorcist Two*, theoretically of a part with a work it doesn't respect but continually references and leans upon to make what little sense it has, full of story beats that *should* be connected to others around them, but aren't. Perfect for Bad Movie Night.
Rated 14 Oct 2023
ytadelYtadel
Rated 13 Oct 2023
2
14th
I’ve heard forever how bad Exorcist 2 was. Now I’ve finally watched it ‘n boy the people weren’t fuckin wrong! Mostly about revisiting & relitigating the events of the original film, the least interesting route for a sequel to take (Back to the Future 2 excepted). Nevertheless I gave it a couple points above zero because there’s a pretty strong cast, the special effects of the house demonically coming apart at the end are good for ‘77, and there’s one scene where an African babe shows her boobs.
Rated 13 Oct 2023
indyatmnINDYATMN
Rated 11 Sep 2023
55
6th
The film's producers were smart enough to not try & outdo the shocks of the first film (which seems impossible to do even now), & most of the performances are ok (although Fletcher is often flat), but there are no other positives here. This is often boring & never suspenseful. Plot-wise it's only vaguely comprehensible (the priest & Blair are "good locusts" who disrupt evil?) with both the doctor's & the priest's motivations frequently unclear AND also arbitrarily changing as needed.
Rated 11 Sep 2023
braddad68braddad68
Rated 28 Nov 2022
88
36th
This movie was universally panned by critics, but I am not so harsh on it, at all. They must have been expecting just another possession movie. Well, it's not that, but does have a climactic ending. There are plenty of great visuals and talent here to give it a try.
Rated 28 Nov 2022
moraesfelipemoraesfelipe
Rated 20 Sep 2020
70
72nd
Criminally underrated. It mirrors the first film -- priest investigates Merrin's exorcism of Regan, discovers Pazuzu aims "modern day saints", like an African young healer -- only to create, in studio, giant locust's POV shots, hypnosis sessions, confrontations between science, psychology, religion and technology, flawed but useful notions of mental health and good and evil, psychic interactions going everywhere and everytime, Morricone's score, Regan against DC's buildings. Eerie and unique.
Rated 20 Sep 2020
rihreyrihrey
Rated 27 Oct 2019
1
1st
kind of insulting, ain't it?
Rated 27 Oct 2019
nrooNroo
Rated 11 Oct 2019
54
22nd
This sure is an Exorcist sequel by the guy who did Zardoz
Rated 11 Oct 2019
picklemanPickle_Man
Rated 20 Jun 2019
80
55th
https://letterboxd.com/pickle_man2135/film/exorcist-ii-the-heretic/
Rated 20 Jun 2019
tsvetetsvete
Rated 24 Nov 2018
96
78th
1
Rated 24 Nov 2018
darrenDarren
Rated 30 Apr 2016
85
85th
Actually so much better than the first film. Like every great horror movie it's all about the look. Who really gives a shit if it "scares" you. This is one of the better looking horror flicks out there.
Rated 30 Apr 2016
seethruskinSeethruskin
Rated 27 Apr 2016
5
81st
Visually stunning. Not scary at all but that wasn't it's point.
Rated 27 Apr 2016
feniusFenius
Rated 02 Dec 2015
75
11th
Anything by Boorman is worth a look, but I'd like to hear his commentary on what went wrong with this thing.
Rated 02 Dec 2015
jodamicojodamico
Rated 09 May 2015
60
14th
I don't have the conviction to hate something so conceptually daring, but I don't have the conviction to like something so unevenly assembled. Like some scenes are incredibly powerful and off the wall, then others have network TV-quality flat lighting and lazy framing.
Rated 09 May 2015
backwardsuitbackwardsuit
Rated 12 Nov 2014
19
0th
Why the low score even though it's hilariously bad? The amount of money and talent poured into this and the fact that it seems to have a weird contempt for the original make you lose all good will towards its awfulness.
Rated 12 Nov 2014
tathieltathiel
Rated 06 Nov 2013
10
0th
What a waste of generally good actors... Just a few points for the mocking entertainment while watching...
Rated 06 Nov 2013
glm01glm01
Rated 01 Oct 2013
33
1st
32.500
Rated 01 Oct 2013
gokcanzgokcanz
Rated 26 Oct 2012
36
9th
Love of demons in Hitchcockian way. * Casting, Acting : 4 * Script : 2 * Directing, Aura : 5 * Ease of Viewing : 3 * Naked Eye : 4
Rated 26 Oct 2012
wayofthegunwayofthegun
Rated 09 Jun 2012
20
1st
What... the... eff. This movie was all over the place. With the talent involved, it's hard to believe this was as big of a mess. There are some creepy scenes, but not much else going here.
Rated 09 Jun 2012
hellboy76hellboy76
Rated 20 Sep 2010
9
2nd
Not a good sequel, the third is actually much better than this one.
Rated 20 Sep 2010
pazuzuterrorPazuzuTerror
Rated 24 Jul 2010
45
6th
yeah pretty bad, but it has a strange appeal to it and it's better than the prequel, but still a bad film nonetheless
Rated 24 Jul 2010
billkerwinbillkerwin
Rated 21 Dec 2009
75
27th
Better than its reputation, but still pretty bad.
Rated 21 Dec 2009
evan_watersEvan Waters
Rated 29 Apr 2009
83
25th
A truly original and atmospheric picture- the literal plot suffers in places, but as a tone poem it's near brilliant.
Rated 29 Apr 2009
lphovercraftLPhovercraft
Rated 19 Mar 2009
0
3rd
The script is bad, the acting poor, and the direction lacking in pace or conviction.
Rated 19 Mar 2009
eggbeatereggbeater
Rated 13 Mar 2009
17
7th
Preposterous sequel. Special effects are only virtue in this turkey.
Rated 13 Mar 2009
dippyblondedippyblonde
Rated 17 Oct 2008
2
1st
Proberly one the worst sequels in history. This is as bad as the original was great. I spend the whole time laughing and wondering WTF they were trying to making with this film because it wasn't a horror movie. Also you had to wonder why did Richard Burton star in this film it couldn't have been for the great script writing
Rated 17 Oct 2008
vandelay1Vandelay1
Rated 04 Jul 2008
40
36th
watchable
Rated 04 Jul 2008
unohav1unohav_1
Rated 14 Sep 2007
5
3rd
What the hell was this?
Rated 14 Sep 2007
gleebgleeb
Rated 14 Aug 2007
12
1st
Paul "Victor Laszlo" Henreid's last movie, the poor bastard.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
irvinejumpirvinejump
Rated 14 Aug 2007
35
21st
Lame, though the ad for it is sampled in Negativland's "Helter stupid" LP
Rated 14 Aug 2007
mathewMathew
Rated 14 Aug 2007
10
4th
Could not sit through it all.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
joojooJooJoo
Rated 20 Apr 2007
2
16th
Skip this and check out the third entry in the series.
Rated 20 Apr 2007
sloboneslobone
Rated 22 Jan 2007
10
2nd
Just about as bad as you've heard it is! One of the all-time howlers. Took years for Boorman to redeem himself.
Rated 22 Jan 2007

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