Well, it's yet another edition of Looking Back, so let's not waste with a long opening and get right to it.
Why Didn't I See The Exorcist: Believer?
It's the usual there wasn't a showing.
What is The Exorcist: Believer?
The Exorcist: Believer is a supernatural horror movie that even though it's the sixth one in the franchise, it serves as a sequel to the classic 1973 film. Production was done by Blumhouse Productions, Morgan Creek Entertainment, and Rough House Productions, with distribution handled by Universal Pictures. The script was written by David Gordon Gordon, Peter Sattler, Scott Teems, and Danny McBride and was directed by David Gordon Green.
The story is, two girls named Angela and Katherine performed a séance in the attempt to contact Angela's mother. Then after being missing and found, the two while be traumatized still seem normal. But as time goes by it's made clear that something has taken over the two innocent souls.
My Thoughts
The Good: I've got nothing.
The Bad: Oh boy, there's quite a few things wrong, let's start of with how there's barely any character. These people are so uninteresting. So much so I can't remember their names. Hell, I had to look who the two possessed girls were just so my synopsis didn't repeatedly keep calling them the two possessed girls or the girls. They try, emphasis on TRY, to make us care by having the parents be scared and concerned, but it takes more than that. It worked with Regan and Chris in the original because we got to see them be a loving mother and daughter to each other before the possession. We don't get that with Angela's dad or Katherine's family. A matter of fact we know nothing about Katherine's family other than they're evangelical Christians, but that's it. Then we have the scares or lack there of. With the 1973 movie we get this uneasy feeling before the possession and then the messed up stuff with the possessed Regan, with this movie I felt nothing. Sure I wasn't bored out of my mind, but I wasn't exactly thrilled either. I was just...indifferent. Not exactly the feeling you want to give your audience no matter what the movie genre is. The last thing I'll touch on and it's its biggest problem, and that's it offers nothing new. Both for the Exorcist series and the possession genre. They even ripoff the whole is it possession or insanity and the "Help Me" craved into the skin bit.
The Okay: Well the cinematography looked decent enough. Not mind blowing, but still something, and that's better than nothing at all.
Final Verdict: Bad.
Yeah this movie isn't very good, but I can't say it's the worst out of the franchise. That infamous title goes to Exorcist II: The Heretic.
So yeah, that's all for now. Originally I was gonna end here, but this is just a sad way to end the Halloween season. So instead, come back on Thursday, Oct 31st, for an Underrated Films review of 1981's Wolfen. Until then, enjoy the rest of your day.
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