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This is actually a fairly intricately plotted movie, which I love because I usually forget a plot point here or there and when I rewatch it every few years it always feels fresh. One thing I don't hear mentioned very often is that the grandma on the ceiling bit in Legion is clearly an homage to Exorcist III, which of course is based on a novel called Legion.
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The original feels more epic, which I think is mostly due to the opening scenes in Iraq and then also Von Sydow's performance and overall presence. It's a different kind of gravitas that nobody really brings to Exorcist III, as good as the performances are in their own way.
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Mar 3, 2020 20:27
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El Gallinero Gros posted:I would love to see this. I'm a bit surprised this is good because horror sequels often do the diminishing returns thing. Most of it is just Blatty's involvement. He wrote The Exorcist and he wrote Legion, and he directed this movie. So he knew the proper tone needed and nailed it.
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Mar 13, 2020 18:43
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I watched the movie last night in honor of Dourif's birthday, although I'd planned to watch it this month anyway so it was a perfect opportunity. One little character moment that I noticed this time, I thought it was great when the forensic guy is giving Kinderman poo poo about running the prints from inside the priest's vestibule. In a lot of movies you'd get the detective exploding on the guy in some really obvious way but instead Scott just says "I'm padding the job", which is great because it's funny but it also shames the guy because it's like "here, you want some stupid selfish motive to do what I say, ok fine I'm padding the job, will you do it now you gently caress?". And like everything else in the movie Scott delivers it with that tension you can always feel rippling just underneath the surface.
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Mar 19, 2020 14:02
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Hollismason posted:Something weird to me is why does the doctor write what he says down and practice it I think he has an idea of what's going on and is trying to cover his own rear end.
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