Overrated

Crappy film

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

One of the most frightening films ever made got one of the dullest sequels ever made. Not only is this film boring, but none of it makes any sense at all. Apparently the demon that possessed Regan is still lurking in her body, albeit hidden very deeply. There's this weird machine that allows a person to see what the other person is thinking or some stupid thing like that. We find out that the demon that possessed Regan was already exorcised by someone in Africa. A priest goes to Africa and there's this stupid scene where he's about to fall on spikes in front of James Earl Jones.We then immediately cut to Jones with normal clothes and them in some laboratory. I have no clue what's going on and this film is so stupid I don't care. Trust me, Mom, you'd think this was worse than the original with how dumb it is. Locusts are involved a lot, which has nothing to do with "The Exorcist". The whole film is confusing and accomplishes nothing. I think the only saving grave was that it was nice to have Linda Blair back as Regan, but even she has too many awkward lines. Well, I'm starting with Nostalgia Critic Month and it's interesting how this is the oldest film he ever reviewed, not including DVD reviews. At least I got the video game reviews over with. *1/2

"The Exorcist 2: The Heretic," is not a good film by any means. People like William Freidkin and Ellen Burstyn are sorely missed, the reduced budget is all too obvious, the script is poor and the plot in general is ridiculous. Richard Burton made a wise move in making this film just for the money - divorce settlements can be costly! He does his best to add something to this "Exorcist" film but his efforts are all vain. The same is true of Linda Blair. It certainly made sense for her to reprise her role from the 1973 film but her best efforts can't save this one.

After her exorcism a few years earlier, "Regan" (Linda Blair) is undergoing counseling but still cannot remember what happened. So to examine the issue more closely her counselor "Dr. Gene Tuskin" (Louise Fletcher) recommends that she goes under a unique type of hypnosis in order to reveal more details to her. Meanwhile a priest by the name of "Father Philip Lamont" (Richard Burton) is sent to investigate her specific case and to report his findings to the "Cardinal" (played by Paul Henreid) in charge. As it so happens, Father Lamont manages to get there just in time to witness the hypnosis session. Unfortunately, something goes horribly wrong and Dr. Tuskin almost dies as a result. But even worse than that the session also brings the demon that possessed her back as well--and the nightmare returns all over again. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this film is an immediate sequel to one of the greatest horror movies ever produced so a great number of people had high expectations. Unfortunately, this film turned out to be a great disappointment due in large part to a weak script and some rather ridiculous scenarios--with the ending being downright laughable. In short, this movie just didn't measure up to its predecessor in any way, shape or form and I have rated it accordingly. Below average.

Exorcist II the Heretic presents a vividly colorful travelrama to Africa in order to ascertain what exactly happened to Father Merrin (Max Von Sydow) of the original Exorcist. This version features a sort of anthropological element to arrive at the source of the evil demon that still lurks inside Regan MacNeil (Linda Blair). It's way out of the range of her well-intentioned psychiatric professional (Louise Fletcher), who employs a device known as a synchronizer that locks the two minds together in order to return to the room on the night Merrin dies. The Catholic cardinal Paul Henreid dispatches father Philip Lamont (Richard Burton) to finally close the case on this incident of demonic possession after a stunning opening to the movie in swirling visual detail that introduces the viewer to the style that somehow lifts this film to an unexepected level of borderline greatness for its overall bizarreness.