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| The Exorcist 3 [1990] (REGION 1) (NTSC) | ![The Exorcist 3 [1990] (REGION 1) (NTSC)](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/71P5733EPVL._SL160_.gif)
 enlarge | Director: William Peter Blatty
Actors: George C. Scott, Ed Flanders, Brad Dourif, Jason Miller, Nicol Williamson
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
Buy Used: £1.14
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 27184
Format: Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Colour, Dolby, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), French (Original Language)
Running Time: 110 minutes
Number Of Items: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
DVD Layers: 1
DVD Sides: 1
Picture Format: Anamorphic Widescreen
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARD17488D
ISBN: 0790747006
UPC: 853917488238
EAN: 9780790747002
ASIN: B0000399W9
Theatrical Release Date: August 17, 1990
Release Date: December 28, 1999
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
Condition: Complete with original disc(s), case, and artwork. In stock and ships today! Ships quickly from U.S.
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 scarily good... September 25, 2008
Ok, so everyone knows the exorcist. From parents to young children in the playground; it's a household institution and it deserves to be. Classic horror generally follows a pattern in my eyes; debut film is brilliant, but the subsequent (and often cheaply made) sequels/prequels get progressively worse. So imagine the situation, 3.00am in the morning and I've just through the entire Exorcist box set, when I come across the last sequel in the set 'The Exorcist 3'. At the time I had just suffered the completey dire script of Exorcist 2, so wasn't in any frame of mind for another measely attempt at draining some more money from the 'Exorcist Institution'. Despite this I begrudgingly put in the film, only to be really amazed as to how enjoyable it was.
Now I'm not saying this is an epic piece of cinema by any standards, but it is bloody good! I found myself jumping in points of high tension and even quite haunted by some of the imagery in the hospital scenes. The film has a few flaws and is by no means perfect, but for those that avoid sequels just as I do, I strongly urge you to watch 'The Exorcist 3' I think you'll be plesantly (or more likely scarily) suprised...
BETTER THAN EXORCIST II August 7, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
A series of brutal murders is plaguing Georgetown, Penn, and Lt. Kinderman, (George C. Scott) is becoming obsessed with the case to the point of madness. The clues that are found point to an executed serial killer, which puzzles him even moire and consults old friend Father Joseph Dyer, (Ed Flanders) for advice. Not helping much, the trail of clues lead to a mental institution, and there a special patient, James Venamum, (Brad Dourif) claims to be the killer he's searching for. As he gets closer and close to discovering the truth about the inmate and his wild claims, he finds a fight for his very soul.
The Good News: This is a rather surprisingly good film. The fact that it's not above going for a more subdued series of scare tactics is well appreciated, and three come up quite easily to prove this. The dream sequence, where, moving through Heaven as a large Grand Central Station, finds an old friend with his head stitched on who turns and utters a shocking line holds a strong kick. The moment where a character enters a hospital ward and one of the patients is scuttling about on the ceiling behind them is a real jump. The scene that gets the biggest jump is a nurse around the ward as she checks on strange noises she hears down a corridor, and emerges from a room followed in complete silence by an alabaster-white winged figure. The constantly repeated shots of a figurine rapidly opening it's closed eyes gets some shocks and manages to completely haunt as well. They help with a powerful tone that is really unsettling and manages to get the best out of very little. The storyline is quite brilliant, leaving very little in the way of confusion or even of the rather typical sequel flair of re-writing the rules of the game. The way it is able to connect with the original and take off where it left is a fantastic feat. There's very little to find fault with in this one.
The Bad News: There's only two things that come to mind with this one. The fact that the ending is so out-of-place and over-the-top that it borders on the ludicrous is not too far off. Not only does it really ruin what could've been a brilliant movie, but it does little to stave off what was the inevitable. This really could've been changed without much hesitation. The only other thing that really bothers is that it's a more personal choice, but the pace of the film is a real take-it-or-leave-it affair. Very rarely does this happen, but the film doesn't really need to be sped up and make things go quicker, but the film does take it's time in spelling things out. It's that simple.
The Final Verdict: A grossly underrated film that really deserves a wider appeal, and in fact may be the most underrated film of all time. It's not for everyone, though, as what makes it an underrated film isn't exactly a popular theme. Take it with extreme caution.
 Scary and a real credit to the book. January 12, 2006
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
If you loved the book or just like a REALLY scarey horror film then this is it.This will make you afraid of the dark again and you'll never want to go into hospital again after see it. SUPERB!
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