Exorcist II: The Heretic 1977 123movies

Watch: Exorcist II: The Heretic 1977 123movies, Full Movie Online – Dr. Gene Tuskin works with troubled children, perhaps none more troubled than Regan MacNeil, who suffers from bad dreams and repressed memories. The memories she represses are of the time she was possessed by a demon. Dr. Tuskin’s invention, a device that hypnotizes two persons and links their minds together, reveals that the demon, named Pazuzu, still lurks within her. It is desperate to emerge again and wreak havoc. Meanwhile, Father Philip Lamont is ordered by his cardinal to investigate the death of Father Merrin, the priest who died while performing an exorcism on Regan. Father Lamont undertakes his task reluctantly. He feels unworthy of his assignment. He also feels that Evil is literally an entity and that this entity is winning the battle over Good. His investigation takes him to Africa where he locates another recipient of Merrin’s exorcising and learns something fascinating and terrible about locusts..
Plot: Bizarre nightmares plague Regan MacNeil four years after her possession and exorcism. Has the demon returned? And if so, can the combined faith and knowledge of a Vatican investigator and a hypnotic research specialist free her from its grasp?
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	3.8/10 Votes: 25,181
	10% | RottenTomatoes
	39/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 553 Popularity: 21.092 | TMDB

Reviews:

I have all the respect in the world for John Boorman–his ‘Point Blank’ and ‘Deliverance’ are excellent–but this sequel to one of the greatest horror movies ever made simply falls listless and flat. Of course, the script is extremely talky and lifeless–as if it had been ‘exorcised’ of all the wonder and shock that William Friedkin’s vision of the battle of good vs. evil would entail. Yes, Sir Richard Burton was a great actor–yet when shoehorned with a crappy script and with his more irritating peccadillos left unrestrained, he can be such a chore and bore to watch. Though I have not seen the two more recent ‘prequels’ for the ‘Exorcist’ franchise, I can safely say that while ‘Exorcist II’ is not the worst horror movie ever made (that, by the way, never seemed its intention), it’s certainly the worst of the original trilogy–and by a country mile. This is a work that would probably bore the demons so much, they would decide to get out of Regan MacNeil’s body, and perhaps even leave Earth’s plane altogether, never even wanting a return ticket.

One of the many things that make The Exorcist arguably the greatest horror films ever made – or simply one of the greatest films ever made, regardless of genre –, is that it has no use for the obligatory final shot suggesting that the evil will continue. On the contrary, it ends on a hopeful, optimistic note; a welcome relief following the ordeal we, characters and viewers alike, have just endured.

Exorcist II: The Heretic carries on as if that final shot had actually been there all along. It’s not just that Regan MacNeil (Linda Blair) must go back to dealing with Pazuzu four years after the fact – meaning that two good men died for nothing –; it’s how this reencounter comes about.

Once we accept the possibility of demonic possession, everything else in The Exorcist is perfectly plausible. The Heretic, on the other hand, comes up with a “synchronized hypnosis” device that leads to such ludicrous dialogue as “Your machine has proved that there’s an ancient demon within her!”

That this line is delivered by a frantic Richard Burton – who could achieve greatness with the right material – doesn’t do it any favors. All things considered, the only heresy on display here is what director John Boorman does to the source material (in fairness to writer William Goodhart, his script was apparently rewritten beyond recognition) – I did, however, really enjoy the metaphorical use of locusts, which can go from solitary and harmless grasshoppers to, well, Legion.

Highly underrated, but not great, either
Poor John Boorman. He has all these great ideas, but whenever he tries to put them to the screen, the result is so damn goofy you can’t tell whether you’re watching a metaphysical drama or a slapstick comedy (for more on this, see “Zardoz”). His “Exorcist” sequel is miles below the original if you’re looking for scares, but miles above it in terms of actual storytelling, plot, character development, etc. It’s full of interesting ideas (the most interesting being the idea of pure goodness as a magnet for evil), and Regan turns into an angelic heroine out to stop the demon that once possessed her. But Boorman’s wacko imagery, while fascinating in places (the doves, the locusts), tends to get a little TOO wacko, to the point where you can’t help laughing (the hypnosis machine, Richard Burton putting out a fire with a wooden crutch, James Earl Jones spitting up a tomato).

If you can accept the fact that this is a completely different movie than the original, you might find that it’s a pretty good movie on its own. Fantastic acting from Burton, a wonderful score, and some truly gorgeous visuals, especially the climactic scene in the house, make it one of the most underrated movies of all time. Even if some scenes leave you falling over with laughter.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 57 min (117 min), 1 hr 42 min (102 min) (VHS)
Budget 14000000
Revenue 30749142
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Horror
Director John Boorman, Rospo Pallenberg
Writer William Goodhart, William Peter Blatty, Rospo Pallenberg
Actors Richard Burton, Linda Blair, Louise Fletcher
Country United States, United Kingdom
Awards 3 nominations
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera Panavision Cameras and Lenses
Laboratory Technicolor, Hollywood (CA), USA (color)
Film Length 2,807 m (West Germany)
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm