Exorcist II: The Heretic was abysmal, but The Exorcist III was a scarily-good successor to The Exorcist, though it was much more of a religious-themed procedural than an outright horror movie. Exorcist III is another of those movies steeped in controversy, and severely underrated as a result. In this episode we look at one of the most underrated films of the 1990s, The Exorcist III. If you have the patience, it is rewarding. The Exorcist III, also known as William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist III and Exorcist III: Legion is a 1990 horror film, a sequel to the 1973 film, The Exorcist. Lt. Kinderman and Father Dyer cheer each other up on the anniversary of the death of their mutual friend, Father Damien Karras, by going to see "It's a Wonderful Life" at the local theater in Georgetown, near Washington D.C. Exorcist III isnt as nuanced as the original movie. Blatty attributed its poor box office performance to the title imposed by Morgan Creek, having always intended for the film to retain the title of the novel. It grossed a total of $26,098,824 in North America and $39,024,251 worldwide. Surprisingly, The Exorcist III doesn't make any attempts to disavow The Heretic, fixing entirely on those characters who weren't involved with that first sequel, and never directly contradicting anything that happened there. The film focuses mainly on Lieutenant Kinderman as he investigates a string of murders that continue to rock Georgetown. As always both George C Scott and Brad Dourif are absolutely brilliant and the directing is actually very fine for someone who wasn't a director (since The Exorcist III is in fact the only entry in the franchise that really scare the s**t out of me. Wikipedia. And (Its book version, Legion , was my favorite book of the year, but more on that in a bit) The Exorcist III feels like being trapped in a dreadful dream, one where no matter how hard you try waking life always remains just out of reach. Most people havent seen The Exorcist III because Exorcist II is so horrendous, but the third ignores the second and is one of the best horror films of the decade. 1 Alien Faktor; 2 Amputated; 3 And One; 4 Black Dawn; 5 Controlled Bleeding; 6 Cop Shoot Cop; 7 Crown Of Thorns; 8 Cryptopsy; 9 Deceased; 10 Delta 9; 11 Doubting Thomas; 12 The Electric Hellfire Club; 13 Fear Factory; 14 Final Cut; 15 Front Line Assembly; 16 Hate Dept. Wikipedia. The Exorcist III is in fact the only entry in the franchise that really scare the s**t out of me. Share Share Tweet Email. The man in cell 11. The Exorcist III was written and directed by William Peter Blatty (who wrote the original Exorcist novel and screenplay.) Do you dare walk these steps again?. 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