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The Exorcist III
1990
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The Exorcist III
Positive Reviews
9
Negative reviews
8
Average Rating
2.7
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0.5
If Part II sequels are generally disappointing, Part IIIs are often much, much worse.It can seem as if nothing is going on in them except dim murmurin ..
EW
1.5
It would be downright incomprehensible, in fact, if Dourif didnt do such a dandy job in explaining things in a couple of long, madman monologs.
Variety
1.5
Blatty is interested in the words most of all: the dialectic of intellectual debate, the ritual litany of naming, the recitation of prayers. To name s ..
1.5
It is unsparing when it comes to gruesome descriptions and ominous characters, but its got more giggles than goose bumps. The Exorcist III isnt about ..
4.5
Exorcist III stands alone, one of those rarest of birds: a horror sequel with ideas of its own.
Paste Magazine
4.0
Written and directed by William Peter Blatty, author of the original Exorcist. So, while its not quite as chilling as the first story, It is at least ..
E Film Critic
2.0
Too much of the movie takes place in dark rooms where people describe horrors that might more profitably have been on the screen, and the plot is a ho ..
3.5
This is not the best in the Exorcist series; the original still earns that distinction.But if you want to see something genuinely scary, you cant go w ..
Screen Rant
3.0
May not have the visceral impact of the first film, but it gives viewers far more than they had any reason to expect.
Tv Guide
1.5
Blatty fills the screen with Catholic symbolism, contrived bantering dialogue and eventually tries to sort things out with a rambling monologue from t ..
Deseret News (Salt Lake Ci ..
5.0
For my money, its everything The Exorcist should have been, but never quite was.
Mountain X
4.0
delivers a soulfully pained performance as detective Kinderman from the first movie.
Star Burst Magazine
1.5
Watching The Exorcist III is a frustrating experience, with both cuts of the film one a victim of studio tampering, the other imperfectly restored poi ..
Lw Lies
4.2
Coming next week Summer comes to a close with a superhero corker from Sam Raimi.Christian Slater attempts to define a generation.
Brian Or Ndorf
3.0
Suggests that Blatty had seen and loved many films without ever really paying attention to how they worked.
Antagony & Ecstasy
4.5
Against his will, Blatty added the sound and fury finale, and its easily the weakest aspect of his movie. But thats mainly because everything that com ..
Film Avclub
1.0
With the dull and nonsensical Exorcist III, youre more likely to see folks nodding off or fleeing down the aisles in boredom.
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