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“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
The strange choices create the kind of friction that follows you out of the theatre and into the argument.
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The Exorcist III
Horror · Drama · 1990
On the fifteenth anniversary of the exorcism that claimed Father Damien Karras' life, Police Lieutenant Kinderman's world is once again shattered when a boy is found decapitated and savagely crucified.
Movie details
The Exorcist III
“Do you dare walk these steps again?”
1990 Horror · Drama 1h 50m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.3 / 10
Community rating
On the fifteenth anniversary of the exorcism that claimed Father Damien Karras' life, Police Lieutenant Kinderman's world is once again shattered when a boy is found decapitated and savagely crucified.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over The Exorcist III?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
William Peter Blatty
Written by
William Peter Blatty
George C. Scott
Lt. William 'Bill' Kinderman
Ed Flanders
Father Joseph Kevin Dyer
Brad Dourif
James Venamun / The Gemini Killer
Jason Miller
Father Damien Karras / Patient X
Nicol Williamson
Father Morning
Scott Wilson
Dr. Temple
Nancy Fish
Nurse Allerton
Court is in session
Put The Exorcist III on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.