Starring pop legend Kei$ha!
Not really...but I can't help but wonder if this would have been more watchable if it did.
My intention was to kick this off with "Horde", but due to some technical difficulties, it has been delayed to a later installment. Anywho, I've decided to kick things off tonight with this little piece of vile garbage, "Exorcismus".
Honestly, I entered into this movie with slightly heightened expectations due to the presence of Pinhead himself, Doug Bradley. I thought to myself that any movie featuring the lead Cenobite himself as a priest faced with a case of possession would be worth two hours of my life, but I was horribly mistaken. Exorcismus starts off a jumbled mess: shitty editing leaves one wondering what exactly is going on, and if you aren't careful, you will quickly find yourself wondering "what the holy fuck have I stumbled into?! What blithering bat-shit fuck-crazy chicanery is THIS?" After fumbling right out of the gate, at no point does this travesty find it's pacing (not that it is ever given the chance to).
Heading into the third act, which in a movie dealing with exorcism tends to be the strongest part of the film, there was still no sign of Mr. Bradley. With less than a fifth of the movie left, however, he finally staggers into the production like Jack Sullivan entering the 72nd round: Doug obviously had fun with the role, but seems a slight bit confused the entire time as to why he is even in the picture. ANYONE could have been used in his place, and the budget of this film would probably have been reduced by three-quarters.
I am a little disappointed in myself right now; I really wanted to kick things off with a bang, but this movie put me in a funk that I have yet to recover from. I am disheartened that the exorcism genre has fallen to such lows, especially when some of the greatest horror movies of all time can be found in it's hallowed territory. Hopefully tomorrow's movie, "Cronos", will more than make up for this abortion and restore my faith in the genre. I have witnessed too much crap calling itself horror these past few weeks, and am in serious need of some quality scares.
My intention was to kick this off with "Horde", but due to some technical difficulties, it has been delayed to a later installment. Anywho, I've decided to kick things off tonight with this little piece of vile garbage, "Exorcismus".
Honestly, I entered into this movie with slightly heightened expectations due to the presence of Pinhead himself, Doug Bradley. I thought to myself that any movie featuring the lead Cenobite himself as a priest faced with a case of possession would be worth two hours of my life, but I was horribly mistaken. Exorcismus starts off a jumbled mess: shitty editing leaves one wondering what exactly is going on, and if you aren't careful, you will quickly find yourself wondering "what the holy fuck have I stumbled into?! What blithering bat-shit fuck-crazy chicanery is THIS?" After fumbling right out of the gate, at no point does this travesty find it's pacing (not that it is ever given the chance to).
Heading into the third act, which in a movie dealing with exorcism tends to be the strongest part of the film, there was still no sign of Mr. Bradley. With less than a fifth of the movie left, however, he finally staggers into the production like Jack Sullivan entering the 72nd round: Doug obviously had fun with the role, but seems a slight bit confused the entire time as to why he is even in the picture. ANYONE could have been used in his place, and the budget of this film would probably have been reduced by three-quarters.
I am a little disappointed in myself right now; I really wanted to kick things off with a bang, but this movie put me in a funk that I have yet to recover from. I am disheartened that the exorcism genre has fallen to such lows, especially when some of the greatest horror movies of all time can be found in it's hallowed territory. Hopefully tomorrow's movie, "Cronos", will more than make up for this abortion and restore my faith in the genre. I have witnessed too much crap calling itself horror these past few weeks, and am in serious need of some quality scares.
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