the beginning... of the end?
the prequel to horror film classic the exorcist was the most popular film at US and canadian cinemas at the weekend, taking £10m ($18.2m) in three days.yet critics, who were not given advance screenings, have not been kind. «satan save us from any more exorcist sequels» was the toronto star's headline. the boston globe wrote: «if you're looking for groundbreaking badness, you needn't look much further than the new exorcist prequel, which is one interminably grisly waste». «after a well-paced first two acts, exorcist: the beginning eventually collapses under its enormous weight» wrote the san francisco chronicle. the hollywood reporter said: «the scariest thing about this film is how desperate the makers are to earn a scream».
i shall wait for the dvd release which will include both paul schrader's original prequel alongside renny harlin's cinema version.
source: the beeb.
