The Exorcist III (1980)

The final installment of the Exorcist film franchise simply entitled "The Exorcist III" is based on the second novel in the book series entitled "Legion" written by the director and writer of the films screenplay, William Peter Blatty.

Starring George C. Scott, Jason Miller, Ed Flanders, Scott Wilson and Brad Dourif.

The film takes place fifteen years following the events of the first film and follows Detective Kinderman as he investigates a string of murders that appear to part of a series of satanic rituals believed to be linked to an already deceased killer.

Many fans including myself have hailed this as the true sequel to "The Exorcist", some going as far as to completely ignore The Exorcist part II: The Heretic from even being considered part of the franchise.

I was actually lucky enough to find a VHS copy of this film at a yard sale when I was in the hype of searching for part two with my friend. We tried to hold out on watching it till we had seen the second movie but the longest we could go for was about two days before we hunkered down with a bowl of popcorn and tossed the tape into the VCR.

I preferred this version as a "sequel" much more than The Heretic. It was well written, the story was fun to follow and you even get a small, very small appearance by one Samuel L. Jackson, which is always nice. I have also always been keen on the character of Lt. William Kinderman which may also be a reason why I enjoyed this film so thoroughly.

The ending was the biggest thing that got me loving this movie. It worked out so perfectly that you can't think of this movie as anything but the direct sequel to the exorcist in my opinion.

A great watch, amazing murder scenes and a killer ending makes me give this a 7 out of 10.

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The Guardian (1990)

William Friedkin made his return to the horror genre 17 years after the release of The Exorcist with a movie entitled "The Guardian".

Starring Dwier Brown as Phil Sheridan, Carey Lowell as Kate Sheridan and Jenny Seagrove as Camilla.

The Sheridan's have just given birth to a bouncing baby boy and they could not be any happier. Unfortunately, the young couple realizes that they will be financially unstable until Kate is able to return to work. So in place of waiting, the couple decide to hire a live in Nanny to take care of their bundle of joy.

After a couple of interviews (and their first pick not returning for her second interview), a young lady named Camilla is chosen for the job and seems to be the perfect person for the job. Until the family discovers the truth behind Camilla's past.

The direct did not want his name attached to this project after how poorly it did at the box office but 20 or so years later, after seeing the cult following this film had gained, Friedkin came crawling back and took the credit for his work claiming that to him it's not a horror film, but a different take on fairy tales for adults.

Either way, since day one that I saw this movie, I loved it. The plot is very simple, the acting is passable but still entertaining enough to keep you into the film, the dialogue was another simple factor but the biggest thing that took the cake for most people in this film. The amazing special effects that were used.

Camilla's "alter-ego" looked freaking awesome and still, up to this viewing looked amazing as did the "tree" which, if you watch it, will understand what I mean,

I truly do love this film and always suggest it to anybody looking for a good gore filled horror flick to watch. And will gladly give this one a 7 out of 10.

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