The Exorcist 3 (The Legion)

Exorcist 3 (The Legion) (1990) - OK, so most people HATE this film and we think the reason is that most people went to see it expecting the same kind of stuff that was on display in the fantastic first installment. There must have been some trepidation after part 2, but most people had managed to somehow expunge that atrocity from memory. Yet, when Exorcist 3 came out, it was a huge disappointment to so many people because there was none of the possession stuff in evidence. That aside, the film is terrifically scary if you can manage to follow the admittedly convoluted plot. The idea is terrifying, and it logically connects with the first film and indeed was written by the author of The Exorcist as the legitimate follow up. William Peter Blatty, the author of what is said to be the fifth biggest selling novel of all time in the US, directed this installment. He has managed to create feeling of pure menace. A film that is disturbing and unsettling and has some genuine shocks and is probably the "newest" of the films that has managed to scare us just a wee bit. Its no classic, and the last five minutes are risible, but otherwise there is a lot of malevolence seeping through this film. Its dark and brooding and we feel, very scary indeed. Most Memorable Moment: hard to say really; the confession scene is particularly effective.