Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist

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Linkin E @LinkZuh Dec 13 ‘Dominion: Prequel To The Exorcist (2005)’. Directed By Paul Schrader. The 5th Horror/Paranormal Film/Prequel To ‘The Exorcist’ Franchise. It Was Okay. Just Not My Thing. See more Dan R @RT53832531 12/24/2024 A Hollywood tale people know little about is the one which entwines 2005s 'Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist' and 2004s 'Exorcist: The Beginning'. SYNOPSIS: 'Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist' - 'Decades before Father Merrin helped save Regan MacNeil's soul, he first encounters the demon Pazuzu in Kenya. Merrin's initial battle with Pazuzu leads to the rediscovery of his faith.' SYNOPSIS: 'Exorcist: The Beginning' - 'In 1947, having abandoned his faith, Father Merrin joins an archaeological excavation in Kenya, where an ancient church has been unearthed and something much older waits to be awoken.' The story behind this entanglement is so long winded and complicated I won't bore you with it. But read up on it as it's so intriguing as studios interfere with the film making process. What we have here are two very different films but made from the same material. However, they are also very similar. Same setting, same actors in some cases, same lead actor, same flashbacks etc etc. It's baffling but terribly engrossing that this went on. It's probably more interesting than the two films combined tbh. Both films aren't perfect, and how could they be with this much interference but there is something here, within both films, which adds to the Exorcist lore. 'The Beginning' is probably the better film overall though it was filmed second but released first. Yes a head spinner! Time makes no sense here. Both are worth a dabble even if just to compare these films which mirror each other so much. But also don't! 'Dominion' - 5/10 'The Beginning' - 6/10 See more Doron G @RT24636080 12/05/2024 It's really a fever dream, and not in a funny way See more Blu B @RT43513976 10/31/2024 The conclusion to one of the strangest things I've ever seen in movie history. This isn't a sequel, remake, or evena requel. It's the same movie of Exorcist: The Begininng just with a different director and every scene is different but the same with changes. It's one of the most bizarre things I have ever seen. That being said, this is still bad but it's a step better than the other. The other one just straight didn't make sense most of the time. This makes sense barely enough but it's still very stupid and I don't get how these plot lines really go together. The finding of a temple, Marions backstory, the deformed guy who becomes the new demon, the villagers vs British army. I get all the plot lines but they just don't add up as a whole at all and it has weird cuts to just bizarre scenes every now and than that just don't make sense. It's edited and paced terribly. The music is super boring and forgettable. Everything else isn't good overall. There are a few slight redeeming things. the camerawork is actually kind of good and Stellan isn't half bad in this. Problem is he will just sraight disappear it feels like for long stretches. Everyone is super serious acting like Last Airbender type stuff and it just comes off as boring and very forgettable. The direction in this isn't that good besides the camerawork. Skip This. Skip Both of Them. See more Korra N @RT88131552 08/08/2024 Not a great film but still an interesting and well-acted horror-drama, Dominion is a dark and gloomy picture that doesn't reach the heights of The Exorcist or The Exorcist III, but it is far better than Heretic, The Beginning, and Believer. See more Srgio N @RT03383691 04/06/2024 This one, which was supposed to be the original, manages to be as bad as The Beginning (or even worse). The most bizarre thing is knowing that this one was rejected and they decided to release the other. Since that one was poorly received, they decided to revisit this one, to try to fix the mistakes. And they managed to make it even worse. They really deserve congratulations. It's by far the worst in the franchise (it even beats the infamous Heretic). See more Read all reviews

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