The Exorcist: Believer (2023) - Movie Review

[@michaelcoffey1991]

I am so sick of everything being for profit and not the love of the genre or the love of the source material. I appreciate you calling this out @Cody it needs to stop

[@CinemaPunk]

what do you expect is an industry. they dont care about the consumer. money = power

[@scottv8124]

Stay away from studio stuff then. Support indie and foreign films. Indie stuff will miss sometimes but there's love and originality behind it

[@PenjaminFranklyn]

​@@CinemaPunkYeah but you see several other filmmakers make many other films for half the budget that bomb in the box office and land on home video and become cult classics...David Gordan Greene has always seemed like a genuine filmmaker that tries to implement his own bizarre twists in beloved horror franchises...I think he's doing this purely for others who aren't there for Fandom and want something different instead of a rehash of the same. Which I do give him credit for...he's a great filmmaker that I beileve has been compromised due to financial/contractual reasons of some sort and lost his way as a modern horror industry plant. Check out some of his earlier non horror contemporary work and I'll think you'll be pleasantly suprised. Love his esthetic, he just can't seem to properly execute these IP's. I'd love to see some original horror content from him independently, it doesn't help that he has fucking Danny Mcbride in his corner writing shit for him either.

[@KlNGKEEF]

Shutup

[@mania4270]

I am so sick of dumb comments like this that act like ppl don't do what they love for profit. Filmmakers make good movies because 1. They wanna make money 2. They have a passion. I'm so sick of ppl complaining about legacy sequels. Pretty soon these will somehow be nostalgic like Texas chainsaw 03 and Friday the 13th 09. Finally, we have so many great horror movies coming everyday that this is the last genre you should be complaining about. Just because David Gordon green couldn't do the impossible and top the greatest horror film ever made, Hollywood is all of a sudden for profit. GTFO

[@joshuanelson6795]

It's sad that what was once the gold standard for demonic possession horror has now become as lifeless as the countless copycats it inspired.

[@mania4270]

Not really. Give them credit it's not as bad as exorcist: the beginning or dominion. At least this is the first exorcist sequel besides maybe 3 that's at least comprehensible. But it's funny how nobody was this when the crappy exorcist prequels or TV show came out.

[@jarmopenttinen719]

​@@mania4270 Exorcist The Beginning is underrated

[@melgrant7404]

The original will never die. It is a masterpiece in history. It should never had had sequels imo.

[@gill.5116]

Great point pedowood is finished

[@nayastuder5908]

Bitch please! The was the scariest movie in the world!

[@hunterdean4766]

The fact that Ellen Burstyn's character blames the "patriarchy" on her not being in the room during the exorcism in the original film, tells you everything you need to know about Believer.

[@CodyLeachYT]

Such a stupid line. “Fuck both of those guys that gave their lives. Girl power!”

[@alexhein1738]

@@CodyLeachYTblame the scriptwriter back then

[@alexhein1738]

@@zeynepgulsu1899what’s the difference????????????

[@paulinegallagher7821]

They must have seen an early trailer for the Barbie Movie and thought they have to make this movie feminist and woke. Terrible terrible betrayal of the first movie and the authentic character Chris McNeil was.

[@paulinegallagher7821]

@@alexhein1738 um thats what hes doing?

[@bo2720]

This movie has a line where Ellen Burstyn actually says she wasnt part of the patriarchy in regards to the 2 priests of the original. You know the 2 men that gave their lives to save her daughter. I can get over bad writing (EVIL DIES TONIGHT!!). but that is just honestly puke worthy. Whoever wrote that should go on strike forever!!

[@weirdguy1495]

Like, this is conservative parody of how a woke person talks, it's so cringe.

[@sproductionsinc]

@@weirdguy1495 It's very weird. No one wants this type of dialogue lol

[@tombruncker7013]

That I almost walked out when I heard that line, I was like seriously those two men saved your daughters life at the cost of theirs. It pissed me off so much

[@funkrobot9762]

Like, they didn’t just give their lives. They spared her her sanity, her life. Father Kerras probably went to hell. Lol such bs

[@Wraiven22]

I’m convinced corporations put cringe lines like that in media to convince moderates that progressive people are insane. Because even I, a raging leftist, can’t stop gagging at these cheesy lines.

[@vinniepaul182]

It amazes me how after 50 years of ideas, technology advancements that the exorcist is still the best possession horror film..

[@バナナがたくさん]

Because almost every film following it has copied the formula instead of being fresh.

[@colinbaldwin313]

And it has superb special effects, too.

[@ZacharySkipworth]

I’m going to sound like a religious nut but I think what made the first one so special is because William Friedkin and William Blatty are true believers in god. In the end, it’s a story of good versus evil and doing whatever you can to defeat it and protect the innocent.

[@TheGreekPianist]

“God played a trick on you”…by having you see this in theaters 👻

[@bradybarrett5354]

I think William Friedkin is somewhere laughing right now at this misfire. There are far more quietly intense and creepy moments than loud bombastic ones in the original. Scenes were allowed to breathe. Subtlety is something David Gordon Green knows very little about and it’s why he shouldn’t have directed this.

[@aniceguywholikeshorrormovi7698]

William Friedkin has unfortunately passed away about 2 months ago he was one of my fav directors .

[@bradybarrett5354]

@@aniceguywholikeshorrormovi7698 I know, he will be missed. Sorcerer is my favorite film of his.

[@techhpro]

I agree. Believer wasn’t scary. The actors or acting in the original exorcist was much like real people vs. acting or characters like in practically every movie. Except for the detective. This was an aspect to the original that gave a reality feeling which was a major factor in its effectiveness. Why hasn’t Hollywood rediscovered this in 50 years? Believer should have drawn out the gradual possession like the original with more creepy scene ideas. Maybe add some realistic horrified reactions with discussion by the hospital and mental institution staff. I was completely disappointed as expected considering all possession movies since the original were poor.

[@deeceea9488]

Lol Currently, Friedkin is hanging with Pazuzu, if you get what I'm sayin.

[@HorrorMetalDaniels]

“Y’know you all did pretty damn good with that ole’ Michael Vorhees franchise!” Lmaooo that killed me 😂

[@skyofthelivingdead]

David Gordon Green needs to be held accountable for his repeated crimes against the horror genre.

[@desertpinevintage]

💯

[@sharktoof1]

For real! Dude just doesn’t get it. Halloween 2018 is his best film, and it still has issues. It’s probably my favorite of his. Still haven’t seen Exorcist, probably won’t see it.

[@BareBandSubscription]

A bit dramatic. I still say Halloween 2018 and Ends are among the better Halloween sequels despite their flaws.

[@anaalicia5029]

@@sharktoof1after Halloween 2018 I was really excited for the rest of the trilogy, disappointing me greatly

[@laquitasmith6774]

!!!!!!

[@JSPokemonYT]

The thumbnail to your review of this movie is honestly the perfect way I feel about this new Exorcist Trilogy & I haven't even seen the movie yet!

[@WesternRAM]

The only review I care about is Cody’s! He always tells his honest opinion and we have similar tastes!

[@tylersmith9868]

Congrats!

[@chericarr141]

Me too, I love watching Cody he has smart, educated, and raw reviews and that's something I respect.

[@MrPcgamer4ever]

Well said same here.

[@XvKJP2015]

Same

[@DarkSideOfLucca]

"Ya know, y'all did pretty damn good with that ol Michael Vorhees franchise" lmfao dude I'm dead

[@skyofthelivingdead]

I’m partial to Jason Myers, myself 💀

[@JohnDavidSullivan]

William Friedkin... "... the guy who made these new ‘Halloween’ is about to make one to my movie, “The Exorcist.” That’s right, my signature film is about to be extended by the man who made “Pineapple Express.” I don’t want to be around when that happens. But if there’s a spirit world, and I come back, I plan to possess David Gordon Green and make his life a living hell.”

[@0megaForce]

The Exorcist part in Scary Movie 2 is better than this entire movie.

[@daesplays8737]

I really thought the 2018 Halloween movie was going to start a new horror revolution, with many franchises coming back in full force with amazing movies. Now, I really wish it had never happened.

[@reikun86]

It works only if everybody involved is invested. Also doesn’t hurt if they actually like the original work.

[@daesplays8737]

@@reikun86 It really does seem like most of the time, most of these sequels, remakes, reboots, etc, are made by people who never even liked the original work in the first place Oh, we have to change this and that and remove this and that because it didn't really work. If you didn't like it, why are you working with it?

[@sKid-zy1ss]

Same

[@reikun86]

@@daesplays8737 Exactly. I would be stoked to work on an Exorcist film because it’s my favorite horror film, and Exorcist III is up there too. What happened to the enthusiasm?

[@JohnyTheWizKid]

You're better off. I liked those Halloween films that finally ended Michael Myers.

[@JSPokemonYT]

The only thing that I know when I watch this movie is that it's not going to be any worse than Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977).

[@darkmarv8045]

At least The Exorcist II was made by a real Director and not by an Hack.

[@JSPokemonYT]

@@darkmarv8045 Are you smoking crack?

[@ATOK_]

And at least Richard Burton was in that movie

[@LiirThropp2687]

"Had no faith in this movie. But God damn, that money sung." 😂😂 Cody! Lmao. Yeah, it's bad when an actor says that about the movie. Jamie Lee Curtis said basically the same thing about Halloween Resurrection. Said it was a joke and only did it due to contract obligations.

[@davidmenke7552]

This was such a solid analysis/review. Cody is one of my few go-to reviewers for all things horror.

[@AliFrankTheTank]

my mans Patrick 😂😂😂😂 great bit . Cody 🐐

[@jessehernandez6446]

Him and Chris Stuckmann are the best fr fr

[@ilhantele]

​@@jessehernandez64462 reviewers that love hearing their own voice

[@JazziG59]

@@ilhantelewtf

[@ilhantele]

@@JazziG59 wtf

[@Ridiculousman2nd]

I think exorcist 3 is amazing. Its just one of those films where every actor acts like a real person. That confessional scene is still one of the most unsettling moments in film to this day

[@baileytate3938]

And the hospital hallway scene is one of the best jump scares ever to be put on film.

[@Ridiculousman2nd]

@@baileytate3938 YES! That scene just keeps going and going to the point where you almost give up on it 😂 then BAM!

[@tmarie69]

I’m really not a fan of demon possession films. A handful are good, but I always find them to be a bit…boring. Looks like I’ll be seeing Saw X again. Great review Cody!

[@holyglitch1126]

The Pope's exorcist was fun. Russel Crowe is always nice. It touches on some themes about self forgiveness and evading the modern title of Catholics (said in a modern Californian cheeky way) to the basics of....Jesus . It was fun.

[@JojoBean-zo7nx]

Saw x sucked

[@bizzybee5791]

Thank you for this! I can't believe it, but I believe I am going to skip this one. I am a Christian and yes I love horror movies. A friend wasn't allowed to see The Exorcist when she was a child because her parents believed it was from the devil. I explained to her how The Exorcist was so much more than the profanity coming out of a 12 year old girl. It had a tense atmosphere, showed the struggles of a single mom trying to keep her sanity while trying to find out what's wrong with her daughter, and the internal battle of a priest who has lost his faith. And as religious as they were, I couldn't understand why they wouldn't love exorcism movies. This isn't about a girl running in the woods from a murderer having to rely on her own strength and wit to survive. With exorcism movies you don't defeat the evil yourself, or even with a community of people. You have to go to God to intervene. It's the ultimate good v evil. If DGG didn't explore this, then I am not interested.

[@Evan-e5z]

I agree I just watched the movie last night, it seems like nowadays shows and movies try to deny God and his power. With the exorcist being about demonic possession and needing God to exorcise the demon out, the movie tries to make it seem like God has no power over the demon but instead people coming together has the power. I think that’s very disrespectful to not only Christianity but to most religions. Also I know you said you weren’t going to see the movie but spoiler alert anyway,at the end of the movie the demon winds up killing one of the girls and let’s the other live, I see this as the devil winning, and that also doesn’t seem right, especially since the girl who died did nothing wrong but still goes to hell.

[@JohnyTheWizKid]

That's because they are anti-christianity and want to avoid that formula on how it's supposed to be done like you said.

[@nightshade189]

⁠​⁠​⁠@@Evan-e5zI’ve been seeing that too, like how are you gonna defeat demons if you don’t believe in God or at least acknowledge that the demons wouldn’t exist without God. Especially when demons were essentially fallen angels, angels that God created before they decided that they wanted to go against God who is the embodiment of good. We as humans if you read the Bible and actually believe in it, Once both Adam and Eve ate the fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil, all of us humans were born imperfect and adding the free will we already have made us have the ability to do good and evil things. To defeat absolute evil you need something that is absolute good to destroy absolute evil in this case you need God who is the absolute good. We as humans aren’t perfect like that. We’re full of grey auras most of the time, which is why in the Exorcist franchise or other demon possessed horror they call to God or use tools connected to God to call upon him to make up and help for the imperfection that we have to help defeat demons. I’m sorry I went on a rant, even if you don’t believe in God like that, you have to at least respect where the source material for these types of things are from even if you aren’t religious.

[@sixfeetunder0105]

I always loved the exorcism of emily rose , i loved the court drama where they tried to make you question if it was a demonic possession or a psychiatric case (which was the latest irl) and jennifer carpenter was just amazing

[@whitneyvise7911]

Agree. A very very good film. And I wasn't expecting it to be, which made it that much better.

[@JTM1987]

Not gonna lie Emily Rose scares the shit out of me .. very good possession movie

[@rustyperry9414]

My biggest problem is Ellen Burstyn was wasted in this film. David Gordon Green was able to get her to come back, and this is what he does with her character. I don't believe for a moment Chris MacNeil would have wrote a book on what happen. There were far better ways to shoehorn her into the this movie. After the disappointment of the Halloween trilogy and now Exorcist Believer, David Gordon Green nd Danny McBride need to stay far, far away from The Omen, Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm Street. My advice is to save your money, stay home and watch the William Friedkin classic and Exorcist 3. If you're looking for a better Exorcist copycat, watch The Exorcist of Emily Rose or The Conjuring.

[@tarkus1056]

If I'm not mistaken the book thing shows up in the 1977 sequel (one of the worst horror films I've ever seen btw)

[@JohnyTheWizKid]

What about the prequel? What'd you think of that?

[@Layne618]

When William Friedkin died not too long ago, film critic Ed Whitfield shared this on his Twitter and Facebook pages: "William Friedkin once said to me, 'Ed, the guy who made those new Halloween sequels is about to make one to my movie, The Exorcist. That's right, my signature film is about to be extended by the man who made Pineapple Express. I don't want to be around when that happens. But if there's a spirit world, and I can come back, I plan to possess David Gordon Green and make his life a living hell." Sounds like Green had better watch his back.

[@eldonwatson7161]

Oh just wait. Cory Cunningham is going to be the main character of the 3rd exorcist movie too!

[@laquitasmith6774]

😂ughhhhhhh

[@Leon-g9l4u]

The Exorcist is literally the last horror franchise that needed reviving, but this is Blumhouse and it seems they are gunna go through every beloved horror franchise they can at this rate. I just hope to god it's not Blumhouse when we finally (if ever) see Freddy again

[@Diabeticninja90]

Freddy garbage

[@yosemite_ham6879]

Cody's dance move at 11:46 when he says "greatest hits of religions" was great lol

[@thealjohnsonshow2188]

+yosemite_ham6879 You can tell that it was unintentional.

[@Chipotleadvisory]

One of the things that annoyed the hell out of me was the exorcism by committee and they expect a regular priest to help out. In the Catholic Church not everyone can do an exorcism it is a specific religious rite that requires specific training in order to conduct.

[@zacharyashmore1830]

My question is this. Why couldn't they get the original actress for Regan, Linda Blair to come back into this franchise? She's still alive, and it would have been cool to see her character confront the demon that possessed her all those years ago.

[@CodyLeachYT]

They likely are saving her for the 2nd and/or 3rd film. Didn’t want to use their biggest gun first.

[@vecturhoff7502]

@@CodyLeachYT Didn't she denied coming back?

[@techhpro]

Though Believer was quite lack luster in many ways, it was nice the see Linda and Ms McNeil return. The final scene was touching. I doubt they’ll be able to create a good storyline (as usual) to incorporate Regan. There is potential . Ms McNeil should have known it was too dangerous for an elderly person to confront the possessed girl alone in that room.

[@aniceguywholikeshorrormovi7698]

There’s actually another film called “THE NINTH CONFIGURATION” that sometimes is considered to be a part of the exorcist franchise it’s also directed by William Peter blatty it’s also part of his “faith trilogy” including exorcist 1 and 3 . It’s not really a horror film it’s more of a thriller but it’s a very beautiful movie . One of my personal favourite film of all time . I HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend watching it if anyone’s interested you will find it on KZbin itself .

[@tibocool1328]

Such an underrated film love it. My favorite joke is the doctor who you think is a doctor but is a patient haha

[@adhirg]

14:18 - would you say this shadow gag is similar to the one in Hereditary where Toni Collette is in the corner of the ceiling in Peter’s room when he wakes up in the middle of the night?

[@CodyLeachYT]

It’s very much a Mike Flanagan style visual to me

[@toctheyounger]

The original is honestly, even 50 years later, close to a perfect film. It stands on its own even outside of the horror genre as a film very well nade, well acted, well scored. It treats the audience as intelligent with its foreshadowing, the scares are genuine, well timed and executed as well as plot appropriate, and the story, while leaving room for nuance and interpretation at the close of the film, has all of the closure it ever needed. Respect to Brad Dourif, the guy is amazing at whatever he puts his hand to, but i cant help but be cynical of anything following the original film up. It really is just riding the coattails of a dead man.

[@techhpro]

Well said. The actors or acting in the original exorcist was much like real people vs. characters like in practically every movie. This aspect to the original gave a reality which was a major factor in its effectiveness. Why hasn’t Hollywood rediscovered this in 50 years? Believer should have drawn out the gradual possession (expedited) like the original with more creepy scene ideas. Maybe add some horrified reactions with discussion by the hospital or mental institution staff. I could go on. They still haven’t matched the demon growls. It lacked in many ways. I was completely disappointed as expected.

[@CaliCowboy805]

100 😉 the OG was and will forever be the Shiznit (the shit), especially the extended version when Regan walks on her wack down the stairs. Broooooooooooo, they already had people 💩ing themselves watching the original! imagine if they showed that in theaters Damn 😮 but yeah, this KZbinr is trippin' a little saying it's not that great. Bro. The other movies that are on par with the exorcist are the New Evil dead and evil dead rising. I give props to those movies they did it right to me. What do you think??

[@techhpro]

@@CaliCowboy805 In the Believer church scene, they should have had the white girl do the spider walk down the center isle or maybe a hand stand walk with her legs moving walk like.

[@CaliCowboy805]

@techhpro haven't seen it yet but none of his reviews spoiled it for me other then he thought thought it wasn't great. What you think is it worth seeing????

[@techhpro]

@@CaliCowboy805 It’s about worth 8 bucks. The storyline is somewhat interesting and nice to see original characters. I’m always wanting another possession story even if the movie is bad.

[@MotU91775]

MacNeil had no business being in there. What a waste of time with her. She was basically done after 15 minutes.

[@GetFramed]

Cody can I just say you are on fucking fire in this review! You’re great sense of humour just shines through here and it’s always the perfect start to my day! That Courtney Love joke left me dying😂. I’ll wait for streaming for this one I think, as a big fan of the first and third movie, I’ll give it a very reluctant shot.

[@gRinchY-op5vr]

People have told me this is worst than the 2nd film, that alone made me decide I wasn't giving them my money!

[@GetFramed]

@@gRinchY-op5vr I watched the second film last night, and it was bad, but so bad in a way that it was kind of intriguing. How did they go from that classic, to THAT!?

[@Dbarr311]

Suck him clean!

[@N00bkillr693]

I was honestly surprised to see no one in your theatre in that little vid you posted on twitter. I was expecting it to be mildly packed

[@ErnestJustice]

Yeah, that first trailer confirmed the direction they were taking this film. The first film wasn't about the head turning or spider walk. The story is what makes it stand out.

[@sebraven]

Great review , was tempted to watch this movie in the theater , being the spooky season of course but will probably wait for digital download . And btw exorcist three i think was seriously underrated its a great part of the franchise and a good movie to watch again for halloween

[@jasonleonard4000]

I saw the original The Exorcist AND The Shining back-to-back at the theater on Wednesday! Cody, I has in Horror Heaven (or was it Hell?) I thought, "Man, I have to let Cody know about this!" Second time seeing Exorcist on big screen, first for Shining. Those films are so haunting and effective to me. I was scared witless by both films as a kid and they still hold up! I will probably see Believer just for Ellen Burstyn but I don't have high expectations. Cheers, my friend! Thank you for your channel, it's amazing!

[@madisonthomas8625]

Lucky! That sounds so fun

[@Horrormaster13]

_"The guy who made those new Halloween sequels is about to make one to my movie, The Exorcist. That's right, my signature film is about to be extended by the man who made Pineapple Express. I don't want to be around when that happens. But if there's a spirit world, and I can come back, I plan to possess David Gordon Green and make his life a living hell."_ An actual quote from William Friedkin 😂

[@laquitasmith6774]

😂

[@piercedaychief6075]

😂😂

[@capitalcitygoofball1987]

I can at least respect Ellen Burstyn saying outright she did the money, I mean movie for reasons other than art. It was much better than seeing Jamie Lee "Actually Satan" Curtis run around and say Halloween Kills was a masterpiece. Honestly JLC's publicity tour was the best acting I've seen her do in decades.

[@reikun86]

When your magnum opus is Freaky Friday, every project afterwards just won’t hit that sweet spot.

[@techhpro]

It was nice to see her and Linda and a little interesting but didn’t benefit this disappointing film. 5 decades and still waiting!

[@capitalcitygoofball1987]

@@reikun86 She was fine in A Fish Called Wanda, but then again she was surrounded by Monty Python alum so it's tough to look bad in that cast. Honestly though, her acting in Halloween 2018 and Halloween Kills made Tina seem endearing. I was missing Busta Rhymes midway through. She really deserved to win a Razzie for that hack job she calls acting. And then they give her an Academy Award. The industry connections and nepotism continue to keep her career afloat.

[@MichaelTomsyck]

Just got out of the theater about thirty minutes ago. At this point, I’m starting to think that David Gordon Green, Danny McBride, and company happened to get lucky with how Halloween 2018. I think that’s a rock solid horror film and legacy sequel. But everything that creative team has done since 2018 hasn’t been particularly good in my mind. The Exorcist: Believer didn’t change that whatsoever.

[@EddieHenderson92]

Even Halloween 2018 is getting worse with age and it's only 5 years old. It's a very safe and basic movie overall with some terrible humor.

[@laquitasmith6774]

!!!!

[@jamesmiller7367]

I absolutely loved this movie. I feel like most possession movies are mostly time a dozen, but I really enjoyed so many elements to this one.

[@Wraiven22]

You’re the first person I’ve seen that liked it, maybe I should give it a shot after all

[@Quest4Horror]

@@Wraiven22i personally loved it too. I don’t understand why people are shitting on it.

[@aar7667]

I liked it a lot too and I'm a fan of the original. I think some people just go watch it to compare it with the original

[@danielflorio4739]

It was decent. The OG is my favorite movie of all time and this wasn’t as bad as people are saying.

[@realnoahbanx]

I honestly don’t understand the hate it’s getting across the board. This movie was actually really scary at times, and I thought it was really well done (aside from a few weird editing choices) That’s what a horror movie should be. Scary. 100x better than Talk to Me. I don’t understand the praise that movie got, fucking bore fest and predictable.

[@TheC-Monster]

@CodyLeachYT "It is not gonna end up in the bottom worst of the year..." Well, that aged well, didn't it? XD

[@TolerTalks]

You continue to inspire me 😂. Our reviews are almost identical but you tripled down and I love it 😂

[@JoeWinter-ky8xo]

The problem is the studios are ran by corporations, and it is run as a business. Moviemaking is an art form, so when you turn it into a business you get what we keep seeing over and over again come out of Hollywood. I love movies just not the new ones. By the way, the same thing happened to the music industry

[@universal_dissappointment]

I just got back from the movie, I liked it for what it was. I can definitely see where people are coming from though. My huge concern was that it'd be nothing but cheap jumpscares and it wasn't really. It actually had its tension and creepy imagery moments. But I hate what they did to Kriss' character in the movie. And as cheap as it was, THAT cameo actually did make me smile. Overall, I'd give it a 7 out of 10.

[@shootermcgavin214]

10:52 lol I’m watching at 3:11am and I tought that was my alarm 😅

[@Quest4Horror]

Personally, I really liked this film and I don’t understand the hate. It was very well done, it was tense and had some very good scenes. People need to stop comparing it to the original. That film has had 50 years to cement its legacy.

[@Horrorking181]

Definitely agree

[@tbandz9423]

Facts it was a amazing movie

[@rmarkley79]

Congratulations, your camera was in focus the whole time... LOL, that was great!

[@jamesgreen5371]

David Gordon green and blumhouse should be ashamed and theres 2 more movies to come great news lol

[@Nickypoo700]

David Gordon Green just minced his own career by making this movie. Damn

[@leonardodecrapprio382]

Yeah, I'm Catholic (not a radical or anything) maybe devout? I personally like the Exorcist 1 and 3 for the Catholic aspect of exorcism. The fact that they had literally 7 different religions in this new movie was borderline disrespectful to the original and the third movie (the author of the book directed the third movie).

[@vecturhoff7502]

To be honest this was expected

[@EddieHenderson92]

I agree, I'm not shocked because DGG is a raging lefty but this s@@t with modern filmmakers disrespecting what came before them pisses me off.

[@Big_nick7_Roethlisberger]

I agree 100% with your review! You could not sum up my experience with this film any better. You were very respectful and honest with your review! I don't know how anyone could twist your words with this or be mad at you in the comments. But your doing a great job with your Channle Cody! Keep up the good work 👍

[@Terminal.Rainbows]

That Courtney Love joke came out of nowhere. 😂😂😂

[@LandoHendrix444]

Looking at clips, it seems like the two young actresses did amazing.

[@vitalsign0]

I was surprised how much I liked the first half of the movie, it then rapidly goes off the rails. Why is it so hard to make a great movie in modern times? Not an ok movie, but a GREAT movie?

[@angelotrinidad6888]

So you wouldn’t recommend seeing it in theaters?

[@jamesimpellizzeri1970]

Very True, Cody, "The Exorcist" (1973), did NOT need ANY sequel. This original film stands on its own! 👍🏻

[@nessaelaina]

I felt it was extremely lacking of portraying the girls friendship and overall development. One second they're in school, the next they're performing pendulum work in the woods. There was nothing that showed their friendship overall and nothing that showed Angela's efforts of trying to talk to her mom prior to that moment. I felt disconnected throughout the movie. It was okay but nothing I would watch again.

[@techhpro]

Good point. The storyline lacked greatly. There should have been a more gradual possession with more creepy scene ideas like the original movie. Maybe add horrified reactions with discussion by the hospital staff. I could go on and on. Believer had acting characters like practically all movies. The original had a realism or reality effect with real life like reactions or acting. I see no effort or intention to top the original.

[@devonbrooks246]

Yep you nailed it. Issues with this movie was how insulting it is to the Catholic faith. They basically made the priest take a seat and say "We don't need you." The girl that ended up being free from the devil was the one without any faith in God. Her only escape was her dead mothers scarf. If she wasn't trying to contact her dead mother maybe she wouldn't be in this mess. Also, Ellen Burstyn was a waste of time. The way they used her then quickly got rid of her was such a crap move. Her face was obviously only used to sell tickets.

[@techhpro]

It was nice to see Ellen and kind of interesting too but she had bad lines and couldn’t benefit this bad sequel. A movie should be great, even if it doesn’t quite live up to the original. I’ve given up on hoping to get shit my pants scared. This was like a bad TV series episode.

[@victoria_is]

IMO if you're gonna benefit from the credibility of the name The Exorcist, then you have to live up to that name. You can't just benefit from an ip and then expect fans to be happy when your product isn't up to that standard you set yourself. If they wanted people to go in with zero expectations then make it an original movie. You just can't have it both ways.

[@CodyLeachYT]

Agreed 100%

[@techhpro]

I see no intention or effort to match or top the original film. Maybe a reasonable profit is the only goal (fuck the fans). Believer was mostly terrible.

[@mezmerized4lifejay654]

The power of a crash grab compels you 🤣☠️ I’m weak af bro

[@BraxtonWages]

You are so spot on in your criticisms here.

[@coreymcmanus4749]

The 1st rob zombie Halloween is better than any of the new Halloween movies. Especially when its completely unedited and micheal kills some rapists pretty brutally. MAKE THEM SUFFER!!!

[@meMrmartin]

The original is in my top 5 of all time. My expectations were low, but really wanted to like this new one. Saw it opening Thursday, damn I was disappointed. Hopefully DGG will learn and make a solid sequel and a kick ass finale.

[@darkomortyc-1323]

David Gordon Green has made excellent movies. I love Prince Avalanche, George Washington, Undertow, and Joe. When it comes to his horror films, I prefer his raunchy comedies like Pineapple express. What a strange career.

[@lonerebeI]

The only people who didn't know this was gonna suck are the few who liked the halloween trilogy

[@laquitasmith6774]

😂

[@techhpro]

Right. Made to make young females jump in their seat and tell their friends to go see it. It lacked certain aspects that made the original so great. Characters instead of real life behaving acting the original had for example.

[@braxtonsnyder1363]

It’s a shame that this film franchise didn’t go to A24 or RackaRacka. I feel like they would’ve been willing to take the risks to make it horrifying.

[@stefanross8129]

..... What talents??..... and Halloween kills and Halloween ends we're so dreadfully terrible, they were almost unwatchable.

[@Merit2397]

You know what, I'm proud, PROUD that I didn't see The Exorcist Believer. Just because I liked David Gordon Green's Halloween Trilogy (yes, all three installments) that doesn't mean that I'm not blind to criticisms. Added to which, I'm not THAT devoted to the church of The Exorcist Franchise. The only ones I enjoyed were the original and 3 (underrated, don't have to watch 2, and tells an original story that's ABOVE AND BEOND BETTER than this movie).

[@Pinkgreen190]

I saw this tonight and enjoyed it. Especially the relationship between the single dad and his daughter.

[@asianhobbitshaving3050]

Great video, dude! Here's an idea for a movie: a killer that selects directors of bad remakes. Through torture, he forces his victims to record an apology video, detailing their mistakes.

[@austinmorales6260]

I couldn’t stop laughing at the scary movie 2 reference.. great video

[@pharaohmangaming2752]

I felt that the film went too fast when it went from the girls being found to them acting demonic. I feel like the film should have went on for a couple of minutes of having them be normal for the most part, and THEN the weird/creepy things start to happen

[@CodyLeachYT]

Oh it was rushed for sure. I could’ve talked for another 10 minutes about issues but I talked long enough.

[@techhpro]

Yes. Part of what made the original so great was a more gradual possession. They should have added more creepy scene ideas. The on off bathroom light wasn’t good like most of the movie. Actors acting characters takes away from the realism vs. people as they would behave in real life. I would add hospital staff horrified reactions and discussions. This movie was made for decent profit and not to impress.

[@courtneychambersmusic]

you're killing me Cody .....love it! More laugh out loud moments. You're the best!

[@mikewarner5583]

If nothing else what this movie taught me was independent film is where its at!!!!! Videogames same way! The world needs more Damien Leone and Vincent Desanti. Could even put Eli Roth in that group , sort of.

[@jamesmorant1406]

The original is one of the best horror movie's of all time and should have been left alone it didn't need a sequel and yes Ellen Burstyn was wasted in this movie you really don't need her at all

[@techhpro]

I’m still hoping and waiting for a sequel that will at least match or even top the original as far as scary. 5 decades later we’re still left empty handed. I’m surprised Ellen is still alive. It was nice and interesting to see her back but didn’t help the movie. She should have known it was too dangerous to confront the demon alone in that room. Stupid is a commonality in bad horror flicks of course.

[@vonVile]

Cody, when you update The Exorcist rankings include the William Blatty official sequel The Ninth Configuration, which you forgot to include in your horror movie franchise rankings series.

[@XenoTheProducer]

I appreciate the review mate. I was kind of interested in this movie before I heard that DGG was involved. Halloween 2018 was enjoyable, but I have way too many problems with HKills and the less said about HEnds the better. 😆

[@Yo1297]

What was so bad about Halloween ends

[@Yo1297]

I’m soooo happy it wasn’t a another film like ends or 2018 more of the same if you know what I mean

[@Spindler2007]

This is why I hate most modern horror movies today. Sure, there are some that are good but most of them especially horrors involving demons and demonic possession are pretty much done to death plus they have no plot, zero character development and dumb, pointless jump scares every five mins. What made horror movies like the original Exorcist good was that they gave the audience time to get to know the characters before all the horrifying stuff starts to happen. As for the horror, it was all down to atmosphere and the visuals and when it came to the scares, they were well thought out and jump scares were usually silent which to me is more effective than having some annoying loud sting of music or noise to startle the audience. It seems that Hollywood studios today just doesn't want to do what made classic horror movies so good like character development and good storytelling because they believe that we the audience are dumb, have short attention spans and would find establishing the characters and story "boring" so the studios dumb down the movie and throw in a bunch of annoying, loud, predictable jump scares in hoping that it stops the audience from falling asleep during the film.

[@techhpro]

Spot on.

[@gboschini]

Exorcist and Exorcist III are everything to me. Everything else is a mess, including the second installment, the prequels, the TV show, and so on.

[@techhpro]

3 had some interesting parts to the story although I didn’t find it scary. During the exorcism, fire and people coming out of the floor or Scott getting pushed up the wall was over dramatic giving the devil too much power. My favorite scene was the nurse in the hospital looking for the noise and then comes the big scissors. The other nurse crawling on the ceiling was a nice idea.

[@CheckmateRidRot502]

Dont understand the hate whatsoever, i love the original and number 3 , and truthfully loved this new one. It was creepy , good pace , interesting characters , and a very scary none Hollywood ending . I also didnt think it relied on jump scares at all and had very creepy visuals . I also love they didnt overuse the cameos , and focused on the new characters whilst having a nod too the original. Truly dont understand the hate for it , i was all in by the end .

[@DANIELCOTTON-ip7hj]

Great review Cody! You nailed it! If they have any hope of saving the proposed Trilogy they need new writers and a new Director, ASAP!

[@wacokid30]

Someone please stop David Gordon Green from making horror films. The new Halloween trilogy was absolutely horrible and now this.

[@jeans4108]

Always ❤ your reviews 😂. When I was a kid me and my bestie watched the Exorcist when my mom was out of the house. It scared the crap out of us ( both Catholic girls). I watch it every October. Honestly I tend to avoid possession movies cause nothing is going to top my experience with the original. Ellen Burstyn used the money to fund an acting scholarship at Pace University which is awesome 😂. I’ll check out the Evil Lurks movie, thanks!

[@ElliYeetYT]

Just you wait till it gets worse. We gonna have another Dance fight battle in the next sequel like in The Exorcist 2, I’m calling it.

[@dasshape00]

I believe in Jesus and not offended by the devil being removed with peace and love...😂 I'm offended that green suks at horror films and ruined another franchise. I'm not offended as a Christian I'm offended as a horror fan.

[@laquitasmith6774]

TRUTH!!!!

[@davidvargas3252]

This movie was terrible. I saw this months ago at the premiere screening and everyone at the screener said it was terrible

[@Thecobrakaifamily]

The intro was hilarious 😂

[@xTheeLancelotx]

What they did to Ellen Bursty’s character was incredibly stupid. So embarrassing.

[@PaulRizzo]

Thanks for mentioning that people of faith could take offence to the downplaying of the importance of Christ/God. I very much felt that. This 2023 BS of being so damn afraid of offending people applies to everyone accept the Christians. Cos f**k what the Christians feel and say because “they’ll forgive us anyway. They have to.” No, Jesus is the authority and only He can drive demons out or those working in His name. I believe that in life but even more so, the films in this franchise believes that. Don’t change it to “all belief systems are equal” because that flies in the face of everything this franchise has stood for for 50 years. Again, thanks for having the balls to point that out.

[@KFab392]

Thanks for the review I skipped this movie and saw another possession movie out in limited theaters.. When Evil Lurks.. this movie puts a whole new spin on the possession concept and worth seeing!

[@Your_Favorite_Weapon]

I saw it last night and the whole time I was like I can't wait to see Cody's review for this 😂 I thought it was alright. I went in kind of expecting a corporate legacy sequel that doesnt even come close to the original film and it's exactly what I got. It kept my attention and was fun enough but I'm not really gonna remember it much in a few months.

[@WalkingWithJesus-em3ff]

David Gordon Green ruined Halloween now he's going to ruin the Exorcist. It should read on his tombstone "film director who ruined legendary horror franchises"

[@Jacobcherryhorror66]

Dude this movie was beyond AWFUL!

[@haileyhampton7858]

lmao evil dies tonight!!! Cody, you are one of my favorite youtubers!! im a film major and super passionate about film ( and TV) ; I always look forward to a new video from you. You are my go to for movie reviews!!!

[@tombruncker7013]

This movie was the laziest piece of shit I have seen in a long time, never thought I’d say this but I’d rather watch Exorcist 2 over Believer cause at least 2 was so batshit insane it kinda became funny for me. Keep up the good work Cody, love ya stuff

[@techhpro]

Haha yeah 2 is better.

[@dominican5683]

People used to make movies because they wanted to tell a story though art. Sad that nowadays its all about the profit

[@jarmopenttinen719]

Saw it tonight and I did think it was good enough of course not as good as original or 3, but I did enjoy it overall🤷‍♂️

[@krhodes866]

When David Gordon Green made a big deal about his Halloween trilogy not only being the end of the series but also was gonna have Michael Myers NOT be supernatural only to go back on all of that and say they make too much money to stop, I knew he was the biggest corporate shill ever