Although the idea of a sequel to the "The Exorcist" seems like a very horrible idea (and "The Exorcist 2: Heretic" was an extremely horrible idea), the 1990 film "The Exorcist 3" is perhaps the best that we could have ever hoped or expected. The writer of "The Exoricst", William Peter Blatty, wrote and directed this decent follow up, completely ignoring the events in the horrid original sequel. The film suffered the usual demands and re-shoots from studio executives which forced Mr. Blatty to deliver a film that was not his original vision. Even so, this movie is effective and has it's fair share of scares and tense moments. With an all star cast that includes George C. Scott, Brad Dourif, and the surprise return of Jason Miller (who played Father Damien Karras in the original film), the movie is interesting, scary, and highly worth watching.
Lieutenant William Kinderman is drawn into the realm of the supernatural while he is investigating a string of gruesome murders that involves a young boy who was crucified, a priest that was decapitated, and the murder of his close friend who had most of their blood removed and placed in same containers next to their bed in a hospital. Signs at the scenes remind the Lieutenant of a series of murders committed by the Gemini Killer, a murderer who was put to death 15 years earlier. Lieutenant Kinderman soon tracks down a mysterious psychiatric patient in a mental ward who may hold the answers to the recent murders....
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