Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977)
Directed by: John Boorman
Starring: Linda Blair, Richard Burton, Louise Fletcher, Max Von Sydow, Ned Beatty, James Earl Jones
Rated: R
Running Time: 1 h 57 m
TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: It’s Pretty Funny
WEAKNESSES: Everything
The continuing misadventures of Regan MacNeil and her demon pal Pazuzu.
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The Wolfman (Director’s Cut) (2010)
Directed by: Joe Johnston
Starring: Benicio Del Toro, Anthony Hopkins, Emily Blunt, Hugo Weaving, Asa Butterfield, Max Von Sydow (Only In Director’s Cut Only)
Rated: R For Bloody Horror Violence and Gore
Running Time: 1 h 59 m
TMM Score: 3 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Some Acting, Production Design, Special Effects, Makeup, Gore Effects
WEAKNESSES: Pacing, Climax
After his brother goes missing, Lawrence Talbot returns to his home in Blackmoor, England where the town lives in fright of what they suspect is a werewolf.
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Dune (Extended Cut) (1984)
Directed by: Alan Smithee (David Lynch)
Starring: Kyle MacLachlan, Virginia Madsen, Francesca Annis, Sting, Patrick Stewart, Max Von Sydow, Kenneth McMillan, Jurgen Prochow
Rated: PG-13
Running Time: 2 h 57 m
TMM Score: 2 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: A Valiant Effort
WEAKNESSES: Practically Everything
After a Duke takes over a rich desert planet, forces around the galaxy descend in attempt to dethrone him. Meanwhile, a mysterious prophecy concerns the Duke’s son.
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Hour of the Wolf (1968)
Directed by: Ingmar Bergman
Starring: Max Von Sydow, Liv Ullman, Ingrid Thulin
Rated: NR (Suggested PG-13 for Some Disturbing Themes and Brief Violence)
Running Time: 1 h 30 m
TMM Score: 4 stars out of 5
STRENGTHS: Story, Acting, Directing, Cinematography
WEAKNESSES: Pacing (Maybe? I mean, it’s Bergman, what do you expect?)
An artist and his younger pregnant wife retreat to an island, where the husband can paint. While there, the artist confronts secrets from his past that slowly drive him mad.
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