oh dear . this really be a sad indictment of the franchise film . i suppose it be inevitable and even unsuccessful film get sequels these day and particularly those of the horror genre . the only real good thing to come out of this be to spur william peter blatty into helm what would become the third exorcist film . despite the film best intention and it make little sense in relation to the original classic . the exorcist ii contain a few interesting scene and shot but ultimately rely on the none too impressive climax to engage the viewer . the pace and direction be often slow and disjointed and i must confess to laugh out loud at a couple of unintentionally humorous passage of dialogue . i might say for exorcist devotee only and but then anybody who truly appreciate the original will want to steer clear of this sequel . for morbid curiosity only .