The Exorcist (film series) her review in "The New Yorker" that "Exorcist II" "had more visual magic than a dozen movies." Since "Exorcist II's" initial release, some notable critics and directors have praised the film. Kim Newman wrote in "Nightmare Movies" (1988) that "it doesn't work in all sorts of ways... However, like Ennio Morricone's mix of tribal and liturgical music, it does manage to be very interesting." Director Martin Scorsese asserted, "The picture asks: Does great goodness bring upon itself great evil? This goes back to the Book of Job; it's God testing the good. In this sense, Regan (Linda Blair) is a
Exorcist: The Beginning Schrader's, and yet it must be said that Harlin did not prostitute himself in his version." The project's estimated budget was $80 million ($30 million for Schrader's version and $50 million for Harlin's). "Exorcist: The Beginning" grossed $78 million at the worldwide box office, and "Dominion" grossed $251,495 in the U.S. "Exorcist: The Beginning" was nominated for two Golden Raspberry Awards, Worst Director and Worst Remake or Sequel, but lost to two other Warner Bros. films, "Catwoman" and "", respectively. Exorcist: The Beginning Exorcist: The Beginning is a 2004 American supernatural horror film and the prequel to the 1973 film