Eli Roth Presents: The Legion of Exorcists

This has got to be a joke, right? It must be!

Exorcism is a very serious thing that takes faith, strength, patience and time. This is almost formulaic- non-ordained "exorcists" battle demons and very quickly expel them. All live happily ever after. Yeah, not convinced.

Also, real exorcists are not allowed by the church to talk about their experiences in such a cavalier manner. This topic is closely guarded by the church, as it should be. It's not exactly something that should be considered entertainment.

Sorry, Eli, but this is very disappointing. You shouldn't have taken such a heavy handed, schlocky approach.

Skip this one, folks. There are better things out there.

I'm not sure how you make a documentary series about exorcism that ends up this dull. Although it does not seem truthful. I have seen documentaries about the history and belief of exorcism and there are a couple facts that don't line up with this show. First off exorcism is very rare in the modern world especially in the modern U. S. Yet this show makes it seem so common. An exorcism can only be preformed by an exorcist, it is special training separate from any and all other training in the Catholic church. Yet when you watch the show they are listed as pastor or bishop but none are listed as exorcist, IMDB has them listed as actor and when you go into the profile it says they have been acting for the past 20 years or however long they have been doing it. So none are actual exorcists and even if the claim is they were reading off actual files from real exorcists it's doubtful because they never got permission. An exorcism cannot be performed unless you receive authorization from the Catholic Church and I believe that authorization comes from the Vatican not your local church either way none of the stories mention contacting the Catholic Church for approval before performing an exorcism.

Even if it is all true how the stories are told is just dull, slow and mostly boring.

I might be jaded, I love horror movies and I don't know if this is supposed to be fun and cheesy. It feels like it is trying to take itself seriously but REALLY missing the mark.

The first few episodes have truly unreal bad acting in the "reenactments". There's also this forced intensity with the Legion of Exorcists telling the stories. This show has been fun but it is definitely something to just have on in the background while you're doing something else; like chores. I don't know. Not something I would suggest going out of your way to watch but still fine if you like watching schlocky horror.

Same old horror tropes, possessed dolls etc,, not much originality, not reinventing the horror genre.

It comes with a "Twillight Zone",William Shatner/ Jonathan Frakes intro, with Eli Roth.

Filmed in the this is a "True Story" style, re-enacted by AMATEUR "actors".

Which makes it unintentionally funny.

I enjoyed first 2 episodes, but doubt I will watch more.

My review is too short.

Sorry.

How many more characters do I need?

Id rather watch "Ancient Aliens" or "American Horror Story" than THIS.

For me, this is definetly below average entertainment.

Would need to be pretty desperate to watch it.

Anyone else notice Kathleen Turner looks like William Shatner in Drag??

No judgement, just an opinon, be blessed.

Completely missed the mark. Bait and switch for luring viewers on Roth's name and previous work. If I could give 0 stars it would be too much. It feels like they are attempting to retell and reenact anecdotes that are assumed to be truthful and have a somewhat horror vibe. Unfortunately Father Wrong and his cast of misfits just create a mockery of a very personal and very frightening experience for the true victims!!!!! The only thing that was semi inspiring was the amount of Aquanet in Rita's hair. Go into it if you want a good laugh or you make a drinking game every time you notice the huge cyst on that bald guys forehead.