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I mean, we also have credible reports of disastrous test screenings as well as a long track record of awful Exorcist sequels, including one film widely regarded as the one of the worst of all time. We also have DGG’s recent history of severely diminishing returns on the Halloween trilogy. There are even more red flags - the rights to the film are so mixed up the trailer wasn’t allowed to make any direct references to the original film (that’s why the photo of Linda Blair in the trailer is a publicity shot from Sarah T - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic). So I’d argue we have a fair pile of evidence.Allow me to clarify -
Not the reception of the tent houses themselves, but the idea of a house in THAT location. There was a period when the tent houses were not seen in the light they are now because there was a general belief that tent houses were "lesser" than soundstages for whatever reason. It was debated on IOAC, it was debated here. It was very much a thing.
Either way, F&F still has only one house in its history. Just because the Disaster queue was more or less in the same location doesn't mean anything since layouts are different.
I'm not saying Exorcist is going to be a hit or that it needs to be higher on hype lists, but let's be fair here - it's hard to use the location's ONE example with the movie's ONE trailer as any sort of valid argument or point.