The Exorcist

[darren]

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thats creepy a priest outside the cinema on its original screening.

when you say you and your mate where scared by it even though you knew what was coming sometimes it scares you more knowing whats to come.

or it just happens to scare you both on that occasion for no particular reason.
and ll bet you dd not expect it t have the effect it had on both of you as you both said nothing for 10 mins after it finished.
its unexplainable.

[DemonEyeX]

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its unexplainable.

It's certainly a strange one mate.
All the religious symbolism certainly had something to do with it.
The version we actually watched that night was the 'Version You've Never Seen Before', with all the subliminal imagery and the spiderwalk bit.
We had never seen that actual cut of the film before, so maybe it was the subliminals that had the effect.
Nonetheless, we are two grown men with many years of horror movie watching behind us, and we were terrified.

I suppose i'll have to make a point of watching it again to see what happens.

[darren]

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it scared me the first time i saw it and ive been watching horror for 20 yrs.
its the bit in the bedroom that scares me all the sounds she makes etc.

and all the strange statues you see.


is that version the same as the pre cert.
think ill watch my warner pre cert of it.

It's certainly a strange one mate.
All the religious symbolism certainly had something to do with it.
The version we actually watched that night was the 'Version You've Never Seen Before', with all the subliminal imagery and the spiderwalk bit.
We had never seen that actual cut of the film before, so maybe it was the subliminals that had the effect.
Nonetheless, we are two grown men with many years of horror movie watching behind us, and we were terrified.

I suppose i'll have to make a point of watching it again to see what happens.

[DemonEyeX]

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is that version the same as the pre cert.
think ill watch my warner pre cert of it.

No,
The Warner pre cert (which I also have) is the original version.
Have a look here at the alternate versions of the film.
The cut of the film i'm talking about is "The Exorcist : The Version You've Never Seen".
It was released on September 22, 2000.

I'm gonna see if I can find the network TV version, the edits sound interesting to say the least.

[darren]

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wow thats incredible.
cheers for the link.

that version i must see.
cant believe the additions and changes it has.

No,
The Warner pre cert (which I also have) is the original version.
Have a look here at the alternate versions of the film.
The cut of the film i'm talking about is "The Exorcist : The Version You've Never Seen".
It was released on September 22, 2000.

I'm gonna see if I can find the network TV version, the edits sound interesting to say the least.

[philipdalton]

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I read about a 16-year-old boy who was supposed to have committed suicide after seeing this film. Also, I remember my dad saying he'd heard they'd had to stop the film on one occasion because of weird things happening in a cinema where it was being screened, like fire extinguishers going off on their own and the curtains swishing back and forth, things like that.

[darren]

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ive heard that this film has had bad effects on people.
which im not surprised at.

i think i heard that story somewhere before mate.

definitely one of the most frightening films ever up there with the first 2 omen films.

I read about a 16-year-old boy who was supposed to have committed suicide after seeing this film. Also, I remember my dad saying he'd heard they'd had to stop the film on one occasion because of weird things happening in a cinema where it was being screened, like fire extinguishers going off on their own and the curtains swishing back and forth, things like that.

[ayrshireman]

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To be honest, I think all these stories are nonsense. We heard the same with the Omen. Or The Amityville Horror.

If The Exorcist had been the excellent film it is, but had been a flop, nobody would be telling these stories.

[ayrshireman]

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The film has been called 'the greatest ever advert for the Catholic Church'.

[philipdalton]

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Perhaps this may be of interest:
http://isisinvestigations.com/Exorci...sed_movie.html

[Wirral Writer]

It is supposed to be the scariest horror movie of all time, but this is open to debate.

I have just started a thread on The Exorcist, as I did not know that this one already existed.

And as for scariest moments in this movie . . . well, the part where her eyes rolled up into her head was quite disturbing. And what about the part where she was repeatedly pulled up and down on the bed?

Did The Exorcist frighten you when it was first released?

It's supposed to be the scariest horror movie ever, but is it REALLY?

Your thoughts, please.

[DemonEyeX]

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Fans of the movie should look out for the 40th Anniversary Preservation edit by Dr. Sapirstein.

A 40th anniversary restoration of the ultimate horror classic, presenting the film in its original version as seen at the time of its 1973 release and... never since.

NB - this edit is a restoration of the original theatrical release of The Exorcist. The abominable 2000 extended cut - aka ‘The Version You’ve Never Seen’ - is not referenced at all. If you hope to find the infamous spider-walk or demonic CGI inserts, you’ll be disappointed.

At the time of its initial release, The Exorcist had a very distinct visual and sonic aesthetic. The colours were muted and the dominant tint was green. It was visually dark. The blaring mono sound mix was revolutionary at the time and won the Academy Award for best sound. But this original theatre version has never been released on DVD or BluRay, despite the plethora of Exorcist releases made available in recent years.

Having made over $100 million in its original run, The Exorcist was re-released in 1979 as a blown-up 70mm revised print. This version had a much brighter, up-to-date and colourful picture with heavy colour alterations/saturations, contrasts and so on. The dominant green tint was gone. It also used a different sound mix - this time Dolby Stereo. This is the version that was used to create the Telecinema that would be used for every home release (VHS, LD, DVD) up until the year 2000. Most of these releases were presented in 1:33 pan & scan, but even the few letterboxed 1.85 editions were slightly zoomed-in. A few seconds of footage were also missing during the bed-shaking scene. But the worst was yet to come...

2010 saw the release of the BluRay / DVD 2-disc set of the ‘Version You’ve Never Seen’. The second disc was supposed to feature a remastered version of the original theatrical release. No such luck. This ‘original’ version was given a strong blue tint more reminiscent of ‘Avatar’ than the dark 70s horror atmosphere it merited. This version also included a few novelties (as seen in the 'Version You've Never Seen'), such as a CGI morph on Karras’ face during his possession, instead of the original jump-cut. The ‘original mono mix’ included on top of the newly mixed 5.1 soundtrack was also heavily modified and, it transpired, was actually a 2-channels recomposition of the 1979 Dolby mix. Overall, the release was a bit of a mess and particularly disappointing in light of the obvious time and effort that had been expended on the BR / DVD release. The audience response was unequivocal and almost unanimous - extreme disappointment.

NOTES ABOUT THIS PRESERVATION
Many sources were used to determine how the film looked and sounded in 1973. Once the aesthetic of each individual scene had been determined, the 1080p BluRay edition was used as a basis (with, occasionally, the odd SD shot inserted from the '97 DVD) and completely reworked (colours, tints, definition, grain and contrasts/lightness) to obtain a faithful recreation of the original theatrical release, as it looked before the powers that be decided to give it the George Lucas treatment.

Restored picture : The whole film has been modified shot by shot to recreate its original definition, green hue and overall aesthetic.
Restored shot : Original Warner Bros 1970s logo (intro + outro).
Restored shot : The intro shot of the sun in Iraq has been restored in full colour.
Restored shot : The infamous, non-CGI jump-cut of Father Karras' possession has been cleaned and restored.
Restored audio : The original, Academy Award winning mono soundtrack has been restored (track 1). The original 1979 Dolby remix is featured on track 2, and a new DTS 5.1 mix, created from both the '73 mono mix and the 2010 remaster, is featured on track 3. The original French dub from 1973 (mono) is also available on track 4.

SOURCES USED
For setting the look of this release :
* the 1997 DVD (USA).
* the 1982 VHS release (UK, PAL).
* the 1987 VHS release (USA, NTSC).
* a VHS recording of the film from TV (1986).
* the Japanese NTSC laserdic (1998).
* the official 8mm digest (1978).
* short bits from a 1973 damaged 35mm print.
* various photos and 35mm slides.
Elements used in the actual edit :
* the 2010 BluRay edition (disc 2, "original cut" remastered).
* the 1997 DVD (USA) (original cut).
* the 1982 VHS release (UK, PAL) (original cut).
* the film soundtrack on CD (Japan).



It's as close to the original release as we are ever likely to see.
It's definitely my preferred version of this classic movie.

[Moondog]

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only just watched it properly for the first time the other week lol, not bad

the reason it was classed as so bad, is back then the C word in films was pretty much unheard of, especially coming from a young girl's mouth, and the scene where she's shoving a crucifix into her vagina, telling Jesus to "f**k her" was obviously pretty graphic for the time.

[darren]

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those bits are quite scary for sure.

also when she was talking but not with her own voice the voice of what was possessing her.
the soundtrack is rather unnerving as well but thats what i like.

also those pics i like some are rather frightening.

It is supposed to be the scariest horror movie of all time, but this is open to debate.

I have just started a thread on The Exorcist, as I did not know that this one already existed.

And as for scariest moments in this movie . . . well, the part where her eyes rolled up into her head was quite disturbing. And what about the part where she was repeatedly pulled up and down on the bed?

Did The Exorcist frighten you when it was first released?

It's supposed to be the scariest horror movie ever, but is it REALLY?

Your thoughts, please.

[battyrat]

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Not seen this film for many years.Surprised how many versions there are.It seems to be a majour problem with film collecting when you are looking for the original theatrical version.The surprising thing is that they seem to have only used fragments from an original 1973 35mm print.I would of thought due to the films notority even back in 1973/4 there would of been quite a few original copys floating around in collections that had somehow escaped from the numerous cinema chains.