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The Exorcist | Canadian First Time Watching | Movie Reaction | Movie Review | Movie Commentary

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Adam Wetstein

jump scares stared in silent films

Adam Wetstein

Georgetown is suburb of washington dc

Adam Wetstein

i love George saying a very famous actress when in fact it was a very famous actress playing a very famous actress

Raven Dark

So I skipped ahead to see your thoughts on this one as I sometimes do with reactors, and I can tell I'm gonna like this one. :D I imagine they made the ending lighter so that whole theaters of movie-goers wouldn't leave feeling like they were going to be attacked by a demonic force at any second, en mass. LOL I love this movie. I love the way it is done, I love that they weren't afraid to go there with the little girl doing scary vulgar shit for the sake of the story, I love the special effects, the music, and the acting, It's just a masterpiece in cinema. Scary as hell, but masterful. I wonder if the demon possessed a little girl instead of a world leader, one, because it wasn't about world power, and two, because people have this thing about hurting or killing a child. The demon might have thought it was safer inside her body. Interesting fact: During the scene where Regan was throwing herself back and forth on the bed, the actress broke her back for real. From what I've heard, and someone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong on this one, this movie was apparently based very loosely on a book written by a priest who performed a real exorcism. So, it's not precisely based on a true story, but supposedly a lot of the events in this movie happened that way.

Adam Wetstein

"I cant be in small room with mirrors"so she Igor in young , a lot of fun watching thanks

PhilM

The book wasn't written by a priest - the author William Peter Blatty was a novelist and screenwriter. He did research the subject & based the book on the supernatural claims that surrounded a purportedly real exorcism.

Drew

Some trivia: Father Dyer is an actual priest. He used to show the film to his classes every year. Just a few years ago, he was accused of sexually abusing a student in the 80s. The guy with the beard moving Regan on the table was a real life serial killer. It was inspired by the account of an actual exorcism. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exorcism_of_Roland_Doe The demon statue is Pazuzu, a demon sometimes turned to in order to avert a worse demon, hence "evil against evil." That lion with wings Regan drew with the cloud was Pazuzu.

Erwin Quiachon

You're supposed to point to your crotch if anyone asks you where Georgetown, or any place, is.

Funny That

Errr... the movie that made me afraid of the dark when I was twenty... got over it though... sort of...

8bitAndy

The reactions when the two of you are in the same room just hit different. I love it! Too bad Simone will never let George in her house again after that head turning stunt. HAHA Great stuff guys! Can't wait to see what's next!

Joshua M Freeman

I love that Simone constantly has a look of terror on her face while George has a "that's so metal" look on his face.

Erwin Quiachon

I watched this movie when I was a kid and still attending Catholic school. I mentioned that I had seen this film to a priest at the school and he was understandably concerned if it was too much for me. We ended up having epic discussions about themes of faith, morality, innocence and evil in "The Exorcist". This priest mentioned that evil will always attack innocence, that's why it went after this child. Politicians and church leaders are usually already corrupt, so there is no point in evil trying to claim those who are already defeated and ready to corrupt others. Morality is a choice. That is why Father Karras chose to save that child by sacrificing himself.

Michael_AP

The catholic church actually still "believe" in demonic possessions and performs exorcism. It's just not like it's often portraid in movies... and that's where the misunderrandings sneaks in.

Gaius Frakking Baltar

Lmao, George's head-turn near the end of the video was hilarious. Btw, Father Karras was portrayed by Jason Miller, a Pulitzer prize winning playwright who had never acted before appearing in The Exorcist. Miller's son Jason Patric was a guest last year on a podcast hosted by author Ty Franck (a co-creator of The Expanse) and actor Wes Chatham (who plays Amos). Patric - who is best known for his lead role in The Lost Boys - told the strange story of how his father came to be cast as Father Karras: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR0HZ590lEw

Pam Nail

I highly recommend seeking out the behind-the-scenes stuff -- there are a couple of documentaries out there that have some truly bonkers stories. It's unfortunate that the director's cut is pretty much the only version you can watch of this (there's an import Blu-ray with both this and the theatrical cut but it can be hard to find). And if you're a programmer at a movie theater and want to screen this, the director's cut is the only version that's allowed to be used. I think the theatrical cut is actually scarier, and the director's cut has some stuff that is just ridiculous and doesn't add to the movie at all (the random demon face in the stove actually makes me laugh).

Rachel W

This film is so well written, so well acted and just so well made--the cinematography, the special effects-20 years before CGI. Amazing.

HeyHeyJK

Okay, that thumbnail might be the best one ever.

HeyHeyJK

The late great Dick Smith did the effects, along with a young Rick Baker, and there are great videos showing behind the scenes on some of it.

Dave Gaskin

You asked how Von Sydow could be that old in the 1970s - he was actually only in his early 40s when they made the movie. Make-up effects legend Dick Smith designed an old age make-up so he would appear older. It’s honestly flawless, especially for a 50-year-old movie.

Robert Cooper

I would very much skip Exorcist 2, but you should really see 3. It is about the cop and the other priest like 15 years later and it is great.

Odd Thomas

Please watch The Conjuring by James Wan. Such a great horror director! Also The Sixth Sense by Shyamalan. Both perfect for Halloween!

Rob Church

They put Max Von Sydow in old man makeup. He was actually 44 when they filmed this. IT looks pretty amazing.

Salvatron

Stallone Yun-fat!! Love it!

Lindsay G

The music used in the movie was Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells. I think it's cool how the context changes the feel of the piece. In the movie it's quite chilling whereas the actual album is just chill. (Although it does have a demonic style vocal by Viv Stanshall in it coincidentally)

David Gallagher

The music is Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield. In my younger days, I spent a fair amount of time stoned and listening to it.

Thomas Yanez

Yeah, but the director's cut is the only one with the scene on the stairway and that is reaction gold... just see Simone's reaction to it.

Thomas Yanez

A couple of people have mentioned that they aged Max von Sydow with makeup, but not why: they had originally planned to have some flashbacks using his younger (normal) self to portray the character performing the exorcism that was mentioned in dialogue. but for whatever ended up not doing it.

Thomas Yanez

The "levity" as you describe it at the end was not in the theatrical release. The original release ended after the priest looked down the stairs and then started walking back towards the camera with "Tubular Bells" playing in the background. But, as has already been mentioned, the extended ending was added to help set up the relationship between the priest and the detective for "The Exorcist III", the story for which was supposed to be the first sequel. I don't remember why, but it didn't work out that way and as has also already been mentioned, you should just skip "Exorcist II : The Heretic".

Thomas Yanez

The demon claimed to be the devil for the same reason it spoke in simple common phrases in other languages, didn't respond when Karras asked a question in Latin and pretended to be affected by the faux holy water : to try to avoid (or at least delay) an exorcism. Also, as to why Regan? The demon wasn't looking for power, as you suggested. It wanted to corrupt and it wanted Karras, who had been losing his faith. It used Regan to get to Karras.

Dee Aitch

I haven't seen anyone mention that the "light ending" wasn't in the theaters. This was only added back in to the film decades later on home video releases. I kinda prefer the theatrical ending where we just end on Father Damien at the bottom of the stairs.

Nerd's Gold

If you want to continue the story, jump straight to Exorcist III and skip II.

Thomas Yanez

That is not how the theatrical version ends. You have the scene with them getting in the car and leaving, and then the other priest wanders out and looks down the stairs, and then walks back towards the camera with the music in the background. That's where the theatrical version ends.

Ken - Kendo161

Simone great hot fuzz ref you are lucky to have such a good friend as George cause he missed a great opportunity to help you desensitize yourself to your fears. yea wen you see how it was done it takes away most of the fear. unless your religious and believe all the superstition stuff. the book was much scarier because it is all put together in the mind the movie is merely the directors vision of the story and uses whatever they can to make the vision come to life.

Erwin Quiachon

I remember the author, William Peter Blatty, being interviewed in the 90's about both books, "The Exorcist" and the sequel, "Legion". He made an interesting point that is becoming more relevant today as technology advances. He wanted the keep the possibility open that all possessions were really just mental illness and that all of the supernatural things we see in those movies were just trauma induced hallucinations by the characters who witnessed them, such as the head spinning. He went on to say that he believed that evil was real. But, when people commit evil acts while under the influence of mental illness, they feel controlled, or possessed by the mental illness they have. He also kept open the possibility that exorcisms might be a more advanced form of mental therapy that uses telepathy to cure people of mental illness that we won't understand for several years into the future. For example, today we can modify the code of artificial intelligence by wirelessly uploading or downloading our corrections. A true exorcist may be a human being with advanced mental abilities who is doing nothing more than telepathically altering the code of the human brain, such as Jesus Christ in Mark 5: 1-20.

michael clarke

i suggest you skip part two, but part three is said to have one of the best jump scares in film history.

Opti_Frog

Nothing more than (???) advanced mental abilities and telepathy? You're describing a superhero. 😅

Ruphus

My mother was afraid of this movie, because of that, this was the first movie as a teen I watched behind her back. She was a fundamentalist Christian. She bought into the propaganda of the film. There were signs placed outside the theaters warning pregnant women and people with heart conditions about watching the film. When I was a religious person I was freaked out by the film. Now I’m just grossed out by the sexual content and language involving a minor. I’ve always felt that some films leave scars (minor traumas) especially to children. I can think of three films that had that affect on me. The movie rating system will never convey that kind of warning to parents. It should, instead of the sensationalist bogus warnings they use to draw in the young and uninformed.

Luis

I’d say it’s due to the ease of communication and ease of travel that exorcisms are more common than in the past. Also there’s ALOT more people in the world than there ever has been.

Middy

Savvy parents can use the IMDb parents guide; far more informative. Personally, I think a little childhood trauma is fun. If you can't think of anything that scared the life out of you as a kid, you probably missed out on a lot of fun your friends were having.

Justin Wolford

Another great movie that has to do with exorcisms is The Rite with anthony hopkins

Ricardo Alanis

My mom saw this in the theaters with her grandmother when it came out and people were literally fainting. This was in Mexico which is heavily catholic.

Ricardo Alanis

Oh there is also a parody starring Leslie Nielsen and Linda Blair called “Repossessed”.

Luis Torrefranca

I recently finished a book "My Best Friend's Exorcism", which was also recently released as a movie on Prime Video. Adding it to the suggestion list. Regarding the neck thing, it could have also been an illusion to disturb or disorient the priests.