Its different in the theatre
 

I went to see the recut version when it was rereleased in theatres. The theatre was a state of the art one with a whopping large screen. The damn movie got to me. With Capt Howdy showing up several times and the addition of the spiderwalk plus the atmosphere I was definitely feelinga bit uncomfortable.

A good point was made about the atmosphere created, there was a slight hint of mist in later seens. Also the use of low sound was effective. This is my fave. That movie, when released, was way ahead of its time, like A Clockwork Orange.

I saw The Exorcist for the fist time on VHS in the mid- late 80's when I was in my teens and discovering all things horror/unexplained/ paranormal, and I hadn't really made any concrete decision at that age on what I thought was real in terms of religion God/Devil/Ghosts and the like, so I was pretty impressionable.

The movie really scared me.

When Father Karras played the recording he made on the reel to reel backwards, and it sounded like a legion of tormented souls and demons, I actually felt dread in the pit of my stomach.

I'll never forget that. :D

Captain Howdy, u r a good writer
 

I appreciated your comments on this flick. You seem to have taken time to digest the implications and ideas that were brought with the film. The decay of the family as a unit never occurred to me(DoooH!!) How could I have missed that. Its worth another visit. Good work, congrats

"Kindly undo these straps" will be burnt in my mind for as long as I live!:eek:

I went to see the recut one too, (the version we haven't seen). The demon appearing on the stove top still creeps me out! Because of that movie, I now own nightlights!:D

which bit had you keepin the lights on?

I fell asleep the first time i watched The Exorcist. I didnt find it boring, i was just really tired.

Horror movies dont really scare me anymore but every once in awhile i watch one that sticks with me and frightens me a little bit, the kind that will trigger a paranoia in me that wonders if the frightening character from the movie is behind me in the dark or at the end of a dark hallway. This doesn't last long or very frequently but it happens.

The Exorcist however did not initiate that response from me.

never frightened me but was areally good movie.i cant think of any horror movie that has ever frightened me,i have watched movies that have made me jump out my chair.

I didnt see The Exorcist on first release obviously as I wasn't alive then but I managed to see a rerelease in 1997 or 1998 of it at the cinema. Absolutely everyone in the cinema (myself and mate included) were completely laughing our heads off. So that kinda killed off any lingering atmosphere or moments of pure dread that the film contained. It was only on processing my thoughts in the following days and nights that the film had somehow creeped into my consciousness so basically messing with my head. I've only see the film once since then but it made an even bigger impression. So I'm saying it was a slow burner and scared me more in the long term. Though I suspect it wouldn't effect me much these days but I could be wrong.

I do get a little annoyed at how overhyped it has become given that Exorcist 3 is the superior film in terms of pure horror that seems like attacks on the senses and the mind all the way though.

In addition recently I finally saw Dominion-prequel to the exorcist which was supposed to be better than Exorcist-the beginning but it wasn't I much preferred The Beginning

I'm glad I wasn't at that showing. That would have been rather annoying.

Yeah I'm afraid the giggling was very contagious but I was lucky that I was able to appreciate the film more later.

By the way does anyone know if The Exorcist Tapes is a part of this series of films or a completely different film?