the excorcist

[zwoti]

Originally posted by ballboff
Ah yes, I'd heard of this but not had chance to see it. Isn't this supposed to be what the beginning should have been, if they had a decent director or something? I ain't quite understood it yet.

paul schrader directed dominion, but studio execs threw a hissy fit when they realised he'd made a "psychological thriller" rather than some money spinning no-brainer horror film. so they scrapped the completed film, hired someone to "polish" the script and then got renny harlin (responsible for cutthroat island and driven) to make a more commercial version of the story

[Dante'sInferno]

Is it just me,or is this the most overrated horror movie of all time?

[urgeok]

Originally posted by Dante'sInferno
Is it just me,or is this the most overrated horror movie of all time?

the origional ?

it's one of the most influential and important horrors of all time.

i dont think it's overrated at all

[ENTITY2000]

Originally posted by urgeok
the origional ?

it's one of the most influential and important horrors of all time.

i dont think it's overrated at all

:D thankyou!

[ballboff]

Nothing is ever as good as the hype, I think they drown in their own self importance when making the thing that they lose track of whats true.

[Dante'sInferno]

Bah...the greatest horror movie of all time is Gigili The Exorcist doesn't have shit on that thing.

[urgeok]

Originally posted by ballboff
Nothing is ever as good as the hype, I think they drown in their own self importance when making the thing that they lose track of whats true.

not sure what that even means.

the people who make the film dont create the hype .. the fans do..
casual fans and serious horror fans alike have praised this film .. somehow thats the fault of the film ? pretty twisted logic.

its not even my favorite but i appreciate it's contribution.
its a solidly crafted film that has hit people on the right level for years.

people who were born 20 years after it dont seem to appreciate much that came before them .. thats cool .. just try to seperate 'hype' from film..

[Elvis_Christ]

I always liked it but once I saw it on the big screen it cemented its importance. There's no way its overhyped. Possibly the most important thing a mainstream studio has contributed to the genre.

[bigkev119]

first of, your welcome entity 2000, to the person who thinks that gigly is the best horror of all time, that is not a horror film, and the person who thinks hellraiser films are scary, i think they suck. the excorcist is the one to beat.

[ballboff]

Originally posted by bigkev119
first of, your welcome entity 2000, to the person who thinks that gigly is the best horror of all time, that is not a horror film, and the person who thinks hellraiser films are scary, i think they suck. the excorcist is the one to beat.

Oh really, thanks for that bit of constructive criticism. I feel so much better now!