The Exorcist (DVD)

...purely doing a review of the film, I want to try to look at exactly WHY it was it frightened so many people at the time of its original release in 1973, and why it still has the capacity to do so today, some 28 years later. ~ ~ But before I do that, a brief synopsis of what the film is about is necessary, for those readers who have yet to see it. Very simply, it is the story of the demonic possession of a young child called Regan MacNeil (Linda ...
...forms of modern medicine, from the physical to the psychiatric, to try to find out what is the matter with her child, but all to no avail. ~ ~ The possession seemingly starts as a result of Regan’s “playing” with an ouja board, something I’m sure that most of us have done at some stage of our lives. (More on this later) The symptoms of Regan’s possession develop to the stage where her whole personality is subsumed ...

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THE EXORCIST (Rated R) Horror CAST: Max Von Sydow as Father Merrin Jason Miller as Damien Karras Linda Blair as Regan Ellen Burnstein as Regan’s Mother Chris MacNeil Lee J. Cobb as DetectiveLt. Kinderman Jack MacGowran as Burke Dennings Kitty Winn as Mrs. MacNeil’s housemaid Father Willaim O’ Malley as Father Dyer Mercedes Macambridge as the voice of Regan Ellen Dietz as the demonic double of Regan A Hoya Production William Friedkin ...
...124 minutes THE PLOT = (just the basic plot) The film is inspired from an actual anomaly that is pertained to a demon possession of a 14 year old boy known as Douglas Deen in 1949, in the small town of Georgetown in America, the state of Washington. The author, William Peter Blatty heard of these reports while he’s on draft in his vocation during in those years, which took him to his deep fascination about the incident, that turned him on to write ...

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The Exorcist was released in 1973 (around Christmas time, just to add to the hype) and never has a film been so talked about; rumours about the making of it and audience's reactions have surrounded it for years. Look on any website related to it and you'll probably find all kinds of stories. The film got released at the cinema un the UK in 1974 and on video in 1981. However, it didn't get a BBFC certificate until 1998 (the Video Recording Act said ...
...on video until then. The film got its UK terrestrial TV premiere on Channel 4 in 2001. The version I have is the "Widescreen Collectors Limited Edition" and it cost me £3.99 from HMV. It comes in a scary black cardboard box. Directed by William Friedkin (who also did "The French Connection") this adaptation of William Peter Blatty's book of the same name, sees young Regan MacNeil (Linda Blair), the daughter of single mother Christine (Ellen Burstyn) ...

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The Exorcist. The mere name stirs the mind into a multitude of thoughts, because of it's famous nature. Controversy, fear, mis-understanding, satanism, dark side, bleak, Anti-Catholic. All of these words are linked to this single, powerful piece of film. PLOT AND THEMES The basic movie itself on it's most aesthetic level is very very easy to follow. A priest unearths an ancient evil, which escapes to possess a young girl, whose relative was at ...
...the body of the girl, and the mind of her mother, before an eventual exorcism is called. This exorcism takes up about a 1/5 of the film itself. For those of you who haven't seen it, I won't give much more away. ITS CONTROVERSY/MISUNDERSTOOD NATURE The whole reason for the famous (or infamous) nature of this film was its depth. It is not about a single exorcism, of a girl in the 1970's. The point of it's controversy stemmed from two things. The ...

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...(Regan MacNeil) Written for the screen and Produced by: William Peter Blatty (based on his novel) I would normally write a review on a film by going into the story first. I don’t always like doing this as I feel it can sometimes spoil your viewing. After going into the storyline I would go into my thoughts on the film and the cast. Not this time, a classic like this needs its own approach, so here it is. The Exorcist is an all time classic ...
...film, “The French Connection”. The film is based around on a novel by William Peter Blatty, this was in turn based upon a real life possession of a 12 year old girl in Washington DC. The film when released in 1973 was nominated for 10 Academy Awards and won two of them (Best Sound and Best Adapted Screenplay). Be warned, it was banned in the UK for a large period of time due to some of its controversial content, undeserved in my opinion. ...

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Christmas 1973 the film industry changed forever. Christmas 1973 horror films changed forever. For the first time a film made people fled from cinemas due to nausea and fright. Scarier films may have been made since the Exorcist but the Exorcist has influenced so many horror films it is more than just a scary film. The Exorcist is a timeless classic, a film that will never be forgotten its the daddy of horror films. It all starts off in Iraq with ...
...Merrin drives his jeep to the statue of Demon Pazuzu. As Merrin walks up to the statue wind blows dust over the scene and dogs fight and director William Friedkin uses this scene to show the devils presence. Friedkin creates the atmosphere of the devil been present remarkably well, the soundtrack and camera angles all very neatly go with the mystical atmosphere. To add to the atmosphere the introduction of the film is spoken mainly in Arabic with ...

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The Exorcist Various Credits Novel by William Peter Blatty Directed by William Friedkin (Rules of Engagement) Music by Mike Oldfield (Tubular Bells/Omadawn) Characters Regan MacNiel - Linda Blair Regan is a 12 year old little girl living with her mother in Washington. She is very kind and friendly with her mum. However, Satan possesses her. The role is played very well for someone so young; it is the lead role, however she doesn’t really ...
...also appeared in Scream since the Exorcist. Father Lankester Merrin - Max Von Sydow (Judge Dredd) Father Lankester Merrin is the King of exorcisms, he comes into the film later to help Karras. He has done hundreds of exorcisms before but has never seen anything as evil as what he sees in Regan (obviously) Cris MacNiel - Ellen Burstyn Cris is Regan's mother and friend. Her husband died several years ago, but she is currently dating. Her role in ...

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...both negative and positive- as The Exorcist. Originally released in 1973, such was the extreme content of this film that a video certification was not granted in the UK until many years later. Finally, on March 17th 2001 the film was screened on British terrestrial television for the first time since the film's release 28 years previously. Over the years, The Exorcist has established itself as the most influential and most frightening horror film ...
...cast members and viewers - the suggestion being that this film was actually cursed. The Exorcist tells the story of a 12-year-old girl, Regan MacNeil, who lives in Washington with her actress mother, Chris. One night, Chris awakens to find her daughter asleep in the bed next to her. When she asks her daughter why she is not in her own bed her daughter simply replies "My bed was shaking". Over the next few days, Regan becomes very ill - strange things ...

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...thought I would stick with the horror genre, and review in my opinion the greatest horror film that was ever made. Now there have always been comments on what horror film is the best, and for me this was is simply the best, because it's unique, very dark and chilling and something that was very big when it came out. It revolutionised the way directors and writers handled horror films and it created many paths for other films with the same sort of ...
...William Friedkin and adapted from the novel of the same name. My first encounter with this film was on my first ever sleep over in high school; I think we were about 15 at the time. I had heard my parents, in particular my father always talking about how brilliant this film was, and how even he a grown man, almost wet his pants, because the film was quite terrifying at times. He had originally seen the film when it was in cinemas, and so I guess ...

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...that I can really appreciate the great sound track by Mike Oldfield, Tubular Bells. But it's not only that, this is one of those films that really is a classic made in an untraditional way and full of the realities of the time line on which it was made. The story for this film was originally based on real events surrounding a young lad in Philadelphia, obviously in truth it must have been a real nightmare for the people involved, and is most likely ...
...the film and book. Getting back to this op, everything starts when a very young girl "Reagan", played by Linda Blair starts to have a series of nightmares, well at least that is what is thought. As time progresses the shrinks and doctors a brought in to try and resolve the problem, all to no avail. Eventually it is figured that the girl is possessed by a demon, the cause of which was initially fooling around with an ouija board. After a short ...

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In my opinion The Exorcist is the best and most disturbing horror film ever made. Released in 1973 at the end of the Vietnam War, this film shocked audiences all over America and sent many of the public running from Cinemas due to the disturbing nature of its content. Written by William Peter Blatty and Directed by William Friedkin, The Exorcist is hailed as the scariest film ever made, it was nominated for 10 Oscars and won 2 for Best Sound and ...
...complaints from many. With the medical possibilities becoming seemingly exhausted Mrs McNeil decides to consult Father Damien Karras (Jason Miller) a Jesuit Priest and psychiatrist. Father Karras studies Regan to determine whether what is actually wrong with her. He soon becomes convinced she has become possessed by the devil and schedules an Exorcism to take place in her home. The chosen Exorcist Father Merrin, is brought in to perform the ritual ...

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...was revolutionary and regarded as the scariest film ever made bar none. But that's a long time ago now. When I first saw it, for a while (as a teenager) I was genuinely scared to go out late at night (but that might have been the drugs). However, I watched it with my family two months ago and it doesn't seem to have aged very well - perhaps it's that the memory and passing years have increased its status in my mind or perhaps we've just become immunised ...
...amazing film, dealing graphically with the demonic possession of a young girl with horrifying special effects. It broke new ground in horror and it's certainly a harrowing experience - watch and enjoy. Even today a simple search on an engine such as Google will tell you of the tight grip this film managed to achieve upon those who saw it - just typing in "the exorcist" brought up over 60,000 relevant sites, produced by fans of the film - the same ...

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The Exocist was originally made in 1973 and was subsequently banned in the UK for approximately 20 years. Described by many as 'the scariest movie of all time' and as the greatest movie ever made'- radio 1, we shall see if its what is cracked up to be. I have the DVD ( the year 2000 version), in my in my hands. On the back the synopsis basically describes that 'Director William Friedkin and producer/ screen writer Peter Blatty have revisited the ...
...deleted before the film's 1973 release.' This film is for persons over the age of 18. Its approximately 127 minutes long and the disc is double sided. The film is on one side and the other has the special feature which include; *an interactive menu *trailers *scene access * feature length commentary by the Director * TV Spots *Radio Spots Available to watch in English and Italian with subtitles in either language as well as Finnish, Icelandic, ...

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...Merrin is wandering in Iraq; the skies are daunting and the old priest senses something: As he stares into the empty lands, he witnesses two dogs fighting. He casts his eyes to the statue of the demon god Pazuzu. All is not right with the world. Enter now into the cosy family life of the McNeil's - OK, not that cosy, as Mr McNeil is truant, and Mrs is obviously doing her best to rear her only daughter and continue her career as a successful TV actress ...
...years and seemingly undisturbed by the single parent family status: She's still making pretty pictures for her mother to paste on the refrigerator door, and she hasn't yet ventured into the adolescent angst that will make her question mummy's wisdom. But this is all before she decides to play around with a Ouija board. Post Ouija event (of which little is actually made of in the film), Regan begins to show signs that all is not well with this young ...

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THE FILM A young girl (Regan) has been playing with an Ouja Board, soon after she falls ill and begins to have fits and convulsions. The doctors feel its some sort of mental disorder but can find no physical evidence to back this up. Regans condition gets worse and the doctors suggest that an exorcism might work (on the basis of mental suggest only). Two priests are called in and the exorcism takes place. I first watched this film many years ago ...
...scared the bejesus out of me. The second time was when it got a general release at the cinemas and it had a much less marked effect on me. I watched this again last Halloween and I found it on the whole dull and boring. The first hour or so of the film is very slow, and things only really get interesting once the possession and exorcism of the girl begin in earnest. THE DVD The DVD is presented in 1.85:11 widescreen format with a 5.1 sound mix. The ...

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