tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361829068869115622.post8447268854179644127..comments2023-09-30T07:15:24.912-07:00Comments on The Silver Screen: The ExorcistBRENThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15953231992674091002noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361829068869115622.post-85456115536837536092011-11-17T23:53:53.897-08:002011-11-17T23:53:53.897-08:00The Guns Of Navarone you say has dated badly,in co...The Guns Of Navarone you say has dated badly,in comparison to what?...<br /><br />To me...David Leans epic films dont seem dated at all Beacause he filmed them in color and used no rear screen projection...<br /><br />They are very life-like...To say the least...<br /><br />Hopefully you can some day watch the Russian version of War And Peace and then write up your thoughts on that severely under-rated film...It really is untouchable...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361829068869115622.post-19900774175562045532011-11-14T06:53:10.327-08:002011-11-14T06:53:10.327-08:00I've always looked at films through the eyes o...I've always looked at films through the eyes of the era in which it was made. Sure I use the termn dated but any serious film aficianado will know the context in which it is used.<br /> Some films date better than others. For instance I don't think The Guns of Navarone has dated well at all and yet it is a still a fine film.BRENThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15953231992674091002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361829068869115622.post-45179698311983999812011-11-11T22:39:22.963-08:002011-11-11T22:39:22.963-08:00I have always thought that any movie should be jud...I have always thought that any movie should be judged according to when it was first released.I don't think it's fair to say a film has become dated,just because it's old.Everything gets old but that should not take away from a films original impact and its original effect on the film industry and audience...<br /><br />Even if The Exorcist was remade 10 times,to compare the special effects of the original to one of the remakes special effects...and then say that the original Exorcist now looks dated...Would be just wrong to do so...The effects in the Exorcist as far as i am concerned can never become dated because the movie came out in 1973 not 2011 and they were totally ground breaking at that time and always will be...<br /><br />To compare the special effects of 2001-A Space Odyssey-1968 to a CGI sci-fi film made in 2011 and then say that 2001 looks dated,is being very narrow minded IMO...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361829068869115622.post-89707762795587040542011-11-11T22:22:27.905-08:002011-11-11T22:22:27.905-08:00Take a battery operated tv deep into a forest all ...Take a battery operated tv deep into a forest all alone in the dark,far away from any other people,far away from friendly and familiar sounds...Then watch The Exorcist and you will see just how frightening and psychologically effecting this movie actually is...<br /><br />I have never done that,but i thought doing that would change the minds of people who saw it and told me it was not scary...<br /><br />I believe that the greatest one-two punch in the history of films is by William Friedkin,with his back to back films The French Connection-1971 followed by The Exorcist-1973.They to me are the greatest Crime Drama and Horror film ever made and William Friedkin never made either type of film before,yet he managed to make the best of each genre,back to back...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361829068869115622.post-24564585333764785972011-11-07T17:55:47.745-08:002011-11-07T17:55:47.745-08:00Daniel even looking at pictures of those stairs cr...Daniel even looking at pictures of those stairs creeps me out! I really enjoyed watching this again after so long. It really did feel like I was seeing it for the first time. I had forgotten so much and it did creep me out. Just a minor thing like the drawer made my hair stand on end!<br /> Hahaha! I was like that after a friend and I saw a late night session of Friday 13th 6 in the mid 1980's. Jumped at every shadow on the way home! I would love though to have seen this is 1973 just to experience the reaction it got back then.BRENThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15953231992674091002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361829068869115622.post-37900953953926373872011-11-07T16:52:31.022-08:002011-11-07T16:52:31.022-08:00This and Carpenter's The Thing are 2 of my all...This and Carpenter's The Thing are 2 of my all time horror favorites. The Exorcist though, I have limit my viewings, I know it inside and out but it still gets under my skin. <br /><br />I've been to those stairs in Georgetown and its kind of chilling even in daylight. <br /><br />My parents went to see this at a midnight screening in Mexico City when it came out and they still love telling me about the walk home through darkened streets after the movie with great gusto....Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11999677394326327996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361829068869115622.post-41592978028743065622011-11-07T09:13:22.213-08:002011-11-07T09:13:22.213-08:00Thanks there pturner1010!! It is hard to imagine n...Thanks there pturner1010!! It is hard to imagine nowwhat this must have been like in 1973. It is so familiar to us now but back then when it wasn't I can understand why it was controversial and had people fleeing from their seats!<br /><br /> Mette watch it again! I was surprised by how much I had forgotten. Even as a nearly 40 year old film it has the power to scare and unsettle. That is why it has endured.BRENThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15953231992674091002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361829068869115622.post-11197195592749387012011-11-06T09:47:06.437-08:002011-11-06T09:47:06.437-08:00Honestly, I don't remember very much of this, ...Honestly, I don't remember very much of this, but it's my #1 horror film, too... I just remember how scary it was!Mettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08094234448852441633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361829068869115622.post-75751676846302505092011-11-06T09:31:14.522-08:002011-11-06T09:31:14.522-08:00Great post! Love this film, just rated it as my f...Great post! Love this film, just rated it as my fave film of the 70s in my own blog! Can't even imagine how shocking this would have been in the 70s! If there's ever a remake I'll use some of that foul language in the direction of the producers. I bet they'd have to tone it down. Not sure how they got away with it (sort of) in the first place!ilovethatfilmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11882133059882238037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361829068869115622.post-24944460822520887312011-11-06T08:03:03.544-08:002011-11-06T08:03:03.544-08:00Long comment no problem! It is nice there are othe...Long comment no problem! It is nice there are others out there like me who leave 'em long!<br /> Yeah this is a truly seminal film. Its impact on cinema and horror especially is immeasurable. And it did scare me several times so it still has that power to do so. A great film and certainly one of at least the top three horrors ever made.BRENThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15953231992674091002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7361829068869115622.post-58822071154633609102011-11-06T07:49:28.030-08:002011-11-06T07:49:28.030-08:00I love THE EXORCIST. In fact, it's going to be...I love THE EXORCIST. In fact, it's going to be one of the first Blu-rays when I buy a Blu-ray player.<br /><br />Tell me about it. After seeing this film for the first time a couple of years ago, I went straight to IMDb to have a look at what it was nominated for and was blown away with how many it got. That was also the first thought that scrolled through the news ticker in my head; 'is this possibly the best horror film of all time according to the amount of nominations?'<br /><br />Love the staircase scene and ;ove the Pazuzu face (scared me on my first viewing of THE EXORCIST). At first I didn't know what I had just seen so I rewound slowly and paused on the right frame to get a shock. I couldn't look at it for long because I had all the lights off and had that face staring back at my on a 50" TV.<br /><br />Sorry for the long comment, but I've got a terrible sleeping pattern and I'm still up at 4.50am. Great post, mate.Leith Aitkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17032658749291558890noreply@blogger.com