The Exorcist
 

Is there a difference between,

The Exorcist (1973) and The Exorcist - the version you've never seen?
Wich one do you think is the best version?

thanks.

The second one has a scene that was cut from the original theatrical release.

They both scare the crap out of me!

note to self - never ever watch The Exorcist on the same couch as hammerfan

Especially since I might jump in your lap first!! :D

lets just refer to these as your Exorcist watching gear :

There are three major scenses that weren't in the original .The spider walk scene ,extended horpital scene and the end which is on a lighter note in the new version .Personally I prefer the new restored version . There's also a little more incedental music throughout the film .

had they origionally left it in - no doubt it would have become the latest dance craze

"10 people died today attempting the 'spider walk' dance move"

I was at a HorrorFind covention last year in MD and met the woman who was Linda Blair's stunt double and she was also the one that was made up as Captain Howdy. THAT Captain Howdy make-up really really freaks me out. Her name is Eileen Dietz, she did some interesting things, she was the one who spit the pea soup, did the levitation, and the cross crotch stabbing, I think she did the spider walk also. Because Linda Blair was so young they didn't let her do a lot of the stuff.

I bought a book at her table about the making of the movie, it is awesome, it tells abou the whole movie, what they were trying to show, things they changed, etc. It is a BFI Modern Classics book on The Exorcist (Revised 2nd Edition) by Mark Kermode. BFI Modern Classis is a series of critical studies of films in the last three decades. I bought it at the show so I don't know where else you could get it.

All I know is the book is black with Captain Howdy's face on the cover, it freaks me out so much I have to put the book face down on the table!

'The Version You've Never Seen' is better. Same movie, one more scare.

I have to agree that "The Version You've Never Seen" is the superior film. It feels a bit more true to the novel, with the extended hospital scene (although memories are vague - it's been over 20 years since I last read the novel).

Hey, at least they didn't fuck it up with poor quality CGI :cool:

Wrong forum....

Never seen any of this series.

What series?

The Exorcist, Exorcist II: The Heretic, Exorcist III, The Exorcist: The Beginning, Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist.



And Vamp: are you telling me that you haven't seen Jaws or The Exorcist?!

dont forget The Exorjaws ..

the crossover film about the possessed great white that ate only priests.

(based on the Sherman's Lagoon comic strip)

But does the fish only eat priests on Fridays?

Oh! Sorry! I don't think any of the Exorcist "series", sequels or prequels are worth putting in the same sentence as the Exorcist. Just my opinion.

A lot of people consider the third film in the series as good as the first.

Really???? Whoda thunk it.

I wouldn't personally take it that far, but I just watched III the other day for the first time (note to self: don't be a dumbass and fail to watch a movie for that length of time ever again! :D ). I liked Brad Dourif's performance and George C. "Patton" Scott's performances. Plus, I finally learned what "hospital hallway scene" finally meant... ;)

I don't think it is as good as the first, but it is still a very good movie.

The restored version seemed to refer to the book more - more Kinderman, more serial killer, context for the 'you're gonna die up there' line. It also had a nice ending scene between the surviving priest and Kinderman.

E2 sucked except for the great Ennio Morricone soundtrack.

E3 - I liked the hospital hallway scene but I don't know that the film was necessary at all.

I got to see the restored version on 06.06.06 at the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin - good fun.