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You'll find the plot is pretty much identical, but the characters and events are more fleshed out and the imagery is just stunning. One of the few books that genuinely disturbed my sleep. That said...now I'm building it up for you, so you'll probably wind up in the same boat as you did with the movie...err, sorry about that :o
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I've liked The Exorcist more and more every time I've watched it over the years, and now its one of my very favorites. I think the key revelation for me was when I realized that this was less a cheap-shock horror movie and more an intense personal drama about a priest thrown into a world of unknown on a very normal street corner. The film is called The Exorcist, not "The Exorcism", "Reagan", "The Demon", etc.
I don't even look at it as a horror movie anymore. Instead, I see it as one of the most interesting blends of sincere dramatic realism and disturbing supernaturalism ever put to celluloid. And Return, I still stand by my opnion that you should give the film another try. You liked The French Connection- absorb Friedkin's style in this one; the gritty nature of the cinematography, the quiet moments. The performances by Von Sydow and the rest of the bunch are enough to make the film something special. I do agree that years of hyping could ruin the first viewing experience for someone- probably because the film has been hyped for all the wrong reasons.
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Hysterical! Can't believe I waited so long to see this - a modern comedy classic for sure. I wish it hadn't bothered so much with the narrative though...the "real" sequences were absolutely brilliant, but the scenes with just Borat and Azamat were mostly pretty inept. Still, it wasn't enough to detract from the film and I was in awe of how far Cohen went past the limits of good taste. A comedian with serious balls - I've always enjoyed the Ali G show, and now that I've finally watched this I'm pretty stoked to check out Brüno.
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But yeah...I've learned to love it since the times I used to bash it back in the day, heh. (But for the life of me I still can't convince myself to sit through Jaws again, as much as I want to like it ;))
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Seeing this on Criterion is like seeing it again for the first time. It is a giant maze. A tangled web. Haunting, surreal, and a timeless puzzle.
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Nice tone. Excellent comedy. Weak action. Terrible finale. 2nd best in the series behind PRISONER OF AZKABAN - but I'm still hoping for something "magical" from this franchise. 7/10
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A classic b/w period drama from Sam Fuller starring Vincent Price as a swindler/con-man trying to claim the entire Arizona territory for himself through forgery & lies. Price is fantastic as a not-so-villianous crook and this slice of history is entertaining and enlightening, but the story-telling is a bit limp. A fun film, not a great one but recommended for fans of Price. 6.5/10
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