The Exorcist (The Version You've Never Seen)
by William Friedkin
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Actor: Ellen Burstyn, Jason Miller, Kitty Winn, Lee J. Cobb, Max von SydowDirector: William Friedkin
Edition: VHS Tape
Audio: Arabic (Original Language); English (Original Language), Analog; French (Original Language); German (Original Language); Greek (Original Language); Latin (Original Language)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Special Edition
Running Time: 132 minutes
Release Date: 2001-06-12
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Publisher: Warner Home Video
Studio: Warner Home Video
VHS Movie Reviews of The Exorcist (The Version You've Never Seen)
Movie Review: Over-blown classic.
Summary: 3 Stars
The Exorcist starring Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair is considered the best horror film of all-time, I have to disagree. The Exorcist is scary but the language and bodily fluids are a bit much, it's like enough already! The acting is excellent but overall this movie doesn't live up to the hype, sorry.Movie Review: You're going to feel a little stick here, Regan....
Summary: 3 Stars
One of the scariest scenes for most people in this movie is the so-called "spinal tap" scene, however the procedure in which Regan has a needle inserted in her throat, and blood rhythmically pumps out is an arteriogram. A spinal tap involves inserting a needle into the lower back, and extracting spinal fluid. It does not involve x-rays.
The doctors refer to "doing another spinal" in a following scene, a thought that is repulsive to Chris and with good reason: spinals are very painful, as is the arteriogram. Both procedures are usually performed with local anesthesia, but also occasionally light sedation or general anesthesia. The doctors were looking for a lesion in the temporal lobe, and an arteriogram would be the preferred diagnostic technique for this condition. Nowadays, a CT scan or MRI would also be performed. A spinal tap is also used to diagnose neurological disorders, and would have been employed in a case like Regan's. However, no spinal tap procedure appears in the movie!
This is a well crafted horror flick, and like most horror flicks, its premise is b.s. A suspension of disbelief is required for the rational person to enjoy this movie. The problem is that a lot of people actually believe in demonic possession. The reality is brought forth from Father Karras himself when he says "it just doesn't happen anymore" and that all the old stories of possession were merely mental illness, most commonly schizophrenia. Lacking modern science, the people from the aptly named Dark Ages came up with their own explanations. How many innocents were burned at the stake because of the nonsense in books like the Malleus Maleficarum? We can count ourselves lucky we do not live in a era dominated by such error.
So, if you want a really, really scary story about evil in Iraq obsessing someone in Washington, D.C., you need only consider the Bush Administration. Maybe Dick Cheney is the devil!
Movie Review: Worst movie ever
Summary: 1 Stars
OK, I would say this is the worst movie ever, but Blade Runner, A Clockwork Orange and In The Name of the King have those titles. There is no background for the old guy in the beginning. We don't know why the demon selected this particular child. The younger priest that first meets the possessed chick doesn't even try to do it himself first before bringing in the other guy (again, no real explanation). The self sacrifice at the end is empty and really didn't have any value (they left nothing behind as far as we know). The detective is a joke, provides absolutely no value to the story. Only watch if you enjoy movies that provide absolutely no entertainment value.Movie Review: The Exorcist (movie DVD)
Summary: 4 Stars
It's still a frightening movie, but I used it as an example of the "old
way" of thinking of demonic possession. Theology has preogressed a lot since the movie came out.
Movie Review: Correction to DVD review of film
Summary: 5 Stars
I read the DVD review that stated that the scene between Lt. Kinderman and Fr. Dyer was not in the original film and that devotees of the film found this added scene as altering the film. I saw the film when it was originally released as a college student and the scene was in the original film. When I got my copy of the film when it was first released on VHS the scene was missing. This scene was restored in this version--not added. What I do not remember about the film when it originally played in theaters is whether Father Dyer handed back the medal to Mrs. McNeil or whether it was her just handing it back to him. Sorry, I usually don't write reviews but I couldn't let this error about the Kinderman-Dyer scene go uncorrected.
Summary of The Exorcist (The Version You've Never Seen)
The story of a young girl who has been possessed by the devil and a priest is called in to perform an exorcism. 11 added minutes including the legendary Staircase Spider Walk, an ominous Medical Diagnosis scene and more.Director William Friedkin was a hot ticket in Hollywood after the success of The French Connection, and he turned heads (in more ways than one) when he decided to make The Exorcist as his follow-up film. Adapted by William Peter Blatty from his controversial bestseller, this shocking 1973 thriller set an intense and often-copied milestone for screen terror with its unflinching depiction of a young girl (Linda Blair) who is possessed by an evil spirit. Jason Miller and Max von Sydow are perfectly cast as the priests who risk their sanity and their lives to administer the rites of demonic exorcism, and Ellen Burstyn plays Blair's mother, who can only stand by in horror as her daughter's body is wracked by satanic disfiguration. One of the most frightening films ever made with a soundtrack that's guaranteed to curl your blood, The Exorcist was mysteriously plagued by troubles during production, and the years have not diminished its capacity to disturb even the most stoical viewers. Don't say you weren't warned! --Jeff Shannon
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