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thoughts and read the notes of others who have visited.  Ask questions, make
comments, stir a little controversy.

Hey everyone, the first of many new photo albums has been created.  Future
additions will include more stills, promotional materials, and images from my
own private collection.  Stay tuned!

Seeing as how the book affected you at such a young age, how long did it take to
revisit either the book or the film and what were your reactions then?

It would be great only if it revealed new scenes or added to the film in some
constructive way.  But the finished product was so great mainly because of it's
very deliberate pacing.

that's just a rumour, I think, though it would be great, wouldn't it?

I first read the novel when I was ten. I could not sleep well after reading the
book. I am a Catholic, and I have a strong spiritual belief in the supernatural.

I'm sure there was an initial footage assembly
that probably clocked in around 6 hours. This is a
normal thing as most movies have their rough assemblies
come in long. But that is only the beginning of the
editing process. They never run a print from that rough
assembly, and they never keep them. So I am sure that a 6
hour cut existed, but it was never kept and it
probably was destroyed after the first cut.

Hi,<br><br>I'm new here and I've been watching
the exorcist the first time few days ago. A friend
told me that there is a uncut version of this movie of
about 6 hours. He told me that this version is ban and
only few people have it.<br><br>Is it true??<br><br>By
the way, I'm french, from Québec (Canada) so please,
don't check too much my english!<br><br>Christine

Great thoughts!  Thanks for sharing.  I know what you mean, it would be great if
more movies could be THIS effective.  Yet, that is what makes this one so
special.

Being raised a lax catholic, I saw the exorcist
on a local tv station when I was seven, and I've
been scared since!<br>I saw the most recent cut twice
at a matinee during the end of the run (I was the
only one in the theatre at the time) and still makes
my skin crawl, surprisingly when I am at home. I
wasn't so scared at the movies since everything was so
gradual.<br>I have to say props up to the sound designers who
made some pretty convincing and scary as shit musique
concrete.<br>My biggest wish is that films could be as scary and
more so in the future.<br>One of my favourite scenes
is when they were searching for rats and it cuts to
Regans face and you just see HORROR!<br>Also, I thought
Linda Blair was sooo adorable in the beginning of the
film, so that makes it more so horrid.

I have created a club for the second film
aproprately called "EXORCIST 2" Where the first film was a
masterpeice this film fell off the ladder. But I think that
today we may finally reveiw this film the way it was
intinded to be. I invite all Exorcist fans to join at:
<a href=http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/Exorcist2
target=new>http://clubs.yahoo.com/clubs/Exorcist2</a><br>hope to see you all
there!

Hi gang. I loved The EXORCIST. I didn't find it
scary but I found it enjoyable. I think that Max Von
Sydow is one of the greatest actors ever and the makeup
was fantastic. I was about 10 or so when i actully
first saw the film. I didnt have an opinion about it
then. Then a few months back I saw the new version and
loved it!!!!! Then I saw the origianl and I think that
both versions are great in their own way. I saw the
dvd of the origianl and with the movie trailers I saw
the trailer for the second film. I HAD NEVER HEARD OF
A SECOND FILM UP UNTILL 2 MONTHS
AGO!!!!!!!<br>Anyhow a few days ago I saw the sequal and just like the
first film I loved it. Why you ask? I ansewer that I
watched it 3 times. The first time I didnt like it much
as I was watching with my mind set that this was a
direct sequal. That was a mistake. The second time I
watched it as if it were it's own film(not as a sequal)
and I found I liked it better like that. The third
time cemented that this was and should have been a
good film with flaws. Because of this I

This page is a look at the revised cut of THE
EXORCIST that was shown earlier this year. please tell me
what you think...and according to IMDB, I missed a
change in Chris MacNeil's phone conversation with an
operator when trying to reach Regan's dad - I am told
there is a dialogue change. <br><br>Here's the page,
let me know what you think. I would love some
feedback.<br><br><a
href=http://moviething.com/members/movies/faust/index12.shtml
target=new>http://moviething.com/members/movies/faust/index12.shtml</a>

Hey everyone, I want to encourage more
interaction between members. Please post any links or stories
related to THE EXORCIST. Also, submit your favorite
photos and sound files and I'll post them here. Let's
all work together to start a great dialogue on this
amazing movie! Thank you.

I hear that the new DVD version is coming out in late December or early January.
I'll be in line for it too!!!

Hey!  That was a great response.  I'd love to know more in depth what draws you
to the film over and over and what you get from it with each new viewing. 
Thanks for the memory.

Hel yeah the first time I got to see The Exocist
was the special editions/remastered/extra footage/new
score version that came into theaters.....I'd never
seen the whole thing before and HOLLY SHIT!!!! that
movie fucking scared me...that was incredible!!! The
whol soundtrack was surround sound and my bf paul and
I were the only people in the theater!!! WOW!!!
Also, did anyone get to see the review that Movie DVD
magazine wrote??? It's really awesome, it tells all about
the making and the people, and the
author......wow....anyone know when they are releasing thta verion on
DVD??? I will deffinetly buy it!!!! ~britt

I love this movie, I have seen it about 110 times
at least, but who is counting, its still the
scariest movie I have ever seen as far as demonic
possession is concerned, and from what I understand, when it
was first being produced it wasnt meant to be a
horror, but a movie to show that good wins over evil in
the end, but I dunno still scared the living u know
what out of me, I still have to put something else on
the tv first before I go to bed, lol. And I am 25 and
seen it over and over again, still cant get used to
something like that though. Ugh, I love it!!! My mom was
pregnant with me when she went to go see the movie in the
drive in when it first came out, they tend to blame
that for the way I act, well that and I am sure being
dropped on my head as a baby didnt help matter much
either I am sure. :p tata for now, if anyone wants to
email me u cant go for it at ladymsy@...

Regarding THE EXORCIST SPECIAL EDITION, which I
saw twice in theatres, I also have a page that
analyzes the new version with the old. It is located
at:<br><br><a href=http://moviething.com/members/movies/faust/index12.shtml
target=new>http://moviething.com/members/movies/faust/index12.shtml</a><br><br>L\
et me know what you think.

Well, to all of you naysayers out there, let me
proclaim that the creators of The Exorcist managed to do
what George Lucas and Steven Spielberg could not...
make a Special Edition that truly was. With the VERY
minor exception of a few ill chosen "subliminal" shots,
everything worked and worked well. Kudos Mr. Freidkin and
thank you Warner Bros for giving fans like me a real
treat and a chance to see The Exorcist on the big
screen for the first time.

Why did you scare you poor little brother like
that?I'd be scared too if someone was sitting there saying
that to me in the dark after watching that movie,that
wasnt very cool man.Hey i've seen the movie on the
23rd,it was very good ,better then the one that was
edited.I hope you said you where sorry to him.

It was 1974 and I was watching the Academy Awards
with my parents. I was about 7 or 8 years old and I
remember this movie, The Exorcist, was winning all these
awards, but wouldn't show any clips like the other
movies. It was a horror movie and I wanted to see the
clip. My parents talked about the movie among
themselves, but wouldn't tell me about it. The more I asked
them, the more they avoided my questions. They said I
was too young for that movie. That just made me wanna
know more about it. I began asking everybody about
that movie. Finally someone at school told me it was
about a little girl possessed by the devil. She told me
bits about the movie, her head spinning, throwing up.
From that point on I wanted to see the movie for
myself, but I was scared then. I was afraid to go to the
bathroom by myself, always looking under the stall for
this girl.<br><br>Once my mother took me to see Jaws
when it came out in 1975. Someone asked my mother how
was it after we walked out of the theater and she
said <br>"it was scarier than the Exorcist"
Hmmmmmmmmm, really? I have got to see this Exorcist movie. I
wanna see why when the movie first came out, people
were given barf bags cause they were throwing up in
the theater, I wanna see the movie that made people
so scared they ran out of the movie. I wanna see if
the Madd Magazine parody of the Exorcist that I read
over and over was how the movie really was. <br><br>My
wish came true in 1976. The movie was re-released and
I was 11 years old. I begged and begged. My Mom
ended up taking me and my sisters to see the Exorcist.
We went to a drive-in theater which was probably the
best way to see the movie. The darkness outside the
car increase the fear. I was so excited to finally to
see the Exorcist, but because of all the stories and
what I've read and heard, I was very scared as
well.<br><br>It was the worse night of my life. I've never been
so afraid of anything than I was that night. I have
never seen anything that even comes close or compare to
the feeling of fright in that movie. After the movie,
we had to go home and I had to go to bed in the
dark. I slep with my sister in a small twin bed because
I was afraid to sleep in my own bed. My parents
where upstairs but they used to leave the bathroom
light on for us at night. In the hallway by the
bathroom, on the ceiling, there was the attic door. I tried
to not look at that door, but it bothered me all
night and I could not sleep. I was so afraid. It is the
only movie that cause me to not be able to sleep for
weeks. Then and now, over twenty years later, it stills
bothers me. Whenever it was showed on regular tv, a
commercial advertising it was coming on, picture in the tv
guide, accidentally flipping the channels and see the
movie on tv caused my heart to nearly stop. Now that
The Exorcist is coming back, digitally re-mastered
and with scenes added that were edited out. I
accidently caught a glimpse of the trailer, once again my
heart skipped a beat and I am having trouble sleeping.
All the lights have to stay on and I can't sleep
until I see the sun comes up. I want to see the movie
so bad on the 22nd, but I'm afraid I will not be
able to sleep for months after. A movie that was made
over twenty years ago, using old and out dated special
affects compared to the effects used now, this is the
ultimate scary movie. There is none better than the
Exorcist. I wonder, will there ever be a movie more scarier
than the Exorcist..............I don't think so. It is
a true classic horror flick. But you know
what............then I'm done guys. Wouldn't it be great if the movie
was re-made, brought up to date and
current..........what ya think?

I was 16, my brother was 15 and my other brother
was 12. It was "R" rated at the time, so we had to
beg our parents to take us. We'd all read the book.
It was banned from our school back then. My 15 yeard
old brother was so scared that he hasn't seen a
horror movie since. My littlest brother had to sleep
with the parents for a week because I kept saying,
"Demee, why you do this too me Demee" at night to him.
<br><br>Wow!!! can't wait till the 22nd.

I remebemr the first time I saw it. I was 11, it
was 1982, and I secretly set our VCR to record it as
it was on late at night on The Movie Channel.<br>I
then took the tape over to a friends house and we
watched it after school the next afternoon(his parents
both worked late).<br><br>We had both seen Halloween
and Friday the 13th. Neither movie bothered us a bit.
My friend and I thought "How could a movie that was
made a decade ago possibly be scarier that Halloween
or Friday the 13th?" <br><br>Boy, were we in for a
shock. It was broad daylight outside, and we were still
scared sh$#less! That movie had such an impact on me, I
had to sleep with a light on in my bedroom for
several nights afterwards. I even made my dog sleep on
the bed with me. I could swear that the demonic face
would be in my bedroom some night. <br><br>What sets
apart this movie from other "horror" movies is the fact
that it COULD happen. I had the same feeling about the
Amityville Horror. Give me any hack 'em up movie like
Scream, Elm Street, and I can laugh my way through
them.<br><br>Give me a movie about spirits/possession, and I can't
sleep at night. <br><br>John L.<br>Minneapolis

i remember seeing the exorcist when i was a kid,
and i didn't remember too much of it, only that it
was scary. now, at the age of 22, i recently rented
it and watched it at the best time- late at
night...i was so freaked out, i thought i was seeing things
in my house. I can definitely say that this is the
scariest movie i've ever seen and I'm so glad that the
director's cut is coming out soon.

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I have noticed the huge popularity that The
Exorcist has in the UK (it's hard not to) and I'd love to
know further why you feel that is the case. Is it
because that to some degree, The Exorcist is considered a
type of "forbidden fruid" due to the video ban? What
kind of underground existed before the removal of the
ban? I think right now, for me and my research, that
the Exorcist/UK connection is one of the more
fascinating aspects.

To realistically and justifiably sum up my views
and emotions after viewing The Exorcist for the first
time I would have to say that the experience was (to
borrow from the tag line)'Something beyond
comprehension'.<br>Taking the classic confrontation between good and evil
away from a bestial netherland setting and into the
modernised confines of suburban Washington DC, The Exorcist
is probably one of the most plausible supernatural
feature films of all time. <br>Beyond the graphic
depiction of the evil eximplified in the movie is a very
strong and poignant connotation. Be it the importance of
Religion in our path of life, the existence of
supernatural beings in the world or probing further into the
context; the obliteration of the American dream. <br>To
say that The Exorcist is a horror film out to give
the audience a cheap scare is pure idiocy. Each and
everyone of those who saw the movie over a quarter of a
century ago walked out of the theatre and learned a bit
about themselves... they learned to better themselves!
Unfortunatly some pressure groups would force feed the media
with phony tales of suicides linked to the movie, but
when a protestor gets that desperate... its just par
for the course!<br>Having lived in the UK all my life
I am aware of the profound affect that The Exorcist
had on audiences when released in March 1974, but I
know for a fact that whatever reports were made by the
press about audience members dying were unbearably
blown out of proportion!<br>In 1974 the media wanted
BBFC chief censor Stephen Murphy out of the job! Not
only because of passing The Exorcist with a theatrical
certificate, but with passing Straw Dogs, A Clockwork Orange,
Last Tango In Paris and other controversial motion
pictures that were released almost back to back from 1971
to 1974, causing the media to fight back! Now, there
is an up and a downside to this circumstance. First
of all had The Exorcist not caused the moral panic
it did back in 1974 I do not believe that the
popularity of the movie in the UK would be what it is...
soaring! And the fact that it did lead to the video ban in
1986, allowing its re-release to entrap a new
generation of cinema goers. <br>Moving all preffered
connotations to one side for one moment, it is all important
to merit The Exorcist for what it actually is, a
superb example of tour de force film making! With a
beautifully written screenplay from the evenly stunning novel
by William Peter Blatty, director William Friedkin
was able to visualise and handcraft the movie scene
by scene with the patience and persistance of his
perfect cast. The pace and overally build up of the movie
illustrates characterization not apparent in your average
horror movie.<br>To conclude The Exorcist experience is
something that you will share longevity with... you will
question the experience, constantly look back on the
experience and eventually recur the experience - like it or
not! You never see The Exorcist more than once! That's
why my friends, it is an experience... 'beyond
comprehension.'

The first time I saw THE EXORCIST was actually on
television - naturally it was heavily cut but it had a
profound effect on my life ever since (so much that I
dedicated an entire page to this film!) It was the sheer
terror and torture of having a little girl undergo such
a radical change in her personality and her mind
and body - it was a relief when the Devil was finally
exorcised from her. The fact is that THE EXORCIST takes
itself seriously - there is undoubtledy a sense of
reality as if this could happen (though I do not believe
in possession myself). If only more horror films
created such a sense of credibility with their
premises...

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