Exorcist Review: It Lives Up to the Hype, Promise

[@TheAlmightyLoli]

The filter is not a creative thing. It's there because otherwise the whole video gets nuked for copyright. Even after modifying clips. Some of the ones that got flagged were the background ones with my commentary over them.

[@Lizzieaftermidnight]

I think it works in tandem with the video

[@shittacos416]

Shit, the filter actually kinda adds to it. I understand it's not what you wanted but as a viewer it didn't really detract from the review for me.

[@derekllewellyn6663]

​@@Lizzieaftermidnight do you know what contact info conjuring sent from the election was in excellent condition for years before New

[@myles_bennett77]

@@derekllewellyn6663Damn str8

[@TheAutistWhisperer]

John Carpenter's The Thing is my favoruite horror film of all time, but The Exorcist is top tier and so is Exorcist III.

[@SpeedoSnipes]

The Thing hits that excellent little niche of existential dread and the true unknown. I'm no film buff, but it being the only 10/10 I've ever watched really elevates it leagues above anything else I'd ever recommend.

[@draconicpeasantsheep]

@@SpeedoSnipes i heard there are comic strips expanding that universe and are in general really great too

[@BestCupid]

@@draconicpeasantsheep comic is interesting as it doesn't explain the thing any further thankfully just gives us more of McCready story. It's fun

[@cleancountershot3941]

I love the thing I’ve just never thought of it as horror.

[@thelastcontrarian854]

I feel the exact same way

[@NaturalStateDepths]

The original end of the first movie was also cut by director William Friedkin. Friedkin was known to be a perfectionist douchebag. The original ending was much more positive and clearly states that God won due to Karras' sacrifice. Kinderman and Dyer discuss the events and walk down a street with Kinderman saying "I think this is the start of a beautiful friendship." Blattey was so pissed because that ending was scrapped that he ceased talking to william friedkin for years.

[@26michaeluk]

I thought it was blatantly obvious God won without that ending. Karrass found his faith and saved Reagan from the demon. Yeah the priests had to die but they're in heaven, girl is ok. The end. I can see why some thought different and i did read the book after seeing this movie. They def should not have got rid of the conversation on the stairs between the priests though.

[@josedorsaith5261]

12:00 Agreed 100% Child abuse and trafficking just seems to be an issue that we don't want to fully address. Future generations will condemn us for it and rightfully so

[@theblackflame4002]

Hopefully they will also condemn the politicians, doctors and sick parents who want to perform sexual reassignment on minors am all the people who let it happen because they don't want to be called a phobe.

[@mania4270]

Because there are bigger problems we have to tackle first

[@plasticweapon]

think about something else for a change.

[@nymike06]

Many of our elected officials were part of Epstein's Island, and our legacy media cover for them. Then these elected officials allow our borders to be wide open to allow the cartels to run child sex trafficking. Child abuse is thriving at the top levels of our government.

[@imnotusingmyrealname4566]

Does the video contain spoilers?

[@avery4149]

In cliche horror movies: “Ghost are real.” Protagonist: “Dear god!” In Exorcist: “Ghost are real.” Protagonist: “Dude, be rational!”

[@BrokenCornholio1537]

It adds a lot of authenticity to the exorcism as well. Exorcisms, at least in the Catholic faith, aren't gestures taken lightly. Due to how potentially dangerous, lengthy, and exhausting it is to all involved. Authorization needs to be granted from the local bishop with sufficient evidence of possession. (Eg. Speaking in foreign tongues not previously understood by the possessed, levitation and moving of objects / things, etc.) Including all medical/psychiatrist routes being explored first. Also, the requesting priest has to be trained in the ritual. So, like in the movie, before a true exorcism was even on the table. They wanted to make sure it wasn't Regan faking symptoms or having actual psychological issues. The idea of a demon wouldn't be touched until everybody was thoroughly backed into a corner.

[@derekllewellyn6663]

​@@BrokenCornholio1537Linda Blair she was ghost girl and she was in movie theater TV series season start show releases new season of view of power

[@salmanuel4053]

Ghost: “I’m The Devil!!!”

[@bastardluigi]

Brad Dourif; the most underrated actor of our time. His character in deadwood gave me chills, and I even loved him in alien: resurrection.

[@igodreamer7096]

Indeed

[@johnnybensonitis7853]

Oh man, couldn't agree any harder. I just watched One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest earlier today and realized the guy has always been fantastic. He does great voice work, too, of course Chucky was incredible, but also in video games like Gun. Seeing the behind the scenes stuff with that game is fun to watch because it lets you see Dourif and Lance Henrikson playing back and forth. Those guys might have been doing voice work but they were still acting as if it would be live action almost, really good shit.

[@andrewmaher9867]

I first got exposed to him due to season 1 episode 13 of the x-files, after that unforgettable performance he quickly became one of my favourite actors.

[@jmclaughlin2009]

Brad Dourif is that one actor that I see him in a bunch of movies, try to figure out why he looks familiar, look him up, and then go "oh crap, that's Wormtongue!". Every single time.

[@TheUmart]

Most underrated actor ever, damn shame we didn't get him in more stuff

[@theblackflame4002]

If you read the book it fleshes the movie out even more. In the book the demon claims he was reading Karras mind, that when Damien asked the question, he was forming the answers in his mind and the demon was picking it up. Everything the demon did was to keep Damien's doubts going, faking being burned by the holy water, and giving Damien ammo to disprove as much as prove its possessed. The demon saw the future. It knew Merrin was coming, it knew Merrin would die and it knew it would possess Damien, hence the line that an Exorcist would bring them closer together. What the demon did not see, is Damien's faith coming back and giving him the power to kill himself and the demon rather than having the priest kill a little girl. To show how good Blatty was at foreshadowing, there's a line when Damien first enteres Chris's house, that he gets an icy feeling but also experiences an "Odd sense of ending."

[@DGreatApe]

What i liked about the book was how much more of Father Karras's life we got to see. How his lost of faith made him depressed and tired. It makes his character a lot more human.

[@myles_bennett77]

I had actually forgotten about that line in the book until now. About the sense of ending. That line gave me chills

[@cornbreadisbetterthanpizza6866]

12:01 Also if you look it up many stats will say that somewhere between 30-50% of child molestation or rape happens inside the family. Often people kinda know when a kid is being abused and turn a blind eye because it is just that weird family member you never talk to.

[@reganhiggs3731]

I remember trying to watch this as a kid, realising she has a far too similar name to me, and turning it off immediately thinking I was doomed. Nice video Loli.

[@ringkunmori]

That subplot with the priest's mother hits me so hard man. It freaks me out since I have such a distant relationship with my parents.

[@SwaggyG_2102]

I still remember seeing possessed Reagan's face in all of those Scary Maze and Jumpscare videos from the early 2010s. Even after 5 decades have passed, she still manages to scare the everliving shit out of you.

[@marshalmarshall2109]

this is actually one of the first horror movies i ever saw, i remember watching it with a neighbor back in a WV holler when i was like, 5. thanks for covering it loli, and congrats on 90k.

[@marshalmarshall2109]

@Zantherax no

[@WitchFisterVeo1911]

my first horror movie was a snuff film

[@thetrashman24]

@@WitchFisterVeo1911 Based

[@WitchFisterVeo1911]

@@thetrashman24 I was five and it was completely unintentional. Still finished it, but that's not the point

[@marshalmarshall2109]

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[@schnozwizard4862]

4:59 It's nice to see members of the community wanting to help each other

[@angazdimotel8488]

I never watched a lot of horror movies, it's not a genre that interests me enough, but I did wanted to see some of the classics that quickly come to mind and I started with the exorcist, and for me the scariest thing wasnt the demonic stuff, for some reason during almost the whole movie it felt freezing cold, during the day on the middle of summer. The fact that the movie made me feel like that throught most of it's run time was something amazing, I dont know a lot about making movies, composition, colors or what not, but fuck it that alone made me realize why it became an absolute classic. Excelent video Loli, congrats on 90k, took you a while but I'm glad to have stumbled uppon this little jewel of a channel, keep it up my man

[@bonythe2nd]

Father Karras was an amazing character, I connected with him how he struggled with faith but still tried.

[@hoopyy782]

I love the Exorcist but Exorcist III is one of the most underrated horror movies of all time. Brad Dourif is incredible as the Gemini killer.

[@B33FY2011]

I remember the first time I saw The Exorcist in the early 00's and seeing their was the sequel. So I watched it and was like, WTF is that? Because of how bad it was, I completely skipped Exorcist III for a long time after. Eventually, I tried The Exorcist III and absolutely loved it.

[@TheRealDarrylStrawberry]

"certain parties were not pleased...." I still say that all the time!!

[@Spider_7_7]

True 👏

[@jrag1000]

3 might just be a notch above 1

[@FreddyA85]

Pazuzu's little peek a boo face throughout the movie used to always give me the chill willies.

[@jrag1000]

It was never that big for me, I got what they were going for but I think it was just the makeup and the human look. Not scary at all.

[@Rahnonymous]

L's theme sounds almost exactly the same as the Exorcist theme. So even the Japanese were inspired by this movie, if not just a massive coincidence

[@igodreamer7096]

"Build up", that stuff that directors did to present characters, show locations, set the mood of the movie until the last 20~30 minutes, when all hell break lose. Today people looks like have a problem with that, so after 2~3 minutes all hell MUST break lose no stop. Good thing I also got used to like slowburn shows/movies/anime, as long they keep the quality of them content.

[@ulric8445]

I like this filter over the video, makes it fit the whole vibe of reviewing a spooky story

[@thetracktor]

you have a fun way of talking about random media, i like watching videos of yours even on things i've seen, it feels like discussing it with a friend or something

[@johnscott6481]

Actually the realistic aspects are baked into writing and direction. Friedkin was chosen in part for his documentary realism skills. Many critics over time have pointed this out..how fleshed out and real the characters are..despite scope of events..always been one of the remarkable aspects of project

[@NaturalStateDepths]

To me Exorcist isn't a "scary" movie. It's more of a disturbing movie that is very well written.

[@BrokenCornholio1537]

It's very "slow burn" horror. Probably my favorite style of horror apart from cosmic and psychological.

[@haintedhouse2990]

agree. however when I am disturbed by something I usually feel very scared

[@spacemanspud7073]

That's the problem with horror, it's so subjective to the individual. I consider _Texas Chain Saw Massacre_ to be terrifying, but one time I was looking up clips and found one ripped from when it appeared on the Elvria televisionshow, and she was lampponing it like "boy, we sure do have a *stinker* for you folks tonight!"

[@magicjohnson3121]

What do you consider to be a scary movie?

[@theprooblem]

Infact The Exorcist is widely regarded not as a scary movie, but as a romantic comedy, didn't you know?

[@freaknr1]

Cudos for bringing attention to these classics. It's easy to forget just how good The Exorcist is, what with all the parodies and such. As you said, it's hard to actually get scared by it today, especially if you're a horror-buff, but it and Legion are still quality productions, earning all the cred they get.

[@RogueFox2185]

I only ever saw the first one and never knew about it’s sequels, I might check em out someday but the first one is never gonna be outdone.

[@BuenButter6211]

Definitely one of my favorite horror movies, yeah after re-watching it for the 100th time you don't find it scary anymore but beyond that, you can appreciate a lot more other details in the movie, I love how they don't immediately believe that she's actually possessed by the devil (even the church!!) they constantly say to the mother that she should seek actual doctors, that she should seek other ways, that her daughter is just losing her mind. And that, especially in the religious horror genre is such a treat, it just makes everything hit much much harder

[@reidcacaro2919]

If we’re gonna do some classic horror this month I’d love to hear your take on “The Thing”

[@Krommer1000]

That "scratch film filter" getting a WORKOUT in this vid. Nice work. :-)

[@topcat59]

Honestly the exorcists will always be the best horror story, not for the jumpscares but for the fun narrative that keeps you in gauge all the way until you see something that’s beyond your comprehension.😺

[@acroyear6777]

Yeah the story is super in gauging

[@KaNoMikoProductions]

"in gauge" lmao

[@bartholomewhunt1874]

Theres very little jump scares and thats why its so good. It doesnt rely on those cheap scares and instead goes to a more phycological route

[@theblackflame4002]

Great review, very respectful to the source material Glad you gave part 3 some love as well. Ironic the original version, like the book, never had an exorcism, but the studio made them shoot one.

[@jjgpvp1258]

Just finally finished your 21 hour long video on berserk, it was a masterpiece, look forward to future content from you, liked and subbed

[@gameg5891]

The sequel to exorcist was wierd like how do you go from this to a anime boy who's the son of the devil becoming the blue exorcist

[@rabidwolverine8367]

Aye you even talk about Exorcist 3. Awesome.Incredibly underrated movie with stellar performances by Brad Dourif and George C. Scott

[@kyon813]

"It is _not_ in the file! It is *_NOT!"_*

[@seg162]

I have a suspicion that rather than "taking liberties" with the Pazuzu mythos, "The Exorcist" accepts the Christian explanation of the idols of other religions as either being demons or the delusions of demons.

[@Kainlarsen]

I have a thought on the issue; What if the gods and spirits of old faiths are affected by human perceptions, and Abrahamic religions corrupted their personas into vengeful, demonic entites? 'Pazuzu' was once the one in the Mesopotamian pantheon, but Catholicism tainted it into what is in the story. That's just a hypothetical, but I quite like the idea.

[@MrCedarPawn]

⁠​⁠@@Kainlarsen it’s not necessarily an either/or. We might consider (like Jung) that gods are personified aspects of the human psyche. If that’s the case, it stands to reason that some like Moloch or Huitzilipotchtli could be the product of demonic influence, while others like Thor or Athena arise from the part of man’s consciousness which is oriented toward virtue.

[@THERI0NdotAI]

Tbf pre-christianity, entities like Pazuzu were perceived as spirits that could be malevolent or benevolent depending on how you entreated them. They could curse you/your bloodline, or could be bargained with for boons, fittingly in the vein of games like Shin Megami Tensei. Judaism and Christianity were outliers in that spirits were either explicitly good ("angels", loyal to the Creator) or explicitly evil ("demons", opposed to the Creator)

[@ofgreyhairwaifu4089]

@@THERI0NdotAI that's not very true, especially with Judaism, since we have plenty of stories that tell of angels punishing people, which despite being the right thing to do could be argued as not explicitly "good". Doubly so for Judaism since unlike Christianity, the "angels" were free to kill anyone who isn't a jew and still be considered good.

[@Spawnzilla014]

I remember my super religious parents showing me this one Halloween to try to teach me that demons were real. All it did was scare the hell out of me! Years later, it still disturbs me. But it’s more of the mental illness theme that makes me uncomfortable. Though the demonic imagery itself is still pretty creepy! All in all, this really is a great movie! I recommend this for all horror movie fans!

[@BabyArms]

Great video. I subscribed to you relatively recently and was excited to catch this one only about five minutes after you published it. I watched both Exorcist and Exorcist III for the first time within the past few years after watching the Red Letter Media videos on the two movies. Really enjoyed both. I personally liked III even more. Anyway, good stuff. There was a lot of info in this video I'd never heard before.

[@darwinaguilero3175]

Good review, bro. Cheers. I’ll definitely watch this come Halloween.

[@AntiDecepticonCampaign]

Ah back when movies were actually watched and analyzed as the Norm. It used to be normal to be analytical and discuss theories and ideas with whomever back in the day.

[@theblackflame4002]

An under discussed facet of this movie is what a total bad ass Merrin was. The guy knew he was going to die during the exorcism but yet he went anyway because it was his fate. He not only went but gave his all to save Regan even though he knew deep down it would cost him his life.

[@carterburkhart4336]

Father Damien Karras is one of my favorite film characters of all time.

[@alecaquino4306]

I just finished the video. I really like what you've done here! Subscribed.

[@MarkMightBeBetter]

The exorcist has always terrified me, and has always been one of my favorite films, its kind of the reason why i want to write stories haha.... Thanks for the review loli, gonna watch this one with a big, dumb, goofy smile on my face.

[@johnnybensonitis7853]

Good to see these movies get some love. That third one was a real surprise when I first seen it. It's got a good, methodical pace that just sorta brings you in if you're into it, and the undercurrent of tension settles in nice and thick and then the fuck you up hard with that hospital scene. That shit nearly made me jump out of my skin.

[@Snakedude4life]

I love how even the celluloid itself was said to be “haunted.” 🎩 🐍 no step on Snek! 🇺🇸🇭🇰

[@yurtthesilentgod1225]

The actor for the gemini killer is the voice actor for chucky and worm tounge in LOTR

[@masterofrockets]

It was just 3 years ago I watched this film. I heard about it and thought it can’t be that good especially now a days. Shit I was wrong. The biggest thing that worked was everyone’s disbelief in what was going on

[@bernard12324]

bro I fucking love you for that damn boondocks scene bro lmao "Read nigga read" RIP to my grand unc john witherspoon fr fr

[@FJWoods007]

Wow. What a fantastic analysis you provided. As a life-long lover of the film I'm really impressed how well you captured why it has such staying power. More than anything else, it's a DRAMA, and a masterful one at that. The horror is almost incidental.

[@JazzyUnderscoreTrumpeter]

Thank you so much for the love of III, I barely hear anyone talk about it!

[@slr4201]

Congrats on 90k my brother in Christ. Well earned and about damn time, Struggler

[@feliperisseto9113]

I aways find this movie hilarious. The portuguese dub doesn't help at all. Seeing the devil screaming to the priest "Fuck me, you pussy!" aways makes me crack.

[@Megatron_95]

I think when next year rolls around for October, I ought to give a recommendation for Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow

[@TheAutistWhisperer]

Classic.

[@Mink0twink]

Look forward to watching the Exrocist 3 this year!

[@andrewhart816]

Good EYE SNIPER: Well done! The Exorcist III is the one on par with the original - the scariest thing ever takes place in this film in the old folk's home when you see the demon under a sheet with a knife going after the nurse and also when it is on the ceiling - tremendous film!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ythandlename]

Nice, I wanted to watch something new a minute ago and you delivered.

[@daddishesnetwork8920]

Dude I just got thru your monstrous Beserk vid.. when will you release another review for the latest chapters ? Appreciate your work and content on Berserk

[@chaosisfun7789]

Dude I love your reviews! We have very similar taste in media and storytelling. I absolutely love this channel. Oh and the Berserk content is absolutely fantastic.

[@spritezilla_the_bebop]

Watched this movie for the first time last night and man. It was sooo good. This is a great review for it, too.

[@TubsyWubsy]

Brad Dourif is quite possibly one of the most underrated actors ever.

[@nightmarishcompositions4536]

The Exorcist is a very rare example of a horror movie being even better than the original horror novel. Usually horror novels are much much better than their movie counterparts.

[@ajalvarez3111]

I can’t agree with this at all. I love the movie, but it pales in comparison to the book. The book is very scary and gives much more insight into the characters and into the events. Very scary read. As others on the thread have said, Exorcist III is also a great movie. But the novel Legion (Exorcist III), is also superior to the movie.

[@johnyzero2000]

GREAT VIDEO!!!!! My favorite movie of all time! My biggest influence as an artist.

[@myles_bennett77]

Ok ok I’ll buy a tshirt !Just let me live! Great review of this classic film and thank you for giving Mercedes McCambridge her due credit. I was just listening to some old radio horror shows and she was in the radio adaptation of ‘Dracula.’ It’s crazy how much she just naturally sounds like the demon.

[@HectorGonzalez-qx9nk]

I was introduced to The Exorcist through Gorillaz as Jamie Hewlett, co creator of the band, is a big horror fan. He’d put Pazuzu in plenty of artwork and music videos for the band, most notably in the music video for Rock It as it’s basically a big reference to the movie.

[@theblackflame4002]

First movie didn't use jump scares, but 3 has that fantastic one when the shrouded woman comes out with the sheers behind the nurse.

[@kyon813]

All I can think of now is Jontron taking the piss out of William Friedkin for being a weirdo.

[@DTBluesreviews]

Another funny connection with Cobb and Scott is they played the same character in one of my all time favorite movies and it's remake which upon a second viewing I enjoyed more than the first 12 angry men kind of a funny imo

[@brose2323]

Now I'm going to have to watch that boondocks parody again.

[@Dimumouto]

I was about 4 or 5 when I was, for lack of a better term, *forced* to watch this movie. I'm not a HUGE horror fan, though I do like spooky stuff every now and then, but seeing this that young (we're talking around 1992 mind you) basically scarred me. Haven't watched The Exorcist since, and while I don't think I'd be bothered by it at all, there's still that underlying fear I felt the first time. Didn't even know it got that many sequel/prequel/adaptations though.

[@therussiancomicbookgeek]

I’ve listened to the audiobook of the first book and it was awesome

[@therussiancomicbookgeek]

The narrator was Christopher Lee

[@michaelnally2841]

Funny enough Jason Miller who played Damian in this film. When he went to work for the Scranton production company my mother sent him a play she wrote to possibly get it produced. Unfortunately he passed away with it still on his desk. I have no idea if he even read any of it.

[@benhramiak8781]

Your talks of the better side of the catholic church makes me wish we'd seen something like that in berserk. A counterpoint to mozgus' corruption and brutality.

[@Adorni]

I think this is a rather interesting angle, actually. It’s heavily implied that the Godhand heavily influenced the existence of the church, though it’s never explicitly stated that they created it. The manga makes two solid points, here: 1) that spellcasters are amongst the biggest threats to the Godhand, and 2) that the church’s holy history and concepts are the same as the pagan witchcraft. (This might obviously really bother some of the heavily devout, but that’s neither here nor there) I think the idea is that the Godhand played a long game of gimping the Church, making it so that no one amongst their number could acquire the power to stand up to them, as something the Church has over things like Schierek and Flora is that it can incorporate many, many more people, and turn that power towards even greater things. And the Godhand would not want that.

[@chemergency]

Funnily enough I'd consider Boorman's own Zardoz to be a better surrealist horror film than Exorcist II, despite it being a science fiction movie starring Sean Connery in a speedo lol. I'm not kidding though the ending to that movie is fucking creepy and stuck with me in a way I wasn't expecting.

[@sirattlich1893]

I do recommend the TV show and it uses one of your favorite tropes, that being "bad stuff happens to people who don't deserve it". Casting is pretty good too and you can almost look at it like sort of a "second sequel" to the first film as the mother of the possessed girl was once possessed herself by the same demon.

[@AEsir_Goji]

.... Maybe it's cause I watched it with my brother. Maybe it's because I knew what was going to happen in the movie. Maybe it's some other factor, but this movie doesn't really scare me tbh. Same with the Omen and it's so weird to me. Edit: 7:59 Holy shit I'm not alone!... With Exorcist anyway.

[@haintedhouse2990]

audiences had not yet been saturated with demons and exorcisms in 1973 - i saw it on it's release in a packed theater - never experienced an audience reaction like it since.

[@ChillaxingJay]

i watched this movie for the first time last year and it was the hardest movie ive ever had to sit through. ive seen a lot of horror movies (most of them relying on cheap ass jump scares) but this one was definitely the most horrifying to watch. probably the best horror movie ever made

[@weepnwallow]

funny how for years, i used to be terrified by the face of the exorcist cause of that rocking chair video and the scary maze, but now i beg my mom to watch this movie with me.

[@phatman2064]

the LFD2 witch theme unlocked some memorys

[@paulrainbird3654]

Fantastic review to a fantastic movie..god bless you young man

[@justyouraverageblackstar3672]

Coincidentally just watched this for the first time a couple of days ago. Father Karras is already one of my favorite characters of all time because of how pure-hearted and strong-willed he is even with his struggles with faith.

[@megottamove]

I first saw Brad Douriff in a little movie called. “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and I was totally blown away with his brilliance! And who cannot revel at his role as the doctor in Deadwood-fantastic! Those are my two favorites but there are plenty more movies he’s been great in. I only found out much later he was Chuckie, but I try not to associate with his likely most known role! I am a film enthusiast. Not always a movie fan! I get that it’s popular though!

[@fmsyntheses]

11:09 Why does the wall say 'tasukete'? ('help' in Japanese)

[@shards-of-glass-man]

Exorcist III / Legion is truly one of the sequels of all time. Stuck with me even longer than the original (or the audiobook of the original read by the author).

[@SwaggyG_2102]

The Exorcist is an amazing horror film, which was then followed by a shitty sequel that was made in a cash-grab effort, which was then followed by one of the greatest psychological horror thrillers of all time. We don't talk about The Exorcist 4 and 5.

[@macker33]

Genuinely impressive video,

[@rationalwatcher7739]

I read Legion about 3 years or so before the film, and as a Stephen King fiend, I was kinda blown away by Blatty's writing, immediately feeling it was on a higher level than all the King books on my shelf. I was hyped for the film when it came out and liked more than friends who thought it lacked action. The book it so full of Kinderman's inner monologues & crazy jokes based on those thoughts, it's something that hardly comes across in the film.

[@bobthebuilder9553]

Lee J. Cobb was more than a middle-aged man in the Exorcist. He was already in his 60's and died just a few years after the film was made.

[@shwickid222]

Love the re2 remake save theme at the end

[@aldokurti3272]

A suprise to be sure but a welcoming one.

[@EternalDeath14]

I love Exorcist II, it's a guilty pleasure movie. It's not a good movie by any means, but I enjoy it.

[@theblackflame4002]

In the bool-in a great use of foreshadowing-its described that when Karras entered the house he experienced an "odd sense of ending". Merrrin knew he was going to die so did the demon, and the demon knew he would enter Karras, but didn't plan in him having enough strength to overwhelm him in the end. However,....once Legion comes out you can start to wonder if the demon knew that would happen and it was what he wanted because he tormented Karras by sticking him into the mind of killer.

[@therussiancomicbookgeek]

Spooky season baby!!

[@jamesimpellizzeri1970]

"The Exorcist" (1973) is the most 'intelligently" made film of its kind. I always wished the studio, that released "Exorcist III," could have stayed with its original title, "Legion"...but they figured, "Let's cash in on that 'Exorcist' name," I would have loved it more if it was its OWN identity. Still, it is a great intellectual movie.

[@abrahemsamander3967]

I need to read Blatty. I love stories that play around with secular people’s modern sensibilities being challenged. Stuff like lovecraft and such.

[@williamking8033]

Great video!

[@Nunya310]

The radiographer in the movie was played by Paul Bateson who was a murderer/suspected serial killer…

[@alialmuhanna4938]

I remember someone summarizing this movie like this: it’s a movie about a mother and daughter who don’t really talk to each other. And thinking about it, yes, a child whose parents don’t speak to will lash out and become violent and vulgar, maybe as a means to draw attention. Exorcist takes it further and makes it literal possession.

[@bobthebuilder9553]

The 1977 Exorcist II has only one silver lining in it and that is the background or history of the entity and the priest's involvement prior to the original film.

[@FirithPanda]

It might not be the scariest movie, but goddamn does it get uncomfortable.

[@kazumajay]

Wasn't expecting this from him. But a welcome one. This is hands down one of the best if not the best.

[@donna25871]

I went and saw this in the cinemas during the pandemic (we were fortunate in the part of Australia that I live in was able to continue as normal). Because there were no new films being released cinema chains showed classics throughout 2020. The only other people in the cinema with me was a middle aged Indian couple. They left after the scene where Regan self harms herself with the crucifix and never came back.