FIRST TIME WATCHING: THE EXORCIST!!! (NATMARES)

Hey guys!
Welcome back to my channel and thanks for checking out this video! This is the first OFFICIAL installation in the NATMARE series! A series where I watch horrifying/terrifying/spooky-fying films that will probably give me nightmares (or NATMARES)! This movie messed me up big time and I can safely say that I will likely NEVER watch this again...
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Original Movie: The Exorcist
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[@bpo1975]

My new KZbin obsession is watching people watch THE EXORCIST for the first time. 😂

[@dannybranigan1984]

Same here lol

[@PaolaMartinez-et3gn]

Me too...😅

[@jbjacobs9514]

Me too! Natalie was much more fun to see her reaction than Ashleigh's. I think I have now watched about 10 people watching the Exorcist for the first time. hehe

[@sebastianmenendez7657]

Me too lol

[@triceyg2014]

I found my tribe!!🤣🤣 I thought it was only me.

[@grandpallama]

Fun fact about the makeup: even though Linda Blair's makeup gets most of the attention, the makeup job on Max von Sydow is AMAZING. He's only 44 years old, yet the makeup made him look 30-40 years older.

[@czest-d7f]

Thank you! He's the 3 eyed raven in Game of Thrones and all I could think was "THIS MAN IS STILL ALIVE?!?!" because I remembered him as old in The Exorcist.

[@chadfalardeau5396]

He was in the opening scene of Star Wars episode VII. I saw him and was like holy @#$! It's Max Von Sydow

[@chadfalardeau5396]

@PinkaugustPeter Stormare is good too, but more of a character actor

[@Emper0rH0rde]

It wasn't just the makeup, either. He *carried* himself like an elderly man.

[@stagelinedpro]

@@czest-d7f He past away this year. :(

[@hypersphere412]

I met Linda Blair a few years ago, and got her to autograph my blu-ray of The Exorcist. She's really lovely. She now runs her own animal shelter.

[@davidpeters44]

very lucky.

[@EgbertWilliams]

Yeah, she went through some rough periods in her younger days, but by all reports she's a very kind, sweet woman.

[@eddiewinters7184]

And that is a shame she is not still acting. I wish she could have been in Exorcist III.

[@gdiaz8827]

Good for her

[@angelone1839]

I thought she died when she was younger?

[@Darth_Nycta_13]

this movie is 47 years old and it's still disturbing af.

[@AneudiD78]

I think what makes this a classic are the practical effects and sprinkle in some demons and religion which gives you this gem. I think if this movie came out today, it would be rated X. My friends older brother saw this when it came out and he was only 12.

[@bonnymilligan4816]

I think because it is a Spiritual battle, and the fact that this is based on reality ! But one doesn’t have to be a Catholic to become possessed!! The Devil doesn’t take holidays!!! I refuse to watch this movie in the night hours anymore!! But I stay VERY devoted to my Faith!!

[@kinagrill]

And it's not some christian-bullshit movie either. It's an extremely spooky movie because it's not pandering some ''message" or what not.

[@brianlogan4243]

Its a shame people today have been so desensitized that this movie is just brushed off and laughed at. That's because IMO people dont want to really explore what this movie touches on. Doubt in ourselves and failing those we love

[@anonymous19844]

You should have seen it as I did in 1974 in a darkened theater with viewers running out of the theater during the scary scenes and passing out or vomiting in the lobby.

[@flatebo1]

I've been an archaeologist for 30 years. There's a whole lot less Nazi fighting and unleashing of ancient horrors than I was led to believe. On the other hand, there are guys who compete to see who can go the longest without bathing, which is arguably worse.

[@jcb0249]

Right, and also a TON less bullwhip use, and international travel. (Forensic Anthropologist)

[@chitterlingsrtasty]

Yeah, that can be horrific Ripe stank humans can dull the senses into a coma.

[@WarhavenSC]

Sounds a lot like ComiCon and the like.

[@guslakis]

winning comment

[@mikerodgers7620]

What does that mean?

[@acetrainer44]

The fact that everything in this film is done practical makes it even crazier

[@garylee3685]

Check out Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970). Talk about practical effects.

[@NotASaint1985]

So many amazing documentaries on the making of the film!

[@prp2]

And the fact that the bed effects broke Linda Blair's back in insane.

[@GeronFletcher]

Makes it scarier. Computer effects aren’t scary at all. Well rarely.

[@headninjadog8120]

Oh lord! You Zoomers think you need a computer for everything...lol.

[@gooseman_x]

Nat, if you think watching Linda Blair's head spin around was disturbing, be very thankful you didn't watch the director's cut edition that includes the infamous "spiderwalk" scene. Of course, watching you react to that would have been ...... for lack of a better term ..... gold !!! hehe

[@douglascampbell9809]

A friend of mine was a in the Air Force in the 70's and was temp posted at a Military mental ward in Germany. My friends rotation put him in Vietnam for a few months going back and forth to the States on graves detail. Then he would spend time in Germany. (to keep the graves detail men from losing it they limited their time doing the job) So anyway the ward had a movie night once a week. My friend notices the film they are going to show and he tells the head nurse they can't show them this film. She tells him you can't just take away their movie nite. He tell her, "I want written orders to do this because you can't show them this film. I saw it when I rotated through the States." (the film had not been released in Europe yet) Military Patients got movies as a treat so they didn't follow the normal release dates because it was only shown in hospitals on base. She gives him signed written orders he noted his objections and so he shows them the movie. Everything was ok until Linda Blair's head spins around. That's right they showed a bunch of people with PTSD, and mental issues The Exorcist. They had to pry the patients off the wire over the widows and pump them full of meds. Of course the head nurse tried to blame my friend. He showed the Dr in charge of the unit his written orders that noted his objection to showing the film. The head nurse was transferred, to a hospital in Vietnam for the last year and a half the US was still in country.

[@DevilsM4rk]

The crucifix scene is worse 😳

[@addisonratcatcher3287]

Ooooh i was WAITING for that scene. I didn't know it was only in the director's cut

[@philipwebb4012]

i forgot about that scene lol

[@gamingundead3581]

Ugh I had never seen the directors cut until I bought the movie for myself. And I saw that scene for the first time. And was just. Viscerally angry at it. Not only did it mess with the movies perfect timing (as someone here already said) but it was just a cheap jumpscare with no payoff in a masterfully crafted horror movie. Like if i remember correctly. Its never even brought up again. So what happened next She? She just crabwalk her ass back to bed?

[@jamesoblivion]

The fact that they refrigerated the room for the exorcism scene not only adds so much atmosphere, it also helps sell the 360 head spin. They pumped warm air through the dummy's mouth so it looks like it's breathing. Such a simple but effective touch.

[@eddietucker7005]

Yes, the room she filmed in was 30 degrees below zero. Everyone in the scenes got to wear underclothes, but she had to stay in that dressing gown.

[@harveylee51]

@@eddietucker7005 The Director also fired blank shots before scenes to scare the shit out of the actors to get the right '' reactions !'' also Father Dyer [whom Linda Blair hugs and kisses at the end] was played by William O'malley who was a real priest and when he couldn't get the right emotion for the scene where he holds the dying Father Karras's hand the director slapped him in the face before it was shot ! 🤨 My hats off to the cast and crew for putting up with this dictator to create this masterpiece of horror ! 👹

[@LukeLovesRose]

50 years later and The Exorcist is still the most shocking horror film ever made. They really defined what demon possession should look like and feel like on film

[@Bro-cx2jc]

@@harveylee51 Jeez. Director made a masterpiece, but I hope he got the shit slapped out of him right back.

[@TheRodentSama]

The older I get, the more disturbing this movie gets. The Exorcist is a masterpiece that is beyond any other.

[@kmorri9]

It's so funny how that's true of so many movies. Seeing a lot of these as a teen was freaky but not a huge deal. Now as a mid-30 something...shit. I think a lot more appreciation goes into the cinematography and acting at this age.

[@parallaxnick637]

@@kmorri9 I think also that "The Exorcist" is a very adult film, as in it is made by adults, for adults and about adults. It wasn't made as a blockbuster; it wasn't made with an eye for home video. It was targeted specifically for adults and as a result adults are more likely to find it scary.

[@slider2754]

IK I hate why people say the more I watch it the funnier or gets🙄

[@parallaxnick637]

@@slider2754 It's a Beetlejuice quote.

[@slider2754]

@@parallaxnick637 oh I see.

[@SliderFury1]

"I didn't think I would cry" Part of what separates this movie out and makes it better than so many other horror flicks. It terrifies you but ALSO hits you directly in the feels.

[@Emper0rH0rde]

And even if for some people it might not hold up well as horror, it does still hold up as pure drama.

[@SliderFury1]

@@Emper0rH0rde absolutely, just a solid movie. Great camera work, fantastic acting, great dialog, good story, nicely paced, amazing effects for the time, most of which still hold up.

[@okihaveaname]

@@lanedayes7956 It's still scary as hell. Demonic possession is not funny like jason and freddie.

[@okihaveaname]

@@lanedayes7956 you are the only person that doesn't.

[@StarryStarryNocturne]

There's a reason it was the only Horror genre movie (for the longest time until Get Out) to be nominated for a Best Picture Oscar. And just to give how much of an accomplishment that was greater perspective, this film was released at a time when Horror movies were even more so considered the lowest of the low genres in cinema than they are today and was very much criticized for it's vulgarity and obscene imagery and dialogue at the time to the point where it was almost canned by the studio (never released) and was also almost initially given the dreaded X rating, which would've limited it's release to Drive-ins and the adult, seedy theaters that would air X-rated movies. To go from that to an Academy Best Picture nominee is an incredible feat.

[@randomaccessfemale]

Natalie: 'How many priests are there in this movie?' Me: 'Not enough!'

[@slcRN1971]

👍👍‼️

[@hanonondricek411]

"All of them."

[@torque91]

An old priest and a young priest.

[@mikerodgers7620]

Which?

[@mnomadvfx]

*Reagan/Pazzuzu: "Not enough!"

[@eddiespaghetti54321]

Some people allegedly had heart attacks in the theaters in 1973. People were not ready for this movie. It’s truly the best horror movie ever made.

[@eddiewinters7184]

When I saw it in late 73 or early 74 I witness them removing a lady from the theater because she started screaming and crying from the scene when Damian see's his mother seated on Reagan's bed looking up at him. It freaked this woman out and they had to carry her out of the theater. So yes it was true people were running out of the theater from this film.

[@NotASaint1985]

There is a great documentary on KZbin about this - I believe it’s called: The Impact of The Exorcist

[@plops993]

Even when they released the remake in theaters people were running out crying. My friend and I went to the remake, it was a packed full theater when the movie started. When the girl was thrashing around on the bed many people ran out crying. Then the spiderwalk scene got most of the rest to leave. By the time the credits rolled there was about 7 people left in the theater including us. Everyone else had fled. It was due to a combination of terror and disgust

[@jesseashmore8426]

I would say the same about Texas Chainsaw but I agree that people were NOT ready for this movie.

[@HelloTardis]

That was all myth. Stop being naive

[@LockeDemosthenes2]

Fun fact, Max von Sydow was only 44 years old when they made this, but looks significantly older because he's wearing old man makeup. They did such a good job though that if you see movies of him made 30 or 40 years later, he looks exactly like he does in this movie. Also RIP, he just died in March of this year.

[@alex0589]

Fun fact: Max Von Sydow was never young, he was born old.

[@Rorujin]

HE WAS 44 IN THIS?!

[@tarmaque]

@@alex0589 Have you ever seen him in _The Seventh Seal?_ Even in that he looks considerably older than the 25 or 26 years old he really was.

[@razvanmantu]

He didn't die. He just passed the Three-Eyed Raven to Bran Stark. RIP

[@JakkFrost1]

Well now THAT finally explains why he never seemed to age, why he seemed to be an eternal old man.

[@racafritz]

“Frightners” is a good one. Spooky and dark at times. I wouldn’t say it’s a lighthearted romp but, not terrifying. Has humor at times. It stars Michael J. Fox.

[@lectornox]

That's a good movie

[@RitsychServare]

Another classic in my opinion!!

[@aryansigrid]

Yip, Frightner's is a cool movie! A lot of the Movie was made in New Zealand, locations were in the capital city of Wellington where I lived @ the time. Almost all of new zealands acting population appeared in the movie, lol!

[@CraigPMiller]

@@aryansigrid Yes. Peter Jackson's first 'Hollywood' movie.

[@MrDrokkul]

The Frighteners is a criminally underrated movie. Such a great premise and executed fantastically!

[@Kap00rwith2os]

You know the fascinating thing about this film is the slow build. If you skip straight to the exorcism it's not scary at all, just interesting from a technical standpoint, but if you watch it from the beginning it's scary AF. The tension builds and builds with no release til the very end... They really knew what they were doing, and the fact that there was very little music and most of the effects were practical just makes it all the more amazing. A true masterpiece of horror. Props to you for getting through this! I first saw it as a kid on video and watched it after my parents went to bed. Never again. 😭

[@milton1448]

You just can't imagine what it was like in a dark movie theater in the early 70ies. We were not ready. The flashing faces, which I assume was the Demon stayed with me for a long time afterwards.

[@aaronlane8405]

The Exorcist still holds up as a solid movie. If you liked this, you should check out The Shining.

[@richardb6260]

Never thought The Shining was very scary. I just sat there ticking off all the stuff from the book they left out. Which was damn near everything.

[@ryancannon4110]

That and Poltergeist (1982).

[@alexsclewis]

Shining might be my no 1 favourite film. its up there anyways

[@Outrider85]

I really don't get why people think The Shining is scary. It bored the hell out of me. I literally fell asleep trying to watch it. Poltergeist would be a much better follow-up to this.

[@DG-wk4fn]

@@richardb6260 OH MAN, you read the book congrats... shutup

[@karlsmith2570]

Fun Fact for you Natalie: Linda Blair would parody her role in this movie in a movie titled "Repossessed" co-starring Leslie Nielsen

[@addisonratcatcher3287]

Omg REALLY??? thats amazing!

[@paulrose1634]

@@HelloMisterJAMWAH “They don’t do steroids in wrestling anymore!” “Or any less 👀”

[@Thundarr100]

That'll be a good movie for Nat to watch to help decompress after this. That and Scary Movie 2, which parodied The Exorcist in its cold open.

[@Stuart267]

@@paulrose1634 Loved Jesse the dude was one of the only old school wrestlers who tells it like it is. Also a fact he HATES Hulk Hogan with a passion, also Arnie & they were good friends in real life

[@alvarosepulveda797]

Not really good, though

[@dunringill1747]

"Rosemarie's Baby", "The Shining", and the original Omen series comes to mind for more Natmare movies.

[@aify5883]

Rosemaries baby is a classic

[@geensloth911]

Yes to Rosemary’s Baby!

[@josemorales5117]

How bout "Amityville" series? Second one scare the shit when I was a kid hehe!! Nathalie never occurred to me you believed in all that.

[@Outland9000]

Hellraiser!

[@LupusSanguis]

Definitely Rosemary's baby and the original Omen!

[@taylortyler1867]

I think one of the things that upset most people (back in 1973, remember) was the things they had Linda Blair _doing_ in this movie. The language she was using, not to mention the stabbing of herself w/ the crucifix, shoving her _mother's_ head down and saying lick me, were all shocking things back then. Remember, this girl was only about 14 yrs. old, and exposing her to such horrible things was probably more upsetting to people than the actual movie itself.

[@joeysantos3978]

Those particular scenes was done by an adult actress,she was not there the language was by a different actress,so nothing worst than what child actors do nowadays

[@taylortyler1867]

@@joeysantos3978 We may know that - _NOW_ , but not _THEN,_ so it still applies.

[@SergioArellano-yd7ik]

They didn't advertise that Mercedes Ma Cambridge did the voice. It wasn't till they were talking about Linda Blair getting an Oscar nomination and were afraid of being accused of fraud.

[@dmx716]

Linda Blair said the same dialog as the voice over actress Mercedes Macambridge ​@joeysantos3978

[@knxcholx]

I don’t blame them. It’s ridiculous

[@Lexi_Zone]

"Young lady, in this house we obey the law of gravity!"

[@binkle76]

Nice Simpsons reference!

[@zeus982]

Legit thinks her house is haunted. Is going to watch The Exorcist. Yea, this is gonna end well lol

[@randomfools808]

They just gave her more nightmares. This is one of the most disturbing films in existence.

[@jrag1000]

Go big or go home ya know.

[@hectorftraducciones2785]

she makes it for the views... dude.

[@NotDadsjob707]

@@hectorftraducciones2785 No doubt about it. My (BULL SHIT RADAR) was going off.

[@jbigger59]

If you want a light hearted, funny horror movie, I recommend "Army of Darkness" with Bruce Campbell. A very funny, quotable lil romp.

[@shadowfiresword]

Or Shawn of the dead, that is quite a silly bit of horror also.

[@ThanatoselNyx]

Both excellent suggestions!

[@danielgarrett979]

Ghost and Mr. Chicken and any Abbot/Costello with monsters are highly underrated.

[@stevebinning977]

Evil Dead 2 is also very funny thanks to Bruce Campbell's amazing, over the top performance.

[@Myth-zd6ko]

They were first looking for an older person to play Regan but then Linda Blair showed up and she was perfect for the role. She was 12 when filming. I saw an interview with Linda Blair and they were so worried for her that they took in a psychologist to talk to her once a week. Her worst memory from the filming seemed to be the itching of the make up:-D

[@pedrodiezcansecomunoz9676]

William Peter Blatty wrote in his novel: "Yet I think the demon's target is not the possessed; it is us . . . the observers . . . every person in this house. And I think---I think the point is to make us despair; to reject our own humanity, Damien: to see ourselves as ultimately bestial; as ultimately vile and putrescent; without dignity; ugly; unworthy".

[@ThatBernie]

@The Stormblooper Maybe he's that guy that just learned how to use them properly and now feels the need to use them EVERYWHERE.

[@Hoganply]

@@ThatBernie He's a writer.

[@Geellun]

There’s an abridged version of this in the Director’s cut.

[@pedrodiezcansecomunoz9676]

@The Stormblooper , yes, indeed. I remembered the quote from “The Exorcist” but I don’t have the book at hand, so I searched for that words in the web. As you have already noticed, English isn’t my language. Leí el libro de Blatty en una traducción al español hace muchos años y me impresionó sobremanera, creo que en mayor medida que la película, que me parece extraordinaria y cuyo guion el mismo Blatty ayudó a redactar. Recordaba ese pasaje, probablemente un punto axial en la tesis digamos teológica de la novela, y quise compartirlo, pero debía encontrarlo en su idioma original y por lo visto di con una transcripción defectuosa (dudo que el señor Blatty no sepa usar los punto y comas), que no revisé por las prisas. ¡Saludos!

[@pedrodiezcansecomunoz9676]

@@Geellun, kudos for Mr. Friedkin!

[@TheMule71]

Nat: my house is probably haunted me: don't worry, after this movie the ghosts will be too scared to come out

[@jackthenarrator4735]

"Your mother's in here with us, Karras. Would you like to leave a message?" "Yes, mom. Would you get out of there please?"

[@Cowboys.Stetson_hat]

XD yes scary movie 2

[@funnycreep]

YOURE no fun!!!

[@william678910]

@@funnycreep I'm working!

[@jeremyevans1966]

Goodbye Mrs. Harris.

[@funnycreep]

@@jeremyevans1966 see ya later mrs harris haha !!!!

[@DaddyDoom]

Imagine watching this film when you're 12 years old. Yeah. It leaves a dent, for life.

[@harrybryan9633]

I had the exact same reaction when I saw Jaws at the movie theater - I haven't been back in the ocean since.

[@rwwilson21]

Imagine watching it when you're 8 years old(The age I did). Talk about not sleeping for a few weeks.

[@Pumpkin3.14pi]

I didn't have too much of a problem with it. I was 13 when I saw it, and was raised on horror films so I was already desensitized. The first horror scene I can remember was when I was 4. I only remember watching the beginning of Friday the 13th part six where they dig up Jason. It gave me nightmares. My parents thought it would be better to expose my siblings and I to movies like that young to give us a solid foundation of how it was fake. My dad would explain how they did the effects and everything. None of us are violent in any way shape or form, but my brother and I struggle with anxiety. I don't think the horror movies did that, but you never know.

[@NotASaint1985]

This movie super fucked me up when I saw this when I was 13

[@Defectoms]

I was 12. I literally could not sleep for weeks!

[@Lawyerman]

This was the first horror film to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture.

[@sherylsimmons8111]

It deserved it!😃🎃😈

[@andyarvai3199]

Regan remembers everything. She saw the priest collar and kissed his neck. Very well acted by Linda Blair.

[@eddiewinters7184]

Very.

[@krautgazer]

I don't think she remembers it. I feel like it's more of an unconscious thing. She somehow senses that a priest saved her. Just look at how she looks a bit confused after hugging and kissing him. It's like she doesn't know why but she knows she needed to do that. And this makes her acting even better than just "remembering" it.

[@jeyrm]

@@krautgazer its explained she does remenber later

[@claudios5007]

Of course, otherwise the "Help me" being carved in her body wouldn't make sense.

[@GeronFletcher]

The demon left the girl and went into the priest and he killed himself while he had the chance to not let the demon really take over. True sacrifice

[@mikerodgers7620]

Wrong, the priest survived. Watch The Exorcist 3 .

[@MeanMrMustard1]

@@mikerodgers7620 Only the first Exorcist is canon according to Disney. The sequels are now branded "Legends".

[@bobbydazzler8684]

The ending makes no sense. Friedkin didn't want that ending but Blatty insisted that Karras should retain his identity and jump out of the window. In the moral universe of Catholicism, it obviously makes zero sense for a priest to commit suicide; even less for Karras to have the strength to overcome his possession. Of course, this is all supernatural nonsense and I'm happy to leave the arguing to the faithful. It's a good film but from a great first half is descends into hysterical religious foolishness.

[@mikerodgers7620]

@@bobbydazzler8684 hysterical religious foolishness? Supernatural nonsense? A lot of this is based on actual events.

[@mikerodgers7620]

@@MeanMrMustard1 Disney? Just watch The Exorcist 3. Avoid Exorcist 2 which is pure crap.

[@turtleturds]

This movie is unreal, then it gets crazier, then it gets nuts, then years later its fantastic, then you realize how good the filming is. WOW

[@tigqc]

With the beginning of the film, Father Merrin uncovers the head of a little figurine of the demon Pazuzu, whom he recognized because he had previously exorcised the demon years ago. So then he has a premonition later that another battle with Pazuzu is coming, with the clock randomly stopping and him almost getting ran over by the carriage. So to confirm his suspicions he goes to some old ruins where there is an old statue of Pazuzu and knows for certain when he sees the dogs fighting each other (the dogs of war have been unleashed). The dissolve to Georgetown right after is to show you where this battle between good and evil is going to take place.

[@2apocalypsex]

In Sumerian, Akkadian, and Babylonian mythology, Pazuzu is not a demon of possession he is a demon of the wind who brought storms and droughts, he also brought famine during the dry seasons and locusts during the rainy season. And while he himself was an evil spirit amulets of Pazuzu were used to drive away other evil spirits and to combat the powers of his rival, the malicious goddess Lamashtu, who was believed to cause harm to mother and child during childbirth and he would protect humans against plagues and misfortunes.

[@tigqc]

@@2apocalypsex in ancient and modern Hollywood he's an evil demon antagonist who possess people in horror movies for audiences to root against.

[@KronnangDunn]

THIS. Pazuzu is the mad dog of demons. Very destructive even to other demons. He does not possess people.

[@jcb0249]

@@KronnangDunn Yeah, when dealing with Bad Dudes you really want protection from The Baddest Dude. Makes total sense.

[@dollyl5596]

There is a movie of it, it was fr merrin’s story...exorcist:the beginning

[@t43iavmoi]

Back in 1973 my parents had an argument. So as to calm down, my mother decided to go off by herself and watch a movie at the nearest cinema. She had no idea what The Exorcist was about as she sat down to watch it. I guess as the end credits rolled, she may have thought 'At least my problems back home aren't as bad as that girl's.' Great reaction 👏👍.

[@booty2k]

This was a great story. Thanks for sharing bud.

[@ThatJohnStanley]

Fun Fact: The actor who played Father Damien, Jason Miller, is Jason (Lost Boys' Michael Emerson) Patric's father. Bonus fun fact Jason Patric's mother (Linda) was Jackie Gleason's daughter. That is probably some of the most useless bit of trivia, but I was finally able to use it, so yay!! Oh! And another bit of unsolicited trivia: William Peter Blatty (the author of The Exorcist) directed (and I think also wrote)The Ninth Configuration. One of the main characters in it was Captain Billy Cutshaw, who was the astronaut that Linda Blair's Regan told was "Gonna die up there" right before she exorcised her bladder on the carpet. The film also had a character in it by the name of Frankie Reno, who was played by... Jason Miller. Sorry for the wall of text! Thank you for another awesome episode!!

[@slcRN1971]

Thanks, I like all that trivia stuff!! 👍👍‼️

[@Pntngbrn]

Hey that is some stuff I never heard

[@Izakokomarixyz]

the creepy part was when the detective saw regans shadow by her window moving freely when she was supposed to be tied up.

[@almari222]

Yes! I thought I was the only one who thought so. I rewind it each time!!

[@johnhoblock5872]

That part freaks me out, too. I think it's the creepiest part of the movie.

[@paulatredies9242]

Mmkay, that “no, no, no” segment of editing was the funniest bit of clever editing I’ve seen all year. Thanks for that! Love your content!

[@MrPhife333]

The Exorcist: Doing for Ouija boards what Jaws did for the beach.

[@xen0bia]

ROFL, I *just* made a comment about that... It's just a stupid Hasbro board game. People losing their sh*t at the sight of a ouija board crack me up. However I deeply hate Jaws for having made a poor animal the villain of the sea, one that needs to be destroyed...

[@charlesborden8111]

@@xen0bia Technically the modern Ouija dates back to the 1880's and was made by Elijah Bond, but it was basically a Victorian parlor game. LOL

[@okeefe757]

I played with and owned a Ouija board, probably from Parker Bros., as a kid in the 80's. Never moved for me. Still not possessed. Or maybe I am....Ooooooo👹

[@xbatx69]

Though the patent dates to the late 1800's, boards of the same premise have been documented for nearly 1000 years.

@@xen0bia a stupid Hasbro board game until you start playing with it 😈.

[@Grahf0]

The third Exorcist movie, sometimes called Exorcist III or Exorcist Legion, is a pretty decent movie. Takes place some 20 years later and follows the cop and priest that befriend each other at the end of the first. Was based on the book written as a sequel by the guy who wrote the first Exorcist book. Far superior to the second movie, Exorcist Heretic, and the fourth movie/prequel, Exorcist In the Beginning.

[@yvonnesanders4308]

And brad douriff!

[@shaft1971]

Yup, skip to and go straight to part 3

[@DIMASOfficial]

This. Exorcist 3 is underrated as hell but is the closest to the first film's atmosphere and its foreboding sense of dread keeps you on your toes!

[@Kthomasritchie]

The writer of the Exorcist, William Peter Blatty, not only wrote Legion, but also directed The Exorcist III.

[@Maizerus]

Yeah don't even watch Exorcist II/Heretic. I consider III/Legion the only sequel to the original.

[@SparkvirusXS]

Fun fact: Before this movie the Ouija board was considered a kid's toy, and in some cases used to contact spirits, but it didn't have any of the demonic conception it has now and all the "rules" movies tend to use

[@wiggles877]

Exactly. There's no magic whatsoever. Hasbro invented the game and still has the trademark. The game's gimmick was to contact your inner-self.

[@VampEdits]

While I agree this movie had a lot to do with a spirit board’s reputation, I would say it’s not solely responsible for it. “There were people from certain religious and spiritual backgrounds who saw the board as a form of divination (seeking information from spiritual forces), which their beliefs condemn. It fell under the umbrella term of witchcraft, which they associated with ungodly deeds.” I’m not Christian (anymore), but it’s not a stretch to say churches would have a problem with spirit boards before the term “Ouija” was coined.

[@SamuelBlack84]

Ouija boards are still sold as kids toys

[@knxcholx]

@@wiggles877and you buy that? 🤦🏼‍♀️

[@alfreddaniel1994]

I hope "The Omen" is on your list. And I mean the original, not the recent remake.

[@sspdirect02]

The Omen like Rosemary’s Baby is one of those films that can be interpreted two ways.

[@jksgameshelf3378]

@@sspdirect02 - Was just going to suggest this one, too. One of the greats and I think far better than 'The Exorcist'.

[@IRex-wm9pd]

Absolutely. And I'd throw Poltergeist in there also. The original and not the recent remake...

[@alfreddaniel1994]

@@IRex-wm9pd I used to term "recent remake" because there's always that ONE movie buff that's like; "Well actually, that movie was a remake of the old french film 'Blah blah blah french' made in 19-who gives a fuck."

[@chrishibbert3225]

While not as good as the original, the sequel is actually pretty good. The actor playing the teenage Damien really sells it. The third movie however is laughably bad.

[@ModKijko]

The idea about talking to the dead and giving an opening for evil spirits using ouija boards actually came from this film. Before that Ouija boards were fun parlour games (owned by Waddington games) for family and friends to play around with - and were not associated with contacting the dead, but the subconscious. Fun fact :)

[@notexactly9145]

And of course idiots had to go and make it into something so stupid...

[@vinapocalypse]

Evil Ouija boards which come from the dark and sinister forces of ...(checks box)... Hasbro Games

[@robrobinson8597]

@@vinapocalypse They licensed the Transformers to Michael Bay. Tell me they aren't evil. :)

[@robertgronewold3326]

Yeah, Ouija boards got mixed up with Planchet Boards from the Victorian era.

[@stephaniemc9948]

In the true story on which the book and movie is based, the young boy had been using a Ouija board to contact his dead aunt. They were close and she was into the occult. The boys family was actually Lutheran but it was suggested they take him to the Catholic Church since the Lutheran deliverance didn’t work. The young man ended up converting to Catholicism and he later lived a normal life.

[@woolsey1977brian]

ash vrs the army of darkness is more of a comedy than a horror flick, but its a fun Halloween tradition. the 2 or 3 movies that came before in the searies are scarier. the first and second movies are basically the same, except the second had a slightly larger budget. You can also jump from the army of darkness movie straight into the ash vrs the evil dead t.v. show which is excellent. Basically, I'm just a sam rami (director) and Bruce Campbell( actor) fanboy. they have done a lot of "B" movies together and they are all wonderfully silly.

[@MyNameIsBucket]

I approve of watching fun-and-scary movies. Army of Darkness The Frighteners Killer Klowns from Outer Space Basketcase Gremlins 2 House 2

[@metalmugen]

I liked the "not remake" quite a bit too .

[@HockeyNationHD]

I've never heard it called that. It's just Army of Darkness.

[@falloutfan2502]

YAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!! Gimme some sugar, baby!

[@stephaniecarlson3659]

One of my favorite things about your movie reactions is your willingness to display your empathy toward the characters. It's what keeps me coming back to your channel!

[@thedudeabides2531]

I love how everybody is suddenly reacting to this masterpiece this year. Good reaction.

Because of the pandemia. KZbinrs' reaction videos are in the rise, for movies and music alike.

[@jeffberbert7784]

'The Omen,' for when you are ready for another devil-themed movie.

[@vkdeen7570]

good movie!

[@IsaacLikesGames]

I first saw The Omen when I was in like 5th grade, and it disturbed the shit out of me. That movie is very dark and devilish, and I don’t mess with that kind of shit. I like a good slasher film, but I don’t mess with none of that devil stuff. 😖

[@cheekclappa69]

@@IsaacLikesGames lol i was just about to do my first communion and was also an altar boy when I saw the Omen. That really scared the shit outta me lol!

[@SD4...]

But the one from the 70s not the one from 2006

[@Jaems_Scott]

Rosemary's Baby; then The Omen. Since Damien is Rosemary's Baby.

[@sneaste]

You seem so genuine as a reactor! Love it! Keep up the good work and videos 😀❤

[@MattJaissleFilms]

Such a great movie. Still holds up after nearly 50 years.

[@peterwilliamskelhorn6675]

+Matt Jaissle i just watched the full movie for the first time. You feel sorry for Regan and her mum

[@rom65536]

"I've seen The Exorcist 167 times, and it keeps getting funnier every single time I see it!" ~ Beetlejuice Which brings me to my next movie suggestion....

[@shimazutoyohisa2382]

OMG lol yes!

[@samkershaw8474]

Rosmary's Baby, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Shining, Omen I would love to see how you react to these over Halloween.

[@booty2k]

Yes to all of these.

[@massthetics1013]

I personally find that the special effects and CG that modern filmmakers use can take away from the film. Best example is to compare the original "the thing" to the most recent remake. Practical effects work much better in horror, in my opinion

[@anthonyhebisen]

Amen to that .

[@ttban1988]

Same

[@fallenseraph5V]

Absolutely CGI monsters are just not scary.

[@nickhannah9543]

The thing (pardon the pun) about the prequel of the 2011 remake is that it started out with tons of practical effects. But the studio wanted none of that and had them redo it with CGI in post

[@nickhannah9543]

@@massthetics1013 Hollywood studios

[@jonessmith3187]

I wanna see Nat's reactions to all the Exorcist movies. The zig zag in quality film to film is insane.

[@shirak23]

The Exorcist is one of the only movies that ever genuinely scared me. It's late at night as I'm writing this and I hesitated on watching your reaction because the movie freaks me out. I'm glad I did, though, great reaction!

[@slcRN1971]

I can understand your hesitancy.!! In 1973, a friend had talked me into going to see this movie with her, at night during a rain/thunder storm!! I am not a big fan of horror movies, so you can imagine how tense I was when I got home and just as I opened the door, all the lights went out. If someone had jumped out at me and said “BOO‼️’........ I’ld still be running❗️

[@sherrytyrner8641]

Same here!!

[@Drazeroth8]

Now you should watch The Exorcist 3. Skip 2.

[@TheTrueGOATS]

I was just about to comment this lol

[@jerb963]

Exorcist III is slow, but uniquely terrifying. Highly recommend. Skip II it's bullshit.

[@Drazeroth8]

@@jerb963 Amen, brother.

[@andreraymond6860]

Actually, Peter Blatty directed a movie called 'The ninth Configuration' that is completely bonkers which he considered the true sequel to The Exorcist. It focuses on the astronaut we see in the party scene before Regan urinates all over the carpet. Her line 'You're going to die up there' really messes him up and he ends up in a military asylum. The story is about his relationship with his therapist.

[@StephenCaudillPhoto]

Yep. Great film.

[@jlatzke]

Three words: Young Frankenstein. OK - math isn’t my strong suit.

[@cynthianavarro4316]

It would be very cool if you reacted to the original Frankenstein (1931), and Bride of Frankenstein (1935), before Young Frankenstein (1974). Most of the movie's jokes reference the first two movies. Also, Y.F. was filmed lovingly, in black and white by Mel Brooks and has some stunning shots as a tribute to the old b&w movies cinematography.

[@paulp9274]

@@cynthianavarro4316 I don't know if I've ever actually watched Frankenstein or Bride of Frankenstein, but they are such a part of the cultural landscape that I easily got all the references in Young Frankenstein.

[@johngeer4557]

yup, great suggestion here Nat. kill two birds with one stone, Halloween and Brooks.

[@markburns7641]

For the seventies one of the best. I have seen this film 10 times and still scares the shit out of me. I am now 63 and long may people appreciate good film making. It was the first of its kind and still the best. Live long people and never give up.🤞🤞🤞

[@srpratt1]

Has anyone suggested "The Fly" yet? 80's version, obviously.

[@spiderjeranimo4992]

I was just thinking 'The Fly(86) should be on her list', then Earth Girls Are Easy as a Gena & Jeff double. :)

[@Thomaswake]

Another great Jeff Goldblum movie to react to is Invasion of the Body Snatchers

[@michaelzurilla7639]

Invasion of the body snatchers is one of the best. The original movie, the fly, with Vincent price, from about 1956 is still very good

[@RoosterCogburn1008]

The original is scarier.

[@Thomaswake]

@@RoosterCogburn1008I saw the 70s version first as a kid and it's always stuck with me. The bathhouse scene scared the piss out of me. Also what a star-studded cast

[@fritzk3627]

The statue and later demon shadow is an actual ancient Babylonian demon: “PAZUZU”. There were very strange occurrences on set for all 3 movies, too. Finally, this is based on an actual case. Creepy AF!!!!

[@joepike1972]

article covering "the actual case" www.strangemag.com/exorcistpage1.html Not as creepy when carefully researched.

[@fritzk3627]

@@joepike1972 They missed so much... allthatsinteresting.com/roland-doe-the-exorcist-true-story

[@kevinwhalen7695]

If Nat wants a fun movie that stays with the theme of the month, she should do the original (1984) Ghostbusters. It's got some scares but it's not what I would call scary.

[@matthewsands1572]

Good shout.

[@CgGoil]

Yes!! Huge classic!! Fantastic movie!!

[@jaymason480]

Reminds me to watch it for Halloween

[@kggresham]

Priceless reactions from Natalie starting here: 14:40.

[@Faraboutthemind]

"Let the Right One In" is a terrific movie that came out in 2008, I highly recommend it.

[@stratocruising]

Yes. I saw that and agree/ It is terrific in the sense that it inspires terror.

[@TheIndiferrenceEpoch]

Yes, the original Swedish film

[@eddiewinters7184]

I'm sorry but I am leery when a millennial tells me that there is a great horror movie that came out in 2008 because the last great horror film I saw was the Shining. I bet the guy who recommends this "Let the right one in" loved that stupid "IT" movie they made in 2017. I just don't trust a millennial's judgement on what a real horror movie is.

[@Faraboutthemind]

@@eddiewinters7184 You need to lighten up, dude. No sense in being miserable over a recommendation. 😆

[@HockeyNationHD]

I've seen a couple reactors not seem to understand the climactic scene, which I find odd as imo it's filmed pretty clearly. Priest begs the demon to take him instead. The demon obliges, possessing the priest. This is shown by a big makeup change on the priest, showing him possessed. He then thru strength and faith re-takes his own body from the demon for long enough to kill himself by throwing himself out the window. This kills him and the demon. Or at least it sends the demon out of the possessing business for the time being.

[@nexviper]

Also a nice detail to the scene is "Regan" ripping off Father Karras' medal of St. Joseph.

[@JustGrowingUp84]

I thought it was obvious - I suspect that many people just didn't expect the priests to lose their duel with the demon, and didn't know how to process that.

[@catherinelw9365]

@@JustGrowingUp84 They didn’t lose. They exorcised the girl and by jumping out the window the demon lost his host. Same thing happened when Jesus cast out Legion from a possessed boy and made them enter the swine who jumped off a cliff.

[@JustGrowingUp84]

@@catherinelw9365 By losing, I meant by using the weapons of the Church/religion - prayers, reading the Bible, crosses and the like. It's the opposite of what happened in the example you gave. Jesus *ordered* the demon to flee the boy and enter the swine, and the demon had no choice but to obey, Karras didn't order the demon to leave the girl and enter him, he just tricked the demon by offering it a juicier target (a priest down on his faith), then he sacrificed himself (by doing something that is forbidden by the Catholic creed, and most other Christian faiths - suicide). They "won" by managing to drive the demon out of the girl, but they "lost" the duel with the demon because they didn't exorcize it with faith - so, in fact, the actual exorcism - a.k.a. banishing the evil spirit - failed.

[@catherinelw9365]

@@JustGrowingUp84 Whatever. Nutty. 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@bassliveevil]

Fun fact Natalie. The reason that Father Dyer's hand is shaking during the last rites at the end is because the director William Friedkin slapped him across the face. And Father Dyer is a real priest in real life

[@CoffeeMugTwentyFive]

Father Dyer (O'Malley) was my Theater Writing teacher in HS.

[@Andrew_Thannen]

So was Father Karras

[@robertmcghintheorca49]

bassliveevil Yep. Father William O'Malley.

[@archangelmichael3902]

Why did the director slapped him? That doesn't seems fun.

[@bassliveevil]

@@archangelmichael3902 because Friedkin didn't feel he was getting a good performance from him. Even after 15 takes. So he asked Father O'Malley if he trusted and loved him. To which the priest said yes. Friedkin slapped him across the face,looked to his cameraman and said action.

[@ronaldk.wileyjr.5476]

My grandma had a VCR in the 80's. This was one of 3 movies she had. Scared the shit out of me at 9yrs old, lol.

[@gordondavis6168]

My high school Jesuit priest teacher was the religious consultant for The Exorcist. He was tall and thin with a severe face, and the Max von Sydow character was based on him.

[@isaacbarlow8247]

The scene when Regan is in the hospital Nat: I'm so worried about her Me; Lady you haven't seen anything yet

[@robertdraper5782]

The doctor smoking in his office, oh the horror

[@franciscoR.]

The “head spinning slowly”... Nat- ‘AmEN.... AMen... AmeN’

[@MaS-es9rv]

I seen this movie at the theater with my mom when I was 10 years old. I didn't sleep in a bed for over two years after seeing it. My mom loved scary movies and when I told her I was scared she told me to go in the lobby. I'm not sure which would have been more scarier.

[@Paj1v]

Nat, don't miss "Pan's Labyrinth" and the latest trilogy of "The Planet of the Apes" (The guy who played Golllum in LOTR plays Caesar in this trilogy).

[@RitsychServare]

YES 👍 Pan's Labyrinth I mean

[@auradzrts691]

Vote for Pan's Labyrinth

[@auradzrts691]

That Lullaby song is still make me cry.

[@chrissede2270]

I like pans labyrinth but my friend and I disagree what the ending meant.

[@stevebinning977]

"Pan's Labyrinth" is a masterpiece. The Pale Man is totally terrifying.

[@datoxgaming]

The unholy trinity of horror book movie adaptions fron this era: The Exorcist, Rosemarie's Baby and The Omen. One down, two more to go... By the way, it is not the devil who is possesing Regan, it is a demon who goes by the name Pazuzu, if I remember correctly. And there is actually sequels to this were more background info gets explained.

[@zvimur]

Stepford Wives deserves a spot (yes, it Scifi and had an awful spoof).

[@tristramcoffin926]

In real life Ruth Gordon was my next door neighbor on Martha's Vineyard when I was born. My mother still has the baby blanket she gave me. So, if you believe the movie, Rosemary's Baby, I guess I am the Antichrist. True story. Btw, I'm not really the Antichrist but then that is what the Antichrist would say. ;)

[@cflournoy1529]

I was probably a tween when The Exorcist and The Omen came out and I was sooooo mad because my mom wouldn’t let me see either of them. After I got a little older and finally saw them I thanked my mom for being strict with my movie watching😂😂

[@arctan2010]

Yes, The Omen starring Gregory Peck. I was afraid of Rottweilers for a long time coz of that movie.

[@cflournoy1529]

arctan2010 he looked creepy as hell coming down that dark hallway😫

[@davids9520]

This movie was the "Big Event" movie of its time. Talk shows spent whole episodes discussing the meanings of this movie. It built up legends of tragedies in real life, that occurred to those involved in the production. Linda Blair took it all in stride, and has lived a pretty normal life. Max Von Sydow, who played the older priest, was a legendary actor from Sweden. He was in many legendary movies. He just past away. So for as old as he looked, he lived a long life after this movie. No demons for him either.

[@alex0589]

David S palmost like it was.... A movie

[@StakeJade]

I'll always think of "Strange Brew" before anything else when I see Max Von Sydow. Anyways, he was such a talented actor and had live a long, full life.

[@barreloffun10]

@@StakeJade I think of Conan the Barbarian.

[@Lord-E-Lordy]

There are KZbin videos of old news casts from when this movie came out. People walking out half way through, fainting, crying from being so scared.

[@paulp9274]

@@StakeJade I think of him as Ming the Merciless in Flash Gordon.

[@goldenclusters2365]

One of your sudden screams gave me such a Jumpscare that my heart literally skipped s beat. 😂

[@xen0bia]

Guys, guys, guys, the ouija board is a made up board game that was trademarked by Hasbro. It doesn't in fact open doors to the spirit world...

[@AngelusNZ]

And its name is a combination of French and German for Yes.

Said by someone who has never played with it in the first place.

[@geensloth911]

As a complete skeptic I will say that I have seen some bad and strange things happen when someone used a ouiji board. I don’t know what it was, but it’s enough that I will never mess with one.

[@Hoganply]

It's the _board game_ being thought of as real that you've chosen to to take issue with? :)

[@IamtheLexx]

I've played a couple of times. The thing never moved an inch, and I've never experienced anything weird afterwards either. 0/10, was not impressed.

[@MrHws5mp]

Saw an advertising guy telling a story in a KZbin video (sorry, can't remember his name). He was working in an office in Brighton at the time this movie was out and everyone was talking about it. One guy in the office was reading the novel it was based on, and the more he got into it, the more he was freaking out, hearing noises in his house at night, imagining that people were following him etc... Eventually, he decided that the book was evil and announced to the whole office that he was going to go and throw it off the pier on his lunch break. So once he'd gone out, our storyteller also went out, to the bookshop round the corner. He bought another copy of The Exorcist, brought it back to the office, ran it under the tap until it was soaked, then put it in the Reader's desk draw. The Reader came back from his mission, declared that he was free of the curse, having thrown the book into the sea, and sat down to get on with his work. A few minutes later, he opened his desk drawer and...

[@flatebo1]

That's some quality work. As a completely unrelated workplace prank, about 30 years ago a guy my dad was working with bought a new car (Dad worked construction, so this was on a power plant). So my dad and some of his friends put a few gallons into the guy's gas tank every day for a month or so. And the guy kept going on to everyone else at work about how awesome his new car was, getting phenomenal mileage, etc. Then Dad and friends started siphoning out a few gallons every day. And the guy got all depressed over what a piece of shit his new car had turned into. And naturally, the mechanics couldn't find a problem with it.... I assume they eventually told the guy he was being punked. They were kinda being assholes, but they weren't utterly heartless.

[@MrHws5mp]

@@flatebo1 Heh - that's a classic. I've heard variations on that before, especially with motorbikes, since, in the days before locking petrol caps, it was ridiulously easy to mess with them.

[@slcRN1971]

Working as a hospital night shift nurse, there are times when a patient dies of ‘natural causes’. One night (while waiting for the security guard ) I went into the room of a recently deceased patient and put on the call light. I quickly went around a corner so that my coworker would have to answer the call light. As I watched, she approached the call light system but she would not answer it. After a few minutes, I asked why didn’t she answer that blinking light. Her response was “Ah hell no, if that person answers.......you won’t ever be able to catch me!’

[@Bad_Wolf_Media]

As I've seen mentioned, the story the book was inspired (and thus, the movie) was loosely based on a real exorcism that happened in St. Louis in the late 40s or 50s. The actual story was a little boy, but William Blatty (author of both the novel and this screenplay) changed that as well as the setting.

[@jamzales]

And this was in 1973. The most terrifying movie of the 1970's.

[@sleepyfork5250]

We actually talked about Pazuzu (the mesopotamian demon who possesses Regan in the film) in archeology class. Turned out, while his statues are spooky he's actually a nice guy. He was believed to be the king of the wind demons and was summoned to protect pregnant women from his sister Lamashtu. However, some tales do portray him as an evil spirit bringing diseases and locusts (but, to be fair, most mesopotamian gods and demons were assholes). Btw, you can find this exact statue in the Louvre. But it's nowhere near as big as it is in this movie (irl it's only a 15cm statuette)

[@tarmaque]

Let's be honest, almost all gods in every religion are assholes. Man creates gods in his own image, so it's no wonder gods are pricks.

[@booty2k]

@@tarmaque lol well said.

[@joepike1972]

A British curator supporting that claim. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fIC3aGh9d5tnftk

[@MAMoreno]

Exorcist II really runs with the "bringing diseases and locusts" bit. Luckily, Linda Blair is a good locust. (Such a weird movie.)

[@carlossoto222]

"25 minutes left, okay... I'm so scared." Me (laughing evily): Scared? Wait a few minutes.

[@jayhegener3028]

"This is why you **never** just play with a Quija board!"

[@alex0589]

It's a board game.

[@booty2k]

@@alex0589 it literally is. Owned and sold as one to people with poor grasp on reality.

[@gol6683]

It’s not just a board game. It messed up my childhood

[@rabidrobbie]

@@gol6683 It was literally invented by a board game company. It's not some ancient magic secret way to communicate with the dead.

[@booty2k]

I have. Multiple times. Nothing happened. Except "movement" clearly caused by unimaginative, pathetic actors for friends. I'm sure I just "didn't believe" ...like it's F'in fairies or something. There is a reason famous magicians who were honest spent later years exposing this garbage. Houdini, James Randi, even today like Derren Brown or comedian Marc Wootten as Shirley Ghostman. This nonsense is the same type of belief why we haven't moved past tribalism, superstitions and generational stupidity. It really wouldn't take that much for us to go back to burning witches if these lunatics were in charge...which some already are. 2020...where the inmates are running the asylum.

[@ThatDangerousWolf]

This is the scariest movie ever made it definitely stands the test of time. Such great characters and the dynamic between Damien and Chris and how they meet etc. every aspect is disturbing even the things that aren’t super shocking that everyone knows for example the fact that Damien was beating the shit out of a 12 year old girl always gets me and Linda Blair’s acting when she is hysterically crying after being exorcised.

[@Emper0rH0rde]

The only reason I can think of why Fr. Karras would have used physical violence on the demon-possessed girl is because demon possession changed the physical properties of her body. A few minutes earlier, we saw Reagan's head turn 360 degrees, but her neck never broke.

[@chrissjackson6488]

"Probably a priest exorcising probably the devil from probably a child." Yeah, probably. This is widely considered to be one of, if not, the scariest movie of all time.

[@galencox1531]

A very subjective Consideration. For me, it is a very boring Movie. Maybe in the 70´s and 80´s but there a way scarier Movies out there. It is a classic but not the best imo, but thats also subjective. ;)

[@papalaz4444244]

....says @@galencox1531 the no content, no avatar, no follower troll

[@konstantinosmichos5749]

The Shining is even more scarier

[@AoRArchAngel]

Of it's time? 100% I had heard it wasn't uncommon that people just got up and left bc it was too much for them.

[@DSmith264]

@@AoRArchAngel I think those people that had firmly held religious beliefs when they walked into the theater were disturbed on a whole different level.

[@skuggsja6020]

Watch Tremors, its a "horror" movie without being to scary and has some funny stuff in it.

[@uhdudewhy7980]

The ending of Tremors is great.

[@Outland9000]

It's a cult classic!

[@jimwoodman8158]

a criminally underrated movie - so much fun!

[@aikighost]

Good shout. A fun lighthearted "horror", might give Nat some respite after the trauma of the exorcist :)

[@duanevp]

Tremors isn't a horror movie - it's a monster movie.

[@My-Name-Isnt-Important]

Linda Blair has talked about her role in this film. A lot of the child acting laws weren't yet enacted when this film was made, so they were able to get away with a lot of stuff to make the film. Such as using a walk in freezer for several scenes, which Linda was only wearing a nightgown and underwear during these scenes. She had to stay in the freezer for several long scenes and different takes for the scenes, and many times came close to hypothermia. The early scene where she urinates is also something they had her do, which after various laws were passed would have been illegal to demand a child actress do for a scene.

[@MeanMrMustard1]

Wow, you'd think it would've been easier to just use water instead of real pee.

[@seanstevens4635]

No it was beer they ran a tube down her back. ... I'm sure it wasn't in one take a 12 year old would have to have alot of control over her body lol 🤣.. That's what Linda Blair said

[@warren286]

Fun fact: Max von Sydow, who plays Father Merrin, was only 43 in the movie. They used revolutionary makeup techniques to make him look 80.

[@MoreIrrelevantTwaddle]

Most people that hear about this movie and how scary it is expect the modern type of scary, jump scares. This only has 1 or 2 true jump scares (the flame in the attic, and maybe count the moving furniture), but this is more of a creepy scary movie that makes your heart race, gives you chills, even makes you look around the room.

Jump scares are bad writing and they're a cheap way to output films faster.

[@geensloth911]

José Juvenal Dávila There are definitely examples of good jump scares, I think how they are incorporated and at what frequency determines the quality of the movie though. There is definitely an over reliance on them nowadays.

[@jbrisby]

The Secret of NIMH is lighthearted but kind of spooky in a lot of parts...

[@tristramcoffin926]

Ooh, good suggestion. I loved that as a kid.

[@haroldhenderson2824]

NIMH was a real place. National Institute for Mental Health in England (I believe). The History Guy did an episode on it. Poor rats.

[@ravissary79]

@@tristramcoffin926 it still holds up.

[@karlsmith2570]

"Nat-mares" Sounds like you're someone from Texas saying the word "Nightmares"

[@karlsmith2570]

@Kristopher Chavez okay, I stand corrected

[@djlow9915]

Ha Ha!

[@acdragonrider]

😂 I actually read that with a southern accent while reading this comment

[@SimianJack]

I used to watch Farscape, which my mom thought was about an emergency exit in a Southern climate.

[@__-wy7el]

And we press our clothes with the arn.

[@watchmefukktv]

That wasn't the Devil that possessed her....It was a demon named Pazuzu

[@lyrad4584]

the movie actually didnt explained that part properly. thats what my first impression the first time i watched it. its scary nonetheless

[@skinhead5]

@@lyrad4584 Anybody familiar with anctient civilizations know it's Pazuzu.

[@DefenestrateYourself]

Pazuzu’s not a demon.

[@skinhead5]

@@DefenestrateYourself Then what is it? An alien from the Orion constellation?

[@stevebinning977]

Pazuzu is mentioned by name in the book. I presume William Peter Blatty did his research, as most good authors do.

[@theartofflying3580]

Who’s out here unliking this video? This woman’s video reactions are ridiculously enjoyable

[@darkhorse1280]

Fun fact: The actor who played Damien is Jason Patric's father.

[@susanmaggiora4800]

Justin G Did not know that! A Lost Boys reaction would be bully!

[@strawdawgs78]

@@susanmaggiora4800 That, or Speed 2: Cruise Control...

[@Leon-wz1js]

So, in other words, Damien really IS a Father. heh heh Oh, don't look at me like that! If I didn't say it someone else would have!!

[@henninggirl261]

“How many priests are there in this movie?” Georgetown University is a Jesuit school. So...a lot.

[@eddiepiszczek4820]

Lol. I was scrolling thru the comments to see if anyone pointed this out. Kudos to you.

[@mnomadvfx]

Interesting considering how many lawyers study there.

[@timd.3837]

Rewatching this reaction, your introduction made me realize that people today regard movies I grew up with in the same light as I viewed movies that were made in the 1930's and 1940's. I always regarded them as "old" and as "classics" ~ and now I realize how that sounded to my grandparents who grew up in the 1920's, 30's and 40's. ~Laughs~ And, of course, I blame my parents for my love of horror movies, because they took me with them to see this movie in the drive-in even though I was just 1-1/2 years old when the movie came out. Funny you mentioned "The Thing" as well, because my parents took me to see that movie when I was 10-1/2 years old. To this day it's the only movie which I literally watched a third of the movie through my fingers as I was covering my face, and I slept on the floor next to my parents' bed for a full week after seeing it. After that, horror movies really didn't scare me all that much. ~Laughs again~ (oh, and by the way, I pretty much saw every horror movie from Halloween onwards in the movie theater when they came out, with my parents, and it was usually me dragging them to the theater to go see them. The only time my mom ever covered my eyes was when a woman's breasts were shown. Figure that one out. Horror and gore, okay; Nudity.... no way!) LMAO Edit: P.S. I'm actually glad you watched the theatrical version, as the stuff which was cut out and added back in with the director's cut, I think, actually detracts a little from the tension and suspense of the film; and I can see why they had originally cut those scenes out of the original. I still enjoy seeing deleted scenes and director's cuts (usually, but not always); but I like when people see the original film that actually made it what it is.

[@zulby09]

This is the first movie I remember watching at the cinema when I was 4 years old - talk about my continuing lifelong love affair with the movies!

[@user-ln4gd6hx7e]

Questionable parenting move there.

[@Elizabeth-oy4kd]

Who lets their 4 year old child watch movies like this ? 😳 How did the cinema let you get in ? Isn't the exorcist 18+ ?

[@LeightonSickler]

If she's scared of stuff that randomly happens in houses...poltergeist would be a great pick

[@nickhannah9543]

It does depend on if she watched it or not

[@NotASaint1985]

Poltergeist II is the best! Truly mortifying events lol

[@HULLGRAFFITI]

Now imagine ppl seeing this back in the early 70's when all other horror movies had been monsters ,vampires.mutants or ghosts... This subject was new to film and in a real world backed up by what most religous ppl belived ...This really really freaked a lot of ppl out and cinemas around the world had protests by priests ,nuns warning ppl to not go see it....ppl believed in the reality of this movie and to some it was a true story told like a docudrama.Hard to imagine just how New this was to an audiance one of those landmark films for a few reasons...

[@slcRN1971]

I was one of those seeing it in 1973 when it first came out. My friend had talked me into going to see it, yep, nightmares!!

[@averyy6681]

There were other paranormal horrors before this , this was the only "exorcist" movie

[@kassard1]

Also I’m sure this didn’t help for those who knew this was apparently adapted from a true story... allthatsinteresting.com/roland-doe-the-exorcist-true-story (I haven’t read the story I’ve just heard it was based on something that apparently happened but originally it was a boy it happened to)

[@jbjacobs9514]

I really appreciated "watching" this through your eyes. I have seen it a million times, but it was refreshing and new to see how you reacted. You seem like a kind and gentle soul, and I enjoyed your video! I subscribed and am going to watch a bunch of your other videos. Thanks! You rock!

[@GaunteroDimmm]

Growing up Catholic, this movie was banned from my house. I watched it for the first time last year and I’m kinda glad I didn’t see it as a kid.

[@razvanmantu]

Long way have you traveled from catholic to playing games on people's souls. A game of Gwent maybe?

[@thescourgeofathousan]

Highly recommend An American Werewolf in London and of course The Shining!

[@nilkilnilkil]

Yes and The Omen (1976) too and The Exorcist III

[@jacobgarcia2660]

Can't forget children of the corn

[@danielgarrett979]

I know ill get a lot of grief but I find The Blair Witch Project pretty scary.

[@danielgarrett979]

@Nature and Physics No, but ill try to find and watch it. Thanks.

[@davepiper7823]

@Eric P I was around 11 when a few mates and me sneaked in the local cinema and watched scanners and rabid.Enjoyed them.Them little dudes in the film the Brood freaked me out a bit as well.♥️ IYI.

[@XGLDF]

"It's actually really easy to know if your house is haunted... It isn't"

[@jimmy2k4o]

Grow up JC

[@siborgproductions2422]

Can I just say? I really like your hair it looks very 80s I love it