"The Exorcist: Believer" is disrespectful (Explained)

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[@nico.muffins]

your ad read makes it tempting, karsten...

[@j.d.contreras392]

I'm subscribing to your channel man. You get right to the point and it's spot on. Good job! This was the worst movie I've seen in decades! There was NOTHING scary about this film and both me and my buddy fell asleep! I think part 3 was the better sequel with Brad Douriff! (The voice of Chucky!) Now that was a good movie! The story in part 3 kept me awake and I was actually freaked out by the voices and acting. Keep up the good work!👍👍

[@OddOneOut665]

What's it gonna take for you to Review the rest of the major animated releases this past year, huh Karst??? (Talking about NIMONA, RUBY GILLMAN, and TMNT: MUTANT MAYHEM here...)

[@higurashianduminekoconnect1702]

I saw the trailer for the movie I booed it with two thumbs down. Adams president get kicked out of the theater. However I couldn't help it because the trailer was so generic. They literally tried falsely explain well we didn't show you the best part and the movie in a interview. However I knew they were just sitting out of desperation. When I went to go see the movie it was exactly what I thought. It wasn't a generic mess that was disrespectful to the original. It gets an F rating.

[@higurashianduminekoconnect1702]

That's the truth about every remake actually remakes are made and sequels are made based on supposably retaining the fans but they don't do anything to do that. That is the description of all sequels and remakes and why they suck.

[@hkk4699]

The priest deciding to help them and entering the house at the end felt like an Avenger making a grand opening.

[@stefanpoirier6810]

IKR. How embarrassing

[@okidoki9154]

But then he got his neck snapped so they gave it a twist 😂

[@stefanpoirier6810]

@@okidoki9154 That looked awful. It wasnt scary nor unsettling some much as cringe-inducing.

[@arnulfololll]

Immediately knew he was dying

[@stefanpoirier6810]

@@arnulfololll lolololol

[@colinmitchell1276]

The fact that the possessed girls were glorified background characters in their own movie was so frustrating. Kinda hard to give a shit about them when their only character traits are “they are children and they are friends”

[@Lon3Starr]

Dude it’s the beginning of a trilogy. Maybe it’s done on purpose and it will make sense later in the story. Let this movie be different. Relax. The movie ended on a cliffhanger honestly. Important unanswered questions. I can see the second movie actually focus on building more involving background stories for the main characters.

[@luigiwiiUU]

​@@Lon3Starryou cant retroactively save bad characters (script) with a sequel, that has literally never been done before

[@Lon3Starr]

@@luigiwiiUU I didn’t think it was bad to begin with, but neither did I project expectations on it just to be disappointed either. I’m only interested in what I’ll interpret from the story myself. I thought everyone acted exceptionally! Especially the two girls.

[@Lon3Starr]

@@luigiwiiUU and why can’t you? Lol is it impossible? Are they incapable? That would actually be pretty cool!

[@elphbwckd212]

I mean Reagan was mostly a side character in the original. We focus on Chris for most of the movie. It's about her struggling to find help for her daughter. Reagan doesn't become a large focus until the end and even then it's focused on the priests and not Regan. So, in that sense it actually makes sense to focus more on the dad than the girls, but this movie didn't do that well enough to make it good.

[@princesssweepzzt5502]

I happened to catch an interview with the directors on TV the other day and they said "It's not as easy to scare people now as it was back then" and "Audiences today have such short attention spans, you have to change the movie to work around that" and that told me everything I need to know to not watch this movie lol

[@J32_]

Lol true. I liked it though. Definitely not a masterpiece and I can admit it was a bit shallow.

[@princesssweepzzt5502]

@@J32_ I'm glad you liked it! Different movies work well for different people and I'm sure it might be fun for the Halloween season regardless!

[@J32_]

@@princesssweepzzt5502I agree! But I gotta say, that statement "It's not as easy to scare people now as it was back then", it makes me sad, not only because it's true but it just reminds me that horror movies will never be the same and hardly anyone, IF anyone, can actually make a good horror movie today. One that's actually horror and actually scary. Movies like the original Exorcist or psychological horrors like Jacob's Ladder.

[@MrGreaves]

@@J32_i recommend “The Autopsy of Jane Doe” - one of the few actually scary movies of the 2010s. And it’s a pretty damm good movie in and of itself too.

[@blackosprey2219]

I have to call BS on the "low attention" thing considering the Kane Pixels Backrooms series was wildly successful.

[@mrbrandonmartin388]

The black and white footage in the trailer was a reference to a banned trailer for the original. This is unironicaly the best thing that came out of Believer.

[@been_rly_n2_paragliding_lately]

The thumbnail for the promotional material is scarier than anything in the movie. When I saw the trailer in which they mimicked the original b&w trailer, I thought how interesting it could have been if they did the whole movie in b&w. At the very least it could have made for some truly haunting imagery to rival the original.

[@alexhein1738]

I doubt that

[@CarloisBuriedAlive]

Whoever cut that trailer deserves a raise at Blumhouse/Universal

[@biggerblue]

Something I hated about it was that it doesn't understand the dread of the original exorcist. You dreaded the eventual exorcism because you didn't know how it was going to turn out. Believer just played it in the table. The original exorcist is so layered. The exorcist believer is shallower than a kiddy pool. Very disappointing

[@vincemarino1939]

Well said. Just complete garbage.

[@icebergthegamer]

The OG movie is extremely layered. It also took so many years for people to really see all the nuance in the film. I’m not saying that’ll happen here. Lol I wanna be very clear. I do think the movie has some messaging and layers to the story. Just not as effective as the OG. That movie is a masterpiece.

[@YEAR-1-RELICS]

That's a bunch of bull because in believer we had no idea who was going to live or die. Maybe they'd both live. I had no idea the priest would die like that. His character didn't seem like he would. It came out of left field. They had never shown hell before in 1973 so when they did this time it was soul wrenching when she was dragged. You had no idea the outcome and at first the priest wasn't involved. It was the community so the stakes were even higher.

[@biggerblue]

@@YEAR-1-RELICS that whole ending was so stupid though. Karsten nailed it on the head when he said the ending just felt the avengers of religion. Also the whole thing of "cHoOsE wHo LiVeS" was so dumb. It came out of nowhere. The original exorcist had nuance. This film had no faith in the audience and felt that it needed to hold the audience's hand through so much. The ending was stupid. This while movie was stupid.

[@biggerblue]

@@YEAR-1-RELICS also that hell scene was so dumb. She basically just went to the upside down from stranger things. So unsubtle and annoying.

[@mutecryptid]

Leslie Odom Jr needs to get a better agent, for the love of god 😭

[@jaspertorres6698]

Fr!!!! First Music and now this. 😭 he clearly has talent but keeps booking shitty movies

[@Tttttttttttttttt484]

Don’t do my cousin

[@hkcinyahoe]

@@Tttttttttttttttt484lmao

[@dizzy_star]

exactly! 😭 they did him so dirty by putting him in that awful Sia movie. when i saw his face in this i shouted “OH NO NOT LESLIE”

[@internetprincess444]

he was great in glass onion

[@liketocodev]

the scariest thing that happened was my movie theatre shrinking the sizes of the popcorn

[@vincemarino1939]

LOL

[@bencarlson4300]

Popcorn is one of the cheapest foods, they already charge an exorbitant amount, and now we get less? Stupid

[@j.d.contreras392]

LMFAO! It was that bad! I agree with you! I fell asleep 25 minutes through it!😂😂🎃🎃😆😆

[@ericpigg2689]

Once you charge $14 for a tub of popcorn, it could be a BATH TUB and you would still make money on it. Movie theatres are struggling no doubt, but ripping people off even harder is not the answer.

[@tinygypsy3707]

They even stopped giving us buckets for the large size. It’s just a skinny paper bag lol.

[@lydia1634]

Norbert Leo Butz is an amazing Broadway actor, one of the few with two Tonys for his acting (only nine people have ever done that). His film work is limited. But I've heard frequently that stage performers can often go way too big on screen, especially with a bad director, because a Broadway star's version of "go big!" is often way, way too big for the screen, especially for a flashy performer like Butz. He played the original Fiyero in Wicked and played Alfred P Doolittle in the recent revival of My Fair Lady, both big, showy, over-the-top parts. Anyway. Don't knock him just for sucking in this movie.

[@bobcat1727]

Honestly, the second I found out he was in this movie, all I could think was the way he says Cathy in The Last Five Years. I think if I ever watched this I would not be able to stop laughing every time he is on screen.

[@ZyxthePest]

@@bobcat1727 I saw him in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels on Broadway, in the Steve Martin role, and thought he was fantastic. It looks like this was just bad casting and he did what he thought was right. I've also heard the character was thankless.

[@jacksonharris146]

the drama teacher at my high school is his brother lol and i didn’t but i knew some people who got to meet norbert and he was apparently delightful which tracks since his brother is very kind

[@Werewolfheartzzz]

Norbert's good on Bloodline' and that new 'Justified' jam...

[@owenwilson001]

Was just about to comment this. Really unfortunate how talented broadway stars often look bad in movies…

[@nationalcoasternews5798]

If you’ve seen David Gordon Green’s Halloween movies, specifically the third one, this is not surprising in the least. KEEP THIS MAN AWAY FROM HORROR!! To quote the late great William Friedkin: “Ed, the guy who made these new ‘Halloween’ is about to make one to my movie, “The Exorcist.” That’s right, my signature film is about to be extended by the man who made “Pineapple Express.” I don’t want to be around when that happens. But if there’s a spirit world, and I come back, I plan to possess David Gordon Green and make his life a living hell.” I think Karsten’s Raycon ad had more creative cinematography than anything in this movie.

[@mattb121395]

Do not disrespect Pineapple Express

[@PlanetXerox]

​@@mattb121395it has James Franco. 0 stars.

[@sparklingdaisy3169]

​@@PlanetXerox James Franco is not a good actor. I just watched Spider-Man and his acting in all three movies was so wooden and cringeworthy.

[@4deleDaz33m]

Honestly, if he wants to make horror. Then make his own original material rather than take a huge IP and squanders it like that as himself knew he's not going to make the sequel as good as the original. I'd be fine if he takes his own material and just squanders it but taking an iconic classic and make a sequel to the point that he squanders it like that? Just upsets me

[@nachosniewolnosci3147]

​@@sparklingdaisy3169Watch 127 Hours. Good movie. Have a nice day

[@Takumi_Did_Nothing_Wrong]

William Friedkin said before his passing that if there is a spirit world, and he comes back, that he will possess David Gordon Green and make his life a living hell. I hope he follows through with that threat.

[@yozarou.]

It’s funny how the Pope’s Exorcist felt more like a sequel to the Original Exorcist than the actual sequel we got

[@mannyblunts8675]

how… that movie was even worse

[@birizana3779]

@@mannyblunts8675it was camp and funny

[@bryansk8boarding]

Ok this comment makes me question 80% of the comments in this video now. Pope’s exorcist is a terrible movie.

[@McFlurryMachineIsDown]

​@@mannyblunts8675I refuse to watch it. The trailer made it look like a parody film.

[@claylippert7203]

@@mannyblunts8675It was definitely more entertaining and interesting even if really cheesy

[@nowhereman6019]

Here's a PSA for everyone: WATCH THE EXORCIST 3. It's so damn good.

[@007_Productions]

The show's good too

[@aidanlastname0187]

Watch the original as well

[@007_Productions]

@@aidanlastname0187 I mean yeah that's a given

[@uh3331]

I still havent watched first third@@007_Productions

[@baileytate3938]

Exorcist 3 is the blueprint on how to make a sequel to a classic. It builds on the legacy while being a scary and compelling and very different movie on its own.

[@Arawn2020]

Karsten, it has recently come to my attention that Robots (2005) was nominated for not one, not two, but _three_ DVD Exclusive Awards. This movie confidently arrived on the scene, and people took notice.

[@cubirk]

Robots its so fucking awesome I dont care that its silly and stupid Its fun to watch trough thats what matters

[@chrishill8305]

Let it go

[@eatacid1504]

It still holds up. Some bits watching now ARE INSANE

[@samjacobson6424]

One great example of something super innocuous yet unsettling from the original is the scene where Regan says "You're going to die up there" and pees on the floor. It's so simple, but it's frightening because of how unnatural and strange it is. I can't imagine the new film does anything close to that creepy and creative.

[@stefanpoirier6810]

Not even close. Believer had nothing to bring to the plate but IMO unintentional hilarity here n there. It's godawful, but it should b a film to riff on. It's so stupid yet kinda ridiculously entertaining, but I do understand if others felt it was an absolute bore. Overall, am I saying this film was good? Nooooooooo now anyways

[@ultimateruffles5761]

And if you read the book, that scene and what Reagan says makes so much more sense, I won't spoil it, but you're in for treat if you read it

[@stefanpoirier6810]

@@ultimateruffles5761 I read it. LOng ago. I know what you're talking about. I really love both the book and the movie. :D

[@ultimateruffles5761]

​@stefanpoirier6810 it's my favorite movie and book, look how they massacred my boy 😭😭 Friedkin and Blatty would've hated this movie

[@stefanpoirier6810]

@@ultimateruffles5761 Indeed. "Batman" 1989 is my favourite movie and they molested that film with "THe Flash" which thank goodness I did not watch in theatres. I only saw a review of it here on youtube and it looks like it would destroy me from start to end.

[@LukeLovesRose]

What they did with Ellen Burstyns iconic character, Chris MacNeil is abhorrent. They did to her character what Terminator Dark Fate did to Sarah Connor and then threw her away like The Last Jedi threw away Luke Skywalker. I mean, whats with that patriarchy comment?? She totally trashes the two male priests that saved her daughter. How dare those men keep Chris MacNeil safe from the abusive demon?

[@takeshiyamamoto3473]

and one of them died!! like girl, you WANTED to be in the room with a violent demon that KILLED somebody??!!!

[@luccirobbins6675]

@@takeshiyamamoto3473they BOTH died. Unless this film acknowledges Exorcist III (I don’t think it does), in which one died and the other wound up possessed for 15 years forced to watch himself kill people in horrifying ways. Either, it paints Chris in a bad light.

[@sushi_donut]

Leslie Odom Jr. & Norbert Leo Butz are super talented Broadway actors. Someone shoulda let them know.

[@adashofbitter]

The moment I gave up on the movie and realised that the people making it had no respect for or understanding of the original was when Chris MacNeil said that she was kept from going into the room during the exorcism in the first movie because of "the patriarchy"... No. No you weren't. You were kept out because you didn't have any faith and because you were too close and connected to the possessed girl on account of her being your daughter. Imagine saying about the two men who died saving your daughters life "yeah, but they were a bit of a boy's club, amirite?"... Just unbelievable. Such a weak and eye-rolling attempt to say "we're hip, we're with it, we're progressive" while spitting in the face of the characters of the original movie. P.S. fuck off if you're just going to rag on feminism, feminists and women in the comments - that's not my point.

[@markbennett4617]

youre correct. the film was over at this moment.

[@thehighllama8101]

"Everything woke turns to poop" DJT

[@stephenbanks5860]

Yes, I am so angry about that.

[@jimhaggard7436]

Chris was kept out of the exorcism for the reasons you suggest plus her character was forty years old. The last time she was alone with possessed Regan, Chris was beaten, sexually assaulted, and traumatized. There’s no way a ninety year old Chris should be allowed in the same room as a demon possessed teenager.

[@nessmarie6044]

@@thehighllama8101 the day people like u realize there's a difference between people genuinely wanting to see themselves nd their experiences on screen and corperate losers wanting exploit said groups for more clicks and brownie points is the day the world becomes a much much better place

[@FlyingFocs]

Fun fact: I first saw the trailer during an IMAX showing for Oppenheimer, and two things: 1. The "missing for three days" made me think it was about dimensional travel or alien abduction. 2. Everyone, literally EVERYONE, in the audience (and it was Oppenheimer opening weekend) just went "I'm not seeing that."

[@baileytate3938]

This movie set up so many premises that could have been something and fumbled them all in varying degrees. Two girls possessed...fumbled. They were missing for three days but it felt like hours to them...fumbled. A team of relative strangers have to team up to defeat a demon... fumbled. The choices at the beginning and end of the movie...fumbled. Legacy character brought back... Fumbled

[@markpedraza183]

I felt like it had so much potential. Such a disappointment!!

[@timmyboy2495]

In what way were those things fumbled?

[@baileytate3938]

@@timmyboy2495 imo, with the two girls, they focus way more on Angela. Catherine (and her parents) do not feel as fleshed out. So even though it is two girls it never feels like it is about the two girls. To me it feels like more of a gimmick or setup. Them being missing for three days is just glossed over and they could have focused more on that because that was so interesting and different from what happened to Regan in the original. Especially since they were not just missing from their parents but they were missing from the earth. The fact that they were in Hell but it only gets a mention is a big fumble to me To me, again my opinion, the multi religion team was very fumbled. They could have fleshed them out way more. it just felt like another gimmick. Since they were doing three movies they could have spent more time developing the characters and making the coming together feel more organic. Plus, without giving everything away, they felt useless because they are not the reason for the resolution of the story. They are not the defeat of the demon, so Anns long speech to the cop at the end makes no sense because what she said never really was the point was never really the point or the reason for the climax. The choice Victor having to make and the choice that needed to be made at the end being fumbled mostly goes back to Catherine and her parents not being fleshed out. You never really feel like they are as real as Angela or Victor so when the big thing happens it is shocking but does not have the weight it should have. I did not feel invested enough to be devastated at the end like the film wants you to be. And Chris being in the movie for about ten minutes definitely felt like a nostalgic gimmick. And all the connections they allude to in the movie about her and the demon go nowhere. Now I know that they had planned a trilogy so maybe some things like Chris may have gotten explored further but it felt to me like the movie was either rushed or maybe they had shot a lot more and it was going to be longer and a lot for cut or changed. This is one of those times were the film could have benefited from being longer or they should have spread things out over three movies. As a horror film, it was not the most terrible film ever. It was mostly just an, okay I saw that once in October and I will forget about it soon after kind of movie. But as a continuation of the Exorcist, it fell cheap, way too safe, and like it didn't really know what it wanted to say. I could not tell if they were mocking the one family or not half the time. The first one felt more authentic and this one felt a little hollow

[@jayg5391]

Oh well

[@jojothebard6687]

When me and my older brother watched the trailer for this movie, I joked that “What if instead of one exorcism, it’s *two* exorcism.” Glad to know that my general disinterest is validated.

[@Horrormaster13]

_"The guy who made those new Halloween sequels is about to make one to my movie, The Exorcist. That's right, my signature film is about to be extended by the man who made Pineapple Express. I don't want to be around when that happens. But if there's a spirit world, and I can come back, I plan to possess David Gordon Green and make his life a living hell."_ An actual quote from William Friedkin 😂

[@4deleDaz33m]

"I don't want to be around when that happens" And now he's dead, man Friedkin was absolutely right 😂

[@jwnj9716]

The trailer alone looked laughable. "The body and the blood"...cringe. I'll stick with the original & part 3. You can include the Ninth Configuration as well.

[@007_Productions]

The show too

[@FlyingFocs]

As a Christian, I find exorcist movies honestly kind of laughable. Like, you can tell the people making these movies don't actually believe in this, so it just feels like they're trying to get a reaction out of me. And the whole time, I'm just thinking "aww... y'all so cute."

[@KaleCox]

Holy cow that Raycon sponsorship looked INCREDIBLE! You absolutely killed it Karsten!!

[@chappie_nottherobot]

Felt like I was watching a Kogonada film.

[@majorghoul9017]

The best Exorcist movie they could probably make today would just be to turn Faith: The Unholy Trinity into a movie

[@maria2337]

That would be SICK, but I also adore the 8-bit style and how that adds to the horror, not sure how that could be successfully translated into film unless they went all out and made it look like 80s cam footage to fit the time

[@LonkinPork]

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[@theloz3r]

I saw The Exorcist yesterday I realized something. The Exorcist is not just about a little girl being possessed and that's it. No, the film, in my opinion, is about the loss of faith in any aspect we might have in the world especially for the world in The Exorcist came out in being the seedy and depraved world of the 70's. The whole movie shows how in every institute we might use to explain why someone is acting in ways we can't explain and that's shown when the mother goes to the doctors to see if anything is physically wrong with her and theres nothing. Then she goes to psychiatrist and they can't explain what's going on with her mentally. Finally in a desperate act, the mothers last hope is to go to the church and to get her exorcised, but even they couldn't save her as Father Karrass actually just shit talks the demon out of Regan and kills himself. Everything we're shown, they don't have a rational explanation for why Regan was possessed and they only reason Regan made it out alive was because Karrass was already a broken man who was doubting his religion and when confronted by something that no man can explain, not even the church, and guilt he has for thinking he caused his mother's death, in the end choose to sacrifice himself not only to save her, but to bring this great evil out of this world whatever way he can and because I don't think he can ever be mentally apart of this world anymore and goes out physically as well. what I'm saying is that no one can explain why this happened and like in the real world, especially for the 70's, they heard so many stories about murders and deaths that seem to come out of nowhere and we often see little to no explanation as to why and I think that's what the movie is trying to say. Sometimes evil exists so great that we simply can't explain no matter what way we try to explain it, but it doesn't we should avoided it and still try to fight back against it despite of the dangers it might bring. I rarely hear anyone talk about this film on a thematic level and I think pop culture has kinda ruined any serious discussion this film might have, but I just wanted to explain what I got out of it because no else does besides saying that possessed Regan is creepy af.

[@Unokit]

Thank you for this!!!

[@SpencerTheBard]

After rewatching The Exorcist III and reading the book the original exorcist is based off of, "The Exorcist: Believer" is nothing more than a slap in the face to the late William Peter Blatty. The exorcism isn't even the point of The Exocist, it is just a catalyst for the character drama. Beliver seems to have been made by people who saw clips of the original movie with no deeper understanding of the source material whatsoever.

[@chickenfeet8321]

David Gordon Green is a director of all time

[@vincemarino1939]

He did a shit job this time out.

[@gooshie3]

Lol. And this is a film. Written by people who know words.

[@baileytate3938]

There was acting by actors and actresses in the movie.

[@isaacmartinez6904]

Who would have thought a studio who made a killing in Oppenheimer gambled $400 Million Dollar for a horror movie franchise which later bite the studio in the gut?

[@007_Productions]

For anyone who wants to see a good Exorcist sequel, I recommend checking out Exorcist III and/or the TV series.

[@jntdhome]

I started the TV series and lost interest when they turned Chris MacNeil into a Hollywood narcissist cashing in on her daughter's trauma.

[@007_Productions]

@@jntdhome That's a shame because it handles the "legacy" characters far better than Believer and some of the new characters it introduces are genuinely well-written and compelling.

[@jntdhome]

​@@007_ProductionsThat's why I was so disappointed. I was fully invested at that point and the way Chris was portrayed just made me "rage quit". I love the original and how Burnstyn was such an emotional powerhouse in it. Shifting her character's dynamic just ticked me off. Maybe I'll give it another.go.

[@brite1217]

I agree. The tv show is amazing. Way better than any sequel. And I feel they did a great job with the legacy characters even though they were portrayed by different actors.

[@brite1217]

@@jntdhomeI mean the majority or actors/actresses are narcissist, who will sale their entire lives to get in media. What would make you thing Chris would be different?

[@daRealB-Rex]

🎵 And then I saw her face Now I’m a The Exorcist: Believer (2023) 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🎵🎵

[@stefanpoirier6810]

Not a trace, of scares nor suspense! I do not love, The Exorcist: Believer, it really blows.

[@Frithonor]

David Gordon Green does for horror what JJ Abrams did to sci-fi.

[@4deleDaz33m]

Well the only time Abrams did decent in sci fi was Super 8. I'm not a fan of Star Trek so I'll likely never see those Star Trek movies

[@CarloisBuriedAlive]

A movie that has Ellen Burstyn’s only comment about the two men who sacrificed their lives to save her daughter’s soul be “I wasn’t part of their patriarchy” and the script having the white Christians be the only selfish characters by the end is NOT rocking an anti-abortion message lol.

[@AlexHernandez-ee5hd]

It is rather factual though, this movie qas vastly more realistic than the original. Christians usually are just that horrible. The catholic church IS a patriarchy. Also, the Catholic church rarely ever approves an exorcism, and will never approve an exorcism of non-catholics. I would agree, ir really wasn't an anti abortion message.

[@yavit5058]

​@@AlexHernandez-ee5hdWhere is the anti-abortion message? All these comments are confusing me. Was something lost in the Latin American version?

[@AlexHernandez-ee5hd]

@@yavit5058 In the American version the demons continually attack the ex-nun for having an abortion and tell her she murdered her baby.

[@yavit5058]

@@AlexHernandez-ee5hd In the Latin American version it is the same, I think Americans are overanalyzing that too much. Pazuzu keeps telling everyone horrible things, attacks Chris and Victor in such a way that makes them feel like terrible parents, that doesn't mean that those scenes are suddenly anti-parent propaganda or something similar lol

[@AlexHernandez-ee5hd]

@@yavit5058 Another thing, this isn't Pazuzu...

[@cralango5997]

My man has been making videos non stop

[@lukewarm4988]

The sponsorship looked so good, I hope you film more stuff like it!!

[@olivia7438]

as someone who is usually can’t do horror movies, even i was bored 😂

[@AkiTerry]

😄

[@mariahhr]

Agreed lol

[@thomasgagne6638]

I think the anti-abortion messaging is way more obvious than how you described it.

[@007_Productions]

The original has also been described as a film with a conservative slant but I've never really interpreted it that way tbh

[@sproductionsinc]

@@007_Productions Someone was calling it a "religious/catholic" movie which I've never once thought of it that way.

[@IrishRoo12]

I don’t think so at all. They talk about abortions with the cultural euphemisms that are expected and the character redeemed herself in the least remorseful way possible

[@Sundown_Clown474]

​@@sproductionsincThe Exorcist is as Christian as God's not Dead, the difference is it does it well.

[@wreathofpalmaria]

bro. this was NOT a pro-life movie. of course a demon would mention a woman having an abortion, it's a fucking demon. demons are assholes who love spilling people's secrets.

[@ButchersNailsEnjoyer]

The exorcist isn’t one of the greatest horror movies ever made, it’s one of the greatest movies ever made. Just leave it alone.

[@mezmerized4lifejay654]

The Bible eating scene, not in the movie. The “I don’t wanna go to hell scene”, not in the movie. So they spoiled most of it and then turned around and cut what they did show 😂 Demons are so nice these days in movies lol

[@TheEnigmaticBM39]

I guess they didn't want to offent anyone

[@josiahesquivel1487]

@@TheEnigmaticBM39they did in the film

[@Roseforever84]

Can’t believe Ellen Burstyn agreed to be in this movie.

[@4deleDaz33m]

Burstyn actually turned down when she was first approached. But as soon as Universal Pictures doubled her salary, she accepted it. And what's amazing is that she used her salary for this movie to fund a scholarship at Pace University where she leads a community that's currently teaching acting in that university. So yeah, I guess bad movies lead to good intention for Burstyn. As far as I know, Burstyn always want to make something huge from the salary that she received from every movie that she stars in which is fantastic for a legend like her

[@Roseforever84]

@@4deleDaz33mWow, that’s awesome. Glad she’s doing something good with this bad movie. Total legend, especially in Requiem for a Dream

[@4deleDaz33m]

@@Roseforever84 So clearly, she's in just for the money instead of really wanting to be part of something truly special for her 😂😂

[@stefanpoirier6810]

She's really good in "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" too

[@YEAR-1-RELICS]

Movie was pretty good. plenty call back, homages and comparisons to the original 1973 film. Because it's David Gordon Green of course we do have Lots of haters out here.

[@PoSer_1]

David Gordon Green with these horror reboots is like that meme of death knocking at the doors but it’s big horror franchises

[@Killercutsvideo]

Speaking of Thor love and blunder I wear it like a badge of honor that I never seen it. Because Thor is my favorite character of all time.

[@tierk4328]

Fun fact; they made Exorcist: Believer in 2016 but it’s way better it’s called The Wailing.

[@nopizzawithoutpineapple]

Such an underrated gem

[@007_Productions]

For a second I thought you were going to say the TV series cause its first season debuted in 2016

[@willthomas2310]

No! It was called The exorcist TV series that premiered on Fox. Also...The Wailing is overrated

[@andreantunes8615]

The fundamental problem with this piece of shit is simple: The Exorcist is no not *this* kind of movie. The mere fact that anyone thought this was a good idea is baffling, and makes me think none of the people involved with the project care even a bit. What everyone keeps missing is, The Exorcist isn't a spook-fest franchise. The fact that it's even about a possessed girl at all isn't the point. It's a human drama about a mother who's trying to understand what's going on with her daughter and a priest going through a crisis of faith. It has more in common with First Reformed than it does with The Conjuring. It's not a "horror IP franchise", no matter how often the studio tries to come out with shit sequel after shit sequel (Exorcist III avoids this because, being written and directed by Blatty, it understands this point, so it goes about things in a totally different way). To look at that original film and go "yep, seems like the perfect property to make a legacy sequel/reboot with Marvel-style fan-service and cameos", is to misunderstand it on such a basic level so as to make it insulting. Fuck whoever approved and put up the money for this disaster - you have no business selling popcorn at a concession stand, let alone greenlighting movies.

[@muhammadalikhan7244]

Only The Exorcist TV Show and The Exorcist 3 are the best thing happened to the franchise after the OG 1973's masterpiece.

[@007_Productions]

I was shocked by how good the show was

[@4deleDaz33m]

Shame that Fox canceled it after two seasons

[@Crucial54321]

I usually laugh once or twice during a horror movie but I laughed during the ENTIRE exorcism bit because half the shit didn't make sense. Like I don't usually get scared by horror but this movie genuinely wasn't even horror. Even at the end, when both of the fathers said they wanted their child to live, surely they should've both died plus also killed the people running the exorcism (they did say that either one of them lives or they both die so keep to that concept at least). Also regarding the audio, yea it was super quiet in my theatre too, we thought they just didn't crank the audio up but I guess it wasn't the cinema themselves

[@sirfixalot9668]

I recommend watching “When Evil Lurks” It’s in theaters for a few weeks before it goes on Shudder and is a great original take on a possessed type film! Favors shock over scares and has WAAAYYYY more love than believer!

[@anitaknight3915]

I went to see this and based on the disappointment of others coming out of exorcist believer let me know I made the right choice lol😂

[@grim_2000]

Second this. That Argentinian movie is actually pretty good & somewhat original, despite some flaws. _E: Believer_ is a throwaway flick that nobody would care about, if it wasn't caring the Exorcist name.

[@sleep6837]

My biggest gripe with this movie was just so damn boring. I was worried going in because it didnt look like a 'so bad its good' type deal, and i was right. It was miserable to watch

[@theyhateandrew8529]

Who up rn Karstening their Runquist

[@mattjones2903]

I saw it this weekend and expected it to be a lot worse, nothing special, but I didnt hate it. My girl actually really liked it.

[@marvinflanagan5181]

Does any living breathing person in Hollywood know how to properly make an authentic and genuinely scary movie anymore??? Its 2023 not 1973 and Hollywood just cant get it right. i have officially lost all faith and hope in them doing any justice to these beloved classics anymore. They spent 400 million on this?????? Man u got to be F-in kidding me!!!!

[@Teresaprast67]

Totally agree with you. I’m 56 and nothing compares to the original. Nothing. Years wasted !

[@marydigitalnomad5347]

The Exorcist is definitely one of the best horror films that terrified viewers like no other. It had incredibly eerie parts, excellent acting, and gave you the impression that the fear was genuine. A timeless piece that everyone recalls. So I was incredibly thrilled about The Exorcist Believer and had high hopes for a fantastic sequel. Unfortunately, it fell short of expectations and didn't live up to its predecessor.

[@gooshie3]

Might have worked as a radio show seeing as they were telling us exactly what was happening the whole way through. On a seperate note -is coockoonutsobananas a technical term?

[@stefanpoirier6810]

Hmm I'm not sure Val Kilmer's Bruce Wayne. Let me ask Dr. Chase Merridean.

[@esoklistos]

really nice shots in the ad, cool that you took the time to pull that off!

[@KingRichard1013]

I had a feeling that this movie was gonna be bad from the very beginning even from when the very first trailer came out. And I did not pay to see this movie I saw it for free because bad movies do not deserve my money. But this movie is far beyond from bad. It’s so bad it makes exorcist II The heretic look like a masterpiece in comparison. I will say though the movie did have some interesting ideas but was executed very poorly. This movie is just so disrespectful to William Friedkin’s legacy and the legacy of the original. It almost feels like Danny McBride and David Gordon Green literally smoked themselves retarded before they spent $400 million dollars to obtain the rights to the franchise just so they can sabotage the original and its legacy.

[@connorwilkerson8196]

Norbert Leo Butz actually can do horror pretty well. He narrated the Stephen King short story “Survivor Type” for Audible, and he was great and super creepy.

[@deansartorel7260]

There already is a good exorcist sequel, it’s called exorcist 3

[@brechtian802]

Norbert Leo Butz being over-the-top makes sense, he's a huge Broadway actor. Mans is used to playing to cheap seats.

[@Tw1zteR.]

man that sponsorship segment was actually really cool you should do more funky ads

[@Lupinvej]

The movie felt like the Hallmark Christian soccer mom version of some random demon possession movie.

[@LukeLovesRose]

These filmmakers had no idea how to make a follow up to The Exorcist. It truly is or was the most shocking movie ever made. No filmmaker today would or could ever push the envelope like they did in 1973. They have no idea how to pace a film like the original Exorcist. Its a slow burn that is still engaging and compelling, all leading to some of the most horrific and terrifying images ever put on film

[@arivillalva3320]

Love that he’s taking his time and expertise on this sponsorships and just puts them at the end of the video like it’s nothing. My boy cooking fr 🔥 🧑‍🍳

[@vjara94]

Couldn't say the exorcist was scary for me, but it's a masterpiece of excellent filmmaking, and the script is brilliant too, the themes of faith and desperation are there and work perfectly, the new one is the equivalent of someone talking very softly and then making a loud noise to startle a kid.

[@stevee1989]

I still dont get how they made an exorcist movie, without a god damn exorcist. Like, its in the title dude, the whole original movie is carried by Karras and Merrin, they are the soul of it, and they didn’t even had someone to take their role in this movie. Then, the girls, which are the best part of everything, barely have time here, same with whatever demon possessed them, Regan and the original demon had an actual presence in the original and that relationship between Regan, the demon and the two fathers was the whole point of the original movie, none of that is here. Finally, i liked the idea of the movie trying to make the beliefs of people the strength of the whole thing, I genuinely like it, is even in the title but they never get on with that idea, they mention it once and then its gone, the whole idea is gone and it ends up being a very very generic movie of exorcisms, like the 100s more people did after the 73 original exorcist movie

[@PRHILL9696]

David Gordan Greene, enough said PASS!!!

[@rizeth_yt]

it really wasn’t that bad lol… it’s insane how many pretentious film geeks exist in this world. but hey, i’m one of em i guess.

[@heated8122]

I’m giving myself my own exorcism by watching the original cause I was severely disappointed.

[@jamlym4974]

Dang, I was actually getting my hopes up for this movie after being scared awake by an ad for it with the line, "I don't wanna go to hell!"

[@timmyboy2495]

It really wasn’t that bad. People just want to piss n moan and they yearn for that feeling of nostalgic fondness.

[@s_rene_jg]

Hey that ad at the end was pretty awesome the way it looked and fun editing and all I think it’s the first raycon ad I actually watched all the way through lol nice job

[@katherinejacko830]

I keep saying it felt like an Exorcist movie made by marvel like... the scene where they all meet to get the priest... wtf was that?

[@ulysses257]

the whole gangs here 😎

[@rachellydiab]

I feel like it tries to mask itself as a 'classy' horror with beautiful (if incredibly blah) cinematography. It's like a typical blumhouse film in an aesthetic A24 wrapper.

[@ooofthedegenerate]

I remember I saw the trailer before I watched talk to me I started laughing during the body in the blood

[@stefanpoirier6810]

It's laughable in the actual film too

[@hipsterdoofas329]

I hated the newest Halloween trilogy. Disrespectful is exactly the word I would use to describe his take. I don't think Horror is David Gordon Greenes strongsuit. He doesn't love it. He thinks he's above it somehow...

[@jesusramones1]

I thought they were doing something interesting with the colors, the way they used really bright reds and blues at important moments I thought there was something there but maybe I’m giving it too much credit?

[@johnkestner7625]

When you have to really think about which movie you've seen recently sucks the hardest...Hollywood is in shambles.

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

And the way they make every movie look the same now, that's probably the biggest crime of all here that uniformed samey ugliness of drenched orange, yellow and teal. The original film was beautiful and real cinematic craftmanship, this has the tired look of any recent Lifetime TV movie there's nothing unique or special about this dire mess. Even a Michael Bay whom we all used to hate back in the '90s, is a genius filmmaker compared to new Hollywood today like this pile of garbage or those dreadful recent Halloween sequels. Enough already, I quit watching current productions it's the same old crappy post-production trend going on 20 years now, the world's longest running bad joke of a fad...

[@phanfinger]

Norbert Leo Butz AND Leslie Odom Jr? Wild. Two musical theatre legends (Norbert was the original Fiyero in Wicked and Leslie was the original Aaron Burr in Hamilton) in a shitty horror movie. What are the odds??

[@grannygreen3760]

I can't believe Reagans mom said oh I couldn't see the actual exorcism because of the patriarchy they absolutely had to add the new age feminism so pathetic !!!!!

[@dunnowy123]

Say it with me....Scorsese was right, Marvel has ruined movies. This movie would not exist without the MCU formula, which is fucking hilarious to think.

[@williamhall1659]

I heard the negative reviews before I saw this movie, so I went in with very low expectations, and somehow I was still disappointed 😞

[@nerd26373]

The Exorcist: Believer seems intangible in terms of the themes and portrayal of certain elements within the film itself. Everything felt vague, yet it still draws audiences to come up with their respective conclusions based on what they've seem.

[@vincemarino1939]

Translation: It was muddled garbage

[@littlesister7021]

I only wanted to see the movie for Ellen Burstyn and Linda Blair. Otherwise I doubt I would have paid to see it. This does not hold up at all to the original classic The Exorcist, which was based on a True story about a teenage boy in 1949. I can't see how 2 more movies are going to be made since this one is basically a flop.

[@uhuhuh1966]

Lol at least Thor Love & Thunder has Waititi’s unique voice

[@rachelthornton4442]

My girl Katherine deserved better 😢 I wish both girls made it; the ending really left a bad taste in my mouth

[@FlyingFocs]

Yeah, I already didn't want to see it, but hearing the ending makes me think "oh... f*** this." It seems like the kind of move that you only do when you when you have NOTHING. Like, when you can't actually bring anything, so you just go for shock. I mean, granted, they did that in Drag Me to Hell, but... that was in the title.

[@AK47BLACKice]

If they actually built on her character, the ending would of had a bigger impact on the audience.

[@TheGreekPianist]

God played a trick on you…by having you see this in theaters 👻

[@jonolow]

wow the ad at the end is really well shot

[@KevinLuper99]

That "the body and the blood" scene made me cringe in my seat

[@venus3200]

I had to take breaks while watching the movie because I literally fell asleep while watching it several multiple times 💀 if that doesn’t tell you how bad this film was idk what will

[@johnanthonyp]

So, they've even made Satan be in on the diversity and inclusivity drive.

[@sierra9992]

I actually think the reason why it isn't as good as we all hoped it was is because the original Exorcist actually had some disturbing scenes, ones that would give you trouble sleeping for the next few days and make you cry and maybe even faint (as people did back when it came out) back then the movie directors had to rely on the actors power and special effects to deliver, now all of that can be done virtually and people just don't appreciate real scary shit anymore, because it would be deemed as unconventional or even ''disturbing'' but in a bad way, but if you ask me the entire point of a horror movie is to actually scare the shit out of you, and not to be directed at all audiences. Horror movies just became cash grabs as all other movies and are enabling even kids to watch them and maybe even laugh at the scenes.

[@MissRomance305]

I actually liked it but I can see why other people wouldn’t. It didn’t really have a lot of similarities to the original but I still really liked it

[@been_rly_n2_paragliding_lately]

They went from 0 to possessed in like .25 seconds. It was very jarring lol. But the most unbelievable thing in the movie is the present and attentive Black father. Low hanging fruit, I know. But I had to do it. Just imagine Norm Macdonald saying it if that makes it any better. 🍇🍎🍌🍊

[@nicholaswright2011]

I just finished watching the movie yesterday with my Bestfriend and this is my honest opinion. Tbh the atmosphere in this felt a bit different after the first movie but the formula was somewhat the same. The Actress “ Lidya and Olivia” were absolutely amazing. The performance from these girls was fantastic 💯💯. Angela Father in this movie gave an amazing performance too. It was very beautiful to see Chris being reunited with her Daughter Regan at the End 💯 Now for my critique😅 this is just my opinion When Katherine mother made a lil slick comment about her daughter hanging out with Angela made me turn my neck. Idk why Chris went upstairs by herself like Yo this isn’t the time to be Super badass “. They kinda wasted her character in this movie . I wish somebody woulda told the priest not to touch the girls head while performing the exorcist. Last. I wish Katherine dad didn’t pick her daughter. Like I get it , he want to save his daughter but like 😔😔😔😔😔 Overall, I love this movie 💯 It was fun watching it with my Bestfriend

[@TheDiabeticGameMaster]

THIS WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN A TRILOGY!?!?!!?

[@luccirobbins6675]

Part one of a trilogy. The other two might get canceled now.

[@garrick5873]

The dialogue was some of the cheesiest I've ever heard. William Blatty had this belief that the Devil never wins, and this movie totally disregarded that with its ending. It was awful!

[@SteveDCM]

I believe that this new Exorcist movie was possessed by the movie overlords sucking the series until it’s run dry.

[@francisc1854]

Conservative?! Burstyn brings up the patriarchy and they vilified the white cristian/conservative father haha

[@filmneek]

I must be the only guy who enjoyed this film. Obviously it’s not as good as the OG but still had good levels of suspense, especially in the 1st act.

[@vernonson66]

From what I have read a little while ago, there is no guarantee that David gordon Green will be directing the next movie or third movie either. He might walk away from this so there might be a new director for the next movie.

[@klondik697]

I just seen the movie , I was crying in the movie because as a Christian some scenes hit home. The trailer seems scary and horrifying, but there’s a lesson to this movie. One the devil always come to kill,steal, and destroy. He’s also a liar. Also, have faith during trying times. Angela’s father didn’t have faith and the demon told him that. Lastly in the Bible it says two are better than one, and I like how they all came together. maybe, I like this because it was so bland.