The Exorcist - Movie Review

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Chris Stuckmann and Matthew Brando review The Exorcist, starring Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Linda Blair, Jason Miller. Directed by William Friedkin.

[@ElliotCoen]

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[@rsolsjo]

Always liked how the film plays with contrasts. Mostly silent with sharp shocking loud moments. The "heroes" wear black, the "demon" wears white. Old meets young. Good meets bad. Iraq (old/religious) meets Washington (new/atheist). Science/medicine meets rites and rituals. I think "tug of war" was a pretty great description indeed.

[@michaelbozas]

If the Exorcist isn't an A+ no horror movie is. Man let's be honest.

[@jessthestylist8694]

“What were filmmakers doing in the 70s???” Drugs guys. So many drugs

[@samiam2088]

I know you said there are too many doctor scenes. As a child I had health issues and was often in hospitals. Watching Reagan get terrorized by hospital tests, loud equipment, x-rays, discussions about you like you’re not in the room, the trial runs with different medications. The small invasions into your personhood... those scenes resonated with me the most.

[@AllgoodthingsTv]

I love the comment about Reagan just sitting in the corner like a goon after she kills the main priest. That scene has always stuck with me. It's that apathy to something horrific, that mouth breather expression she has. Just great direction.

[@alexanderadams9008]

This movie isn’t a movie, it’s an experience, it is heavy, it just feels different, not sure why

[@danielgrimes8312]

French connection is better than the exorcist...

[@naverich4603]

Man, I watched exorcist for the first time today...like 4 hours ago...the fact you uploaded this review makes me shiver

[@MerkinMuffly]

I was scared shitless watching this on vhs during 80s, I can only imagine what people in the movie theater thought of it watching it in 1973, right after Christmas, a wtf release date to say the least.

[@sonnyshow]

The make up was so good in this that I genuinely thought Father Merrin was an old man. He looked in his late sixties, at least. But he was only 44 at the time. Amazing.

[@victorymansions]

The psychological aspect to this really holds up the movie. It would come across as dated very easily if the focus was solely on the shock factor. But the character development and emotion makes it a fascinating watch. Always wanted to analyse this movie from start to finish. It's a quality watch.

[@leoprovenza3729]

I always thought the film was moving in how it was about a single mom trying desperately to find out what is wrong with her daughter. She tried the medical field, the psych field, and finally resorted to the "religious" field, despite her beliefs. It didn't matter how she believed. All she wanted was for her daughter to get better. It makes you wonder what it would take.

[@zombona890]

This film affected me so, even the name “William Peter Blatty” scares the shout outta me.

[@levanceland]

The scene where Damien was checking Reagan's heartbeat got me teary eyed. The devil is tormenting Damien by pleading with his mom's voice, he desperately exclaims he not his mom, and the lead priest tells him to get out. Damien leaves the room with this near religious portrait expression of weakness.

[@italosblogtalkradio4279]

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[@zZapStrapZz]

Probably my favourite shot of all time in any film, is the shot of Merrin outside of the house when he first arrives... such a beautifully crafted shot.

[@debashreedas3819]

I'm so glad that there are people out there who appreciate this masterpiece as much as I do. It's like wine, the more I watch it the more I find out aspects that I didn't notice before. There was a scene of dialogue, where the detective says, that someone there out the director out of the window from Regan's room, there was no particular scene that shows it, but you know who did it, and its just pure horror. I love how it left things for imagination. I can't stop typing! God help me xD

[@milesschmidt3285]

After rewatching this film as an adult, I gained a hope in humanity I'd been missing for some years. A simple story, black and white, but also exploring the grey we all experience on a daily basis. If there is no hope for good to prevail, then there will only be despair. Possibly the best movie of all time.

[@robfuzz]

If you see interviews with John Carpenter and Wes Craven they talk about how Psycho changed everything. No longer was it about some monster "out there". The monster was right here in your family or neighborhood. Horror became documentary. The monster was inside of us. As a culture, especially with the civil rights movement, we were getting uglier and scarier. Night of the Living Dead,Rosemary's Baby, The Last House on the Left, The Exorcist, Texas Chainsaw, Jaws, Carrie... all tapped into this. Nowhere was safe because man was his own worst fear. The main character in The Exorcist was not Regan but Karras. Regan was a catalyst. The movie was about the consequences of the growing cynicism in society.