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When I was in the theatre they showed about a 5-10 minute ‘preview’ of the doumentary that was going to be shown at the end before the movie started..
Got ya. Thanks for clarifying, Damien. Yes, I know what you’re talking about including those long-ass commercials that I wanted to end so they would start the movie! 🙂
Father Bowdern
Also, I loved seeing the wires for Blair and Burstyn, the wires pulling the chest of drawers on a platform stage, and how the door truly slams shut. Ellen Burstyn has my sincerest sympathy for being pulled by such an enormous wire, and I’m happy Roizman’s crew caught the action behind the scenes. Big OUCH for Burstyn doing that more than one time on a hard floor against a hard wall with no padding.
Father Bowdern
Agreed ^^
I loved seeing how the Drawer and chair were moved and dragged, it was just so simple. It was perfect! :>Damien,
I think we’re under the same impressions that things do not look so low-tech, yet come across as high-tech in the film. As an aside, I don’t think the BTS ruins the film, but only adds more interesting elements in knowing how it was done and who did it, why, and when.
Roizman is quite lucky to have captured the stuff he did because fans are thrilled and his pockets just got fuller! Go Owen!
Father Bowdern
WOW, I haven’t been on this site in a LONNNNNG time. It looks really good. I like the new design. Very snazzy.
As for the re-release, I was very happy to see it with some friends. The sound was phenomenal! I felt I like I was being assaulted by the soundtrack. It kept me uneasy throughout the entire film, which was a definite plus!
I’m so glad I’ve finally been able to see one of my all-time favorite films on the silver screen. 😀
It’s been a long time, Greg! Isn’t the site incredible looking … very streamlined.
The sound really was top notch in the theater I went to and when the phone rings and Regan yells, “Merrin,” the seats shook. It scares the crap out of everyone in there. I think I went temporarily deaf for a couple of minutes after the Merrin shout out.
Father Bowdern
Ugh, why do I have all the luck?? My theater had about 15 people in it, and my friend and I didn’t mind that much, but I thought there would be more. I spent 12.50 on my tickets, so I was a little mad that I could have bought them at the theater and saved money, but I’d be furious if I got there and it was sold out, so give and take I guess. Of the 15 people, there were a group of (shocker) teenagers. They were BAD. They laughed at the “fuckin’ bastard” scene, which I gave them. But they were actually laughing hysterically during the crucifix scene. I believe they said something like, “Hahaha, she’s stabbing herself in the cooter with a cross!” I was pretty disgusted. I’m not that young, but I’m not old either, and I think that scene is just plain disturbing and…just wow. It was absolutely ridiculous. So after that, some people in the theater (myself included) gave them a “SHUT UP” and they stopped…until the exorcism scene. Again, hysterical laughter at the “Your mother sucks cocks in hell!” scene. At this point, I was so aggravated at their obnoxious behavior I decided to do something about it. Apparently (I heard a couple people behind me whispering about it) someone had already gone to management to get these kids to either leave or shut up, but as far as I know they did nothing. I had a little bit of a Twix bar left in my hand and I waited until the next outburst. I didn’t have to wait long. I pelted one of them in the back of the head with it. The people behind me found that pretty funny. They decided to leave before the exorcism scene was over, so mission accomplished. People cheered when they left. We got to watch the rest of the movie and the documentary in peace.
Other than the idiot kids, it was a really good time. My friend was covering her face with her sweatshirt for half the movie, so I had something to laugh at :). I just wish these theaters would enforce the no one under 17 admitted, and at the theater I went to, kids under 17 need to be accompanied by an adult after 7, which they weren’t.
^^ That is what I was worried about the most, but luckily no one was being annoying, some people left their seats in front of me about 4 times, but hey.
straw, the Twix bar is a killer idea. You’ve got me laughing hard on that one!
The theater I attended was full and fortunately they enforced the rule of no one under 17 allowed without an adult after 6:00PM. That made that part easy because I feared there would an onslaught of very immature teens who could only comprehend “those” significant scenes because they were too busy texting which is not allowed in most theaters now, including the one I attended. Just an aside: I honestly don’t believe that ADD or ADHD has risen that much since 1973 when I saw the film originally. However, I do believe that living in a technical world of constant texting and tweeting is demolishing some intellectual thinking. Don’t boo … it’s just a theory.
The Exorcist is a film that requires an attention span of more than three minutes. We have to remember that a lot of individuals hide their fear through laughter (as pointed out in the documentary). For the same individuals who laughed in my theater at the same kind of things you mentioned, they also covered their eyes during the arteriogram scene. I wanted to yell, “Now who is laughing?”
Father Bowdern
I’ve read a lot of people had similar experiences (and some worse) and I was worried when/if I ever get the chance to see it on the big screen a bunch of obnoxious turds will ruin it for me too. Apparently it’s not just teens, which is really sad for those “adults” who think the film is hilarious.
But now I know if I’m ever in that position, to arm myself with a Twix bar 😉
LMAO, Justin! Twix bars for everyone who enters the theater to watch The Exorcist. We should point them like a loaded pistol and bing the turds in the head with them when they laugh!
Father Bowdern
PS: Justin you will get a real thrill out of seeing Blair laughing and making faces when she’s doing the crucifix scene with the bloody box strapped on a black cushioined box that’s then strapped to her lap. It still makes me wonder why on earth, Blair wouldn’t ask, “Why am I pounding the cross in this box and saying, “Let Jesus fuck you?” I hope you give some pics and film clips from the BTS stuff, Justin. Can’t wait!
Don’t get me wrong, there are scenes that make me chuckle…but they’re the appropriate times. “I lied…it’s for me…”, “Do people tell you you look like Paul Newman?” etc. But I just don’t think there’s anything justified laughing at this little girl who’s doing and saying these horrible things against her will. I guess I’m just one of those crazy kids that’s able to let a movie completely consume me while I’m watching it.
I agree, Father, my generation (I was born in ’88) and on has become a bunch of technology-induced zombies. Sure, I use things like facebook, texting, etc etc, but it’s not my lifeline. Could I do without it? Sure…it wasn’t really around a whole lot up until I was in late-middle school/high school. To be honest, a lot of the people from my generation (and on) embarrass me. Like I said, if you could really get into the movie and block out all outside forces and thinking, I really don’t see anything that would be funny about this movie. I feel like it’s all in how the movie portrays it, and I think The Exorcist did an awesome job of that.
All in all, we had a good time at the theater. It might not have been as perfect as I would have liked (c’mon, this is my favorite movie!) but we came away with a fun story to tell and my friend got the piss scared out of her. Mission accomplished!
PS- another funny little aside: there was a group of four out in the lobby after the film let out. My friend and I were like, “Crap!” thinking it was the kids I had drove out. It would have been 5 on 2 (2 girls…now we can hold our own…but three deep?!)and we assumed them to be minors. Where I’m from (not sure if it’s the same for everyone) not only can you not hit a minor, you can even get in trouble defending yourself against a minor unless you’re just restraining. As it turned out, it was the group behind us, and they congratulated me on my impeccable aim. Hey, I can’t complain too much. I still got to see The Exorcist on the big screen, and that’ll probably be the last time it’s shown, at least in America.
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