[Father Fletcher]

You can find the trailer for Legion/Exorcist 3 (complete with morph) at
YOUTUBE.COM along with a heap of other Exorcist clips.

[Father Fletcher]

Hey granville1

Thanks for the response. I had forgotten about the scene where Karras is in the language lab. I have to admit any chance to see more of the superb Jason Miller should not be overlooked or grumbled at.

I don’t loathe TVYNS (& I realise you didn’t say that) but for impact I prefer the original. The ambigious ending still sends the shrivers down my spine. lol

Does anyone remember TVYNS being called THE DIRECTOR’S CUT?! When I saw it at the cinema it had DIRECTOR’S CUT beneath the title – though this is absent on the DVD. I have a poster too for TVYNS with DIRECTOR’S CUT on it.

I always thought that was a bit odd as Friedkin states on the FEAR OF GOD that the 73 version IS the film as he intended.

I also seem to remember reading on The Internet Movie Database that Friedkin took Warner Bros. to court (?!) over TVYNS being called THE DIRECTOR’S CUT. Can anyone elaborate on this? I would love to know the answer.

Thanks Father Fletcher

[Father Fletcher]

I prefer the original 73 version of The Exorcist. Though it is interesting how viewing TVYNS is like watching an entirely different film.

For me TVYNS is trying too hard to appeal to modern audiences/attempts to spell everything out for you, which I think is a shame.

My one pet hate with TVYNS is the appearence of the demon face on pots and pans in the kitchen when Chris McNeil returns home at one point.

For atmospherics you can’t beat the 73 version. TVYNS also includes a vast amount of instrumental score (if I recall rightly) – which for me only adds to the attempt to dumb down the film and spell out when the fright is coming.

However it was great to see TYNS at the cinema (as I was too young to see the original 98′ re-release). I’m also surprised that a lot of you say the 73 version is hard to come by as it is still widely availble in the uk.

Though the Region 1 25th Anniversary is superior as it has the longer cut of the FEAR OF GOD DOC. However it would seem the only way to see the *COMPLETE* doc is if you own a recording from when it originally aired on BBC 2 in 1998.

Also Freidkin’s commentary on the 25th anniversary is far better than the one featured on TVYNS. On TVYNS he literally spells out what you’re seeing on screen as it happens – though I suppose you can’t blame the guy, what else can he say that he hasn’t already said on the 25th anniversary.

In my opinion the 73 version is better because there is far less spelled out for you plus there is no (or not quite so much)instrumental music which only adds to making TVUNS a more conventional horror. Something that I admired about the 73 version – because it wasn’t conventional – it was a rough around the edges documentary-esque psychological thriller.

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