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Ceru,
I like these pop quizzes … so I’m taking a guess at Oldfield’s classic at the time you point out above. (This may depend on which Oldfield version we’re talking about – the original 1973 or a more updated revision. So, is it the music playing on the radio when Karras leaves his mother’s apartment in NYC?
Father Bowdern
Shows Merrin’s strength against what he already knows about the demon. Plus, he’s old as dirt and has been through a lot … a little putrid vomit won’t kill him … but his heart will.
Father Bowdern
Thanks, Jagged … no “ghosts” on my machine. I think this is something that I screwed up along the way when I uploaded by new avatar and switched by name from “fatherbowdern” to “Father Bowdern.” I guess certain software programs don’t like you to mess with them. However, if anyone can figure out the bug, it’s the Cap.
Father Bowdern
Ceru, yeah! Good catches! I’ll check for the “moving arm” part. I did do a post on here with screen captures, but I can’t remember what we were talking about at the time.
Father Bowdern
Love that skin ripping away from Regan’s calf. If you have the film on DVD, watch as the flesh is pulled away from top to bottom and flies off the screen.
Father Bowdern
Lots of good thoughts, Ceru. I’m afraid that if Blatty doesn’t provide the script, with updates for the 21st Century of course, the new mini-series will fail miserably in its translation from the novel to television. Imagine Rob Zombie doing this job!
Let’s say that Blatty is true to his novel in every aspect. If so, I would anticipate a very, very long mini-series. I’d love that, but I’m not sure if any production company would chunk out the payload necessary to create a full-fleshed interpretation. No, we’re not talking about War and Peace, but Blatty is one of the most gifted writers of his time who provides the many details necessary to bring the reader “into the novel.”
I would assume HBO or Showtime would step up to the plate, but I haven’t heard anything yet. The Cap and I write back and forth and I told him wherever the filming takes place, I’m going to try out for a bit part or even an extra.
Father Bowdern
Very impressive … check out his other work here.
Father Bowdern
LMAO, Jagged. You’re on a roll to start the new year right!
Father Bowdern
PS: I really do agree it is not a masturbation scene in the film. Rather it is the most viscously disfiguring scenes of this film, and perhaps in cinema history. Nothing to date quite touches the intertwining of a pre-pubescent stabbing her crouch with an iconic Christian symbol.
Jagged,
What an erudite commentary! I couldn’t agree more with you on every point.
On another note as to why I don’t believe this information about Dietz having a Captain Howdy reel: Well, if we eliminate Dietz’s grandstanding, I would find it ridiculous that anyone associated with this film would offer an uncredited bit player a test reel of anything.
Huge Hollywood productions like The Exorcist guard their intellectual property, as they should. Even Mark Kermode had to get approval before entering “the vaults of cutting-room floor material” for his FOG documentary.
Does Dietz owns a copy of the Captain Howdy test reel? Sure, she does … and the Pope lives in a dilapidated shack.
Father Bowdern
Yep. Again for viewing pleasure (or disgust), look here.
Father Bowdern
Well put, Rat. But, I’m afraid if horror films of today don’t include a few titty scenes and CGI, WPM and WF are screwed. Can you imagine how the crucifix masturbation will be filmed by today’s youth standards? That’s right … no more of that whimppy cut-away scene crap; we’ll have to endure penetration scenes!
Father Bowdern
