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I implore you to please keep your psychiatric appointments as they are important in adjusting the proper lithium dosages to overcome some of the multiple voices swirling in your head.
Father Bowdern
gran, the tube you are referring to is called an NG tube (nasogastric tube) that is used for feedings directly into the stomach and often in the jujenum region. I only know because I work with enough patient's that have them. The tape across the nose bridge that you are referring to is necessary to keep the tube at the proper depth in the patient's stomach and to reduce tugging the tube out … although I'm sure Regan would have ripped hers out which is really not that uncommon in some patients … except Regan's hands were bound.
Father B
It's easy to block someone on here … just ignore them. I do believe we are being plagued with The Witch of Endor under a different username …
Father B
Wow. Approximately 15 minutes of languishing over these posts only to rediscover my original beliefs:
The tin foil wrapped 100-watt lightbulb “synchronizer machine” is still one of the most idiotic pieces of shit presented on film in effort to tie up “loose ends” that never existed in the first place.
Face it, WB wanted to cash in on its prize winner, but failed miserably despite enlisting the “dueling banjos” Boorman at the helm along with any other original cast members it could wrangle to get audiences excited into paying for another round of The Exorcist.
EPIC FAIL as box office receipts proved this point beyond any other indicator.
Father Bowdern
ReganMacNeilfan said:
I can't seem to log in on my pc. Every password I put says its wrong. Plus I have to do weird math. the adding I get but the ones I get, lost. any ideas?
Thanks.
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Regan … your posts are fine.
ReganMacNeilfan said:
Wasn't there a thing where the film was possessed?
Sure … if you believe in folklore and film-grossing hype!
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ian.von.battenberg said:
If this duo had been afforded all the time and money they really wanted, I can only imagine how much more intricate the film could have been.
That's another thing (I may be covering old ground here, I'm quite sure[!!]) but doesn't the ending of the film seem a little 'rushed'? I've not read the book yet (it's the next one on the ever-growing pile [I'm currently reading Thomas Allen's “Possessed”]) so I'm not sure of the exact chain of events, but the actual exorcism is, in my opinion, over and done with really quickly. Does anyone agree?
Were there reasons for this; budget / time constraints etc . . .
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Just a thought.
ian.von.battenberg said:
If this duo had been afforded all the time and money they really wanted, I can only imagine how much more intricate the film could have been.
That's another thing (I may be covering old ground here, I'm quite sure[!!]) but doesn't the ending of the film seem a little 'rushed'? I've not read the book yet (it's the next one on the ever-growing pile [I'm currently reading Thomas Allen's “Possessed”]) so I'm not sure of the exact chain of events, but the actual exorcism is, in my opinion, over and done with really quickly. Does anyone agree?
Were there reasons for this; budget / time constraints etc . . .
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Just a thought.
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The Exorcist has a history of being one those films in which budget and time escalated beyond what producers (Warner Brothers) anticipated. There are lots interesting points about delays that cost not only time, but money; i.e., the original shooting was scheduled for 85 days. However, a fire torched the MacNeil house studio set and filming was set back six weeks causing the actual production to ramp up to 224 days.
You can imagine how freaked out producers were when the final budget reached $12M in 1973 (that's approximately $130M today). You can also imagine how freaked out producers were when Friedkin filmed the opening Northern Iraq scene last and well over the allocated budget. To this point, I can say that Blatty and Friedkin were already finished with the filming of the exorcism portion of the film. Considering the lack of CGI special effects then, the film is impressive in covering the vast majority of Blatty's intended viewpoints from his novel about what happens during those few minutes.
Father Bowdern
jguthrie said:
umm….wow. I'm speechless. I wonder what the tattoo artist must've been thinking.
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The artist? Hell, my ass hurts just looking at that!
If you look around this site, you will see that many fans have had misinterpretations about specific parts of the film.
In my opinion, both Blatty and Friedkin wanted some of these misinterpretations – or – shall we say, “intelligent intentional misdirections.”
If this duo had been afforded all the time and money they really wanted, I can only imagine how much more intricate the film could have been.
Father Bowdern
Welcome!
I believe you are referring to Jack Nitzsche's ultra-creepy “Polymorphia” … no?
To enjoy your favorite part, go further intro the track as Friedkin was ever so clever in his choosing certain bits and pieces throughout the film (I can hear the beginning of a “sandstone exorcism” … a “spider walking” … and lots of “foreboding” transitional scenes, too).
Father Bowdern
ReganMacNeilfan said:
I love this version the best. 🙂 But don't do what and mistaken it for the soft mild version and watch at 11 at night. Lol
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As long as you like either version …. you should be fine and dandy! BTW, where did you get the Regan MacNeil “spinning head” in your signature line? Love it!
Father B
Could not agree more with Jagged … a hysterical film that had WB fit to be tied … but not worth the money or the time. POS!
Father B
