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@Father Bowdern said:
LOL Dave. I think (at least I hope) oachi is just casting in their own mind. Although, Miley could certainly play the possessed Regan easily as long as twerking is involved!
Yes. I would love to see an in-depth mini-series that includes all these subplots. I recall that Friedkin told Blatty that he hated his original script which was very, very close to the novel and asked him for a re-write. It could be reversed this time around if the execs were not involved at all in the mini-series like they were in the 70’s with the original film which ultimately led to a lot of the editing to keep the chairs full every two hours in the theaters.
Father B
Opposite way round I think chap
Friedkin hated the original script because it was so different from the novel. Jumbing back and forth in time and messing with the novel’s structure. He took a copy of the novel, marked up the filmable bits and had a script worked up by Blatty from that.
Anything excised was done just for timing issues and to preserve suspense.As you say, with a mini series we can hopefully get all the subplots back in as timing would be less of an issue and suspense would only be necessary between episodes.Certainly does look like it. Wow. For those that can’t make it out, that’s the soul of his left shoe with has hand visible behind.
Still seeing some minor formatting issues, but definitely better. It's using the full forum width now at least. I'll try and put a screen shot up later of what I'm seeing.
Not so sure about that. In correlation with the case used as inspiration, the novel establishes early on that the ritual takes many readings to be effective (Merrin's earlier exorcism of the demon was stated to have taken months).
I can't remember offhand how many days the final exorcism is set over in the novel but it is certainly extended. In the film Merrin dies before he even manages to complete a second reading so it's no surprise there is little effect on the demon.
Having said that, somehow the novel left me with the impression (I suspect through the demon's mix of modern profanity and syntax along with seemingly ancient knowledge and intent) that whether a Christian demon, Babylonian demon or as you say roving thug from some other dimension, were all just possible alternate facets of the same opportunist entity. Presenting the observer the face of evil his beliefs required in order to be effectively tormented.
Similarly I felt the content of any exorcism ritual used to dispel the entity would be pretty much irrelevant. It would be the intent and belief of the exorcist that would ultimately provide the spitiual power to remove the demon. hence Karras’ struggle with the demon and consequent ultimate sacrifice being effective.
Not just you. Pretty hard to read it at the minute, all squashed up into a fraction of the screen width. I suspect we are just part way through being updated to a better layout 🙂
Damn I can't read half of this. Everything is formatted beyond the page width again.
Time for a new 'puter me thinks.
I find if I move the mouse around near the top of the page it pops up. I assumed it was down to my ancient, no longer flash or Java supported mac. All the menus seem have gone out of whack for me.
It's the first time I haven't gone out and bought any new release of the film. I think Warner's may have finally killed it for me.
