[Justin]

Looks like it come from the same producers as “Snakes on a Train” and “Titanic 2.”

[Justin]

The greatest of any film, IMO!

[Justin]

Hmm… more like missing/removed post.

[Justin]

Here's an early version of my possessed Regan in Sims 3. I'm still working on it.

[Justin]

The content of the discs are identical, so yep, they both have the new documentary.

[Justin]

Can we please keep all Sims discussions to their respective threads rather than creating new ones for each post, otherwise they'll flood the forum for everyone who wants to view other topics.

[Justin]

Oachi, none of your photo posts are working. Looking at the HTML it appears you are putting a direct link to this thread rather than a link to your image. Try using ImageShack or TinyPic to upload it and then use the codes given to you.

[Justin]

The two scenes from a December 1972 draft of the screenplay: Scene 1, Scene 2.

[Justin]

Not a huge fan of the paperback art, but the hardcover is pretty nice. Both editions are available to pre-order from Chaos.com (which is an Aussie site, but has international shipping).

http://chaos.com/product/blatty-william-peter-the-exorcist-anv/11446360-269630.html

http://chaos.com/product/blatty-william-peter-the-exorcist/11454349-269630.html

[Justin]

Never met anyone in real life called Regan, only a few online. I think it's a really nice name, though, but it always gets associated with Regan MacNeil (which isn't a bad thing IMO, but it seems to be to those with the name ).

[Justin]

I too prefer having the extra scenes in the film, and I feel the same about wanting more pre-possession Regan. That's why I wish they'd kept the “funny noises” scenes in – they would have helped show her gradual mood changes without giving the audience too much too soon.

But I can't overall favour TVYNS or EDC because of all the silly new “subliminals,” sound effects, music queues, and colour grading which destroy the gritty realism that Friedkin was going for in the original 1973 version.

[Justin]

Okay, allow me to replace “my theory” with my opinion…and also reiterate that I can only speak to the conversations I have had in MY social circle. Also, as a Chatholic, being scared of demonic possession is not the same as being scared of a were wolf. One is an integral part of your religious upbringing, and the other is a fictional creature. Also note, I said my personal opinion, not that it was the one and only logical conclusion.

Of course – as a Catholic – but your post was talking about atheists and agnostics. To us lot there isn't any different between Satan, werewolves, or the 50ft Woman. But what all great films like The Exorcist do is for 2 hours give us complete suspension of disbelief. The effect may not always be on the same level as to someone like yourself, but on the other hand I've spoken to just as many religious friends that found The Exorcist ridiculous as I have atheists who found it truly frightening.

Fear is subjective, you simply can't assume it will effect one person but not the other, especially with a film like The Exorcist which challenges you to rethink your beliefs. And that, in my opinion, is the real reason why it has no effect on younger generations (religious or not) – they don't want to think, they want to be told… and with as many cheap shocks as possible.

I had hoped for a possible discussion regarding the belief system of younger generations of viewers and how that may affect their view of this film. I guess I should have just posted a link to an Exorcist sim instead…

What was my reply, then? Unless you just want to disregard it simply because you don't agree. Either way, no need to get narky.

[Justin]

drexul said:

Hi everyone ,

My theory on why the Exorcist doesn't seem to have the same effect on younger generations today comes from my own limited experiences at work. I am 42 and most of the staff I work with are in their early to mid 20s. The majority of them consider themselves atheists or agnostics. Most of them don't believe in anything spiritual or paranormal. I won't even go into how troubling I find this…I grew up Catholic, which of course made the Exorcist far more frightening for me. My personal opinion is that if you don't believe in God or the Devil, this movie will have little effect in you.

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I don't think that to be the case at all. I know plenty of non-believers who find the film frightening. With that kind of  logic, very few people would find any horror movies scary simply because vampires, zombies, werewolves, etc, don't really exist.

[Justin]

Well no, Sofi, that's the what influenced Friedkin to go back and shorten the film, but not the reason why he specifically took out these scenes.

[Justin]

Father Bowdern said:

Mary Jo also had a very small speaking part in the film, but it was cut. Hence, her name in the credits.

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Is any of her dialogue present in that alternate/early draft of the script?

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