[JSM]

I would never call anyone on here “stupid,” RMF.  No worries.  

What I meant by a 3D cover is when you turn it a certain way you see one thing, and when you turn it another, you see something different.  That's what I was referencing when I spoke of “The Silence of the Lambs'” dvd cover that came out some years ago.  When held in one position, you would see Anthony Hopkins' face.  Holding it at a different angle, you'd see Jodie Foster's.  It was a “stick on” piece that went on top of the cover, basically.

Everyone's entitled to their opinion, of course!  I was simply stating that to me, “The Exorcist” is synonymous with the picture of the light shining on the priest.  For almost 40 years, that's been the cover art for the film.  I'm a purist when it comes to cover art.  That means I simply don't care for when studios change movie covers for the sake of making a buck.  Some people see a different cover and are enticed to buy the movie if they like the film just because “there's something new.”  I think we can have an amazing transfer on the new Blu ray with all the special features included, and still have our original cover.  Now that we've had to endure that Linda Blair cover for some time now, perhaps they will return to the art most people associate with the film.  For an “Anniversary” edition, it would only seem fitting.

[ReganMacNeilfan]

Oh I got ya. That was just an inside joke of me. Lol

Maybe Regan and captain howdy?

Speaking of 3d covers my dad found The Final Destination 3D cover, I had hanging in my room for years. Just recently have I bought it. Great film too. Funny. I know I at people dying. :p

[fatherbowdern]

Everyone's entitled to their opinion, of course!  I was simply stating that to me, “The Exorcist” is synonymous with the picture of the light shining on the priest.  For almost 40 years, that's been the cover art for the film.  I'm a purist when it comes to cover art.  That means I simply don't care for when studios change movie covers for the sake of making a buck.  Some people see a different cover and are enticed to buy the movie if they like the film just because “there's something new.”  I think we can have an amazing transfer on the new Blu ray with all the special features included, and still have our original cover.  Now that we've had to endure that Linda Blair cover for some time now, perhaps they will return to the art most people associate with the film.  For an “Anniversary” edition, it would only seem fitting.

Couldn't agree more! I hope WB justs adds a gold banner on the top stating it's the 40th Anniversary and stop tooling with the cover artwork. However, I would venture to say it will be messed with again after Blatty released his updated version of the novel. If anything, maybe they can go 3D with the iconic shadow of Merrin in Regan's bedroom light with a twist to one side exposing … dare I say … Captain Howdy? (I say this tongue in cheek as Eileen Dietz will have a field day with that because as her “biography” claims, “In THE EXORCIST, Eileen performed parts of the controversial scenes such as masturbating, vomiting, levitating, and climatically dying at the end.”

It just makes sense to leave the classics alone.

Father B

[Jagged]

Father Bowdern said:

JSM said:

I'm sure many people here noticed that the United Kingdom Blu ray version out right now of “The Exorcist” is the EDC cover with the green-colored Linda Blair, just like the U.S. version of the EDC dvd.

Are you sure about that? All the UK blu rays I've seen are the usual image of Merrin stood outside the house.

[JSM]

You're right.  My bad.  It's the Australian version of the Blu ray.  Check out e-Bay.

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