[jguthrie]

Absolutely father….I even read how it compared to the Exorcist in The Thing tribute article in Rue Morgue magazine…in a hundred years, when people mention Carpenter…they will first think of The Thing…(and don’t get me wrong, I love Halloween.)

[jguthrie]

John Carpenter’s The Thing–hands down.

[jguthrie]

It would be like remaking the Mona Lisa or Van Gogh’s Starry Night. Once you’ve hit the top…there is no way but down. It is the same way I feel about a remake of John Carpenter’s The Thing….what they would do with it with crappy CGI. When all the elements are right, you get the perfect chemical reaction….like Friedkin achieved on the Exorcist. Modern horror is a money making business…..they are the cheapest to produce and return the most money back. The horror directors of the past were not in it for the money, but simply as a love for the genre or to make a statement. I think that the new Texas Chainsaw Massacre movies are the WORST shit Hollywood has put out….Nothing will EVER compare to Hooper’s original. And hacks like Rob Zombie are in the business simply to show off his untalented wife’s ass, and make a music video of songs he likes (Freebird, etc.) within his films. If Rob Zombie is listening….take some tips from a better filmmaker on how to actually use music in a film—Carpenter and Scorsese come to mind. I’m sick to death of horror remakes and cannot wait until a new resurgence of horror originality emerges perhaps with talents like Neil Marshall. I hope you guys like my opinions (I’ve been studying film all my life including at the University level).
Thanks.

[jguthrie]

The Barringer Clinic was Regan’s last stop…the room with all the docs…who finally suggest to Chris to take her to a priest.

[jguthrie]

Probably a really hardcore Exorcist fan.

[jguthrie]

I’ve found that most of the opinions on IMDB boards are definitely mostly of young kids….their opinions mean absolutely nothing to me. The Exorcist is, and always will be, a visceral classic and the people that don’t appreciate this usually don’t have any taste anyway.

[jguthrie]

I just so happen to have driven a cab for about two years….Most likely Merrin had some sort of voucher paid for by the church….I would have NEVER let someone out without paying.

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