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1997 original warner bros dvd pan and scan and widescreen original release no touch ups, trailer.
25th anniversary dvd uk release shorter doc
as above usa region 1 longer doc diff menus
TVYNS dvd usa r1
25th anniversary deluxe usa dvd box with book , soundtrack and lobby cards. usa r1 sadly not a signed one.
Exorcist III dvd Usa R1
The fear of god vhs to dvdr with McCambridge clips. PAL FORMAT
Didnt you used to be Satan – uk 30 min doc on the story of Linda Blair and the curse of the film. dvdr PAL FORMAT not sure what year ? good int with Blatty , lindas mum on chat show, audience reactions vintage clips blairs reaction.
Fangoria issue? special on the movie. big spreads on the movie its in my loft so not sure what year etc.
Photoplay film monthly may 1974 Exorcist interviews and pics will scan for everyone for upload. before it falls to pieces.
Linda Blair make up plaster cast – dick smaith test make up. ive painted it to match the film make up. (see home page of this site) i can reproduce this as well i have a mold its usually gold or bronze finished .
Pazuzu Amulet – home made reproduction semi hand carved. hand painted.
Exorcist audio book read by Christopher Lee original tapes 4 also in mp3 format.
thats off the top of my head….may be more to list ?
Ive loved reading Man In Khaki’s points they are written passionately by a fan of Dominion and i will be watching Dominion again rest assured. I love the original so much its hard to watch something with Exorcist in the title and not sit there and say give me the feeling i had age 13 ….its never coming back.
I do not want to sound like a big fan of ETB it was a very flawed, Harlins version is pure studio getting their cash back so it could also be said a lot of the dreadful sequences were probably studio driven so don’t be too harsh he is a very odd choice and not all of it was bad it did have a few creepy moments.
i could not wait to see Dominion but was on first viewing very let down ..sorry.Im gonna watch again with all you have said in mind.
Excellent points it has made me want to revisit the movie (Dominion ) but as movies are a visual medium i think it is valid to say Dominion as a peice of ‘visual entertainment’ fails miserably and you can see why it was dropped by studio execs.
Movies are essentially all surface so it is not easy to like Dominion , its message no matter how powerful is lost in a poorly executed project.
I personally do not want either movie or any follow up , its stinks of money making. But as we are ‘forced’ to watch out of curiousity i think they should at least execute it with some style and invoke interest. Dominion is not at all entertaining and its story no matter how intellectual it trys to be falls down in its production.Both movies for me fail in this respect ones message is lost in a dull plod and amatuer almost unfinshed presentation.
ETB is way over the top its lavish opening ruined by over the top set peices and is stopped dead in its tracks by the closing ‘exorcism’ it really is very funny and is a simple re hash of moments from the original.Don’t get me wrong i think both are essentialy ill advised but when you put Exorcist on something comparisons to the original are hard to avoid in that respect we are dealing with 2 sub par films and somewhere in between is a worthy prequel.
As pointed out Dominion is less surface gloss but along the way it forgot something important to give us a good chill so its easy for Schrader to say after the fact its not a horror film but it is presenting horryfying acts and fantastical situations , he is covering himself because he knows it fails in this respect.
As a piece of horror ETB has its moments and i did actually like the odd nod echoing the original movie i think it tied it in somewhat but the final act is dreadful no arguement.
But anyway your arguments have convinced me i missed something so im gonna purchase Dominion and have a look again.
As i said between the 2 i think there is a very decent movie one which perhaps a fan edit would bring out?tis indeed true
i think there all 3 versions are slightly different but ive not compared to be honest , although there was a link to some comparisons on the forum.
Friedkin took out the yellowy gold and washed it out.
the 1997 release is the untouched movie of course by todays standards of authoring its clear little restoration was done on it , it very grainy but i prefer it .
By the time we get to TVYNS its too glossy looking it should look a bit rough take a look at The French Connection thats gritty and captures his documentery feel.I may face a firing squad but im not a fan of either but ETB i consider to be a superior horror movie it did at least have some creepy moments and i did like the opening.
I think Dominion is very weak indeed no scares at all no feeling of unease and the effects were very poor indeed.
I wanted Dominion to be better as i admire schraders past work but it turns out to be quite dull really …sorry folks.
The german sequence is better in ETB it just felt more emotional i think the leads performance was better more weary.
That said both are laughable during the exorcism moments noone can ever repulse us quite like Friedkin did , bad language is just part of everyday speech now , in those days it was not the norm especially hearing a child do it. I nearly fell off my chair laughing it stopped the movie in its tracks.
Neither has the atmosphere or eerie docu feeling of the original.
Perhaps i need to read the previous posts more or i missed the point i found little intellectual in Dominion just a badly made horror flick.
I just love horror movies but Dominion failed for me and was the worst of the 2.
One thing about ETB was that it was technically way ahead , the sound is very good on my home cinema amp and the DTS is simply very eerie with voices and whispering coming from behind etc so i think it is quite a show peice in that respect.
Going back now to read some more posts to see if Dominion deserves another watch.amazon have the original version it turns up now and then but is very expensive.
I got mine when it came out and preferred the pic so kept it…glad i did .
Ebay is always worth a look as well some sole may be offloading it.I think the colour choice is Friedkin i would imagine all 3 versions are different its a choice i suppose and i would imagine Friedkin made that choice when re mastering it, its fashionable to have these filters , remember that washed out look leaving the silver nitrate in employed by many films in the early part of this decade.
I remember the colours being very natural at the cinema , deep blacks and grainy.
The 1997 dvd was banged out probably with no touching up so represents the film as closely as i remember.
Friedkin de saturated the Karras dream sequence gone is the gold hues typical of this and The Godfather at the time.
Most new dvd releases of any movie are slightly different it all depends on what you think looks best Friedkin must have thought it needed more Blue in?Justin if you want a swap you can mail me here http://www.ghoststoryforchristmas.co.uk
yep there he is at the beginning of the promo ….cool. Subverting the kids..pleased to Albarn and co like Pazuzu enough to include him in this great promo..nice.
please God i hope a remake is never attempted in my lifetime , there are few re-makes thet are ever any good, if fact i cannot think of any bar hammer’s Dracula!!.
Lets pray the studios never throw their money at a re-make surley the last 2 follow ups were quite enough to discourage anyone from such a ridiculous idea.The sequels all have interesting scenes but are basically flawed and because you have seen one of the finest movies ever made it is a hard act to follow.
While all have interesting parts they always throw in an exorcism scene which totally ruins the movies…we have seen it before just leave it out.
All are trying to convey a different facet in their follow up which the studio eventually intervenes and makes them put in scenes of ‘exorcism’.
Exorcist III was marred by studio interference as was dominion and beginning a better proposal would be to not have exorcist in the title, but, they may not get made.
Exorcist III is the best but is far too plodding for some it does in some way capture thee atmosphere but the ridiculous exorcism at the end destroys what has come before.
Just my opinion its rare when a follow up betters or comes close to the original Aliens , T2 and Godfather 2 being the exception.
Dominion was watchable but marred by silly cursing and some bad acting and a plot which did not hold up well at all.
Sorry if i offended any people but as we are all only really interested in capturing the fear we had upon viewing the original.
