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Post by slayrrr666 on Mar 30, 2006 11:57:08 GMT -5
 "The Exorcist" is one of the funniest unintentional comedies made. **SPOILERS** Father Damien Karras, (Jason Miller) is worried, since the death of his mother has caused him to loose his faith. Meanwhile, young Reagan MacNeil, (Linda Blair) has been acting quite unnaturally, and her mother Chris, (Ellen Burstyn) takes her to a series of doctors and psychiatrists to determine the cause of her actions. When they prove useless, Chris finds that an exorcism is the only answer to what has happened. Father Lankester Merrin, (Max Von Sydow) is asked to help Father Karras, and together they try to drive the demon out of Reagan. The Good News: I hate to say this, but I was laughing at this movie. I know it isn't a funny situation or had no funny dialog, but the film has several events where a well-timed joke makes the scene laugh-out-loud funny. It's more of a result of the kind of joke you can make on the situation on hand. It might've been the scariest movie when it came out, but it was pretty hilarious. All hilarity aside, the exorcism scene is one of pure thrills. It's completely compelling, exciting and will never lose a viewer's interest. The events to show Reagan's possession are some great disturbing moments, and all of them combined together give the illusion of something far more shocking and terrifying than any human could ever be. They're all quite impressive and shocking than these scenes. The Bad News: I probably shouldn't have laughed at this movie. It's quite scary, and for the time, this is something that would freak people out. It's quite powerful and shocking. The Final Verdict: I know I shouldn't have laughed during this movie, but I just couldn't help it. It's funny for all the wrong reasons, though, as you make jokes about the situation on screen rather than the situation itself, but it's still not supposed to be hilarious. As this differs from the popular opinion, though: it's your choice to follow, the popular opinion or the loner in the corner laughing at the movie. Rated R: Graphic Language, Demonic images, and a mild masturbation scene |
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Post by Termination on Mar 30, 2006 15:58:00 GMT -5
I voted. Don't know what the descriptions mean thou  "I hate to say this, but I was laughing at this movie" Your not alone. Maybe if I could turn back time to 1973, & not have seen any horror pictures before, I might be scared out of wits. Well, I've seen too many horror films before this one & wasn't scared one bit. The film was comical (sp?) BUT it is a piece of the film classic noir, so I give credit where credit is due.. It was entertaining. |
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Mar 30, 2006 16:05:02 GMT -5
This is one that's still creepy to me... I don't think I've ever laughed while watching it, unless just thinking about some of the parodies of it that have been done over the years.
Still one of my faves of all time. But I can appreciate your point of view on it.
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Post by slayrrr666 on Mar 30, 2006 17:03:20 GMT -5
I voted. Don't know what the descriptions mean thou Voting is simple-5, you loved it, 1, you didn't. Numbers are the same, just the words next to it are different. The rating means the same thing. LDG, I'm not talking about parodies of the film, I'm talking about laughing at it because of the film itself. I don't really remember laughing because of the parodies, but saw where they took them from. The laughing at it came purely from new experiences. |
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Post by Bartwald on Mar 31, 2006 16:31:30 GMT -5
The Exorcist is one of the very few truly unnerving horror films - unless you watch it at daytime or while drinking beer with friends. So is Exorcist III, don't you think?
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Post by Termination on Mar 31, 2006 18:58:58 GMT -5
Not to take away any steam from The Exorcist, but I found The Exorsism of Emily Rose much, much more disturbing.  |
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Post by slayrrr666 on Apr 1, 2006 13:07:14 GMT -5
Not to take away any steam from The Exorcist, but I found The Exorsism of Emily Rose much, much more disturbing. Really, Term?  |
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Post by Quorthon on Apr 11, 2006 11:41:54 GMT -5
I voted a solid 5 on this one. I love it.
And while I chuckled at some parts of Exorcist: The Beginning, I rather enjoyed the sheer shock and horror element and atmosphere of the original.
It's a classic for good reason.
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Post by Phoenix on Apr 13, 2006 13:09:14 GMT -5
A classic -5/5 for me. I didn't find it funny the various times I've seen it though - you have a unique POV for sure.
The documentary of the film (which is on my Special Edition DVD) is something to check out though. It's very interesting!
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Post by frankenjohn on Apr 13, 2006 16:28:20 GMT -5
A classic -5/5 for me. I didn't find it funny the various times I've seen it though - you have a unique POV for sure. The documentary of the film (which is on my Special Edition DVD) is something to check out though. It's very interesting! The Fear of God? |
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Post by ZapRowsdower on Apr 13, 2006 17:08:24 GMT -5
5/5
Although I found the book to be much scarier, I can't deny this was one well-made, scary film.
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Post by Phoenix on Apr 14, 2006 9:56:46 GMT -5
Yup, Fear of God. good stuff.
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Post by slayrrr666 on Apr 14, 2006 13:17:32 GMT -5
Well, it seems like it's time for me to reveal several scenes where I laughed at the movie:
When the Detective picked up the trinket at the bottom of the stairs:
I cracked the joke, "You ever wonder, if just for the sake of having a goof in the end credits, he once picked it up, pretending to smell it and then make a gagging face, as if he actually sniffed a frozen turd?"
When Father Karras is running around the track:
"You ever wonder if, in one of the out-takes, he saw the guy reading the paper and kept running right into one of the poles in the field?"
"Maybe, or maybe he ran into the sound crew off-camera trying to record it?"
When Chris walks in on the masturbation scene:
Wouldn't it be great if she instead said, "I don't think you're doing that right. Here, let me show you."
"If some-one shoved my face into their bloody crotch and bitch-slapped me across the room, I wouldn't stay in the same house if my life depended on it."
When the priests are debating over whether to perform the exorcism or not:
"Why would you wait five months to get authorization? Spend five minutes with her and you'll get all the evidence you need."
Not to mention the lines she says possessed ("Shove your cock up your ass, you fucking cocksucker" and spitting on the doctor and saying "You fucking asshole!" are two such examples) that I laughed a lot at this one.
And finally, any time Chris witnesses a possessed act:
I'd tie her to the bed, walk away and leave them her, starting over on a new life and wish her the best of luck.
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Post by Quorthon on Apr 17, 2006 20:05:08 GMT -5
"If some-one shoved my face into their bloody crotch and bitch-slapped me across the room, I wouldn't stay in the same house if my life depended on it." That really depends on whose bloody crotch my face is in. Like, say, if it were Scarlett Johanssen's crotch.... |
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Post by Heineken Skywalker on Apr 18, 2006 13:29:31 GMT -5
What exactly was "mild" about the masturbation scene? That she used a crucifix, that it's a little girl doing it, or that there's blood everywhere? So, I'm watching SCHINDLER'S LIST and laughing my ass off! Oh man, that Ralph Fiennes was a hoot as that Nazi! Not because of stuff that was actually happening on screen, but of funny crap that I was thinking of as he was killing Jews! Yeah, I was essentially writing my own movie in my mind, making bad jokes and not really absorbing the film I was actually watching. Basically, I like to give movies the Mystery Science Theater treatment, whether they deserve it or not. See where I'm going with this?  Here's a horror movie that takes the material seriously. Doesn't wink at the audience, like most modern horror movies in the wake of overrated nonsense like SCREAM, "Hey we know this is all bullshit, and aren't we clever?". A great cast, a strong director, good script, effects, make-up, a memorable score, etc. Anyway. Most so-called "horror" movies aren't worthy enough to lick the ass, let alone kiss the feet, of THE EXORCIST. All these years of film-making have produced about twenty or so, "true" top of the heap - king of the mountain, classics in the genre. The rest are, at best, decent and/or entertaining time-wasters and at worst, worthless pieces of crap. If more horror movies even aspired to be little more than "Let's make a ton of money the first weekend and cash that check before the kids catch on!", then perhaps more people wouldn't look at them as the red-headed stepchild of film genres. But as it is, it looks like most filmmakers can't be bothered to even try. Shame, really, when you see what can be done within the genre, when it's being done by proffesionals who actually give a shit. THE EXORCIST is undeniably a classic of the genre. 5/5
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