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Post by ZapRowsdower on Aug 21, 2004 1:53:37 GMT -5
I'm surprised to say that I actually liked this. Stellan Skarsgård was excellent as Father Merrin. The story was interesting, the screenplay was well thought out, and it fit in with the first movie. I would be lying if I said I wasn't at the edge of my seat the entire way through and won't have trouble sleeping tonight.
But it's not perfect.
CG hyenas are obviously the way to go, as they would be very difficult to train. But I'm sure you could have made them look real.
To tell you the truth, that's really all I could find wrong with it. It's a very good horror film. I'd suggest you invest in a nightlight and go see this.
THE SMITTY APPROVES.
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Post by Bartwald on Aug 21, 2004 15:21:10 GMT -5
I'd suggest you invest in a nightlight and go see this. [/color][/quote] Oh, I will! I'm looking forward to it since the first rumours of it being made started. How's Izabella Scorupco, Smitty?  |
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Post by ZapRowsdower on Aug 22, 2004 1:40:36 GMT -5
I thought she did a pretty good job... but I felt it was Skarsgård's performance that made the movie.
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Post by Unbend5440 on Aug 24, 2004 18:11:43 GMT -5
I didn't mind it. I still wish that it had been made before John Frankenheimer died. Skarsgard was good but Liam Neeson would've been better. The twist that was thrown in for Merrin's faith was a nice touch.
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Post by Bartwald on Sept 13, 2004 12:07:26 GMT -5
Good news for those who also want to see Paul Schrader's version of the movie:
The fate of director Paul Shrader's much-debated version of The Exorcist prequel is expected to be decided by month's end - and the film could end up seeing the big screen after all. Production company Morgan Creek hired Shrader to direct the movie, but after the $35 million-budgeted film was delivered, Morgan Creek decided it wanted an obviously scarier film than Shrader had envisioned. The studio then brought in Renny Harlin, and his $50 million-budgeted Exorcist: The Beginning bowed in theaters on August 20th.
"We are definitely leaning toward releasing [Shrader's version] in some form," said Guy McElwaine, president of Morgan Creek. "Paul was out here all last week and we talked about it a lot." Although the film could roll out directly to video, McElwaine said he is considering giving the film a limited theatrical launch first. Warner Home Video is expected to release Harlin's version, but no street date has been formally announced. "I would say it's more likely to be afterward [in 2005] sometime," said McElwaine, explaining that he'd prefer to be free of both the ultra-competitive Oscar theatrical season and the holiday DVD crunch. For his part, Shrader is optimistic that some answer will come shortly about finally delivering his film to an audience. "To my knowledge," the filmmaker said, "the decision is this week's business at Morgan Creek."
(from Visions of Terror)
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Dec 9, 2004 16:54:43 GMT -5
Looks like we'll get to see Schrader's version after all...
Why isn't Paul Schrader's cut of "The Exorcist : The Beginning" listed as an extras component on the soon-to-be-released DVD?
Easy : His version is set to be released as a stand-alone movie all of its own.
"Paul is currently in post-production on the movie, as we're anticipating a limited theatrical release here in the United States sometime in 2005", Morgan Creek told Moviehole this morning.
When Schrader was hired to do the film, he was told to deliver a "non-pea soup" take.
"They made it clear -- no spinning heads and no pea soup," he told Daily Variety earlier this year. "So that's what I delivered, but then they changed their mind."
Stay tuned for an official release date for Schrader's cut.
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Post by Fenril on Dec 10, 2004 18:28:59 GMT -5
Good, because I definitely want to see that version.
The one we got? It had a few good moments now and then, but I definitely didn't find it scary or even very good at all... not because of the performances, everybody did make a good show
**SPOILER**
Altrought it's hard not to laugh at Izabella's performance in the cave... come on, that was too funny to be taken seriously!
**SPOILER END**
it's, first of all the effects (hyenas and top, but that wasn't the only problem). They all looked fake and unconvincing... for me, at least.
Still, the cinematography was beautiful (meaning that the landscapes look awesome, especially the church), and there was at least one effective gross-out moment (I think you know which one I mean).
But no, I wouldn't call this a good horror movie or even a good movie at all. Just a little entertaining in places.
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Dec 11, 2004 17:28:50 GMT -5
Yeah, from what I've read about it I think I'd rather see this version than the other one...which I still haven't seen. I heard good things about Schrader's version & not so much good stuff about Harlin's.
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Post by marcel on Dec 23, 2004 0:51:23 GMT -5
I enjoyed it.
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Post by Quorthon on Jan 25, 2005 19:48:04 GMT -5
This movie was about what Quorthon expected. Nice surprises, plenty of violence and creepiness and, by god, and R rating. Quorthon now boycotts all PG-13 Hollywood schlock "horror." Like Alien Vs Predator. What a crock, Quorthon refused to see that piece of shit.
Note to those who don't know: There are 2 fully different versions of this Exorcist in existence. The original version was slower paced ala M. Night style, but the studio hated it and hired on a new writer and director and remade just about the entire film. Main reason for it's delay to theaters. Theoretically, both versions will be released together on DVD.
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Post by Bartwald on Mar 21, 2005 15:41:03 GMT -5
**SPOILER** Altrought it's hard not to laugh at Izabella's performance in the cave... come on, that was too funny to be taken seriously! **SPOILER END** The above is, unfortunately, very true. Until this moment the movie kept me on the edge of the seat and I had profound faith that it's going to be perfect to the very end. Not perfect then - but so shockingly good still! The overall atmosphere (Egypt, all the cast sweating a lot, savage rituals, temple under the sand, lots of creepy faces, etc.) was great, the acting worked very well (Stellan!) and Scorupco WAS very sexy, the photography oozed genius (that's Vittorio Storaro, ladies and gentlemen!) and the script, as Smitty said, was surprisingly clever - good thing they hired the writer Caleb Carr to work on it! Overall, this is my second favourite Exorcist film (sorry to all fans of Exorcist III - which I like a lot, too, by the way). 8,5/10 |
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Post by Quorthon on Mar 30, 2005 10:39:51 GMT -5
I think it was unfortuante that the Izabella Scorupo's "me so crazy" performance at the end came off kind of laughable. "You want to fuck her warm wet assss!!" It was meant to be something else, like in Exorcist 1 when Linda Blair was screaming "Fuck me Jesus Fuck me Jesus!!!"
It's a shame that modern audiences can't be completely shocked and appalled at that sort of thing like they could in the 70's. I smirked, but I understood where that scene came from.
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Post by LivingDeadGirl on Mar 30, 2005 19:09:43 GMT -5
Finally watched it the other night. Thought the beginning was kind of slow & the end was anti-climactic. Any more word on when/if the other version will be released?
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Post by Bartwald on Mar 31, 2005 16:36:22 GMT -5
Finally watched it the other night. Thought the beginning was kind of slow & the end was anti-climactic. Any more word on when/if the other version will be released? Yeah, I want to know this, too. If these alternative versions are released in one package as promised then I want this DVD now! |
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Post by Quorthon on Apr 3, 2005 22:16:16 GMT -5
I originally thought that both versions were gonna be released together when this one came out on DVD.
What's up with that?
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