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[GodsTyro]

No reviews....yet (even tho its out on Friday) :-/

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/exorcist_the_beginning/

Other than some guy who said the following on the forum...

"Folks, the violence in this makes The Passion of the Christ look like Finding Nemo. Nothing will ever get NC-17 for violence if this doesn't.

The feeling of sheer, helpless dread this film evoked stains your conscious thoughts after the credits roll. I hate hyperbole-- heck, I use to even pronounce it hyperbowl-- but this is the scariest film of the decade, maybe even the 90's.

Don't crucify me, but I think this surpasses the original in terms of pacing. The terror is relentless."

 

[tedtropy]

I'm surprised they didn't find a way to PG-13ilize this film. I mean, if modern technology can do it to a movie involving both Aliens and Predators, surely we can find some clever ways to edit out all the worthwhile content from this film...

 

[bob_arctor]

I dunno. From the little I've heard about the trouble actually getting this movie done, the fact that there really hasn't been any hype at all and my general feeling that the 1st one is the only one that ever counted (2 was a joke, 3 was fine but not even on the same planet as the 1st), I'm pretty wary.

I still can't figure out who sees the original and thinks "Oh, I can top that!". Leave hell enough alone already!

 

[evil ways]

That's funny, I saw an interview last night with director Renny Harlin and he said the movie does not have much or push any boundaries in terms of blood, gore and violence but there is a specific scene that deals with some gore.

Looks like a case of exaggeration to me.

 

[human5892]

The whole point of the first movie was the fear and anxiety produced by having the majority of the frightening scenes set in one room, with the added bonus of the formerly-sweet little girl turned horribly frighening demon. Therefore, there should never have been any sequels -- including this prequel -- because any other plot device takes away the whole feel of the original, and to repeat the same plot device over would be boring.

 

[bob_arctor]

Renny Harlin? Oh jeez. That initself is probably the scariest thing about this movie.

 

[evil ways]

This thread needs some spooks......

 

[bob_arctor]

The spiderwalk is some fucked up shit. *Shudders*

 

[GodsTyro]

That spiderwalk is the scariest fucking thing I've seen or will see in my life. Goddamn genius. That alone could give me nightmares for years.

If there's anything like that in this prequel, it will be sweet shit.

 

[evil ways]

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/exorcist_the_beginning/

6%

Ouch.

 

[BlackMage]

god dammit, i was hoping this movie would be good!

 

[Trevelyon]

Please don't tell me there's some fucked up nu-metal rendition of tublar bells in this new movie.

Because if there is! I will wage bloody mayhem on those who dare desecrate a musical masterpiece.

 

[MIMIC]

I never saw the original (and I ask myself "Why" each and every day), so I was hoping that this would be good enough to see.

 

[Ripclawe]

There are 2 versions of this movie, one by harlin and one by the director before him. The studio didn't like his version because it wasn't a "horror" movie.

http://www.canada.com/components/printstory/printstory4.aspx?id=e7c286de-5be9-4ea6-b9ac-1072ddbfc479

Fans may get to choose whether they would have preferred Schrader's more cerebral version to Harlin's scarier take. Both films will likely turn up on the DVD.

 

[Uno Ill Nino]

Fuck! Those pics are nasty! Now I hafta go look at porn just so I don't have nightmares. Thanks!

 

[Ill Saint]

CNN review
http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/20/review.exorcist.ap/index.html

 

[Flynn]

LA Weekly has a great account of the whole two films fiasaco:
http://www.laweekly.com/ink/04/38/features-foundas.php

And everybody knows that this guy is the scaries thing about the Exorcist:

 

[Prospero]

For me, the scariest scene in The Exorcist is the one where Regan gets her brain scanned. Understated, yet effective.

 

[evil ways]

Man, I saw Exorcist on Sci-Fi the other night and I never understood, who that Dracula looking face was, or why he was there, but it sure still makes the hair on my arm stand up a bit. Especially when it shows up in Father Karras's dream about his mother.