The Tubular Bells music is great too, and brings chills with it. Jason Miller's character is the most thoroughly explored, and all of the normal everyday situations shown simply make the demonic events even more horrific when they occur. However, it takes a long time for the possession to actually occur, which may be surprising to some, but it instead concentrates on characterisation, which is a strength and makes THE EXORCIST stand out from other run-of-the-mill stalk and slash affairs. There's a sense of dread in the air as we all know what's coming.

In fact the film lived up to all expectations I had of it.įrom the opening prologue set in Iraq, we know something's wrong. So I went along to the cinema, where it was playing in an original version (none of this remastered malarkey, I'll thank you very much). Well, I couldn't miss the opportunity to see this horror classic in the cinema, or I'd have to wait another 25 years till the 50th anniversary. This network TV version is rarely if ever used for TV and cable showings today.Reviewed by Leofwine_draca 10 / 10 One of the few films to actually have sickened me There is also a slightly alternate shot of Regan's face morphed into the white face of the demon just after Merrin arrives at the MacNeil house (the theatrical versions only show the beginning of the transformation). Most of the profanity spoken by Regan is also cut out, as are the shots of her being abused with a crucifix and forcing Chris' face into her crotch. The lines 'Your mother sucks cocks in hell, Karras' and 'Shove it up your ass you faggot' were re-dubbed by Friedkin as 'Your mother still rots in hell' and 'Shut your face, you faggot.' Several of Ellen Burstyn's lines were also re-dubbed by the actress, replacing 'Jesus Christ' with 'Judas Priest' and omitting the f-word. Friedkin himself spoke the Demon's new, censored lines he was unwilling to work with Mercedes McCambridge again. The network TV version originally broadcast on CBS in the '80s was edited by William Friedkin, who also shot a replacement insert of the Virgin Mary statue crying blood, replacing the shot of a more obscenely desecrated statue.

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