The Exorcist (1973) Spoiler Discussion Review 

Growing up in a Catholic family I wasn't allowed to watch this movie, and when I finally saw it as an adult I was blown away. It is truly masterful in every aspect. I can't imagine what was going through people's minds during the "let Jesus fuck you" scene lol.

Father Damien Karras: "Well, then let's introduce ourselves. I'm Damien Karras." The Demon: "And I'm the Devil. Now kindly undo these straps." LOVE IT.

There are very few films I consider " perfect". This is one of them.

i was only 1 when this came out,damn! Jason Miller as Damien Karras has to be the perfect cast EVER! he gets even better in Exorcist III. i had thought the hospital procedure was a spinal tap. not sure. theaters usually show this every October, so get out there people!

I also seen this Jason in the theater when they did the re release for the version you have never seen and it was an awsome experience seeing it on the big screen and the weird thing was is that the theater was basically empty beside me and a couple of my friends and maybe 5 to 10 other people which added to the creep factor lol. Excellent review bud as always and cant wait to see ur thoughts on Exorcist 3 which is highly underrated and a film I like way more than the original which Brad dourif should have gotten an oscar for his performance as the Gemini killer cause wow what a performance.

I've probably only watched The Exorcist two times, and it still creeps me out to this day. I own a copy and have to turn it upside down if I catch a glimpse of Regan's possessed face. LOL

You are seriously correct on that subject. The 70's came out and placed horror movies on a pedestal. 1968 saw Rosemary's baby. But the following decade gave us these badass gems. The excorst. The Omen one and two. Race against the devil. Dawn of the dead.phantasm. alien. Scanner's. The hills have eyes. Texas chainsaw massacre. Halloween. The devil's rain. Burnt offering. Check out that last one.

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The demon should have mostly spoken in Babylonian, Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, or some made-up demon speech. Having it speak in English, even vulgar English, takes me out of it. It doesn't seem as alien, but more like a twisted human.

Jason, I completely agree about the points made here on the horror genre overall. As a horror fanatic, I often have discourse on matters of this genre and agree with you about the 70s horror films being in a sense better than 80s horror (and this is said even tho I love EVERYTHING 80s). 70s horror had zero comic relief and silly one-liners like we saw in the 80s slasher films and kept the element of the genre dark. Yes, you are right- it faded when the 80s came in and we really haven't (or rarely ever have) seen it since.

The spider walk scene, I FREAKED

Man I hope we don't have to wait too long for a 4K release of this version of the movie!!! 🙏💗

A great review and a ground breaking movie

Pazuzu was the king of the demons of the wind, brother of Humbaba and son of the god Hanbi. The name Regan means "the king's child" or "big king" or ''little ruler''

~ About "Tubular Bells." Mike Oldfield wrote/recorded that long before, and Virgin Records (new record company at the time) had it in their vault, but it wasn't likely to be released. Friedkin wanted some kind of creepy, atmospheric music, not necessarily mainstream, asked for some of their product, and found that. The rest is history.

Great review as always. That's an interesting take on the 80s being the starting point where horror declined. I'm not sure if I agree or disagree. I do think there are great/amazing horror movies and ones that are terrible in every decade, but I'm not sure if I can agree if the 80s was the start of the decline. I'll have to check more 80s horror out to see if I agree or not though. Other than the Halloween, Nightmare on Elm Street, and Friday the 13th franchise installments, do you have any 80s horror I can check out?

"You mean he eats too" 🥴😩 I don't know why I got a good chuckle out of this particular part, but man I needed it lol

Fucking masterpiece, its a fact, fuck anyone who says different. Its an absolute treat of a movie. Loved the underated 3rd movie too. To be fair i didnt even mind the 4th movie either. The 2nd's still a bag of shite tho haha.

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The medical procedures in the film tended to be what the majority of the squeamish feedback came from. Yes, people were shocked by the sacreligious imagery, and the supernatural implications, but the one thing that had everyone turning their stomach was the procedure where they inserted a catheter into her carotid artery. The horror of medical procedures in the 70s, and how loud, cold, uncaring and sterile the environment is. That resonates with believers and non-believers alike

I love love LOVED the original extended cut of Exorcist and part 3 is one of the most underrated horror sequeks ever made. Btw I saw Joker tonight and it was awesome dude.

Oh shit! Fuck yea dude...I just thought I was going to bed . 😂🤟

The spider-walk Was done by a human actress (not Linda Blair!),suspended by wires. I'm thinking she was a gymnast?? Watch "The Fear of God - The Making of the Exorcist", I'm preeety sure they show how that's done.🖤

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Sorry you'll have to sit through Exorcist II lol

@ 26:21, It's implied that Regan did. Because of that short scene in the beginning where she is sculpting stuff from clay. Plus, it resembled the Pazuzu statue, with the snake-headed bulge.

Please do Men in black. Just the 1st film

I agree with Sinister Cinema about the original Exorcist movie. I think Hereditary , The Witch, maybe It Follows are the best horror movies in the last ten years. Have any of you seen or heard of The Nightmare? Its a documentary that honestly surprised me and scared my girlfriend at the time shit less. Its about night terrors.

One of my favorite lines is one I had completely forgotten about until I read an article that explained that Pantera got the album name "vulgar display of power" from that film

That was hilarious talk about how celebrities are like us. Haha. Of course on my thoughts for the movie are like everyone else: Masterpiece

In the very beginning of the film, Chris wakes up hearing the noises in the attic and goes to Regan's bedroom. When she gets in, the window is open. In the novel, she hits her foot or something on a piece of furniture that was in the wrong place (I don't remember if that happens in the movie). So, yes, the noises are things being moved around, which I think is a sign of demonic possession (we see that in the scene with the crucifix, where Regan's things are being thrown around by "no one", with the chair closing the door and the wardrobe almost crushing Chris). Also, it was Regan who vandalized the church. We don't see that, but it's implied. When Regan and Chris are in the basement, Regan shows her mom the artsy bird she made, which is painted and not dry yet. We know Regan makes art, because the detective asks Chris in the kitchen about the small pieces of art he sees by the window and Chris says Regan made them. We can clearly see in the church that the material used on the statue has paint and a sort of clay thing look on it.

This movie scared the shit outta me as a kid in the 70s I literally thought I was possessed after it 😅

It's never been one of my favourites, but there is no denying how iconic it is and how important it was and still is for the genre so I have to respect it for that.

So you said something about the scenes in the TV version of Halloween being cut for time...they were actually filmed by Carpenter when the crew was in town filming Halloween II cuz NBC was airing Halloween at the time and they needed additional scenes to pad the running time...Carpenter refers to filming those scenes as "yep...I ho'd out..." lol

This film does not scare me anymore at this point in my life, but boy does it still give me goose bumps and chills. It is just an amazing film that we will never see the like of again. Cant wait to hear your take on Part 3. That is one of my favorite horror movies.

Holy shit dude! You said that the 80’s put a “taint” on the horror movie genre and I legitimately hit the floor laughing! I know what you were talking about and the context but, you still said “taint” lol. I had to pause the review until I quit laughing. I may be almost 45 but, sometimes I can’t help but laugh at shit like I’m a 5th grader. This video made my night my friend

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I often find myself arguing (with myself) between the 70s and 80s. Which was better for horror? I can't decide!

I saw it in theaters at that time also. Probably 3 times. I saw it like a couple years ago, took an older friend who had never seen it. I was expecting the spider walk but the editing was so jarring that it freaked me out. Even though I had seen it so many times. It is a masterpiece. It happens and the second they show her face it cuts immediately to silence. Leaving you frazzled. Once I was watching it. And there was one of those super silent moments. And a friend of mine knocked on the door really hard and loud as a joke. SCARED THE LIVING CRAP OUTTA ME.

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My crazy mother used to have a real stick up her arse about this film and every time it got to the crucifix scene I would just smirk at her and say with total calm-“suddenly me pelvic thrusting to Prince ‘Do me baby’ at 7 isn’t looking too bad is it” Messing with her was fucking awesome lol

You should watch the episode of psych "the devil's in the details.. and the upstairs bedroom". Its hilarious and spoofs and homages back to the exorcist, ray wise guest stars as well

YES! I thought only I remembered and compared captain Howdy with Dee Snyder. Im not alone

Ive never seen The Exorcist. For some reason horror movies based on religion scare me alot. Im scared now just thinking about it. Help me😥😟😫

I heard people left the theaters in 73

Great review

On my break , gonna try to watch part of this and the rest when I get home!!! I am so sleepy 😴!!!

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How many other movies do you think are award worthy movies that happen to be horror ?

Great review! Wasn't raised in a religious family but that film really pushed the bar in mainstream cinema at the time and was one of the most shocking movies I had seen when I was a kid. Here's some trivia on the spider walk scene( I do relate to why you think that scene was originally removed) "The infamous scene of a possessed Regan spider-walking down the stairs and then doing lewd things to the houseguests was filmed using a real contortionist, but it never made the final cut of the movie when it was first released. Director William Friedkin did not like the quality of the scene because you could see the wires that suspended the contortionist. It was included in later versions of the film when, with the help of CGI, the wires were removed from the shots. Some horror experts argue that the spider walk scene should never be included because it’s the only instance when Regan leaves her room."

Excellent discussion on this film. I enjoy the unscripted approach you have. It's so real and natural. There are many reviewers out there that stick to a script and that's fine but I truly enjoy you just going from your notes and off the cuff from there. I'm 54 and I recently became a patron and requested Re-Animator. It's like watching a friend talking about the movie. Makes me want to have a chat with you about horror but I know you have more than enough people and friends to discuss horror with. In the event you just wanna chat about horror and your regular circle of people are not available please feel free to reach out to me. Great job again... Tom

Awesome video!! Finished it!!!💖💖

The spiderwalk was done by a contortionist and sped up in post if I remember correctly. 🙂

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True story...Jason Miller actually held my girlfriend when she was a baby near Twntynine Palms in Cali.

What if pazuzu's like the obvious suspect in a mystery and Reagan was actually responding to sexual abuse from Burk? She's mad at the church for not protecting her and is healed when she sees these priests giving so much to help her. It'd explain the long opening sequence, to throw you off another possibility.

Great point about Max V.S. and roles being given to those who can act, as opposed to checking off a demographic box. Screw the silly current hive-think. Small pick if you don’t mind, Merrin was in Iraq, not Africa.

Ive seen The Exorcist over 1,000 times, no exaggeration; first time when I was 5, when it was released. If you want answers to your questions let me know. Plus I can point out some hidden things in it that are quite creepy. By the way, Burke & Cris were not sexually involved with one another.