This was shocking The Exorcist (1973) | FIRST TIME WATCHING

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  • @BissFlix
    @BissFlix  ปีที่แล้ว +162

    I usually do not adress this BUt it seems like the reaction video community does not like the reactor to be honest . I understand now that you guys want me to post only the reactions in which I agree with you . I understand its an horror classic and I agreed with all of you that it inspired other movies .If you actually would have watched the reaction You would know this.
    Not agreeing with my opinion is ok , I do not mind it. But calling me names it just makes you a keyboard warrior going against a person that puts a lot of time and effort into what she does !
    You ask me to treat with respect a movie while you don't treat with respect a PERSON.
    Sad Sad Sad . And I am not gonna adress again the ,, why you talk so much ,, ITS A REACTION , there is a thing called copyright .

    • @lnwolf41
      @lnwolf41 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Hello, I understand your point of view. What you see today in movies is better believability. Most young people find this movie funny. But in th 70's Christian religion was very strong. This movie scared a lot of the older crowd, 30's- 60s.
      The movie is dated. Continue to be honest. I know of Oscar winning movies that I don't like, and yet people think their great.

    • @pcsixty6
      @pcsixty6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      yes, it's Greek

    • @Gothguy1961
      @Gothguy1961 ปีที่แล้ว

      I agree with you 100%, Nothing with your comments warrants those types of reactions from the keyboard warrior types. BTW, @BissFlix, the injection they were giving here was a dye to make the veins in the brain more visible after the scan was done. Old school type CT stuff.

    • @SuperGrimfandango
      @SuperGrimfandango ปีที่แล้ว +18

      You have to understand that this movie has a huge history in the US.
      At the time, 1973, nothing like this had ever been filmed.
      People actually ran out of the theater in fear.
      Read a little about it...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Exorcist

    • @gregyear201
      @gregyear201 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Bissfix I believe the commenters were expressing their own thoughts and opinions just as you were.
      People were really calling you names?

  • @ramihajjar
    @ramihajjar ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Yes the old woman was speaking Greek. Sad story, the actress who played his mother passed away before the premier of this movie, it was her first and only acting role

  • @Dunybrook
    @Dunybrook ปีที่แล้ว +103

    A big part of what makes this movie so great is that it took the time to build up the characters into people we can actually care about instead of just flooding the film with jump scares and gore unlike most horror movies these days.

    • @rickc661
      @rickc661 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @ , exact

    • @williamwebb8908
      @williamwebb8908 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      You are so right. Unfortunately, jump-scares and gore are the definition of scary to most people these days.

    • @SrCadet1234
      @SrCadet1234 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Agreed. Casual horror watchers like this won't understand what true horror is. They just care about jump scares and other BS.

    • @faketohma
      @faketohma ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I don’t even like horror and this is spot on. Gore to me is the lowest form of horror.

    • @BigNews2021
      @BigNews2021 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      True. Modern horror movies rely on jump scares and gore. They're missing suspense and the psychological aspect. And those two things is what makes a movie actually scary. And I can't think of a horror movie made this century that is actuall scary.
      Has anyone seen one that they can recomend?

  • @revans18
    @revans18 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    THe pills Father Merrin took in the film were nitroglycerin tablets which used to be a common treatment for severe heart disease. It was so common that in the 70s nearly everyone who watched the film would know without being told that the character had a weak heart and could have a fatal heart attack. Also Max Von Sydow who player Merrin was just 44 at the time and his apparently advanced age was due to excellent make up and acting.

    • @doreybain
      @doreybain ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I'm still taking nitro for my heart now.

    • @revans18
      @revans18 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@doreybain Hope you are seeing good results. My father was on those same tables.

    • @hookstomper7322
      @hookstomper7322 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@revans18 My dear late mother took them, too.

    • @ZombieDragQueen
      @ZombieDragQueen ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Max's acting ftw! His Hollywood breakthrough role was Jesus in the epic "The Greatest Story Ever Told". Playing a priest twice his age was like something he could pull off with his eyes closed.

    • @Al_NERi
      @Al_NERi 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Dick Smith, the legendary makeup FX supervisor on The Exorcist, specialized in old age makeups. He became famous before The Exorcist for transforming a then very young Dustin Hoffman into a centenarian for a film called Little Big Man with the use of elaborate latex facial appliances. The makeup on Max Von Sydow is much subtler, a simple cotton and collodian job, and in my opinion more convincing than Hoffman's makeup in the other film.

  • @195511SM
    @195511SM ปีที่แล้ว +15

    This movie left me absolutely traumatized when I saw it in it's original format on a big screen back in 1973.

  • @NoxiousYT-HQ
    @NoxiousYT-HQ ปีที่แล้ว +52

    The Conjuring is not even in the same ball park, it relies on cheap jump scares like most of the recent horror flicks.

    • @joannepinnow6929
      @joannepinnow6929 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      100%

    • @murrayroodbaard207
      @murrayroodbaard207 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Exactly.
      The so called "scares" of modern horror is just something jumping out at you suddenly along with a sudden loud bang on the soundtrack.
      That's not scary, it's just startling.

    • @darktuner
      @darktuner 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I never read a sentence that screams more "I never saw any Conjuring movie" than this one. (I'm talking about the conjuring serie, not the shit ton of spin-off who came after)

    • @murrayroodbaard207
      @murrayroodbaard207 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@darktuner
      The Conjuring has some good scares but also had a whole bunch of cheap jumpscares. The witch (or whatever it was, i forgot) on top of the cabinet being one of them. Deal with it.

    • @darktuner
      @darktuner 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@murrayroodbaard207 The Conjuring 1 and 2 best scenes are not based on jump scares (like the Crooked man or the interview for example) deal with it.

  • @Stogie2112
    @Stogie2112 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    Ellen Burstyn's greatest cameo appearance was as the elderly MURPHY COOPER at the end of "Interstellar". 👍👍
    Ellen Burstyn, who played Regan's mother, Chris MacNeil, has won the Triple Crown of Acting here in the USA: An Academy Award, a Tony Award (theater) and an Emmy Award (TV). Burstyn will reprise her role as Chris MacNeil in the upcoming sequel, "The Exorcist: Believer"

    • @WezWolf
      @WezWolf ปีที่แล้ว

      I appreciate the trivia. ...But I don't know if Biss wants to see any more of her bad acting.

  • @BudhagRizzo
    @BudhagRizzo ปีที่แล้ว +22

    21:29 -- It's an Angiogram procedure. They inject dye into the main artery to the brain so the x-ray picks up the images of the vessels better. The remarkable part about this scene is it was shot with no special effects. They performed the actual procedure on actress Linda Blair. That's really her blood spurting out.
    33:15 -- With the scene where she twists her head around: It's the demon mimicking how he killed Burke, by twisting his neck around. He even talks in Burke's voice when he says, "You know what she did? Your c*nting daughter?" He's telling the mother she (the demon) killed Burke.
    34:10 -- The Jesuits are an order of men in the Roman Catholic Church.
    This movie was more psychological horror than boo-scary horror. There is a lot going on in the subtext that one can miss if not paying attention, mainly with Father Karass. He joined the Priesthood yet also studied the science of Psychology. His character is almost paradoxical. He's also losing his faith, and the guilt he feels about his mother's death only adds to that. The Demon knows this and uses all his turmoil against him, just like what Father Merrin said ("The attack is psychological.")
    One can miss a lot of things about Father Merrin too. He and the Demon know each other. It's why the Demon screams his name when he enters the house. They've battled before, when Merrin was younger. And although he won, it almost killed him. Now as an old man, the Demon announces his return for a 2nd battle with the artifact Merrin finds in the archeology dig. It's why he has that concerned, frightened look on his face. It's confirmed when he's confronted with the statue; the sound of fighting dogs accompanying it.

    • @NavyVet1968
      @NavyVet1968 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lol, if you actually think they did a real medical procedure on Linda Blair you’re out of your mind..but the one true fact is the radiological x-ray tech “performing” actually depicting the procedure was a murderer IRL. Paul Bateson was convicted of murder in 1979.

    • @Tessmage_Tessera
      @Tessmage_Tessera ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That isn't Linda Blair in the arteriogram scene. Yes, it's a real procedure being shown, but not on Linda Blair. It's a trick of editing.

    • @cwdkidman2266
      @cwdkidman2266 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The neck twisting was a demonic illusion. No one asks what happened to the state of the demon after it appeared I'm Regan's room. Or where did they get the re-animated corpse of Mrs. Karras'. Why? They were obviously ILLUSIONS!!!!!!!!

  • @stinkbug4321
    @stinkbug4321 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    The scene were her head spins around, you laughed and stuff. Back in 1973 we never seen anything like that before. There were people running out of the cinema booths, sick to their stomachs, and people fainting.

    •  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Back in 1973 the head spin was the worst visual effect and it did break the immersion.

    • @cajunsushi
      @cajunsushi ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Don’t worry about criticism, it’s your honest reaction and you can’t please everyone. I saw this in the theater with two friends of mine and for us this was ground breaking. Many horror movies have their beginnings from The Exorcist. People fainting, vomiting and running out of the theater. There were masses of people asking for exorcisms. No CGI or the tech you have today. It’s hard to appreciate the historical context of a 50 year old film.

    • @cwdkidman2266
      @cwdkidman2266 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The headspinning was an illusion. Created by the demon. Like the statue appearing in the bedroom and Karras' mother's corpse suddenly appearing in place of Linda Blair. Why people act stupid about this is grotesque. AN ILLUSION.

  • @jefferybarnett6056
    @jefferybarnett6056 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Many movies like this one have to be viewed with the time of their release in mind. People in the 70's were not nearly as jaded as now and certainly didn't have the luxury of having access to every horror movie on the planet. We saw movies either at the theater or if they were shown on TV, once or twice a week; so they became big events. I think, at least in the U.S. , that more people were still heavily invested in their given religious beliefs, so having a movie come out that basically said, no one is safe, scared the beejesus out of a lot of people. When this was first shown in theaters, people were filmed running out of the theaters during the movie because they just couldn't be around such potential evil...many felt more protected by living by the mantra, " say no evil, see no evil, hear no evil " , sort of like if you shut all the doors to evil, it can't effect you. Over the years the beheadings, blood and gore in film not to mention the ever increasing level of the bar which represents evil or what you should be scared of in the dark has exponentially desensitized people to things that would have been unthinkable 30, 40 or 50 years ago. Watching someone getting hit by a car or someone being beaten in the street should be shocking and disturbing and your first instinct should either be seek cover, call for help or lend assistance.......today your first instinct is to rubber neck ( move to get a better view ) and to record the event so you can share the misfortune of others with your friends. Movies are great for entertainment but they do more than their fair share of helping us become worse human beings. I have always been a movie-phile so I am not casting stones at anyone....just had a long time to make observations of myself and others and it has become almost like a giant ongoing social experiment. You're doing a great job and your perspective thus far has been very interesting. :)

    • @sigmacademy
      @sigmacademy ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You also forgot that this was part of the slide of the movie industry from merely using "blasphemy" of Christian beliefs for cinematic spectacle to straight up BASHING the religion in the decades after that. Before this movie, filmmakers were VERY careful about how they approached religious ideas or topics.

    • @cwdkidman2266
      @cwdkidman2266 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You're right. Nowadays EVERY movie has a girl of 12 masturbating with a cross then forcing her mother to lick her bloody genitals. Old hat. And in 1976, Walter Matthau gave real beer to his kids. In the remake a few years ago, Billy Bob Thornton gave HIS team non-alcoholic beer. Which is worse because nonalcoholic beer creates a tolerance for the real thing.

  • @pluckinmageetar
    @pluckinmageetar ปีที่แล้ว +16

    They were doing an angiogram. They needed access to a large vein in order to administer a contrast dye to "light up" the vasculature in the brain to assess the brain's blood flow and to identify any abnormalities or blockages.

  • @SpeccyHorace
    @SpeccyHorace ปีที่แล้ว +23

    If nothing else, I don't get how just the atmosphere of this amazing film passes someone by

    • @milannesic5718
      @milannesic5718 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Because the "atmosphere" is gone. This movie aged pretty badly. They should have done better job. Movie was scary because of the time it premiered. If today's movies released back in the day, they would be 20 times more terrifying. You are fast to criticize a modern movie, but you close your eyes when it comes to movies that you watched as a kid

    • @marcosdiaz6754
      @marcosdiaz6754 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​​@@milannesic5718estás equivocado, hay muchos jóvenes que no vieron está película de niños y hoy la ven y les parece aterradora

  • @simonfrederiksen104
    @simonfrederiksen104 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My mom, born 1954, will every time that one appears on TV, be happy to tell when she saw it in cinema in 73 or 74, with protesters outside with pamphlets, telling everyone to avoid that evil movie or be damned. She and a friend of hers went to watch it. They didn't manage to see all of it - They repeatedly laughed their asses off and got thrown out :)

  • @McKamikazeHighlander
    @McKamikazeHighlander ปีที่แล้ว +17

    First thing you have to bear in mind is that this film is the reason why people are scared of Ouija boards. Before this was made, no one associated it with summoning demons or even the dead. It was a game intended for you to speak to an unconscious part of yourself. The name "Ouija" is actually a brand name that is still owned by Hasbro (the makers of transformers) and before this film was more popular than Monopoly. So no need to worry about going near one. You're just as likely to be possessed by a game of Scrabble.
    Second, the reason people were so scared of this film was that no one had ever seen anything like it before. People had always seen the monsters in horror films but the demon in this film is far more insidious. Not to the fact that this film depicted literal monsters that are a part of their religion in a realistic way. The short flashes of the demon's face - which scared you a few times - would have built them up to the point that they were just about ready to run. When my Mum saw this as a teen, she was on her way home on the bus afterwards and when the ticket inspector tapped her on her shoulder, she screamed. That's the effect this film had on people back then

    • @xbatx69
      @xbatx69 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      "Ouija" is copyrighted.. but talking/spirit boards have been around a lot longer.

    • @BubblyRainbows
      @BubblyRainbows ปีที่แล้ว

      I had to give you a thumbs up just for "You're just as likely to be possessed by a game of Scrabble." That legit almost made me choke on my drink. 🤣

    • @StevenWilliams2560
      @StevenWilliams2560 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@xbatx69 In 1973, they were sold in toy stores. We played with them as kids.

    • @xbatx69
      @xbatx69 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@StevenWilliams2560 they still are, that doesn't mean the concept/use of them isn't 1000 years old..

    • @deepermind4884
      @deepermind4884 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I threw my Scrabble set out years ago. I got tired of all the threatening messages it would spell out overnight. 😱

  • @blacktronlego
    @blacktronlego ปีที่แล้ว +11

    The music as the mother is walking home is called 'Tubular Bells'.
    Methodists do not drink, Muslims do not drink, but Catholics, even priests, can and often do.
    Some people find the 1970s medical practices the scariest part of this film!
    29:23 Someone who has no religious beliefs probably sees little difference between a witch doctor and a priest.

  • @eugenecountryman8169
    @eugenecountryman8169 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Money speaks louder than words. One of only six horror films to be nominated for the Academy Award for best picture, “The Exorcist” has hauled in more than $232.9 million since its 1973 debut. The film made the bulk of its money during its initial release. The movie was brought back to theaters in 2000 and 2010 with extended scenes. Adjusted for today’s ticket prices, “The Exorcist,” which sold an estimated 116.5 million tickets, would have made around $1.04 billion.
    Domestic Box Office $230,347,346
    International Box Office $197,867,132
    Worldwide Box Office $428,214,478

  • @beckybarnes4651
    @beckybarnes4651 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    People focus too much on whether the effects are realistic etc. But the true horror of this classic is the loss of innocence, the possession of innocence by innate evil. It's something that taps into the fears of a lot of people (except sociopaths and psychopaths), and that is the loss of control.

    • @milannesic5718
      @milannesic5718 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      And you never thought that maybe the director wanted to see a teenager talking dirty, but turned out it was very scary to the audience? Those scenes are a little suspicious

  • @MaciejCzub
    @MaciejCzub ปีที่แล้ว +10

    "It's probably not CGI." In 1973 - yea, probably...

  • @sjd5750
    @sjd5750 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    A little more trivia. Max Von Sydow (Father Lancaster Merrin) was a well respected actor, and had a 70 year acting career, with over 150 films to his credits..They made him look to be really old, but believe it, or not, was only 44 at the time of this filming!...His last role was that of the Three-eyed raven in Game of thrones..He died in 2020 at the age of 90...Also, if anyone saw the old classic film "12 Angry Men" you may not have recognized the detective (Actor Lee J.Cobb) to be the angriest Juror, from that movie..Another great actor. Might like to check him out as the lead role as "Willie Loman" in the film adaptation of the classic stage play "Death Of A Salesman."

  • @odasdefe
    @odasdefe ปีที่แล้ว +27

    The movie and the book it is based on are not suppose to be the most scary thing ever. It is hard to clasify because at is core is a supernatural drama. You are comparing it to modern horror movies and their jumpscares. Most young reactors make this mistake. That is like comparing, for example, Nosferatu with Twilight. The value of both movies have nothing to do with each other. At the time of it's release it was very shocking for audiences and that is why the media at the time called it one of the most horrifying movies ever. But it is really one of the most important pieces of cinema. There used to be a great cinematography analysis of The Exorcist in TH-cam, but sadly i couldn't find it anymore.

    • @anthonyzarate9807
      @anthonyzarate9807 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      It is very sad to see young people who are close minded and numb and have no idea what a true cinematic masterpiece is. Then call a movie like The Conjuring a real 5 star horror...just really disappointing!

    • @calanor4130
      @calanor4130 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Friedkin, Blatty and Blair considered the film/book to be a religious thriller. And yeah, it's pretty disheartening that nowadays "horror" is associated with cheap jump scares. 😟

    • @BigPat6521
      @BigPat6521 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think people expect something real because exorcism are real. I mean idk if it's real demons or mental illness. So seeing all this fiction involved really takes me out of the film.

    • @anthonyzarate9807
      @anthonyzarate9807 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@BigPat6521 That makes absolutely no sense! So if you watch The Hulk or Superman or The Simpsons or Friday the 13th or Conjuring or Saving Private Ryan or Forrest Gump, you won't like them (or become uninterested) because of the fiction???
      Fiction is a part of just about every Hollywood movie ever made and will ever be made. It is NOT supposed to be real life! If that is the case, why not just watch documentaries or NOT watch movies or TV at all???
      Movies and TV are for entertainment, NOT realism or reality!

    • @Bonk_rds
      @Bonk_rds 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The story itself should be shocking for anyone with even a little faith, regardless of denomination. No jump scares needed. The original case study this is based on gives me chills to this day.

  • @everyonelovesmajima
    @everyonelovesmajima ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This is one of my top favorite movies ever, it’s still a phenomenal movie to this day. The only thing that truly dates it is the sheer amount of people smoking in a hospital.

  • @chetcarman3530
    @chetcarman3530 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    I think you might be more at home reacting to video games.

  • @daron85
    @daron85 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Damn I was excited about this until I saw the comments. I was gonna watch anyways until I saw that you supposedly called Ellen Burstyn a bad actress. I can't bring myself to witness you saying that. Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but in this case I just can't see where the bad acting could possibly come into play. I'm driving myself crazy trying to figure it out. She is the acting school textbook example of great acting. It's what you'd teach students. But I can't really speak too much on it since I didn't actually watch this reaction. It was just a weird thing I read and couldn't keep what I had to say in.

    • @jord38629
      @jord38629 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      "Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but..."
      🤣You are also entitled to yours, but...

  • @gregyear201
    @gregyear201 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    There is so much more to this movie than being scary. It is very layered, beautiful filmed, excellently acted and a screenplay that won an Oscar. One that gets better and discover something new with each repeated viewing.

    • @ericsierra-franco7802
      @ericsierra-franco7802 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      It is indeed a great film beyond the general hype surrounding the film.

  • @k-nutl6386
    @k-nutl6386 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Not sure what is happening on the channel, it seems to be you are either picking the worst movies possible for you, or you are just generally disinterested in what you are doing.
    You seem bored out of your skull watching any movie, waking up here and there to throw in a one liner.
    No problem if you really hate the movies, cool . Hope you can enjoy yourself a little more ,it is like watching a hostage video sometimes. 💐☀️

  • @Stogie2112
    @Stogie2112 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Father Merrin died of a heart attack when he was alone with Regan.
    Karras willfully told the demon to enter him in order to save Regan. He then sacrificed his life to drive out the demon.
    The special effects in this film were top rate for that time period. The head turning was a bit fake, but you just have to go with it.

    • @V-J-H
      @V-J-H ปีที่แล้ว +1

      How can you make headturning look real?

    • @mohamad-ms2pb
      @mohamad-ms2pb 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The head turning was a demon induced illusion just like when Karras hears his mother's voice.

  • @Inlanning
    @Inlanning ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Your reaction is always very enjoyably human, but good for being from 73? 70s film was a qualitative high point for American movies.

    • @sixstr1ng
      @sixstr1ng ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Lol, good for 1973... like horror films have somehow improved since then. I mean, it was OK, but it was no Final Destination 4. Good for it's day, but it was no I Know What You Did Last Summer...

    • @FrancoisDressler
      @FrancoisDressler ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@sixstr1ng 🤣 The sarcasm

  • @christopherchadwick2659
    @christopherchadwick2659 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Terrified by The Conjuring, but laughed at Alien, The Thing and The Exorcist. I hate to know what she’d think of The Shining.

    • @paulinegallagher7821
      @paulinegallagher7821 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      or Halloween. She would probably get hung up on why Michael never runs.

    • @trotter73ca
      @trotter73ca ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You'll find out soon enough. All the reactors do the exact same movies.

    • @djentyman4002
      @djentyman4002 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      It’s because modern horror films rely on cheap jump scares. The old horror films were actual horror films. Now these classics are “boring”. Never makes sense to me

    • @daron85
      @daron85 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@trotter73ca right? There are so many great movies, but people always react to the same ones. I'll watch them because everyone's reaction is different, but sometimes I wish I could see more of a branching out.

    • @trotter73ca
      @trotter73ca ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@daron85 I can't say for sure why they all just happen to react to the same collection of movies. It's possibly because the same Patreon members are voting on all of the reactors channels or maybe the reactors follow each other for movie ideas and put those movies in the poll.

  • @craigplatel813
    @craigplatel813 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    In 73 the US was much more religious. Cussing, the whole using the cross to impale herself was so upsetting that people fainted, threw up, had to leave the theater etc.. possession etc... was very upsetting to people. It wasn't the jump scares that upset people it was the entire idea that the movie was covering. The devil, etc... Was very scary to people back then. Also the medical procedures were pretty upsetting. No nice simple cat scan lots of needles loud machines etc....
    The main point of the movie is father karras. It's a battle between the devil and father merin for his soul. Regan is merely the object used to set up the confrontation. In the end karras regains his faith and soul sacrificing himself to save Regan.

    • @surgemaestro7355
      @surgemaestro7355 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Sometimes I just wish I could go back in time to watch peoples' reactions in the theater like you mentioned for these kinds of movies, even all the way back to Nosferatu. Now I feel like peoples reactions are either fake or an overreaction.

  • @gregyear201
    @gregyear201 ปีที่แล้ว +160

    Vary rare to see a reactor so emotionally detached to a masterpiece.

    • @anrun
      @anrun ปีที่แล้ว +30

      It is common with her.

    • @789syrus789
      @789syrus789 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      What are you talking about??

    • @christopherchadwick2659
      @christopherchadwick2659 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      She also laughed at Alien and The Thing for being bad. But she was terrified by The Conjuring. It’s a good idea to avoid her reactions to classic horror masterpieces.

    • @jamesmoore4003
      @jamesmoore4003 ปีที่แล้ว

      No kidding

    • @richlasma
      @richlasma ปีที่แล้ว +22

      yeah she watched SICARIO and was just trying to remember the actors' names throughout the film. l was shocked at how it didn't affect her at all even the highway scene. l guess she tries to analyse too much (like its a puzzle or mindgame) so she doesnt get swept into the vibe of the films. l looove her and will still watch and support her but this is really bad, especially lately, l hope she goes back to just enjoy the films

  • @sgtjoe2008
    @sgtjoe2008 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    i rewatched the remastered version of this during the early 2000's, and it still scared me for days...

  • @alanndrake2619
    @alanndrake2619 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    "Her acting is kind of bad"..
    She did win an Academy Award, a Tony Award, and two Primetime Emmy Awards, making her one of the few performers to achieve the "Triple Crown" of acting. 💀💀😂😂

    • @danielesteve8359
      @danielesteve8359 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      People like this SHOULDN'T have internet

    • @jord38629
      @jord38629 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Leonardo Di Caprio has an Academy Award too. I guess she must be as good of an actress as Leonardo Di Caprio. 💀💀😂😂

    • @D-Tenebros
      @D-Tenebros 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Regardless of accolades, her acting in this movie wasn't top-tier

    • @haintedhouse2990
      @haintedhouse2990 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@D-Tenebros bet you were the smartest in your class

  • @irish14500
    @irish14500 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    At the end the detective was referring to “Heathcliff”. It’s a old movie. The detective and the priest were both avid movie goers and joined each other to see old movies.
    I was 10, home alone during a thunderstorm when I first saw this. Scared the crap out of me. Showed it to my 15 year old daughter and she couldn’t understand why I got so scared back then.

  • @williamjones6031
    @williamjones6031 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    1. I was 13 when I saw this in the theater with friends. What rating system they had at the time wasn't really followed that closely. By word of mouth, I was aware of the head spinning, vomiting and language but what freaked me the most were the demon flashes.😱
    2. When the doctor is looking at Regan's skull x-ray and says, "Nothing in there" I always 🤣
    3. The spider-walk down the stairs was NOT in the original release.
    4. The loud banging with the medical equipment is for our benefit.
    5. Father Merrin and the demon had a previous encounter where he almost killed the father. Merin doesn't acknowledge the receipt of the note and tells Karras there's no need for analysis.
    6. Chris MacNeil/Ellen Burstyn actually injured her hip when the demon makes her hard fall.
    7. The demon doesn't kill Merrin. From the beginning we know he has a heart problem most likely brought on by the previous encounter.
    8. Karras doesn't kill the demon. He does manage to draw it out of her and sacrificed himself for her.
    9 Karras is confessing and asking for forgiveness for his loss of faith
    Yes, she's speaking Greek.

  • @orangewarm1
    @orangewarm1 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Regarding how much a child knows about possession/ demonolgy etc, it really depends on what they are told and their religious education. For example, i waa brought up in a household where my parents discussed ghosts, religion, the bible, demons, angels etc. I heard about it from the age of 4. I started learning latin at 10.

  • @marcelkuijper8240
    @marcelkuijper8240 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The version you watched was the Director's Cut.
    They added the subliminal demon faces here and there to add an extra scare factor. And they obviously work. ☠😆
    I was 9 the first time I got to see the original, which was in 1979. I couldn't sleep for a few days.
    Good thing I had such a crush on Linda Blair at the time.

  • @laurakali6522
    @laurakali6522 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Linda Blair now runs a dog rescue org in California. Very cool person.

  • @philmullineaux5405
    @philmullineaux5405 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Pro tip ..the voice of the demon was a woman voice actor who Orson Wells said was the greatest all time voice actor, she said she got her voice by drinking whiskey and smoking, every day!

  • @Patriotsbruins
    @Patriotsbruins 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Personally I love your reaction. Very genuine and spirited, and your face and "What is this movie?" at the spiderwalk down the stairs was priceless. :D Something that goes over everyone's head and is missed, is that the words the demon speaks in Latin to Karras in the 2nd meeting, Te absolvo..... are the same words Father Dwyer speaks to Karras when he is reading him the last rites at the bottom of the stairs. Its as if the demon knew early in the movie where Karras's fate would ultimately be. To go even further down the rabbit hole, In real life Damian Karras (Jason Miller) is the father of Jason Patric from the movie "The Lost Boys." Just a little fun trivia at the end for everyone!

  • @frios011
    @frios011 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    If you didn’t know anything about this movie before watching it, you have been under a rock! This movie is now 50 years old, and still considered one of the scariest films of all time!

  • @JohnPaul-ux4kp
    @JohnPaul-ux4kp ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Max Von Sydow, the old priest, is actually in his 40s during the filming but they aged him up very well that even 40 years later in movies like Shutter Island, Star Wars, Minority Report, and Game of Thrones, he looks the same as in The Exorcist

  • @nickthepeasant
    @nickthepeasant ปีที่แล้ว +11

    It doesn't rely on cheap jump scares and CGI nuns like some modern horror franchises - it's a solid, we'll crafted film with a sprinkling of creepy and disturbing scenes that leave an impact beyond just a few seconds of being surprised.

  • @Soundtracks92
    @Soundtracks92 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    One of the most terrifying films of all time. Get yourself a warm blanket, a teddy, and a night light for this one!

    • @orangewarm1
      @orangewarm1 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ringu was scarier and the original Grudge.

    • @SeanRCope
      @SeanRCope ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Not anymore, very dated. She laughed…lol. My daughters had a very similar reaction.
      But for a certain older generation sure.

    • @allenwhitmer8192
      @allenwhitmer8192 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yeah, back then, people had a real fear of the devil, it was horrifying to think you could be possessed by an evil spirit, especially if you believed in God. I was terrified when I first saw this movie, I'm not sure how old I was. Back then the occult and devil worship was scary, today it is mocked.
      Still scares the hell out of me.

    • @johndough3809
      @johndough3809 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You are about to be sorely disappointed.

    • @Soundtracks92
      @Soundtracks92 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@johndough3809 Damn

  • @tonymanero8540
    @tonymanero8540 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    It will be 50 years for me watching this movie when I turned 16.
    My buddy was old looking and us 16 year olds got in to watch this classic. Young people today or even 20 years ago cannot understand the gravity of this movie. Nothing like this had ever been done. I had seen a horror movie when I was 7 years old and the movie was the classic Psycho. And that affected me but I was 7 years old. Here I am a tough kid at 16, and when we were watching these scenes you heard the reactions in the movie theatre. You heard people crying, gasping for air, Or screaming. You were looking at the film and watching others too. The chills that ran through my body was something you never thought could happen. My knees were knocking and I was shivering and my hair was standing up on my arms. I was F**king petrified. I can’t even explain it. My buddies had both food to eat, since back then you snuck it in. Well that was no way happening. I personally watched people leaving and seen a few just stumble or fainted as they were exiting.
    There will never be a film like this. It’s because we today expect anything. Back then we had no internet or even cable television. So this was so out of the realm it was so unbelievable.
    So when I hear a young person today or Millennials talk about how overrated it is they just don’t understand the times we were at in 1973-4.
    By the way, it scared me so much, I wouldn’t dare watch it again. Only 3 movies I wouldn’t watch and that is Psycho and House of Wax with Vincent Price, when I was young. And The Exorcist. And The Exorcist I can’t watch one scene without having my hair stand up and goosebumps.
    A classic and masterpiece by the late William Friedkin. And the story by the late William Peter Blatty.

  • @TheMerryPup
    @TheMerryPup ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love it that you suggested ’holy water torture!’ 😂😂

  • @gregyear201
    @gregyear201 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    The Exorcist is so much more than just a horror film. It's about doubt, faith, guilt, sacrifice, desperation, love, redemption, heartbreaking loss and science versus the human condition.
    A mother who has no religious beliefs, desperately seeks help from a guilt ridden priest who has lost his faith. The movie won the Oscar for best screenplay for good reasons.

  • @genekent2391
    @genekent2391 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Gen Z is much too focused on the outer layers of movies. You really can't compare "The Exorcist" to "The Conjuring". "The Exorcist" is just beyond a lot of Gen Z'ers because they are so used to 'scary' meaning 'jump scares'. It is obvious this movie is simply 'above the reactor's head'. I'm not saying your dumb, just used to horror movies following a particular equation. To each their own, but people that say the movie isn't scary, or acted badly, is in a huge minority in the case of "The Exorcist". It is still, the most profitable Warner Brothers horror movie, and was the first horror movie to receive any of the big Oscar nods....it was nominated for Best Actress (Ellen Burstyn), Best Supporting Actress (Linda Blair), Best Supporting Actor (Jason Miller), Best Director (William Friedkin), Best Adapted Screenplay (William Peter Blatty, who wrote the novel), and Best Picture. Overall, it was nominated for an amazing 10 Oscars. It is one of only 6 horror movies to be nominated for Best Picture, the others being Get Out, Jaws, Silence of the Lambs, Black Swan, and The Sixth Sense, and it was the first. Even Hitchcock never got that honor. "The Exorcist" is a very special movie, and while it is okay to not like it, it does put you in a very small minority.

    • @sixstr1ng
      @sixstr1ng ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Very diplomatically said. I can almost understand people who think it's more disturbing than "scary" per se. But badly acted? That tells me that you just don't even know what you're watching. It's hard to take any of your reactions seriously.

    • @genekent2391
      @genekent2391 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@sixstr1ng exactly!

    • @martyfried8191
      @martyfried8191 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Get Out was likely only nominated because they needed a token "black" movie in the mix. Being nominated for an Oscar, like being nominated for a Grammy, doesn't mean what it used to in this era of catering to minorities left and right.

    • @FrancoisDressler
      @FrancoisDressler ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@martyfried8191 The Oscars are worthless.

    • @genekent2391
      @genekent2391 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@martyfried8191 ain't that the truth?!! I loved Get Out, but yes, its nomination was most likely politically motivated. I also like Jordan Peele, but "Us" and "Nope" were not great movies.

  • @clit_niblr0375
    @clit_niblr0375 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    39:06 LOL! She's actually in favor of waterboarding that poor girl with a bucket of holy water. 👌🤣

  • @craigplatel813
    @craigplatel813 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The detective is being that way on purpose, to put the mother off guard

  • @randybass8842
    @randybass8842 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    When this came out in 1973, it scared many people intensely as demon possession was considered a real possibility moreso than it is now. Others, like me, didn't think that and laughed at the scenes that were supposed to be gruesome. It was an either-or movie, but everyone had to watch it to see what the fuss was about.

    • @martyfried8191
      @martyfried8191 ปีที่แล้ว

      For me personally, I'm not buying this notion that age is the deciding factor that determines how people react to a movie like this. I've seen a good amount of young people watch this, and be absolutely blown away by it. If you search under exorcist movie reactions, You will see that as well, and in most cases, it doesn't seem to be played up or fake. And you see some people in these comments saying they watched it 40 years ago and thought it was lame, which, frankly, I find hard to believe. Trying my best to say this nonjudgmentally? Regardless of your age, you either have the patience to sit through and appreciate the build up, the development of the characters and the setting of the tone for the film, or you don't. You either have the empathy to connect with, and root for the little girl and her mother, or you don't.

    • @BubblyRainbows
      @BubblyRainbows ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@martyfried8191 I understand what you're saying, but I think Randy is right on the money, and furthermore, I think that ALL horror/thriller movies are an either/or thing. I do agree with you that age is not the deciding factor for a movie like this. I think a person's experience is the key. My case is far from the norm, but to use my own experience as an example, I didn't find this movie even the tiniest bit scary, and I saw it at a young age. I was only around 10. I found it silly, almost to the point of being comical. But it's important to note that I have dealt with multiple real-life terrors, some of them long-standing, and a near-death experience in childhood. So, I have a very high tolerance for fear. And for reasons too long and complicated to get into, I was raised with nearly zero religious influence. My parents actively discouraged me from learning about religions until I was old enough to study them myself, think critically, and form my own opinions. I didn't then (and still don't) have any belief whatsoever in religion of any kind.
      With that experience, the idea of possession and exorcism isn't something I even subconsciously take seriously. For people with religious beliefs or upbringing, I could see this being much creepier. I have no doubt that this movie legitimately scares a lot of people. I can sit through slow-build horror from the 70's and modern jumpscare marathons and feel more calm than anything, or in some cases even bored. There are several horror movies that are considered "masterpieces" of cinema by many that I rate somewhere in the 1-3 out of 10 range personally, because while they try to slowly build tension and suspense, my threshold for that sort of thing is so high that the slow build loses me, and I become bored. Much like this movie, "Alien" and "The Shining" are two examples of widely acclaimed movies that I consider mediocre (for the former) and terrible (for the latter). Many other people love them. They just don't do anything for me.
      But I think the trap a lot of people seem to fall victim to is judging others by their own standards for these movies, when the truth is, movies are subjective. There is no such thing as an undeniably great or terrible movie. Sure, 99% of people may think Movie X is fantastic in every respect, but there will always be someone out there that just can't stand it, not because they're trying to be different, but because it just legitimately didn't do much for them. And vice versa. It all comes down to opinion, and an opinion can't be "wrong," since by definition it's about what a person thinks or feels. You think what you think and feel what you feel. It's that simple. I think "The Exorcist" is a dull and unimpressive movie, and that's perfectly valid, because that's my experience with it. But for those who find it intense and horrifying, they're not wrong either. That's their experience with it. Sometimes we just all need to remember that opinions will always vary, and just because we don't understand someone else's opinion doesn't mean that it's somehow an attack against us, or that they are somehow wrong or flawed. Everyone is different, and that really should be okay with all of us.

  • @johnrussell-bk7lv
    @johnrussell-bk7lv ปีที่แล้ว +93

    Wait, Ellen Burstyn's acting is bad? Dude she's literally one of the greatest film actresses who ever lived. This movie is half a century old. People spoke and behaved very differently back then. Film acting in the mainstream was also of a different method. I would have thought that was obvious. Trying watching Requiem for a Dream and saying her acting is bad. You'll eat your words faster than Cookie Monster.

    • @enlightenednormie242
      @enlightenednormie242 ปีที่แล้ว

      She's not gonna respond to this, most reactors are spineless cowards who don't reciprocate to constructive criticism at all if any.

    • @chetcarman3530
      @chetcarman3530 ปีที่แล้ว +27

      She won't get it.

    • @ypey1
      @ypey1 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      im always thinking "requiem for a dream", what an actress

    • @paulinegallagher7821
      @paulinegallagher7821 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      or Alice Doesn't Live Here anymore, she won an Oscar for that one.

    • @sixstr1ng
      @sixstr1ng ปีที่แล้ว +27

      It was a ridiculous assessment of acting. That actress put herself through physical and emotional hell for this role. You watch the character's progressive emotional breakdown during the course of this film, and I don't know how anybody could think her acting was bad.

  • @BissFlix
    @BissFlix  10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for watching the video, It means a lot to me .
    I will leave this pinned message here to REMIND everyone that i do not have TELEGRAM and there is no GIVEAWAY. Those you see are bot scams . Keep yourself safe and know that I would not ask for your info. ❤ ❤

  • @chetcarman3530
    @chetcarman3530 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    When you find yourself so bored, uninterested, disconnected and distracted by the drapes & "bad acting" (by Oscar winners), maybe it's best to just stop the movie, say "Sorry, I just can't do this" and go do another reaction.

    • @789syrus789
      @789syrus789 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What you mean?

    • @chetcarman3530
      @chetcarman3530 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@789syrus789 What I said.

    • @kevindorn2508
      @kevindorn2508 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Yeah, thats what im doing with her movie reactions.

    • @HouseOfWoe
      @HouseOfWoe ปีที่แล้ว +9

      ....or maybe it's best to just let her react & not try to tell her how to run her own channel. If you don't happen to like it, then respect the notion to each their own, & move on...no one is forcing you to watch her content. Not everyone is going to enjoy the same movies, whether it's considered a classic or not. 🙄

    • @chetcarman3530
      @chetcarman3530 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      @@HouseOfWoe so maybe we're supposed to comment with positive, stroking, "Great reaction!" replies, then? That's not just dumb, but counter to growth.

  • @michaelwoods3651
    @michaelwoods3651 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Demons are attracted to innocence. They know who they can damage most by their actions. This movie still scares me.

  • @karimhicks8376
    @karimhicks8376 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This was an early cat scan, in fact!! Very labor intensive for physicians, & very painfull for patients, like me!! It was a REAL MEDICAL PROCEEDURE!!!

  • @littmus32ify
    @littmus32ify ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My mom and dad's first date was going to see The Exorcist. I think he did this on purpose just to get my mom to snuggle with him in the theater. 😯🤭😜

  • @VictorGiler-or1mr
    @VictorGiler-or1mr ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Hi there. Well, the fact is that your viewers are reacting to your reactions that's all. it is after all a two-way street. keep your reactions honest but expect people to also be honest toward your reaction. otherwise, why bother to comment on them. Remember that you are providing a service.

  • @AxeSwipe2011
    @AxeSwipe2011 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The book is even more shocking.

  • @TheHulk2008
    @TheHulk2008 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank God for advances in modern medicine. That MRI scene was ridiculously brutal 😐

    • @ianpurnell1991
      @ianpurnell1991 ปีที่แล้ว

      This was only 50 years ago, how has the MRI scan machine changed, at a basic level it is surely the same technology no?

    • @mohamad-ms2pb
      @mohamad-ms2pb 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      When I was 13 years old many, many years ago, I had a bladder/ urinary issue. A catheter was inserted into my penis to pump a liquid dye for x-ray purposes.

  • @djfabianfontes
    @djfabianfontes 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The story is really about Father Karras. He's a guilt ridden priest who is questioning his faith.
    But then he is presented with something he can't explain with logic and in the end he commits
    the ultimate act of love by sacrificing his life to save someone he never met. Remember,
    he never met Reagan, he only met the demon.

  • @ktedcastrellon2206
    @ktedcastrellon2206 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Halloween time so I noticed many Exorcist reviews. Yours is by far the most hilarious. Thanks.

  • @roadblock187
    @roadblock187 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    tattoos are very different from getting a shot or blood test. tattoos only go through the first few layers of skin, while a shot penetrates the muscle or veins.

    • @BubblyRainbows
      @BubblyRainbows ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Tattoos freak me out way more than medical needles. I've had lots of surgeries and blood tests since I was a little kid, so I'm pretty comfortable with getting stabbed for medical reasons. But the idea of a line of needles stabbing me hundreds of times a minute for hours on end is just... 😱

  • @philmullineaux5405
    @philmullineaux5405 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Another great movie, no CGI,all practical effects is the Thing, by the master, John Carpenter! The dog trainer should have won an Oscar. The special effects guy was a 21 year old college student and should have won an Oscar! It's terrifying because, even when you're infected, u have no idea!

  • @karimhicks8376
    @karimhicks8376 ปีที่แล้ว

    FYI: until the late 80s, mid 1990s, I had a smoking room in a hospital room. It was very normal, in fact!!

  • @cathyvickers9063
    @cathyvickers9063 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    When I was 12, I was fascinated by ghosts. I had seen The Amnityville Horror (with Margot Kidder) on TV, & bought myself the three Amnityville books by the Lutz family. Before I was a teenager, I saw a very sensual, horrific remake the The Cat People on cable.
    You absolutely can know these things as a kid!!
    I think you're forgetting that The Exorcist takes place during the 70s, the decade of New Age pseudoscience when young people were interested in telepathy, precognition, remote viewing, the paranormal & exotic (non Christian) religions.
    My understanding of possession is that the demon(s) specifically target whoever will suffer the most; & whose suffering will inflict the most torment on those close to them. The terror, chaos, confusion is the point.
    I was preteen when this movie came out.

  • @CMcL71
    @CMcL71 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I don't think I've ever seen anyone misunderstand The Exorcist as much as this.

    • @haintedhouse2990
      @haintedhouse2990 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      lol. agree, she needs to stop with the reaction clips, she's obviously struggling

    • @cwdkidman2266
      @cwdkidman2266 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Actually, this was click bait for her. She prescreened it like 99% of all reactors for boring content, found it, knew it was click bait, and went for it anyway.
      But her onscreen reaction was valid in the sense of "first time watching" being useless when it comes to great films. Look at classics like Godfather 2, Citizen Kane, The Shining, Deliverance, and a busload of others initially got mixed reviews at best, including Exorcist.
      In the late 90s/early 00s, Roger Ebert went back and reassessed much of what he'd reviewed in the 60s and 70s. He found, to no one's surprises, even his, that he had ovßw²

    • @cwdkidman2266
      @cwdkidman2266 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Ebert found that he had changed on a great many films his opinion of them. The Godfather part 2 is a great example. He reviewed it and called it a violent mess with a few great performances when it first appeared in 1974.
      He reviewed it for his newspaper column which carried his column.
      He saw it on a Tuesday afternoon and wrote the review on the following morning and it appeared the next day. He had watched it a second time a couple of hours after the first time to make sure he had his notes right.
      That means one of the nation 's top critics gave it a 24 hour turnaround time from first watching it. And the Godfather 2 is now considered one of the top 5 movies of all time. But due to the nature of his job he had to mak
      e a lot of snap decisions about it and not allow himself the luxury of seeing ita 3rd or 5th time. And he also wouldn't be human if he hadn't heard and read about the movie before. So he went in knowing about it and knowing that a lot of people were saying this or that about it. He also had a a deadline to make plus the knowledge that his review should be among the first in his city of Chicago or it would probably go unread. People get used to a few critics, trust them, decide whether or not to see the movies they see based on what they read and hear from friends. No one wants to wait a year or two and see a movie or at least see it half a dozen times before judging it.
      So what happened is that it built commercial and critical support slowly but it peaked at just the right time for Oscar voters to reward it. And years since it has become greatly regarded.
      And critics re evaluated it. And they did so with a lot of now classic movies they once were unmoved by.
      So opinions become seasoned and mature. And that is true of lot of people about things they once loved or hated. Can you imagine a first time watched judging a movie like Mulholland Drive?

  • @luisgaspardo7804
    @luisgaspardo7804 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    "Her acting is kind of bad" ???? girl you clearly have no clue. Burstyn' performance in this movie is STELLAR, it grounds the movie and commands the audience's empathy.

    • @johnboy32064
      @johnboy32064 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah! What he said! Burstyn is a GEM. You don’t get it.

    • @mrkennethj7232
      @mrkennethj7232 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      THANK YOU!!! As soon as she said the acting was bad, I was out. Burstyn is AMAZING in this film. Her performance is perfect.

    • @haintedhouse2990
      @haintedhouse2990 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@mrkennethj7232 absolutely. Burstyn's reactions to the daughter's decline is part of the reason why the film struck a nerve.

    • @mrkennethj7232
      @mrkennethj7232 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@haintedhouse2990 yes. She had to portray such heightened emotions and she was totally believable throughout. When she sees Reagan coming down the stairs during the spider walk scene, the color literally drains from her face. Her hysterics when Sharon pulls her from the bedroom when the doctors are trying to sedate Reagan are so heartbreaking and so believable. She is a brilliant actress.

    • @mrkennethj7232
      @mrkennethj7232 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@haintedhouse2990 yes. She had to portray such heightened emotions and she was totally believable throughout. When she sees Reagan coming down the stairs during the spider walk scene, the color literally drains from her face. Her hysterics when Sharon pulls her from the bedroom when the doctors are trying to sedate Reagan are so heartbreaking and so believable. She is a brilliant actress.

  • @TheDovahkiin87
    @TheDovahkiin87 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Inmediatly here from twitch! ^^

  • @trygswyrmwoodside3229
    @trygswyrmwoodside3229 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    FIFTY YEARS OLD. Crazy to think about that.

  • @martyfried8191
    @martyfried8191 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    What's puzzling to me is the "This was shocking" when you obviously did NOT find it shocking in the slightest.

    • @gregyear201
      @gregyear201 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Click bait.

    • @ToThePointCT
      @ToThePointCT 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you. Will not watch

  • @hermunkulus
    @hermunkulus ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This is my favorite horror movie. Great choice.

  • @rhwinner
    @rhwinner ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The screenwriter was Catholic, the director was Jewish. All the priests except the Damian and Carras characters were real priests. An amazing film that just happens to be a horror movie.

    • @aussierhino471
      @aussierhino471 ปีที่แล้ว

      Am assuming you meant 'except the Merrin and Karras characters' - Max von Sydow, who played Merrin , was not a real priest.

  • @ctmdarkonestm
    @ctmdarkonestm ปีที่แล้ว +1

    if you ever visit Washington DC, you can walk around some of the locations used in this film. The house is still there, although looks very different now - it has a fence to try and keep away fans. The steps that people fall to their death are still there and publicly accessible.

  • @danielfortier2629
    @danielfortier2629 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    24:53 - The guy that Regan said would "die up there" was an astronaut! This happened AFTER Burke Dennings left the party. Burke Dennings is the one who fell out of the window and down the long stairs.
    25:00 - "Her acting is kind of bad" - Well you are in a HUGE MINORITY!!! I've watched dozens and dozens of people reacting to The Exorcist and ALL, almost without exception, said that Ellen Burstyn was a terrific actress. I've seen her act in other things too and she was a very good actress.
    25:43- "The cowboy" - AT NO TIME was a cowboy mentioned in this movie!!! I presume you meant Captain Howdie. Had you PAD ATTENTION maybe you would have heard the name "Captain Howdie" since it was mentioned MORE THAN ONCE!
    33:09 - Okay, you laughing at one of the most dramatic scenes in the movie was WAY too much for me! People in the theatres were WALKING OUT and FAINTING at this part of the movie (and other parts) when the movie came out and YOU FIND IT FUNNY?!!! I am stopping your video here and giving you a THUMBS DOWN! I'll never watch another one of your videos. Maybe you should watch others react to this movie to see how childish your reaction was. There must be something wrong with you because even today people of your generation are DISTURBED by that scene!!!

  • @paulb8937
    @paulb8937 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Some college buddies n I saw this in '73 when we were pretty tanked, laughed at everything, got shushed n scolded, but was riveted when reading the book two years earlier. In watching the reactions it seems 'disturbing' is the most common.
    The movie is given credit as a horror classic, even the scariest movie 'of all time', but I think that those are misleading descriptions for modern reactors going in 'blind'. I wonder if some reactions might be different if the basic info instead was e.g. a classic of psychological suspense, or an award winning drama about a possession, so as not to prejudice the reaction. Similarly, when reactors are constantly guessing out loud and not observing the action they may overlook info, case in point the opening in Irag which introduces

    • @paulb8937
      @paulb8937 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Continuing...introducing the exorcist(father) and the demon(can't miss it) and the overall fear which permeates the
      film. I think ya have to watch n listen to understand the movie as it goes on.
      I have enjoyed several of Biss' reactions to movies n tunes, this one not as much, but hey, thanks for the show😁

  • @ianpurnell1991
    @ianpurnell1991 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The guy Regan look at during the party scene and says "Your going to die up there" is and Apollo Astronaut. So Regan means he going to die in space when he goes on his next Apollo mission. It is not easy to know that as its very subtle but you can hear the guy talking about space etc as the camera moves around the guests during the early shots of the dinner party.

  • @pardwayne
    @pardwayne ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes, the pea soup and the 180-neck-turn have been imitated hundreds of times in the last 50 years.

  • @justjamesvideos
    @justjamesvideos ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Biggest misconception about The Exorcist is that it’s a horror film. It’s not. It’s actually a drama about a priest who’s losing his faith in God, as well as being the only hope for a mother’s daughter to be saved.

    • @clit_niblr0375
      @clit_niblr0375 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well, more like a psychological thriller than a horror film.

    • @justjamesvideos
      @justjamesvideos ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@clit_niblr0375 you could say that, too. I consider it more of a drama because of the tone. But that’s just my personal opinion. It feels more like a drama than a thriller. I totally understand calling it a thriller, though.

    • @paulinegallagher7821
      @paulinegallagher7821 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well now i get your point, but come on! You dont get a movie where a demonic looking 12 year old masturbates with a crucifix, wags her tongue at priests while snarling and snapping at them, uses x rated language and looks like THAT and label it a drama.

    • @jimred5700
      @jimred5700 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If I had to describe The Exorcist it would be........a psychological drama.

  • @MrBojangles110
    @MrBojangles110 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    I'd normally say I could understand your disinterest and disconnect to this movie because of your young age, but I've seen other young reactors 100% get it. You just watched a masterpiece of cinema and don't even realize it. And I'm not just talking horror (and it really isn't a horror movie in the traditional sense), but of any genre. It was nominated for 10 Academy Awards (including best supporting actress for Ellen Burstyn - the lady you thought couldn't act in some parts) despite the controversy around it, the MPAA giving it an R rating (many thought it should've gotten an X rating) etc. Unheard of for that genre, and has never been touched since. The Silence of the Lambs was nominated for 7 and won the big 5 - but it's more psychological crime thriller than horror IMO. And some of the hospital scenes were so terrifyingly real (that was a carotid angiograph she went through where they punctured her neck) that they were actually marveled over and studied in real-life. It was also one of the major things that made the audience at the time really sick & disturbed.
    It's true that movie tastes are subjective, but I feel like you missed the main point of this, which is a shame. This was a movie about a renowned psychiatrist-priest in the ultimate psychological warfare with a demon in every sense of the word (more on that in a bit) who's also having a crisis of faith. It's also about believing what your eyes see and ears hear over what "experts" keep trying to push on you (the doctors etc). How often does that happen with so many things? The mother was an atheist to that point and even she's arguing with the doctors over what they were all witnessing.
    More about the demon: it played the ultimate mind-game with Father Karras by giving him subtle hints it may not be a legitimate possession "according to his training" by reacting the way it did to just tap water, not actually speaking in tongues (reverse English) while we also see it opening drawers, imitating a homeless man's voice she obviously never met - & the most important thing, working on his guilt over his mother's death. It just caused him so much confusion and doubt which until the very end - when his primal fighter instincts kicked in when the mother asked "is she going to die?" - was 100% working. A Harvard & John's Hopkins-educated psychiatrist & Jesuit priest became a completely broken man in such a short amount of time until he saw no other way out & made the ultimate sacrifice; his own life for the little girl.
    I'll spare ramblings about the practical effects for 1973, the incredible attention to detail, the acting, the critically-acclaimed book it was based on (loosely based on the true story of a boy from Maryland in 1949) and everything else, but feel like you may have needed a little more context on this one. If you're even remotely interested, I'd look up short documentary "Raising Hell: Filming the Exorcist" or similar for some creepy fun facts.

    • @LuisOrtiz-xo5kc
      @LuisOrtiz-xo5kc ปีที่แล้ว +5

      You are completely right. When I saw this girl laugh during the infamous cross stabbing scene I found it more disturbing than the scene itself. I mean, there are reports of people fainting or walking out of the movie theater before the film ended back in 1973; the fact that anyone finds those scenes laughable is very confusing.
      I have also seen other reactions to this movie with guys as young as her and they get upset and creep out like any normal person would. So it's not a generational issue.

    • @ThalesPo
      @ThalesPo ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That's only your interpretation. Blatty didn't really mean that when he wrote the story. He actually was just mimicking the stories from the news and the people he knew. It just happens that most people naively interpret it like you did or, now a days, don't interpret it at all like the girl from the reaction. But the author wanted to leave it open for interpretation.

    • @BubblyRainbows
      @BubblyRainbows ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@LuisOrtiz-xo5kc I don't think "normal" is a fair term to use with reactions to unexpected weirdness. It didn't look like she was laughing gleefully in that scene to me. It looked more like uncomfortable laughter. Not everyone reacts to horror in a horrified way. Some people get angry. Some people cry. Some people laugh. Some people make fun of what makes them uncomfortable. Some people joke about it. Some people change the subject and talk about something random. Just my thoughts on the matter.
      I actually find it more confusing that people would faint or walk out over this movie. It seems so overdramatic that I literally have a hard time believing it. It may just be a matter of religious vs. non-religious life experience, but I wasn't scared or horribly disturbed by anything in this movie when I saw it. But I'm a heretic non-believer, so the whole movie seemed kind of silly to me instead of scary. I guess we all react differently.

    • @milannesic5718
      @milannesic5718 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah, yeah, you are fast to criticize a modern movie, not even realizing that some of those modern movies are 10 times more terrifying and more atmospheric than this movie. But when it comes to movies that you watched as a kid, you forget to think. This movie aged pretty badly, they have done very bad job at making it stick. And those other young reactors are lying, to not face outrage and to get subscribers. I am not young and when today I watch movies I thought are great as a kid, I see they are actually terrible. Back in the day even horror comedies were very scary to the audience. You can't compare like that. Those are times when we felt like movie events are really happening, and we did not brag about anything like today we are brag

  • @brismithejedi
    @brismithejedi ปีที่แล้ว

    "lick the ice cream" - LOL you're awesome

  • @DominusLuna
    @DominusLuna ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I remember candy cigarettes. Those things were groovy.

  • @anzaeria
    @anzaeria ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It's interesting that you state that you didn't find this film scary at all when there were some moments where it was pretty clear that you were genuinely scared.

  • @billbryant9995
    @billbryant9995 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Scariest, most shocking part of the movie, and you laugh. Not sure what that says about you. I'll say this - none of the other movies you mentioned would have happened if it wasn't for this movie. In 1973, nothing had ever been produced like this. Theaters were hiring nurses to deal with the people fainting. Lines over a block long. People were in shock.

  • @malcolmgrocock1256
    @malcolmgrocock1256 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My favorite Horror Film of the 70`s , so much so that i have met Linda Blair who plays Regan , on 3 separate occasions .... enjoy :) x

  • @BlackieNuff
    @BlackieNuff ปีที่แล้ว

    Good catches on seeing that evil face in those flash-frames! Most people blink and miss them.

  • @quodnomenmihiest6283
    @quodnomenmihiest6283 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The scariest thing these days is zillennials arrogance and stupidity. Insufferable.

    • @markpalmer2451
      @markpalmer2451 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think u meant boomers

    • @quodnomenmihiest6283
      @quodnomenmihiest6283 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@markpalmer2451 No, not boomers, not Gen X not the greatest gen - I meant Zillenials. Full retard, clueless, drooling moral imbeciles.

  • @vee7586
    @vee7586 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    okay i was really excited about watching this but i noticed the energy seemed a bit off and it seemed like you really weren't into it. id rather you just not watch something that youre not interested in because this was just bizarre. its ok not to like a movie, but if youre that uninterested just turn it off and watch something else.

  • @sammylane21
    @sammylane21 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Regan's mom is worried about her, says Regan is moody, curses a lot and stays in her room all day... it's as if she's never been a horny teenager before.
    Sheesh!
    😂

  • @Gnarkzsch
    @Gnarkzsch ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Another classic is the 1978 "Dawn of the dead", one of the early zombie movies. I watched it the first time when I was 10.

  • @J2911L
    @J2911L ปีที่แล้ว +16

    For me this movie is mostly about empathy and trying to see yourself in the shoes of a family that's being torn apart by something that might or might not be supernatural. I won't write a whole essay on how or why you're a bit clueless, because everyone is very much entitled to his or her own opinion. But the fact that you rate 'The Thing' 'Alien' and 'The exorcist' below 'The Conjuring' is kind of a weird take in my opinion. Those three movies basically created modern horror and scifi we know today.
    If you're interested in more 'Exorcist', read the novel. It's not to long and is pretty readable and pretty much explains everything you've been questioning throughout this film.

    • @chetcarman3530
      @chetcarman3530 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      The chances of her reading a novel -- or even a magazine article -- are zero.

    • @christopherleodaniels7203
      @christopherleodaniels7203 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@chetcarman3530 …or having empathy.

  • @marclevesque3147
    @marclevesque3147 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    Bissflix is kind of an enigma to me, I've been following her reactions and backtracking to her earliest releases for movies in line with my interests, indicating that I appreciate her work, however rarely but sometimes, some reactions, I've had a hard a time getting trough...I get reactions are personal and we must accept them as they are, but rarely like in this instance, she seems uninterested, bored, pissed off and cynical, it's HER right to react however she feels but detracts a lot from the movie experience, also I'm all for no spoilers but not looking up the production date is a big mistake, you should at least know that to give the viewing experience some perspective, so important for older movies like this, this movie is still shocking today, the impact when it came out must be imagined and it's impact still on people today, merits the status of Classic, I was hoping for a great reaction but that wasn't it, no disrespect Biss, reactions are not easy work, I'll see you on the next one!

    • @surgemaestro7355
      @surgemaestro7355 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Took the words right out of my mouth! At some parts I was just skipping forward and was like, "okay thanks". But yeah though, her channel, her right.

    • @cwdkidman2266
      @cwdkidman2266 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This chick puts herself and her videos out for the world to judge. And the world is as entitled to it's opinion as she is. She is so thin-skinned she doesn't realize that she's in league with the movies she "reacts" to.

  • @kevinallupinit
    @kevinallupinit ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I thought you reacted to this already. I'm ready for this!!!

    • @jondishmonmusicandstuff2753
      @jondishmonmusicandstuff2753 ปีที่แล้ว

      Well I hate to tell you but she was an idiot and she acted like an idiot and she didn't get anything and she's acting like a. Stupid stupid idiot so I hope that made your day because it was disgusting

  • @tubekulose
    @tubekulose ปีที่แล้ว

    This is the only motion picture I know featuring a character I share my last name with. Since I was a child I've always had to smile when lieutenant Kindermann appeared. 🙂

  • @mast3rNate
    @mast3rNate ปีที่แล้ว +5

    wow didn’t expect a lot of people to get mad at *looks at youtube channel* a reactor giving their reaction and thoughts on a movie 😲😲😲
    just because something is beloved by a lot of people doesn’t mean you’re always going to get that. we also have to keep in mind her opinion is SUBJECTIVE. she’s not saying her opinions are fact lmao.

  • @rossdownes4240
    @rossdownes4240 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    It wasn't my favourite reaction of yours.I don't really enjoy when something that i loved and had an impact on me gets dismissed in a lightweight way.

  • @SnaFubar_24
    @SnaFubar_24 ปีที่แล้ว

    I saw this movie in the theater @ 10 yrs old and hardly sleep for weeks.

  • @WolfHreda
    @WolfHreda ปีที่แล้ว

    39:03 Bisscute: Holy Waterboarding Advocate 😂

  • @rx7dude2006
    @rx7dude2006 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The new horror films are garbage this is a masterpiece in psychological horror not just cheap jumpscares.

  • @geraldgore2247
    @geraldgore2247 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    So impatient. And maybe dont talk thru all the dialogue.

  • @ndogg20
    @ndogg20 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The hype and crowd hysteria surrounding this film when it came out was intense. People would pass out in the theater, hell some of them passed out just as the opening credits rolled. So its hard to say if the film was really as good and scary as I thought it was as a kid in 1973 or was it all just that, hype.
    The deciding factor could be Madalina's reaction here. Hoping she scarred outa her wits, in a good way of course. Gonna watch her vid and see.....
    Edit: so without the hype of that era , the film bombed with Madalina. Oh well.