The Exorcist - re:View
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- Happy October! To celebrate the start of the spoopiest season of the year, Jay and Josh discuss what was long considered to be the scariest movie of all time, The Exorcist. Break out your split pea soup!
"The Exorcist reminds me of an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation where Dr. Beverly Crusher gets possessed by a space ghost."
- Mike Stoklasa
Yeah, the ghost that made her orgasm so good she didn't want to leave.
Oh, I was hoping that it was Space Ghost, like from the original Adult Swim show Space Ghost Coast to Coast
@@dragonfurry69 "Are you getting enough oxygen?"
@@dragonfurry69 With the meme out of the way, the idea of re-dubbing the exorcist with lines from Coast to Coast is totally doable. I'm 90% sure that at some point SpaceGhost vomits in an episode and if he doesn't the spit take sound effect could be used for the pea soup scene. "Hey rapp'n space goblin what's the word on the street about a good diet?" "I'm going to follow him to his home, kill his whole family." "Thank you for coming to my magic show."
@Brandon Smith The Skhost?
How am I supposed to know it’s a horror movie if there’s no loud banging noises?
Subtlety and atmosphere
@@madcapmakov2 But I don't even get startled momentarily! That's not scary!
Yeah and the demon doesn't even do a stupid dance towards the screen, wtf.
Because of the copious amounts of regurgitated pea soup obvs.
no loud noises with pop-up scary images and no torture or gore porn pfff... what is this? art?
Makes sense that Mike and Rich aren't in this one. Neither one of them knows anything about exorcise.
I got a big laugh from this comment, thank you
Rich extracts ectoplasm from Mac every night
Yeah cause dude on the right is a runner.
@@Funz2022 Josh used to be relatively average.
Yes. I too watched Quackbusters.
"The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen" sounds like a simpsons joke
Grandpa Simpson; "here comes 2".
Will Lozinak The Bus That Couldn’t Slow Down
"Your mother darns socks in hell!"
One of the greatest "For TV" overdubs of all time!
Not holey anymore I guess.
@@seajames1690 from The Usual Suspects... "Gimme the keys, you fuzzy sock sucker!"
Your mother plays card games in hell!
Yippee kiyay kimosabe
This is what happens when you find a stranger in the alps
I agree with Jay's previous assessment that the scariest horror is presented as drama, not as a "ghost story".
Exactly. There’s barely any scares (save jump scares) in the beginning. It builds itself up, and atmosphere always works in favor of the scares
I actually find the opening in Iraq to be the scariest part. Everything is just a bit off. There are some very subtle details as well that indicate a demonic presence early on in the film. The editing is fantastic.
Blatty and Friedkin called it a "supernatural detective story"
Not to mention the sound editing being some of the best ever. The audio is forward cast and deliberately. Its not projected so much in your face as it is into your head. And the music is so iconic.
Full-Metal_Jacob
There’s a couple scenes where just the audio gets you, like in the lab. Also “help me” written in Japanese right out of nowhere
When I was in the Army, stationed in Ft Myer, sometimes we'd run to and up the exorcist stairs for morning PT. The SGT would yell "we're running the exorcist stairs!" and everyone would groan. Fun times.
Man that's gotta be a workout. That staircase is almost vertical.
@@dannycruz5446 Yeah, it sure was! And then we had to run back to base afterwards.
The one time I visited the Exorcist steps (about 20 years ago) there was a woman running up. A jogger. I thought "Oh, shit. She's running up the Exorcist steps."
Brainscrawler - I’m wondering if this is worse than the 5 mile beach runs I had to do in Pensacola.
Wait... I take that back... I remembered something worse than the beach runs. Hearing the words “lets make it rain” in boot camp.
“There is one shot of him sitting in a chair which is how I feel most of the time: he looks so world-weary and beat down by life...” Jay’s gonna need a vacation after this Halloween
Sheldon Dinkleberg You mean Mike Stoklasa surely.
Talking about movies for a living will wear you down I'm sure. Drinking beer and talking about shot compositions with your friends for money must really AGE you.
Bruce McClelland lol I know you’re probably joking but most of Mike and Jay’s work is done in the editing room (imagine how long it’d take to simply get a draft cut of an episode of BOTW done)
Sitting across from Rich Evans is known to add 10 years to your life.
Does anyone know where in the re:View he says this. I'm at work and I can't watch through it again lol
Terror: "what is behind the door?" Horror: the door is open. This movie is one of the most horrific out there. You are experiencing the events as they happen.
Whether it's scary or not to you, its an excellently crafted movie. The acting and writing is superb.
Yep. It is the best exorcism movie of all time not because it's the scariest, but because it is the smartest, the most mature, and has the most interesting characters. It is an exorcism movie, but what it is really about is loss of faith - in a god and in humanity.
Absolutely
I remember watching The Exorcist when I was a little kid and was so inspired by it. From that moment on I knew I wanted to be a 12 year old girl possessed by a demon when I grew up.
So... how's it going?
StubenhockerElite Well there's hardly any money in it but at least I'm doing what I love.
I hope you get your dream someday. Demonic representation is so important
I still spew pea soup on people whenever the opportunity arises.
Wuttt?? Are you telling me I'm not alone? Lol
“We’ll talk about the Exorcist III”
*never talk about the Exorcist III*
Does this mean we can expect an Exorcist III review?
Yup
It'll be here later in the month according to Patreon.
Oh dear no
@@waynedaly100 Exorcist III is really good. It's Exorcist II that is complete and utter trash. One of the worst movies ever.
@@leoap87 Ah yeah you are right.
That part when priest tries to talk her out of it. That's real. They are required to get written confirmation from psychiatrist that they don't know wtf is going on.
There is whole procedure associated with it.
Even among priests, exorcism is something of a fringe idea.
My dad watched this movie when he was 7 years old and what made it scarier to him was not only because of the imagery and the demons, but he also lived in the Georgetown area, and only a couple of blocks from the Exorcist steps.
I like how they both pretended they've never seen The Sexorcist. Well played boys.
I just googled that. Oh lord why.
I don't know what that is, but if there are child actors involved I'm calling the police.
If it does not star famed movie lead of erotic films Rich Evans is it even worth watching?
@@dappert4730 He did the commentary and it's quite insightful tbh
Clicked before this could remind Mike of an episode of Star Trek The Next Generation.
Impossible
That one with the devil trying to take over a planet
It's kind of like in DS9 where Gul Dukat was possessed multiple times by the Pah-wraiths.
Impossible. My Dinner With Andre could remind Mike of Star Trek.
Such speed...!
The spider walk is important because otherwise she never leaves her room while possessed. The idea she could move to the rest of the house made it 10X creepier.
Not true. She crashes the grown up party and says crazy stuff
@@davidferrara1105 yeah exactly. don't you think it's scarier that she can leave her room. without that scene she's pretty much stuck in bed. with that scene you get the feeling she could creep up on the mom making coffee, or just trying to sleep. it makes the whole house feel much less safe to me.
I think they cut it for that reason. It's strange that she doesn't really move around the house as a demon at any other time in the movie.
@@robfinlay8058 yeah I could see your point there. But I don't think you really need to show her walking around more. The exorcist is more about the idea of something happening than it is showing it. They did throw some stuff in to show it's the whole house. The recut version shows the demon face in the refrigerator. The initial ouija board scene is in the basement. I just felt like when I saw the recut in theaters, the spider walk scene sort of upped the threat level. At least we have both edits so you can watch whichever one you like more.
I really liked the alternate version of the spider walk scene where Reagan’s tongue is going in and out and she crawls at them more than the blood coming out of her mouth. I feel it’s creepier and less over the top as the blood coming from her mouth because it’s so uncanny; but the blood version is certainly more startling and adds more textbook horror to the experience. Either way, the scene should’ve never been cut if you ask me. I remember that scene scared the hell out of me as a kid. I was afraid to watch the movie. Just today saw the film again in theaters for it’s 50th anniversary, and I still had chills. 10/10 movie!
i remember working at a movie theater when the exorcist the begninning was showing, me and the crew thought the movie it self was possesed because we would have to go up and check on the film to make sure the Platters that the film was on, was not spinning so fast it would cause a brainwrap (film getting tied up through the pully's). this film broke down so many times, and the Projector kept breaking down too. One time i Went up to manually control the speed of the platters. it got so out of control that the film slid off the platter and fell in my lap! i then had to throw film up onto the platter until eventually the film started wrapping on itself, i had to shut the projector off manually. I keep thinking of so many moments when that film was being played. Pain in the ASS!!!
This movie snuck up on me when I first saw it. I'll admit I was a victim of the reputation it had. I was pretty bored at first and was like "this is it?". By the end though it had pulled me in and scared the shit out of me. The build up and execution is perfect. The fact that it starts out mundane and kind of boring and builds up to the crazy shit is why it works. It's the perfect slow burn and quite possibly the perfect movie in terms of pacing.
Well said
The exorcist isn’t just one of the greatest horror films ever made but one of the best films ever made period .
Agreed.
G -Watch I watched an interview with Blatty and Friedkin , according to them , they say the Exorcist is not a horror movie . It’s a movie about faith ! What makes this movie frightening is that it was made with such realizem and based on true facts
Every TH-cam video could benefit from quick cuts to Leslie Nielsen movies
wEoOOmPSm6aAG4BXE2ki “I just wanted to let you know, we’re all counting on you.”
“Aren’t you afraid of the gun going off?”
“I used to have that problem. Now, I just think about baseball.”
Every piece of media in general
@@Football__Junkie Might be because english isn't my first language but I don't get that one joke (and a few others in Airplane too). His "gun" doesn't go off because he thinks about his balls getting hit by a a baseball bat, is it something like that?
I think it’s simply needing to think about anything unrelated to sex - which is funny because the question being asked is about an actual gun actually going off, not “male performance issues”.
"Because of epilepsy"
*immediately puts them on screen*
He said on Twitter he slowed down the footage for yt. So just imagine that but way faster
Not all epileptics are photosensitive. I have epilepsy. It's just ignorance.
that loud monster compilation before the drawer opening clip was beautiful. Nicely done. Thats just a damn good scene on its own.
The scene with the tape recorder has a banner above it that says "Tasukete!", which is Japanese for "Save/Help me"
Thank you translator notes
@@ParanormalCacti All according to keikaku
@Real Donald Trump japanese can't be translated literally. It's one of the issues English speaking people have when doing translations.
weebs finally put themselves to use
To me this is _still_ the scariest, and the best, horror movie ever.
not only still will always be given the status of horror films
i still like the thing more but this movie is a masterpiece
I feel like a lot of the modern jump scares is less just 'scary' and more just 'startling'.
Exactly. A sudden picture of a kitten with a loud noise will startle you - that doesn't make kittens scary.
@@frostyfingers9282 What if it's a flesh eating kitten?
@@captaincarrot8928 That's only scary if you have flesh.
Jay has said this exact thing 50 times
Sleuth is scarier than most modern horror movies.
"that little 5/4 riff" it's 7/8 my man
If you’re a fan of the movie and you want more, I can’t recommend the 40th anniversary audiobook narrated by Blatty enough. There are some utterly haunting and profound passages in it that have lingered in my mind for weeks, partially due to his flawless vocal delivery. All the stuff pertaining to Father Karras is just heartbreaking.
“Elvira lives”!! “She’s a drug addict!”.
Talking about how good the sound design of The Exorcist is, his previous film The French Connection has amazing sound design too. It's one of my favourite parts of it. It's hard to explain but everything is so satisfying in its sound, it's almost like ASMR. Everything is clicking and you hear the sounds of every little action someone is doing with their hands, everything makes sound. Normally you don't get that much detail in films, they'll only make the big obvious things have sound, like footsteps, putting a mug down on a table, closing a door etc. But with this it's like no let's make everything have sound. And it doesn't overwhelm the film either it all just sounds natural. It reminds me of Sunday afternoons as a kid when old films when on TV, it's that kind of relaxing.
If I got the chills even from watching this video from start to finish, then that should be a testament to how suspenseful this movie is.
I can't wait for the Exorcist III discussion. Depending on the day you ask me, I actually like it slightly more than the first film.
I actually like Exorcist II more than the first film. Even though I wholeheartedly understand that the first one is the better movie.
Was Max Von Sydow ever actually young?
Lol...I thought the same thing.
Never seen The Seventh Seal, huh?
He seemed to have aged a lot after "The Greatest Story Ever Told"
He was 42 at the time of filming.
@@7superdaimajin He seems old in The Seventh Seal too. The character is literally dying.
I'd love to see Josh have his own channel just to talk about music. I'm sure he's got some great stories to tell about the industry.
RLM is so good at really selling movies. Every time I watch one of these Re:Views, their commentary alone makes me want to watch/revisit whatever it is they’re talking about. I don’t know how they do it.
Went to click on it when it popped up but it disappeared! For a moment I was terrified at the thought I may have to get off my arse and do something more productive. But thankfully, it's working now. I can continue with my pitiful existence and barely move today.
Jay enjoys horror movies as much and Mike loves his Star Trek and I am with Jay--practical effects made 70's movies much scarier than movies made today.
Yeah,
after 25+ years I just re-watched *Jaws* , and DAAAAMN if that isn't one great Horror / Adventure-Action movie! (1975)
Seriously forgot _just how good that movie is!_
To be frank, I bought into this movie due to my religious upbringing.
Even the “made for tv version” unnerved me; at the time.
In my twenties, I appreciated what this movie did:
Explore the mystery of faith. And the movie approaches it in a very “matter of fact” way.
Which to me, I interpret as honest.
This movie stands up as an iconoclast. It evolved modern cinema; even the cinema of its time.
There was nothing like it at the time.
Pazuzu was technically the king of demons in old Mesopotamian mythology
King of demons sooo Satan
He was the king of the evil spirits of the wind. But he was actually used as a Talisman to ward off other evil supernatural beings. I've forgotten a lot of my Sumerian mythology.
I figured out the head swiveling scenes: The first time Regan does the 180 degree head spin in front of Chris is actually not happening. The demon is taunting Chris pretending to speak in Burke Denning's voice. During the exorcism scene when Regan's head turns 360 degrees around, I think that only Karras sees it, the same way that the demon turns into his deceased mother. It's not actually happening in a physical sense. The demon is so psychologically powerful, it can make you literally hallucinate. It's designed to break the observers down and create utter hopelessness. Otherwise, Regan would have been killed.
What a genuinely smart comment. I’ve seen this movie so many times and that never occurred to me. I’m going to have to watch it again now.
Yeah, the idea is that the demon plants the image in the head of the observer, rather than physically making it happen. Spot on. 😊
What made the exorcist the scariest movie I ever saw is : 1 I was to young to be watching it under 8 years old and 2 when my grandmother tried to talk to me about it. My grandmother being a Roman catholic told me sure demonic possession is real really had me terrified. Normally parents tell their kids monsters and ghosts aren't real. Nope granny told me I better watch my ass and be a good Christian or ot will happen to me.
3:01 -- In the commentary, Friedkin stated that he cut the spider walk scene because he felt it showed too much paranormal strength too early in the film. He thought it was out of place with the pacing of the movie, and I agree, even thought it was a cool and skin-crawly scene.
A vulgar display of power you might say...
You know a director's quality when he can cut a scene like that and trust his ability to hold your attention without it.
the mother carries this movie, her acting was amazing. also being raised catholic, added a 2nd layer of thrill to this movie. i never say the exorcist is the scariest movie ever but its a very shocking movie for sure.
"Abby" should have been called "The Blaxorcist"
*sigh* the south will rise again, huh boys...
“Next on Blaxploitation Theatre;
Blackula. Then Blackenstein.
Followed by The Blunch Black of Blotre Blame!”
The scene where Regan projectile vomits at Father Karras only required one take. The vomit was intended to hit Jason Miller in the chest, but the plastic tubing misfired, hitting him in the face. His reaction of shock and disgust while wiping away the vomit is genuine, and Miller admitted in an interview that he was very angered by this mistake.
Due to death threats against Linda Blair from religious zealots who believed the film "glorified Satan", Warner Bros. had bodyguards protecting her for six months after the film's release.
In an interview, Jason Miller stated that he had a major verbal confrontation with William Friedkin after the director fired a gun near his ear to get an authentic reaction from him. He told Friedkin that he is an actor, and that he didn't need a gun to act surprised or startled.
Who else came back here after the Half in the Bag review of the new one?
Here before I watch the new review.
Damn, this is the earliest I’ve been to a Re:View
Same. Um, we should say something. AIIIIIIIIIDS
41:48 - Update from 2021, the conjuring 3 was not any good
This is by far my favorite review of the film. This is my favorite movie and too many people look over the little details to this masterpiece.
As for the spider walk, I hate it. It doesnt fit, its edited poorly and it's too much too soon for Regan's symptoms. How do we go from spider walking down the stairs vomiting blood to just a therapy session?
True that
good thoughts but i love the walk and get creeped out because you can hear her `footsteps` prior to her descending down the stairs
that didnt even happen in the version of the movie i watched, i dont know if my mind blanked while watching it but i watched it for the first time this morning and the spider walk was not there
@@sicariusflamus3033 you probably watched the ‘directors’ cut’ (the cinematic release) which cut this scene out as originally you could see the wires hanging from Regan. the ‘never before seen’ cut is the only one that includes the stairs scene.
I literally just watched The Exorcist at the local Cinemark last night. Now THAT’S spooky
The power of Christ compels you!
Please make a re:view on Possession (1981 film).
The age makeup on Max von Sydow was so good, his acting career suffered after because everyone assumed he was that old.
On the topic of possessions, a re:View of Possession would be amazing.
Jay and Josh are just so great together.
The Exorcist is still the scariest horror film ever made.
I didn't find it scary, just interesting
I agree it’s one of the scariest but I nominate Psycho for top spot
Maybe not the scariest but definitely the most disturbing.
I have to disagree with you there. It’s clearly the Conjuring 12.
I'd love to hear what you guys think of Rosemary's Baby. I love your takes on horror movies. (btw, thanks for introducing me to Lake Mungo, great movie.)
One of the scariest scenes is the homeless man in the subway, asking Karas if he could "spare change for an old alter boy". The look in his eyes as the train barrels past and the lights flash across his face is terrifying. Like he's telling Karas "you're about to be put through Hell"
I'm old enough that I remember when it came out but too young to have seen it then. My only contemporary experience was the Tubular Bells LP which was super-popular and wonderful to hear on its own, even without seeing the film. My parents had the book lying around at home, which I didn't pick up of course. Were it not for Mad Magazine I wouldn't have had a clue what was going on.
“I got a rock!” 🎃
I wonder what RLM thinks about Friedkin's "Sorcerer."
The most underrated, all but lost film of time. That fucking movie is incredible.
@@jerryjanski551 I agree wholeheartedly. Sorcerer is a brilliant and tense film. And as for OP; Jay has mentioned Sorcerer before. I believe in the Justice League video. All he said was that it did the characters’ back story well though, not much else.
@@jerryjanski551 Sorcerer is good, but its not as good as Wages Of Fear, on which it is based.
I miss mainstream horror movies like this. I’ve grown tired of loud CGI monsters going “braaaaaarrrrr!!” Into the camera
Jim Dorsey True ! There’s no comparison ! They actually had to come up with ways to make the Exorcist ! Like building a air conditioner
Around the bedroom so you could see the breath ! And the Makeup was the best I’ve ever seen ! Dick Smith was a true genius ! He also did The makeup for The Godfather and won an Academy Award for his work !
I love all your re:View videos. Perfect format and deep discussions. Just perfect. Great movie being given it's due :)
I'm a fan of Tubular Bells so have it playing once in awhile. I hear "Oh, the Halloween song." from people quite often.
This is the most epic of spooky movies.
One of the only movies that will scare you to go to church.
I totally agree the first head spin was way creepier creepiest shot in the movie imo
Paranormal Activity is the only thing I can think of after Blair Witch that has any sort of similar effect. I was working at a cinema when it came out and the reaction from the audience was very interesting to see. People coming up and saying "this was based on true events" was hilarious
As an adult, the most scary part of the movie for me is the nightmare scene because it feels like a real nightmare. It's real yet surreal at the same time, and you feel the same helplessness that you feel when you have a dream or a nightmare; like you're trying to help or do anything but you just can't.
That shit is terrifying.
Speaking of behind the scenes, The Exorcist’s production is one of the most fascinating and informative pieces. It selves more into the actors’ relationships than the effects. For example, Friedkin frequently mentions how he tried to relate to Linda Blair and make her feel at ease, especially during the Pazuzu outbursts... Also, funny how Jay mentions the old married couple dynamic between the original two Bills (the other two being Pullman and Paxton)
Fun Fact: Jason Miller is Jason Patrics Dad.
Thank you, redlettermedia. Your videos make my epilepsy seem cool.
What the modern movie goer probably doesn’t understand is that CGI didn’t exist back in the 70s and we had not seen anything as realistic as The Exorcist, Friedkin took the Blatty novel of the same name and turned it into the most terrifying film that the generation of the time had ever seen. To me it is the defining horror/supernatural film of all time, sure there where parts that haven’t aged well (the vomiting and head turning scenes) but the story, acting, director and for most parts the special effects are all spot on. If they remade it today it would be brilliant graphically but I bet they would make a right mess of it.
The Exorcist is a fantastic piece of cinema history.
Well I love this movie and still find it creepy and frightening just the way it already is - without any obnoxious cgi and jump scares.
It wasn't until fairly recently I heard things. Like the lead up to the crucifix scene where you can hear Burke Dennings say "Do it, you bitch Do it!"
So glad Repossessed is mentioned! I love that movie and still have my old copy of it
People who were not around when it came out in theater just don't realize how ground breaking it was and how terrifying it was. I am old enough to have seen it in theater (I was too young to be allowed in but I managed to sneak in). I have never been as terrified in my life. You can blame it on me being young, but I can tell you that adults were as terrified. In my opinion, it was the first truly horrifying film ever made. And it is not just a horror movie, it has so much psychological subtext, such as the guilt of Karras concerning his mother.
I honestly have not seen anything anywhere as scary in the last 40 years (although I did like Blair Witch Project and The Shining). I don't understand how anyone could say that it is boring or not scary. Maybe they think that horror means jumps scares or torture porn...
I also found scary four other horror movies in the 1970's: Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Omen, Invasion of the Body Snatchers and Alien. But they are all still quit behind The Exorcist as fas as gut churning fear is concerned.
38:11 that scene, still till this days gives me the creeps. It is so well done, the secret is the left arm moves while the head turns around and her, just creepy. That little detail of the left arm moving while she sits on the bed really helps sell it, brillant. The face looks real, the craftsmanship of this movie 👌🏻
Something I've always found so low key tragic is how most of the people who dismiss this movie seem to do it for the stupidest reason: Their parents always hyped it up as the scariest movie ever, then when they finally saw it, it couldn't live up to it's reputation. Now a certain disappointment would be totallyunderstandable, but it often seems to result in an out and out hatred for this movie....what the fuck is up with that??? Why do so many people seem to have no ability to just set aside what their stupid parents say and judge this ABSOLUTELY GREAT movie on it's own merrit? DO I personally think it's the "Scariest" movie ever? Not even close, but it's a truly fantastic film in it's own right. I take no issue with people who dislike this movie cause they think it's genuinely bad, for whatever reason, that's all opinion. But when people dislike a movie based on nothing but the fact that it didn't live up to their pre conceived notions or expectations of it.....that's just bullshit of the highest order🤬
Not one second did I think that the demon made Karras jump out of the window.
Me either. I IMMEDIATELY knew it was a willful act and him sacrificing himself for the greater good.
great review; hope you guys can do The Omen someday :)
My grandpa saw it when it first came out in 1973. He told me it was the scariest movie he ever saw in his life.
Could we get way more re:views with Jay since the whole quarantine thing will have us all trapped in the house?
I recall hearing a story about a lady standing at the bottom of those steps.....who recognized them from the film, and she went hysterical.....screaming & crying.
@20:00 I watched the Exprcist for the first time recently. And I was legitimately confused because I knew the movie was almost 50 years old yet there’s Max Von Sydow as an old man almost half a century ago yet I saw him recently before he passed in Star Wars and he looks just the same! I LITERALLY had to pause the movie because I was confused and I was stunned to find out that it was due to special effects making him look older. The fact I cousins tell is a true testament to the talent of the makeup department.
"The Exorcist" is actually a composite derived from the Earling, Iowa possession & exorcism of Emma Schmidt (aka Anna Ecklund) in 1928 (and many years beyond), the Maryland/St Louis possession and exorcism of Ronald Hunkeler in 1949, and the circa late 1950s-early 1960s possession and exorcism of an unidentified woman in rural Italy that formed the basis of the 1963 Italian film "Il Demonio" which features the original "spider walk" echoed ten years later in The Exorcist.
I’m sure you guys will cover it on the Joker Half in the Bag review, but you guys should really do a Re-View episode on The King of Comedy. I find it odd how few people have seen that Scorsese film. Feels like a good candidate for a Re-View movie.
I've only ever seen the theatrical version....& that was in the late summer of 1974. I was stuck in Marine Corps boot camp, when it was first released in late '73, so I missed out on all of the hype & excitement. When a buddy learned I'd never even heard of it, he dragged me to a theater to see it, without telling me anything.....other than it was a good 'scary' movie. I'm STILL traumatized 46 years later....LOL. The lack of any musical score added to the sense of it feeling more real I think. Or at least possible.
It's the scariest movie of all time because it sets the bar HIGH....and never goes LOW. It can't be touched. It's the darkest movie of all time...based on the darkest EVIL of all time
FYI, Jay slowed down the strobe effect tv spot so they wouldn't cause full blown seizures. The original tv spot really is migraine inducing
Myth. Not all epileptics are photosensitive. It's just ignorance.
17:44
Interesting - "tasuketei" is a transliterated pronunciation of Japanese, which translates to "help me," or just "help!"
i first see it when i was 12. i couldn't sleep for weeks. it was worth it
I'm at the part where they are talking about the horror of trying to find something wrong with a family member and nobody being able to tell you.
I am that person. In 2012 I got this sudden stabbing pain in my chest and for about *four years* and over 100 doctors, some of them famous like one of the doctors for the philedelphia eagles football team, others highly skilled specialists, we got nothing. It was horrifying and deflating every single time we go to someone, and they told us they either didn't know, or that it was psycho-somatic; that I was making it up or that my brain was creating it from some sort of anxiety.
Turns out it was Intercostal Neuralgia and Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.
Fun times, and I understand that horror. It's goddamn awful.
I'm really sorry for your suffering. I hope you are doing better now.
24:40 is probably my fav mini anecdote from Jay.
Eagerly hoping for a re:View of The Ninth Gate...
Ohhh PISS ON annoying jump "scares" and bombastic computer visuals! . .. THAT crap's got NOTHING on THIS classic!
I agree with the hospital part. Because when I was a kid, I had to get MRIs every 6 months. So the MRI machine always sacred me, so when I watched The Exorcist for the first time, the hospital parts always got me.
for you young ones the reason it is associated with the movie, is it has been the theme that was used in trailers and promotions for decades, also tubular bells was very popular, those two things alone are the main reasons, nothing else.
I know it's too late, Jay, but you never give out cans of soup at Halloween. You ladle the soup into their bags so they can't hurl the can through your window.
I’m glad you pointed out the thousands of redos and parodies. This is the scariest movie ever made. We have just become desensitized to it. I think the atheistic movement has also added to that. It’s like JAWS. You go back and watch it now and the fish looks stupid and mechanical. But at the time, you weren’t going in that water. Do shark movies today keep you from going in the water? Nope.
The grounded horror always holds up. I grew up on the ocean in California and I've heard countless people say how they didnt swim in the ocean for years because of jaws.
Tubular Bells was also used in a Dutch kids' TV series about a clown and acrobat, so it was pretty fun to figure out what other people associated it with.
I also thought Max Von Sydow just always looked old, in the same way Steve Martin has had grey hair for just as long.