THE EXORCIST (1973) | BRITISH GIRL FIRST TIME WATCHING | MOVIE REACTION
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- Welcome to my reaction video where I watch The Exorcist (1973) for the first time!
Join me as I share my reactions, commentary, and review of one of the greatest horror movies ever made. I hope this video edit turns some heads!
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Would love to know about your first reactions to this demonic masterpiece. Did anyone else cry? Drop a comment below!
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Great reaction. I watched this movie 30years ago. No, i didn't cry, but wish i'd never watch it at all. It's so scary and disturbing. I feel sorry to those who will watch this movie for the first time, because their life will never be the same again, (but it's just a movie lol). This is the best horror movie of all time by the way.
You remind me of if Jamie lee Curtis when young was cast as Mary Poppins God bless you
You would also like Dark Night of The Scarecrow, a 1981 made for TV movie, a great Halloween filem.
No tears, but when I was 9 it came on tv for the very first time. This was before cable, so basically everyone was tuning in. It was a lot of fun talking to all my friends about it the next day, because everyone had watched it. ( obviously they had to cut it up quite a bit )
Check out the audience reaction to it when it came out. It's on TH-cam.
Ellen Burstyn deserved an Oscar for her portrayal of Regan's mother. She's a great actress in general and still active.
Much respect to her!! Her mother’s strife to protect her child was SO powerful. Loved her! Then loved too how she approached Karras to ask for his help. And screaming on the phone to the Italian hotel! What a lady!! Thanks so much for checking out my video.
@MovieDateWithKate You're welcome.
Saw her on Bway back in 75. She won the Tony.
She was really hurt badly in the scene where she violently hit the wall. It severely hurt her back, that still troubles her today. She blamed director William Friedkin, who was described, by some, to be an on-set tyrant.
@@sjd5750 I think many of those male big-name Hollywood directors were a bit like that. I remember Wynona Ryder mentioning how difficult it was to work with Francis Ford Coppola and how he would repeatedly berate her and call her a whore to her face.
I watched your reaction, and I was thinking " how have I missed this gals reaction videos" because I watch alot of reactors, not knowing you are new. What a great reaction, the editing, your thoughts, you're a pro! You are going to do great with picking up new subscribers. Bravo!
What a lovely comment to read! I can’t thank you enough. That’s so super, because it’s always a bit scary starting out with something new but I really enjoyed watching this movie, and learning more about the background from the comments is so cool! What’s more is, keeping an open mind & heart when watching films can be daunting when you’re putting it ‘out there’ on film but when you find ‘your people’ in the comments who appreciate it just the same, if not more so, it’s really encouraging and inspiring. Thanks again for your high praise and solid support! I hope to see you at the next movie reaction release on the channel :) take care!
Best old age make-up ever applied to an actor on film. Max Von Sydow (Father Merrin) was in his early 40s when The Exorcist was made.
I totally agree!! I truly thought he was an old man. The makeup artists were absolutely elite in this movie!
what's more amazing is that Von sydow looked exacly like that when he got old.
@@MordorProject Yep. Check him out in _The Force Awakens._
He struggled for years getting future roles. Everyone believed he actually was an old man. He was so good it almost ended his career.
He looks like Joe Biden.
You are one of the best reactors on this platform. Absolutely love your observations, so thoughtful and emotional at the same time. This movie can render one speechless while also being so impactful that words just run out of one’s mouth.
The performances are phenomenal. Every one of them. I put off watching this movie for many years as I was only 9 when it came out but was affected by the commotion surrounding it during its initial release. When I did finally see it, as a nonbeliever, it scared me tremendously. As I’ve grown older and become a person of faith its impact is even greater. It frightens but also fills me with hope. The most powerful scene for me is when Chris asks Father Damien if her daughter will die and he replies with a dimple but firm “no”, a sign that he has regained his faith. His strength renewed, he is a boxer after all, he is able to fight the devil regardless of the cost.
I’m also tremendously moved at Linda Blair’s performance, particularly at the end when she is freed and is whimpering for her mother. I well up with tears as by this time we have been taken on an emotional whirlwind. The release Regan has is equally felt by the audience.
The Exorcist is the greatest horror film of all time.
Thanks for your lovely comment to me.
I've never seen anyone else react with the emotion you did during that "the power of Christ compels you!" scene and I really appreciated your authenticity, this movie is not only scary but a powerful and meaningful film. Damien squeezing his hand while accepting confession at the bottom of the stairs gets me every time.
Thank you so much for your comment. That was really nice to read just now, and reassuring. Golly, honestly, that scene was sooo powerful to my heart, to my surprise. It was their persistence and the tone of Father Merrin’s voice. I suppose now thinking about it I interpret it that God never leaves you, and his power is so almighty. Even when the situation looks as bad as it did for Regan! :) and also that they didn’t shy away from her, and deem her as a lost cause. Like, Christ will always want you. But seriously, the chanting made tears spring into my eyes instantly. It made me think of so many things :) You know when you think you’ve pushed something down. Or you didn’t even know it was dormant lying in you, then something just hits. And you’re flawed. Damien at the end further shows his commitment to do the most unto others so they suffer least. What a giving soul. And a tender end. Thanks again for supporting the channel! Hope to see you at the next movie reaction release. Happy Halloween!
@MovieDateWithKate I'll be there, we smaller channels and believers in Christ trying to get a foot hold need to stick together 🤝
That scene gets me too. I think the acting job that the actor that portrayed the priest that gave Damien last rites, did an amazing job. His raw emotion on display in that moment is so intense.
@@ace1usmc Off the top of my head, William O'Malley was having trouble getting emotional enough for the scene so William Friedkin (director) slapped him across the face to make him cry, started rolling and that's the take. They were close friends so they embraced afterwards 😅
Corrr blimey!! 😅😂
You are right to feel for those of us that saw this in 1973.Me and a couple of buddies(the three of us were all 14) got to see the midnight showing of this legendary film.We were under age for this movie but had a friend that worked at the theater and he got us in.To make a long story short it was a different time back then and we saw things in this movie that traumatized the three of us.We had to walk four miles back home at 2:30 in the morning scared to death at every little sound we heard along the way.I am about to turn 66 and no other movie has ever affected me like the Exorcist did!
I was raised a strict Roman Catholic, and your emotional reaction is understandable. Great reaction video, I look forward to seeing more of them.
Thank you for the kind words and support! It’s reassuring you understand too how the film can make you emotional when you’ve grown up attending mass… some things never leave you, or rather, are interwoven in the fabric of our being. Seriously powerful film making! I’m so glad I watched it. See you at the next video reaction release. :)
I too grew up Catholic, of course the rite of exorcism is extremely secretive, but the ritual of the thing reminds me of my youth.
As an Irish person, I was raised a lapsed Catholic lol. And we never use the term "Roman"
Speaking of shocking... I saw this movie at a drive-in movie theater on a 30' foot X 60' foot screen !
Every scene as they started ramping up had girls screaming, multiple people screaming cars starting up and leaving the property... it was a wild-n-crazy night, man.
The good old days.....
Thank you for the reaction and video ✌️😎
So so flipping cool you got to see it at a drive in movie theatre. What a memory! Though to watch this film outside in the dark of night would be terrifying.
I love that shot of Father Merrin and the Pazuzu statue facing one another, symbolising the forces of good and evil facing off against each other.
Same! Loved that shot.
It hit me as well
Father Karras’ dream sequence with the subliminal imagery and 2 frames of the demon’s face truly haunted me for years after seeing this film for the first time back in 2002 when I was 16. I can only imagine how people must have felt seeing this film in cinemas in 1973! The Exorcist deserves its place as the scariest film of all time.
You’ve got such a relaxing voice! ☺️
Great movie, will always be a classic! Glad to be part of the first 100 subs, to many many more 🍻
Thanks so much!!! That’s nice to read. More relaxing than Regan’s anyway haha. Really awesome encouragement and I appreciate the support when I’m just starting out. Definitely cheers to more!
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this was based on a true story about a boy in the 1940s, but of course it was all a lie, like all 'religion' so don't worry about mass
but when my grandma saw this in the theatre, a woman behind her threw up all over my grandma!
I thought the same.
Absolutely, as an englishman in his late 50's who attended grammar school, I love your pronunciation and eloquence.
"There is only one." I Love his display of confidence in not only his ability to do the job but that everything else is just trickery. I smile and start nodding my head when I hear that line. Im like, "Fuck yeah! And im not afraid to take on that one again, either!"
Totally fucking agree with you. I loved that line too. The conviction gave me chills
I just saw Linda Blair Oct 19th. I drove up to get an autographed photo of her as the demon for a friend's Christmas gift. I got my own autographed photo when I met her in 2018.
That’s really awesome. I’d laugh if she did her handwriting all spidery and gothic for a little playful joke. So cool you got to see her just before Halloween!
@@MovieDateWithKate I have an autographed photo still from the movie signed by Linda Blair. it reads "Sweet Dreams", Linda Blair. the photo is Reagan in full makeup staring at the camera, very impressive job by a 12-year old.
An autographed photo of a demon for Christmas you say? 😂😂😂
Perhaps the best Exorcist reaction video Ive ever seen!! I actually watched until the very end simply because I wanted to hear everything you had to say. So glad you enjoyed it and actually paid attention to the underlying backstories of the central characters and how it all comes to fruition in the final minutes. Cheers!
What a lovely comment!! Cheers indeed. Thanks so much for watching.
The film was robbed at the Oscars. It deserved best movie - at every level such a masterpiece of writing, filming and direction. Not to mention the performances across the board.
The Academy Awards have been the scene of several daylight robberies. Bonnie& Clyde and The Graduate, both 1967, and both changed the culture. The Sting and not The Exorcist? That was pure Old Hollywood Studios revenge on the New Hollywood Movement.
Rocky and not All The President's Men? That was pure white backlash.
Rosemary's Baby not getting Mia Farrow even a nomination? Ruth Gordon was Hollywood's basic move: old timer who never won anything finally getting rewarded.
Crash and not Broke back Mountain?
Jack Nicholson over Matt Damon for Good Will Hunting?
On the other hand, The Exorcist got 10 nominations, and was a horror film. Midnight Cowboy got Best Picture with an X rating. Annie Hall, a comedy, got Best Picture and Woody Allen Best Director. For a comedy! And an anti-romcom comedy, at that. Gandhi and Chariots Of Fire both Best Picture winners. MASH 1970 nominated for Best Picture when it probably had more bite than The Exorcist. And it won Best Adapted Screenplay. For a movie that was largely improvised!
People have forgotten about MASH the 1970 movie. It was as anti-religious as The Exorcist was pro-Christianity. The characters were as anti-hero as any of the cops in The French Connection. They were cruel and even sadistic to other characters. They treated racism as a bad joke that would not be allowed when it popped up, and simply said, "no, you're one of us and you can't act that way." And they lived up to it by terrorizing black nurses as well as white. Even Fred Williamson (Spearchucker Jones) nearly jerked Tim Brown's head off when Brown let an "old pro trick" nearly get him tossed from the climactic football game. I.e. Brown took a racist remark from an opponent seriously.
The TV show that ran for 11 years bore little resemblance to the movie and was quite defanged.
So the Oscars cut both ways now that I write about it. For every Exorcist and Brokeback Mountain, there is a Midnight Cowboy and Annie Hall, both of which broke.tradition. Longstanding traditions.
And both Friedkin and Blatty were Oscar winners in a 2 year period. And Ellen Burstyn won for Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, in 1975, I think.
@@cwdkidman2266 You need to drink some camomile tea or something buddy. Half the things you are calling robbery were just good competition. I don't even understand what you are on about racism, your post is all over the place.
Not that Oscars ever meant anything but if you want to talk about robberies then there's nothing more obvious than Shakespeare in Love winning over Saving Private Ryan.
To deathtoraiden: For every Oscar snub and robbery, there is an incredible Oscar Win That Should Never Have Happened Given The Pompous Stuff That Usually Wins:
Should Have Won: The Exorcist,.Friedkin, Burstyn, Blair, Rosemary's Baby, Farrow, Polanski, Brokeback Mountain, All The Presidents Men, Pakula, Hoffman, Redford, Damon
Should Not Have Won: Rocky, The Sting, Crash,
Amazingly Incredibly Joyously DID WIN: Midnight Cowboy, Ring Lardner Jr (MASH 1970), Gandhi, Chariots Of Fire, The English Patient, The French Connection, Hackman, Friedkin, The Godfather,.The Godfather Part 2, Brando, George C Scott, Jon Voight (finally), Al Pacino (finally), Dustin Hoffman (finally), Jane Fonda (Klute)
Amazingly Incredibly Joyously DID GET NOMINATED WHEN NOBODY GAVE Them A Chance: MASH, Easy Rider, Bonnie and Clyde, The Graduate, Sally Kellerman, Robert Altman, Mike Nichols, Alan Pakula, DELIVERANCE, DELIVERANCE, DELIVERANCE, Howard Hawks, Jane Fonda (Klute)
And then there are the five people Hollywood/The Academy Hates/Hated:
Howard Hawks...just one nomination and no wins?
Donald Sutherland...NO NOMINATIONS?
Deborah Kerr....six nominations and no wins? Not even for From Here To Eternity?
Matt Damon...no wins? Should have 3 Good Will Hunting, The Talented Mr. Ripley, and The Martian
Naomi Watts...no wins? Should have 3. Mulholland Dr, Mother And Child, and The Impossible
And there is the one guy Hollywood Despises And Wishes Would Go Home....Al Pacino. Should have about 25 effing wins for every movie he was in before The Scent Of A Woman and every movie he has been in SINCE The Scent Of A Woman. Sure he got nominations and an Oscar finally but goddam!!!!! Starting out with The Panic In Needle Park, all 3.Godfathers, Serpico, Dog Day Afternoon, And Justice For All.......in 1968, both Katherine Hepburn and Barbra Streisand got Best Actress in a tie (?). Well, Pacino should have gotten it by himself or tied with someone every year of his career life. Pacino should be the Bill Russell of acting.
Just saying that every movie Oscar got wrong, it incredibly got right against all expectations in another movie. And that includes some films getting nominated when judging by Oscar and Hollywood history they probably only got made as a miracle.
Darryl Zanuck wanted to shelve MASH but his two 20 year old French girlfriends insisted he release it.
Bonnie and Clyde got dumped on the back half of the southern drive-in double feature circuit until Pauline Kael championed it.
DELIVERANCE almost suffered the same fate because of The Scene and also Burt Reynolds silly Cosmo centerfold, until Reynolds blamed himself and took to every talk show in the country for a year. DELIVERANCE wound up being a box office explosion in a Godfather year.
Easy Rider was financed by rock stars and Phil Spector but won the Cannes prize and took off.
Oh and.the two best movies about sports in America didn't get nominated. The Bad News Bears and Slap Shot. Maybe because they starred two actors Hollywood was never sure about: Paul Newman and Walter Matthau.
The academy always looked down their noses at horror movies Silence of the Lambs was the first horror movie to win a major academy award
My girlfriend and I saw The Sting that winter. She seemed to really enjoy the movie and the date, so we went to see the Exorcist soon after. In spite of that she still married me. Going on 49 years and counting. There aren't many movies like this one. Now watch The Sting.
The film itself is amazingly well-made, especially for a horror film. I think a lot of people miss what you picked up on. It's actually a very sad story, particularly for Father Karras. A man who feels like a failure as a son, and a priest, but who in those final moments finds a purpose in protecting an innocent.
I totally agree with everything you said, and thanks for acknowledging I picked up on this part. It was sad, and how could the audience not feel these things when the characters were written so well. I loved the ending, in part, when Karras crashes through the window because it was like the biggest moment of clarity! Even though the action would suggest the opposite. Super enjoyed it! Thank you very much for liking my video.
Something I love about this movie is that it doesn’t shy away from certain things, because why would the actual devil shy away from those things that make us so uncomfortable (to say the least). Also “do not despise my command because you know me to be a sinner” coming from a top priest feels like one of the most genuine lines of the ritual.
You’re right though. It went full on committed to its core to portray everything with a seriousness I can’t help but admire. I really like this movie now and have a lot of respect for it.
oh wow. I saw it for the first time in the 80s as a child and even if it literally traumatized me at the time, it grew up to be one of my favorite movies of all time for its powerful storytelling and acting. I've seen many reactions to this movie because i'm interested in seeing what new generations think of it and if it still resonates with audiences used to contemporary horror movies where, with rare exceptions, stories are told in a very different path. I've enjoyed a lot of genuine, smart and sensitive reactions over the years but i must say not only yours is all that at the same time, but i've never seen anyone respond to it with such empathy and kindness. (Your tears during the exorcism moved me a lot) You are now among my three favorite "the exorcist first time watching" videos of all time (and i've watched them all). So bravo Kate. I've subscribed to your channel and will most certainly have another movie date woth you soon :)
Wow! Truly, this is the best comment to receive. I am very humbled and happy that you enjoyed my reaction so much and to be regarded as one of your favourites is just brilliant. Thank you very much indeed. That’s so interesting too to acknowledge how different generations view this powerful film. I suppose growing up in an Irish Catholic family made me regard our family priest and my grandparents priest friends as caring and kind individuals (actually, three of my great uncles were priests in Africa as well) so it just made me think of poor Regan and how helpless she was. And it moved me that these priests were there for her no matter what, as I had experienced as a child. The film really moved me (I’m getting teary eyed typing now), and I’m in total awe of Blatty as a writer and human for having the courage to tell this story. Thanks again for your wonderful support & for giving me confidence! See you at the next movie date.
What kind of IRRESPONSIBLE parent allows their child to watch this movie is beyond me!
@@danielfortier2629 they didn't ! what do you think ? 😅 But i had an uncle just 5 yrs older than me who would show me the best horror movies ("Aliens", "Jaws", "Amityville", "The entity", "Invasion of the body snatchers" and more... ) I am eternally grateful to him for educating me so young to the new Hollywood even if some of those movies scared the beep out of me at that time. They shaped my passion for movies and horror/fantastic flicks from the 70s/80s remain my favorite niche of all genres.
@@danielfortier2629 they didn't! (even if they were very liberal) 😅 But i had an uncle who was just 5 yrs older than me and he would show me the best horror movies behind their back ("Aliens", "Jaws", "Amityville", "The entity", "Invasion of the body snatchers" and many more...) I will always be grateful to him for educating me so young to the New Hollywood. It shaped my passion for movies and to this date, horror/fantastic flicks from the 70s/80s remain my favorite niche of all genres.
my parents didn't allow me to watch "The exorcist", even if they were very liberal Daniel 😅 I had an uncle who was just 5 yrs older than me and he would show me all the best horror movies behind their back ("Aliens", "Jaws", "Amityville", "The entity", "Invasion of the body snatchers" and many more...) Even if those movies scared the beep out of me back then, i will always be grateful to him for educating me so young to the New Hollywood. It shaped my passion for movies and horror/fantastic flicks from the 70s/80s remain to this date my favorite niche of all genres.
the statue in the beginning is pazuzu. demon of the south wind and dogs. she’s possessed by pazuzu through the ouija board. the priest left Iraq because he knew he had to do something like save Regan.
Thank you for pointing me in the right direction of who the demon actually was. That’s really cool too to learn Pazuzu is connected to wind and dogs - I remember now the Shepard dogs fighting and barking as Merrin stood in front of the demon, as well as the wind blowing. What an uncomfortable scene! Many thanks for supporting the channel!
What a great and insightful reaction, kudos, you are a total natural at this, keep on Groooooovin’! 🙌🙃🌻
What a great response! Thanks so very much. I appreciate the awesome encouragement as I’m just starting out with my channel! Groovy babyyy! 🌻🎬 See you at my next reaction video!
@ why you are most welcome, ha and I guess my my response was inspired by YOUR comments & review, so let’s hear it for Connectivity and “We Are All One”! 🙌😎🙃 Groovy babyyy inDEED! 😉😀
Oh, also, I hope that my and EVERYONE’s encouragement ultimately fuels your channel to go thru the roof and be ultra-successful (I get the feeling that EXACTLY what will happen!)🔥 you iz gonna have a LOT of fun with it 🌝
All the BESTEST, have amazing moments and most def I shall be checkin in on your next reaction, psyched! 🤩✌️🌻
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Kate, this is my favourite film and have watched probably 95% of all reactions to this film on YT. (i know, I need to get a life). You have just given the best most nuanced reaction ever to this film. Bravo. If you are sticking with the horror theme then try "Rosemary's Baby" and "The Wicker Man". Hope your channel grows - you deserve it!
What a fantastic message to read! Thank you so much! I really appreciate your support and encouragement as I start out with my videos. That’s such high praise! :) and no, I totally get how watching others’ reactions to this outstanding film is gripping and intriguing :) Today at work I asked a colleague who I know is a devout Christian if they had watched it and when they said no I explained how I thought they might really enjoy the horror film because of the religious themes shining through. I hope to do the future films i watch justice as well. Thank you so much again for supporting the channel and taking the time to comment!
Agreed. You put the pieces together very well. More than just scares, it is the story of a person reaffirming their faith by way of sacrifice, like Jesus did on the cross. Karras was the ideal candidate to be exorcist, and I'm glad you got the religious implications while eliciting some well-placed emotions. BTW, I loved Jason Miller in this. Also I believe the theatrical release was the best version to have chosen.
If you liked this, I'd be excited to see reactions to other movies with religious undertones such as Contact and The Green Mile. You're now on my favorites list.
...and The Wicker Man (original) - absolute stunner!
Thanks so much. I’m very pleased you enjoyed my reaction. Your suggestions are great. I’ve had Wicker Man suggested a few times so I’m mulling over that :)
Agree with you about Kate's reaction. Nice suggestions as well. Don't forget:
The Omen
Magic
John Carpenter's The Fog
The Changeling
(Along with your two movies, I think these are among the best horrors made)
@@MovieDateWithKate The Wicker Man (the original, NOT the remake) is an excellent suggestion, but I have to especially echo Rosemary's Baby.
The mom is such a great actress! You should watch "Requiem for a dream". She nails it, and you'll cry some more..
Super suggestion, thank you! That one has been on my list to watch for years. Thanks for checking out my video. :)
@@MovieDateWithKate Just make sure you're in the headspace for an emotional ride whenever you watch that one.
@@BrianKoppe yes, that's one movie that requires a heads up for people who don't know what it is they're going into
That was a very intense movie.
Glad you watched the theatrical cut - i find that “directors cuts” are often the worse for extra scenes - the editors have an important job, and to subvert their work in order to sell a “new edition” often leaves a movie that had been “just right” much poorer off - less is more - the same happened with ALIEN, director Ridley Scott himself admitting he prefers the original theatrical version to the later ironically named “director’s cut”
Hello Kate, welcome to TH-cam. It looks to me like the channel is pretty new, so I will wish you great success. You already have over 5K subscribers, so that portends well for your future!
I really enjoyed your reaction to this difficult and controversial movie. I'm glad that you focused on the making of the movie in regards to the talent, the makeup, etc., as much as the content. You are correct that it caused quite a commotion when it came out in 1973. When you have a chance, check out some of the old videos (well back then they were actual news reports ), about all of the hype, plus interviews with people waiting in line to see it, people that came out after seeing it, people hanging out in the lobby who had to leave during part of it, etc. people were fainting in the aisles, the church was condemning it of course ... it will really give you a perspective of place and time. Luckily I was too young to see it when it came out, because it would have been very troubling. Back then people were not nearly as desensitized to the violence that is shown in movies today, or even on the nightly news. The internet wasn't around ... so again, people were not nearly as desensitized.
You have a charming personality and an engaging manner, so I am going to Subscribe today, and will look forward to future reactions.
Are you seeking suggestions for other movies to react to at this time?
☮️ Best wishes from Steve in Dallas
Hi Steve,
What a lovely message to read. I so appreciate your support & optimism for the channel. It’s exciting venturing with a new idea & I’m enjoying doing my reactions & hearing peoples’ thoughts on the films. I was honestly really impressed with The Exorcist. Even more so after watching & realising how much depth and intent went into the directing and securing the portrayal of Catholicism. I’ve got a number of films lined up till the New Year & then I hope to introduce ways of incorporating suggestions and ideas for future ones :) Thank you again for your kind praise & for subscribing. I have my next reaction coming out this weekend - The Last Samurai. I think it’ll be a nice bit of escapism and wonder. I hope you can join for a viewing of my video :)
Wishing you a lovely weekend!
Beautiful British girl. 😊 I saw this movie when I was a kid and it scared me for many years. I've seen it a thousand times, still scary but not as before. Great reaction.
Thank you so much for the support and kind compliment too. Man, I can’t even fathom watching this as a child. I think it would have caused deep insomnia in me. That, or convinced me to become a nun. :) thanks for watching my video. See you at the next movie date!
Hello, Kate! It's Andrew Erroch fae Paisley in Scotland here. Sorry for the delayed reaction to your reaction. It's been a strange time for me lately and Ive only just come across your channel.
I enjoyed your reaction video to The Exorcist, voted by many as the scariest horror film of all time. I expect it was at the time, more than any other until that point, and I'm not sure many have managed to match it since. I think those Ouija boards became more popular with some people after this film... and some might have been thrown in the bin, too. That word sounds like something else in this part of Scotland. A Weegie is a person from Glasgow, as in Glaswegian.
I don't know when I first saw this movie, but it probably wouldn't have been until many years after it came out. I was only 5 years old in 1973 and I wasn't seeing films like this at that age.
You're not the only person mostly grossed out by that scene with the cross. There was a spider walk scene that was cut from the film during the original release in 1973 and added later during a theatrical re-release in 2000 and, as you said, it can also be seen in the director's cut version of the film, but not in a standard cut. I'm glad you enjoyed it, and I'll look forward to seeing more horror reactions from you. Æx 🙏
Thanks so much for checking out my channel! Best greetings to you in Scotland :)
Hello Kate, I've just discovered you and your channel through this reaction and have now subscribed. I'm a British person like yourself I presume?
Something about this film which you might have missed, the reason why the demon knew Father Merrin was that it was the same demon who he had fought and exorcised in Africa, this why Father Karras hears the demon on the tape say, "Fear the Priest Merrin", and then calls out Merrin's name once he arrives at Reagan's house.
I enjoyed seeing your reaction watching this, Kate, I shall check out your other reactions in the next few days.
What a great comment to read! Thank you. I’m so pleased you enjoyed my reaction & have subscribed! My fellow Brits supporting me!! Love it :) I’m glad too because it’s a bit nerve wracking starting a new channel. But I thoroughly LOVED The Exorcist. It was nothing like I expected. And I totally missed so many things, like what you said about Merrin in Africa. It makes so much sense that it was the same demon and he followed him to plague him and deal with ‘unfinished business’ I guess. So unsettling that the entity used Regan so badly just to get to the older priest, when the whole time I thought it was about Regan, if you see what I mean. I have really been wowed by everyone’s knowledge about the film from the comments! The depth of this movie is on a whole other level. I’m really in awe of Blatty and Friedkin, seriously. As well as the actors of course. Thanks so much for supporting my channel. I can’t wait to release my next movie reaction now that we’re in November. :) see you then!
@@MovieDateWithKateYour Irish next door neighbor is supporting you too😅😅😅... love your reactions
Good reaction. Made in the 70’s but still one of the scariest ever made. I have heard that when the film first came out there were people in the theatre who fainted, some just ran out.
So utterly scary! What a timeless piece of cinema to be fifty years old and still be scary as you like!!! I thought it was flawless. Glad you enjoyed it too and had fun watching my movie reaction video.
There's a video on TH-cam called The cultural impact of The Exorcist. It has interviews with people in line and people who left during the movie and shows someone who fainted. It's great
Church involvement: Fr. Dyer is played by a Jesuit priest named William O'Malley. The brief appearance of a priest named Tom (the one advising the Bishop about using Merrin) is also a Jesuit priest. That priest, Fr Thomas Bermingham, taught William Blatty (The Exorcist novelist and screenwriter) at Regis High and at Georgetown. It was at Georgetown that Bermingham encouraged Beatty to use demonic possession especially the story of Roland Doe in a school project. A third Jesuit also was technical advisor to the film along with Fr Bermingham and Fr O'Malley. Obviously, there are many scenes filmed at the Jesuit-run Georgetown University campus...other interior scenes were done at the NYC based Jesuit-run Fordham University. The Church was critical of the release date (Dec 26th). Some individual priests and priest-psychologists criticized elements of the film,. But the loudest critics were US Protestant leaders including Billy Graham.
I find that weird that Billy graham would dislike a movie that’s overall pro religion particularly Christianity
That’s really awesome to know! I had no clue it was released just after Christmas Day! Wow. I’m imagining people huddled in queues in the snow waiting for tickets. That makes sense now to learn Blatty was taught by a priest at university. (He must have studied Theology?) I admire greatly that priests were involved in the making of the film and even acted in it. Thank goodness Father Bermingham steered the story towards demonic possession; that was very forward thinking of him as well as daring. And boy did it pay off! Thanks so much for commenting and for supporting the channel! :)
@@MovieDateWithKate I have a pretty good list of about 50 horror movies, but in all honesty some are a sci-fi combo, they are just excellent at suspense, special and practical effects. 3 I consider here are Bladerunner, Alien, the Thing, but for horror strictly and I would put number 2 all time behind the exorcist? Hereditary! And the cast is all Oscar caliber. And how Toni Collette didn't win for best actress, is a pure crime.
Nice suggestions for real! I do want to watch Alien!! :) thank you for checking out my new channel.
The proselytes of St Ignatius from Loyola (post templars), They know very well how to argue with the devil, because many of them worship him. Company of Jesus, the greatest and most powerful religious order (nowadays even more than the Vatican itself) of the planet.
Hiya Kate 😌 What a great reaction and l subscribed to the channel because of it. The Exorcist is not only one of the best horror films ever made but in my opinion one of the best movies of any genre ever made.
The casting, acting, directing, story, pacing and atmosphere is just near perfect and for 1973 was just another one of the moments in cinema where things changed.
You just didn’t get horror films up to this point that where so well made, let alone ever got close to be recognised by the academy and this broke those barriers and then some.
I really enjoy watching reactors experiencing this masterpiece for the first time and your summing up pretty much nailed it.
Fantastic stuff Kate and l look forward to the next upload, take care ☺️👍🏼
That’s a truly great comment to read! Thank you so much for the high praise!! When I learned the movie was nominated for Academy Awards I was so delighted and impressed! Rightly so, but as you say, that must never have been the case before at all! (And probably never since as far as true horror movies go). I said I’d never watch it again but that was only because I was emotionally spent :) I will totally watch it again. I thought it was a revelation, honestly. So glad you appreciate it too and thanks for sharing your insight & thoughts. Many thanks too for subscribing, that’s awesome!! See you at the next movie release. :)
I saw this in 1973 when I was 12 years old,...it made an impression to say the least.
That’s a great age to watch this movie. Not too young but also young enough where it makes you wonder for years afterwards about good vs. bad and what’s possible in the universe, is the devil truly real, and could a demon possess a human soul (?)… the kinds of things you might contemplate as a teen. I’m glad it made an impactful impression on you, and you still enjoy the movie to this day. I absolutely loved it. I thought it was a brave piece of cinema. Thanks for watching my video!
How could you see that film when you were 12 years old when it was eighteen certificate in nineteen seventy three.
@jamessewell5636 anyone accompanied by a parent or guardian could get in. I saw dozens of R rated movies as a kid.
@brettharlow7010 x rated not r
@@jamessewell5636 "The Exorcist" was rated R in the states.
Terrific reaction and commentary 😊 Very quick sub! Really appreciate your combo of genuine emotion with thoughtful insight. To me that makes a great reactor! Wonderful job Kate! 🇬🇧
Thank you so much for the high praise! That’s really kind and helpful to know. I’m so enjoying it and can’t wait to release my next reaction video. Hope to see you there :) thanks for subbing! :)
KATE: EXCELLENT MOVIE REACTION. I was 20 in 1973 when I saw The Exorcist in a darkened movie theater with a terrified sold-out audience. A 7 things most young reactors like you miss because of your youth:
1. Those tiny white pills in the tiny metal container were recognizable to us 1973 audiences (before stints were used to unblock the blood flow to the heart) were nitroglycerin tablets that heart doctors gave their patients to put under their tongues (as Father Merrin did) to open the blood flow when having chest pains. It was the movie's way of telling us Father Merrin had a severe heart condition the demon would exploit to cause Father Merrin to have a fatal heart attack in the end.
2. We 1973 audiences weren't desensitized to the idea of demonic possession so often presented in other movies after The Exorcist.
3. Nor were we desensitized to the graphic language & violence.
4. Most of us knew it was based on a true-life story of a 14-year-old allegedly possessed boy in the '40s who was cured by an exorcism.
5. In the crucifix scene, the demon speaks with a British accent in Burt Denning's voice, with Reagan's head facing backward (like Burt Dennings, who was found at the bottom of the stairs with his head facing backward) to tell Mom in the most terrifying way possible that Reagan killed him so that Mom would pursue the Exorcism so the demon could pursue its real target for possession, Father Karis, whom the demon possessed in the end.
6. The realism of the characters & slow build-up, combined with all of the above, made The Exorcist a hundred times more frightening for us 1973 audiences than any movie experience we ever had, or ever will have.
7. There were traumatized audience members who couldn't take it running down the movie aisles to the theater lobby during the showing of the movie I experienced, which made the movie & realization that demonic possession might be possible, made it even more scary - like I said - a hundred times scarier for us 1973 audiences than any other movie experience ever did or will.
Thanks so very much for the high praise! And many thanks indeed for explaining the ideas & points above; I can see why now how audiences in 1973 were so deeply troubled by the film because demonic possession was never really shown in cinemas before. That’s a good phrase to use - they weren’t desensitised to the startling depictions, and even for me, they were grossly unsettling. I can see why people fled. That must have been crazy watching it in a huge darkened room with strangers crying out and fighting to get out into the aisles. Some atmosphere!! Thanks as well for explaining about Father Merrins pills. It’s all making more sense to me now. Thanks to everyone’s knowledge on here I’m understanding the full story Friedkin and Blatty worked hard to create. Whilst watching I didn’t note that everything the devil did to Regan was a lure to entice in Karras and thus Merrin. Maybe next October I’ll read the book. Thanks again for the support! I appreciate it. :)
@@MovieDateWithKate It's my turn to thank you. I'm an anti-war political junkie. Today's news, political corruption, & never-ending warfare is so bleak that it is depressing. I momentarily escape the despair by watching reaction videos like yours that give me a break from the despair. Thank you (and your ilk) for your excellent work & giving me an enjoyable break from all the political BS. People like you give me a sliver of hope for humanity. Again, thank you.
Another interesting tidbit is that just as disturbing for many audience members, if not more so than the supernatural subject matter, were the graphic medical procedures. Many have stated that it was watching the doctor tap into Regan's artery and seeing her blood spurt from her neck that sent them running for the door. In those days, medical dramas and the like didn't depict such true-to-life surgeries and such, so most people weren't as enlightened (or jaded) as we are today.
As a tuff h.s football player I watched this alone at the theater when it came out. I locked the car doors on the way home scared shitless! Loved your reaction, movie is still today disturbing! Peace from Northern Michigan.
That made me smile! I bet you were so scared! I slept with my lanterns on the night of watching it haha. Much respect to you in Michigan! Thank you for watching my reaction video.
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Lanterns on, I sure hope that worked lol! Wish you the best going forward! Have you watched jaws from the same year? Different kind of terror, but right there with exorcist. Peace from Northern Michigan!
Great reaction to a truly freaky movie. I never think of this as a scary movie, just disturbing as all get out. Still, a top shelf horror movie. Happy Halloween!!!
Thanks for the brilliant comment! Top shelf indeed!! Happy Halloween right back atcha!
It’s strengths lay in its slow burn story telling, it’s adherence to the book that it can from and its ability to ask questions about spirituality and Catholic Dogma.
It really takes it time with character development so you genuinely care about what happens to them.
100% every thing you said!
Good an for me one of the best and honest reactions sofar. For me the first time i see one of your reactions and i want to see more of you.
That’s lovely feedback! Thank you ☺️ I’m so pleased.
Boy, you really jumped into the deep end of the pool with this one. You have a new subscriber. Well done.
I saw this when I was 13 years old. Messed. Me. UP. They really don't make horror movies this viscerally gripping anymore. The only contemporary movie that even comes close in my opinion is maybe _Hereditary_ (which I'd recommend, especially seeing how you jumped straight into this one).
Thanks ever so much! I’m really glad you enjoyed my video and subscribed to the channel. I definitely want to do more key pieces of cinema; horror is always so fun (though at the time of watching I wouldn’t quite use the word fun haha) but on reflection I really enjoyed the rollercoaster. I bet this movie messed you up.. I’ve been thinking about it non stop since watching. And reading into Mesopotamian evil deities lol. Thanks for the recommendation! Hereditary seems like it would entice me to dive into the deep end again :) see you at the next movie reaction!
I saw this movie in the theaters back in 1973 (me a 13-year old Catholic school boy about the same age as Regan in this movie) and found the film deeply disturbing, horrific, ...even shocking. I've watched it countess times over the years since then and still get chills on every viewing. I appreciate your astute post-view commentary.
Thank you! I can only imagine how this felt first time watching it at that age. I’m grateful to see it as an adult when I’m more sure of myself and the world, otherwise this would have messed me up for a good while. I did enjoy it and can’t wait to watch it again next year.
Dear Miss,thank you so much for this video and your so great,brilliant reactions. I really appreciate that. Very warm greetings from the Central Europe ( the Czech Republic). And btw - I admire your perfect British accent! Have a nice,pleasant,peaceful time and take care.
What a lovely comment! That’s super cool you’re watching from Czech Republic! Děkuju! I’m so pleased you’re enjoying my movie reactions - and accent :) have a pleasant week also & enjoy celebrating Halloween. Till the next video!
Very good reaction. I've watched a lot of Exorcist reactions but I really liked your edit. I saw this movie in the theaters when I was 14 years old with some friends. It was scary but we did well. There were stories of people fainting and getting sick in the theaters.
Thanks so much for your kind comment and support. You and your buddies definitely did do well seeing this on a massive screen in a darkened room. What a memory, I bet! Thank you for the support and I’m looking forward to reviewing more films.
Thanks for the quite good reaction!
Thank you so much for checking out the video!
I first saw this as a young child, LOL - in a heavily edited version on TV, of course - but it still scared the hell out of me. It's still one of my favorite horror movies all these years later. William Friedkin was a genius director and William Peter Blatty was a great writer (I read the novel of this as well and it's just as scary!).
I'd love to read the novel!!! And I want to watch the third movie after this one. Thanks so much for watching!
Enjoyed your viewing and your thoughtful and enormous comments.
Thank you very much for saying so. I’m delighted you enjoyed my movie reaction to The Exorcist. So encouraging as I start my channel :) Hope to see you at the next movie reaction release.
Another good time hanging out with you. Loved it and I can't get enough.
I’m so glad you’re enjoying watching with me :D
~~ I was 10 yrs old in 1973 and I was most certainly NOT permitted to see this film - ( but I was required to attend Catholic mass every Sunday ) - my family lived just outside of Washington D.C. - so with friends we did go to Georgetown and we "walked the steps" next to the home where some scenes were shot - as others there who had seen it quoted lines from the film - ( especially the most vulgar ones ) - a few years later I did finally see the film - and it still holds up today as one of the best films ever made - from ANY genre ..
Yeah same as me with Mass on Sundays. Ten is super young lol but I think this film ultimately makes you feel grateful if you’re religious - to have a protective realm around you. Loved that you visited the steps. I laughed imagining young people dancing the steps using the lines from the film that involve the C word haha. Totally though, it’s a stupendous film in any category. I was stunned by how much I enjoyed it. Deep deep and meaningful and DAMN SCARY! Thanks for supporting the channel.
Has anyone mentioned that this film was released in 1973 as rated "X"?!? That was one step below pornorgraphic material.
I never actually knew what X meant! Thanks for sharing. X for explicit lol
I first saw this in 73 when it was released, when I was only seven years old. Needless to say, it scared the hell out of me. It was and is a very complex story. Amazing in every way. Great reaction!
Thanks ever so much for the support!
There's a short doc on TH-cam called The Cultural Impact of The Exorcist. News reports and footage of people leaving the auditorium, some are very upset, some even faint.
Thank you so much for letting me know. There’s a lot to explore with this film even after watching it. I could never have guessed the cultural impact it shifted in the 70s. Thanks for supporting the channel as well!
A Date with Kate is something we’d all be lucky to have! Happy to be here 🖤 got an interesting fact I’m not sure if someone shared with you yet. The radiographer from one of the hospital testing scenes was a real radiographer named Paul Bateson who later became a convicted Murderer.
Thanks!! I’m so glad you had fun on the date ☺️ absolutely devastated that he turned out to be a killer!!!!! Makes you question the energies around that film.
So happy you watched the original version, it is the best version by far.
Thanks for saying that! I’m so glad too! It felt right to connect to the original, and I can always watch the other scenes separately. Thanks for supporting my video! :) Hope to see you at the next one.
Personally i like Kinderman and Dyer becoming friends at the end.
Kinda softens the edge a bit. Because yes, the world continues on. But not all of it is hard and cold and indifferent.
I agree, I far prefer the theatrical version. I like the ending much better, I really don;t recommend Blatty’s version. I do however recommend The Ninth Configuration.
I prefer the directors cut.
The added effects are subtle and the crab stair scene great.
max von sydow who played the part of father merrins was only 44 at the time , he passed away in 2020 at the age of 90 ! damned good actor !
God bless him! What an actor, how he commands his voice and whole stance is amazing. I was transported watching him. :)
😎👍 If it's of interest, all three of the female leads in this movie are still alive and well. Ellen Burstyn is 91, Kitty Wynn is 81 and Linda Blair is 65. 😉
That’s insane!! And so wonderful they’re all still here and had continuous acting careers. I was saddened to hear Linda Blair suffered with her terrible back injury from the bed thumping scene :( but hopefully she could afford good medical care.
lol great reaction especially 18:50 imagine the terror coursing through movie theaters in 1973. I’d still shit my pants today. The gold standard for horror IMO
Gold standard!! 🌟 it was unreal!
lol 😂😂😂 I went back to watch my reaction and I completely shattered myself 🤣
Outstanding reaction video 👍 📹
The demon is Pazuzu, Prince of the air.... It is the only demon arrogant and egotistical enough to proclaim it is the Devil itself.
The only thing you missed out on with the theatrical version was the "spider walk" coming down the stairs right after Mrs McNeil is informed of Burk's death. It's a pretty alarming jumpscare
Exorcist 2 is garbage, but Exorcist 3 is outstanding. It's super creepy and suspenseful without the shock value scenes of the original. George C Scott portrays detective Kinderman and Brad Douriff portrays the possessed . Incredible performances by both.... Definitely worth reacting to. 🏆 😱 🎥
The spiderwalk does not fit the movie and so i find it was a good choice to have it removed in the theatrical version. The best version of the movie in my opinion.
Loved reading your comment just now! Thanks so much for the awesome praise. So interesting about Pazuzu. I just scanned read a bit about the demon. Like you say, Prince of air and travels on winds.. makes sense how they had the window open so much in the Devil scenes, and made the air super cold. I really will watch The Exorcist 3 then. I’d love for the story to continue.. it has so much belly to it. Ahhh yes, the spider walk. So I’ve watched a clip of that now after filming the reaction video. It made me shudder big time. Where they got the idea for that is beyond me! So so creepy!! Thanks again for supporting my video & passing on your knowledge - very pleased you enjoyed it.
. I agree , the spider walk scene isn't really needed. It's jumpscare scary, but the film isn't great because of jumpscares ... it's the slow burn of the in one's face terror of the possession .
I disagree with both of you. The spider-walk down the stairs isn't just there for a visual jump scare. It's included in the novel for a reason and the author William Peter Blatty wasn't happy with it being excluded from the film. The only reason it was cut is because the director wasn't happy with how the practical effects looked, ie the wires holding up the actress being visible. As soon as the technology became available to fix and restore the scene they did, much to Blatty's delight. There are also plenty of other jump scares in the film like the scene with the candle in the attic, the lights flickering with the demon face, the phone scaring Karras while he's listening to the audio recordings...I don't know why you would be snobby about this particular one?
Great reactions. You're a natural at this. "The Sixth Sense" is the best movie I've seen in 20 years. I _HIGHLY_ recommend it. Looking forward to more of your videos.
Thank you so much for the brilliant compliment! I appreciate your reassurance as I’m starting out with my new channel. Ooo I have not seen The Sixth Sense. Thanks for the ace recommendation!! Hope to see you at the next movie reaction video. :)
Great reaction, Kate! I particularly liked that you gave your thoughts on the film at the end. I always appreciate hearing what someone thinks of what they've just seen. I also thought your "A priest walks into a bar ..." joke was great! I've seen a bunch of reactions to this movie and, surprisingly, I haven't seen a single person has ever made that joke. I had to subscribe just for that😁
Thanks so much!! Your message really made me smile. I just couldn’t resist! I actually made myself laugh when I said it because I said the first bit, and then thought, I don’t actually have a joke to tell 🤣😂 at least, not a punchline lol. But growing up in an Irish family I heard priest jokes a lot. It was cool at the end to reflect on the film.. there was a lot to unpack, and I realise now too there was so much I didn’t even notice. I can’t wait to watch it again actually! Thanks so much for your kind words of encouragement and for subscribing. I’m so pleased you enjoyed my movie reaction video! :)
@@MovieDateWithKate You're welcome! It's nice to find a thoughtful reactor who can provide some insight into their experience. I'm planning to watch your other two reactions as soon as I can, and I'm looking forward to seeing your future reactions as well.
That’s ace! Thank you.
One incredible fact about this film is that the exorcist, Father Merrin, was played by Max Von Sydow, who was only 43 at the time!
Best part of this reaction: "A priest walks into a bar..."
ROFL
And then there's:
"I hope this video edit turns some heads! "
*Groan* ROFLMAO
First saw this flick as a kid... back in the early '80s. My parents decided my sisters and I were ready to handle heavy stuff like this, and so we watched it back to back with 'The Omen'. Scared us all outta our minds. We were so scared of sleeping in our beds that night, we slept in sleeping bags on the floor of my sisters' room, all huddled together. Had the stereo on all night and each of us were convinced that the volume was going up and down. The light from the tuning dial was also casting eerie shadows, and we all saw stuff moving around the room... LOL
Anyhoo, I've seen just a few of your videos so far, but am enjoying every second... keep 'em comin'...
Thanks so much!! That made me smile. I’m really glad you enjoyed my video. Haha I also had to sleep with my lights on after watching the film but luckily they didn’t flicker!! 😅😂😂 I would have cried again if they had! Thanks for supporting my new channel.
I saw this on pirate VHS in the 80s. It had been withdrawn from official video release (until the advent of DVDs in the 2000s, UK).
Thank you Kate for a great reaction! I can understand the emotional reaction. I wish you all the best with your channel. Happy Halloween!🎃♥
Thank you so much for the lovely praise! And support! :) wishing you a very Happy Halloween as well. See you at the next movie reaction video. :)
Love your reactions.❤ best wishes with this new endeavor , and for your channel. 😊
Thanks so much for the awesome support! Really kind of you to cheer me on. So glad you enjoyed my reaction to The Exorcist. I honestly thought it was a sensational horror. (My respect for the movie skyrocketed after watching it).
I haven't been on a movie date in a long time, pleased to meet you ;)
Thanks for checking out the channel! Lots of movie reactions to embark on.
Okay, ready to watch this. I have “vicar” on my bingo board! 😂
E.T., Sleepy Hollow, The Exorcist. Your playlist escalated quickly.😂
PLEASE add Tucker and Dale vs Evil to your reaction list!
That made me laugh 🤭 I know! I needed a bit old fright for Halloween. Thanks so much for checking out my channel. And thank you for the film recommendation. I’m going to take a closer look at it now. See you at the next movie date.
Loved your reaction. So thoughtful and so sincere. Have subscribed and look forward to many more.
Thanks ever so much! Really awesome you enjoyed watching it with me (such a good movie, isn’t it). I appreciate you subscribing - very nice, and I’ll see you at the next movie date.
What a great review Kate , you really do get absorbed in the movies you watch which makes watching so entertaining , I would love you to review The Conjuring I think you’d enjoy that , great stuff Kate , I think word will spread quickly about your channel and I expect to see those numbers of subscribers climb very quickly 🇬🇧👍
Thanks so so much for your encouraging comment. That’s really awesome. Oh my goodness, even the trailer to The Conjuring is making me squint I can hardly look at it 😂 but it would be a fun watch!!!!
@@MovieDateWithKatecan’t wait for your reaction , and thank you for taking the time to reply 👍
Great reaction...I have watched at least 10 reactions on this movie, and you are my favorite...you seem very into the story and got very emotional with it...other reactors I have seen just focus on the special effects and just make faces and wince whenever they see the disturbing parts...that's really all they have for their reactions...you seem to feel the story more...good luck with your new channel...I subbed...
That’s so awesome to read! Thank you for saying that. It totally took me by surprise how upset I got. But that just proves what an incredible movie it is :) maybe I’ll come back to watch it every Halloween, or maybe every other Halloween because it was rather scary. I loved the roller coaster of emotion it took me on, and it’s so great you appreciate what an iconic movie it is too. Thanks again for subscribing and for the encouragement! :)
I’ve watched lots of reactions to this film and yours is up there with the best. I first saw The Exorcist on a really bad pirate VHS copy around 1990 when I was 16 and it was banned here in England. Didn’t watch it again until about 5 years ago, and now it’s probably my favourite film.
What a great comment! I so appreciate your encouragement, thank you. I know I said in the video I wouldn’t watch it again but I totally will. It’s insanely powerful and since I posted my reaction I have learned so much about the background of the movie and my respect for it has increased tenfold. I’m pleased it’s your favourite and I’m sure when you watched it the second time with a better restored version (absolutely bonkers it was forbidden here for twenty years!) you realised the depth to it as well. Cheers for supporting my new channel. Hope to see you at the next reaction video. :)
@ yes, I’ve definitely got to fully appreciate it. That first time was mainly us as kids getting to watch a banned scary film without taking much in. I do remember someone knocked the front door during the crucifix scene and we all jumped a mile!
I think everyone involved from actors, directors to make up and practical effects was absolutely at the top of their game.
Congrats on getting through one of the most scary movies ever! Some reactors won't even watch it because they're so afraid. So cheers to you! I hope that you will react to other horror movies sometime soon.
Oh thank you!! Cheers to you too! :) it was a journey :) but I did really like it. Yes, I’d love to do more horror movies :) thanks so much for watching.
Hi Kate! Thank you for your reaction! Really enjoyed re-experiencing this masterpiece through your eyes. You're such an expressive person - it makes it more fun! Looking forward to following your adventures.
That’s so wonderful you enjoyed the video! Thank you for your comments. I’m pleased you got to re-experience this terrific movie. It was honestly so good! :) I’ve been thinking about the theology behind the plot for days since. Looking forward to seeing you at the next movie reaction video. Thanks again for the support!
My wife and I were in our mid twenties when we saw this at the drive in. It scared the crap out of her. I had to take the long way home and she wanted every light in the apartment left on all night. You just never knew what was going to happen in that room. There was dialogue in that movie that would never be allowed today.
Very happy that I came across your video. Think you are an awesome movie reactor. One of the best I have seen, so it was an easy decision to subscribe to your channel. At the time of its release 'The Exorcist' was widely considered to be the scariest horror movie of all time. Surpassing Hitchcock's 'Psycho', as well as 'Rosemary's Baby.'
It was said that people were so disturbed by the movie that they slept with a light on. The film definitely could cause one to cry. The plight of the young girl, her mother, and the priest was a very sympathetic character. It is a movie that one could never forget upon seeing. Good luck with the channel Kate. Look forward to watching more videos.
Thanks so much for the high praise! And thank you for subscribing too. I smiled when I read your comment about viewers leaving lights on because I left on my lanterns into the night, I did feel pretty perturbed by the movie, I have to say. It was more the sudden image of the devils face in Karras’ dream. So deeply disturbing! Though, I do love the thrill of horror movies :) see you at the next movie reaction release!
This is a true story. My mom and my 2 elder sisters used to bring my brother and I to watch The Exorcist when I was only 5 years old in first year of kindergarten. Most of the time I felt a bit bored and bothered my mom for snacks/drink or just to gain her attention. Only 3 scenes made me stop and watch: the opening desert archaeology scene with the red blood movie title; the crucifix masturbation scene; the final exorcism scene. My sisters were annoyed and complained to mom that I don’t know how to watch a movie in a cinema. Almost 2 decades later, I gained respect for this vintage classic as a young adult who is also a movie buff. So when it was playing on tv for its 25th anniversary close to midnight, I recorded it on vhs tape but since there were commercial ads the original duration is inflated. I let the tape continue recording the show In Living Color after the Exorcist ended until the tape ran out. One fine day, my parents were out sleeping over at my sister’s house leaving me all alone at home at night. I am not insane enough to watch The Exorcist in such situation but I needed to reel the tape fast forward in order to access and watch In Living Color. I remember of fast forwarding only about 2 hours and 7 minutes then press play on the remote control. Imagine my horror and shock when the scene that exploded on tv at cranked up volume was that of Regan roaring and sticking out and flicking her tongue at the 2 priests. That completely freaked me out; I turned off the tv and turned on all the lights that night while sleeping. It’s ok if I watched it from start to finish but not smack right in the middle of a scene from this movie.
Oh my goodness!!! I was totally there with you as I imagined myself in the darkened room and then bam! Disgusting tongue flicking with her beastly voice screaming out and putrid eyes popping!! That would have freaked me out too! I had to sleep with my lanterns on after filming! I could hardly believe it when DVDs were introduced and you had movie chapters. Forwarding and rewinding VHS tapes was hardcore. Thanks so much for sharing your Exorcist experience and for supporting the channel.
Hello, first time to your channel. I’m only a few mins into your reaction. I’m here after clicking off another reaction to this movie that was being totally disrespectful to this classic film and another commenter suggested your video. I’m already impressed. Looking forward to the rest of this one and then checking out some of your others.
What a lovely comment to read; I’m delighted! And pleased you’re enjoying my interpretation of the film. Thank you for checking out my channel. I hope you enjoy future movie reactions I release.
I was a kid when this came out, but I remember a big tough biker guy down our road went to see it. He used to hang with Hells Angels, but the film scared him so much he didn't go out after dark for ages afterwards.
That made me smile! I’m imagining him wrapped up in a blanket with his leather sleeveless jacket and tatts with his legs curled up haha. And who can blame him!! The film was petrifying! I had to sleep with the lights on afterwards and I played a nice audiobook. What a rollercoaster! I’m so glad you enjoyed it too! Thanks for supporting the channel.
@@MovieDateWithKate Forgot to mention my mother was friends with his mother and she was told he used to lock his bedroom door at night :-)
I got 6 minutes in and I just KNEW this was going to go badly for you 😂❤
This is a strange niche but Kate is thw best and most thoughtful of the movie reactors I have seen so far. She brings a lot of lucid intelligence and sincerity to her reactions. It would be interesting to send Kate on a post-watch fact-finding mission as she discusses her reaction to the film with a scholar or critic.
Oh what a super and cool comment to read!!! Thank you so so much! And I was actually thinking this morning how much I would love to host mini chats/discussions with someone who’s a critic or scholar or massive fan of the film & the genre surrounding it. In person would be cool but it could also be over the internet. Really appreciate you sharing your thoughts on that… stay tuned! Perhaps that could be a 2025 project. :) thank you again for your support.
This was a interesting movie in it's day. I was too young to see it until I was a teenager. My mother was terrified. I liked it but it was not scary for me. They had almost no jump scares just straight up terror. It is worth seeing it and share it a significant other
Well done! I watch far too many reaction videos and some feel kind of inauthentic, but not this one. Subscribed and off to watch your Saving Private Ryan video. Guess I'll see you at the movies! 🙂
Thanks so much for the high praise! I hope you enjoy SPR too. See you there!!
Never seen the whole movie, but I'm Catholic too, so I've always known about it, I like your commentary at the end Kate.
I was 13 yrs old when I saw this movie and I didn't sleep that night. Great reaction. Peace. 😎🇺🇸👍👍
I was a child when this film was released.
"Shocking" is an understatement for the early 1970s.
I also vividly remember local protests outside of the local movie theater that was showing the movie.
I never watched "The Exorcist" until I was a teen. And then that film scared me so much, I refused to watch again until I was in my late 20s.
I don’t blame you at all. Watching it in my early thirties is ok because I have a fairly good knowledge of myself and how I view life and spirituality, but my goodness I could not have watched this as a teenager. It would have been far too upsetting. And scary! Just the most exceptional horror film. I have come to love the depth of it. Thank you for checking out my channel.
Beautiful heartfelt reaction. I look forward to seeing more of your responses!
That’s really awesome to hear. I’m glad you enjoyed it! Thanks a lot. See you at the next movie reaction release!
The power of Christ compelled me to watch your reaction, and I loved it! I saw this movie in the theater when it premiered. If you search TH-cam for "Exorcist Premiere", you'll see some news segments covering the premiere, showing audience members who fainted, and interviews with theater ushers. I'm glad this part of the film's history is preserved. I haven't seen anything that covered the reaction of the Catholic church, though.
Loved your comment haha! Thank you so much for watching! Yes, I wouldn’t mind looking at reactions documented from high up in the church. See you at the next movie date.
I was like 10 years old when I first watched this film
Don't quiet remember how or why I watched it but I couldn't sleep for myself like 2-3 days
Still my favorite horror film of all time 😁
Love your reaction Kate!
Thanks for the compliment!! It’s definitely my favourite horror movie now too. I can’t get enough of the depth of it! Thanks for supporting my new channel. Hope to see you at the next movie reaction release. :)
I'm a huge horror fan, but this movie has always freaks me out! Tubular Bells still gives me the chills!
Nice to know that’s the name of the song!! That’s one to watch when the sun’s up as opposed to not! Haha. Thanks so much for checking out my video!
Still makes me jump! Love your reactions and insights. You're good company ❤
That’s so nice to hear!!! I jumped so much, didn’t I 😂
First reaction of yours that I have watched. I subscribed. Good show.
Thanks so much! That’s awesome. Very pleased you enjoyed watching!!
Just came across this reaction. Psychological horror at its best. The Director's Cut is even more disturbing but the original version does the job well enough. It was many years before I was able to watch this a second time and it completely put me off watching horror for a very long time. I enjoyed the way you went about this and will check out your other reactions. Thanks. xx
Thanks so much for your reaction!! Definitely psychological horror at its best! It totally got me! I’m keen to watch the third movie Legion at some point. Honestly though, my respect for this movie absolutely soared after it finished and since understanding the depth of the plot from people commenting here. So great to learn. What a movie!! Thanks so much for checking out my other videos. :)
Extraordinary cast. Ellen Burstyn, Linda Blair, Jason Miller, the great Lee J. Cobb. Wonderful actors all. And then there’s Max von Sydow as Father Merrin. He was in his early 40s when he played this old priest. The makeup helped, for sure. But really it was his impeccable acting that made us believe him as an old man. In addition to some American movies, von Sydow had a lifetime of experience on stage and film working with Ingmar Bergman. Most famously, he starred in Bergman’s "The Seventh Seal" - one of the finest films ever made. I once asked a rather well known director who was the greatest actor of all time. His answer: "You mean besides Max von Sydow?"
That’s sooo cool!! Ooo I really want to know who the director was! Right answer though. He was utterly unwavering in this performance. Thanks for noting The Seventh Sea. I haven’t heard of that film before but will look it up now. Wasn’t the makeup insane. Even how he let his face hang, and his shoulders stoop. He had me thinking he was seventy! Thanks so much for supporting the channel!
Thanks for a brilliant reaction to one of the greatest movies. Looking forward to the next one
Thank you so much for connecting in. I really appreciate the support! See you at the next movie reaction video :)
Very charming reactions all things considered. Fun fact: in the language lab scene there is the Japanese word "tasukete" on a banner which means "help me" presenting a clever foreshadowing of Regan's tacit plea to Karras. Good luck with your channel.
Oh that is cool!! I would never have known that. Thanks for commenting and thanks SO much for your support with my channel. I appreciate it :)
Linda Blair who played Regan auditioned for the part of Carrie White in the 1976 horror movie "Carrie".
Oh wow! I never knew that. She was marvellous in this film! I heard she really hurt her back in the bed scene. Poor thing.
These are the best, man. In my unshared, mental tier list, no one could manage to be better at this than Simone from Cinebinge, but I have to admit, you're really a natural. And you understand what you're seeing. She does too, and that isn't as common as you would think. Also, it took a while to realize that the very occasional negative image in the video is an artifact of the edit, and not a secret single frame that you've inserted to be like that demon face. And by a while I mean it took a lot of trial and error to land on that particular frame. :-)
Thank you!! Also, from the comments I’ve learned that that face of the demon was actually a woman 😄
Recently saw your Gran Torino and just finish this. They’re wonderful and i literally had the same reaction….i was like “…damn they went hard on that shit back in the day”
That’s so awesome! Thanks for checking out my videos!! I really really enjoyed The Exorcist! It was so heavy but I loved that.
I saw this at The Lakeview drive Inn Double feature Exorcist and Texas Chainsaw Massacre. The Exorcist scared the bejeebers out of me. LOL
That's great! You didn't need to get an exorcism for those pesky bejeebers. 😃
@@positivelynegative9149 BEJEEBERS ARE A PESKY LOT FOR SURE LOL!
A Complex Ingenious Film. The film seems real. You question nothing as you see and hear the most UNBELIEVABLE things. My Favorite Film. I like most People have seen hundreds and hundreds of Films. This is a Masterpiece.
It really is a masterpiece. Only after learning so much more about it did it dawn on me the depth of the story. I loved it.
Pazzuzu gets a bad rap in this film. Lamashtu is the demon who hunts and harms children. Pazzazu is who is called in to thwart Lamashtu.Irving Finklre explains... th-cam.com/video/FOT75GB64Hw/w-d-xo.html
Entertaining watch...honest reaction...and a amazing accent😂...Thank you👍
Thanks ever so much! Super glad you enjoyed it! See you at the next movie date.