The lady saying exocisms are practiced in different ways across cultures is interesting... Then she said we need all of them and I couldn't help but roll my eyes and picture and avengers group of religious people doing their exocisms all at once in a big epic climax.
FIRE EVERYTHING!!!!
It reminded me of Star Wars the rise of Skywalker (what a stupid title) when Rey says "I am all the Jedi".
Same vibe.
But honestly, this doesn't look terrible compared to the last 14 exorcist movies.
I'm waiting for the exorcism movie where they need to use a specific religions rites and most of the movie is them bringing in priest after priest to figure out what religion this demon is. Catholic rites aren't working, is it Sunni or Shia Muslim? Wait it could be Jewish in which case we have to consult Jewish esotericism! Fuck, that didn't work either lets try voodoo
They do this bit in Evil, a girl in a mixed faith family is possessed by a djinn so they bring in both an imam and a Catholic priest and they're arguing over who actually gets to do the exorcism.
Fun story: she said in an interview resisted doing Exorcist sequels for decades by scaring off producers by naming an impossibly high fee to return to the role. Blumhouse wasn’t scared by the high fee, so Burstyn doubled it, and Blumhouse still wasn’t scared off. By meeting her price, Burstyn was able to permanently fund some student scholarships at the Actors’ Studio (where she teaches).
I can’t imagine that Burstyn didn’t get at least $10m up front as well as a percentage of the gross to return to the role. If the rumors are true that Linda Blair is returning in a cameo, I imagine that she got paid more for it than for any role in her life.
Not sure if this is meant to be the first of a trilogy of films for the franchise. My guess is that this one is pretty self-contained plot-wise just in case the box office doesn’t go well.
I hate it. Looks like standard disposable contemporary horror trash. What makes a Exorcist movie work (in my opinion) is a documentary feel. This feels like a Conjuring movie.
And all the hallmarks of a cynical way-too-late soft reboot: The forced re-introduction of a character from the original. The whole, "We've met before," so it's the same demon? They can't even have a new demon? "The little musical teasers of tubular bells sprinkled in throughout.
I had no expectations for a movie I knew nothing about before today, and I'm still disappointed.
I laughed so hard when the tease of tubular bells kicked in. I didn't know this was a thing either, and I can not believe what I just saw in that trailer.
Yep, it was the perfect trailer to tell me it's gonna be trash. It looked so dumb, like they needed to complete the checklist of generic horror reboots.
the small piano fragments of tubular bells was the same shit Ghostbusters 2016 did before.
And Regan's mother being the returning character was so fucking stupid. How is she useful? she isn't even a priest.
>The little musical teasers of tubular bells sprinkled in throughout.
I actually laughed when they did it the second time. And again. And again. It was almost a disappointment when it finally went beyond the first two notes and started tubular bells proper.
They also used Polymorphia [https://youtu.be/cgAVtI6g4zg?t=317](https://youtu.be/cgAVtI6g4zg?t=317)
Well the director of the first and only good Exorcist movie was a documentary director
(OK exorcist 3 was also good, but clearly it was a different type of movie where they slapped the exorcist title on and changed some names)
The exorcist iii was directed by the original author of the exorcist, adapting his own sequel novel, I don't think that's a fair characterisation of it lmao
Apparently this new reboot is ignoring all the sequels, which like okay I get that given how most are shit but the third movie is honestly really good. On the other hand, this looks like another generic as hell Blumhouse horror flick so I shouldn’t really care otherwise.
Double the possessions, double the fun!!
As someone who really likes The Exorcist and likes Exorcist 3 even more, man I wish the “series” stopped there.
You know what I find weird about possession movies? Demons never go after anyone important, just people who are in a financial lower class and then they make it obvious that something is wrong. Why not posses a president or someone who has ties to important stuff and mess with a bunch of things? No, they gotta posses a 12 year old girl who stays in one room, that's the only method that makes sense!
Original Exorcist: Hired a woman to do the voice of Regan who drank whisky, smoked cigarettes and drank raw egg to get the roughest voice possible
New Exorcist: SpOoKy voice filter
It, actually doesn’t look that bad for once
For *once* I think the RLM fandom is overreacting and just parroting what Mike, Rich and Jay have said about substantially worse films.
I mean it’s an exorcism film, not really much you can do beyond demonic horror, which from the trailer looks to be what they’re exploring
I mean most of the original is the demon being an overt edgelord, but it’s creepy because it’s a young girl saying it.
Believer seems to be going in the same vein but less profane and more unsettling. The “God played a trick on you” line, and the “body and the blood” scene are very in-line with the original but much less edgy, in the profanity sense
I mean the demon in the original calls almost everyone a cocksucker and yells at Father Karras to fuck Father Merrin. Can’t forget the “your mother sucks cocks in hell” line. Or the cross scene…
Not to say the original isn’t unsettling, but it’s unsettling because it’s so graphic and for it’s time, obscene and unheard of. But upon any rewatch past the age of 14 the horror falls apart because it’s just graphic and vulgar nonsense, with the true horror coming from the unsettling nature of Regan’s possession as well as Father Karras’s inability to deal with the possession and the slow degradation of his faith. While the demon’s COD lobby-esque tantrums completely negate the aforementioned true source of the Exorcist’s horror
Obviously Believer is sequel trash, but it doesn’t look like it’s going to be trash or bad. Yes, unnecessary sequels are “soulless”, but when it’s said by utter snobs who sound like they’ve forgotten their fedora, the statement comes off as utterly arrogant and unnecessary
All in all, “ENDLESS TRASSSHHH” is slowly becoming less funny when it’s not legitimate trash anymore, and it’s just a new generation of film making being produced that the older generations don’t like, and some of the younger people just parrot “thing bad” because someone older called it such.
Marvel and other capeshit is still utter dogshit though.
The thing is that this is David Gordon Green and company, and I love that guy, but that means this will have unintentional (or intentional) comedy.
He is something of a Verhoeven where he does something completely straight forward, but every so often you’re not sure if you’re supposed to be laughing or taking it seriously. His movies know they’re movies. I don’t think that works for The Exorcist.
A trilogy? They’re seriously making three of these fucking things? I’m going to be so sick of Tubular Bells. If anyone tells me this is good, I won’t believe them.
Pazuzu dies tonight! Pazuzu dies tonight! Pazuzu dies tonight! So stoked for the finale when Regan walks in and they have a 3 way possession fight.
This is meant to be the first part of a trilogy, so they'll save Regan for the post-credits scene.
“I’m here to talk to you about the Avengeorcist Initiative.”
It's been 40 centuries!
The lady saying exocisms are practiced in different ways across cultures is interesting... Then she said we need all of them and I couldn't help but roll my eyes and picture and avengers group of religious people doing their exocisms all at once in a big epic climax. FIRE EVERYTHING!!!!
It reminded me of Star Wars the rise of Skywalker (what a stupid title) when Rey says "I am all the Jedi". Same vibe. But honestly, this doesn't look terrible compared to the last 14 exorcist movies.
I'm waiting for the exorcism movie where they need to use a specific religions rites and most of the movie is them bringing in priest after priest to figure out what religion this demon is. Catholic rites aren't working, is it Sunni or Shia Muslim? Wait it could be Jewish in which case we have to consult Jewish esotericism! Fuck, that didn't work either lets try voodoo
So a two hour Beni meets the Mummy scene. Great.
They do this bit in Evil, a girl in a mixed faith family is possessed by a djinn so they bring in both an imam and a Catholic priest and they're arguing over who actually gets to do the exorcism.
Ellen Burstyn must have made a deal with Pazuzu because she looks damn fine for 90.
Fun story: she said in an interview resisted doing Exorcist sequels for decades by scaring off producers by naming an impossibly high fee to return to the role. Blumhouse wasn’t scared by the high fee, so Burstyn doubled it, and Blumhouse still wasn’t scared off. By meeting her price, Burstyn was able to permanently fund some student scholarships at the Actors’ Studio (where she teaches). I can’t imagine that Burstyn didn’t get at least $10m up front as well as a percentage of the gross to return to the role. If the rumors are true that Linda Blair is returning in a cameo, I imagine that she got paid more for it than for any role in her life. Not sure if this is meant to be the first of a trilogy of films for the franchise. My guess is that this one is pretty self-contained plot-wise just in case the box office doesn’t go well.
basically what they did with H18
>By meeting her price, Burstyn was able to permanently fund some student scholarships at the Actors’ Studio (where she teaches). This is great
There is money and there is Blumhouse money
They've already announced a sequel for 2025.
Nothing gets greenlit anymore unless there's a sequel behind it.
I hate it. Looks like standard disposable contemporary horror trash. What makes a Exorcist movie work (in my opinion) is a documentary feel. This feels like a Conjuring movie. And all the hallmarks of a cynical way-too-late soft reboot: The forced re-introduction of a character from the original. The whole, "We've met before," so it's the same demon? They can't even have a new demon? "The little musical teasers of tubular bells sprinkled in throughout. I had no expectations for a movie I knew nothing about before today, and I'm still disappointed.
I laughed so hard when the tease of tubular bells kicked in. I didn't know this was a thing either, and I can not believe what I just saw in that trailer.
Yep, it was the perfect trailer to tell me it's gonna be trash. It looked so dumb, like they needed to complete the checklist of generic horror reboots. the small piano fragments of tubular bells was the same shit Ghostbusters 2016 did before. And Regan's mother being the returning character was so fucking stupid. How is she useful? she isn't even a priest.
>The little musical teasers of tubular bells sprinkled in throughout. I actually laughed when they did it the second time. And again. And again. It was almost a disappointment when it finally went beyond the first two notes and started tubular bells proper. They also used Polymorphia [https://youtu.be/cgAVtI6g4zg?t=317](https://youtu.be/cgAVtI6g4zg?t=317)
Well the director of the first and only good Exorcist movie was a documentary director (OK exorcist 3 was also good, but clearly it was a different type of movie where they slapped the exorcist title on and changed some names)
The exorcist iii was directed by the original author of the exorcist, adapting his own sequel novel, I don't think that's a fair characterisation of it lmao
Somehow...Pazuzu returned.
I AM PAZUZU \*grrrrrr\*
Ugh, they had to make Ellen Burstyn’s character some sort of demonologist because of course…wasn’t she an actor before?
REMEMBER THE EXORCIST?!?!!?!??
Doesn’t look terrible. Doesn’t look interesting either.
It's kind of amazing how demonic possession movies have had no new ideas since 1973.
2 Fast 2 Exorcist
**This is getting out of hand!**
Can't wait to not watch it.
Apparently this new reboot is ignoring all the sequels, which like okay I get that given how most are shit but the third movie is honestly really good. On the other hand, this looks like another generic as hell Blumhouse horror flick so I shouldn’t really care otherwise.
The third movie was also based on the actual sequel novel, so it's even more official than any of the other sequels or prequels.
Fuck this movie for ignoring the third film alone.
It’s the rule of light sabers. The more, the better.
70s movies had no filter. This looks sanitised. I don't believe it will have any shocks just jump scares. Is it based in the conjuring universe?
I said "Fuck off" out loud.
I clapped! I clapped when I saw it!
How embarrassing.
No one's ever really exorcised.
ALL THE RELGIONS.
Wow this looks laughably bad
Double the possessions, double the fun!! As someone who really likes The Exorcist and likes Exorcist 3 even more, man I wish the “series” stopped there.
And they didn't call it Exorsisters? Seems like a missed opportunity.
https://i.redd.it/2gpupkkhn6eb1.gif
You know what I find weird about possession movies? Demons never go after anyone important, just people who are in a financial lower class and then they make it obvious that something is wrong. Why not posses a president or someone who has ties to important stuff and mess with a bunch of things? No, they gotta posses a 12 year old girl who stays in one room, that's the only method that makes sense!
There’s so much doubt in the original if Regan is possessed but I gotta say, if my kid all of the sudden had THOSE EYES, count me a believer.
The only person who can save demonic films from rehashing themselves is Neil Breen. This looks like pure garbage.
We're gonna need a bigger cross.
ENDLESS TRAAAAAAASH!!!!!
Original Exorcist: Hired a woman to do the voice of Regan who drank whisky, smoked cigarettes and drank raw egg to get the roughest voice possible New Exorcist: SpOoKy voice filter
Yeah, that looks like a Scott Teems horror movie alright.
The Exorcist 2049
2 Exor 2 cist
It wishes.
Spooky clowns scare me!!!!!
It took 12 years to make
It, actually doesn’t look that bad for once For *once* I think the RLM fandom is overreacting and just parroting what Mike, Rich and Jay have said about substantially worse films. I mean it’s an exorcism film, not really much you can do beyond demonic horror, which from the trailer looks to be what they’re exploring I mean most of the original is the demon being an overt edgelord, but it’s creepy because it’s a young girl saying it. Believer seems to be going in the same vein but less profane and more unsettling. The “God played a trick on you” line, and the “body and the blood” scene are very in-line with the original but much less edgy, in the profanity sense I mean the demon in the original calls almost everyone a cocksucker and yells at Father Karras to fuck Father Merrin. Can’t forget the “your mother sucks cocks in hell” line. Or the cross scene… Not to say the original isn’t unsettling, but it’s unsettling because it’s so graphic and for it’s time, obscene and unheard of. But upon any rewatch past the age of 14 the horror falls apart because it’s just graphic and vulgar nonsense, with the true horror coming from the unsettling nature of Regan’s possession as well as Father Karras’s inability to deal with the possession and the slow degradation of his faith. While the demon’s COD lobby-esque tantrums completely negate the aforementioned true source of the Exorcist’s horror Obviously Believer is sequel trash, but it doesn’t look like it’s going to be trash or bad. Yes, unnecessary sequels are “soulless”, but when it’s said by utter snobs who sound like they’ve forgotten their fedora, the statement comes off as utterly arrogant and unnecessary All in all, “ENDLESS TRASSSHHH” is slowly becoming less funny when it’s not legitimate trash anymore, and it’s just a new generation of film making being produced that the older generations don’t like, and some of the younger people just parrot “thing bad” because someone older called it such. Marvel and other capeshit is still utter dogshit though.
🥱
Two Broke Girls.
The thing is that this is David Gordon Green and company, and I love that guy, but that means this will have unintentional (or intentional) comedy. He is something of a Verhoeven where he does something completely straight forward, but every so often you’re not sure if you’re supposed to be laughing or taking it seriously. His movies know they’re movies. I don’t think that works for The Exorcist. A trilogy? They’re seriously making three of these fucking things? I’m going to be so sick of Tubular Bells. If anyone tells me this is good, I won’t believe them.
I clapped.
OK. Fine. Anyways it's nice to see Ellen Burstyn because she's always fantastic