Did anyone involved with the writing of this film ever....oh, I don't know...WATCH THE ORIGINAL? Or maybe, perhaps, READ THE BOOK?!
I'm a projectionist and watched the film last night to check the print for factory splices, bad reels, etc, and, as a fan of both the book and the film versions of The Exorcist, I was deeply disappointed with the absolute disregard paid to Blatty's work.
The CGI was substandard, the compositing left a lot to be desired...I mean, this felt as if it should have been released direct-to-video or - if it weren't for the gore added in post - it could have almost been a TV movie.
(How in the world did that guy get a leather impression of something that's buried deep inside the church, and has not been seen in a millennium and a half?)
And the ending. The ending is the worst part. I won't spoil it for those gluttons of punishment who are still going to see the movie, but it is the least thought out, most moronic ending ever...and it doesn't help that it goes against what was already written or shown about Merrin's work in Africa.
The always-incredible Stellan Skarsgard was perfect as Merrin...except, I was wondering where his accent went. I expected a thicker Swedish accent to match his countryman, Max Von Sydow, from the original.
It seemed as though most of the crew was really working hard for the film. Too many extreme close-ups with no emotion
Do yourself a favour...watch the original again. Avoid this drivel. Or, watch The Heretic again...by comparison, The Heretic is better (ignoring the flashy light hypnosis.) I don't know how Exorcist: The Beginning can get a vote tally of 7 point whatever when the movie hasn't even opened yet. The voters either work for Warner Bros or haven't seen the original film.
Ugh. So bad...
I'm a projectionist and watched the film last night to check the print for factory splices, bad reels, etc, and, as a fan of both the book and the film versions of The Exorcist, I was deeply disappointed with the absolute disregard paid to Blatty's work.
The CGI was substandard, the compositing left a lot to be desired...I mean, this felt as if it should have been released direct-to-video or - if it weren't for the gore added in post - it could have almost been a TV movie.
(How in the world did that guy get a leather impression of something that's buried deep inside the church, and has not been seen in a millennium and a half?)
And the ending. The ending is the worst part. I won't spoil it for those gluttons of punishment who are still going to see the movie, but it is the least thought out, most moronic ending ever...and it doesn't help that it goes against what was already written or shown about Merrin's work in Africa.
The always-incredible Stellan Skarsgard was perfect as Merrin...except, I was wondering where his accent went. I expected a thicker Swedish accent to match his countryman, Max Von Sydow, from the original.
It seemed as though most of the crew was really working hard for the film. Too many extreme close-ups with no emotion
Do yourself a favour...watch the original again. Avoid this drivel. Or, watch The Heretic again...by comparison, The Heretic is better (ignoring the flashy light hypnosis.) I don't know how Exorcist: The Beginning can get a vote tally of 7 point whatever when the movie hasn't even opened yet. The voters either work for Warner Bros or haven't seen the original film.
Ugh. So bad...