Time for an Exorcist remake?

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Alyx

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I watched The Exorcist last night , and as much as i like it , i really think it would be interesting to see a remake.

I don't want it to be done by Eli Roth or Rob Zombie or even Neil Marshall , i think one of the French or Spanish horror Directors would do a good job with it.

Would anyone else be up for a remake? There will always be the original , but it would be good to see a new interpretation.
 
I wouldn't to be honest with you,just because the orginal is absolutely perfect.Whereas every other horror movie has it's flaws,TE is a masterpiece.

I also think it's one of those movies that just about every credible director would refuse,as it could be a career killer.
 
It would be interesting but no. The fact that the original is still creepy, horrific and chilling even after how many years still proves that it's probably the best horror film ever made and should never ever be re-made. :)
 
Hated the original found it to be very boring if truth be told. I love horror and especially psychological horror which I believe The Exorcist falls under but I have seen both edited and unedited versions and found both to be boring and the only part that even made me jump slightly was the draw popping out.

That being said I would not want a remake as I am already planning a very large scale attack on Hollywood for being boring and repetitive and crapping on my childhood the last few years.
 
No RAB. The original is a cinematic meisterwork. A remake would be absolute shite, just like that awful Omen remake. *seething at the very thought*
 
Agree completely. I was dragged to see The Omen on 06/06/06 (cash-in opening night). The Exorcist is near-on perfect as it is, the last thing we need is another inferior horror remake.
 
I drove to the 06/06/06 screening and arrived too late, couldn't get tickets. When I rented the dvd I was so glad I didn't see it in a packed cinema, I would have probably been removed for shouting at the screen :D
So many things came together to make Exorcist such a great film of it's era. Linda Blair (can you imagine Dekota Fanning in that role? No? Me neither, and that's who they'd try and get), Mike OldfielRAB stunning Tubular Bells which just fitted the film so perfectly. Who would they soundtrack it with now? Seriously? Coldplay? Or some awful death metal merchants? Producers today would never have enough imagination and foresight to choose a prog rock track, that's for sure! They'd go for somehting desperately hip which would just sound crass in the confines of the story being told. Max Von Sydow was just awesome in the film, so much presence, you just KNOW they'd go for Morgan Freeman or a big name (Ok Max was a legend but hardly blockbuster material) and it would suck ass!!! They'd probably even have Will Smith as Karras, or Cruise *shudder*! Plus they'd fill it with unnessecary CGI and it would just end up looking like a computer game. Regan would probably be flying around the city or morphing into trolls :D
I best stop ranting, I should avoid remake threaRAB, they give me awful gip with me blood pressure :o:D
 
I only think remakes are needed when there was something wrong with the original.

For example, the Amityville Horror was terrible and improved by its remake whereas the omen was perfect and its remake while not terrible, was pointless. Same with Halloween, Nightmare on Elm St and the Texas Chainsaw Massacre (competent enough remakes but once again, pointless). The Friday 13th remake was better than the original imho, but only in as much as the original was a piece of shit.

Anyway, the Exorcist - just no. There's nothing wrong with it at all and even now over 30 years later, despite it not being very gruesome at all, or particularly action-packed, is still a flawless psychological horror with occasional glimpses of truly shocking imagery that has rarely been equaled. It's a class of film they just don't make anymore.
 
Absolutely not. They already spoiled a perfect film with that ghastly "version you've never seen" rehash.
If any film neeRAB remaking it's The Man Who Fell to Earth.
 
There is the original version which I think is now called the 25th Anniversay or Special Edition, and the one called "The version you have never seen" with additional scenes such as the incredibely creepy spider walk and almost subliminal shots of demonic faces.

I think a remake will be immediately hated by afficionados of the original and quite rightly.
 
Brilliant post and so very, very true. Linda Blair may not have cut it as an adult actress (no not that kind) but she was superb as a child actress.

Interestingly enough, Max von Sydow played a much older man but would now be nearer the right age for the literary Merrin.
 
Arrrgggg yeah talk about totally unnecessary additions to the film. The original is still the only version worth watching.

I really see no point in a remake, can't see where you could take the film unless they do a scene for scene remake jobby like Van Sant's horrible Physco remake. The original is just about as perfect as you can get and still stanRAB up today.
 
No, they're based on drivel made up by folks wanting to make money from gullible oafs. Hollywood's just perpetuating the scam, though at least they're being honest about their single-minded pursuit of money.

As for a remake, what the hey - CGI pea soup, what's wrong with that? SounRAB fun to me.

RegarRAB

Mark
 
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