KnockBack, Episode 244 | The Exorcist (film)
Added 2022-10-10 16:00:12 +0000 UTCThere's something about the time The Exorcist came to theaters, in that it almost certainly made the experience a hell of a lot more frightening than it would be today. When this film launched in December of 1973, one can imagine going to see it, being completely horrified, and then sitting at home. No internet, no cable TV, no phone to keep you busy. Just whatever's over the air and your landline, and hopefully no intrusive thoughts. Based on a novel released a couple of years prior, The Exorcist is a world-class example of Catholic horror told through the eyes of a tortured family that seems to have it all and a troubled priest who knows more than he should. What makes it so scary is that, like so many works of religious-themed horror, it feels like it could happen, at least in some sense. And, well, our recent viewing has left us with much to say on the matter.
Comments
Oh man.
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-19 03:20:24 +0000 UTCI'm dying over here laughing at the mental image of Harry climbing a tower at Hogwarts only to see Dumbledore giving it to McGonagall. My office mate must think I'm crazy.
Richard
2022-10-14 16:52:53 +0000 UTCI said that, not Dagan!
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-14 16:36:50 +0000 UTCThat would be a fun one. "Fun."
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-14 16:36:38 +0000 UTCYou’d think the making fun of kids who couldn’t read out loud would embarrass them and make them get better as Dagan said but boy did it not. Eventually my teachers would just pick on kids who actually wanted to read to make it through their syllabus on time.
NeO JD
2022-10-14 05:48:45 +0000 UTCI'm old, a Joey Lawrence reference is never lost while I'm here. "woah" 😊 This movie is wild. Growing up, one of my aunts loved horror movies. As a child I watched I watched them with her. The Exorcist is the only one that made her uneasy. I have not watched it since the 90's. I do want to read the novel one day. I wonder if you both can squeeze in something like the film Misery.
OrochiNewsTeam
2022-10-13 09:17:03 +0000 UTCLOL.
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-12 19:31:45 +0000 UTCBattlestar. -_-
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-12 19:31:42 +0000 UTCWe'll get back to it, but not anytime soon.
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-12 19:31:32 +0000 UTCThank you for listening.
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-12 19:31:20 +0000 UTC=\
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-12 19:30:59 +0000 UTCThat could be neat.
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-12 19:30:57 +0000 UTCThat's on your end, unfortunately. Sorry!
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-12 19:30:49 +0000 UTCRight?
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-12 19:30:38 +0000 UTCI see.
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-12 19:30:35 +0000 UTCYou should!
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-12 19:30:31 +0000 UTCYes. =)
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-12 19:30:27 +0000 UTCOh no.
Colin Moriarty
2022-10-12 19:30:12 +0000 UTCBased Dagan become Orthodox Christian
Theotokos Respecter
2022-10-12 19:12:21 +0000 UTCAnd we still need the September Patreon poll!
macdaddyx4
2022-10-12 08:54:25 +0000 UTCAfter Donnie Darko and Halloween in Oct
BatmanBeyond
2022-10-12 04:32:45 +0000 UTCI think Colin accidentally referred to Stranger Things' character "Eleven" as "Six" towards the end of this episode. Great episode otherwise! Hope we get more horror in Knockback!
Andres
2022-10-12 03:51:53 +0000 UTCWith peace and love, can we please continue with LOST?
Ryan Rumsey
2022-10-12 00:05:32 +0000 UTCGreat movie. Great filmaking. I hope it didn't make more people go to exorcists instead of mental health professionals. Exorcisms should be like at the same way labotomies or conversion therapy is.
Ryan
2022-10-11 21:50:22 +0000 UTCI love this movie and the book might be the best novel I've ever read. I wish the alternative cut "the version you've never seen" didn't exist though. The spider walk just doesn't work and the extra demon shots are useless. Also people call it the directors cut when it's not. It's the writers cut, Blatty asked for that stuff in as a favour and Friedkin obliged for the re-release. The directors cut is the original version.
NuclearProstate
2022-10-11 16:07:50 +0000 UTCNow do Exorcist 3 next
Travis Thompson
2022-10-11 15:07:42 +0000 UTCOne of the biggest mistakes in modern media, was not making "Scary Stories to tell in the dark" a hand drawn animated movie.
NotYurRealDad
2022-10-11 12:44:53 +0000 UTCI don’t know if this was an issue with my download or with the master recording, but the last twenty or so minutes of this played back at like 1/3 speed and it was absolutely hilarious. Both C & D sound very cartoonishly drunk. Great conversation regardless!
Hazen Brien Master
2022-10-10 22:37:18 +0000 UTCIn the wise words of Hank Hill, "An F in English? Bobby, you speak English!"
macdaddyx4
2022-10-10 22:24:56 +0000 UTCI was in special ed for all 12 years of public school. With the exception of a couple of "mainstream" classes. I'd give my left nut to go back and make the grade like everyone else.
DeadHooliganXXL
2022-10-10 16:42:16 +0000 UTCGuess I’ll finally have to watch this today
Jacob R.
2022-10-10 16:20:55 +0000 UTCThis is legit the best part of my week! this movie scared the holy hell out of 10 year old me. First the shining then this October is going to be fun!
Jesse spivey
2022-10-10 16:20:17 +0000 UTCSimilar story from my mom. She saw it in theaters at release and was so terrified afterwards that she refused to leave the parking lot for hours.
Tim J Weckwerth
2022-10-10 16:15:47 +0000 UTCMy favorite story about this flick is actually about my grandpa. He went to see it with my grandma shortly after coming back from Vietnam (and we all know he must've seen some shit lol) and halfway through the movie they had to leave because of how freaked out he was. Now I don't know how true any of that was or is it just one of those family tall tales (similar to fishing stories lol) that's grown over the years but dammit, I want to believe it haha.
Josh Gamez
2022-10-10 16:11:20 +0000 UTCI'm about to spider walk myself downstairs to put this one on!
Tim J Weckwerth
2022-10-10 16:05:52 +0000 UTC
