circumstantial tree Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 Which do you prefer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundog Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 Rosemary's Baby was scary in it's own right, but The Exorcist was down right frightening. It was graphic enough to shock even the seasoned horror genre buff. I voted for The Exorcist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fridge Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 Definitely The Exorcist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstantial tree Posted April 14, 2006 Author Share Posted April 14, 2006 I too vote for the Exorcist. However, those familiar with Rosemary's Baby, knows there are a lot of one-liners in the film. Rosemary: "What have you done to it? What have you done to his eyes, you MANIACS!!!!!" Roman Castavet: "He has his father's eyes" and then there's the funniest line in the film by Ruth Gordon (Minnie Castavet): "Look at it this way. Of all the women in the world, (Satan) chose you to have his only living son." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tick Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 Always was , always will be the scariest movie ever made. the exorcist of coarse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daylin Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 QUOTE (circumstantial tree @ Apr 14 2006, 02:44 PM) I too vote for the Exorcist. However, those familiar with Rosemary's Baby, knows there are a lot of one-liners in the film. Rosemary: "What have you done to it? What have you done to his eyes, you MANIACS!!!!!" Roman Castavet: "He has his father's eyes" and then there's the funniest line in the film by Ruth Gordon (Minnie Castavet): "Look at it this way. Of all the women in the world, (Satan) chose you to have his only living son." Exorcist for me too! As a matter of fact ct, about a couple months ago I watched Rosemary's Baby after not seeing it for years and, I do remember the lines you quoted Doesn't it seem we have the same taste in tv/movies! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstantial tree Posted April 14, 2006 Author Share Posted April 14, 2006 What is interesting is that the author of "Rosemary's Baby", Ira Levin, has had a lot of his novels turned into films. "The Stepford Wives" was also a novel by him and was adapted into film. The 1975 original film and then the recent (horrible) remake starring Nicole Kidman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormtron Posted April 14, 2006 Share Posted April 14, 2006 I went against the grain. Never been a big Exorcist fan... maybe if I had seen it when I was younger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blonde77th Posted April 15, 2006 Share Posted April 15, 2006 I will have to agree on the Exorcist for sure ,i love my horror ~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edmondy Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 One thing about the Exorcist. You see kids nowadays who are not fazed by the movie at all. This is probably since it is not a "slasher flick". To me it seems that the movie has a greater impact if you believe in the subject matter(eg. God and Satan). The deeper your faith, it seems the scarier the movie is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subdivision40 Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 I have to go with the Exorcist as well. First saw it on TV as a young kid. Never saw the uncut version until much later and it scared the hell out of me more than any other movie. Very disturbing images. Although, I do like Rosemary's Baby as well, but it doesn't have the same lingering effect that the Exorcist does for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeddyRulz Posted February 22, 2007 Share Posted February 22, 2007 QUOTE (circumstantial tree @ Apr 14 2006, 03:33 PM) What is interesting is that the author of "Rosemary's Baby", Ira Levin, has had a lot of his novels turned into films. "The Stepford Wives" was also a novel by him and was adapted into film. "Deathtrap," with Michael Caine and Christopher Reeve, came from an Ira Levin play. I love that movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PW_Guitarist Posted February 23, 2007 Share Posted February 23, 2007 Definitely the Exorcist. Almost 35 years later, they still haven't made something that gives you chills like that. It's not just the plotline or the special effects, it's in the acting and the direction, and how the story unfolds and hooks you in and doesn't let go. Probably the quintessential horror movie, and I hope in never gets remade (as was talekd about once...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 I saw The Exorcist in a theater a few years ago when it was re-released. It was laugh out loud funny! The movie has not aged very well. As for Rosemary's Baby - it scares the hell out of me to this day! It has the most frightening ending I've ever seen in a movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ Feb 22 2007, 04:53 PM) QUOTE (circumstantial tree @ Apr 14 2006, 03:33 PM) What is interesting is that the author of "Rosemary's Baby", Ira Levin, has had a lot of his novels turned into films. "The Stepford Wives" was also a novel by him and was adapted into film. "Deathtrap," with Michael Caine and Christopher Reeve, came from an Ira Levin play. I love that movie. The play (Deathtrap) was even better than the movie. I saw it on Broadway with Robert Cullum (sp?) around 1980 or 1981. Scene towards the end made the whole audience jump... wild! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lerxt1990 Posted February 24, 2007 Share Posted February 24, 2007 QUOTE (ReRushed @ Feb 23 2007, 07:11 PM) I saw The Exorcist in a theater a few years ago when it was re-released. It was laugh out loud funny! The movie has not aged very well. As for Rosemary's Baby - it scares the hell out of me to this day! It has the most frightening ending I've ever seen in a movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ES-335 Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 This is a landslide ... as it should be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReRushed Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 I'll take the "psychological paranoid satanic cult conspiracy theory" horror of Rosemary's Baby over the "pea soup spitting head twisting frog voice cheap special effects" of The Exorcist any day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
circumstantial tree Posted February 25, 2007 Author Share Posted February 25, 2007 That seems to be a focus of Ira Levin - conspiracy. I've only seen "Stepford Wives" (1975) and "Rosemary's Baby" (1968) and they both have conspiracy involved. Also the main characters are trying to decide if what they experience is an active imagination or something real and diabolical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prog.fusion Posted February 25, 2007 Share Posted February 25, 2007 The Exorcist. RB is a good film, but tends to drag too much for me. but good for its time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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