who is asking for this 50 years later? - The Exorcist: Believer (2023) Discussion

[–] [deleted] 2 years ago

Universal see the opportunity to rake in the dough with a renowned I.P.

They'll be right too. Teens will go see 'The Exorcist' for Halloween this year. Much the same as the teens who went to see the new Halloween films even though most of them never saw the originals. For many younger viewers Halloween (2018) was there introduction into the franchise.

Horror sells. The Exorcist is a big name. It's getting released in October. Blumhouse keep their budgets low. It's guaranteed profit.

Get ready for the wave of 16 year olds telling you it's so much better than the 1973 original.

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[–] MCguy (1136) 2 years ago

ok. that makes sense, but no one seems to be asking for it.

OTH, Universal failed with Dark Universe.

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[–] legnadibrom (6214) 2 years ago

universal is THE studio to watch

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[–] Magicdave (837) 2 years ago

I'm surely not. I am also a Boomer. Saw the original in the theaters when it was first released. It scared the hell out of me!
Too many younger people have only seen the original on commercial TV or on VHS or DVD.
The original was meant to be seen in the theater!

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[–] GetWokeGoBroke (753) 2 years ago

I saw it in theaters back in 2000 when it was re-released as "The Version You've Never Seen", it's definitely better on the big screen.

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[–] Magicdave (837) 2 years ago

You got that right!

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[–] GetWokeGoBroke (753) 2 years ago

I'm a so-called "millennial" and I think the original Exorcist is a horror classic, watched it almost every day on VHS as a kid back in the 90's. Also, can people stop with this stupid "Boomer"/"Gen X"/"Gen Z"/"Millennial" labeling? What's wrong with calling people young and old? You have a young generation and an old generation, it's not complicated.

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[–] MCguy (1136) 2 years ago

Fair response. You are correct.

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[–] Magicdave (837) 2 years ago

To "GetWoke"
To be honest, I wear the Boomer badge with pride. Wear yours the same way. You earned the title, just like I have.

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[–] Roguemail (1614) 2 years ago

Movies are never made because the public asked for them.

If the studio who own the property rights see a way to make money, a film gets made.

Petitions and boycotts also do nothing to stop them.

Best thing is to ignore it nd move on, if you don't like the idea of a sequel.

And anyway, there have already been 2 sequels and 2 spin off movies, plus a TV series.

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[–] ChipDouglas (1607) a year ago

How do you earn a title that you've been preassigned? Doesn't make sense

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[–] Magicdave (837) a year ago

I can see where you might not understand it.
I am, as it was called years ago, a "baby boomer". Long before it became the "in" thing to call people born in that generation.
My point is that a lot (not all) of the younger generation call us "boomers" like they think they are insulting us. They are not. We earned the title by being born right after the "Greatest Generation"

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[–] Kazak (2187) a year ago

Wrong. A generation lasts about 25 years. At any given time there are about four distinct generations active.

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[–] GetWokeGoBroke (753) a year ago

"A generation lasts about 25 years. At any given time, there are about four distinct generations active."..... according to who and what? Who and what makes these rules or deems them facts? People need to question this stuff more.

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[–] Kazak (2187) a year ago

According to the average practical length of, you know, a generation. Do you understand that every species has a different generation length that is borne out by its reproductive activity? You probably ought to question a lot of things, I suggest starting with your bloated ego.

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[–] GetWokeGoBroke (753) a year ago

Kazak "According to the average practical length of, you know, a generation."...... that's not even a real answer, just the same ol' jargon. That's not what I asked lol, you don't get it. "Do you understand"..... I understand the jargon, I just don't give a shit. "I suggest starting with your bloated ego.".... it's not "bloated ego" to question the mainstream narrative, it's just common sense and logic.

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[–] Kazak (2187) a year ago

You don’t understand the definition of a generation. Proudly. I think we got it.

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[–] ccr1633 (1523) a year ago

it's not complicated

You know what else isn't complicated? Just about every remake/reboot made in the last 30 years or more has sucked compared to the original. Why? Because the creative brains behind the originals, the people with the guts and the drive to realize their artistic vision (e.g. Blatty and Friedkin), are not involved in the projects. Instead, we have a bunch of hacks churning out product at the behest of producers interested only on cashing in on a name brand. Who cares about the casting? Even if the races, genders, or whatevers matched one's vision of what the cast ought to be, the film will still suck. What's needed is originality, or at least a critical mass of filmgoers who insist on originality. Apparently, however, at this time most people will keep sucking down the corn syrup because that's what they've been weaned on.

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[–] [deleted] a year ago

Gen-X or Millennial here (is it 82 or 85 when Millennials started?).

This looks typical. The original had a girl tormented prior to the full possession. The trailer makes it look like these two went out looking for slender man and are enjoying their possession. I hope that's not the case.

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[–] liscarkat (18367) a year ago

Who asked for "The Wizard of Oz"?
Who asked for "Citizen Kane"?
Who asked for "Casablanca"?
Who asked for "The Searchers"?
Who asked for "The Godfather"?

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