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| A new section here at Assassin's Blood will be the reviews page. I plan on writing reviews to movies as well as books and place them here. I will also accept reader's submissions of movie and or book reviews to be showcased here. Please read the guidelines first. I hope you enjoy the reviews and come often for new reviews. Thanks, Bob "The Exorcist" (Theatrical Re-Release 2000) Author - Peter Blatty Directed by William Friedkin A Warner Bros. Film How does someone write about, (in my humble opinion), the greatest horror movie ever produced for the big screen? I guess the best place to start is at the beginning. In the new version, both the beginning and the ending have changed. For better or worse, The Exorcist, is still the greatest horror movie ever produced for the screen. The extra few minutes of footage that were added to the original, were appropriate and produced an eerie effect that would have scared the shit out of me even more than it had, if it had aired when I had originally seen it. Some scenes were extended and helped explain certain moments within the film better. Others purely added to the horrifying effect of the film. Some of the extra footage seemed to stunt the flow of the film, as one of my friends pointed out. The original had a great pace and the scenes were close enough together that it produced a slamming effect of one thing after another. As a good story should have. The new version was still exciting and great to see on the big screen again with full dolby stereo sound. When Father Marrin first entered the house, and the demon cries out, 'MMMAAAAARRRRRIIIIIIINNNNNN!!!!', it shocked the crowd into silence and prepared them for what wa to come. The Exorcism. The spider walk, which is available in the 25th anniversary edition in the documentary section, was great and I wish they would have left it in the original cut. The ending was strange though, I'm not sure if the film was broken or if the prolonged black screen was a projectionist's error or planned. (If anyone knows e-mail me and tell me) So if you have a few extra bucks, and are dying to see the 'Exorcist' on the big screen again, then by all means go. You won't be disappointed. If you have never seen the film before, nows your chance to see it as it was meant to be seen, as the author had written it. But be prepared to scream and maybe even piss in your pants..... By Robert Adamovich Copyright by Robert Adamovich 2000 "Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer" Author:??? An MPIC Video Release I rented 'Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer' on the Sunday night after I had watched 'The Exorcist' re-release. The film was impressive though. Its gritty realism and the character's everyday appearance made the film all the more eerie. Michael Rooker played Henry as if he knew him. As if he himself were a serial killer prowling the streets looking for his next victim. He was phenomenal. The film takes place in Chicago, a place I am familiar with, which made it all the more chilling. Had Michael Rooker been cruising the streets of Chicago scoping out the sites that they were going to film at? Did he find out for himself how easy it would be to pick up a prostitute, take to a secluded alley, fuck her and then kill her? I think the police are looking for him actually, (just kidding). His character was so calm and cool, he made you feel as though he had killed a hundred times before, and one more was simply a mild thrill. Tom Towles playing Otis, a friend of Henry's from Prison, was the perfect touch to an already surreal screenplay. Tom played his part to the hilt, milking it for everything it was worth. When Henry snapped the neck of one of the prostittes they had picked up, grasping Otis's hands as he did it, Otis realized it was too late. Too late to confess. Too late to pray. Too late to ask for forgiveness from a deaf god. He was in it up to his eyeballs. Great facial expressions and ignorant gruntings made the character of Otis a very real person. I guess I'm a little tainted in my view of Henry. I know Chicago. The look, feel, smell of the place. The old apartment buildings, like the one Henry and Otis lived in, are everywhere. They could be in any one of them right now and we wouldn't know it. Hide in plain sight, right. Everything from the Old Chevy Henry drove, to the potholes in the streets, reminded me of Chicago. So I guess you could say my opinion was a little tainted, but that only made the film more real and more immediate. So if you haven't checked out, 'Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer', for a while or ever, go to your local video store and get it. Grab a drink, sit back and try to relax as Henry cuts a murderous path through Chicago. It's worht the three bucks, believe me. By Robert Adamovich Copyright 2000 by Robert Adamovich |
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