My husband, who likes horror and horrifying movies (see his website here, and it is occasionally NSFW), and I started our own little Halloween tradition a few years ago; on Halloween night we watch a horror movie.
The year before last we watched the original Halloween, which was very good, and very scary, and though I closed my eyes during a few extra scary parts, it didn't bother me too much. Last year we saw Paranormal Activity in the movie theatre, and I am not exaggerating when I tell you that every time I get up in the middle of the night to go pee I am afraid I might run into a demon.
And I get up every night to go pee.
And I don't even believe in demons!
This year my husband is really super excited about the new remastered blu-ray of The Exorcist.
Well, you can see where this is going, right?
Okay, when I was a teen I read the book, and it made me so nauseous and upset in certain parts that I actually had to put the book down until I could be sure I wasn't going to puke. A couple of years later, I did see the movie -- on network television, edited for tv. And it still scared the crap out of me.
Honestly though, it is a brilliant movie, and quite possibly the scariest movie ever made. A classic! And it's Halloween. Our Halloween TRADITION.
What do you think? Should I watch it?
If it's TRADITION....
ReplyDeleteMaybe it won't be so scary to you anymore. Special effects have come a long way. That projectile vomit may just look lie pea soup now.
On the other hand, it's the psychological aspect that can be so scary, not the campy special effects.
Let us know how it goes!
Apparently the remastered blu-ray has special effects that look absolutely perfect, and one of the extra features is a documentary explaining how they did it.
ReplyDeleteOh, boy.