The Exorcist (40th Anniversary Edition) [USA]

[digitalbabe]

RELEASE DATE: Oct. 08, 2013
ORDER: Link

Warner Home Video has also set The Exorcist: 40th Anniversary Edition – Extended Director’s Cut for Blu-ray release on 10/8. Yes… this film has now got to be high in the running for the most re-released title on either Blu-ray and DVD. The set (SRP $49.99) will include both the Extended Director’s Cut and Theatrical Version, plus all the previous extras and the all-new Beyond Comprehension: William Peter Blatty’s The Exorcist and Talk of the Devil documentaries. You’ll also get a booklet containing an excerpt from The Friedkin Connection: A Memoir.

 

[GroundZero81]

Can anyone make out what that shadow is at the end of the stairs? Looks creepy...at first glance i thought it was Regan.

Linda blair in her pajamas the ones she had on in bed when she was possessed

 

[vläd]

I have the digibook, but I got in on a pre-order for the 40th Anniversary with Amazon for $19.96, so I'm really torn whether or not to cancel.

 

[denizen]

Can anyone make out what that shadow is at the end of the stairs? Looks creepy...at first glance i thought it was Regan.

Could be Jimmy Hoffa.

 

[shazman]

Sorry but what exactly is this? A digipak?

 

[Sigill]

Sorry but what exactly is this? A digipak?

We don't know what it is yet.

 

[cooey]

I reckon this'll just be an amaray in a slipcase

 

[Ben]

Still no news as to whether it's a new 4k transfer or not? I thought I read it was going to be another Digibook or is that purely speculation?

Warner Bros. are keeping extremely tight lipped on this release considering it's just around the corner.

 

[IAmTheOneWhoKnocks]

It looks to include a pretty thick book.

 

[Strikeman]

The pinnacle of horror movies IMO. I wll buy this if it has lots of extra goodies, especially documentaries I havent seen yet

 

[Sigill]

The pinnacle of horror movies IMO. I wll buy this if it has lots of extra goodies, especially documentaries I havent seen yet

Looks like it's the same content as the previous release but with 2 new documentaries.

 

[XXHAPPY GILMORE]

Looks like it's the same content as the previous release but with 2 new documentaries.

Thats great that they have extra docs, but none will match "The Fear of God" doc on the UK 2nd disc

 

[Ben]

Forgot I pre-ordered this, it's now been dispatched

Found a review - http://whysoblu.com/the-exorcist-40th-anniversary-edition-blu-ray-review/

 

[vläd]

My order from Amazon arrived today, and it is the same as the Amazon Japan package.

 

[digitalbabe]

Meh, skipping this since above review says there's no new transfer...oh well

 

[vläd]

Meh, skipping this since above review says there's no new transfer...oh well

I would have except for getting in on the $19 Amazon Preorder. May just sell my previous copy off to a friend for a few $$

 

[digitalbabe]

Good idea, Vlad!

 

[cooey]

I don't have this on BD yet so the $19 pre-order price was a no-brainer

 

[Sigill]

At the price they are asking now this isn't worth it for me. It's basically just a book and an extra disc compared to the release that's already out. I thought Warner might have put a bit more effort in to this one.

 

[Black Sunshine]

I was lucky enough to have pre-ordered this when it was $19.96 so the packaging, book and extra disc were well worth it for me.

sidenote about the packaging, I know that typically the iconic shot of Father Merrin in the street light under the Mcneil house is and always will be the first image that comes to mind for the film. However.. The New Packaging showcasing the staircase behind the house that Father Karras ultimately fell to his death on has always been wayyyyy more creepier to me. ive always got that chilly feeling as if that staircase was portrayed as having a life of its own. something very haunting by it. so, having that image as new cover art really pleased me.

 

[ladybeatrix]

Darn, I was hoping for the remastered picture version the director kept talking about. Guess we need to wait for the 45th Anniversary