The Rite

The Cool

Starring Anthony Hopkins, and Colin O' Donoghue from Dundalk. Just came out last night. Of the same genre as The Exorcist. Very chilling I thought!
Anyone else seen it yet? Thoughts?

Einstein

Yup,

Saw it yesterday! Hopkins is great in it, no surprise there! I don't think O'Donoghue did that bad a job considering his lack of experience and that it was his first Hollywood outing either!
Not too bad at all I thought!

faceman

Watched this last night. Much to my shame I was looking forward to seeing this because i love the book, its an excellent read, one of the best books on the topic.

I was worried about the way they dramatised the book and the trailer giving away a massive plot point.

Like most Hollywood films, the film missed the mark and the opportunity. The first half of the film did go for an Exorcist/Emily Rose route of leaving it open as to whether the individuals are possessed but it copped out in the second half with the angle it took. It didnt fortunately CGI cop out although the CGI that is used is stupid. As I watched Hopkins in the latter half of the film, 2 words popped into my head: Al Pacino.

It felt like "Oooh lets give Hopkins cool things to say cos hes cool when he says things."

The people with me felt that the first exorcism in the film, of the pregnant girl, was more creepy than anything else in the film.

Ciaran Hinds was underused (I would have loved to see him in Hopkin's role and vice versa) and O'Donoghue character was too limited and well, ridiculous, for him to do anything with it.

In many ways the film is a bit of an insult to the book as it completely avoids alot of the excellent material already available. (anyone who has read the book will understand particular if I mentioned the exorcism witnessed of the girl toward the end of the book)

To give some credit to the film, it states "inspired by true events" at the start.

Hollywood just cant do psychological horror.

WHIP IT!

Just saw it. Very good. Had been told it was terrifying by a wussy mate of mine - it wasn't!

Hopkins is brillian as always.

flyswatter

The Cool wrote: »

Colin O' Donoghue from Dundalk.

O' Donoghue is a Drogheda man for the record. :pac:

faceman

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