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During watching it I felt like the room is getting colder

posted 7 years ago by alexmoviefreak
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I haven't seen it since a long time and I rewatched it yesterday in my home cinema room, we have it down in the cellar.
It is heated but during the "cold" exorcism scenes with all the visible breath during the scenes it really felt like the room where I am in is getting colder.
I know it's winter but we are heating our rooms and also when you are in the room and when the gear is running (projecor, player, receiver) the room is automatically heating up a bit too. But it got colder, not hotter.
Strange. 😕😱

[–] bastasch8647 7 years ago

Interesting. My own experience was in August, 1974, in a severely cooled air-conditioned theater, whose chill matched the cold temperatures of Regan's room...

[–] ramsplp 7 years ago

Yeah. I had the severe air conditioning treatment while watching The Shining when it first came out in the summer of '80. The theater was so freezing cold that one of my friends became really sick...and it had nothing to do with the content of the film!

[–] picturetaker 7 years ago

Best to turn up the heat and grab a blanket. ?

[–] TheSmashingTesticles 7 years ago

Would you date a black guy?

[–] dolores_claiborne 7 years ago

I've watched the movie a thousand times. Just check your thermostat. It's only a movie.

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[–] seven071977 7 years ago

I love this movie and have seen it at least a half a dozen times and have never had anything unusual happen. One of my best friends has though. She tried to watch it at home alone the first time and her power went off leaving the house completely dark about half way through. She got a little freaked out and put the movie away. A couple of weeks later, she tried it again and said she just got an "eerie feeling" she was being watched, or that someone was in the room with her.

The last time she tried to watch it, one of our mutual friends went over her house to keep her company so she wouldn't be afraid and could actually get through the whole movie. They both swear that during the movie, 3 loud knocks were heard at the front door. It was past 10:00PM so nobody should have been stopping by. The both ran to the door and nobody was there.

They attributed it to neighborhood kids, and returned to watch it again. 3 more knocks. She threw out the movie, and to this day hasn't seen the whole thing and said she never will.

[–] serviceuaustin 7 years ago

It never ceases to amaze me how stupid some people can be. Not only is it impossible for a *beep* movie to cause anything to happen, but it's also impossible for imaginary supernatural entities to cause anything to happen. Superstition was hoe cavemen explained natural events. It's 2017 -- superstition is only for the least intelligent among us.

[–] bastasch8647 7 years ago

It never ceases to amaze me how stupid some people can be... It's 2017 -- superstition is only for the least intelligent among us.

Good: It never ceases to amaze me how stupid some people can be. It's 2017 -- scientism is only for the least intelligent among us.

Not only is it impossible for a *beep* movie to cause anything to happen

But THIS movie caused plenty to happen, from obsession about possession, vomiting, fainting, a return to regular church attendance - and cinema itself is full of examples of other films that caused social upheaval, novel interests, and even humanitarian action. And of course, any scary movie can make someone feel colder, "get the chills", etc., without the room temperature actually lowering - so much more so THIS film, which in the era before cgi, photographed real chilled breath of real people on a real super-refrigerated set.

it's also impossible for imaginary supernatural entities to cause anything to happen

No one claims to believe in imaginary supernatural entities. Some people claim to believe in real supernatural entities. Your language is less than precise, and if you would like to present one of these entities and then demolish it for discussion's sake, have at it. Of course, since you think that they are ALL fraudulent, you won't be able to produce even one, although that fact probably won't stop you from assailing the "God of the Gaps" or some other straw man.

Moreover, what is much worse, you seemingly evaluate the state of mind/heart/soul of others without having walked in their shoes or experienced what they have experienced.

It never ceases to amaze me how people can claim to invade religious people's psyches and determine that all of their spiritual experiences are a priori illegitimate - apparently for no other or better reason than that your ideology demands it of you. You're no different from the Christian fundamentalist who claims to know - and condemn - what goes on in the hearts of unbelievers.

[–] serviceuaustin 7 years ago

Except, honey, that superstition -- excuse me, religion -- is completely imaginary. Never in the entire history of humanity has any evidence for a supernatural entity been found. The only "proof" presented is people claiming to hear voices (mentally ill) or people who aren't intelligent enough to understand science.

I'm sorry that you're not capable of critical thinking, but you come across as someone who believes that Harry Potter is real. Did Santa bring you some nice toys for Christmas? Or do you pray to Osiris, Zeus, Vishnu, etc., since you believe every religion is reality?

[–] bastasch8647 7 years ago

Empty-headed adolescent troll:

<plonked>

:)

[–] serviceuaustin 7 years ago

Oh, did it upset you to be reminded that all religion is fiction? Sorry to be the one to burst your bubble. The Tooth Fairy isn't real, either. I wouldn't expect a name-calling adolescent troll to know that, though.

[–] degree7 (821) 4 years ago

Not only is it impossible for a *beep* movie to cause anything to happen

Wtf are you on about, of course it’s possible for someone to have a physiological response to external visual stimuli by feeling colder.