Exorcist: The Beginning then allowed Warner Bros. to release Schrader's version theatrically under the title "". It had a more limited release in May 2005, and received slightly better critical notices than Harlin's version. William Peter Blatty (the author/screenwriter of "The Exorcist") said that watching "Exorcist: The Beginning" was his "most humiliating professional experience." On the other hand, Blatty said that "Dominion" is "a handsome, classy, elegant piece of work." Critical responses to "Exorcist: The Beginning" were mostly negative, with the film earning a low 11% "rotten" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Prominent critic Roger Ebert wrote, "I've seen both versions and much prefer
The Exorcist (film) been released: In 1998, Warner re-released the digitally remastered DVD of "The Exorcist: 25th Anniversary Special Edition". The DVD includes the BBC documentary, "The Fear of God: The Making of The Exorcist," highlighting the never-before-seen original non-bloody variant of the spider-walk scene. To appease the screenwriter and some fans of "The Exorcist", Friedkin reinstated the bloody variant of the spider-walk scene for the 2000 theatrically re-released version of "The Exorcist: The Version You've Never Seen". In October 2010, Warner released "The Exorcist (Extended Director's Cut & Original Theatrical Edition)" on Blu-ray, including the behind-the-scenes filming of the spider-walk scene. Linda