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On Wednesday, December 26, 1973, it arrived in American theaters The Exorcistof William Friedkin. Despite the cold winter, long lines of people formed eager to see the much-talked-about film. Among the sales phrases of the ambitious production based on the terrifying novel by William Peter Blatty that told of the possession of a teenager, there was the sarcastic “What an excellent day for an exorcism!”. Half a century later we celebrate the anniversary of one of the best horror films in history.
Christmas has always been an excellent launching pad, but “apparently” in the case of The Exorcist It was not strategically planned, but certain delays in production inevitably led to this very important day that surrounded the premiere of the greatest controversy: a blasphemous film that sought to spread Satanism taking advantage of sacred days.
Although The Exorcist It would not debut in Spain until September 1, 1975. The truth is that at Christmas, big, high-profile productions are always expected to be enjoyed on the big screen. This Wednesday, December 20, arrived Aquaman and the Lost Kingdomready to attract family audiences and lovers of action and superhero movies with the new adventure of the king of Atlantis from the DC Universe played by Jason Momoa.
Its premiere has coincided in theaters with other proposals coinciding in December such as Wonka, Silent Night of John Woo or the Spanish Christmas in your handscon Santiago Segurawhich have this seasonal spirit.
In December 1978 it premiered in the United States. Supermanof Richard Donnerimmortalizing forever Christopher Reeve like the Man of Steel. It would arrive in Spain in February, but the second part of it, The adventure continueswas presented worldwide on Christmas 1980.
On December 19, 2001, the tour of rooms began The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring; a year later he arrived The two Towers and on December 17, 2003, the closing of the trilogy of Peter Jackson based on the novels of J. R. R. Tolkien, The return of the King.
On the 18th of this month, 14 years ago, it landed Avatarof James Cameron, and became the highest-grossing film of all time. The second installment, The sense of waterpremiered last year, on December 16, breaking records.
Star Wars
Traditionally, the latest deliveries of Star Wars. The Force Awakensepisode VII of the saga, celebrated its world premiere on December 18, 2015; Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, December 15, 2016; On the same day, a year later it was the turn of Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi; and the Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalkeron December 20, 2019.
Titles like Return to the future o Home alone They became immediate Christmas classics with their respective premieres on December 2, 1985 and December 21, 1990. Their sequels appeared on similar dates a few years later.
Animation film
It’s also the time for animated titles. This year, Disney was ahead of November with Wish: The power of wishesbut December has been the month of Los aristogatos (1970), Happy feet: Breaking the ice (2006), Frozen (2013), Sing! (2016) o Coco (2017). And of course, it’s time for big action blockbusters, like Rocky II (1987), Robocop (1987) o Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991).
And while Sharkof Steven Spielberg, logically had celebrated its premiere in June 1975, in Spain it could be seen in theaters on December 19 of the same year. This also happened with ET the alien, which in our country became the cinematic event of Christmas 1982, but in the United States it had been seen in the summer. In the same way, Nightmare Before Christmas of Tim Burtonwas scheduled for Halloween (another key date in the release calendar) of 1993 in the United States, and arrived in Spain on December 2, 1994.
Without a doubt, a great Christmas gift is to enjoy the magic of cinema on the big screen.
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