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The Exorcist

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The Exorcist

Ellen Burstyn, Jason Miller, Kitty Winn, Lee J Cobb, Linda Blair, Max von Sydow, Mercedes McCambridge, Peter Masterson

When a 12-year old girl is possessed by demons, a young priest takes it upon himself to selflessly save her at the behest of her famous movie-star mother.

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  • SirPant
    September 18, 2009
    SirPant
    Fuck me (Jesus), this is the scariest film ever made. Brilliant!
  • flixsterman
    July 22, 2009
    flixsterman
    I find it more than a little amusing when some young horror fan writes that he didn't find The Exorcist the least bit shocking or scary. Of course moviegoers today don't have the same visceral reaction, they're callused. And why are they callused? Because of groundbreaking...( read more) films like The Exorcist and Rosemary's Baby and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Shock, horror and fright are emotions that can't be sustained without an ever-increasing amount of stimulus. Genre fans are like crack addicts, the dosage has to be continually increased in order to maintain the same high. It's a phenomenon most of us can relate to. Kids of my generation really didn't find Tod Browning's Dracula or James Whale's Frankenstein all that scary. We were building up an immunity of sorts. A resistance. A tolerance. The Exorcist was our new drug. It did what horror films were supposed to do, it served as a catalyst for that fantastic, exhilarating euphoria of being scared. So go ahead kids, watch your Hostel (wince!) and your Wolf Creek (cringe!). I'm happy with my head-spinning, pea-soup-spitting, bed-levitating, she-did-WHAT-with-a-crucifix!? classic.
    I find it more than a little amusing when some young horror fan writes that he didn't find The Exorcist the least bit shocking or scary. Of course moviegoers today don't have the same visceral reaction, they're callused. And why are they callused? Because of groundbreaking films like The Exorcist and Rosemary's Baby and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.

    Shock, horror and fright are emotions that can't be sustained without an ever-increasing amount of stimulus. Genre fans are like crack addicts, the dosage has to be continually increased in order to maintain the same high. It's a phenomenon most of us can relate to. Kids of my generation really didn't find Tod Browning's Dracula or James Whale's Frankenstein all that scary. We were building up an immunity of sorts. A resistance. A tolerance. The Exorcist was our new drug. It did what horror films were supposed to do, it served as a catalyst for that fantastic, exhilarating euphoria of being scared.

    So go ahead kids, watch your Hostel (wince!) and your Wolf Creek (cringe!). I'm happy with my head-spinning, pea-soup-spitting, bed-levitating, she-did-WHAT-with-a-crucifix!? classic.
  • DragonEyeMorrison
    May 7, 2009
    DragonEyeMorrison
    Dated, sure, Linda Blair in the make up is still creepy as fuck, but the overall movie is just so-so.
  • ohagankieran
    May 1, 2009
    ohagankieran
    The Exorcist is the best horror film ever made and there is one reason for this,the subject matter is treated with dignity and respect,too many "horror films" are made today that just don't try,it's as if they give up half way through and fall into self parody and amusement.the E...( read more)xorcist is an exception and one of the very few good horror films around.the film works on a number of levels and is one of the few films I know of to do this i.e subliminal imagery,multiple storylines. a lot has been written about this film drawing mainly on sensationalism surrounding the films release that it would be hard for someone who has not seen the film to not have any preconceptions,but if you have not seen the film do try to keep an open mind because it will scare the hell out of you.this is also one of the rare cases where a film could arguably be better than the book it was adapted from.in my opinion the film could not have been made any better,the cast throughout are superb, the locations and production are second to none,all the characters are totally believable and there are points in the film where you think all this could really happen and it is for that reason the film is frightening and continues to frighten people to this day....a true shocker and one that has not lost any of its impact over the years.
  • KhrisP
    February 22, 2009
    KhrisP
    *reviewed
  • kellylouise2
    November 11, 2009
    kellylouise2
    Epic. I could not agree more with The Exorcist being the best horror movie ever made, but it is a little disturbing to think that the best horror movie ever made still does not creep me out. Am I that a twisted fuck? Linda Blair is absolutely awesome in this.
  • exsidlsd
    November 11, 2009
    exsidlsd
    i wanna see this movie
  • nightrulez
    November 11, 2009
    nightrulez
    a must must see for a horror movie fan!!
  • andrzejbanas
    November 10, 2009
    andrzejbanas
    Mixed feelings on this one. Don't get me wrong, it's good in that it's excellently shot, the tone is perfectly dreamlike, and there are several memorable moments but overall I'm a bit torn.

    I guess I can't help the pop-culture era I've grown up in so I've been seeing Exorcist p...( read more)arodies since I was a little kid and have heard of many of it's moments in "Top 100 Scariest Movie Scene" lists! Not to mention the gross crap I get sent on the internet. I didn't like this one as much as Rosemary's Baby who's character I felt more concerned about and who's scenes involving the supernatural felt far less exploitive (most of the scenes in The Exorcist just made me think "Regan" going to do next? rather then be worried what's going to happen with her, her mother or the priest). Half the time you don't see what happens either, the movie cops out and has plot holes such as "so what did they do after Regan walked backwards down the stairs?" or "so how did the mother get out of the room?". It often doesn't even matter who is the room because it's just a set-up for special effects to happen. A little more Rosemary's Baby subtleness would be nice. Either way, there are some fantastically shot scenes that . The exorcism of Regan is memorable, as well as the priest brief tumble.

    Overall lump this one with Blade Runner for me with genre films considered the best ever that are visually beautiful but make me wish their characters had a bit more meat to them. Then again, I'm a fan of Brazil and Metropolis that have the same ranking. But Brazil is at least funny while Metropolis doesn't take itself as nearly as serious as the above two do.
  • klsuggs
    November 10, 2009
    klsuggs
    Classic. Greatest horror film of all time!
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