The Exorcist (1973)
When a charming 12-year-old girl takes on the characteristics and voices of others, doctors say there is nothing they can do. As people begin to die, the girl's mother realizes her daughter has been possessed by the devil--and that her daughter's only possible hope lies with two priests and the ancient rite of demonic exorcism.
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A waste of 90 minutes of my life
A terrific literary drama and character piece that shows how the process of creating art can be seen differently by those doing it and those looking at it from the outside.
By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
This film is everything one horror movie need to be, I will say it like that, I've watched almost every descent(and worse) horror movie and I know one thing-if a movie needs 200 jump scares to scare you it isn't that great.The exorcist is really scary just from the story events and if you believe in such things you will and you are religious you will find it scary too.
Ok, I didn't love it. I think it's one of those movies that I waited so long to see it that it's become such an ingrained piece of our culture that even though I had not seen it, it felt like I had seen it. But at least I can say I did it! It's a well made movie for sure and I can totally respect that at the time it did something that no other movie had really done before. There's certainly some shock value to several of the scenes. I can also acknowledge that it changed the genre of horror films by becoming so pivotal. It was a huge success and everyone wanted to emulate that success. The acting is good and the special effects hold up reasonably well.
The exorcist is a fantastic horror film, where the genre really gains its roots. There are a number of iconic scenes that give this Hollywood blockbuster its appeal. In addition to aging extremely well, there are multiple accounts where small details can be noticed after a second or even a third play through. Linda Blair does an exceptional job as Regan as she falls in the pits of possession struggling to keep her sanity as it progressively takes over her throughout the course of the film. A highly entertaining watch for all horror fans!
When it comes to horror films I liked to be scared, this just didn't do it for me. Linda Blair as the classic horror icon Regan did not phase me at all which is sad because this is regarded as one of the scariest films of all time but this was when nothing else had done possession in that form before so I understand.