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Easton Dubois

23May12

They never explained what an Orcist was and why he quit.

KURTZCUZ

7May12

Piece of shit, but the headspin was a nice gimmick, you gotta admit.

I absolutely loathed this on a first viewing, and while I didn't love it second time round, I can acknowledge the love that people have for it. Not 'the scariest film ever made' as most deem it to be, but there is definitely something in it for every film fan. Not a great film, but something everyone should see.

my nigga totoro

13Mar12

Kubrick might have been dead wrong about Chaplin, but he was spot on about The Exorcist, calling it garbage.

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Mike

18Apr12

Pretty sure you're misinformed, considering The Exorcist was one of the films Kubrick screened for the cast and crew of The Shining.

B_R_Wilhelm

12Mar12

What can be said that has not already been expressly stated? This is, without a doubt, the scariest film of all time.

Nate

9Jan12

In my opinion, the first half was masterful. I was intrigued, truley frightened, and even intellectually stimulated. Unfortunately I felt that the second half, while it did have its moments) didn't work as well. Less was left to the imagination, and it became harder to believe. Furthermore, the special effects and make up just didn't hold up as well and it just went over the top. Oh well, still very good overall.

Knut Morte

31Dec11

"The best satirical comedy"

Howard Orr

28Dec11

A well-enough made film, but it's undone by the sensatioalism with which it handles a subject matter it says (via Friedkin on the Blu-ray commentary) it wants to take so seriously. The only time it has integrity is when the wonderful Max von Sydow is on screen.

Ben.

4Dec11

This film doesn't rely on whether or not you believe but rather that you believe that when logic fails, true horror takes shape.

Manuel Bernardo

30Oct11

Boring as hell. Maybe christian fantasy just isn't very compelling unless you believe in it... Do shaking beds and subliminal clown faces really upset people that much? Of course a horror film needn't be plausible, but the people who made the film appear to assume we will be interested in the subject beforehand; it meanders endlessly until the exorcism scene, which is good but not enough to make this worthwhile.

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Zachary Curl

30Oct11

i recently rewatched this for the first time since highschool. it was less scary, but a better made film than i remember it being. also, was there a brief cameo by Lino Ventura in the beginning? i could have sworn that was him!

Mikhael Tarigan

25Oct11

real scary

MarcH

17Oct11

I used to think this was overrated. I think it takes a couple viewings to realize what perfect storytelling this is. Now I love it. And on a superficial note, I'm obsessed with the interior design of that Georgetown house.

Shelley

14Oct11

I had to watch this twice to really appreciate it. sure it's not terrifying but my skin was definitely chilled at a few moments. it is quite beautiful and creepy.

Johnny DuBiel

6Oct11

Pulpy as hell and pure popcorn, and yet it stands up well as a piece of art (or at least a very strong film). Its reputation as the "scariest movie of all-time" that precedes it sometimes makes it hard for first time viewers to fully get what makes it a big deal. Friedkin balances material that could easily become campy (see the spoof 'Repossesed') and makes it terrifying by approaching the material with sincerity.

Ben Wheeler

11Sep11

There are so many things that I love about this movie. I love the obedience, as well as the disobedience, to its genre conventions. I love the appropriateness of Max von Sydow as the distinguished exorcist. It's still a completely disturbing movie, as I'm sure it was in '73. What do we find so terrifying about these demonic stories? Why are we scared by something that we normally find hard (or impossible) to believe?

Luka

23Aug11

The first half was tense and at times nerve wrecking, the second half we know all too well and because so diluted. The popping up of the face during the hospital scene gets me all the time.

Risya

14Jul11

Unforgettable classic. Everyone remembers the pea soup, the head spinning, the child's face, the spider walk and the vulgarities! To me, this movie delivers psychological demons elements which are much more effective than overdone makeup jobs or meaningless startle scenes. This movie traumatized me.

gloryofistanbul

19Jun11

check out insidious, maybe that might do the trick lol