The Exorcist Reviews

The Exorcist - Directors Cut

Touted as “The Scariest Horror film ever”, the Exorcist is still head and shoulders above nearly all modern horror films.

A young girl develops an alternate destructive personality, and is slowly consumed by the new presence. With the finest doctors in America unable to cure her, her rich mother turns to the church for an Exorcism. This is a gripping story of a child at the mercy of a demon, with only a priest (and psychologist) who is losing his faith in God, as her only defence. Although some of the special effects may seem a little dated now, the overall story is still as frightening as ever.

[Highly rated reviewer]

Quite unlike any other film...

If you are scared of possesions and the supernatural rather than blood and gore, then this film is the scariest film ever made! After 30 years of release, the film is still very much in the top 3 of horrors. Indeed, part of the horror is the fact that it is based on a true story that took place in St Louis in 1949. Brilliantly executed, The Exorcist is an example to follow for the supernatural horror genre. Horror is not created while watching the film, rather the effect that is left after you have seen it; it will haunt you for a very long time!

The Excorcist - Directors cut

BOOM FOR THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS! Never before were so many movies produced dealing with the devil as the last years. Arnold Schwarzenegger fought in 'End of Days' the Satan, Johnny Depp opened in Roman Polanski's 'the nine gates' the door to hell and Kim Basinger was confrontated in 'The prophecy' with the power of darkness. But what would theses films be without the classicist 'The Excorcist'? In the year 1973 spectators were so shocked that many of them left the theatres before the film finished. And now the Thriller returns as 'Director's Cut'.

But the story is still the same:

Regan (Linda Blair) is a friendy 12-year-old girl who lives with her famous mother Chris MacNeil (Ellen Burstyn) in a small house. One day Chris realises strange changes on her daughter. She is depressed, feels weak but the doctors cannot recognise any diseases. As Regan's bed was shaken like from a ghost the mother believes that there are supernatural powers. She seeks for assistance by church and parson Karras(Jason Miller) who supposes at once that Regan is possed by the devil. Only one man can help her: The Excorcist who is parson Merrin (Max von Sydow) and who stands in front of her house very soon...

top notch horror

a great horror film this, most horror films do not live up to their own hype, trying to add blood and gore to it instead of getting a good storyline, good actors and a good director....watched this and then wandered into a bloody cold bedroom...nope, not possessed, heating wasn't working....honest!!

[Highly rated reviewer]

Boring

I have heard so much about this film and was very excited about watching it.

But i found myself waiting for somethin scary to happen and it never did.

The graphics were rubbish and quite laughable! The little girl just looks so unreal. It didnt have much a a story line and the sound quailty was rubbish. A really hyped up film which i personally thought wass absolutly rubish!

A classic- you can't argue with that

I am tired of seeing bad reviews for this film saying that it's overrated. The effects in this film are pretty good for the year it was made- 1973, the storyline is excellent and really shocks the audience by turning a sweet little girl into a monster.

I, myself was not at all frightened by this movie but I can see why many people of faith, especially Christians, would be. If the film doesn't scare you, there's always the comic value of a young girl shouting obscenities and slapping people randomly.

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Borring

The film is so borring and no action at all

do not spend your time with watching this film

Watch the Original Version

I was really excited about watching this, with it promising the infamous spider walk, and over 10 minutes extra footage. Unfortunately apart from the spider walk all this did was slow down the pace of the film, and give unsubtle hints of what was about to happen next. None of the extra footage was of any particular interest and in my view deserved to be cut out. Do yourself a favour watch the original.

What a load of crud.

How the hell can this film be known as one of the scariest films out there?!?!... I remember me and my friends watching this when we was about 12 years old thinking it was a comedy..

The effects are crap.. its boring, its drags on.. its just sooooo crap.

This film is SERIOUSLY NOT SCARY. ITS MORE FUNNY.. imagine shaun of the dead?? thats a funny horror.. exorcist is the same.

Hype

I have a theory that any hype about the film being banned/causing people to go mad/ having demons imbeded in the negative was done toactually blunt any scary edge that the film ever had. It was wholly disapointing with too many effects and jumpy bits to be considered a drama/thriller and not enough scary bits to be a horror.

The drab autumnal feel of the film try to make this a 'could happen anywhere any time' feeling but just seem to emphasis the sparseness of the story.

Sorry but i dont see this film as the classic that it has been made out to be.