Rating: 
Summary: a classic
Review: I'M AN AVID HORROR FAN AND THE EXORCIST IS, BY FAR, THE BEST ONE I'VE EVER SEEN. AT 38 I'VE SEEN ALOT AND THE NEWER MOVIES JUST DON'T GRAB ME LIKE IT HAS. EVERY HALLOWEEN I WATCH IT, I CAN'T DO IT MORE THAN ONCE A YEAR BACAUSE I GET TO CREEPED OUT.
I GOT REALLY INVOLVED BECAUSE THINGS ON A SIMILAR BASIS HAPPEN MORE THAN PEOPLE WOULD CARE TO DISCUSS AND YOU CAN SEE THESE THINGS ACTUALLY HAPPENING TO YOU! I DON'T THINK THEY WILL EVER COME UP WITH A MATCH FOR IT.
Rating:
Summary: great movie, but not scary
Review: The first thing I noticed when I sat ... down to watch "The Exorcist" was that the movie wasn't at all scary. Granted, I was watching it at Two in the afternoon, but later I watched the film at about midnight and it only rose up to be mildly creepy, but never scary. So, I was initially quite turned off by the film. "How could the critics like this so much?" I asked myself. Well, I watched it again a long time later and so a whole new beauty to it. The movie is much more of a psychological drama than a horror (and there is some comedy from the demon thrown in for, what I assume was, camp value). The character of Father Damien Karras is the most interesting in the film in my humble opinion. His character has to rise up, scrape himself off, and face his fears. He does a very courageous thing in the ending that really touched me (sorry, you gotta see the movie). His character goes threw a lot of growth in the film, from depressed and sad, to angry and frusturated that he is losing his faith and then makes his very big sacrifice in the almost fina; scene. The other characters were interesting, too. Chris McNiel was realistic. You could tell even though her daughter was spurting filthy language and doing vile, nasty things, she had a deep love for her and refused to lock her up in an asylum. I think if my child were going through something like this, I'd act a lot like her. Ellen Burstyn did agreat job as her and I got a feeling she wasn't acting, which is what truly makes a character believable. Max Von Sydow is brilliant as Father Merrin, and is able to make us forget his shoddy make-up and care about what his character is on the inside. Lee J. Cobb shows up (great actor) as a mentally unstable detective with a sick passion for taking priests to the movies (just my interpratation of him). I didn't really like his character even though I like the actor. He seemed like kind of a jerk. Linda Blair does a real impressive job as the little girl who made many audiences heads spin (ha ha) with her violent and maturely done role as the ... possessed Regan McNiel To bad she hasn't had much of a careeer after this movie, cause she does a god job. Anyway, see the movie, but don't expect to be scared unless you are super religious. 5 stars
Rating:
Summary: best horror classic
Review: there is no movie in the world like the exorcist. even till this day it is still the scariest movie ever made. i bought this on dvd and it is so clear that the scars popping out of her face is almost like 3d this is a must buy for any horror fan.
Rating:
Summary: scarey (duh)
Review: Neither me or the freind I watched The Exorcist with were allowed to watch it. But we did. She had already seen it before with her baby sitter, and I had seen about 2 minutes of it (the spider walk part) before my mom made me turn it off. As soon as we turned the movie on we started to get scared, and she went to check the lock on the door. And we were right. This was probably one of the scariest movies I had ever seen. You probably know the plot. Regan (12, forget the actress's name) gets possesed by the devil. Then a preist or something comes to try to get the evil spirit out of her. This was a reeeeeeeeeeeally gripping movie. In fact, in the scene where the people start chanting "The power of Christ compells you!" me and my freinds (someone else came to watch with us) started chanting along with him. But probably the scariest part for me was the faces, both those white ones that popped up for a split second on a black background, and the sort of ghost thing that popped up on the door (ahhh I'm scaring myself thinking about it...), and Regans face (remember the weird sunken eyes) Overall this movie scared me to death, and after thinking about it so much while I was writing this reveiw, I think I'll go watch a chick flick. (*looks around uneasily for scarey faces*) Note: it might be that because I'm 12 and 8 days (yay my birthday was the 7th) that it freaked me out so much, but it seemed to have scared everyone else here about the same amount as me...)
Rating:
Summary: Be sure to bring your "Depends"!
Review: During its original theater run, this film caused thousands of viewers to "escape" from the theater, convinced that the action on the screen was not a fantasy, but real. This is indeed "The Scariest Movie Of All Time"; everything people say about this film is true. It's terrifying, dramatic, compelling, edge of your seat entertainment. Nearly 30 years have passed, while the plot hasn't aged a day; it certainly still scares the proverbial "living daylights" out of a new generation of film buffs. Linda Blair's electrifying and critically acclaimed performance as the possessed pre-teen catapulted the young actress to instant (if short-lived) world stardom. "The Exorcist" became one of the most successful films in the US as well as Internationally. If thrillers are your bag, you are going to like this picture!*****
Rating:
Summary: very scary
Review: The first time I saw this movie was when I was eleven years old and to this day it scars ... me!!! I mean this movie scars ... me and I've seen a lot of horror fliks to compare it to. This movie still rocks though.
Rating:
Summary: Still keeps me staring out of the darkness
Review: It is simply amazing to me how well this film has held up over the years. For my money, it is still one of the most effective movies ever made. It is intense, serious, thought provoking, and hypnotic all at once. I saw this film when it was released. Some friends and I snuck into a drive-in (we were all under-age) and hid in the back in the bushes near an open speaker. It kept us all quiet, tense and staring out of the darkness at the screen, struggling to hear the faint crackling of the nearby speaker. All these years later, I bought the DVD, and it is the movie I remember, and then some. In this age of computer, whiz-bang effects, this is still the top of the horror genre with no close competition, but it is far more than a genre. It has something that seems forgotten today - a great story, great writing, and great film editing. There are certain scenes of exorcism, with Max Von Sydow and the great, nearly forgotten Jason Miller, which are the most powerful in screen history. Only the "russian roulette" scene in Deer Hunter comes to mind as a comparison. Lee J. Cobb (another great actor that is slipping from public memory) is memorable as Lieutenant Kinderman, and Ellen Burstyn seems to be living the movie more than acting within it. So much has changed since this film was made - so many advances in the technology of filmmaking and even ways that we view or think of a movie. I think the primary secret of this film is the almost somber, deadly way it takes itself completely seriously. There is no comic relief in this picture, and no romantic interest. A human soul is possessed by the Devil. Only the Will of God can save her, a faith displayed by his representatives on earth. Riveting and satisfying.
Rating:
Summary: Scary Indeed!!
Review: This movie grew on me!! I was scared to watch the film as a kid and my mother would not let me go see it. When I finally saw it as a teenager, I laughed at the incredible special effects. Now, after watching the movie for the fifth time, I thought William Friedkin's movie was a stunning masterpiece. Probably the scariest movie ever made.
Rating:
Summary: To contemplate evil
Review: The concept of good versus evil within the confines of a little girl wasn't the most original idea for a movie, dating back to the Bad Seed but the special effects the language the little girl evokes is what caused such a stir. The country was also going through a tense time, race relations, Vietnam, the country was beginning to see it's own inherent evil and the feelings of massive distrust for the government and authority became prevalent.
It took me several years and several tries to actually watch this film straight through. The first time I fell asleep. Which is no way a reflection on the movie, I was 10 when it came on TV and I fell asleep. The next time was on cable and it was already in progress, I hate to watch films already in progress, kind of like arriving at dinner half way during the main course---what have I missed?
So I eventually got the tape and watched it and while I agree that it's a great movie, I can see the building on purpose, the tricks that make it great. Just because there are tricks doesn't mean that the film is bad, just that somone had the idea of how to present something that would be scary. What really sets this film apart is that the little girl is so blatantly evil and destructive to others. Thats the shocking part. Before then the perception of children was much different than it is now and they weren't expected to be "evil". Blend that with mood and stellar acting and you have a first rate movie. Not to mention the whole mystique of the Catholic church having an exorcism branch.
The never revealed footage basically is the cop droning on at the end about the nature of good and evil which really doesn't make sense because it adds a different kind of anxiety to the film's final moments. Its good for completionists but in no way advances the film or adds a new dimension. It just shows a sound editing choice.
Rating: 
Summary: Enjoyable; but not scary
Review: How can someone find this movie 'too scary to watch'? I've read this a couple of times; and that really amazes me. The Exorcist is an entertaining, interesting movie, but not scary. I even consider it to be drama, not horror. What's there to be so incredibly scared about? Some parts that are supposed to be scary were making me laugh, like all the insults the young girl throws at the priest and the part where she throws up (just a really fake looking green soup spraying out of her mouth) and spits (an orange goo) in the priest's face. I was really amazed that this movie didn't scare me because of it's reputation. I've seen it 3 times but I never got that creepy feeling that horrorfilms are supposed to give you.
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