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Summary: THE REAL DEAL!
Review: A scrupulously faithful dramatization of Thomas B. Allen's outstanding book!As a Catholic familiar with the St. Louis exorcism, I deeply appreciated the honesty and integrity of this film and the fact that it eschewed the histrionics and inaccuracies of William Friedkin's The Exorcist.
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Summary: Better than the Exorcist
Review: Frightening, thought-provoking, and at times even funny. The true story that inspired the Exorcist only more realistic. Definitely worth a look.
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Summary: An embarrassment to the Church, a disgrace to the truth.
Review: Having the opportunity to see The Exorcist on big screen last fall was a sweet high light of last year. After recovering from the shock value of the film, I began to curiously obsess over the idea of diabolical possession. I quickly hunted down the (at the time) hard-to-find book by Thomas B. Allen, "Possessed," that was the foundation for Blatty's fictional account of an exorcism. Allen's book was phenomenal, and faith-changing. As a soon-to-be-Catholic, I've had my personal struggles with coming to God, and what more evidence for the existence of God is needed when evidence of the Devil could not be more apparent and available? It follows the dichotomous logic that if the ultimate evil can reign as it did in little boy Robbie, then eventually so can the ultimate good. Allen, an agnostic himself, was incredibly objective, careful with his sources, and sensitive to the topic and all the characters and witnesses involved. For Allen, I give 5 stars -- I'd give him the sky if I could. So as you can imagine, seeing this in the video store during my winter break was absolutely delightful. I begged my company to watch it with me, and all agreed, trusting me that it would be as good as I thought it would. Wrong. The movie was a perversion of the book the entire way through. I couldn't even believe that the director and writers had the nerve of even suggesting that the movie was "based" on the book by Allen. William Friedkin's portrayal of Blatty's The Exorcist was more accurate and true to this "true story" than this movie that claims to be based on the book. They liberally changed events and facts around, including the characters of the priests and the boy and his family, as well as the very important details surrounding the exorcism. Furthermore, the exorcism scenes were ridiculous and unconvincing. From reading the book, it is quite clear that Friedkin's Exorcist was much much closer to the real-life description so eloquently portrayed in Allen's book. If you want to learn about what diabolical possession really is and what it is like to witness one, don't watch this film. You will pee in your pants because you will be laughing too hard. Instead, read Thomas B. Allen's Possessed, and watch William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist. Also check out Malachi Martin's Hostage to the Devil and M. Scott Peck's People of the Lie.
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Summary: SCARY and Thought-provoking
Review: I absolutely thought this was a great movie. It was scary yet it had a real feel to it. I think Timothy Dalton is a great actor and he did a fantastic job with the role of the tormented Priest. His remembrances of his World War II experiences were particularly moving. I liked this movie alot...was surprised at how moving I found it. Worth a watch.
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Summary: S.O.S.
Review: I have long been an admirer of Timothy Dalton, and this film shows the actor at his dramatic best. It is a powerful telling of a strong story, and all the cast live up to the drama. The backgrounds are suitably grim and the effects perhaps overdone at times, but, most of all, it is the story of a battle by one tormented soul to save two souls, his own and that of the boy. If you do not believe in the battle between good and evil in the world, then this video will probably seem just gruesome!
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Summary: Scary and True
Review: I was very suprised as I've saw that movie because television productions are generally a bit sleazy but not this film! Sure, the story of this movie its not so detailed as in thomas allen's book, but its very believable with the most scary and religious moments from the 1949 case. Actor dalton fits perfect in the role as father bowern and acting very, very well.
Just a good movie with good actors, suspense, thrill, religion and also some fine effects.
Not a huge stupid blockbuster, just a film, but great !
For people which likes the exorcist is this movie an other great exorcism movie in their collection.
Get it !!!!!
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Summary: very good movie, dalton in the role of his life
Review: I was very suprised as I've saw that movie because television productions are generally a bit sleazy but not this film! Sure, the story of this movie its not so detailed as in thomas allen's book, but its very believable with the most scary and religious moments from the 1949 case. Actor dalton fits perfect in the role as father bowern and acting very, very well.
Just a good movie with good actors, suspense, thrill, religion and also some fine effects.
Not a huge stupid blockbuster, just a film, but great !
For people which likes the exorcist is this movie an other great exorcism movie in their collection.
Get it !!!!!
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Summary: Move over, Blatty
Review: Ok, I just have to say that I hated the THE EXORCIST. It was pointless and nasty and not scary at all. POSSESSED is a far superior film, with believable and well-rounded characters, as well as a more interesting plot line. Two thumbs up!
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Summary: Better than expected tale of demonic possession
Review: Possessed is based on the same book which inspired William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist and the classic Friedkin movie .It is not a classic ,unlike the Friedkin movie ,but it struck me as a notch or two above the usual TV movie treatment of supernatural themes.
Timothy Dalton plays the war veteran priest,a man who bears both physical and emotional scars from his world war 2 experiences in the Ardennes,and who is called upon to do battle with Satan for the soul of a possessed boy,Robbie.He does so in the face of official scepticism from the Archbishop -played with silky insouciance by the always reliable Christopher Plummer-a man more obsessed by the political (Conservative)role of the Church than by matters spiritual.
The exorcism scenes are a tad below the emotional intensity of similar scenes in The Exorcist but do carry a frisson or two and the movie is decently acted and directed.I was struck by the links made between the possession of the boy and the political climate of the time with the paranoia of McCarthyism being explicitly invoked in one brief scene.The movie takes place against the rise of the Civil Rights movement and we glimpse the beginnings of television evangelism and the concern of the Church with Nielsen ratings and image.If the truth conflicts with image ,bury the truth-or so runs the official line as seen in the movie
It wont replace The Exorcist or The Omen in the pantheon of classic possession movies but its sturdy second string material and engages interest throughout.
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Summary: SCARY AS HECK!!!
Review: This is a pretty scary movie, but some details of the real exorcism were left out. Don't know why. This is definately one of the scariest movies I've seen. The Exorcist and The Omen are better though. Watch the Exorcist first, then watch this and see the real deal!
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