The Exorcist: 25th Anniversary Special Edition

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Summary: The most disturbing horror movie ever
Review: A young girl is possessed by the devil, and only two priest can save her. If you are a christian that is seriously devoted to god, then this movie is a definate NO. Apart from that, a fantastic performance from Linda Blair as the possessed girl and lots of very grusome and disturbing effects that are very convincing.

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Summary: This movie is horrifying
Review: I can't count how many times I've seen this movie and still go to bed with the light on each time. Amazing performances coupled with sound and special effects (and a good script which is a rare commodity these days) you can't miss this movie-not for the weak at heart!

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Summary: The most disturbing film ever made!
Review: This film is by far the most scariest of all time. even though i loved the dreaded sequel this is by far something that seems so real its true. In fact this movie is based on true life something like this happened. Linda Blair does a fabulous job as 12 yr old Regan. Me not being scared of horror films since being a fanatic this one succeeded. A Classic all the way and remains one of the greatest horror films ever made.

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Summary: MMMM OKAY
Review: I am 18 and I recently watched the movie for the first time. I guess it was a good film but I was a little dissapointed. People kept telling me that I would be scared out of my mind, but frankly it wasn't all that bad. It was more informative and mind opening than scary. Brilliant performances from Blair and the priest dude. Everyone should watch this film and make up their own minds

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Summary: FEAR OF DEATH
Review: THIS MOVIE WILL NOT GIVE YOU THE SHIVERS. INSTEAD IT WILL DO MORE THAN THAT! IT WILL PETRIFY THE VIEWER DIRECTLY WHERE THEY ARE SITTING. THIS IS UNDOUBEBTLY THE SCARIEST MOVIE EVER CREATED. SOME MIGHT DIFFER WITH THAT OPINION. HERE IS WHY IT IS THE MOST FRIGHTENING: THE STORY CAN HAPPEN TO ANYONE, IT CAN HAPPEN AT ANYTIME, AND IT DID HAPPEN. WILIAM PETER BLATTY WROTE THE BOOK DUE TO THE STORY OF A POSSESION WITHIN A 14 YEAR OLD BOY. THE STORY TURNED OUT TO BECOME ONE OF THE MOST ELECTRIFYING PLOTS EVER CREATED. THE ORIGINAL RICHNESS THAT SURROUNDS THE CHARACTERS MAKES THIS MOVIE SIMPLY TO DIE FOR. IT WON A WELL EARNED OSCAR FOR SOUND. LINDA BLAIR GIVES OUT HER MOST STUNNING PERFORMANCE EVER. WILLIAM FRIEDKIN, THE PRIEST, IS POWERFUL. DEVILS AND HEAD SPINNING MAKE THIS MOVIE ADDICTIVE. NOT ONLY IS THIS A HORROR MOVIE, BUT IT IS A TRAGEDY. THE OUTCOME IS UNEXPECTED AND COLD: THE MOOD OF THE STORY. HERE'S A BONE CHILLER! THE BRILLIANCE IS WHAT KEEPS THIS MOVIE GOING. FOR VIEWERS THIRSTING FOR HORROR AND FOR VIEWERS LOOKING FOR AN INTERESTING STORY THAT DOESN'T OVERDUE THE MIND.

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Summary: I Know What I Am Talking About!
Review: If you are an adult longing to be scared again like you were when you were a kid, this is your movie! A great film that packs a scare like no other! This one is sure to scare each time!

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Summary: the most overrated horror movie of all time, not a bad thing
Review: either. its a good movie, its really great how this movie caused such a uproar too! see, movies these days are make this one look like cheesewhip but back then there were never any movies like this. this was the first of its kind and people have never seen a movie like this before, if you were raised in the 80's you were probley numbed by violence onscreen with Jason and The Evil Dead movies. but before this came out there was just really tame horror movies, besides chainsaw massacre and night of the living dead, but none ever handled religon like this before. great film, the special edition treatment is awesome.

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Summary: Unnecessary special effects marr Friedkin's masterpiece.
Review: Time it seems cannot wither the merciless sensory onslaught that is Friedkin's masterpiece, The Exorcist. Credible and believable acting performances throughout, Blatty's taut, erudite script is simultaneously uplifting and terrifying, (parts of which were criminally ignored by Friedkin) however the film is almost torpedoed by some wholly unnecessary visual effects that now appear laughably dated. Father Lankester Merrin is an ageing Jesuit priest who has for many years been battling a most pernicious, elusive foe - the demon Pazuzu. It is this nefarious entity that is to manifest itself in the unfortunate 13 year old Regan MacNeil, who has exposed herself to demonic attack by dabbling with a Ouija board. Henceforth the lives of Regan and her divorced mother Chris are torn asunder in a vortex of infernal violence. No medical cause can be ascertained for Regan's appalling behaviour - a horribly invasive examination of Regan at the hands of doctors and psychiatrists produce no answers. In despair, the athiest Chris turns to Father Damien Karras, a Jesuit priest who, after the lonely death of his mother is undergoing a crisis of faith. Karras advises against exorcism, although he is forced to reconsider as Regan deteriorates and the demon wreaks havoc all around. After receiving permission from the Church, he goes about the exorcism with Father Merrin who has been anticipating a final confrontation with his old enemy. The Exorcist still contains scenes that are undeniably shocking - the crucifix sequence in particular. However the film veers very close to self-destruction with some nonsensical special effects that include Regan's head revolving a full 360 degrees (Blatty is reported to have told Friedkin 'Supernatural does not mean impossible'). I can't help feeling that The Exorcist would have been an even better film if the director had heeded some of the writer's advice. Despite this complaint The Exorcist makes for terrifying viewing. A sinister, economical score soundtracks a documentary style of direction that plunges the viewer into the very core of the insanity. Friedkin's subliminal editing also produces some disquieting results (a ghastly white face appears for a milisecond during Karras' dream of his mother - blink and you'll miss it). After watching this film you will be completely drained, exhilarated - and reaching for the rosaries.

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Summary: Pure Evil
Review: best and first evil movie, plus also the original and still scariest of all demon movies.

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Summary: SLICK TERROR
Review: The Exorcist had me thinking I was possessed in 1974...in re-viewing it with all the extras (which are fascinating), it becomes clear that this is an intensely gratifying horror movie, with a good solid dose of psychological terror and some interesting ruminations on faith and religion. The performances are uniformly superb, though it is unsettling to think about a small girl enduring what must have been a life-altering experience in that ghoulish makeup while mouthing obscenities. However, this single fact not withstanding, I believe this movie is perhaps the best of all of the Satan/evil/demon movies of all time, and set a standard of intelligent terror that has never been matched. By the way, the soundtrack, which is an eerie mix of already-produced classical and popular music, is insidiously effective (think of the scene when Ellen Burstyn first spies on the priest -- Halloween; leaves falling; Tubular Bells creeps into the soundtrack)-- not once is the terror ever lambasted with screeching violins or thumping bass -- the story, the performances and the harrowingly effective camera work combine to do the job just fine, thank you. Not for the faint of heart.