THE EXORCIST is a great film, not easy or enjoyable viewing but extremely horrific and effective. Then again it's only a movie, so we can but wonder. While I wasn't scared by the film, it did actually make me feel quite sick and disturbed, so perhaps there was something really evil about it after all. THE EXORCIST remains a remarkably intelligent exercise in horror, and everybody has to see it to see what all the hype is about. Still, they're much better than the CGI nonsense used by blockbusters today. The special effects still stand up, despite being a bit creaky. Things build to the great climax and, I feel, one of the greatest moments in cinema, that is when Karras confronts the evil. However her obscenities tended to provoke laughter rather than fear, such language is sadly common in this day and age. Regan's actions are still suitably graphic, even by today's standards (the crucifix scene for example). The Tubular Bells music is great too, and brings chills with it. Jason Miller's character is the most thoroughly explored, and all of the normal everyday situations shown simply make the demonic events even more horrific when they occur. However, it takes a long time for the possession to actually occur, which may be surprising to some, but it instead concentrates on characterisation, which is a strength and makes THE EXORCIST stand out from other run-of-the-mill stalk and slash affairs.

There's a sense of dread in the air as we all know what's coming. In fact the film lived up to all expectations I had of it.įrom the opening prologue set in Iraq, we know something's wrong.

So I went along to the cinema, where it was playing in an original version (none of this remastered malarkey, I'll thank you very much). Well, I couldn't miss the opportunity to see this horror classic in the cinema, or I'd have to wait another 25 years till the 50th anniversary. Reviewed by Leofwine_draca 10 / 10 One of the few films to actually have sickened me

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