Simply terrifying

Rating: Null/10 (30 April 2003)

I first saw this film as a kid, and couldn't sit through it. It literally scared me out of the room. Then I saw it as a teenager - same effect. It wasn't until I was an adult that I sat down and watched this thing straight through - albeit it in the middle of the day with all the lights on. I just can't understand how some of you don't find it scary. Perhaps you're too cynical. It's a movie, you've got to go with it.
'The Exorcist' is William Friedkin at his best. Interestingly enough, many of the scenes in this film that don't take place in the little girl's room are the spookiest. Friedkin has infused every scene with a foreboding and volatility. Particularly frightening are the scenes in the hospital when the girl is getting tests done. An interesting comment on modern life.