Not scary, but otherwise brilliant.

Rating: 10/10 (21 January 2007)

First, I'm just going to come right out and say it - this movie did not scare me at all. I don't know if it was because I have an unusually high threshold for grossness, or because I knew about most of the scary scenes in advance, or because I find the concept of organized religions laughable, but for whatever reason, this movie, touted as one of the most terrifying ever made by just about everyone, did not scare me.
Now that I've established this, you're probably wondering why I gave it 10/10 stars. And I will answer in the following way - because just about everything else was perfect. Linda Blair's performance was spot-on, even if it wasn't her voice during most of the possession scenes. Father Karras had my sympathy the entire length of the movie, even if I disagreed with him on matters of faith (a sign of a truly good character). I could've done with a few less demon faces, but that didn't *really* detract from the movie.
But above all, I will say what I always say about The Omen (1976): if the very premise of a movie is the exact opposite of everything you believe in, and you totally believe it by the end, it truly is a great movie.