Still the best horror movie ever

Rating: 10/10 (29 August 2016)

I know, I know, those are some bold words. It's absolutely true though. Everything is perfect; the pacing, the shots, the subtle ambient noises, the casting. It's literally flawless. I hate religion and a lot of the BS that goes with it, but it doesn't matter. This film is so well done (as is the book it's based on) that I can look past all of my anti-theisim and recognize a masterpiece. William Friedkin has done some other excellent things, but nothing as good as this. Blatty's another example of a person who can not only write great scripts and tele-plays, but can also pull a pretty darn good novel out of his posterior when needed. Max von Sydow is amazing in everything, and to think how much makeup they used to make him look that old, especially for a picture made in 1973 it's incredible. Coincidentally he just now is actually starting to look that old. Fantastic. Anyone not into this clearly has no taste.