Oh! What a Fine Day For An Exorcism! ... Regan Meets Mr. Howdy

Rating: 5/10 (29 October 2011)

(Sp-Sp-Spoiler Alert!)
Yep. It's true - Actions always-always-always speak louder than words.
And with that in mind, never-ever forget this - If you're ever called upon to perform an "at-home" exorcism, and all of the so-called religious "rigmarole" seems to have completely failed you, then I strongly suggest (as was clearly demonstrated in this movie) to use your fists and proceed to directly administer repeated sharp, brutal blows to the face and head of the "possessed" one.
This "tried-and-true" approach, I assure you, is the one and only surefire method for beating the devil right out of any person (regardless of their religious beliefs), as was proved, beyond a shadow of a doubt, by Father Damian Karras, your friendly, neighborhood priest here in The Exorcist.
"The power of Christ compels you!" said Karras to the demon-possessed. - Ha! That's a laugh, and a half. It was more like - "The power of my blows to your face compel you!" Yeah. That (when it came to this movie) made a hell of a lot more sense to me.
I mean, let's face it - Religion is pretty much on par with Voodoo. It is. First you must agree to believe in it, whole-heartedly, before it can have its desired effect on you.
If nothing else, The Exorcist certainly opened my eyes to the amazing revelation that priests are, indeed, a mighty troubled bunch. Like, why else would the church have a resident psychiatrist on site, if it wasn't to listen to their many internal conflicts, and then attempt to counsel them, and keep them from straying away from the dubious path of righteousness.
If this really is the case with priesthood, then it would certainly seem that being a "man-of-the-cloth" was an even less fulfilling and rewarding career then, say, that of being a cop (yet another do-gooder position). And that spreading the word of god was not at all what it was cut out to be.
Now, isn't that a damn shame?
Anyways - I could certainly go on and on beefing about this and that when it came to this movie and the subject of religion, but I won't. OK?
Instead, I'll simply end my review by saying that, even though (from my perspective) the origins of this film's demon, and how it got to Georgetown, USA, and then, from there, chose to possess this particular young girl completely defies common-sense thinking. But, all the same, The Exorcist was, in the long run, absolutely ferocious and a pretty darn-good Horror movie, in, and of itself.
I'm completely satisfied that The Exorcist served its purpose. It was a very persuasive form of mockery. Going at full-throttle, it did its damnedest to ridicule the infuriating subject of modern-day Christianity without blinking, not even once.