My all-time favorite horror film

Rating: 10/10 (6 October 2004)

I saw "The Exorcist" when I was ten years-old, July 3, 1974. Before that I had never heard of demonic possession. Even though I have been a Bible reader (The Book of Revelation) from the age of seven, had never come across any of the accounts in the Gospels of Jesus encountering demoniacs and subsequently casting the demons out. But this night in July of 1974 was a turning point in my life. I was scared, too scared to cry even. It instilled in me an attitude of wanting to overcome evil, and it has been with me ever since to this very day. I watch the movie periodically and I find myself braver and bolder where the devil is concerned every time. I highly recommend the film to everyone. While I am a Christian, I do not hold to the Fundamentalist Evangelical stance on the movie. It is a very deeply spiritual movie exhibiting that good, no matter what the personal cost, does overcome evil. A case in point beyond this motion picture- The Man Jesus Christ, God's Only Begotten Son.