Disgusting

Rating: Null/10 (21 January 2007)

My wife and I went to see this movie when we were still single and in college. She fainted about a third of the way through it and we had to leave. It was just as well, I had given that idea some thought myself before she finally decided she'd had enough. This movie was so bad, it doesn't even deserve a rating. This is another example of a good story idea, but they went just a little bit too far to get the message home. Why did that little girl have to pee on the rug after telling that astronaut "You're going to die up there"? The statement in and of itself was chilling enough. Wetting the rug was a bit of overkill. In fact, it made it look comical and spoiled the effect in my opinion. We left when poor little Regan was doing sit-ups on her bed at turbo speed and sprouting profanities in a voice about six octaves lower than her normal voice. I really think that the only reason they made this movie was to see how far they could push the envelope. Like many seventies movies, I think it was made for shock value. Too bad. The premise for the story was pretty good. Just way too much overkill.