Still banned on video in the UK

Rating: 7/10 (28 July 1998)

The Exorcist is still banned on video in the UK (go figure) so it was only recently that I was able to get a copy on DVD and see what all the fuss was about.
Mark Kermode (BBC Radio 1 film critic) thinks this film is the best thing since sliced bread. For an early 70s horror film the effects are exceptional, but the story just isn't that scary and none of the film's images came back to play games with my mind.
I could easily have fallen asleep to this one, but wish I'd seen it in my teens when it would have had more impact.