My comments on the Exorcist.

Rating: Null/10 (29 January 2006)

Personally watching the exorcist scared me half to death! yes times have changed, looking at it, the make-up and filmography to a modern audience is terrible. What scares me about it is not just the fact that for the time she looked scary but when you read or hear things that relate to the movie. This is real! This is possible! Also the other aspect to it's "scariness" is the choreography, when the head spins around-it is terrible! But the audience can imagine it, the sound though is very realistic. There are certain aspects of the film which are very clever and well put together, others just seem trashy to a modern day audience as we are used to high-tech, state of the art technology. The best aspect about the film though i think is the fact it's a well-structured plot, the movie doesn't just dive straight in with the possession. It builds you up from the scenes with the priest in Iraq, sensing the evil and seeing Regan playing and hearing about the problems with her home life and then the differences that take place building up to her possession. This creates tension and a proper horror film. All i can do is award the team that made this film, especially Linda (Regan) for doing such a wonderful job at such a young age, i congratulate you for making the ultimate scary movie!