This is THE scariest movie ever.

Rating: 10/10 (7 December 2000)

WARNING: This review includes plot details that might spoil your enjoyment of the movie, if you haven't seen it yet!
In my opinion, this is the scariest movie EVER. Nothing else comes close. The only reason I don't rate it higher than 8 is that it takes a while to get to the full-blown possession scenes, which are the best part of the movie. It starts out in northern Iraq with Father Merrin on an archaelogical dig. And when Regan(Linda Blair) begins acting strange, her mother, Chris(Ellen Burstyn) takes her to several doctors before contacting Father Karras(Jason Miller) to request an exorcism. I understand what the author and screenwriter,William Peter Blatty,was trying to do--show that all medical explanations had been explored, but none of them helped Regan. But once the film gets to Regan being fully possessed by the demon Pazuzu, it's fantastic. The voice of the demon was provided by a British woman,Mercedes McCambridge,whose voice was great for the part.