I need a young priest and an old priest

Rating: 7/10 (14 June 2005)

"The power of Christ compels you!" "The power of Christ commands you!" has got to be one of the best film quotes ever and it's pretty damn good if you'll pardon the expression. I don't know how they got the kid to be so damn creepy and sick but the rest is movie history. The words on the front of the box tell you "THE SCARIEST MOVIE EVER MADE" and this was probably true when it came out in 1973 and may still be true today. If I had been say 9 or 10 or even 17 when I first saw it I probably would not have slept for two months as it is pretty shocking and graphic. I know that when people saw the opening day release they left shocked and horrified like in a daze or trance. I also know for a fact that people actually threw up in the theaters which I have never heard happen with any other movie. Max Von Syndow has done many many good film presentations and this may be his most famous. Lee J. Cobb is also well cast and so was the other father even though I have not seen him in anything else to date. I would not watch this one again like I would other horror films such as "Halloween" as it is not something that entertains or enlightens one but everybody should watch it once in order to say they have.