Very 70s but not too bad

Rating: Null/10 (27 May 2005)

This is one of those films that you can't fail to have heard about before viewing it. Famous for being banned, it certainly has some controversial scenes, but nothing that will destroy civilisation. The story is of a young girl, for some reason called Regan, who is possessed by the devil. She becomes rather rude and demented, her manners vanishing noticeably. An exorcist is called in to sort things out, but finds that Regan is a tough cookie to crack. The young girl is absolutely barmy and there are some chilling moments when she loses control and attacks people, but luckily it all works out in the end. The famous head turning scene looks a but comic nowadays, whilst the vomit episode has been spoofed so many times its hard to view seriously. Nevertheless, this is a good film.