The stuff of nightmares........

Rating: 7/10 (5 October 1998)

I know why The Exorcist is still the scariest horror movie ever made and one of the few movies you really can watch again and stiff get a buzz from it. Firstly its deadly serious - no semi comic jokey tone, sure there is some humour particularly in Lee J. Cobb's movie fixated detective but for the most part the atmosphere of stark horror is overwhelming. Secondly, the acting is extraordinary....Miller, Burnstyn and Blair really should have gotten Oscars for their career best work. The Exorcist is 25 years old and has not dated and the debate about its effect and power will still be going in 2023