Can't see what was so scary

Rating: 6/10 (12 April 2000)

This movie that many consider one of the scariest movies ever made did nothing for me. I won't say it wasn't a good movie. But it left too many things unanswered. What is the with the statue that the old Priest finds at the beginning of the movie and later shows up in New York? How did it get there? Why was he so afraid of it? Why does the Devil choose Linda Blair's character to inhabit? Perhaps the book answers these questions. Perhaps the sequels answer them. I am referring to the limited release of the directors cut version of the movie. 11 minutes of extra footage. The movie "Poltergeist" scared me more than this movie. The movie "Rosemary's Baby" can be put into the same kind of scary as "The Exorcist" but I enjoyed "Rosemary's Baby" much more.