Very scary!

Rating: 10/10 (26 March 2017)

When I was at school people who had seen this film told me about certain parts of it and that triggered a morbid fascination in me about it. I was always a bit of a lightweight when it came to horror films when I was younger so I daren't watch it at that time but I always wondered about what it would be like to see it. The hype surrounding the film added to my hesitation watching it (people passing out, people being blessed at the cinema etc). I finally saw this film about 5 years ago and it really lived up to the hype. The Exorcist is powerful and very scary! I can see why some people find it silly and hilarious but I think those people are not open minded enough to allow themselves to escape reality for a couple of hours. Some people dismiss horrors and sci-fi movies as "silly" before they even give it a chance and that's why it doesn't work for them. Back to the film, the story is brilliant, the acting is second to none and the atmosphere of the movie is incredible. The music and sounds in this film are terrifying! The opening credits set the mood with a strange violin piece that instantly made me feel unsettled. I won't go into the whole story as it's probably been seen/told a million times but the devil is in the details and the sounds for me. It really is very creepy and it is relentless. It doesn't get easier to watch, it gets more and more disturbing! Some horror films give you a break to recover psychologically, but this film simply doesn't allow it! The exorcist is dark from start to finish, moody, disturbing, scary, powerful and very well executed. It's a true horror film with no "nice" moments to lighten it up. It was meant to be a horror movie and it sure does deliver. Excellent movie that terrorised me for days after I saw it. 10/10.