Best Horror Movie Ever!

Rating: 9/10 (15 December 2012)

The antiquity of this movie can only add to its brilliance and coronation as the scariest movie of all time. With that being said, The substantial amount of work put in by the director & the crew to introduce such brief scenes of pure horror that would love you sleepless for nights to come can only leave you applauding while the credits are being shown.
Reading the background of filming this movie, William Friedkin has taken extraordinary measures to ensure the desired effects are being executed on the screen as an artist perfecting his canvas. At that time, the early 70s, little or no technical backup surrounded a production of a movie unlike nowadays when efficient CGI effects can produce better results, back then they relied on makeup & props to get the effect done.. knowing that, you can only admire the production.
I was born early in the 80s, though I find this movie unprecedented in its being a masterpiece, probably the best possession movie I've ever seen. The devotion of the crew, the production of real-time reactions through scaring the actors, the absolute devotion of Mercedes McCambridge into producing the demon voice while regurgitating on food, being tied to a chair just to simulate a voice, the amazing performance of Linda Blair as Regan are all wrapped up in a dark and twisted masterpiece.
The real boldness of this movie lies in the fact that it was released back in 1974 when obscenities were not freely allowed in movies, when religion was a bit more of a cornerstone of the society than nowadays.. displaying scenes of such content was guaranteed to produce turmoil in the audience base, it was expected that the movie would be banned on some scale, which actually happened.. yet, the director insisted on fulfilling his vision.
Simply the best horror movie ever.