The Scariest Movie I've Ever Seen

Rating: Null/10 (16 October 2003)

This is less a review than a rant. I can't see how anyone cannot appreciate this movie for what it is. I've seen other reviews on here talking about how the movie isn't scary at all, how slow and boring it is, and how they think it is more a comedy than a horror film. I would love to know what movie these people think tops this one in the horror genre. Would it be Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Halloween, or the countless other movies of the same ilk??? These are all movies that follow the exact same plotline...a bunch of teenagers get drunk, have sex, get killed, then one lone survivor outlasts the baddie and somehow "beats" him in the end only to have him respawn in the next movie. WHOA!!! SPOOOOOOKY!!!

Now I know The Exorcist isn't a splatterfest like these other movies, but people, can you please grasp the fact that this is the reason that The Exorcist is so good. The movie actually has a story to tell, so that means there are going to be times in the movie where plot progression takes precedent over all out gore. The movie actually wants you to *gasp* think...about the battle between good and evil (both in the world and in the minds and hearts of the characters)and the conflict of faith and science in modern times. So with this in mind, if you like your movies to spell everything out for you and tell you exactly what to think or not think (i.e. you're not very bright), then this is not the movie for you. You'll be bored to death with it and the things that catch your attention such as the little girl spinning her head around or jamming a crucifix into her crotch will be amusing to you on a base level. And then you'll come here and write a review about how you think the movie isn't scary and how boring it is.

But if you like horror movies with an actual theme and a plotline that supports that theme superbly, and a film that makes you pay attention and actually think about what the movie is trying to say, then The Exorcist cannot be beaten.