Scariest Movie Ever Made?

Rating: 10/10 (5 June 2008)

I was born in 1972, a year before they released the movie, and I was about 13 years old when I first saw the rated ''made for TV'' version of The Exorcist. Although I had watched many movies about possession and haunting - which have always been my favorite - I had never seen anything like it. So revealing and sincere, yet incredibly disturbing, completely destabilizing. The truth is, it almost made me sick! At one point, I even thought I could never ever watch that movie again in my life. I thought the movie was simply... intolerable! Many years later, I finally got to see the unrated ''Never Seen Before'' version of the film. The one thing even more interesting about this edition - and way beyond the uncut extra scenes - is the audio commentary by Director William Friedkin. To this day, and after viewing more movies on the subject, I am still amazed, fascinated and profoundly touched by The Exorcist. And while the 1971 novel is a pure enchantment, the screenplay is a masterpiece: an incursion into the human fragility and innocence, a journey into people's most inner fears. Not to mention the cast and locations, which are absolutely perfect. Scariest movie ever made? To my own and personal opinion, the best, for sure. And yes, definitely intolerable! Gee, I'm glad I survived it!