Based on the true story, this 1973 movie was released in USA during the winter of 1973. People lined up in front of building just to buy the tickets, and the line was said to be long enough to surround a building. It wasn't unprecedented, but it was unexpected. Since then, the movie has said to be the scariest movie of all time.
Paramedics were called to theatres to treat those who collapsed due to shock. In fact, a man was so shocked that he fainted and knocked on the chair in front of him which then caused him to have a broken jaw. He then sued Warner Brothers!
Haha. Watching all the reviews on the internet and reading people's comments and their responses to the film was really engaging. Many people said the film was so terrifying till the film was imprinted permanently in the mind. They couldn't get the scary images out of their lives anymore, living in horror for the rest of their lives.
Feeling excited, I tried to dig the movie from google. And I successfully watched the film on YouTube.
Here's my review: The show begins with an archaelogist discovering something in the land of Iraq. It was a statue, or something I guess, with Pazuzu's face on it. Then later, the film set on America. Chris MacNeil is an actor and a mother (Nope, the name wasn't wrongly typed, it's Chris). Her daughter, Regan, is 12 years old. Ragen begins to exhibit strange, unnatural power including moving things telekinetically and levitating. It all begins when she started seizing, and her mother brings her to meet doctors. When all the doctors come out with nothing, they recommend exorcist. Saying that if she thinks she is possessed, an exorcist might make her think she is cured.
So Father Damien Karras is sought after by Chris. Father Damien has recently lost her mother. He is now devastated, and refuses to perform exorcist until further symptoms like speaking in foreign language is exhibited. But he changes his mind when the word 'Help Me" is seemed to be written from the inside of Ragen's body and protruding outwards. Terrified, he seeks after the Church's help and an experienced father assists him in the exorcism.
Frankly, after watching the movie, I find this movie only average. Here's one thing: I don't find this movie creepy. Some scenes are disturbing, like the scene where the girl masturbates with a crucifix, the spider-walk and her contorted face and whatnot were disturbing. I can't deny that. But if we are talking about horror, the film is average to me. What I like about this movie is the drama. This film contains drama and story which will make you stick to your chair and finish the film. So what's so ironic about this film is it is intended to make audiences to freak out. Most people who freak out don't finish the film. Not till the end. Or at least leave their chairs for a moment and come back later. So trying to stick to your chair and freak out at the same time is pretty much a difficult task to do. But I managed to, haha!
The Exorcist will definitely freak you out if you are easily frightened. Many unexpected scenes shown up for no reason. But overall, to me, the film is average. Good drama, but not scary enough. Is it just me, or am I just have a steel heart?
The end is satisfying, deserves an A-. The drama is great, at least not haphazardly planned like Ju-On: The Grudge 2, therefore it deserves a strong A. The scenes-to me-are not scary enough. The only thing that deserves to be eulogised is the director managed to create a chilling atmosphere without gore. But alas, I don't have an accelerated heart, therefore it gets a weak C-. The acting is superb. The scenes where the mother waits with a grim of foreboding and breaks out with despair, the scenes where the girl yells at pain, the shocked look at the priests and more are great. Deserves another strong A. Overall the film scores a strong B+ from me.
Paramedics were called to theatres to treat those who collapsed due to shock. In fact, a man was so shocked that he fainted and knocked on the chair in front of him which then caused him to have a broken jaw. He then sued Warner Brothers!
Haha. Watching all the reviews on the internet and reading people's comments and their responses to the film was really engaging. Many people said the film was so terrifying till the film was imprinted permanently in the mind. They couldn't get the scary images out of their lives anymore, living in horror for the rest of their lives.
Feeling excited, I tried to dig the movie from google. And I successfully watched the film on YouTube.
Here's my review: The show begins with an archaelogist discovering something in the land of Iraq. It was a statue, or something I guess, with Pazuzu's face on it. Then later, the film set on America. Chris MacNeil is an actor and a mother (Nope, the name wasn't wrongly typed, it's Chris). Her daughter, Regan, is 12 years old. Ragen begins to exhibit strange, unnatural power including moving things telekinetically and levitating. It all begins when she started seizing, and her mother brings her to meet doctors. When all the doctors come out with nothing, they recommend exorcist. Saying that if she thinks she is possessed, an exorcist might make her think she is cured.
So Father Damien Karras is sought after by Chris. Father Damien has recently lost her mother. He is now devastated, and refuses to perform exorcist until further symptoms like speaking in foreign language is exhibited. But he changes his mind when the word 'Help Me" is seemed to be written from the inside of Ragen's body and protruding outwards. Terrified, he seeks after the Church's help and an experienced father assists him in the exorcism.
Frankly, after watching the movie, I find this movie only average. Here's one thing: I don't find this movie creepy. Some scenes are disturbing, like the scene where the girl masturbates with a crucifix, the spider-walk and her contorted face and whatnot were disturbing. I can't deny that. But if we are talking about horror, the film is average to me. What I like about this movie is the drama. This film contains drama and story which will make you stick to your chair and finish the film. So what's so ironic about this film is it is intended to make audiences to freak out. Most people who freak out don't finish the film. Not till the end. Or at least leave their chairs for a moment and come back later. So trying to stick to your chair and freak out at the same time is pretty much a difficult task to do. But I managed to, haha!
The Exorcist will definitely freak you out if you are easily frightened. Many unexpected scenes shown up for no reason. But overall, to me, the film is average. Good drama, but not scary enough. Is it just me, or am I just have a steel heart?
The end is satisfying, deserves an A-. The drama is great, at least not haphazardly planned like Ju-On: The Grudge 2, therefore it deserves a strong A. The scenes-to me-are not scary enough. The only thing that deserves to be eulogised is the director managed to create a chilling atmosphere without gore. But alas, I don't have an accelerated heart, therefore it gets a weak C-. The acting is superb. The scenes where the mother waits with a grim of foreboding and breaks out with despair, the scenes where the girl yells at pain, the shocked look at the priests and more are great. Deserves another strong A. Overall the film scores a strong B+ from me.
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