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Some movies aren't just movies. They're closer to voodoo -- they channel currents larger and more powerful than themselves.
Friedkin and Blatty seem to care nothing for their characters as people, only as victims-props to be abused, hurled about the room, beaten and, in one case, brutally murdered.
The Exorcist is not an unintelligently put-together film, which makes one all the more impatient with it.
If movies are, among other things, opportunities for escapism, then The Exorcist is one of the most powerful ever made.
There's something elemental about The Exorcist.
There is nothing dated about The Exorcist, which remains an effective excursion into demonic possession more than a quarter of a century after it was first unveiled to the public.
There's something new to be discovered in every viewing of The Exorcist.
The Exorcist is likely just as disturbing today as it was 25 years ago.
But, is it just me, or is Karras's the only story that's really compelling?
It just never gets un-scary. That's the best part.
Trendsetting shocker about a possessed child.
An unforgettable horror film that doesn't just get under my skin - it stays there.
Its power lies in the slow and gradual way it pulls us in, coupled with director William Friedkin's ability to render every aspect utterly plausible.
The behind the scenes documentary is great and reveals how the use of practical, on set effects added to the success of the film.
The Blu-ray transfers look and sound better than ever, and a good, scary movie remains a good, scary movie no matter what the edition. (Blu-ray Book)
...the movie is right up there with the cinema's better chillers.
If it failed on all other levels (which it doesn't), The Exorcist would nevertheless be an excellent family horror story.
From the day of its first release in 1973, "The Exorcist: was the greatest horror film ever made, and it remains so to this day.
... a crude religious exploitation piece (although poor Linda Blair - required to urinate, swear and vomit on cue - is exploited more than anything else).
The overall film has a well-developed sense of atmosphere that most films of today are missing.
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