The Exorcist Reviews
Top CriticFriedkin 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.
Northwest Herald (Crystal Lake, IL)
I simply see no justification for such sacrilege. You know what scene I mean.
| Original Score: 1/5
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Totally ludicrous.
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| Original Score: C+
F5 (Wichita, KS)
Barbarism and exploitation here parade as something deeper. Abominable.
| Original Score: 0/5
LarsenOnFilm
... a crude religious exploitation piece (although poor Linda Blair - required to urinate, swear and vomit on cue - is exploited more than anything else).
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| Original Score: 2/4
Decent Films Guide
Arguably the most troubling factor is the lack of true redemption in the twist ending, which resolves the demon possession without allowing good to triumph over evil.
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| Original Score: C+
The Exorcist is not an unintelligently put-together film, which makes one all the more impatient with it.
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| Original Score: 2/5
If movies are, among other things, opportunities for escapism, then The Exorcist is one of the most powerful ever made.
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| Original Score: 4/4
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.
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| Original Score: 3/4
FEARnet
It just never gets un-scary. That's the best part.
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| Original Score: 5/5
Antagony & Ecstasy
If it failed on all other levels (which it doesn't), The Exorcist would nevertheless be an excellent family horror story.
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| Original Score: 7/10
Common Sense Media
Trendsetting shocker about a possessed child.
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| Original Score: 4/5
This 1973 horror thriller is highly instructive as well as unnerving.
Combustible Celluloid
The overall film has a well-developed sense of atmosphere that most films of today are missing.
An expert telling of a supernatural horror story.
Nick's Flick Picks
A sour odor of spiritual guilt wafts through every fascinating minute of The Exorcist.
| Original Score: 4/5
WaffleMovies.com
The scariest movie I have ever seen. So scary, I refuse to watch it again.
| Original Score: 5/5
