A Masterpiece!

The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

I recently revisited this film on Blu-ray after some 45 years. It still rates as one of my favourite horror films, one of my top ten films and a masterpiece of film making. Beautiful photography, great locations, sets, special effects and acting. It still stands up as a great film today

The Exorcist was a movie that I had been interested in seeing since i was in middle school. I was rather intrigued about what is considered to be the scariest movie of all time. Having recently seen it for the first time, I can say that it's probably not exactly scary in terms of modern horror movies, but I knew that going into it. Older horror movies favored slow build-up and dread over jump scares. They work better for repeat viewings, versus getting jump scared once and not even flinching on the second viewing. Despite the creepy elements, what really stood out to me about the movie was the sheer craftsmanship of the whole thing. This is one of the best made movies I have ever seen. The acting is phenomenal, particularly from Linda Blair as Regan. The make-up done on her is iconic. The effects still hold up for the most part. The atmosphere is top notch, you always feel that something is off,even in the calmer moments. The only issue I feel worth mentioning for someone who hasn't seen it is there are quite a few slow scenes of people talking, but even then the actors are giving such good performances it hardly matter.The Exorcist is considered by many to be the scariest movie of all time, and if it's not quite that, it definitely stands as one of the best made scary movies ever.

It's exactly what everyone wants, but can hardly put a name to. It's creepy, but not overwhelmingly. It's clever, but not trying to be. It's emotional, but not so much you get lost in it. The story is so creatively and perfectly well told that I can't help but gush. It's one of those movies that was directed perfectly, and also has the other cool things that probably just happened by luck. I don't know how to explain it, but its got those super-natural supernatural parts. Awesome. Everyone like the "super-natural supernatural" pun little thing?

The exorcist is a fantastic horror film, where the genre really gains its roots. There are a number of iconic scenes that give this Hollywood blockbuster its appeal. In addition to aging extremely well, there are multiple accounts where small details can be noticed after a second or even a third play through. Linda Blair does an exceptional job as Regan as she falls in the pits of possession struggling to keep her sanity as it progressively takes over her throughout the course of the film. A highly entertaining watch for all horror fans!