Rar, don't write much for Ciao as I work toooo much :(. A little more in the homepage thingy if ur t...
Rar, don't write much for Ciao as I work toooo much :(. A little more in the homepage thingy if ur that interested ;) Also, Ciao won't let you put a picture not of yourself in, so my cunning Brasilian flag won't be shown :( - CW666
Member since:01.11.2000
Reviews:17
Members who trust:8
I have just seen this film on the TV, and it was the funniest thing I've seen in a while. I'm 16 and my sister had invited her friends over (they're 13 / 14), we were all in the room in the dark. I had missed the first part (read some1 elses for info on that bit) and I came in after the main character was possessed and she was doing some sick things with a crucifix. This bit was really non-understandable, and I'm not quite sure why it was included. This was the worst bit of the film.
The special effects where as funny as anything. This film was banned for about 25 years for some reason, so I thought it may have been a good one. It obviously wasn't. The special effects were supposedly good when it was released, but even Star Wars has better effects than this. The girl looks like an extra out of the 'Leprechaun' series of movies the make-up was so poorly done most of the time. Most of the 'scary' special effects where poorly done. The head turning on the girl looked a lot like someone turning a barbie-dolls head it was that bad. It was quite funny. The other 'main' special effect was when she 'aimed' her vomit at the priests (tell u a bit more about that later :) I thought this bit was superb. It had to be the funniest thing they could have done. The bed rising did seem a bit corny.
The music wasn't that bad. Most of the time it was atmospheric and relevant to the scene.
The acting is just brilliant on this particular film. The mum made quite a good actress as a worried parent. I'm not sure what the real life version would be, but it is quite convincing. The priests are also very good, but the best has to be the possessed girl. The voice-sync with her and the devil is -very- good.
I found the storyline to be superb. Apparentley this girl plays with a ouji board (got off over ppl's ops:) and then get's possessed by the ultimate evil. The mother thinks she has just developed an illness so she hires doctors to see if they can figure it out. Them being scientists believeing that eveything has a basis in the world say that she should get an excocism done. This they think will give 'support' to people who think they have been infested with evil spirits, as they think the girl belongs in a mental asylum. The mother takes the kid home and contacts her friend, who is a psychologist and a priest. The friend, one of the main priests in the film, is asked to see the girl. He responds by saying 'I can see her as a psychologist, but not as a priest.' his reason for this is he needs the approval of the church before performing an exorcism. He begins something (not quite sure what) like an exorcism on the girl, and he discovers some facts about the takeover of her body. This leaves him wanting an exorcism to be performed. After this the story gets intresting, but I'll leave it there, if you do want the full story, read someone elses opinion in this category.
Overall, this film is good if you want a laugh. But not if you are looking for a horror film. I can't see why this film was banned at all. Whatever you decide have fun.
-CW666
p.s. haven't seen other films by director, so i can't comment.
How helpful would this review be to a person making a buying decision? Rating guidelines
Production Year: 2001 - Horror - Director: Stephen Sommers - Original Language: English - Classification: 12 years and over - Starring: Brendan Fraser, John Hannah, Rachel Weisz, Arnold Vosloo, Freddie Boath, Oded Fehr, The Rock, Tim Murdock
Production Year: 1977 - Horror - Director: John Boorman - Original Language: English - Classification: 18 years and over - Starring: Ned Beatty, Richard Burton, Linda Blair, Louise Fletcher, Max Von Sydow, Kitty Winn, Paul Henreid, James Earl Jones
Excellent movie. Did scare the hell out of me when i watched it as a kid. Though its funny now, especially after watching Scary Movie. jedi_kickass ( ' _ ' )
Collingwood21 27.05.2001 21:23
Not seen this one, but after reading your op, I think I might make the effort to rent the video. :-)
ChrisWar666 19.03.2001 21:24
*Shakes his head* Why can't I write it all at onceż That was at GCSE level. :) - CW666
Director William Friedkin was a hot ticket in Hollywood after the success ofThe French ... more
Connection, and he turned heads (in more ways than one) when he decided to makeThe Exorcistas his follow-up film. Adapted by William Peter Blatty from his controvers...
Postage & Packaging: £1.21 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days...
Director William Friedkin was a hot ticket in Hollywood after the success ofThe French ... more
Connection, and he turned heads (in more ways than one) when he decided to makeThe Exorcistas his follow-up film. Adapted by William Peter Blatty from his controvers...
Postage & Packaging: Free! Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours...
The belief in evil - and that evil can be cast out. From these two strands of faith ... more
author William Peter Blatty and director William Friedkin wove The Exorcist the frightening and realistic story of an innocent girl inhabited by a malevolent entity....
Postage & Packaging: £0.00 Availability: 3-5 working days
The belief in evil - and that evil can be cast out. From these two strands of faith, ... more
author William Peter Blatty and director William Friedkin wove The Exorcist, the frightening and realistic story of an innocent girl inhabited by a malevolent entity. ...
Advantages: Great screenplay and caught Friedkin in his top form Disadvantages: remarks about the film that turn away patrons whether good or bad for its publicity
CrutcHead 06.05.2004 (07.05.2004)
·
Read review
Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful
Review of The Exorcist (DVD)
![The Exorcist [DVD] [1974]](http://picnicb.ciao.com/uk/78547387.jpg "The Exorcist [DVD] [1974]")
Mar 18th, 2001
(May 6th, 2001)
very helpful by (78%):
helpful by (22%):
