I so agree with you! It's my favourite movie of all time. Not just from the horror genre, but from all the genres. No wonder horror has a bad reputation, with all the cheap, mindless jump scares and predictable plots. There's a few modern ones that I do like, but most of them aren't worth your time. I saw this for the first time a tween at a drive in theatre. My best friend's mom took us - a carload of kids to go see it, which is hilarious. I don't think she realized what it was actually like - no one expected this. But what a great movie. So well acted, incredible intriguing story, fantastic characters and the ending was a surprise too. Thanks for making a great post about the movie.
What many people may not understand is that The Exorcist is a Psychological Thriller. I'm 63 years old and was 14 in 1974 when I watched The Exorcist in theaters, and I can say that in some way still fascinating and hunted me to this day.
Seen it at the drive-in “74 when I was 6 haunted my childhood. I can watch it now ( in the daytime ) but if the images just pop up randomly I have to fight the urge to put fingers in ears, squeeze my eyes shut and curl up into a ball 😱 I do appreciate what a masterpiece it truly is.
The story and acting alone gives it a 10 out of 10. Add to the horror that isn’t cartoonist and you get a masterpiece
What I never realized about this movie is the great acting.
I agree with you, it is a Masterpiece. Not only the best horror movie of all time but one of the all time great movies ever.
I so agree with you! It's my favourite movie of all time. Not just from the horror genre, but from all the genres. No wonder horror has a bad reputation, with all the cheap, mindless jump scares and predictable plots. There's a few modern ones that I do like, but most of them aren't worth your time. I saw this for the first time a tween at a drive in theatre. My best friend's mom took us - a carload of kids to go see it, which is hilarious. I don't think she realized what it was actually like - no one expected this. But what a great movie. So well acted, incredible intriguing story, fantastic characters and the ending was a surprise too. Thanks for making a great post about the movie.
What many people may not understand is that The Exorcist is a Psychological Thriller. I'm 63 years old and was 14 in 1974 when I watched The Exorcist in theaters, and I can say that in some way still fascinating and hunted me to this day.
Watching it on the big screen must’ve been terrifying!
Seen it at the drive-in “74 when I was 6 haunted my childhood. I can watch it now ( in the daytime ) but if the images just pop up randomly I have to fight the urge to put fingers in ears, squeeze my eyes shut and curl up into a ball 😱 I do appreciate what a masterpiece it truly is.