This is, without a doubt, the best horror movie ever made and one of the best movies I have ever seen in my life.

How is this only rated at a 78%? I just watched this for the third time to refresh my memory, it has been years since I last watched it. What an amazing movie. The tension built up until the last five minutes. The best horror movie in my opinion.

"Do it, do it, do it. And watch good actors. See what they are doing and how they are doing it. You have to practically participate, I think, in order to develop yourself."

With 100 credited roles spanning over 70 years - Max von Sydow is legendary, but today has left this world. His deep commanding voice that brought so much presence and importance to every little thing. This guy could read off your shopping receipt and it will give you goosebumps.

Sydow has such a fantastic ability to portray complex emotions with very little dialogue and do it so convincingly. From such memorable roles like: The Seventh Seal, The Exorcist, Flash Gordon, Dune, Ghostbusters, Minority Report, The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Star Wars, and Game of Thrones.

Fun fact: When he played Father Merrin in 'The Exorcist', he was only 43 years old when he played the old priest, but with the help of the make-up team and Sydow performance, both pulled it off so convincingly. It still blows my mind today.

One of the all time greats who left his mark on cinema.

Farewell Max von Sydow.

By modern horror movie standards, it's a slow film. But that's because most people don't care about set-up and character development when they watch a horror movie.
Regarding how scary it is, horror is like comedy, it's all subjective. I think it's effective and extremely well made. There's a reason it crossed over from horror movie fans to mainstream audiences.

I'm not going to bother writing a 10 page essay on why this film has deep meanings or some bullshit like that, but I'll just say, it's pretty damn shocking.

The fact they got a 12 year-old little actress to stab her vagina with a crucifix until it's bloody while yelling, "Fuck me!" is pretty damn ballsy, especially for the time period.

Great performances, haunting music, tense final act with the exorcism, and it leaves you feeling dirty. It's not the scariest movie I've ever seen, but it's one of the most shocking.

Got to experience The Exorcist for the first time today knowing very sparing details about the plot and it really has stood the test of time. The story is methodical and paced in it's telling, the build up to the exorcism is dread inducing as we see each characters personal struggles develop independently before their paths diverge. Solid performances all around and the quality of film making on show is still comparable to it's contemporary peers. My only gripe is some of the prosthetics and effects (360 head turn) feel out of place after how weighty the build up is in instilling a sense of dread in the audience. I understand it's attempting to shock but the other, tamer effects like the levitation/bed shaking are just as frightful while being much more in-keeping with the movies overall tone. Great flick, and one that will surely enter my yearly rewatch rota to dissect and enjoy further.

The makeup and effects are incredible. The whole movie is unsettling but the exorcism is on another level. Linda Blair kills it with her performance. A little long and slow before the last act.

best horror movie by far .

In it's time it was the best film ever. It will always be played in this household.

Pretty shocking for the seventies, I would imagine. Not at all a bad movie, however it is far from perfect. The pacing could be better, although it's definitely refreshing to actually get to know the characters a bit in a possession movie. The attention to details is great too - something seldom seen in movies in general today.

One of the most overrated horror movies of all time!! NOT SCARY!

One of the best movies ever and in my opinion best horror movie.When i saw it as a kid i was scaried for weeks and it was the movie that scared me the most.Watching it again after all these years and still gave me chills. 10/10

This is scary? The effects,the vomit, etc are laughable, that image of the demon that shows in some times is not scary at all. If this is scary then I don't know what hereditary is.

A classic that will make your head spin!!