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the exorcist - 5

sentinel - havent seen it. what a cast! even has jeff goldblum

burnt offerings - dont remember it well enough. think i saw last quarter on tv once.

The Exorcist - 4
The Sentinel - I haven't seen it yet
Burnt Offerings - 2 (I did not find this as scary)

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The Exorcist - 2
The Sentinel - haven't seen
Burnt Offerings -haven't seen

Exorcist - 5

Haven't seen the others

The Exorcist - 5
The Sentinel - 3
Burnt Offerings - 2

The Exorcist 5
The Sentinel 3
Burnt Offerings 4

I saw Burnt Offerings several times as a child and was horrified that the father could become influenced by spirits to the point he would attempt to drown his child. The pool scene and the final scene left an impact on me.

The Exorcist is the only movie I can think of that scared the crap out of me before I ever saw it. In fact, I never saw it until I was almost 30. I remember one time while I was in college, I thought I was going to finally watch it. I lived in a big house by myself and was taping the movie in the living room while doing dishes in the kitchen. The TV was on and I could hear it from a distance. It creeped me out so much I never watched the tape.

Now the movie is in a constant battle with The Shining as my favorite horror movie of all time.

I just wanted to mention that I was able to watch the original Shutter (2004) last night. I have to agree with V that it was one of the scariest movies I have ever seen. Of course, ghosts and demons tend to scare me. The ghost herself was not what was scary, it was how well they built up suspense, at least in my opinion. I definitely thoroughly enjoyed the film.

Scare-O-Meter scores (out of 5)

The Exorcist (based on 10 ratings) - 4.1
The Sentinel (based on 4 ratings) - 2.8
Burnt Offerings (based on 6 ratings) - 2.8


The Exorcist gets a super solid rating, while the other two score more than decently as well. All are added to the opening post.