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Originally Posted by Daniel J Mellor
That's exactly it. The Exorcist had become that influential that each scene had been parodied, copied and diluted to a point that the movie feels familiar.
Similar to how of you watch Seinfeld reruns the comedy seems very derivative of today's sitcoms, even though it was 20 years before hand.
One curious way to look at The Exorcist is through the eyes of the mother. She is watching her child being taken over and has no way of stopping it. Going so far as to beg both medical and religious people for help.*
Is it scary? That is for each individual to decide, personally I think it hasn't aged too well, but for the reasons laid out before*
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well said by both of you guys... i agree.
when i watch horror movies, though they truly arent going to "scare me" or "terrify me" i try to stay quiet and really get into the scenes, the set-ups, the story... its more fun getting creeped out in some way. with a great story, great characters you totally can.
now a days, you cant scare anyone, especially the "tough guys" that speak or laugh during the movies... not fun, not enjoyable.
like you said, think about the mother, the psychological aspects they are all going through, the complete loss control of ones body... that stuff is scary, creepy... but you gotta be willing to get into it.