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wait a second... you don't like a movie b/c it's not as good as the book? then you must hate almost every movie ever made from a book! and to complain about the Exorcist b/c of its lack of character development is like complaining that Dawn of the Dead didn't have enough zombies! 95% of the film is nothing but character development! the only "action" really is the 20 minute climax of the exorcism at the end. sure, there are other exciting moments (crucifucktion being one of them), but you have to admit, compared to most horror movies, the Exorcist was more centered on characters and drama. I mean, how much of a developed character is Jason Voorhees or Freddy Krueger?

I'll agree that the characters were more developed in the book, but what movie based on a book isn't exactly that way? Basically, unless you wanted the Exorcist to be about 10 hours longer than it already was, there was no way for them to fit any more character development into the script, especially if they wanted the film to retain its overall impact.

I don't mean to personally attack you, but I cannot understand your point of view at all.