Exorcism (2003) Reviews

• What an amazingly bad/good movie!!

  exiteden002006-08-31

  I have always liked all kinds of movies, including some silly ones, spoofs, bad B movies, you name it. I was interested in this one, because it was so bad I diden't know what to expect next.lol My mouth dropped a few times, I giggled a few times, I took some of it seriously. I have to say, although I am sure it wasn't meant to be, it was a hoot to watch. I will have to make my husband watch it too. He is a horror fan and will laugh his ass off. Thanks for the laugh. Oh, and by the way, the main character's hair is perfect throughout the entire movie. Just one of the innumerable giggles in this film. Every single actor and actress over acted in this movie, which was not hard, with the lousy script writing. I apologize to the makers of this movie, because I had the thought, this would be a perfect movie to watch while drunk or high. Hilarious!!

• I thought it was a comedy!

  edmark22006-07-05

  I honestly thought this movie was a spoof on all of the exorcism movies, so I guess the joke's on me; I laughed my head off! If it was intended as a comedy, then it was at least a 9 out of 10; the overacting was superb, as was the plot line. I especially loved the ghost walking through the house, as well as the guy with the frothing mouth in the chapel; both were hilarious! :-))))))) Anyway, if one truly wants to watch a horror movie, there are literally hundreds (if not thousands) better. However, few horror movie spoofs could touch the plot lines and acting of this one! The only thing that would have made it better would be the inclusion of Anna Faris in the cast! She could have done a mean possession scene!

• If it puts one troubled kid back on track then the film did it's job.

  Tonybull2003-10-12

  I feel it was a good first attempt for this writer/director/producer/casting director, but if he would have done less maybe it would have been tighter. It seems more for kids and is aimed at getting them back to God and the church. It does get preachy, but I think it is more a religious film than a horror film. That is why I felt the humor at parts was important and good; it could have even used some more. I enjoyed it and the story. I know many people that do have a true fear of God. Some of the actors were good, some not so good. I think the casting of the mother was intentional. She was over the top and campy - it was fun. I enjoyed the special effects, one of the best scenes is a scene with an evil girl and a thief in a car. She turns into an animal/demon right in front of your eyes and scares the hell out of guy. I liked the makeup for the monsters and demons also - very cool. Again, it was a good first attempt and congrats on getting it done and out there. It has a positive message and is good for children. If it puts one troubled kid back on track then the film has done it's job.

• Should not really be listed under "Horror"

  jeff-7912004-11-27

  Love horror movies. Although this one had the potential to be one, it's not. This film is very thematic and I almost felt like I was in church. There are some good effects and it did have its moments but the writing needed a second look. I've seen some of these faces before but couldn't remember from where which is why I looked it up here. Now I remember these guys. That's the dude from 'Rocky'! The filming was good, I don't know the budget but it looked pretty good to me. It looks like it was shot on film, which means it had some money. So I don't understand how this script did not get redrafted and reworked. Next time I would hope they would work a lot more on their script before going into production. Not too bad for a first try.

• Holy Moley !

  tdeladeriere2012-01-29

  The 1.0 voting is for the demons' make-up, which was okay, and for the evil nurse, who was the only actress in this dud. Black and latino thugs break into the house of a whitebread, Christian family. When one of the thugs is visited by an angel, they run away, leaving the perfectly coiffed dad's-jeans father and his virginal blonde daughter in shakes. Meanwhile, the mother is ready to leave the hospital where she's treated for who-cares-what affliction when an eeee-vil nurse warns her of impending doom. The thugs start to experience evil possession but are saved by a black minister that teaches exorcism-101 to the aforementioned blonde daughter, as you do. Then the whitebread dad admits to his brain-dead wife that he once joined a Satanic cult to obtain wealth and now he fears that his whole family is cursed. That's before he's possessed by the Devil and refuses to leave his bed. This is a horror film a written by a "7th Heaven" writer, but with less subtlety. It looks like an educational film, with the same absence of style, drama-class rejects cast and a patronizing message. Previous reviewers stated that they thought it was a comedy, which I can relate to. The acting and dialogue are so atrocious that it borderlines on parody. The mother in particular is a hoot, with her xanaxed smile even when the evil nurse clutches the rosary beads from her hands. This goes highly recommended to bad-movie lovers. My eyes were glued to the screen, mesmerized by the nullity of everything, but still I couldn't turn it off. It's fascinating that someone, somewhere financed this.