Oddly, I first got interested in seeing this movie after going to see Exorcistic: The Rock Musical Parody Experiment at the 2013 Hollywood Fringe Festival. As a child, I didn't watched horror movies, but lately I have been easing into the classics (which I find much more bearable and intelligent than some of the more recent slasher movies out there).
I knew at least the basics of the plot from seeing the stage parody, but I was really curious to see how it played on the screen. I was particularly intrigued by connection with demonic possession and Regan's coming of age sexually - which I guess shouldn't have been such a surprise given the long history of religion vs. sexuality. I did appreciate the arch the mother took to eventually get to even seeking help from the priest, I thought both her character's lack of religion and the priests sordid past were more realistic than the "evil" priest that might be portrayed if this movie was made today.
I was a little confused by the beginning sequence in Egypt. The main object that was found on the dig didn't have any pay off, and though I saw the connection with the charm being found by their house I couldn't track how it got there, or really why it was important - the statuette seemed much more significant. From the little I've seen of movies with possession, it seems they all have to start out with someone desecrating a tomb in Ancient Egypt, which gets a little repetitive after a while.
And though I knew the end (from the stage play) I was still satisfied with the not-quite-happy ending, the sacrifice of the flawed hero, and especially with the non-ending - life goes on, and who knows what will happen next.
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