The Exorcism of Emily Rose

[darkchrono]

I just recently got this movie off of Netflix and man it was pretty good.

The movie has kind of a clever approach and takes kind of a neutral stance on the subject and lets the person watching decide for themselves on what is really going on.

It was infact inspired by a true story from a girl in Germany back in the mid 70's. Though I will admit that they did add a few things into the movie that didn't seem to be apart of the real case. And the catholic church even admitted that the girl suffered from severe epilepsy instead of demonic possession.

But nonetheless the movie is still pretty good and has some real creepy moments.

I am not sure about what real exorcisms are like. But if they are anything like what was depicted in this movie it would be enough to scare the bejesus out of me.

[Epiphany]

I fell asleep during this movie. That's not saying good things for a supposed horror film.
Edit: Yes, the Catholic church she had Epilepsy, but of course they're going to say it's anything but possession. Though, I don't believe it was either.

[Dreddz]

I saw it in the cinema some time ago, It was ok, about half way through I was just chatting with friends instead of watching the movie

[Venom]

It wasnt very scary, however it was pretty intriguing.

[darkchrono]

I don't think its main focus was to be a scare show (although they did try to add moments in here and there that might make you jump out of your seat).

I think its main focus was to present the court case that ocurred though and let you decide for yourself rather or not you think it was possession or something within her own mind. And also more importantly rather or not you think the priest was guilty of negligence or had good reasons for doing the things he did.

The original exorcist show was intended I think to mainly just be a scare show. This one was not though I don't believe.

I also looked into the real case a bit (I like doing that after I have seen movies that were supposedly based on true stories to see how much was actually true and how much was added in or embellished).

In it Anneliese Michel (the real girl that the movie was based off of) did have wild fits of rage and would physically harm herself and others and would also infact talk in all those creepy voices that they had Emily do in the movie. But there was no self levetation like Emily did and there was no telekineses (sp) like there was in the movie.

Here is an article that talks about the real story


http://paranormal.about.com/od/demonsandexorcism/a/aa090505.htm

And


http://paranormal.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?zi=1/XJ&sdn=paranormal&zu=http%3A%2F%2Fhorrorchannel.com%2Findex.php%3Fname%3DNews%26file%3Darticle%26amp%3Bsid%3D3347

[Ashi]

I haven't seen the movie, though I think my family has it on DVD. I've read the story that happened in the 70s, though. I think it was an article on some online newspaper. Didn't it happen in Germany? Of course they'd add things to the movie, but the people I know that saw it say it wasn't scary.

I'm not going to watch it because I'd get scared anyway.

[K-chan]

Hate to say it, but after all the hype they made about it in the adds, I was expecting this really freaky horror flick. >> It was nothing but the court case and flashbacks of Emily screaming stuff in latin. Though, it was a good movie anyways, non-horror put aside.

[The Summoner of Leviathan]

My friend dragged me to see it. I was nice enough not to tell her that that stuff scares the <img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"> out of me...Anyways the part that really bothered me was the barn scene where she speaks in Hebrew, Arabic, Ancient Greek, and stuff. I was like O__O; The movie was good and beside the fact that it scared the heck out of me I really did enjoy it. ^__^ Great I am on my Spring Break right now...and the Rez is pretty empty...*gets creeped out*

[Tifa's Real Lover(really]

was ok the first time

[Juniper Jade]

I wanted to see it, but no one would go with me. :/

[JackNapier]

I saw it and laughed till I cried when the old paranoid dude got hit by that car. Definently one of the best moments of the movie.

[vampirepiggyhunter7]

I like the porno version, The Sexorsism of Emily Hoes...
JK

[Death Penalty]

I like the porno version, The Sexorsism of Emily Hoes...
JK
Watched that one two eh.XD

I saw it and laughed till I cried when the old paranoid dude got hit by that car. Definently one of the best moments of the movie.

[Odaisé Gaelach]

Whenever I hear of that film, I always think of a quote from Father Ted when the Passion of St. Tibulous opened on Craggy Island and Bishop Len Brennan visits them:

"Now, his holiness has had it banned! But because of some bloody loophole in the law the thing has opened up on this goddamn dump."

[Mo-Nercy]

I've only watched bits and pieces of it. And I've also heard that the real girl it was based off just had epilepsy, which would explain the spasming. But the best thing to do for epileptics is just to wait until the fit is over and try to give them some space so that no one around them is injured as they fuss about (unless it's unnaturally long lasting in which case, an ambulance should be called). It's not such a big deal, but in this case, it ended up involving the church and going to court. Maybe this shows that there was something para-normal going on with Anneliese Michel.

Just a thought. Maybe I should get around to watching the movie.

[darkchrono]

It depends on the severity in which they have seizures. Some people have seizures so bad that they can die from them. So yes if you are talking about mild seizures than the best thing to do is just let them get through it. But not if the seizure is severe.


Though I don't really believe that Anneliese was possessed I also don't really buy the epilepsy thing though either. I have a rather mild case of epilepsy and my medication keeps it pretty much under wraps. I will only have a mild seizure once in a very great while if my medication gets a little out of wack. But nonetheless I have become familiar with the way people act while having a seizure and I just don't see how people could misinterpret a seizure for a possesseion by a demon.

I think schizophrenia (sp) would be more like it. I am not sure if that was what some of them were referring to when they mentioned she had some sort of mental illness. But I never heard the word schizophrenia used by them so I don't know.

[SoulTaker*]

Well, it had its freakshow moments, like when she's sitting in class and all her classmates faces get all crazy lookin, and when she looks up into the clouds and Im guessin she see's what is supposed to be the devils face in them. It was an okay movie.

[Rye]

I like the porno version, The Sexorsism of Emily Hoes...
JK

You're kidding me. xD They went there? Wow. Even the School of Rock wasn't safe, as the 40 Year Old Virgin has told us.

[Ashi]

But I never heard the word schizophrenia used by them so I don't know.

They used a different word that is basically "another term" for schizophrenia at some point, I think. I don't know it but someone told me they did.

I just watched it today. It is somewhat creepy. I didn't enjoy it as a story. The excorcism was interesting (or at least some parts). I think they do want us to believe she was possessed by demons. Especially since they were using different medical terms for each incident she suffered. The things that happened to the lawyer, also.

[DMKA]

Never, ever had I been so tempted to walk out of the theater before the end of the movie than when I went and saw this one. My god it sucked.

And I hate how people completely missed the point of the film. It was "based on a true story" in the sense that the court case really took place, ect. They completely miss the fact that all the non-courtroom scenes were just according to what the defendant told them. But after people saw that movie I immediately heard them talking like it was proof of god, demons, and the virgin mary's immortality.

Also it's not very true if it took place in Germany yet the movie took place in the United States which means they changed the location of her home, her school AND the court. Fail fail and fail some more.

[darkchrono]

Just wondering was the original Exorcist movie based off of a true story and if so what event was it based off of.

[SoulTaker*]

The Exorcist novel and film is based loosely off events described by a priest who is said to have exercised a demon from a little boy in Maryland in 1949.

[xtreme112]

THAT MOVIE SCARED THE HELL OUTTA ME!!!!!
now first of all I'm a sucker for scary movies, and I do strongly believe in ghosts and demons and stuff like that, and so this raised some very freaky questions to me. That and the scene in the secondary school (while she was doing the test) scared the hell out of me, even though I had seen commercials and knew what was going to happen...

since watching that movie, i get really worried everytime i wake up at 3:00 in the morning...

[JackNapier]

The night after I watched that my mom told me she woke up at 3:03 am. Creepy stuff.

[Levian]

That girl was kinda hot when she wasn't Satan.

[Zell's Fists of Fury]

Never, ever had I been so tempted to walk out of the theater before the end of the movie than when I went and saw this one. My god it sucked.

And I hate how people completely missed the point of the film. It was "based on a true story" in the sense that the court case really took place, ect. They completely miss the fact that all the non-courtroom scenes were just according to what the defendant told them. But after people saw that movie I immediately heard them talking like it was proof of god, demons, and the virgin mary's immortality.

Also it's not very true if it took place in Germany yet the movie took place in the United States which means they changed the location of her home, her school AND the court. Fail fail and fail some more.
Tou-chy. Gee-whiz.

[theundeadhero]

I liked it a lot.

[Elite Lord Sigma]

Never, ever had I been so tempted to walk out of the theater before the end of the movie than when I went and saw this one. My god it sucked.

And I hate how people completely missed the point of the film. It was "based on a true story" in the sense that the court case really took place, ect. They completely miss the fact that all the non-courtroom scenes were just according to what the defendant told them. But after people saw that movie I immediately heard them talking like it was proof of god, demons, and the virgin mary's immortality.

Also it's not very true if it took place in Germany yet the movie took place in the United States which means they changed the location of her home, her school AND the court. Fail fail and fail some more.

I couldn't agree more with your second paragraph.

[childroland]

I liked this movie it had strong Christian views and showed what can realy happen to ppl. It was a very excellent movie

[Winter Nights]

Never, ever had I been so tempted to walk out of the theater before the end of the movie than when I went and saw this one. My god it sucked.

And I hate how people completely missed the point of the film. It was "based on a true story" in the sense that the court case really took place, ect. They completely miss the fact that all the non-courtroom scenes were just according to what the defendant told them. But after people saw that movie I immediately heard them talking like it was proof of god, demons, and the virgin mary's immortality.

Also it's not very true if it took place in Germany yet the movie took place in the United States which means they changed the location of her home, her school AND the court. Fail fail and fail some more.
Since when has a "Based on a True Story" ever been remotely accurate?

[childroland]

This is a true story indeed look it up I dare you DUN DUN DUN

[Winter Nights]

I see this same article on a lot of sites regarding the subject.

http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_1253.html

*yawns*