[Steve_Hutchison]

Originally posted by knife_fight
the prequel is horrible. stay away from it and the 2nd one.
As I have stated in other threads, the first one is great because, to me, it is the only movie that, if you took away all elements of "horror" in it, it would still be a great movie. There is way more going on with this movie than just a horror film about a possessed girl or any sort of cheap shock moments. This film's main character is obviously Father Damian, not the girl or her mom or even dat bad ol debbil. It's about one man's struggle with his own faith and how he reacts when confronted by real proof of the supernatural.
In other words, there is only one word for the first Exorcist: genius.
And if you don't agree, you need to go back to watching Rush Hour 2 and leave the real films to the people who can appreciate them.

I don't agree. The Exorcist just doesn't exist without the horror elements.