tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258788979142293877.post662607716629775141..comments2023-10-16T08:12:03.273-04:00Comments on Paranormal Pursuits: The Dark Side of ExorcismAlyson Burdettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16916059117572619004noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258788979142293877.post-69149280104462164312011-05-26T02:12:15.452-04:002011-05-26T02:12:15.452-04:00I'm probably not a very good judge of whether ...I'm probably not a very good judge of whether or not a movie is scary because I don't really find any of them scary. But if the Exorcist scared you then The Exorcism of Emily Rose probably would as well.Alysonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258788979142293877.post-7225175741716589042011-05-25T11:49:22.522-04:002011-05-25T11:49:22.522-04:00Is the movie "The Exorcism of Emily Rose"...Is the movie "The Exorcism of Emily Rose" scary? I thought the Excorcist was pretty scary. It's not something that I would ever go home to on a weekend and say, "You know...my life isn't complete until I've watched the Excorcist one more time on television while watching dinner."Michael Offutthttp://slckismet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258788979142293877.post-14632881303457151972011-05-25T11:30:48.001-04:002011-05-25T11:30:48.001-04:00Well, most of the stuff in the exorcist movie is b...Well, most of the stuff in the exorcist movie is based on a preists journal that was found, so there's no way to say if it really did or didn't happen. There's a lot of debate about possesed people speaking other languages. Sometimes people argue that they are just speaking jibberish that sounds like another language. I wouldn't say it's impossible but until I see it with my own eyes, i'm pretty skeptical. Movies have the habit of taking a shred of truth and turning it into something totally different.<br /><br />Jennifer, I have seen that movie. I thought it did a pretty good job of presenting exorcism as well. There have been a lot of exorcism movies lately but I'd love to see one based on some other word religion for a change.Alysonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258788979142293877.post-66069432979224521982011-05-24T12:18:07.593-04:002011-05-24T12:18:07.593-04:00I have never known someone who claimed to be posse...I have never known someone who claimed to be possessed, thank goodness. <br /><br />The Catholics and other groups have rigorous screening processes (I think) before they can say a person is possessed. Priests have to clear it with someone higher up and that is only after certain other requirements have been met. It still leaves room for error, however...<br /><br />I don't usually bring movies into this but, have you ever seen the movie "The Exorcism of Emily Rose"? The two sides for the argument are laid out there because of the court case that goes on.Jennifer Ruth Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04699005759754946494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5258788979142293877.post-69074123446416142962011-05-23T17:55:11.696-04:002011-05-23T17:55:11.696-04:00Figures as much that people attempting to deal wit...Figures as much that people attempting to deal with erratic behavior (whether brought about by mental illness or some other disease) or (I shall suspend disbelief for a moment and have an open mind) via possession of an evil spirit end up killing the person. So is there any truth that people who are possessed can speak languages that they never could have known or have moved objects or something like that? I also wonder why the Catholic church seems to be synonymous with the rite of exorcism with all that "Save your servant"... stuff.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.com