The Good Exorcist

Fun, exciting and above all filled with passion.

The good exorcist is one of the movies made for the show Rebel without a crew, I had ablast watching monsters, an father with a revolcer take out demons and above all, some killer metal. Gret job to director Josh Stifter

This is a silly horror comedy, with a flavor similar to Evil Dead 2, which is one of my favorite horror movies of all time. You can tell that everyone had fun making the movie, which always makes a film more enjoyable in my opinion. If you can watch Father Gil's opening dance sequence without laughing, I don't care to know you. I have to wonder what Nathanaelj83's motivation might be for such a negative review. Surely with such a harsh criticism of it, he must be an indie director himself, and his films must be indie film making at its finest. If he was motivated by personal feelings that he has about the director to submit a harsh review from behind the safety of his keyboard, that would really be pathetic and weak. A move that any honorable person with an ounce of self-reflection might look back at and be ashamed of. Honor and self-reflection aren't innate in some people I suppose.

I rented this movie for ninety-nine cents because I had watched the 'Rebel Without a Crew' series and wanted to see how the movies had turned out. If you don't know, this movie was shot for that series. All participants were given a $7000 dollar budget and two weeks to complete their film. There's a lot to like about this movie. The cast is good and they all totally get what the director was going for in his first feature film. There's some really good performances all around. There is a lot of craft displayed in direction, a number of good sequences, nice camera angles and good visual story telling. The opening sequence was well done and the twilight dance scene was charming.

Where the film falls short is the sound. It's pretty much drilled into new filmmakers that the sound is more important than the picture. There's huge volume jumps between the music an dialogue. There's also jumps in volume and quality of the audio during dialog scenes. A lot of this could've been fixed in post production and it really should've been. Even if it couldn't be done by the deadline it should've been done before the movie was released. Some of the special effects fall short but on this budget that is understandable. I'm sure he could raise the money on Kickstarter or GoFundMe to fix these problems and I wish he would. Josh Stifter is talented director and he has a good eye for talent.

Overall, it's a fun watch and good example for new filmmakers on what can be done on shoestring budget.

Josh stifter's low budget masterpiece! Ingenious demonic possession special effects, strange characters, and a feature that incorporates his signature animation style! Where will father Gil go next? What wrongs will he make right? And what new and dangerous demons will he send back to hell?

The song playing over the end credits sums this up perfectly: It's a midnight movie, as in a fun, bizarre movie you'd find yourself watching at midnight. Made for $7K in 14 weeks on Rebel Without a Crew, Josh Stifter made a LOT out of a little. When we first meet the main character, Father Gil, boogeying to death metal, it sets the tone for the oddball movie you're about to watch. It doesn't take itself seriously, the actors are hamming it up to sometimes cartoonish proportions, and it's a fun ride all the way through. While it focuses more on the strange cast of characters than the horror, the ending sequence is impressive considering the small budget. The only complaint for me is just sound audio issues, particularly with dialogue, but that almost feels part of the low-budget, grindhouse-y package. Get a group of friends together and have a blast.