User Reviews

When the picture falls off the nightstand in Gail's room on the first night, you can clearly see a stagehand's arm in the lower right corner of the screen.

When the covers are pulled of Gail, her shirt goes from a pale pink to a white floral short-sleeved Henley with no explanation.

There is no way that the house is "100 years old." The floor plan, building materials and the fact that the house has a garage are all indicative of the 60s or 70s.

Why would the demon/devil manifest in the television? Especially when Gail is asleep and oblivious to its presence?

If the writers had studied possession lore, they would know that only very devout, practicing Christians (usually Catholics) become possessed. In truth, possession is not real, does not happen, and can simply be attributed to cases of dementia and/or mental illness (particularly schizophrenia and religious delusions).

Stigmata on a possessed person? Are you kidding me?!

So, I guess all women sleep in white pajamas with blue flowers? Both Gail and her sister do.

Boobs, three sets of them. A decent, yet interrupted, sex scene.

Motrin IB product placement.

How exactly did Gail lie down and wrap herself up in her coverlet in half a second then levitate?

Word to the wise: ALWAYS leave an impaled object in until you reach the emergency room or receive other qualified medical attention. The object may be the only thing preventing you from bleeding to death.

There are some scary moments, but they are mostly cheap, predictable scares using quick flashes of action and/or creepy/loud noises.

The blind priest needs to have a few more lessons on how to act more convincingly blind. The way he felt his way around the bed was very "sighted" in its execution.

The wall-walking scene was pretty neat, I have to admit. I loved the priest-on-priest murder scene, too. That was unexpected. It kept getting better and better toward the end with chaos, murder, and mayhem and I was loving it!

Then, it ended. Roll credits. Lame.

This is one of the worst movies I have ever seen. I bought it based on the various reviews here on IMDb stating "its not that bad". Ladies and Gentlemen, I am here to tell you, yes it IS that bad.

The script is poorly and childishly written. Most of the movie is shot in the interior of a house and a garage (yes that's right, a garage!). One reviewer says that the language isn't as bad as a few dramas they have watched (uhm, what dramas have a woman screaming about A---l S-x?). The acting ranges from poor to downright laughable.

Yes, I get the point. This movie is supposed to be a B movie or even a C movie. The writer/director is well known for his collection of bad movies (notice how nearly ALL of them barely have more than 1 or 2 stars). Sure its supposed to be bad, silly with a bit of nudity thrown in.

The problem is that nobody even tried to make it work. The special effects and the "scares" are halfway decent but in the end it seems like this direct to DVD film was meant to tantalize the viewer with an exciting box cover and then rip them off.

This title doesn't bother to come up with its own ideas, it just steals them all from one of the best horror movies of all time and adds a bit more sex. Most movies take ideas from other films, but not 3/4 of a superior film to which they will be compared unfavourably.

Acting and special effects are as to be expected of a low budget production, but while those can be forgiven, the lack of any originality can't. I'm sorry there was one original idea but it was so laughable it barely counts. A blind exorcist in sunglasses that make him look more like a biker than a priest. "Yeah I'm a bad ass priest, not like those other little pussy priests who couldn't drive a demon out of a wet paper bag."

Exorcism: The Possession of Gail Bowers starts six weeks after the death of teenager Gail Bowers (Erica Roby) mom & dad as she moves to a new home in a new state with her now legal guardians her older sister Anne (Noel Thurman) & her husband Clark Pederson (Griff Furst). At first things seem alright but that that doesn't last for long as Gail begins to change, she starts to sleepwalk, talk in ancient Latin, her voice suddenly becomes very deep, she spouts obscenities & begins to undergo a dramatic & horrifying change of personality. Anne & Clark call in a shrink, Dr. Richard Thornhill (David Shick) who quickly comes to the realisation that Gail is possessed by a demon, as you would. Thornhill approaches the Church & ask's for help in performing an exorcism, the only thing he believes that can save Gail...

Written & directed by low budget horror regular Leigh Scott this is yet another 'mockbuster' rip-off which obviously takes it's inspiration & title from The Exorcist (1973) & to a lesser extent The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) from The Asylum who specialise in this sort of cheap low budget horror themed cash-on of big budget Hollywood flicks. I must admit I think The Asylum make some of the worst films out there, do they even try to make good films? They seem to have this formula where they rip some well known film off with a catchy & familiar sounding title, try to include maybe one or two has-been actors for name value & try to include one or two sequences that will look good in a trailer & they just stick to it. Not wishing to sound too unkind the majority of their output is absolutely dreadful both technically & conceptually. Anyway, Exorcism: The Possession of Gail Bowers doesn't buck the trend & this is one long, dull, boring, predictable & tedious rip-off of The Exorcist, that really is the best way to describe it. The possessed teenage girl trapped in her room & tied to her bed, an early scene with a Ouija board, frantic parents seeking help first from doctor's & then priest's, the final climatic exorcism which is so badly written & handled it's untrue & a few of the notorious trademark scenes from The Exorcist are clearly replicated here such as the spider walk (quite literally here as Gail walks up a wall), speaking in an ancient language, lots of unintentionally funny porno dialogue as Gail spouts various obscenities & of course the final exorcism itself which is performed by a priest wearing sunglasses! The whole film is misjudged, it goes from being unintentionally hilarious to being unintentionally awful to unintentionally boring, or at least I hope it was unintentional. Character's, dialogue & the plot are all well below average as is the film as a whole.

If you were to look in the bathroom mirror & see strips of your flesh peeling from your face what would you do? Think about it for a moment. Right I doubt very much that anyone reading this would have thought to themselves 'undress & take a shower' but that's precisely what one teenage girl decides to do in this. Yes that's right, after seeing the skin on her face literally fall off she takes her clothes off (gratuitous breast shot included) & takes a shower. Does that make any sort of sense to anyone? The gore is tame, there's a bit of blood, scissors stuck in someones shoulder, a stabbing or two & that's about it. There's not too much GCI here thankfully. I was extremely surprised not to see a vomiting scene in this, despite being probably the most famous scene in The Exorcist there's no recreation here which is odd since Exorcism: The Possession of Gail Bowers rips pretty much every other significant scene in The Exorcist off. Forget about any scares as it's all rather inept & cheap looking, the last twenty odd minutes & the exorcism itself is an eyesore of bad lighting & camera angles.

It seems actor turned directed Griff Furst has a lead role in this, he would go on to make three of the worst films ever in Universal Soldiers (2007), I Am Omega (2007) & 100 Million BC (2008) all for The Asylum & all 'mockbuster' rip-offs. Overall the acting isn't that good & I don't actually recognise anyone from this.

Exorcism: The Possession of Gail Bowers sounds like a cheap rip-off, it looks like a cheap rip-off & is a cheap rip-off. Anyone with no standards at all might like it but anyone looking for a decent horror film would be better served watching The Exorcist again.

I thought the movie itself was good, I actually jumped a few times (which I didn't plan on doing at all). The acting however, not so good. I almost turned it off after the neighbor came along. The ending left something to be desired. :/ The original "Exorcist" is still my top choice for a horror flick. The youngins :) (i'm 32) I think will enjoy the more updated versions such as this one. and what was up with the "terminator" priest? Please tell me if anyone out there knows a priest that looks like that. I think overall a great movie plot as it has stood the test of time. However, I think the actors could have been better selected.

Well, I just saw this movie in the comforts of my own living room, and I was glad I didn't see this one in the theater.

WHY:

The acting of most cast members was mediocre at best. The special effects could have been a lot better, as for the C.G.I. its non-existent and as for the sound, cinematography and make-up they are all under the normal standard.

If you like B-movies this would get a 6 from me, however for what I expected from this movie it gets a 5-.

Quality is in the eye of the beholder.

I would not recommend this one to my friends.

There's only one way to convince your self about this movie and that's to go see it or rent it a the video store.

Greetzz yuribear

We rented this movie because we were looking for something scary to watch, I had seen The Exorcist before so this movie looked like it would work. It was just as creepy as The Exorcist if not more!

Some of the scenes in this movie are so shocking, its perfect if you are looking for a movie to watch in the dark and want to get scared! The screams that come out of the people in the movie are bloodcurdling, especially the older sister when she sees what is happening to her younger sister as the possession takes hold of her... it gives you chills!

The make-up was really well done, we sat there and saw blood spurting from people and eyes getting gouged out, but it looks realistic enough to where you don't sit there and think about it being fake -- all you think about is how gross and scary it all is...

Definitely a movie to rent if you want to get creeped out!

This is another awful Asylum mockbuster that I enjoyed. It isn't exactly a mystery as who gets possessed as it is the name of the demon. Gail Bowers (Erica Roby) is a nubile teen who walks around in a tank top, high beams, and panties and is more interesting possessed than not. Yes, this is one of those demon that likes to pull down the covers production. And in one scene, Gail's top changes from plain white to one with a pattern. (The blooper reel was already full.)

The plot doesn't offer anything new. The characters were cardboard with Noel Thurman being downright funny as she attempts to deliver lines. This is a fair film for Asylum fans and a good perv film for those who like to hear teen girls talk dirty.

I recommend the blooper reel in the extras.

Parental Guide: F-bomb, sex, nudity (Erica Roby of Hillside Cannibals , Noel Thurman of Piranha Sharks , Rebekah Kochan of Eating Out )