The Good Exorcist

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?

I truly enjoyed this film! It was funny and entertaining. I want to see more of Father Gil and friends. the casting was well done and Stanley was definitely my favorite character. Please make more Father Gil and friends!

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.

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.

After watching El Rey's "Rebel Without a Crew" TV show, I decided to watch the 5 movies produced by Robert Rodriguez, on a tiny $7,000 budget similar to how he made his 1st feature, El Mariachi, and write reviews as I watch each one. I started with this one and have to say, it'll be tough act to follow.

In this movie, Director Josh Stifter managed to squeeze out elements of Horror, Comedy and even some decent FX. Even the acting was above average (I've seen more expensive movies look cheaper with horrid acting). Reminded me of early Sam Raimi. I see a bright future for Josh and hope to see more from him!