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  there’s a house next door to me and they worship the devil. I think she’s posessed and strange things have been happening since I have had some I idea’s about this. And the more I think about it the stranger things get. I’m really worried… could I get some help?

  Comment by Sara — Wed October 12, 2005 @ 6:15
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  Yes, you can. First, don’t panic. Next, invite them over for coffee. You’ll find out that they, like millions of others, worship the same demon, whose name is Caffeine.

  Comment by Darren Seeley — Wed October 12, 2005 @ 6:37
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  I think this is the best movie ever. It is like if that girl was really the one who did it like Emliy Rose. I think Emily Rose would be happy right now of herself if she didn’t have the devil inside if her. Well Emily Rose. I hope you feel better and your mom tell her she was and still is a great mom cause you know some other stupid moms don’t care about thier child. Your’e lucky you have a mom that cares about you. I feel really bad for Emily Rose anyway. Try to live happily ever after. Bye.

  sincerely: rubi gil I hope you get better!!!!!!! good luck !!!!

  Comment by rubi — Sun November 20, 2005 @ 19:47
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  Rubi, if this really is the best movie ever, you not only have to see more movies, but you also have to pay some attention to the film that you think is the best movie ever-and get the character’s name right. I had to edit up your comment a little bit because of the abundance of spelling errors and that eyesore of internet shorthand. Even after correcting some grammar, I still don’t quite understand some of the babble. Anyway, in the film, Emily Rose dies. About the film, the character of Emily Rose isn’t real, but she (and the court case) is loosely based upon the case of Anneliese Michel.

  Comment by Darren Seeley — Mon November 21, 2005 @ 0:35
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  I found this one quite entertaining in the positive sense of the word. The idea of combining court drama with horror is quite original. Wilkinson was ok as always, but Linney was definitely in top form and so was Jennifer Carpenter (as Emily Rose, buy hey: she has the last name for a horror flick) It is hard to come up with something new after The Exorcist, but I found Emily Rose highly worth the view. There is a German version coming up of the Aneliese Michel story, called Requiem.

  

  Comment by arjan — Mon November 21, 2005 @ 1:57
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  Does anyone remember the names of the six demons in this film? If so, can you tell me. Thanks

  Comment by Karla — Tue November 22, 2005 @ 11:12
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  The ‘six’ are not all demons, but the names mentioned are:
  Nero, Judas, Belial, Cain,Lucifer,and Legion.

  The last one, however, Legion, could imply that there were more than six, but those were the names given.

  Comment by Darren Seeley — Wed November 23, 2005 @ 5:47
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  Thats just what film critics are like, they have to try and find something bad in every movie, I admit the ending when the lawyer turns down the job to become a senior partner was rather cheesy and unoriginal, but I do believe myself that it was a very very good movie. How sir, could you also say that you believe in such entities as angels, demons etc, but also be able to compare schcizophrenia and psychosis with being possessed? If I were to ask someone on the street if they would rather suffer from a mental illness such as as the ones stated above, or be possessed by 6 “demonic entities” I’m sure many will answer that they would rather be mentally ill, as for illness there is a cure. People also understand mental illness for what it is, just an illness – there is no cause for the supernatural in being mentally ill and people have a much better understanding in illness then in being demonically possessed. Whilst being possessed consists in continuous supernatural activity. But to be fair, there are the similarities of demonic possession and mental illness, but nothing I believe would compare to being demonically possessed. Nothing.

  Comment by Bonnie — Sat November 26, 2005 @ 0:58
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  Actually, bonnie, I very much appreciated the notion put forward in the movie (by the female antropologist taking the stand) that in fact possesion can be seen a an altered mental state (as indeed mental illness is) and that an excorsism-ritual serves to rearrange (as it were) the possessed persons brainwaive-pattern so it may go back to normal. I agree with Darren, the movie offers several explanations for the same occurrance and then leaves it to the audience (as well as the jury) which one they choose to believe.
  I am a stone cold agnostic myself, do not believe in any kind of afterlife but was still tempted by the possibilities offered up in this film. I love a movie that entices me to think. And anybody, true believer or not, will probably feel a whole lot of compassion for poor emily rose, regardless of what the truth of her condition may be. Just think of all those people with Tourettes, Down-syndrome and mental illnesses who must have been burned at the stake in the middle-ages.
  I also agree that the whole 3 AM subplot was a bit too much too take. That became tedious real quick and deminished the strenght of the rest of the film.

  Comment by mariken — Sat November 26, 2005 @ 12:40
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  Bonnie, thanks for your comments, but I really did like the film a lot. My crticisms, at best, are minor. One of them – “based on a true story” is even acknowleged by the film’s director (see above).

  Second, the movie provides both explanations, although it leans more toward one side of the fence, and while effective, the spooks and scares are meant to sell extra tickets. I also have no problem accepting that there is such a thing as demonic posession – if I believe in the Trinity, (God the father, Christ his son, God the Spirit) and that the bible is the word of God, then that’s clear cut. But can I also believe in mental illness and that some may think they are possessed or others around them think that they are possessed? Yes.

  According to the New Testament, Jesus healed the sick, the deaf and the blind. The Pharisees believed that such people were like this due to sin and/or demonic influence. They even once thought that Jesus himself was possesssed. (Matthew 12:24)

  Mariken brings up the Middle Ages, I’ll also bring up the Salem Witch Trials. A popluar, scientifically tested explanation is that the culprit was Ergot, spread by a fungus that causes symptoms of hallucination, violent fits, choking, pinching, itching, a crawling sensation in the skin and muscular contractions. Ergot was mixed in with the rye bread, which the Puritans ate. It mostly effects small children and women.

  If a film were made about that tragic event, much of the same questions would be raised.

  Comment by Darren Seeley — Sat November 26, 2005 @ 21:37
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  I truely believe in demonic possession, and this movie in a way opened my eyes wider to things in this world that I truely do not fully understand, sorry if my previous comments seem to be rather rude, and I understand that it is your job to criticise.

  Would you Darren, know if the significance to 3am in the movie is based on a religious belief or was made up as part of the movie to sell a few more tickets?

  I believe that at the end of the movie, the writer should have stated that the actual girl that was possessed was NOT Emily Rose, but poor Annelise michel of Germany, they had American-ized the movie to the point that the actual “Fact” in the movie was scarce, and if I hadnt have known, I, myself would have thought that the factual account of Emily Rose was based in America.

  sincerely yours
  Bonnie

  Comment by Bonnie — Sun November 27, 2005 @ 4:53
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  The 3AM thing is real, that is what in folklore is known as “the witching hour”. It is generally believed to be midnight, but in fact it is 3AM, the explanation in the film is genuine (as is the one about the vocal cords and the tibettan monks).
  The topics raised in this film, in a way, reminded me of the point put forward by Yann Martell in his book Life of Pi (well worth a read by the way). In a particular paragraph his main character Pi ponders on how an atheist at the hour of their death may see a bright white light and believe afterall, but an agnostic, in their last breathl, will explain away the light scientifically and thereby “miss the better story”.
  Whatever your beliefs about wat was going on with Emily, (be it faith or epilepsy) it is up to the viewer to decide which is the better story. And that is why I thought is was good.

  Comment by mariken — Sun November 27, 2005 @ 21:33
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  No, Bonnie, you weren’t rude, and I want to point out that when a film like this comes along and opens the door for opinion and discussion, it’s a breath of fresh air. In the past ten years or so, there has been a decline in films from H’wood that takes spiritual or political hot buttons and presents both sides of a debate, and then stirs up the intellect of the viewer. The 3AM witching hour thing is, as Mariken pointed out, has been taken from mythology/folklore. The problem with it being in the film is that for me, it lightly tipped the scale so to speak.

  The backstory of Rose is told from Moore’s point of view; likwise when he is “visited” it could come from his fears, real or imagined. When such events are shared by other characters, it could be said the case is creepy and gives them sleepless nights- but not exactly the same sights that Father Moore has expierienced- for he mentions 3AM after Bruner has such events occur in her home. The film cannot be told from Bruner’s POV, for she claims to be agnostic and a skeptic.

  Therefore I do say the horror elements were more selling points in the trailer- as some horror buffs were not prepared for the courtroom drama, only to start thinking about the story after the credits rolled.

  Usually when a message comes around saying “Based On A True Story”, it isn’t unusual for filmmakers to have some ‘artistic dramatic license’. Most of the time, it isn’t a bad thing, so long as the details altered are small and resaonable. Filmgoers are mostly fed up with ‘Based on..’ because in recent years, filmmakers have taken too much ‘artistic license’ and concoct an extreme revisionist history. The result of this is the film in question gets laughed right out of the theatres.

  ‘Rose’ shares a bit more in common with the TV show “Law & Order” where a story is inspired by or based on an event that was “ripped from the headlines” but changed enough to make it thier own. The disclaimer at the end of “Rose” misleads, however. It was better off without it. I feel instead of ‘based on’ some films, like “Rose”, should say ‘inspired by’. Makes all the difference in the world.

  Oh, one small detail.

  While I have been a party to other film review hubs in the past, and have even been quoted (!) on occasion while being part of those hubs, like those past places, “My job”- writing for CoP is strictly voluntary….just like everyone else here.

  Comment by Darren Seeley — Sun November 27, 2005 @ 23:57
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  i thought the film was fantastic. im only 16 and felt it was a shame to come out of the cinema to hear nearly everyone saying how ‘crap’ it was. to be honest it was a very good film and i havent seen one as good in a long time.im interested in things to do with religion. im also interested in the 3am thing he mentioned it was the official accepted time of death of jesus christ. is that true as well do you know? thanks, lois x

  Comment by lois — Thu December 1, 2005 @ 0:14
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  Yeah it was a decent movie interesting and for the most part accurate.
  Did anyone notice something odd near the start of the movie i think they were using subliminal imagery.

  Comment by Jocasta — Fri December 2, 2005 @ 12:42
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  This film made me jump of my seat it deffo is a one to watch .

  Comment by jess — Fri December 2, 2005 @ 17:16
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  subliminal imagery? hmm. what part were you talking about jocasta? hehe…your names jocasta…shes the queen on the great greek tradgedy “oedipus rex” hehe…she had sex with her son…anyway, what was this subliminal imagery on the exorcism of emily rose you speak of?

  Comment by Bonnie — Sat December 3, 2005 @ 0:14
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  There is a piece near the start of the film some strange symbols a triangle circle i think cannot really describe it as it happened very fast know i didnt imagine it though because just after it happened there was a darker scene and I could still see them momentarily as they had burned themselves on to my retenas – like if you look at a light bulb and then quickly look to the dark you can still make out the shape.

  Comment by jocasta — Sat December 3, 2005 @ 18:29
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  If the 6 demons were the ones who dwelled in Cain, Nero, Judas, Legion, Belial and Lucifer, why are all these film review sites saying Adolf Hitler and some other random name like Fleishemenn or somthing?

  Comment by Hugh — Mon December 5, 2005 @ 10:33
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  The movie is based on an actual event wich took place years ago to a german girl i think and they changed some of the deamons names for the film – it was claimed that one of the deamons possessing the girl was the same one which had possessed adolf hitler

  Comment by jocasta — Mon December 5, 2005 @ 12:11
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  Hugh, those were the names said in the film (Cain, Nero, Judas, Legion, Belial and Lucifer) and not “all other” film review sites have other names.I’ll name at least one of them: Roger Ebert’s site in his archived ‘Answer Man’ section; also, Wikipedia (which is not a review site, but it gives a summary of the film) lists the names as well.

  In the real case, it was said to be : Judas Iscariot, Nero, Cain, Hitler, a disgraced Frankish priest from the 16th Century, and Satan/Lucifer.

  Comment by Darren Seeley — Mon December 5, 2005 @ 15:09
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  Dear Sir / Ma`am,

  Is Emily Rose now a Saint. Has anyone who prayed to her received a miracle. I am a Mumbai resident (India), I would like to visit her grave site. Could yoy please tell me how to go about it.

  I saw the movie twice at `STARCITY`, Mumbai, and I have told my friends not to miss it.

  God Bless you always.
  Carl

  Comment by Carl Francis Lira — Sat December 10, 2005 @ 14:08
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  I hope God blesses me too. If I am blessed he will heal me from the concussion I will recieve from banging my head one too many times in the wall… maybe a picture frame too, to hide the mess.

  Anyway, Carl, I’m sure there is a gravesite for the [em]real[/em] person on which the film takes its premise from. But to my knowledge, the late Annalise is not a saint, and I don’t know the exact location of the gravesite. While it is a good picture overall, it is *based* on a true story, but that’s really it. There is no grave for Emily Rose, except on the screen, for she is fictional.

  This confusion is understandable; the big bruhaha is the ‘where are they know’ disclaimer at the film’s end which the sudio forced upon the director to keep talking about the film with these discussions.

  Then again, I have heard how fans dispise some actors who play dispicable roles in soap operas, thinking that the actor and the character are one the same.

  I wonder if your local movie theatre will give you a free pass for giving them a plug…no, maybe not.

  Comment by Darren Seeley — Sun December 11, 2005 @ 6:01
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  I believe in this movie they did a very good job recreating a real exorcism. They watched video tapes of actual exorcisms being done, listened to recordings of them. They recreated the exorcism in a more realistic way then “The Exorcist”, not saying that’s a bad movie, I happen to love it, but I don’t believe that a girls head could turn 360 degrees and she could live to tell about it.

  I would have liked to have seen more on the other side of the story, but it’s a movie and it was already 2 hours long.
  Maybe someday someone will remake it and put more of the
  other side in there.

  Comment by Danielle — Thu December 22, 2005 @ 0:09
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  One, Two, Three, Four, Five, SIX

  Comment by Lost — Thu December 22, 2005 @ 1:07
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  Nero, Judas, Belial, Cain,Lucifer,and Legion. All These Demons Were Well Researched. Nero Was The Roman Emperior Who Burned Rome And Played A fiddle While It Burned. Judas Betrayed Jesus, Belial is the name for a demon in the Old Testament, He Was A Minion Of Satan, Cain Was The First Murderer In The Bible, Lucifer Is Of course The Devil, And Legion Doesnt imply More Then One Like A Earlier Post Said, Legion Was The Demon That Jesus Cast Out Into The Pigs And Had Run Off A Cliff, It Was Then One Pocession But Done By 1 Demon.

  Comment by Dexx — Sat December 24, 2005 @ 4:51
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  the 6 demons were misunderstood. Nero, Judas, Cain were just simple men who were heavily influenced or possessed by demons, not demons by theirselves. Moreover, Lucifer isn’t the Devil himself, but just his 1st General, the real name of the Devil (word which means “the adversary”) is Samael, which means “Venom of God”. The movie was o.k., but I couldn’t check the real events in those the movie was inspired in.
  The years are passing by, but the 70′s William Friedkin masterpiece is still alive and kickin’ass.

  Comment by Alejandro — Mon December 26, 2005 @ 19:34
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  When she said the names Cain, Nero, and Judas, she was not saying the names of the demons. I do recall that she said something along the lines of �I am the one who dwells within (insert name here (Cain, Nero, or Judas))�. Meaning the demons that were in her were the ones that were also in Cain, Nero, and Judas. She says that like 3 times, then says something like �I am (insert name here (Belial, Legion)� and �I am Lucifer, in the flesh!”

  Can anyone confirm the quotes?

  Comment by Tiana — Tue December 27, 2005 @ 6:15
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  Er, Lucifer and the Devil/Satan are one the same, Alejandro. Lucifer was the Devil’s original name before he was thrown out of Heaven. The name Satan does mean ‘adversary’. I’m not sure where this Samael stuff comes in.

  I would like to point out that she does say the six names given were the ‘demons’ inside of her. They could be the ghosts/spirits of Cain, Judas and Nero. But there’s something else you didn’t consider: it’s beside the point.

  The events told are from a flashback/POV (Father Moore) and depict what he saw, heard and recorded. Left open for interpetation by the prosecutor, Emily could have been wrong and exaggerated what (or who) was in her. If you also took it from a biblical point of view, it could have been only one to three demons who lied about thier true number.

  Comment by Darren Seeley — Tue December 27, 2005 @ 14:20
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  Darren, you’re correct. The word Satan means “adversary” and came from an asian rood word, same as Shantai (the Devil according the Islamic religion). But the word Devil is also and adjective and I can’t find the correct word in English, but is someone “who lies all the time”, that is the acception taken from the Catholic Church to call the Devil “father of the Lie”.
  I’m agree with you in something, demons inside of her could have lied about the number, and certainly I would like to check the original tapes to find out that. But, I’m not sure about the capability of them to lie or refuse to give their names or number after a request ordered by a priest in the name of God.
  Alejandro

  Comment by Alejandro — Tue December 27, 2005 @ 15:34
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  The movie was not all that bad, though some parts did creep me out. You are correct though. Those were all the names of the demons that dwelled within. The most scariest part of that movie was in the barn when they were revealing themselves. I watched this movie basically alone, because everyone else fell asleep. It didn’t give me nightmares, but I was afraid to go downstairs at 3 am that same night. xDD

  Comment by Amanda — Tue December 27, 2005 @ 22:43
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  Well, I’m sure we would all love to hear the original tapes. There’s just one small problem.

  They don’t exist.

  Comment by Darren Seeley — Wed December 28, 2005 @ 5:37
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  Okay, whoever said Nero was the one who played the fiddle while Rome burned, needs to research history.

  Fiddles were not invented until after the Roman empire had collapsed.

  Comment by TragicImage — Wed December 28, 2005 @ 6:10
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  The actual quote from the movie, CONFIRMING that the first 3 demons were NOT Cain, Nero, and Judas but demons that “dwelt” within them;

  “I am the one who dwelt within Cain!
  “I am the one who dwelt within Nero!
  “I once dwelt within Judas!
  “And I was with Legion!
  “I am Belial!
  “And I am Lucifer, the devil in the flesh!”

  I’m also pretty sure each one was said in a different langauge, the first two are pretty much the same but sound completely different.

  Comment by Tiana — Wed December 28, 2005 @ 10:01
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  According the trailer of the movie, the exorcism was recorded, but I think that sort of things (if it was really recorded) are preserved for further studies.
  About the languages spoken, it was a license of the director. The true events of the exorcism were in Germany, so it might be possible that english wasn’t the spoken language. Latin could have been used, b’cause is the offical language of ancient catholic rituals.
  Amanda, the problem isn’t to go downstairs at 3am, it will be if you like to eat spiders for breakfast
  Alejandro

  Comment by Alejandro — Wed December 28, 2005 @ 13:44
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  Does anyone know where I can do some research on this event? I found it very interesting and want to do some follow up.

  Comment by Bee — Wed December 28, 2005 @ 17:01
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  ok

  in order are the six names mentioned:
  CAIN
  NERO
  JUDAS
  LEGION
  BELIAL
  LUFICER

  And to clearify unless it was already mentioned. Belial was actually there and so was lucifer, the others are demons or whoever that DWELT within them. If you watched the movie close enough the actress states before some “one who dwelt within…” and on legion she said “I am one who was WITH legion”.

  What really shocked me was how there were different languages for each demon or possesor. The only one i can say for sure is German and Latin..the other may have been ancient arabic or some other ancient or arcaic language used by christ and/or his followers.

  Comment by Paul Boggs — Wed December 28, 2005 @ 22:44
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  two languages were spoken by Jesus, aramaic and hebrew. Latin and greek were also used in those days, but for trading, commerce and education.

  Comment by Alejandro — Thu December 29, 2005 @ 0:22
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  Jezus was a Hellenistic Jew, so it’s very probable he also spoke Greek.

  Comment by paco — Thu December 29, 2005 @ 0:57
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  i would like to no were did emily rose live?i have a co-worker who thinks she lived in new brunswick canada is this true?hope to here from you soon

  thanks
  shawna

  Comment by shawna — Thu December 29, 2005 @ 16:33
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  First and for most who cares what they said in the movie the movie was based one true events and the court case happened in real life and Yes they do have real tapes. as for the names of the six demons they changed some of them most likely to not start some sort of a controversy but the real names annaleise mitchel stated in her excorsism were lucifer, judas isariot, nero, cain, hitler, and fleischmann. and annaleise mitchel lived in germany.

  Comment by wolfe — Thu December 29, 2005 @ 21:38
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  The tapes I reffered to were the tapes from the movie.
  And Shawna…the film was made in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The film was set in the U.S.

  Comment by Darren Seeley — Fri December 30, 2005 @ 0:24
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  Hey..i was wondering if anyone had the exact script of the exorcism part in this movie, my friend would like to know the part because he found this film very interesting, but couldn’t understand what all she was saying, it would be of great help if anyone could tell me the lines of the film. Thank you
  Melissa

  Comment by Melissa — Fri December 30, 2005 @ 7:46
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  Jesus spoke aramaic and hebrew plus COIN greek. Coin Greek in todays relm is like speaking English. One would not be able to live without speaking COIN greek

  Comment by john — Fri December 30, 2005 @ 22:08
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  The part of the movie about who is the demon w/ in her is the fact that when u look at what these demons did while inside their host you can get a fell of what the Priest was dealing with. First you have Cain who slained his own brother, which then began the epic of Murder, nero i dont know, but Judus was the one who gave JESUS up to His accusors, thus his indwelling now decided what would become of JESUS. So thereore, Judus (indwelt by satin) hoped for the death of JESUS, but not knowing that in the end all would be saved who believed in the risen JESUS CHRIST, our savour.

  Comment by john — Fri December 30, 2005 @ 22:16
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  some of these people need to learn to spell. Maybe it wld help if some of you would study the Bible.

  Comment by posie — Sat December 31, 2005 @ 3:37
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  And, despite the fact that I am a believer in Christ, you all know why I’m still knocking my head in the wall until I get dizzy spells (see above). When I edit the comments on this page (almost once a day now, it seems) there are, on occasion, a lot of mispellings, mumblings, ancient hieroglyphics… and I didn’t get to the new crop yet.

  But as a rule of thumb, Posie. don’t critique if you follow the same beat.
  Yet, you are right, for John got it wrong biblically. Judas didn’t hope for the death of Jesus; it came as a shock to him. Riddled with guilt, he hung himself.

  Comment by Darren Seeley — Sat December 31, 2005 @ 5:09
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  Hi i was wondering if anyone has ever heard about demons that travel from place to place that follow certain people.

  Comment by miguel ciriaco — Sat December 31, 2005 @ 9:54
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  I think despite the arguments we may have against this movie, and , or interpretation thereof , we are all subject to doubt and question. That is a natural human instinct…to question that which we are not sure of. I know this story is based partially on the story of an unfortunate girl in Germany…yet somehow it still haunts me to know that perhaps any person in this world should encounter such a fate. I am a Psychology major and would love to help anyone overcome their demons…it doesn’t always happen that way. My uncle is full blown psychotic….he is a wonderful man with a beautiful daughter….yet no matter if it be fate or fokelore…people live lives like this everyday…one where nothing is certain, and they never feel safe. No matter where they go…..in their own minds there is someone out to get them….this my friends could quite possibly be the greatest tragedy of all.

  Comment by that girl — Sat December 31, 2005 @ 16:00
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  Hi i was wondering in the movie when emily says the 6 names and she mentions judas as a demon but many christians dont see judas as a demon but as a saint

  Comment by miguel ciriaco — Sat December 31, 2005 @ 22:26
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  Wrong Judas, Miguel. The Judas that is a saint isn’t the Judas who handed Jesus over for thirty pieces of silver. You may have been thinking of either

  1) Saint Judas, who was also known as Thaddaeus, one of the twelve apostles. He is most often called Saint Jude to avoid confusion with Judas Iscariot. In the bible, the gospels don’t speak kindly of Judas Iscariot. He is mentioned in the lists of the twelve disciples as the ‘traitor’ and as the son of Simon to distinguish him from the other disciple who shares the name ‘Judas’(Jude/Thaddaeus)

  2) St. Judas Cyriacus, patron of Ancona.

  Comment by Darren Seeley — Sat December 31, 2005 @ 23:15
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  ok thank you for explaining that

  Comment by miguel ciriaco — Sun January 1, 2006 @ 2:03
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  where is the actual gravesite of the real emily rose?

  Comment by Charity — Sun January 1, 2006 @ 18:00
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  Can anyone tell me the languages these phrases were told?

  �I am the one who dwelt within Cain!
  �I am the one who dwelt within Nero!
  �I once dwelt within Judas!
  �And I was with Legion!
  �I am Belial!
  �And I am Lucifer, the devil in the flesh!�

  And where can I get the real quotes in the original languages?

  Comment by cliverendum — Sun January 1, 2006 @ 20:53
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  i think the languages go as follow:

  Cain- Aramiac
  Nero- Latin
  Judas- Hebrew
  Legion-
  Belial- German
  Lucifer – English

  fix me if i am wrong, because i am not sure on Belial and Legion

  Comment by felon — Mon January 2, 2006 @ 7:07
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  At the end, did Emily became a Saint? Hey, do you guys remember what the choices she had to make in the movie?
  When she was talking to Mary, and she chose to go with the demons and got the Stigmata.

  Comment by Lea — Mon January 2, 2006 @ 21:47
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  In the movie, The exorcism of Emily Rose she dies, but does anyone know how she did end up dieing? like what actually caused her death…?

  Comment by Jay — Tue January 3, 2006 @ 0:36
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  Don’t know if this has already been answered, but I just watched the movie last night. When she spoke with the Virgin Mary, Emily was offered the chance to die immediately and go to heaven or to remain alive but possessed and suffer greatly. Going to heaven would have been better for her, but she remained possessed so that her story could eventually be told and bring more people to God. In the letter she says that she chose to remain in her worldly body because people would not come to God until she showed them evil, i.e., being possessed by the demons. And she eventually dies of complications from malnutrition and self-inflicted injuries brought about by her thrashing about, hurting herself, etc.

  Comment by Lucy — Tue January 3, 2006 @ 1:00
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  what was the 3:00am all about? what’s so significant about that?

  Comment by Mika — Tue January 3, 2006 @ 5:42
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  Lucy in Emily’s letter she did not say she stayed to get her story told so that it would bring ppl closer to God, but to be closer to god she has to show them EVIL. She said she had to show them THE DEVIL.
  Also, does any one hate that prosacuter more than me? He was such a donkey! I would also like to know were Emily’s gravesite is. I under stand that the movie is based on Annliese what’s- her- name’s story and they changed her name. At the end it said EMILY’S gravesite was like a memorial thing. Wouldn’t it be ANNALIESE’S grave that is a memorial? PLZ someone tell me, my head is really starting to hurt. Also, if Emily died from not eating, so her body couldn’t recooperate, why did the demons let her eat spiders? And if she was so hungry she could just eat spiders to live right?

  Comment by chyna — Tue January 3, 2006 @ 5:57
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  oh also the 3 am thing is like a joke of the hour of Christ 3pm his death time i think, so 3 am is like the demoning hour or witching hour, whatever u wanna call it. so i guess at 3 am the demons all get together for a fright fest. I’ve seen the movie like 5 times but I’m not completely sure my answer is correct.

  Comment by chyna — Tue January 3, 2006 @ 6:00
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  Felon, you got Belial mixed with Legion. Legion’s was definately German, and Belial’s was Greek, I believe.

  Cain- Aramiac
  Nero- Latin
  Judas- Hebrew
  Legion- German
  Belial- Greek
  Lucifer – English

  Comment by Rusty — Tue January 3, 2006 @ 6:50
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  Emily Rose is a fiction name. All was inspired in what happened to Anneliese Mitchel in Germany. The memorial people used to visit is her grave. About her decease, she was ordered to stop eating like a signal of power and domination of her demons. If she was allowed to eat primary insects such spiders it was beause they are repulsive for humans and all demons acts have to be offensive to mankind and God. In the same way could be understood her self-inflicted hurts and sexual grotesque attitude.

  Comment by Alejandro — Tue January 3, 2006 @ 16:13
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  Get the facts

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anneliese_Michel

  Comment by Ryan — Tue January 3, 2006 @ 22:45
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  How easy would be the world if all our answers were in wikipedia! Plz search a little bit more dude..

  Comment by Alejandro — Tue January 3, 2006 @ 23:21
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  I liked this movie, The Exorcism of Emily Rose. I feel it was a decent film. Maybe not true to life, and I agree that instead of saying ‘Based on a true story’, they should have went with ‘Inspired by the Life Of Anneliese Michel’. The actors in the film were, in my opinion, very believeable. I feel that one important factor of the film objective is to offer up the possibilities. What did the priest’s defense attorney say? something like, ‘When there are only facts, there is no room for possibilities’. I feel that is true.
  We can believe whatever we want, and when something that doesn’t fit into our comfort zone comes along we can try to ‘label’ it so we feel better about it, but there is more out there. So much more. An open mind is a valuable tool. I believe that Anneliese and her family may very well believed that she was possessed by demons. I feel badly for the ways she and her family suffered through this nightmare, whether believed to be medical or religious. I just finished reading a book similar in content, The Son of Endless Night (can’t remember author) which is fictional (of course!) tale of a demonic possession, which kind of runs along the same lines. Demonic Possession is a horrific explanation, but one must admit it is a possibility.

  Comment by herelt — Wed January 4, 2006 @ 0:33
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  Whoever was asking questions about Nero-
  he didn’t play a fiddle, but a lyre while looking out from a tower and watching Rome burn. He supposedly set the fires, and committed numerous other depraved acts (raped virgins, dressed as a bum & murdered travelers in the night). He also played a game in which he would be wrapped in animal skins and trapped in a wooden cage. Then, he’d break out of the cage and mutilate the genitals of nude people tied to stakes with his mouth and hands.

  this movie was awesome

  Comment by Chris — Wed January 4, 2006 @ 2:03
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  This movie was really great. But it is sad because the real person it happened to kinda makes me wonder because now i’m aware the devil is realistic, not fiction!

  Comment by adriana miranda — Wed January 4, 2006 @ 20:22
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  I think this story was ok because it was based on a true story and it kind of scared me. Just the thought of the devil makes me wonder if it will happen to someone around me. If this happens to you, would you do an exsersism on yourself?
  yours truly,

  Comment by sharon v. — Wed January 4, 2006 @ 20:28
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  I think this movie was ok because it scared me somewhat.Just the thought of the devil just gives the goosebumps. I’m also scared because this world only gives us one chance and some people just wast it and other people just wast it for other people. I hope it doesn’t happen to anybody els.

  Comment by sharon v. — Wed January 4, 2006 @ 20:39
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  At first I didn’t think this movie was that scary, just the subject of it. But last night as I was going to bed, I felt as if someone was on my bed next to me holding my arms down. When it finally stopped I started to cry, because this has never happened before. I know for sure I wasnt dreaming because my mom came in the room to check up on me after it stopped and asked me why I was crying. I didnt tell her because I knew she would probably thin I was making it up. I dont know what to do, can anyone help me?

  Comment by anonymous — Fri January 6, 2006 @ 2:04
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  Anonymous… I want to buy same cigarettes you did smoke last night

  Comment by Alejandro — Fri January 6, 2006 @ 3:47
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  I think after you see this movie some people get a little afraid that this could happen to them, and maybe their imaginations run a little wild for a few days. Although, I do believe demonic posession has happened in the past, the present, and will in the future because there is documented history of it, and many churches recognize it as a fact.

  Comment by Lori — Tue January 10, 2006 @ 5:42
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  You must understand that when she reveals the 6 names there was only 1 demon inside of her and that was Lucifer. When she says “I Dwelt Within” or “I was with” which means the other names were men who lived on Earth that were influencd by Satan. And Don’t be scared of being possessed. In the book of Job it states that whatever happens to you God allows it to happen if you are a good person you probably won’t get possessed.

  Comment by Raptor — Wed January 11, 2006 @ 10:53
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  The movie is cool and it learns us a lot …….
  In egypt we believe in the Demons possession cause we have a lot of recorded cases Of Demons possession…..
  It’s true ….. And all the exorcisms nearly is suuceful …
  But the problem is in how 2 make the Demon away from the one who was possessed …

  Comment by Marwan — Thu January 12, 2006 @ 5:40
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  When she is going on about 123456 whatever, and he says i am the one who dealt with judas, nero, and cain… they ment that are people who belial has possesed in the past. Judas is the guy who betrayed Jesus for 20silver coins, Cain as in cain and able is the guy who commited the first murder over jealously, and nero was a king and he was a very wicked one after his death his wife claimed that her new born son was the reincarnation of Nero. so if you read your bible you know what im talking about.

  Comment by Kelcie — Fri January 13, 2006 @ 2:55
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  Does anyone know where the actual grave of emily rose is?….and can anyone give me more info on where it may be and why its so signifigant?

  Comment by Caylen — Fri January 13, 2006 @ 11:32
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  the movie was so amazing

  Comment by Karla — Sat January 14, 2006 @ 12:06
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  the movie was so cool!!!!!!!!! it makes me believed that exorcism is real i dont want to scare you but it can be happened to you or me^_^

  Comment by darnielyn — Sat January 14, 2006 @ 12:11
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  I was very suprised at how well it was written. I have seen the movie the exorcism,a horrer film, so I assumed it would be like that. I was wrong. Like I said I was suprised at how well it was written. The dedication from the actors and actresses was astounding. (Jennifer Carpenter) made you feel like it was really happening. It made me believe that who are we to pass judgement. In cosmic terms we are only here for a blink of a eye. We really don’t have enough time to even grasp the concept. Lets face it, the devil, or what we perceive to be the devil, is rarely talked about, and if it is talked about its behind closed doors.
  I only have one more thing to say. To all agnostics, and the atheist. If you ever get a chance go to a place where people are on thier death bed and ask them this “Do you believe in god” You will be suprised at the responce you get.
  O yea on the dvd I rented, all the spots that contained the exorcism skipped. I cleaned the cd 2 times and it still skipped.So I went out and bought it and same thing happened. Kind of wierd huh. Just some food for thought.

  Comment by Lion — Wed January 18, 2006 @ 14:22
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  this movie sucked ass.

  Comment by Gina — Fri January 20, 2006 @ 7:19
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  you know its not about what demon or how many were in her, its about choices.she chose to suffer so people could see the truth and come to god. she chose to suffer remain in her demon possed body, so her story could be told. for this she was rewarded greatly by our heavenly father. can you imagine how big her crown must be. jesus could have also saved himself,but he died for our sins to make a way for us, this was a very touching movie ,and i hope people can see the real meanings.

  Comment by greg wilson — Sat January 21, 2006 @ 15:40
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  can any tell me where the actual location of annelise michel’s gravesite is located? if so please email and let me know thanks ……

  Comment by Russell — Sat January 21, 2006 @ 20:53
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  How come that these movies get such a devote following with so many people? People wanting to visit the gravesite, jumping to all kinds of conclusions and calling it the best movie ever!?

  It’s just a story of which nothing has been proven and as far as the movie goes, it was an average reli-thriller. Where does this reverence come from? Does it fill up some spiritual hole in peoples’ otherwise empty lives? Or is mysterious religion becoming en vogue?

  I really don’t get this.

  

  Comment by paco — Sun January 22, 2006 @ 1:53
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  For lucifer is within us all, he’s like the bloody chernovel virus.lies dormant in you and can get activated whenever the brain gets the required impulses to activate some neurocenters in our fickle brains which make them neurochemicals gush into all the wrong places in all the wrong amounts.
  Given that we have a textured and already drawn to scale image of the the “deamon”, we then like to superimpose on our hormaonal and chemical imbalances that take place within us (and then like dumb zombies we are all facinated and scared to death with the “within the flesh” concept.)
  No other reasoning that can be given, (lack of education, no rational thinking, research and proof) then allows all these people words such as “possession” and “excorcism” as safe havens where they can find solice and rest their brains in, which not to mention are contained in heads of cretins.
  Most people only want to be lead by others, and so it happens.
  We as humans still dont know how to utilise our brains.we need to keep our selves imersed in work and confront such things with rational explanations.the human mind is capable of bringing to life all sorts of things to reality for a certain person, its all a matter of which direction it takes and what all it brings to life for itself.
  the punch line being, keep busy and you wont hav time for this.hence “an idle mind is the devils workshop”

  Comment by shahputin — Sun January 22, 2006 @ 22:04
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  i dont think its right to say that the devil is in all of us…the bible clearly states that our bodies are the temple of god…there can therefore be no room for the devil…wen it comes to possesion i still believe that god cant hand us a task we cant overcome or handle..remember the devil also has to seek audience with god before he tempts us…like in the story of job..and as for that experience someone talked about being held by the hand..mine was worse…i’d see a dark figure and it just stood by my bed..mean wile it got terribly cold and i could not move at all..twas like i was tottally paralysed..all i could do was breathe and cry…i usually say my hail marys at that point…but it wwent away after a while but i could help feel like i was being haunted or something…the worst was wen it dug its claws into my throat…but then maybe i was dreaming but it seemed real…

  Comment by peaches — Thu January 26, 2006 @ 12:49
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  The Exorcism of Emily Rose. I was surprised, really, at how realistic it came to be. My mother refused to watch it at first, I made her. But, it actually scared me slightly. I cant say for sure that demons are real, but I have some faith, sad to say I lost most of it these past years.. since Bush came along. But I did like the movie, it was good, some of it may have been cheesey but for a movie written about Exorcism it was good. ^.-

  Comment by Dani — Sun January 29, 2006 @ 2:54
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  I enjoyed this movie and it made me think in a way. I believe more towards the side that Emily ws actually possessed and not “sick.” In my opinion I lean more towards the religion part of it. I think that people don’t want to admit to there being spirits or believing in any. I believe in God and there being a devil. If I was in the jury I would have made sure that Father Moore was proven innocent. Some people will never admit to it or anything but there is other “ways” besides sickness that can cause death.

  Comment by Matt — Sun January 29, 2006 @ 4:37
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  People have there own opinions, this is mine.

  Comment by Matt — Sun January 29, 2006 @ 4:38
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  I know the original list of the posessed has been changed:-

  Belial was originally Hitler
  Legion was fleischmann – A Priest from 16th century

  I got the impression that either there were 6 demons.

  One who dwelt within Cain
  One who dwelt within the Roman Emporer Nero
  One who Dwelt within Judas
  I am Belial
  I was with Legion
  I am Lucifer

  Why was the character Emily counting to 6?

  The big question is – Why would any number of demons want to posess a young girl from Germany (Anneliese Michel) after posessing such infamous and important people of history such as the above? We are talking massive historical figures who changed the course of history through their evil acts.

  Anneliese Michel clearly had a mental illness and the priest should have been shot.

  Comment by Blobby — Mon January 30, 2006 @ 18:03
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  well, to start off with, what abt all the other inhuman and absolute devil like acts that we so called humans commit?im sure we humans can controll that too but we dont, most of us dont know how to, this btw was a very very crude and superficial example of what im trying to explain here.
  after all i mean its our very bodies that act as a medium for the devil to work through, so our bodies being the temples of God goes rite outta the window rite there/dont u think so?i mean its no sheep cats and dogs that r ramming aeroplanes into the WTO and its President Bush (a human) who bombs the village of Bajaur in the North West Frontier Province in Pakistan hardly a cat or a dog, thought thats wut id prefer call him.
  ok coming bak to the non-pragmatics of it, i very respect what encounters uv had and i will never be in position enough to comment on it and to tell the truth, if ever nething such happened to me ill probably stop living altogether.
  but what i can comment on is that one such time something of much lesser intensity happened to me.i heard and even saw a shilhoete of something but it was rite after a horror movie and then was it that i wondered why after a horror movie, im sure they dont plan to strike after ones seen a spookey movie.its all in the head,hav u ever thought that ur prolly jst a bit faint hearted in this regard.ok i really wanned to put down much more but iv really gotta go sum place.real quik.

  Comment by shahputin — Mon January 30, 2006 @ 18:14
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  THE MOVIE IS OK THE ONLY PART I DINDNT LIKE
  WAS ALMOST AT THE END. WHAT DOES THE VIRGIN MARY
  HAVE TO DO WITH ANYTHING? WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE THE VIRGIN MARY?
  I JUST THINK THAT THEY KILLED IT WITH THAT.
  I DONT BELIEVE IN SAINTS OR VIRGINS
  WELL WHAT I MEAN IS THAT I DONT BELIEVE IN PAYING TO THEM. ANOTHER PART I DID NOT LIKE WAS THE WAY THEY
  PUT LUCIFER TO BE. EVERYTHING HE DOES IS GOD’S PLAN.
  HE DOES IT BECAUSE GOD LETS HIM DO IT.

  OR DO YOU THINK HE DOES NOT HAVE THE POWER TO DESTROY HIM. IF HE CAN’T THEN THERE IS NO GOD.

  Comment by kiko — Mon January 30, 2006 @ 23:16
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  I liked the bit where the bionic godfish used his laser beam guided death cannon totally wasted the carpet salesman!

  I didn’t like the ending when they all lived happily ever after in the castle made of porridge. That to me was a bit superficial and showed laziness on the part of the script writer.

  Comment by Blobby — Wed February 1, 2006 @ 15:55
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  Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone could post the script (or at least how to say what Emily said) when she was possessed? I am interested in the languages that she spoke during the movie, and the things she (or the demons) said during the film! Thanks a bunch!

  Comment by Rich — Sun February 5, 2006 @ 7:01
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  Where is her actual gravesite located?

  Comment by Rebecca Smiley — Tue February 7, 2006 @ 21:46
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  Where did all of this take place?

  Comment by Rebecca Smiley — Tue February 7, 2006 @ 21:46
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  MOST PEOPLE ARE POSSESSED TO ONE DEGREE OR ANOTHER. SATAN IS EXTREMELY INTELLLIGENT AND CLEVER IN THE METHODS HE USES TO DECEIVER PEOPLE. MY INCOUNTERS WITH THE DEMONIC (WITH HEAVENLY ANGELIC PROTECTION WITH SAINT MICHAEL IN THE LEAD) AND WHAT I HAVE SEEN IS SO HORRIBLE THAT I WISH NO ONE I KNOW TO EXPERIENCE IT. YOU WILL FIND OUT WHEN YOU DIE THAT YOU ARE A GOOD CANIDATE FOR HIS HELLISH KINGDOM FOR ONLY A FEW EVER ENTER THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.

  PAX DOMINE

  Comment by RUSSELL — Wed February 8, 2006 @ 4:32
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  When I was stationed in Germany in the 70′s, I use to drive by the most creepiest cemetery. I guess it gave the creeps to everyone including the locals. From what I understand, some really strange people have been buried there thoughout history. One day, I started to see lots of people at this place. Later that day at a bar, I heard a few locals talking about some girl being buried there who had the devil in her. Wow….I thought nothing interesting happened to me in Germany besides smoking tons of hash, drinking oceans of beer and banging half the women in southern germany in the mens restroom stalls. Anyway……the location of her grave is Klingenberg am Main.

  Comment by Jim — Fri February 10, 2006 @ 7:16
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  Anneliese Michel’s actual gravesite is in the small town called Klingenberg, Germany. About 1 hour from Frankfurt

  Comment by bo — Sat February 11, 2006 @ 3:08
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  This story prompted me to think! I am catholic and I was very distressed about holding a priest to task for an exorcism that was clearly witnessed by her father, boyfriend, doctor, priest, etc. And, in her parents own home. I also felt confused why the parents were not charged in this film.

  However, this film is pretty intense. It had many messages, changed many lives and made you think about it all. Lately, how often does that happen?

  In reading the “real” story… true the hollywood version departed from the actual happenings, but nevertheless, it did happen. The true story leaves some doubt if she was possessed, but it sure sounded like either she was, or really was in need of mental health.

  Lets not over-analyze… it is a good movie and puts your brain and mind to work.

  Comment by Joyce — Sun February 12, 2006 @ 6:56
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  ok…when she was mouthing off the demons she said i am belial who is also known as hitler…so saying that means Hitler was Lucifer??

  One who dwelt within Cain – was with him
  One who dwelt within the Roman Emporer Nero – was with him
  One who Dwelt within Judas – was with him
  I am Belial – Hitler – Hitler was Lucifer??
  I was with Legion – the evil priest

  I am Lucifer !! Think about it was Hitler the Devil

  Comment by Taylor — Mon February 13, 2006 @ 8:17
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  well,could enyone tell me what emily said in latin…:)
  we are the ones who dwelt within….

  Comment by dark_prince:) — Tue February 14, 2006 @ 16:40
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  ego sum belial I think she said. that’s latin is it not?
  the rest was no latin ‘dark prince:)’ (though I’m not sure about nero)

  Comment by tim — Thu February 16, 2006 @ 21:28
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  Ok.
  Here’s to everyone who keeps asking a billion stupid questions about the movie or real Annaliese Michael:

  Read everyone elses comments or search the shit on google your damn self..
  I’ve seen the same damn questions a billion times over and the answers of them scattered all over the damn comments.

  Quit being lazy, people.
  Fucking read.

  Comment by Big O — Tue February 21, 2006 @ 12:09
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  Well yesterday I saw the movie and Ireally got freaked out so I had a dream about lucefer

  Comment by Ashley — Fri February 24, 2006 @ 20:43
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  how do I find any infor. that is true to who the demons are?All of them not just the six mentioned.

  Comment by lauren — Sun February 26, 2006 @ 17:53
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  comment by rich is prolly the most meaningful out of the lott of em stupid ones.even im interested in knowing the words she speaks when shes talking german especially.actually im struggling to learn the language, would likr to gather as much as i can frm anywhere.

  Comment by shahputin — Tue February 28, 2006 @ 11:26
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  i now…. all about this movie and emily was posessed by mi and iam the devil…. im too evil for one human….. i kill mi mon and my dad and i wanna use the suicide solution…. good bye and see u in hell

  Comment by Gabriek mendes — Tue February 28, 2006 @ 21:30
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  I haven’t watched the movie. Good thing that there seemed to be a lot of confused people in the comments. It will guide me as I watch the movie.

  Comment by Creeper — Fri March 3, 2006 @ 12:41
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  iv heard that some people that have seen it have woken up at 3am expecting the things emily was is this true?

  Comment by annonimus — Sun March 5, 2006 @ 22:12
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  I wake up at 3am a lot and even before I saw the movie. It’s a known fact that 3am is the demon hour. You don’t have to watch the movie to find that out.

  I had worse experiences with dark figures by my side. Just keep fighting them off. No, they’re not dreams. They’re real because they can easily take over you as you’re unconscious in your body. Whoever said it was just one demon is stupid. Belial is a demon that was the father of Lucifer. wikipedia. research that. my gosh.

  Comment by angel — Mon March 6, 2006 @ 3:27
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  Just watched the DVD for the first time last night. I now feel moved to seek God in my life as a result of Anneliese Michel’s intense suffering that she chose to endure to open people’s minds up to the spirit world. I indeed feel she be considered a saint. Excellent movie.

  Comment by Ted Erne — Mon March 6, 2006 @ 5:45
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  can someone tell me what bible verse is on the tombstone of emily rose at the end of the movie? i am trying to win a bet, lol! thanks!

  Comment by Angie — Tue March 7, 2006 @ 2:33
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  I can not tell you the verse, but I can tell you I am literally sickened by the power of media. Good bye for now.
  P.S. I think I am goign to buy and watch the entire INDIANA JONES series six times, begin my feart fo snakes and start carrying around a bullwhip.

  Comment by Lumas — Wed March 8, 2006 @ 19:54
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  Wow. Okay. Some of you need to clarify the message of Job. Job is not saying that bad things will only happen to you if you’re a bad person.. exactly the opposite! The Hebrews were in this instance trying to enforce the idea that bad things happen to everybody, and they basically end by saying that “god has his own reasons for letting bad things happen to us, and we may never know that reason”.

  Job was an entirely virtuous man, yet bad things still happened to him… and the authors of Job said that we would basically never know why because who are we to try and understand God?

  peaches, I believe it was, made the statement that she believed that Satan had to take audience with God before he could tempt us. Job presents Satan as a kind of gambling buddy with God… but do you really this is a realistic image of how God and Satan would interact?

  Now for 3 PM… 3 PM is traditionally the time that Christ died, and… for the purpose of TRADITION… 3 AM (being the inverse of 3 PM, and Evil being the opposite of Good), because the hour of evil.. or the “witching hour” as some of you like to refer to it. None of this is based in fact.. it is simply based on traditionalistic views.

  Cain (murderer of Abel in the bible) and Judas (Jesus’ traitor) are presented in Dante’s Inferno as being in the lowest circle of Hell for being treacherous. The worst traitors, and arguably the worst people in history. Nero would also have been considered a traitor for his treachery against Rome. These people are therefore probably symbollically placed in Emily Rose based on their traditional historical reputations. They are also presented as having been possessed..which may very well have been true.

  well thats the end of my rant. I loved this movie. It presented some great and very intriguing ideas.

  Comment by Monica — Thu March 9, 2006 @ 5:45
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  If the majority of the statements here are representative of the youth of today, then god help us all (pardon the pun).

  There is no Emily Rose. There was no 3am “witching hour”. There was no wind storm during the exorcism. And no “dark stranger”, cross falling off the wall, or witness killed at the last minute, etc.

  There was a young woman named Anneliese Michel who was initially “diagnosed” as being possessed by a woman who later blessed an interviewer’s microphone with holy-water because of the possibility of being infested by demons.

  Also, Anneliese, prior to her “possession”, made a habit of sleeping on bare floors in the middle of winter to atone for the sins of the world.

  Anneliese was psycologically unbalanced and suffering from Temperol Lobe Epilepsy. She was eventually “killed” by the stupidity of religious fanatics.

  Comment by anon — Fri March 10, 2006 @ 2:04
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  Anon(and anybody else reading this.)…I have one word to say(inspired by your last words)

  BAM!!

  Comment by Lumas — Sat March 11, 2006 @ 3:48
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  This Movie Scared The Shit Outta Me.. I Loved It.. Really Made Me Think

  Comment by elle beans — Sat March 11, 2006 @ 8:48
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  I want to know where is Jennifer Carpenter from?? i don’t think that she is an american girl??
  she make us Believe in the movie…..

  Comment by S — Sat March 11, 2006 @ 14:14
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  Angie,

  i saw the film just the other night and if my memory serves me right, the tombstone msg was “work out your own salvation with fear and trembling”.

  I thought the film was very gripping. I believe in the triune God and therefore believe in the spiritual realm, angels, demons, etc.

  I have been present at an exorcism and also heard audio tapes that a priest had in his possession.
  Just want to say, that demons and Satan seem to fear Orthodox priests, more than anything.

  Comment by Oz — Sun March 12, 2006 @ 4:32
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  i Hated this movie….it was full of boloney! i mean actually i think i have an exorcist now! u scared the jeepers outa me! but……….AHHHHH…….i saw a face! a face of……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..EMILY ROSE!……………………………

  Comment by julie — Sun March 12, 2006 @ 16:10
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  there is a eerie similarity between the story as presented in the movie and that of one that happened in 1995 with a girl named Lisa Mcpherson who underwent some sort of so called religious processing with Scientology that resulted in her death.

  The girl was exhibiting psychotic behavior, not eating and injuring herself. Rather than take her to a hospital, the scientologists kept her in a room for 17 days and did their process, but even when she was in obvious need of medical help – did not go to an outside doctor.

  The autopsy photo of her looks eerily like that of the emily rose character as presented in this movie. check it out:
  http://www.lisamcpherson.org/

  Comment by ralph — Sun March 12, 2006 @ 16:23
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  If it had really been based on the true story, this would have been called “The Murder of Annalise Michel.” In order to “show both sides,” the film adds all sorts of fictional support for the idea that the girl in the story really was possessed by demons. The truth is that there are not two credible sides to the story of Annalise Michel. She had temporal lobe epilepsy and intermittent delusional disorder, which her ignorant, fanatical parents and a couple of ignorant, fanatical priests mistook for demonic possession and proceeded to treat in a manner that made her condition progressively worse and ultimately killed her.

  The Vatican has since acknowledged that Annalise Michel was mentally ill, not demonically possessed; the filmmakers would have done well to do the same, instead of inventing interactions between the demons and other players in the drama which never actually happened and serve to give the audience the false impression that there was real evidence of demonic involvement in the true story on which the movie was allegedly based.

  Comment by Alex — Sun March 12, 2006 @ 19:30
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  I actually liked this movie and thought that Miss Carpenter portrayed her part extremely well. What a talented young actress she is.

  Surprisingly, a movie of this calibre seems to have inspired an enormous amount of research from it’s critics which is not unneccesarily a bad thing.
  I believe in god, I just don’t believe in having to worship him in a particular building.
  I have always had a healthy appetite for Para-psychology and Paranormal studies in general. I am also aware that in believing in the Paranormal, I may be in contradiction of some religious practises.

  To be honest, the possessed state of ‘Emily’, reminded me of the Haitian rituals…. what a strange world we live in..that things like these events keep popping up from time to time and make us think and wonder.

  Does anyone know whether the church mentioned in this film had to give sanction for the movie to be released?
  Would seem almost good for business?

  If you liked this movie(which is based on true events), then you will also like “The Entity”.
  It is also based on true events.

  Comment by Scamp — Mon March 13, 2006 @ 2:10
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  I watch the movie again at the part of the exorcism you will find that the name “Legion” in the subtitles begins with an upper case “L” this suggests that Legion is actually one person and doesnt suggest the english meaning of the word legion.

  Comment by Gary — Sun March 26, 2006 @ 0:08
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  Did shehad stigmata? thats what i wonder i think she was possessed with the dark forces and this film rock

  Comment by annika — Sun March 26, 2006 @ 19:10
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  does anyone has this film on video or dvd? i would like to have it becuase in sweden its not available yet i think it was scary to watch her eat spiders and stuff like that .

  Comment by annika — Sun March 26, 2006 @ 19:13
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  Is it just me or does anybody else wake up most night around 3am after watching the exorcism of emily rose???

  Comment by taz — Mon March 27, 2006 @ 3:06
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  Actually the “six” were all demons they were Lucifers greatest demons but the demon named legion was named that because he hunted with more demons so they were named legion because they pretty much were and belail i think was second to lucifer himself so no more of this “were not demons” crap

  Comment by Stephen Robinson — Sun April 2, 2006 @ 4:31
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  in response to the names of the demons, they never said I am Judas, I am Nero, etc …. They said I was the who dwelled in Judas, i was the one who Dwelled in Nero, i was with Legion, the only 2 who actually gave their names where Belial and Lucifier, the other 4 just mentioned who they had possessed before or been in association with before

  Comment by Chris Holbrook — Sat April 8, 2006 @ 22:51
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  I LOVED that movie! the bonus disc kicks-ass too. im working on an exorcism project at the moment, so both the movie & the other disc are great info sources!

  Comment by Briana fredline — Tue April 11, 2006 @ 15:41
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  Can anyone gives more info about the “KLINGENBERG CASE” and about the “Grand Mal Epilepsy” which Annalise Michel mabe suffered of?

  Comment by John — Sat April 15, 2006 @ 13:38
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  Actually, Lucifer and Satan are not the same spirit. suposedly, Lucifer was the First Demon, being damned for his pride, which is a Deadly Sin. Satan was a bit later on.

  Thanks.

  Comment by Narsune — Thu May 4, 2006 @ 3:45
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  hey. I have been reading all these comments for the past hour of my time. its been very interesting. I Just was wondering if anyone knows what happened on the set of the movie. You know how media can talk but i heard that things happened and some people died. ??? Im sure this is a lie but Im wondering. Things happened on the set of The Passion of The Christ as well. Thats all. And one more thing, I loved this movie but its sad how people responded to it, for hollywood, they did a pretty good job. But people shouldn’t be scared. If anyone reads the Bible they knows that Greater is HE (God) who is in us then who is in the world (satan) We have authority over darkness. So when you all wake up at 3am…and have a relationship with God…fear not. =) I walked out of that theater very much NOT scared just like the priest who said get away from me satan in the name of Jesus…and the devil left, its that simple. Jesus’s name is above all names. But if you dont believe that..well Id be scared too. Cuz this stuff happens.

  Comment by forallhesdone — Thu May 11, 2006 @ 8:21
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  BS is all i have to say…’based’ on a true story, a story that was soooo far from what the original story is actually supposed to be.

  Just a thought though….they didnt mention what the reason for her possesion was. Did she play with a ouija board, did she pray to the devil? Theres usually a reason for possesion, like she provoked the demons or whatever.

  Anyway, as much as i believe in God, dont believe everything you see on tv. I’m sure that if it really were possesion and not Annalise just being a nutcase, God wouldnt have let her die.

  Comment by Fish — Mon May 15, 2006 @ 9:06
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  All right… I read ALL the posts here so far. Being a fervent Catholic and a student in canonic Theology, I can say that the movie was great BUT shows a grave imbalance towards demonic possession. They show an almost one-side story, attacked by a guy who is made the vilain (tell me, who didn’t hate the prosecutor? I know I did!)

  I don’t say that demonic possessions are frauds, I’ve seen my share of demons myself. I know for sure that demons exist and influence us in grave manners, one of which is atheism (yup, you read right… demons jubilate when someone says that God doesn’t exist… the last thing they want is for you to believe!)

  I think that this movie was really ambivalent and thus is NOT a proof of anything. My guess is still that Annaliese Michel was indeed possessed. I said my guess because it is what my heart tells me, I don’t have any facts to prove it.

  Does anyone here know of Padre Pio? He was a priest in the 50s if I am right, who was not possessed but harrassed constantly by demons. He was a saint on earth, being able to heal people and perform various miracles, including flamming stigmata.

  The point here is that this guy was a saint and still was followed by LOTS of demons… He once said: “If you could see every demons that roam the earth like I do sometimes, the sun itself would be hidden from your sight…” God often permits Satan and his demons to taunt the greatest saints… read the lives of St-Augustin, st-Francois-d’Assise, Origene, etc. (sorry the names might not translate the same in English… I’m french) The closer you are to God, the closer Satan wants to be to you.

  Think of your heart as a treasure chest. A pirate will always aim for the biggest treasure… The common heart has nothing to pillage that is really worth it. A firmly believing miracle-worker has a treasure that Satan dreams of possessing… Do the math…

  I’ve read with a smile the definitions of demons by some of the people that posted here… I’m sorry, really, but when you grow up spiritually, you’ll come to realize that names, titles and definitions of demons really don’t mean anything… They’re good for 14 year olds reading occult in the para-normal section of Barnes&Nobles. I sometimes wish I never tried to know anything about demons. Believe me, you’re far better off without this knowledge, if it can be called that way.

  The fact is, whatever the name a demon has, he still hates your guts because you have a CHOICE!

  The movie was all about choices. Choose God or don’t. Know there will be grave consequences for either choices.

  Annaliese was possessed so you could see the Devil and CHOOSE! After seeing the movie, what choice will you make?

  Hope I didnt sound too preachy,

  Verbum Caro Factum Est!

  Comment by argonnas — Thu June 1, 2006 @ 7:49
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  what did emily rose tomestone said.

  Comment by Greg — Sat June 3, 2006 @ 4:20
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  a lot of people have questions about the names of the demons mentioned in the movie.
  now,emilly doesnt say the demons (actually possesed her)was nero,cain or judas.the meaning behind this is the ancient demon that dealt with nero,which made cain murder abel and made judas commit suicide and the other names are legion
  belial and lucifer (the devil of the flesh ).
  may be the demons tht dealt with cain,nero and judas were
  beelzebub or demogorgon (emily doesnt reveal tht).

  Comment by daniel orlando — Thu June 8, 2006 @ 18:19
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  It might be… the point is… who cares?

  Face it, demonlore is only dragging those who have it deeper and deeper in despair, madness and unjoliness lol.

  Look… if you must know, she said:

  - I was the one with (list the famous HUMANS)
  - I was with Belial
  - I was with Legion

  AND I AM LUCIFER, THE SPIRIT IN THE FLESH!

  the only demon in her is Lucifer

  Just dont go insane over this, none of us here are demonologists…

  LOL I just love it when ppl display the names of demons that were not even in the movie… just as if you had THE piece that was missing in this oh! so incredibly encrypted puzzle… It makes you sound cocky guys

  LOL

  [Ed. note- In future comments, if you have subsequent comments, just try to keep it in one comment, not several- otherwise you might look winded and cocky...LMAO...DjS]

  Comment by argonnas — Tue June 13, 2006 @ 5:45
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  my bad, comment got deperated in two somehow…

  I still think that when you don’t know about demons or never seen one… you don”t talk about them

  simple common sense here…

  On second thought… don’t talk about them at all

  Comment by argonnas — Thu June 15, 2006 @ 7:06
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  why did the demons choose Emily to posess

  Comment by natalie — Fri June 23, 2006 @ 21:22
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  dunno… why not?

  She said: “I am here to show you that God exists… How can one not believe in God if I show them the devil?”

  She just accepted this fate. Be glad God doent ask you this I guess lol

  Comment by argonnas — Sat June 24, 2006 @ 7:30
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  Emily Rose’s tombstone said “Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling”. It’s from the second chapter of Phillipians, verse 12. I love that verse actually, because no one can really be fearless.

  Comment by Venus — Wed June 28, 2006 @ 21:57
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  The idea here is that you should work out your salvation through faith, prayer, good deeds and suffering. The word fear is used in the sense of fear of God.

  God being love and forgiveness, He could not possibly inspire fear right? WRONG! When you face God in His judgment, you will know the sense of the words humility and respect. God loves you so much that it will hurt you to see the errors of your ways and thus will feel remorse, pain and FEAR.

  The point is not to fear demons… “For who shall we fear if the Holy Spirit lies in us?” but to fear ourselves.

  WE have the choice to fall or to stand in the path that leads to Christ. We should be afraid that we let the demon tempt us, not that demons might possess us or attack us… That fear is good enough for pagans and magicians who have no one to turn to.

  The fact is that wicked men can be possessed but godly men too. It is a punishment for some and a test for others. Only through suffering can you and I walk towards God, because God suffered greatly for us, waiting for us so He can heal our wounds through His blood.

  Can I get a amen to that? lol

  Comment by argonnas — Tue July 4, 2006 @ 5:33
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  OK, i have a question…i knew this has been asked a couple times but i kinda want this answerd BAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  ok…ive been watching the movie a couple times.. and i really want to know the things she saying when she says ” i am the one whho dwells within” and when she one two three four five six!!…..i want to know the LATIN version of that…. i
  can sumone listen on there dvd or sumthing?
  ive been searching it on google and i cant find it……
  ???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

  i feel bad for annelisse and that ending was really cool with the whole ” I CHOSE TO SATY ” thing,,, AWESOME

  Comment by nick — Sun July 9, 2006 @ 7:32
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  The thing is Lucifer talks every languages in the world. During exorcisms, it is hard to have answers sometimes simply because Lucifer might use any language he pleases, not only Latin… That’s what happenned in the movie. He spoke in 6 languages : Latin, Greek, Hebrew, German, English and Aramaen I think. Thus making it hard to understand every thing.

  The answer is written somewhere in the responses above

  Also, why feel bad for her?

  Annelisse CHOSE to stay. She chose to suffer greatly because she wanted to please God and help mankind know that Lucifer exists, that he hates us more than anything. She wanted to show that Evil exists so that everyone can see that God exists too.

  Comment by argonnas — Mon July 10, 2006 @ 23:33
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  i too have been posessed by a demon…an exorcism was preformed on me atleast 28 years ago…this movie shows wat its like to be posessed………i was posessed by cainun(or so the priest says) it was real scary…..i hope you all enjowed the movie…..1,2,3,4,5,6!cain, nero, judas, legion, belial, and lucifer himself in the flesh!!!

  Comment by Lee — Thu July 13, 2006 @ 4:33
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  Being possessed normally isn’t apparent. In fact, Jesus says that a person denying the existence of the Holy Spirit is housing demons. To a certain extent, anyone in the street could be possessed. To be possessed doesn’t mean that you automatically eat spiders and crack your skull open out of berserk rage.

  Simply being selfish is a gate opened by yourself to oblivion. “Let he who calls his brother stupid be cast into the fires of Gehenna.” said Jesus during his sermon on the mountain.

  Yep all, the way to Hell is THAT large. Don’t search for the extraordinary or fantastic when the most beautiful things in the world are but a pace away to grasp: love, respect, peace.

  God is about that. Sow peace, love and praises, you’ll reap God and His kingdom.

  peace and joy all

  Comment by argonnas — Thu July 13, 2006 @ 21:29
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  yeah ok KIKO? you wanna know about why they had the virgin mary? yeah its because Emily was Catholic!!!! and the virgin mary is like god to christians they worship her so instead of god asking her what she wanted to do it was the virgin mary!!! DUH

  Comment by breaker_breaker92 — Fri July 14, 2006 @ 21:25
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  huh woah there buddy… I am a catholic and I dont worship Mary. The fact is no catholics do that. I do pray her though, which is a big difference.

  What did Jesus say to John, his favorite apostole, when He was on the cross? “Mother, I present you your son, son I present you your mother…”

  Why did He say that you may ask. Could Jesus, God in flesh, have a favorite apostole? Of course not, He loves us all equally. So what does the phrase mean? Simply that His favorite apostole, us all, now have Mary as a Mother, and that Mary, as our mother, has US ALL as children.

  No wonder why Mary appeared to the girl. She saw the Mother of God, which leads to God. it is said that those who see the face of God will surely die. But one can see Mary and still live.

  Comment by argonnas — Sat July 15, 2006 @ 7:12
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  Okay like i said catholics simply look to mary more than they do God because i said that they look to her like christians look to God. i know all about what Jesus said on the cross but thanks anyway. As for what it scripture was on Rose’s tombstone it was PHILIPPIANS 2:12 last part of the verse thanks again.

  [ED note: edited to one comment. -DJS]

  Comment by breaker_breaker92 — Sun July 16, 2006 @ 4:45
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  How come in these kinds of movies, only CATHOLICS get possessed? HUH?????

  I just saw the movie yesterday; very scary. It’s NOT theologically sound, by the way. People who are demon possessed (or SUBJECT to being possessed) are generally people who are unbelievers or dabbling in the occult and who are not Christians. I think it’s possible for a Christian to be OPpressed, not Possessed. How can the devil take something that is already possessed by God??

  Ok Argonnas… Are you catholic? I am not. I do NOT pray to OR through Mary at all. I John 2:1 says that Jesus is our advocate with the Father. No one else. And while I don’t think Jesus had a “favorite” disciple or discipleS, He had his inner circle, Peter, James and John. They were the closest to Him.

  {Ed. note: Edited from three consecutive posts into one. -DJS.}

  Comment by Charlene — Sun July 16, 2006 @ 21:23
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  Charlene: The Catholics get it for three specific reasons: one is the iconography- statues of angels, Virgin Mary, the Saints, etc. The massive cathedrals and so on. Such items and places are easily identified and/or related. Second, it’s the only denomination of Christianity, other than maybe Southern Baptist, which Hollywood generally likes to protray. Since normally in pictures like these they are usually protrayed as “on the side of good” because the adversary is the Devil himself. Negative (and sometimes bias) interpetations stem from the contreversies regarding the Catholic Church: especially the expeirences that happened to our parents or grandparents, which included strict rules in Catholic schools which if broken or percieved to be broken resulted in verbal, psychological or physical punishment. The recent scandal a number of years ago regarding the Vatican covering up priests who raped altar boys didn’t help.

  While instances like these cannot, and should not, be accounted to the Catholic church, and on a wider level, Christianity in general, by the terrible actions of the few, such a negative protrayal of aspects of Christianity and/or the Catholic church are not unexpected. I’m not saying it is right, but what I mean is, negative protrayals and/or stereotypes (and I don’t think ‘Rose’ has any) are there for a reason.

  Third, the Catholic church is the only denomination which handles ritualisic excorisms. Other demoninations, specifically Pentacostal, would simply stand on the word and ‘cast out demons’ without such drama.

  Now on to another matter.

  To all the “Rosers” out there, please read:

  You are under no time constraints that I can see to leave comments. You also do not have a word limit in any given comment response. What does that mean? It means before you hit ‘submit comment’ make sure your thoughts are complete. If you have more than one point, make them.

  I also know you will fully ignore me, because some of you don’t even bother to read some of the 150+ comments. Are you guys still running on DOS? Slow speed 56k with a bum phone line? What? Will it really kill you to see if some, if any questions/issues with Emily Rose have been answered or addressed?

  Oh, and if you post about:

  1) The Gravesite of Emily Rose. It does not exist, but if you want to look for it, be my guest, I sure as hell won’t stop you!

  2) Being DEMONICALLY POSSESSED IN ALL CAPS I am for freedom of expression and/or speech. Just know that you come off looking like a jackass. You also need more medication. That asprin ain’t cutting it.

  3) The names of the demons in Emily Rose. Read the previous comments.

  And hey…does anybody really want to talk about this movie?

  -DJS

  Comment by Darren Seeley — Mon July 17, 2006 @ 6:58
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  can someone tell me what language she used to say 123456!
  i tryed looking at all the comments but didn’t find any info..maybe i missed it though

  Comment by Epik — Wed July 19, 2006 @ 14:04
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  Solo quiero comentar que la pelicula me parecio agradaba para el espectador ya que es lo que creo que la mayoria queriamos de la pelicula con respecto a la idea del exorcismo. Pero ahora me pregunto alguin save exactamente si esto paso digo dicen o comentan que es una historia verdadera pero hay pruebas de que esto paso no mal interpreten yo creo que paso pero supongo que como todo ser humano tengo dudas y estoy llena de ellas y me gustaria saver si alguin tiene informacion de donde exactamente , en que fecha y si hay forma de contactarnos con alguien para que nos cuente de viva a voz la historia claro y sobre todo no solo ver su tumba si no tener datos empiricos de que paso si alguien tiene informacion comuniquense conigo al mi mail penny_XXI@hormail.com

  Comment by Pen�lope Garnica — Thu August 17, 2006 @ 0:34
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  The devil isnt a bad thing satanists are just overactive dicks. But the way the worlds being run by God, I can’t see it being run by the devil much worse . If you wanna argue about it my e-mail is X_spirit_X200@hotmail.com

  Comment by the devils legacy — Sun August 27, 2006 @ 21:33
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  I loved the movie, it rocks! But i didnt like the part when she ate spiders that was sick… but other than that i would say it was a 10 out of 10 movie.
  

  Comment by Julie Gibson — Wed August 30, 2006 @ 2:13
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  I liked the movie it was cool and i loved it when she ate spiders also when she was speaking in different tongues.

  Comment by Shivon Tayla — Wed August 30, 2006 @ 2:18
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  i loved this movie i also learned some things that 3am was the bewitched hour and the language that she was speachingit was the languange of the lord i have to watch it over to find out but what really caught my eye was the names she was saying she said them sooooooo fast that i will have to watch that over too but she kept saying ” i once dwelt within nero,cain,lulian” but also “we are the ones who dwelt within” and 123456! weird but that movie rocked

  Comment by courtney — Sun September 3, 2006 @ 19:10
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  Well I bought this movie last night at a used movie store along with several others. I am a born again Christian and do believe in Demon Possession. I do believe it can happen and does happen. However, I do not believe it is always so blatent as was shown in this film. I believe it is more commonplace than we think than the few times in history where it was more noted. If Demons ( of Satans realm) possess you and Satan is known as “the lord of lies” then why can’t it be more subtle a possession? Why can Satan not inhabit you in a more covert manner?

  Has anyone ever read Frank Peretti’s Book called This Present Darkness? He is a Christian author and writes of the spiritual warfare of Good and Evil and demons and angels and how they work in our lives. This is more the way I think the spiritual realm affects us everyday, but as I said before The Bible says people can also be demon possessed. But, I digress…

  As a born again Christian, I have a hard time with the difficulty people seem to have casting out demons in the name of God. The Holy Bible says that anyone with faith as small as a mustard seed can say to a mountain move from here to there and it will move. It also says that if a demon is commanded to come out of a man using the blood of Christ and naming it as such that the demon has no choice but to leave. In The Bible, Jesus drives out a legion of demons out of a man just by speaking to them and telling them they must leave. As Christians we are empowered by The Holy Spirit within us, and so if Christ is within us, then we too would have that same power to cast demons out immediately.

  According to The Bible…demons seek to try to inhabit the same person they were cast out from, so I do believe it is likely they would have tried to go back into Annaliese…but the film makes it appear that they never left. If you compare the excorcism which Jesus did to the man possessed by “Legion, for we are many” and he commanded them to leave, they immediately left the man and went into the pigs and drowned. It amazes me that so many people who claim to be Christians, never read The Bible or know what it says about such things. If you want to know how to fix a car you read a manual…so go to the manual for the spiritual realm…The Bible.

  Comment by Lauren — Thu September 14, 2006 @ 16:11
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  1 2 3 4 5 6… demons love to count numbers hehehe… 6 5 4 3 2 1… hehehehe.. ab c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z… 12345678910… 10987654321… LOL!!!! phew… i had fun with that… hehehehe…=p

  Comment by pozzy — Sun October 1, 2006 @ 13:51
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  So Lauren…i have read Frank Peretti�s Book called This Present Darkness. strange enough that i am on the search as everyone should be to find the truth. So many say they have found it and so many ignore it. those who have found it tend to ignore more facts of actual reality because they “close their mind”. me on the other hand will travel all over seeking knowledge and being led to my fate as God intends me to do.
  I am very morally strong and my will cannot be broken. I dont fit in a lot of situations because of how stern i can be, constantly suprising people with strange acts that i do because it “feels” like the right thing.
  this movie really opened me up as do most well directed movies. ofcourse its not 100% true and even if its only 12% true,it did happen and does still happen.
  Frank Peretti’s book was put apon me as punishment by my parents when i was younger. remembering that book gives me chills but a warm felling as i am with arms wide open to anything. i have had strange encounters with “beings” or “enteties” that i cant explain. some were physical some were mental and some were both. strong mind…strong will…Believe. from the supernatural things i have seen and expirenced as well as more things along the spiritual side, i have come to a point in my life where i cant give up. it feels like i am trailing behind slowly finding the bread crumbs left behind.
  great movie tho…
  great book too—-Frank Peretti�s This Present Darkness

  raised strong evangelical….now im confused but problems will be solved.

  LPSlimG@hotmail.com – my email if anyone feels strange about my post.
  good times,
  -N’evN’dee

  Comment by The Inevitable Individualist — Tue October 3, 2006 @ 2:58
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  1 2 3 4 5 6 pick up sticks hehehe..=p

  Comment by pozzy — Wed October 4, 2006 @ 9:32
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  anonymous posted that he felt his arms pushed down when he was asleep, ive had a similar feeling since i was about 5, probably once every two months. Basically you are in your dream, you realize you are in a dream, and you freeze, can’t even scream, sometimes you even hear someone laughing… obviously you think it’s a demon at the time, but then you convince yourself otherwise.

  A few times i get to open my eyes and see the room where im at, still unable to move a muscle. It normally lasts up to 10 seconds. It did happen to me after watching the movie (some weeks later) but yeh i thought it was my psyche that was playing tricks on me. After talking about it with some people, i realize these occurrences happen to others too – a bit of relief.

  Last night though, i had not thought about the movie at all, whatsoever, nothing to do with demons or anything. This is around 3 months after watching the movie. Same shit happens, i can’t move, i’m like ‘please god, help me’ as that usually works, though i’ve never been a true christian. This time, however, i heard a voice. This is not some yibberish, whisper, or whatever, its freaking someone talking inside my head in a language that i can only think could be Latin (only word i think i can remember is ‘dominus’).
  At that point, i was 100% sure that there was a God and a Devil. The experience was extreme, i understand it could be that i memorized the whole fuckin script from emily rose’s exorcism, but i think it is otherwise. It is too much shit to put aside and explain it in psychological or what not terms.
  However, i’m interested if something like this has occurred to anyone else. Though really, i am truly convinced that there is a God now, so it is more an appeal to share experiences rather than conviction.

  Comment by daniel — Mon October 9, 2006 @ 3:40
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  AS I really liked this movie a lot, I find that it would have been better off written and played out as if they were all in Germany. The movie was a bit short. Meaning I would have loved the intensity of the occurances to be seen as it was, or as Emily (the original person written about) had seen. I only wish this movie was able to document more of every aspect of what was going on through the trial… I watched this movie three times.. the last being with my brother and his girlfriend as I had taped it just to watch with them. This 3rd time was last night. 2 nights before Hallows Eve. Never was an eiry feeling in the house until last night… Anyhow, Loved the movie, I know of many books which have been written on the topic of Possession and I find them fascinating… Not sure how I could ever deal with someone in this state but I know I would if I was given the chance. Any others out there in the same book as I?

  Comment by Ryan — Tue October 31, 2006 @ 0:22
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  Why do you think there where demons in her? 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Nero, Judas, Belia, Cain, Lucifer, And Legion.
  She was possessed by the devil himself. She could have left her old body to her new but she wanted to show people what the could do to them. Sometimes I wonder if it can happen to me.

  666 is for the devil lucifer. Be afriad he is powerful. Dont let him take over you. DONT END UP LIKE ANNELIESE MICHEL THAT WAS THE REAL NAME OF THE GIRL IT HAPPENED TO!

  – Ashlee Gordon

  Comment by Ashlee — Mon November 27, 2006 @ 22:00
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  Ashlee, I edited three of your comments into one.
  Just when I thought it was over….

  Ahhhhhhhhhh!!!!

  Comment by Darren Seeley — Tue November 28, 2006 @ 6:10
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  what are the sentences that emily said when she was possessed?? in the foreign language, i mean.. if anyone know what did emily said, plz let me know

  Comment by keziia — Wed November 29, 2006 @ 6:42
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  yah, that is wat i have been searchin for to…. i really want to kno how to say the things she said in the language she said them, if that makes any sence.

  i have been very interested in this movie lately, i consider it to be one of the scariest movies ever because how realistic it is… i am so happy i got to see it because i am a christian and lately i have been thinkin “is there really a god”

  then i saw this movie and it prooved to me that he is, because the devil is.

  you see, anneliese michel’s work is still being done today, she has helped me believe just like many others

  Comment by andy s — Thu November 30, 2006 @ 2:37
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  can any one get the 6 sentances of what was possessing her in the right languages thanks

  Comment by cam — Wed December 6, 2006 @ 13:28
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  …I agree :can any one get the 6 sentances of what was possessing her in the right languages thanks

  Comment by indicizzazione siti — Tue December 12, 2006 @ 0:43
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  heya does ne1 no wat was written on her tombstone??????plz tell me

  Comment by dizzy doo — Tue January 2, 2007 @ 19:44
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  This is a great film and funny sometimes but jst the thought of it bing a real story :s :s :s
  scaryyy
  anyway good movie tho!!
  *********************

  Comment by sk4eva!!! — Fri January 12, 2007 @ 23:37
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  being******
  :s :s :s oops!

  Comment by sk4eva!!! — Fri January 12, 2007 @ 23:38
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  This was a good film, ‘Emily Rose’ however did build up in character because of Jeniffer Carpenter, as she played her bit well… however i have done some research of Analiese Michel, to believe that she was under demonic posession. Im not crazy, but i do believe if angels can appear to mary, why not demons appear to us, if jesus can resurrect from the dead, why not spirits? and if jesus can also appear in objects or some people, why not demonic spirits? yes jesus posesses things to… and if you truelly believe that, why not in demonic posession? I may be a woman of black magic, but I know im truelly scared.

  Comment by Ashley — Mon January 22, 2007 @ 1:31
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  “Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.”

  Thats what was written on Emily Roses tombstone…

  Comment by Josee — Tue January 23, 2007 @ 4:57
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  For those who are mentioning the demons and their languages theses are the ones that are correct

  We are the ones who dwell within.
  [in Hebrew language] I am the one who dwelt within CAIN!
  [in Latin language] I am the one who dwelt within NERO!
  [in Greek language] I once dwelt within JUDAS!
  [in German Language] I was with Legion
  [In Assyrian Neo-Aramaic language] I am Belial
  [possessed/English] and I am Lucifer, The devil in the flesh

  Ok just thought I would clarify that

  Comment by Nikki — Thu January 25, 2007 @ 6:25
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  Cain-Hebrew ?
  Nero-Latin EGO sum unus quisnam habito intus Nero
  Judas-Greek εγώ κάποτε κατοικώ με Iουδαϊκός
  Legion-German ICH war mit Legion
  Belial- His is an actual posessed language I dont know how it goes
  Lucifer and english is self explanatory

  Comment by Nikki — Thu January 25, 2007 @ 6:57
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  Ok, I haven’t seen the movie yet, but by the sounds of it there is a possibility that there wasn’t “six” demons as such.
  It sounds as though there is only one and that is the actual devil “Lucifer”. The other names sound like they’re clues or something. I’m probably wrong, but it’s just an idea. The reason the girl counts to 6 could be because that is the devils number?

  Comment by whatever — Sun January 28, 2007 @ 4:35
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  Isaiah 14

  3. It shall come to pass in the day the LORD gives you rest from your sorrow, and from your fear and the hard bondage in which you were made to serve,
  4 that you will take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say:
  ….
  12″How you are fallen from heaven,
  O Lucifer, son of the morning!
  How you are cut down to the ground,
  You who weakened the nations!”
  (NKJV)

  Just so all of you know… “Lucifer” is only used once in the Bible, and it is quoted above. You may read the rest of the context on biblegateway.com. You will see that it is a clear reference to the king of Babylon (Nebuchadnezzar, at the time) and NOT Satan. Even the very meaning of this word has nothing to do with Satan. The word in Hebrew is “heylel” which means “the morning-star” which, in the verse, implies that Nebuchadnezzar was once so powerful that he is likened to a star that can be seen even once the sun has risen. But then, as seen by the end of the verse, he fell from power.

  Anyways… I never saw if this question was answered because of all the mind-numbing spelling and grammar experts who roam the Internet, but I thought I’d answer it anyway and join the crowd of repeated comments. The scripture written on Emily’s tombstone is “Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling” which is a portion of Philippians 2 verse 12.

  6 is not the “devil’s number”. 666, however, is attributed to the “number of the beast” in Revelation chapter 13 (the last verse).

  Also, “Belial” means “worthless” coming from the Greek word “Beliar” and the Hebrew word “beliya` al” and therefore I am not convinced that “Belial” is a person, or being.

  For those of you who believe “Legion” is one, why don’t you listen to how he describes himself? Mark 5:9 says “Then He asked him, ‘What is your name?’ And he answered, saying, ‘My name is Legion; for we are many.’” (NKJV)

  Also, Nero wasn’t just the guy that burned down Rome (though that’s pure speculation on any one’s part). Nero (aka Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus) was the fifth and last Roman Emperor who ruled from 54 to 68 AD. The significance of his name being used in this movie (aside from the accuracy to the original story) is simply that he was a ruthless persecutor of Christians during his reign.

  Now that I’ve said that, may I just say that I found this movie to be a great one. It was aesthetically beautiful and the actors portrayed their parts well. As with all great (or those I find to be great) movies, it leaves you testing yourself and questioning things that should be the most important. Great job all around.

  Comment by anonymous — Wed January 31, 2007 @ 9:08
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  (In Hebrew) I am the one who dwelt within CAIN!
  (In Latin) I am the one who dwelt within NERO!
  (In Greek) I once dwelt within JUDAS!
  (In German) I was with LEGION!
  (In Assyrian Neo-Aramiac) I am Belial.
  (Possessed English) …And I am Lucifer, the Devil in the flesssh!

  Comment by Lee — Tue February 20, 2007 @ 23:56
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  I think that the movie was great but it’s not something to play with any time and any place someone can be encountered by a demon whether you want to or not I don’t think that people should take life for granted because they are never too young to die Aneliese Michel (emily rose) went through this to set an example and to show people that God is there for you but you have to believe do not let anything take your trust from God no matter what anybody says stay with him and he will lead your way I hope people take this to heart because you DO NOT play with God!!! thankyou.

  Comment by kylra — Mon March 5, 2007 @ 15:38
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  I think that the movie was great but it’s not something to play with any time and any place someone can be encountered by a demon whether you want to or not I don’t think that people should take life for granted because they are never too young to die Aneliese Michel (emily rose) went through this to set an example and to show people that God is there for you but you have to believe do not let anything take your trust from God no matter what anybody says stay with him and he will lead your way I hope people take this to heart because you DO NOT play with God!!! thankyou.

  Comment by kylea — Mon March 5, 2007 @ 15:40
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  A Romanian nun died after being crucified in an exorcism and left there for three days.

  Comment by Catholic Schools — Thu March 22, 2007 @ 8:33
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  I just saw the movie I really believe there might be demons or a person body can be possessed by demons but i don’t see how. Well i wish the I can see Anneliese Michel before she was possesed, and wish her he bestes luck!! But i’ll wish her anyways. I dont’ think it was no accident, it was the devils work!

  Comment by kathryn — Sun March 25, 2007 @ 0:26
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  I feel the need to ask but how can Legion mean she may have been posessed by more than 6 demons? I believe in posession and demons and I, myself have woken up at 3am to hear noises and my cat staring transfixed at something with her fur standing on end. However, this could just be me but I don’t need hard facts to believe. Even though to me, Anneliese Michel is hard proof that demons and posession exist.

  Comment by Kayleigh — Fri March 30, 2007 @ 13:43
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  My guess is that the dramatic names that these demons gave were merely for intimidation purposes along with the rest of their noise etc. Don’t be so quick to believe as gospel anything that they say. And I’m not convinced that it is necessary to determine their name or function only their legal right for being there. For reference:

  http://viewers.streamingfaith.com/viewer/odcroundup.aspx?action=DISPLAYODC&MsoID=1&networkid=3000565

  Comment by Andre — Mon April 9, 2007 @ 10:33
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  Sweet movie. What truth is there in this movie that we know is true for a fact? There’s no tape recording, no real gravesite for Emily Rose, no 3 AM thing, etc, so what exactly is true?

  Comment by Jamal Wilson — Fri April 13, 2007 @ 2:52
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  Is there really a gravesite of Emily Rose? Because to me she is a saint because it takes only a very great person to be possed by deamonds and to deal with it hte way taht she did. In my oppion Father Moore did hte right choice by performing the excersiom and it was her choice to live with them or to go and she was a really strong and willful women for dealing with the deamonds because she could have gave up when she was talking with the virgin mary but she decided to live with the way she was instead of taking the easy way out right then.

  Comment by sarah underwood — Mon April 23, 2007 @ 1:55
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  who is this hitler demon? is he adolf hitler? if yes, why did he turn into a demon? nah, that’s a stupid question.

  Comment by goni — Tue April 24, 2007 @ 7:42
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  well my name is Raluca and im from romania and i wanna say many opinions of mine about this case of demonic possession…but i wanna comment especially upon some beliefs of one of the commentors who is DARREN SEELY!i read all your comments and i see that you are not so well informed about the true story!the true “Emily Rose” is actually a young girl from Germany called Anneliese Michel who was actually possessed from the age of 16 to the age of 23 when she eventually died on the cause of mallnutrition.i saw the movie “The exorcisms of Emily Rose” and i also informed my self verry verry well about the true case of Anneliese Michel and i was glad to conclude that the film presents about 90% of the real story of this young girl!!!in this film every thing that is presented is true except the participation of the doctor to the ritual of exorcism and the strange things that happened to the lawyer and maybe to the priest!!!of course the true names had to be changed because they give life to some sorts of controverses but this is not the important part!the most important part is that in order to creat such a movie you have to believe einough and realise that the story of Anneliese Michel is indeed a terrifiing experience important einough to be revealed to all people!the movie makers have presented to the world this dramaticall story for everyone to see how demons could affect the life of a person!people today dont believe in demons and GOD also thinking that for every thing in this worls theres a logicall explanation!!!!therefor to make you realise that they really do exist, they combine their world with this world by several ways:making you see IT(the devil) his true face or taking many faces or by possessing a person!why the Devil sometimes chooses to posses? because this way he manages to scare people verry much and he is also more convincing when you see that he speaks through a person who is dear to you or close to you or near you or anything else more convincing but an hallucination!!!!DARREN SEELEY , you once told that there are no tape recorders with the exorcism of the real Anneliese Michel!!!!!well im afraid there are DARREN, AND I FOUND THEM ON A SITE OF THE INTERNET AND IN REALITY THERE ARE 46 TAPES WITH SEVERAL EXORCISMS OF THE REAL ANNALIESE MICHEL!!!AND SINCERELLY I WISH YOU GO AND LOOK FOR THEM ON THE INTERNET AND FIND THEM, cause when i listened to them I GOT SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO SCAREDDDDDDDDDDDD TERRIFIED!!!!! i i tell you that werent human voices, there were several voices and i could hear them all at once!!!!this isnt possible!!!can you scream on several voices all at once!!!!but those several voices werent human voices….

  Comment by raluca — Sat May 5, 2007 @ 18:39
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  Knock yourself out, Raluca.

  Meantime, have I ever told anyone about those lovely Michigan whales…? :p

  Comment by Darren Seeley — Mon May 7, 2007 @ 22:54
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  Darren…Darren…well what more can i say to you?…thank you very much for your advice to knock my self out ….mean time have you ever told everyone why do you think the Michigan whales are sooooo lovely?i dont know…maybe because you’ve played with them once in those lovely Michichigan waters?:p please do explain to us such a wondefull experience!by darling

  Comment by raluca — Tue May 8, 2007 @ 19:23
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  Fact is, there’s an internet site that says that there are whales in the Great Lakes. Sadly, it’s all bogus.

  Let me make this clear, Ray: not once in this review or in the comments have I ever doubted that there was a real case/story that inspired this film. Not once. Not ever.

  And, yes, I can scream several voices all at once in different languages as a result of all these comments, as would anyone else on the edge of losing all sanity.

  Comment by Darren Seeley — Wed May 9, 2007 @ 4:01
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  First of all Darren my name is not Ray…is Raluca, by the way american nation is not the only one which exists on this planet although i do understand very well your tempt to americanise every thing in this world…but i am a romanian 24years old girl and i wanna stay this way…Second of all I did mentioned in a message of mine the fact that Ive read all your comments upon “The exorcism of Emily Rose” and I must say your point of view is full of mistakes of thinking due to your lack of information!!! for example:when you’ve tried to explain the meaning of those SIX demons: The one who dwelled in CAIN, the one who dwelled in NERO, the one who dwelled in JUDAS ISCARIOT, LUCIFER,BELIAL,AND THE LEGION…..well you were WRONG about TWO things here:if I remember well einough in this movie emily rose told that she was possessed by the one who WAS WITH the Legion….NOT by the LEGION….This means that SOMEBODY was with the legion and not like youve said that the word LEGION implies several demons not just one!!!!! In the true story of Anneliese Michel, exept NERO, CAIN, JUDAS AND LUCIFER she mentioned that she was possessed by the spirit of ADOLF HITLER!!! Right now I will explain to you that the producers of the film mentioned just like in reality that HITLER was one of the spirits that possessed Emily Rose but in a way of not creating some sorts of controversy:not by his true name , but by THE LEGION,WHICH WAS A GREAT NATIONAL-SOCIALIST MOVEMENT IN YEAR 1940 IN SOME COUNTRIES IN EUROPE DURING THE TIME WHEN ADOLF HITLER RULED! as we all probably know, after he became a cancellar of Germany, Hitler increased the power of the NATIONAL-SOCIALIST PARTY,a party who shared his belifs of antisemitism! mean time in Romania which was a kinkdom back then, a great general named ANTONESCU gave birth to THE LEGION, a movement ment to determine the king CAROL to abdicate from the trone!!!but in his attempts to escape , the king initiated an atac against THE LEGION ! THATS WHEN ADOLF HITLER came with his army to help THE LEGION to keep its control over the army of CAROL , practicly Hitler came with THE LEGION….actually IN THE NAME OF THE LEGION to help general Antonescu in his attempt to make the king abdicate!!!not at last i want to mention that general Antonescu made a pact with Hitler called :;THE TRIPARTED PACT” before HITLER came in the name of The Legion”. second of all they mentioned BELIAL in the movie and not THE PRIEST FLEISCHMAN, also to avoid controversy! is told that BELIAL was the demon that possessed FLEISCHMAN in reality! by Darren and forgive my grammar mistakes if i have them:-)

  i hope you understand me Darren and also to understand the fact that in order to criticise a movie you must be very informed with some great events that happened in history and not to simply say to anyone to knock his self out…have a great day Darren!

  Comment by raluca — Wed May 9, 2007 @ 13:08
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  Yes, I heard you. First, you have to understand that due to the wild and wacky comments (almost cracking 200…I think we might make it…) you have to understand that I do have a light level of sarcasm. Second, it doesn’t matter what happened in history about…whatever that was about. That has zero to do with the film in question.

  Also, in the film, Emily Rose states one of the spirits in her was ‘legion’. Not ‘I am legion’ or ‘we are legion for we are many’ (although that could have been enough) so that may or may not have been an error by the filmmakers.

  Now if anyone wants to listen to tapes that have actual excorisms on them, be my guest. Being of a non-denominational yet christian faith, I don’t need to listen to demons on tape to know demons and/or the spirit realm exist. It’s simple: if you believe there is (a) God, you must trust in the bible as God’s word. If there is (a) God, then it stands to reason that there is (a) devil.

  I have never said anything since writing the review almost two years ago (gosh, time flies!) and I sort of did give up on editing comments, because most of them ignored each other and kept commenting on the same nonsense.

  Have a great day, Raluca.
  Enjoy those tapes LOL

  Comment by Darren Seeley — Thu May 10, 2007 @ 4:08
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  well i did enjoyed those tapes on my sistem soround on the maximum but this is not the point!!!!! i believe that as a film critic you must think of all possibilities when you criticise a movie!!!! in this case i think it was wiser not to forget that this film is based upon a real story which happened not in America….USA or any other continent or country but in Germany!!! when you criticise a film its critical to think of all possibilities and not of the ones which are more convenient to you!!!when you dont really understand the meaning of a word you tend to give a superficial explanation to that word instead of trying to find the roots of it by going back in time and thinking as the people back then thaught at that time!!!i know that to really understand the true meaning of THE LEGION you must be one of those who lived or live in the countries that really belived in this movement and in its importance!!!THE LEGION changed hundreds of milions of lifes….and , here , in Europe, you talk about freedom…you actually talk about THE LEGION!!!!

  Comment by raluca — Thu May 10, 2007 @ 23:45
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  And I’ll leave it at that.

  Comment by Darren Seeley — Fri May 11, 2007 @ 4:50
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  Writing one’s opinion IN CAPITALS FOR EMPHASIS. Always a sure sign of sanity (as are multiple exclamation marks!!!)

  Comment by Mariken — Fri May 11, 2007 @ 9:43
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  ya Mariken…writing one’s opinion IN CAPITALS FOR EMPHASIS. Always a sure sign that there is a stupid man out there!and in stead of spelling to him by letters….you choose to write to him in CAPITALS.

  Comment by raluca — Fri May 11, 2007 @ 10:38
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  yes Darren I’ll leave it at that too because i’ve had with you being so narrowminded and your arogance! GOD you are soooo superficial! I bet you are the same in real life too and i also bet somebody told you the same thing before.

  Comment by raluca — Fri May 11, 2007 @ 10:54
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  Famous last words anyone?

  Comment by Mariken — Fri May 11, 2007 @ 14:00
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  Since you lost the bet, do I win anything?
  No, I didn’t think so. Damn.

  Comment by Darren Seeley — Fri May 11, 2007 @ 20:39
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  You win getting to feel superior (and rightfully so). That’s gotta be worth something….
  (yes, yes, I know, these last few comments have nothing to do with the film anymore. I’ll stop now!)

  Comment by Mariken — Sun May 13, 2007 @ 20:19
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  Just finished watching it for the 3rd time, I think its a vey clever movie, people always need more, more blood etc, for me it did the trick and got the msg accross. I myself have a weird experiances through nighmares, and this movie made my hair stand up on end, they were done so well, OK I would have to agree that maybe the courtroom scenes could have been shortend but am a huge fan of Laura, so didnt mind, Campell Scott is another story..he wasnt to convincing. my last point, the lighting and use of orange and green, very effective.

  Comment by Kaz — Wed May 16, 2007 @ 16:10
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  Anneliese’s epitaph “Work out your own salvation with fear and trembling” I have that verse tattooed on my back. I couldnt beleive i saw that on the movie

  Comment by Bradley — Sun June 17, 2007 @ 6:03
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  From wikpedia : Legion Demon

  Legion, also known as the Gadarene demon, or translated as Lots, is a demon found in the Christian Bible in Mark 5:9 and Luke 8:30.

  Comment by TomInPA — Sun July 8, 2007 @ 3:29
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  good movie, however far from reality it is or isn’t. It will get you thinking

  Comment by styler — Sat August 11, 2007 @ 9:51
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  to make a correction , someone above had stated that legion , was one demon … in the bible it clearly states , that the man was possesed with demons ,, plural , not demon , but demons .. and when Jesus spoke to the demons and asked their name , they replied , WE Are Legion , that will tell you , that Legion is not one demon , but just as it is called , Legion , a multitude of demons.

  Comment by Believer — Mon August 13, 2007 @ 15:10
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  Ok , sorry , got to correct myself … here is the actual writing from the Bible

  9. Then Jesus asked him , “What is your name?” “My name is legion ,”he replied, “for we are many .” 10. and he begged Jesus again and again not to send them out of the Area.
  Mark 5:9-10

  So i take this as Legion is a group of demons with one common leading voice …. its hard to say realy . I think legion is a group of demons ….

  Comment by Believer — Mon August 13, 2007 @ 15:17
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  The names of the 6 demons used in the movie are:
  Judas
  Cain
  Belial
  Legion
  Lucifer
  Legion

  Comment by michelle — Tue August 21, 2007 @ 17:42
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  I Lie to you not. That movie was scary… Just because it was based on a true story. I liked it though. And Legion is more than one demon. That is why she could have been posessed by more than 6. I remember reading it somewhere in the bible, when Jesus asked the name of the demon, and Legion said, “Legion– for we are many.” That is what Legion means… and I believe in possesions too.

  Comment by Renee — Tue October 16, 2007 @ 17:41
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  Michelle, no no… What annaliese said during the exorcism was:

  I am the one who dwelt in Judas
  I am the one who dwelt in Cain
  I am the one who dwelt in Nero
  I am the one with Belial
  I am the one with Legion
  And I am Lucifer, the spirit in the flesh.

  See? Lucifer, and only him, possessed Annaliese.

  Stop playing demonologists and get it straight.

  Comment by argonnas — Wed November 7, 2007 @ 17:20
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  at the end of priest’s testmony, his lawyer whispered a question to him..he answered ‘no’. If anyone out there has this movie on dvd, can you tell me what she whispered to him?

  Comment by mary brother — Mon November 19, 2007 @ 6:27
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  CAn i get more of Annalise Mitchel.

  Comment by Ahmad — Sat December 15, 2007 @ 9:39
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  What exactly was all the languages?

  Comment by GG. — Sun December 16, 2007 @ 9:38
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  You keep saying “the demons” as if they were Cain, Judas, Nero etc.

  When they were just what dwelt within them.

  Get it right.

  Comment by GoreGlam. — Sun December 16, 2007 @ 9:44
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  I know you all seem quite set on Legion being from the book of Mark and it may well be. However, when Emily is ululating those various names she appears to do it A) in some sort of chronology and there is some consitancy with languges aswell i.e that they are their native tongues or from scriptures, and as I’m pretty sure Mark never ecounted any modern day Germans there would be very little sense in “und mit der Legion” being a reference to Mark 5:9-10. As for the Romanian Legion, Even if they had ties with Hitler, they certainly weren’t as evil or well known as him. In my humble opinion I believe “und mit der Legion” to be a reference to the Third Reich itself. I could be completely wrong, and being a profound atheist who neither believes in possession or deamons or supernatural etc etc, my opinion may be totally worthless. Just food for thought.

  Ta Ta!

  Comment by Ryan — Sun January 13, 2008 @ 18:16
• 

  Emily wasnt the only one to have an exeocrism that I know of. I have a friend named Chase and while he was at church camp he had an exeorcism and till this day he has one every day. His eyes turn pitch black, his voise deappens, his flesh turns to fire, he mitions names of deamonic spirits, he even triend to kill someone including himself. So demonic possesion is real.

  Comment by ashlee gordon — Tue January 15, 2008 @ 21:51
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  Church Camp! lol

  Comment by Ryan — Thu January 17, 2008 @ 21:01
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  Going back to the question of 11/19/07 by mary brother – is there any way to find out what Father Moore’s attorney whispered to him at the end of his testimony, to which he answered “No” ?

  Comment by Mick — Sun January 27, 2008 @ 21:16
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  Right after i saw the movie..i was both intrigued and terrified. i went home and didnt sleep until after 3 am that same day..and that lasted for about 3 days..which was odd..i did some research on it afterwards..i enjoyed the movie..but i would rather not indulge myself in the REAL occurences of the plot. I am a very religious person..and i believe in anything spiritual. I even researched the six demons, i knew cain, judah, the Legions and Lucifer very well, but Nero and Belial we’re a mystery..and Nero turned out to be quite Evil..*The Beast* was what they called him.

  Comment by Dee — Sun January 27, 2008 @ 22:46
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  Oh and to those who said that they experienced demons bearing them down when they wake up and couldnt move..at all..that happened to me as well..i was once again terrified..i even remembered the time..i think it was at least 2 minutes shy of 3 am that morning..i woke up and i couldnt move..but i could open my eyes..tried to sceam but to no avail..but i did pray..and that worked..and that was a few weeks after i’ve seen the movie.

  Comment by Dee — Sun January 27, 2008 @ 23:20
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  For those who think a demon presses them in sleep when they wake up.
  Its sleep paralysis.

  Comment by Atherr Alam — Sat March 8, 2008 @ 23:06
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  123456! y not, CNJLBL??? lol just messing hehehehehe and kidding!!!^^ if emily will be saying cnjlbl, the priest might laugh at her! priest wud have replied shit! lol, whats that?

  Comment by pozzy — Sat March 15, 2008 @ 12:22
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  i liked the bet when she ate the spiders and the bit when she was strained will they have a number 2 out?

  Comment by marcus — Mon April 21, 2008 @ 17:01
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  damn pozzy.. i always laugh out loud at ur comments.

  /cheers

  Comment by arwena — Tue August 19, 2008 @ 11:41
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  To those asking about the names of the demons, it doesn’t name them, but it says “The one who DWELT WITHIN Cain” “DWELT WITHIN Nerone” “DWELT WITHIN Iouda [Juda]” “Was WITH Legion” [Meaning only ONE of the many demons that was in the LEGION of demons, called "Legion"] “I AM Belial” “And I, AM Lucifer, the Devil, in the flesh”

  Comment by Kathy — Tue December 29, 2009 @ 6:05
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  I rewatched this the other day and I found my image of Emily Rose was altered because of her part in Dexter… I thought she was less shy compared to my first viewing. Still a pretty unconventional and therefore interesting mixture of drama and horror

  Comment by Arjan Welles — Wed December 30, 2009 @ 3:15
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  Jennifer Carpenter was also a decent screamer in 2008′s ‘Quarantine’, the effective but unneeded remake of REC.

  Comment by Darren J Seeley — Sat January 2, 2010 @ 5:37
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  I thought this movie was very interesting, I am Catholic and believe in this sort of thing. But ever since I watched this movie, I have no clue why but i seem to wake up in the middle of the night between 2:55 and 3:10, every morning. Still not sure if its a coincidence or what is goin on.

  Comment by Troy Lehman — Sun May 2, 2010 @ 18:15
• 

  these are the phrases she speaks in the movie but i dont know the languages of each

  Ani hu sheshokhen betokh Cain

  Ego sum quis habitavit in Nerone

  Mia fora katoikese mesa se Ioudas

  Ich mit Legion

  Ana Belial

  And I am Lucifer, the devil in the flesh

  Comment by josh — Sun September 19, 2010 @ 5:57
• 

  Haha I’m surprised no one caught this yet. Everyone has misspelled the name of the second most important demon:
  Cain
  Nero
  Judas
  Legion
  And then she screams “Ana BLIAL.” though it might be spelled ‘belial’ you don’t pronounce the ‘e’

  Comment by Shade — Sat October 16, 2010 @ 6:24
• 

  For all of you wondering what language the demon belial was Said in During the movie I know for a fact that it is the Arabic language because I am half Arabic and fluent in it. She says “Ana bleese” Ana means I am and she actually doesn’t say belial I believe because I heard the word bleese which is an Arabic name for a certain demon I’m not sure what his name is in English though.

  Comment by Jazi — Wed October 20, 2010 @ 13:14

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