Friedkin can usually be counted on for a really excellent commentary. This track, however, is absolutely dismal, with the director simply describing the on-screen action to us. It's obvious that this commentary track was an entirely superfluous one, added by Warners as an extra enticement to buy this much inferior version of the horror classic.

Luckily, the commentary on the original edition is excellent. Stick with that.

Probably in my top 3 of the worst commentaries made (that I've heard, anyway).

A slow and uninformative comentary. One of the worst.

The worst. Non-informative and boring. The director is clearly uninspired & uninterested to say anything. He just describes the events we can see for ourselves. Actually, he also spends a lot of time in silence.

I don't understand why this is the worst commentary ever! Was Friedkin forced into doing it? His commentaries for French Connection and Exorcist (original version) are excellent. Avoid this at all costs (unless you want a cure for insomnia).

Friedkin describes the action onscreen, and very little else. Possibly the least informative and easily the most boring commentary I've ever heard. Skip this one and check out hte track he did with Blatty, The Excorsist's author.

Awful awful awful. Friedkin describes events that we can plainly see, and that's it. Pointless.

Started this commentary and was shocked to find how painfully bad the first 30 minutes were. Came here and saw the reviews, but listened to the rest of it, thinking, it had to get better. It didn't.

This should be titled "The Exorcist - The Version You've Never Heard" as Friedkin has almost nothing to say whatsoever. It's only one of three audio commentaries I've ever heard that I've given up on after about half an hour (the other two are from Baz Lurhmann who makes visually engaging films but comes across as a total prat when he opens his mouth)