I saw it Monday night in a large theater full of Christians from one church. They were all practically silent as they left the theater. Many were very moved. I was not. I was disgusted by the film for its excessive fascination with demon presence and disturbed by the incredibly brutal gore. They went "beyond what is written" in the Bible.
I didn't realize till I read a critic's review that the movie was based more on certain Catholic teachings than on the Bible account. If that's true, that might explain why they show demon faces "appearing" in the faces of little Jewish boys who supposedly ran after Judas, tormenting him. Not scriptural.
That might explain why the movie portrays Jesus being accidentally dropped over the side of a bridge and hung by the neck with a thick chain, where he momentarily comes face to face with Judas, who is cowering under the bridge. Not scriptural.
It might also explain why something like a demon/animal next suddenly appears right in front of Judas, like a flash, then disappears, just to terrify him.
It might explain why, in the Garden of Gethsemane, in the movie, Satan was present, with just a hint of a snake or something weird and sinister briefly protruding out of his left nostril (??), and with a snake shown moving out from under Satan's gown between his feet and slithering over to Jesus as he lay face down on the ground agonizing over the upcoming ordeal, and moving up onto Jesus' right wrist, but doing nothing to Jesus. Completely unscriptural - the Bible account says that an angel appears to Jesus and strengthens him. The exact opposite of what is presented in this stupid movie.
It might explain why, after the one evildoer who ridicules Jesus while hanging next to him on his cross, suddenly has a black bird attack him and pluck out one of his eyes. Not scriptural.
So you see, just from these examples, why I feel the movie shows an excessive fascination with demons and Satan.