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Movie Reviews of Carrie (Special Edition)
Movie Review: Horror Classic from a Great Decade for Horror
Summary: 5 Stars
The 1970's were something of a Golden Age for horror films. In contrast to much of what has passed for horror since then, we got some well written, well acted, and intelligent films. These included The Exorcist, The Omen, Jaws, Alien, and of course Carrie. Film-makers at this time seemed to understand what Horror was supposed to do. Good horror is not about high body counts or non-stop action. It is about provoking in the audience an internal, visceral response of unease and fear. Carrie is a fine example of this kind of film making. It is a modern Gothic tale which has the structure of a Shakespearean Tragedy. It shows suburban high school society as a thin veneer overlying something primitive, tribal, even savage. This is particularly evident in the scene where the other girls attack Carrie in the locker room, pelting her with feminine hygiene products. In one of the Special Feature interviews, Nancy Allen states that filming this scene was one of the most disturbing events of her life. Why? Because during it she felt exhilarated, pumped up on adrenaline, and actually felt hatred for the person being attacked. This interview supports the thesis of the film: there is something primitive in all of us.
The film is full of images which have become iconic in horror, Carrie at the Prom, her mother's creepy, masochistic death scene, and of course the conclusion, so often imitated in later, lesser films. Brilliantly directed by Brian DePalma, with wondeful performances by Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie as her deranged mother, Carrie is a must-see for all fans of Horror.
Movie Review: Excellent DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
I first read the book by Steven King and was interested in seeing the movie, and it was just about as good. Dont worry, I wont be one of the people that go on about the book being better, but it will give you a better insight to whats happening on screen.
The movie tells pretty much the same story as the book. There is a couple of things not in it, and the ending has been changed, but thats because they didnt have the FX team to make scenes like that, tho they tried a few, and the ending didnt need to be the same to get the idea, but it does not take anything away from the film.
Carrie White's not the girl next door, she has the power of telekinisis, which means she can move things with her mind, among other things. She is a highschool student who is very shy, no friends, and is bullied a lot. She gets set up by a group of the other kids to go to the prom, but a cruel prank they preform to humilate her infront of everybody turns out to be the biggest mistake of there lives when they PO Carrie White. ... what does she do? Watch it and find out!
The bonus features are pretty good, theres a documentry and reunion footage and talk about the film and how it came about ect... interesting stuff. A few deleted scenes, commentary, production notes ect... I dont know if theres anything else they could have added to make it better value for money, defintily worth replacing the old VHS version for, provided you like movie, if you dont then why would you wanna replace it, let alone have it on VHS?
Movie Review: Sad horror tale with emotional performances.
Summary: 5 Stars
Sunday, February 20, 2005 / 5 of 5 / Sad horror tale with emotional performances.
Like the Shining's Jack N. looking through the ax-broken door and saying "Here's Johnny", Carrie's pig-blood spattered wide eye stare is an enduring image of modern horror films. It had been a while since I'd seen it but watching it again, I'm struck with just how sad the story is. Rarely do I feel such pathos towards anything in the horror genre but Carrie as played by Sissy Spacek cuts such an emotionally stunted, afraid, and vulnerable figure one can't help but be drawn in. There are lots of cameos by future stars including Travolta, Nancy Allen, and amusingly, Miami Vice's Larry `Switek' Talbot. Tormented as a mousy outsider, Carrie, the daughter of a religious nut case, also possesses latent telekinetic powers. These powers explode outward during periods of emotional stress and/or trauma. When Carrie is asked to the prom by a popular beau hunk, whose girlfriend is trying to do Carrie a favor, she eventually, meekly, accepts. She begins her transformation into a princess as personal esteem creeps into her gradually until she's blooming. At this pinnacle of self worth, Carrie ascends to the thrown as prom queen along with her king. Sadly, savagely, it ends as Nancy Allen drops the bomb on her. Carrie lashes out indiscriminately and wreaks havoc on the school, town, and eventually her abusive mother and herself. Carrie stands the test of time as a film and a warning about how abuse can lead to all encompassing rage.
Movie Review: Don't abuse on the patient of a kind character!
Summary: 5 Stars
This chilling tale established for Sissy Spacek her great lap to fame. I watched her in Badlands after this movie. And it was extremely easy to predict for her the future triumphs at that moment.
Who can forget -searching and scrutinizing inside personal memories- about the jokes, funny situations and sometimes great doses of black humor in our fellow classmates?
In this opportunity we find a seriously mental wounded teenager, by the fanatic harassment of a frustrated mother who found relief in the exacerbating practice of the Catholic Religion, castrating her daughter and pretending become of her an extension of her will, suppressing the NATURAL wishes and illusions of the youth.
On the other hand, we have her classmates, who ignoring her hellish familiar background, are continuously mocking at her.
Particularly pathetic is the sequence when she experiences her first menstruation, that submerges immediately in her particular and horrid hell.
She possesses a weird gift, better known as Telekinesis, that will be in last instance her mortiferous weapon in the code of the film.
This film established for the great audiences the name of Brian De Palma and the platform of two raising stars: John Travolta and the beauty Nancy Allen (the future De Palma's wife).
A great acknowledgement for Piper Laurie for her towering performance.
A classic film with remarkable special effects that rides between the terror and thriller.
Movie Review: Intense Psychological Horror Film
Summary: 5 Stars
As one reviewer said, the 70s were the second Golden Age of film. Slow-moving at times, you were supposed to absorb the atmosphere and develop real empathy for the characters. Rambo and its successors ruined all that; nowadays, even intelligent films (such as 12 Monkeys) have a fight scene or a car-chase scene every few minutes, which adds nothing to development of characters.
Carrie is a film in that 70s tradition; the middle 1hr, in particular, is slow-moving, but vital. You feel real empathy for Carrie--what a pitiful, tortured soul she was.
Near the end of the movie, the horrible bullying she suffered comes to a head. The bullying really is painful to watch, but, boy, does it make you feel good when they get their comeuppance! You wanna say, Go, Carrie Go! Get 'em, girl!
None of the reviewers mentioned the cinematography of the prom sequence. I think this scene is a masterpiece, especially as Carrie gets angry; split-scene, revolving scene, nightmarish, ghostly memories haunt her--then she goes into a real rampage. It's a masterpiece.
This is a rare movie that gets better with each viewing. The first time I saw the movie, I was a little disapponted; I'm not sure why. The second time I realized it was a near-masterpiece. One of the other reviewers has had the same experience, apparently.
See the movie, it's great!