Carrie
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Movie Reviews of Carrie
Movie Review: Interesting Enough To Merit A Viewing
Summary: 3 Stars
Originally intended to serve as a backdoor pilot to a possible weekly series, this TV movie version of "Carrie" nevertheless still works fine on its own and is told interestingly enough to merit a viewing. This time around the story is more faithful to Stephen King's novel and the filmmakers used a more gritty, gothic style in making the movie, thus making it a completely different film than the original "Carrie" in 1976. On its own, this version is a relatively good movie with some solid performances, especially from the two leads, and some decent if not always perfectly-rendered visual effects sequences. Still, the wrap-around story dealing with the police investigation of Carrie White cuts into the film too often and gives it a sort of jagged, disjointed feel. The film itself is a bit overlong (although it was required to fit into a three-hour running time including commercials so this is understandable) and some scenes tend to drag. Despite all its flaws, however, this version of "Carrie" is still worth viewing, although ultimately the original Brian DePalma 1976 version is a much better film.Movie Review: A Wasted Opportunity...
Summary: 3 Stars
Sadly, this TV remake does little to improve upon Brian DePalma's original screen treatment. While it DOES include more of King's novel in the adaptation, way-too-many things still lack or are just plain wrong. For lover's of King's original, my first thought was "Why did they get a Spacek clone?"- star Angela Bettis is thin and attractive, which was NOT the "Carrie" of the novel(fat, frumpy and virtually invisible in her plainess). Patricia Clarkson's take on Margaret White was so underplayed, that memories of Piper Laurie's hystrionics in the film were sorely missed. The "tagged-on" ending defeated the purpose of the whole tragedy of Carrie White(why? So a television series could possibly follow?). But the biggest crime is the new commercial DVD/VHS release- the 180 miniseries has been pared down to 212 minutes, so viewers of this home video release will NOT see what was originally presented. Let's hope that the new mini-series remake of King's BEST novel SALEM'S LOT (with Rob Lowe, Donald Sutherland and Rutger Hauer)will not suffer the same fate...Movie Review: Sci-Fi Finally Did Somthing Right! CARRIE
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this DVD with no further knowldge of the movie than it was a Carrie film. I personally own the Special Edition of the 1976 version, the 1999 sequel, and now this little number. I am currently in search of the '76 soundtrack.
This TV version falls under the same category as the Sci-Fi sequel to "Firestarter," but definitely holds more value to Carrie fanatics like myself.
First off, this vesion is more inclusive as far as holding true to the novel. The camerawork, one might notice, is a tad amateur, but behind the special effects, brilliant performances (especially on Bettis and Clarkson's part), and music that strangely resembles that of the original films--one hardly notices the flaws of this "modern remake."
The DVD contains no special features, regrettably, but does have some MGM trailers that might encourage you to visit the video store.
Have fun,
GIGI
Movie Review: It Could have Been Better
Summary: 3 Stars
A lot of people think this remake of Carrie is a great movie, but I can't agree with that. Compared to the origanl, this movie is just a little too cold; it lacks the passion of the original. I won't give away the ending of this movie, but it's a lot more lame than the original movie that had the kitchen knives flying-- well, while I knew what telekinesis could do to a heart, shown here is too much of a yawn compared to other more visceral movies like the Scanners films. If this is being faithful to the book, I'm glad I never finished reading it. <g>
Okay, this movies is just nice to see something different, but not really different enough to go "Wow!" over. It's okay to watch on a dull Sunday afternoon when there's nothing else on, but it's just not enough. It's just not quite enough...
Movie Review: good movie
Summary: 3 Stars
Let's not call this a remake of Brian DePalma's movie. It's a remake of Stephen King's novel. I'm not terribly fond of the DePalma film, and all in all I prefer this version. As another reviewer noted, it is a more faithful adaptation. This ceases to be the case at some point very near the end, though, which was a bit strange, but it doesn't bother me because I understand the point of the changes. Angela Bettis is an outstanding Carrie, and Patricia Clarkson as her mother gives a quiet, scary performance, which is a nice tonic for the entirely-too-over-the-top one Piper Laurie gave in DePalma's film. By no means is this a perfect film, and if you want the best version of the story you should still seek out Stephen King's novel, but it is enjoyable and well-made.