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Posted By: Galvatron at 2:23pm, September 15, 2008
I cannot say anything that has not already been said. This horror movie is perfect.
"Carrie boomed Sissy Spacek's and John Travolta's career. I understand why.
Carrie starts off at a gym locker room, where we find out how much the other kids hate Carrie. But, we find out that Carrie has some powers. Like in other Stephen King book-movies, the supernatural aspect is only minor compared to the rest of the story, but it comes into play at the end. Carrie's mom (Piper Laurie) is an over-protective religious zealot who makes The Royal Tenenbaums seem normal. So Carrie tries to cope with her horrible life, but it's getting tougher and tougher.
Spacek is exceptional as Carrie, and I now know why she was nominated for Best Actress. Her emotions are real, not some fake tear drops that make us think she's sad. Either she has great motivation, or she's one of the best actresses of the century (or both!). Laurie was equally good as her mother who locks Carrie up in a closet everytime she thinks that Carrie has sinned. This movie wouldn't be half of what it was if the acting wasn't so great. When Carrie was sad, you were sad. When the other kids ridiculed her, you felt like you wanted to kill the kids. When she smiled, you smiled. Emotions that raw couldn't come from just any movie.
If you know me, I'm a stickler for character developement. Carrie didn't take much time, but from the opening scene you knew about Carrie and her weakness. So are the secondary characters; they're nicely developed even if their role isn't that major. Travolta had a miniscule role, but he was fine in it; it led to Grease and Saturday Night Fever.
The prom scene has got to be one of the most memorable scenes from a horror movie. That red tint is awesome; it's like a premonition. In fact, the movie is full of premonition: the red tint, the freaky looking voodoo doll, "They're all going to laugh at you." I'm assuming that director Brian De Palma meant to put that in, so it just isn't about some supernatural powers, it's also about foreshadowing. Also, I dig that camera movement during the dancing.
The blood and gore wasn't held back, but they just put in what was necessary. De Palma obviously stole from Hitchcock's Psycho, mainly the music cue whenever Carrie is using her telepathy. Also, her school, Bates High, is another Psycho refrence.
Carrie was also very creepy. It wasn't a thrill-a-minute, but at the ending, that was Scary with a capital S. The last ten or twenty minutes were scare-inducing for sure. That last jump scene in the dream...wow! It's still jumping at me. If there was one complaint I had to do about the movie, it's that it took too much time to get to main scene and the prom went on a little too long, but other than that it's a first class horrror/thriller that any horror buff needs to see." -- movieguy1021 (Movieguy1021@comcast.net), imdb.com
The first time I saw this movie I was in High School. It definitly makes you think twice about taunting someone in school, because you just never know. It was one of the best movies of its time. Creepy and freaky. Totally two thumbs up.
This movie was a good rendition of Stephen King's novel. However, the horror and carnage are no where near the same as the novel. Too bad. The carnage in the novel would have looked way cool on the big screen.
The mother was no where near as warped as she was in the novel, but still a good try.
Sissy Spacek is awesome as Carrie. Great acting! When she has her freak out on stage covered in blood - her eyes are fantastic!
Part of the reason why this movie is good is because it was filmed in the 70s. Back then Directors dared to be more gritty and creative, and the cast were just normal people, not something out of a vogue magazine.
this is a great movie. yes it is old and there is a remake, but lost something in the update. probably that the remake was for tv. This movie is awesome and scary and really gets you rooting for this poor girl. This movie really shows the teenager years to you in a way that make you glad not to be a youth anymore. Carrie is put the the worst stuff in school and she is trying to deal with herself and her mom. This movie very good and is not able to be duplicated. The sequal tries and is good but no where close.
