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This is one off the best Horror Film from the book of Steven Kings book and of 1976 films and one of the best terror/Supsen film ever made in movie history and the acting and blood of one off the best porm scence ever made true classic in Horror genre
I know I'm on my own here but I don't and never did see why this is such a loved film.It's the only classic horror film I don't care for.It was too boring and took to long to get into.It even then wasn't that spectacular.
Posted By: riotsquid1408 at 10:20am, October 22, 2009
great movie
Posted By: bloodnguts313 at 10:00am, October 4, 2009
This movie is wierd and overdone. The start of the film was good but the end just sucked. Could have been better.
Posted By: format916 at 8:42am, September 16, 2009
This Movie Is Just Simply Amazing.
It Is Really Depressing And I Like It When Movies Make You Have Feelings Like That
Wait I Can Only Go To 10 The Highest?? :)
I felt bad for Sue. Sure she was a total bitch like the rest in the beginning but she realized she screwed up and tried to make amends. But wow, it totally blew up in her face!
the beginning of the film you get to see carries abilities which was fun. Great soundtrack throughout but the middle of the film it just piled on the story and nothing happens. Nothing terrifying about that and the prom night dance is such a wasted opportunity. I know its 30+ years old but 1 death out of the whole prom and the fire wasn't even her doing....very disappointing.
There are many better 70s horror movies then this. Texas Chainsaw, Phantasm, Last House on the Left, Hills have eyes, Jaws, etc.
Carrie is a great horror movie, they made people feel sorry for Carrie and feel less for the victims.... In fact this movie is one of my all time FAVORITES!!!!
Anybody who gives this movie crap cause it's "dated" is a moron. Just freaking see past that; the film's 33 years old! This is the best it can be!
No one can play the creepy outcast girl better than Sissy Spacek. Nobody! Carrie in the remake is just plain ass, for example. And that Tamara movie? Wtf is that shit?
Classic. Creepy and disturbing are all words that describe this film.
Only complaint is that the ending isn't nearly as demented as it was in the book. But I imagine the budget and just plain a lack of special effects at that time are to blame.
Posted By: horrorfan25 at 11:01pm, January 28, 2009
Carrie was an awesome horror flick. I loved everything about it. It was spooky, scary, and actually built up the tension. The acting was nice. The scares were pretty good and so was the plot. I highly recommend Carrie, it is one of those horror films you need to check out right away, period.
Posted By: fantasmagora6 at 4:07pm, January 14, 2009
this movie was pretty fucking good for a 70's film...scarred the shit outa me when I first watched it...I was like five...still a ggod movie...the sequil sucked though...
I liked this film when I first saw it years ago, and the book is still pretty great. However I watched it the other day and it bored the balls off me. The acting sucked (stand up John Travolta) and it was terribly terribly dated, from the shit effects to the crap music and those fucked up looking haircuts (the hair on the guy named Tommy was just awful!). Stick to the book.
Posted By: horrorking95 at 3:01pm, December 25, 2008
This is the scariest film ive seen i think its amazing! The storys disturbing the actingings brilliant and the film is very moving. Carries mum is definitly the thing that makes this film scary (played brilliantly by Piper) she bullies carrie and is a religious nut! She adds a certain chill to the movie I love it although it's terrifying and the ending will leave you screaming!
A pretty faithful adaptation of the book and one of the best , along side Pet Sematary , Christine and Misery. Sissy Spaceck is perfectly cast as the shy , demure and come prom night down right dangerous Carrie as is Piper Laurie as her loony mother. The shock ending well, is a great shock on first viewing but everybody knows it by now. The entire prom sequence is devastating, just look at her eyes!! This film asks whats more terrifying , religious mania or being an outcast teenager? Great suspensful direction and supporting characters add to an extremely well made film from a forgotten master, Brian De Palma. Perfect.
This is probably the closest adaption of one of Stephen Kings works and a good movie to boot.[Interesting side note,this movie seems to bother men more than woman,based on the people I know.]The mother crucifixion scene is classic and who can forget"I can see your dirty pillows!"
Posted By: tom holiday at 1:44pm, December 10, 2008
one of stephen kings best movies. Very good translation from the book.
I'm sorry, but I thought this movie was garbage. I personally think it is one of the most overated movies of all time, let alone in horror. And it really is the story, not the actual film. I just never liked it very much. I must admit, this version is far, far better than the SciFi Channel remake.
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.
