Carrie (2002)

 

 

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This remake is a good one to watch even if it is in widescreen and blu-ray high definition version. I hope they will come out with this as soon as possible because high definition television is here.

With Stephen King's first novel, Brian dePaulma's classic, and the outrageous sequel, I really did not see this coming. But now I am glad it did.

If you don't really know much about Carrie, it is basically a story about a girl in high school who happens to get bittersweet revenge on her classmates, who are way too cruel.

It starts off showing Carrie in her gym class, being humiliated because she cannot hit a ball with a baseball bat. Later, she has her first period in the shower and everyone starts to laugh at her. Fortunately, only one student had the heart to make up for her classmate's cruelty, and sends her boyfriend off to take Carrie out to the prom. Meanwhile, Mrs. Desjardin, the gym teacher, goes very tough on all the students who had laughed about Carrie's incident and threatens to remove their prom tickets unless they attend her daily detention classes. One student, Chris, backs out and decides that she did nothing wrong, so her prom tickets are taken away. So.. she decides to get revenge on Carrie.
Meanwhile, Carrie is "stuck in hell" with her mother who takes christianity a little over the top. Spending her hours in a "prayer closet" to beg for forgiveness, she is reading teen magazines. Once she gets asked to go to the prom, Carrie fears that she will be stood up, but decides to go.
But before this happens, we learn that she has the amazing, yet terrifying power of telekinesis. She practices hew powers on a hairbrush and researches it on the internet. Her mother, however, believes Carrie is a witch and forbids her to go to the prom, because it would be a sin. So what does Carrie do? She scares the jesus out of her by throwing things around in her rage. Finally, she goes, and has the time of her life with people who seem to accept her...

This made-for-TV remake has many ups and a few downs. First off, please don't expect another classic, although I doubt you were. Sissy Spacek's mousy go at Carrie is not seen here. Angela Bettis seems terrified of everything because of the fear that she may be hurt. Everyone has been in Carrie's shoes, and can relate to her in even the smallest measures. There is more of a story here and a glimpse of one incident that happened in Carrie's past is shown. The fantasy, dream-like texture shown out in the picture, the camera angles and the special effects does get a little annoying, but it is so easy to look past it. The length of this movie is very much appreciated, because for people who have not read the book, things not explained or revealed in the original keep viewers interested here.

There are some downsides to this movie too. For example, Margaret White is just not the same in this movie. Piper Laurie was hysterically over the top! In this version, she looks possessed and surreal. Another complaint was the prom scene. While I was completely shocked, a few things dePaulma had introduced are not seen here. Things such as the slow-motion, tidal wave effect when the blood is spilled, and the dual camera effect are not seen here. Maybe that's for good or for bad, I don't know. I just missed it. Another complaint was the ending. This ending dissapoints, leaving room for a television series. Then again, I didn't really like dePualma's version of Carrie either.

Overall, I think this movie deserves your worthwhile. While Sissy Spacek is "the" Carrie, Angela Bettis still does a great job and makes you feel.. well, you have to see the movie for yourself!

IN THE ORIGNAL I HAD TO FAST FORWARD TO THE PROM SEEN CAUSE THE FILM WASNT INTERESTING.THIS ONE I LOVE IT KEPT ME INTERESTED FROM START TO FINISH.THE FILM AIRED ON TV LIKE A YEAR AND A HALF AGO OR SOMETHING.I WAS BUSY I COULDNT WATCH THE FILM HARDLY AT ALL.YESTERDAY I SAW THE FILM ON A SALE STAND AT THIS CLOTHES STORE,I HAD TO BUY IT.THE ACTING,SUSPENSE AND EVERYTHING WAS AWESOME.I SPOTTED A GIRL FROM THE HIT MOTION PICTURE FREDDY VS. JASON.AND THE GIRL WHO PLAYED CARRIE WAS IN MAY. THE MOST GORY FILM IN CINEMA HISTORY. AND A COUPLE OTHER FACES I DID SEE. ITS A MASTERPIECE.SO DO YOUR SELF A FAVER GO SEE IT NOW!!!!!!!!!!

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1.0 out of 5 stars Sorry but this was not a good show
Well it was something that made her bleed

Published on July 5 2004 by Ice cube

4.0 out of 5 stars A Treat For Fans of The Original King Novel
Though I enjoyed the original film that was made by Brian DePalma, who I always felt was a modern-day Hitchcock. I really enjoyed this new movie about Carrie. Read more

Published on April 7 2004 by jrscribbler

5.0 out of 5 stars Remember, This is an adaptation of the original novel
This is in response to some of the previous reviews for this film. One should realize that this is an adaptation of Stephen King's original novel. Read more

Published on Mar 21 2004 by Joseph Cruz Cota

2.0 out of 5 stars One time viewing recommended
This is the kind of film that you will probably only want to watch once. You'll want to watch it if you've seen the original (which is a great film in itself) but don't keep your... Read more

Published on Mar 10 2004 by 36_crazyfarts

3.0 out of 5 stars Problematic Remake Of A 1976 Horror Masterpiece
Like a good number of remakes of classic movies, especially in the horror genre, the 2002 NBC-TV remaking of CARRIE is a problematic film. Read more

Published on Feb 14 2004 by Erik North

5.0 out of 5 stars So Much Better
Carrie White (portrayed by Angela Bettis) is your typical High school girl...except she is hated by all, and she has telekinesis. Read more

Published on Feb 14 2004 by Tony Mitchell

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as good as The original but a nice try
First of all the Carrie with Sissy Spacek is a classic and always will be. when i first heard this was coming on tv i was wondering what to expect, being the original carrie is my... Read more

Published on Dec 10 2003 by Jeremy Boettcher

5.0 out of 5 stars Better story background
I like the King books to television better then the movie versions because you get more story and a clearer picture of what is happening and why. (perfect example... Read more

Published on Nov 25 2003

1.0 out of 5 stars AND THE NOMINEES ARE :
for best reason to drink Drano --

1 ) The NBC rehash of 'Carrie'.

2 ) The fact that this debacle is available on DVD. Read more

Published on Nov 14 2003

3.0 out of 5 stars good TVM
this is the same exact elements of the original, which was way better but it was made for TV and its great. Read more

Published on Nov 8 2003 by Michael Bolts

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