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This terrifying adaptation of Stephen King's bestselling horror novel was directed by shock maestro Brian De Palma for maximum, no-holds-barred effect. Sissy Spacek stars as Carrie White, the beleaguered daughter of a religious kook (Piper Laurie) and a social outcast tormented by her cruel, insensitive classmates. When her rage turns into telekinetic powers, however, school's out in every sense of the word. De Palma's horrific climax in a school gym lingers forever in the memory, though the film is also built upon Spacek's remarkable performance and Piper Laurie's outlandishly creepy one. John Travolta has a small part as a thug, De Palma's future wife, Nancy Allen, is his girlfriend, and Amy Irving makes her screen debut as one of the girls giving Carrie a hard time. The DVD release has a widescreen presentation, Dolby sound, theatrical trailer, and optional French subtitles. --Tom Keogh
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Based on the best-selling Stephen King novel, Carrie "catches the mind, shakes it and refuses to let it go" (Time)! Starring Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie (in Oscar®-nominated* performances), John Travolta and Amy Irving, this ultimate revenge fantasy is "absolutely spellbinding" (Roger Ebert), "outrageously witty" (Los Angeles Times) and one of the all-time great horror classics! At the center of the terror is Carrie (Spacek), a tortured high-school misfit with no confidence, no friends...and no idea about the extent of her secret powers of telekinesis. But when her psychotic mother and sadistic classmates finally go too far, the once-shy teen becomes an unrestrained, vengeance-seeking powerhouse who, with the help of her 'special gift,' causes all hell to break loose in a famed cinematic frenzy of blood, fire and brimstone! *1976: Spacek, Actress; Laurie, Supporting Actress
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By J. Newton
Format:DVD
OK- I'm not going to review all 200+ comments on this release (Special Edition DVD) to see if anyone else has noticed; however I saw no mention of the fact that the reframing on this edition is NOT what the cinematographer shot. Case in point- the shower scene: Carrie is now cropped at the waist- SURPRISE! Pubic hair gone! No offensive nudity here! (I own the VHS which shows the offending area.) When I buy a film I want to see what i remember from the theatrical release, not some committee-decreed morality censorship...
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We have all been in Carrires shoes at time or another. After being picked on, she posesses the power to right the wrongs done to her.
By Spencer
Format:DVD
Carrie White is a bit strange. She is friendless, her mother is obsessed with worshipping god, and sin, everybody at school harrases her, and to top it all off, she gets asked to the prom by the "hottest" guy in school, which also happens to be the guy Carrie has "special feelings" for.
Now, when you mix all those things together, do you come to the conclusion that Carrie might be under a lot of pressure? Well sure you do, cause she is. And to her horror, when she and Billy or whoever it is, i forget his name, starts to dance to the school song, a huge bucket of pigs blood is poured on her.
Blood, guts, gore...not really, but during the last half hour or so, the violence is pretty strong, not too graphic, but there are some graphic scenes of violence. When a girl gets crushed by a basketball hoop thingy, and when Carries mom gets killed by knifes being stabbed in her. I am sure there are some other ones, but those are the most graphic that i Can remeber right now.
Not too sexual, but there are definatly some sexual scenes, after all, this IS stephen king we are talking about, read this book and that will be enough dose of sexuality for you for one day, guarenteed.
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oldie but goodie
this is the scariest movie ever! although blood is spilled, there is no 'viewing the bullet come out of the body' as it is in today's movies, however the whole movie has more... Read more
Published 17 months ago by Nadia Steinberg
2.0 out of 5 stars
It's relatively tame...
I've always heard about this movie, but never got around to watching it. I'm assuming that it was intense when it was released, but now that I saw it, I feel that it is relatively... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Q. T. Vo
3.0 out of 5 stars
pretty good...just one major flaw (3.3/5)
i finally got around to watching Carrie.while it was worth the wait, i
was a little disappointed.the first two thirds of the movie are very
well done. Read more
was a little disappointed.the first two thirds of the movie are very
well done. Read more
Published on Nov 12 2007 by falcon
5.0 out of 5 stars
De Palma's Standout Creation of King's Carrie
The only flaw of this Brian Depalma vehicle is...dare I say this...the story? Yup, telekinetic devil child? Read more
Published on July 5 2007 by K. Driscoll
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good screen adaptation of a Stephen King story
Be careful whom you pick on especially after puberty.
Carrie White(Sissy Spacek) comes from a very oppressive environment. Read more
Carrie White(Sissy Spacek) comes from a very oppressive environment. Read more
Published on July 30 2006 by bernie
5.0 out of 5 stars
Chilling ever time I see it
This movie is a very rare type of teen horror moive. It perfectly balences our fears and teen angst with phenominal acting at the same time. Read more
Published on July 19 2004 by Alexia Komaux
5.0 out of 5 stars
Steven King at his best
Probably the best translation of a Steven King novel into a movie. You can't miss this one.
Published on July 17 2004 by Antonio Canas
4.0 out of 5 stars
THE ULTIMATE REVENGE TALE FOR THE BULLIED KID IN SCHOOL!
A YOUNG GIRL [SISSY SPACEK] MUST PUT UP WITH THE HARSH PEOPLE THAT BULLY HER IN SCHOOL EVERYDAY. HOWEVER, WHEN SHE'S HUMILIATED AT THE SCHOOL PROM, SHE USES HER TELEKINETHIC POWERS... Read more
Published on July 12 2004 by MICHAEL TAYLOR
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Stephen King Movie As Always
"Carrie" is a monumental film released in 1976 that was so fresh for its time that many rushed to the theater to see it. Read more
Published on Jun 26 2004 by David Anderson
5.0 out of 5 stars
carrie
This movie is a horror film yes. But it's not as scary as films now a days. This film is about a girl named Carrie White. She is picked on everyday and has no friends. Read more
Published on Jun 19 2004 by Dance Dance Dance
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