Carrie

Carrie

 

Brian De Palma's commercial breakout, based on a novel by Stephen King, helped launch a whole slew of teen-based horror films, and Carrie the blood-spattered prom queen has taken... more...her throne in the pantheon of modern American myth. High school girls played by Amy Irving (in her film debut), P.J. Soles, and Nancy Allen plot to avenge themselves on ostracized fellow student and budding telekinetic Carrie White (Sissy Spacek) after they get in trouble for pelting her with tampons. When they get popular boy Tommy Ross (William Katz) to be her date for the prom, the stage is set for some heart-rending cruelty and fiery retribution. De Palma expertly uses split screens, slow motion, color filters, and tracking shots to imbue the proceedings with a haunting, allegorical elegance. Piper Laurie plays Carrie's mentally ill, devoutly Christian mom; she's brilliant, as is Spacek. John Travolta has a memorable pre-SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER role as one of the girls' beer-guzzling boyfriends. There was finally a sequel in 1999, as well as a short-lived Broadway musical.

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""They will make fun of you "
A review by SheGrizz on Carrie
Sep 6, 2008


Author's product rating:   Carrie - rated by SheGrizz


Advantages: great classic horror by S .  King
Disadvantages: old school horror?

Recommend to potential buyers: yes 

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This was a super creepy and great movie in it's day and an awesome book by Stephen King.

This is a story of a poor young sheltered girl. Her mother is insane and always chastises this girl, telling her she is evil, due to her powers. The girl , kept mostly secluded in this home, the home of a lunatic , religiously fanatical mother, has made this young woman, delicate in her personailty.

At school , she is shunned and made fun of. A mean group of kids, plan a mean trick on her, at her high school prom. It was Carrie's happiest moment, till they do their mean trick.

Poor Carrie reaches her breaking point, after the cruel stunt, releases all her powers , against those, who tormented her for so very long.

Does Carrie and what few true friends she has, survive this night of death??

For this you must watch this movie.

A classic horror flick, done very well and a must have for any library.

2 thumbs up! 

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