Carrie
"An all-stops-out scare-show!" -Los Angeles Times
Based on the best-selling Stephen King novel, Carrie "catches the mind, shakes it and refuses to let it go" (Time Magazine)! 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!
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Score: 10 out 10 - MrMoviePicker
Often labeled a horror, this film is truly more of a comic suspense thriller cum vengeful science fantasy. But genre-jumping labels are fitting, if only for the profound effect CARRIE has had on pop culture. Its vast influence can be seen in screen stories from BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER and DRAG ME TO HELL to PRETTY IN PINK and even GLEE.
Even better, despite all the twisted reincarnations, this classic retains the potency it held on initial release.A sad horror film - demitri888
The tragic figure that is Carrie is wonderfully acted by Sissy Spacek. I was blown away by the performance put forth by her crazy mother (Piper Laurie) who steals the show every scene she's in. This is one creepy movie with stunning performances by the 2 leading ladies.carrie - gypsy_davy
Highly reccomended for all horror fans! Not a slasher type of film, but the kind of movie that enraps you in the characters.This is one of many King movies using a religeous theme to make you want to strangle the character, while realizing at the same time that people like this really exist. Reminds me of Kathy Bate's character in Misery.As a long time King fan in both film and print I really enjoyed this one.
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Score: 10 out 10 - MrMoviePicker
Often labeled a horror, this film is truly more of a comic suspense thriller cum vengeful science fantasy. But genre-jumping labels are fitting, if only for the profound effect CARRIE has had on pop culture. Its vast influence can be seen in screen stories ...A sad horror film - demitri888
The tragic figure that is Carrie is wonderfully acted by Sissy Spacek. I was blown away by the performance put forth by her crazy mother (Piper Laurie) who steals the show every scene she's in. This is one creepy movie with stunning performances by the 2 ...carrie - gypsy_davy
Highly reccomended for all horror fans! Not a slasher type of film, but the kind of movie that enraps you in the characters.This is one of many King movies using a religeous theme to make you want to strangle the character, while realizing at the same time ...