Carrie

10/18/20131h 40m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ You will know her name. ~

Overview:

An awkward, telekinetic teenage girl is the object of relentless bullying at school and an oppressively religious mother at home.

Director:

Kimberly Peirce

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Buget:

$30,000,000.00

Revenue:

$84,790,678.00

Key words:

high school
based on novel or book
telekinesis
remake
revenge
prank
murder
prom
religion
explosion
humiliation
woman director

Cast

Chloë Grace Moretz

~ as ~

Carrie White

Julianne Moore

~ as ~

Margaret White

Gabriella Wilde

~ as ~

Sue Snell

Ansel Elgort

~ as ~

Tommy Ross

Alex Russell

~ as ~

Billy Nolan

Judy Greer

~ as ~

Miss Desjardin

Portia Doubleday

~ as ~

Chris Hargensen

Zoë Belkin

~ as ~

Tina Blake

Samantha Weinstein

~ as ~

Heather

Karissa Strain

~ as ~

Nicki Watson

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Reviews (3)

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moviereviews
Written 12 year(s) ago
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In this remake of the 1976 cult horror classic, Director Kimberly Peirce tactfully repaints the repressed and bullied and telekinetic Carrie (Chloe Grace Moretz) exacts revenge upon her fellow prom-nighters. Julianne Moore seizes the day as Carrie's fundamentalist and demonically cruel mother

http://www.ihavenet.com/movies/Carrie-Movie-Review---Chloe-Moretz-and-Julianne-Moore.html
PG
Per Gunnar Jonsson
Written 11 year(s) ago
7
It was a loooong time since I watched the original Carrie movie. I was never a real fan of the original. I thought it took too long to get going and the ending was too tragic. But then, I was rather young when I watched it. Yesterday I sat down and watched the remake.

I have to say that I found it surprisingly good. Sure, the actual story of the movie with the poor girl being bullied by these school assholes, or in particular one asshole, cannot be said to be a story that really appeals to me. It is a rather depressing and frustrating story to say the least. It is a movie that, I myself at least, watched for the outbreaks of telekinetic special effects.

Having said that, I think that both Chloë Grace Moretz and Julianne Moore made commendable performances. Especially Julianne Moore who really made me riled up and squirm from frustration in my seat when she got started with her insane religious nonsense.

A remake is of course always at somewhat of a disadvantage in that you already know the general story and thus pretty much know what is going to happen. Thus I liked that they had splattered outbursts of telekinetic powers (= special effects) fairly liberally also in the early parts of the movie. I do not remember that Carrie was showing very much of her powers until the very end in the original. For me this made the movie more interesting to watch as it would have been both boring and frustrating if it had been nothing more than the bullies, and Carrie’s crazy mother, harassing Carrie until the very end.

The end, well I still think it is a rather sad one. I would have been much happier if Carrie would have gotten her revenge and somehow survived but then, that would have been too much of not-following-the-book instead so I guess I have to live with the depressing ending.

On the whole I am positively surprised by the movie. It is a remake that adds modern flavor and special effects without destroying the general look and feel of the original.
A
Alunauwie
Written 2 month(s) ago
8
Carrie (2013), a remake of the 1976 classic based on Stephen King's novel, delivers a well-structured and engaging narrative with solid character development and effective visual elements. Despite some stiff acting and a few less believable scenes, the film’s direction, music, and special effects contribute to its appeal. Overall, it stands as an enjoyable watch, especially for fans of thrillers and the supernatural.

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