BootDigest Such a frustrating disappointment

Helloturia I have absolutely never seen anything like this movie before. You have to see this movie.

Helllins It is both painfully honest and laugh-out-loud funny at the same time.

filippaberry84 I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

milosprole9 I already know the story of Carrie, but I'm really surprised how much I enjoyed this remake of the horror '76 classic. It's different movie made for television. The movie has a good editing, camera-work and special effects, but the only problem is that Angela Bettis was too much old for the role. But anyway, it's definitely one of the best made-for-television movies I've seen.9/10.

GL84 Going through a mortifying experience at school, a lonely teenager hounded by her overly religious mother finds her growing telekinetic powers are able to help her seek revenge on the rest of her classmates when they humiliate her at the high school prom.While it's not as significant as the original, this is a rather fun remake that manages to really entertain when it tries. One of the best features is that the film is set-up investigating after-the- fact and questioning individuals about the incidents which are then played out as the recollections described. This allows the film a lot of leeway in keeping this moving since it can switch out perspectives to keep the film on-pace which is a fresh feel that differs from the original and adds a level of realism as it's conducted using questions to prompt the flashbacks of what happened and makes the film somewhat enjoyable, even as the slow-realization that he was wrong all along and is then forced into trying to get the truth about the matter. Another good plus is the fact that the film decides to keep in the key sequence from the original, the dawning of the feminine changes that are played for purely traumatic effect, as it's done here with the incident being caught by the entire locker room which brings the trauma even more, and the follow-ups are just as good. The main thing with this one, though, is that the prom at a lot of fun, and they make up most of what makes it so good. The prank itself is handled-well, with the full-on humiliation of the incident coming across as needed and makes for appropriate retaliation, as well as giving some striking visuals at times. The deaths and destruction come about during the chaos, and these are quite fun seeing all the tables flying everywhere and debris littering the floor, along with the internal damage caused that makes for some really good times throughout when it puts them into action, all capped off with the spectacular shot of the entire structure collapsing whilst still in flames. The last plus to this is a really good action-packed finale, where she's on the loose and rampaging through town, generally causing havoc in a never-ending series of spectacular scenes that are just all-out fun to watch. These here are the film's good points as there was some flaws to this one. One of the biggest ones is that this one certainly does feel it's length, even though there's a rather nice idea of the detective premise. The fact that this one is well-over two hours is certainly obvious, and a lot of this is due to the finale, which is somewhat problematic and the film's last big flaw. Frankly, as much fun as the rampage through town is, the destruction of the gym makes for a much more satisfying conclusion as the revenge is carried out and she is still loose with them unsure of what to make of the situation. That makes for a much-more satisfying conclusion, and what's worse, they also manage to include the final confrontation with the mother that no one could know for sure how it went down since none of the key principles recall the experience and the one who does discovers it after-the-fact, messing around the whole situation even further. These here are the film's problems.Rated Unrated/PG-13: Violence, Language, Nudity and mild animal violence.

SnoopyStyle Carrie White (Angela Bettis) is an outcast in school with an overly religious mother Margaret White (Patricia Clarkson). Only Miss Desjarden (Rena Sofer) and Tommy Ross (Tobias Mehler) try to defend her. When Carrie is visited by Anut Flow, Chris Hargensen (Emilie de Ravin) and Tina Blake (Katharine Isabelle) are relentless in picking on her. Their friend Sue Snell (Kandyse McClure) starts to take pity on Carrie. Chris refuses detention with Desjarden, and is suspended and banned from the prom with Billy Nolan. Meanwhile Carrie is gaining in her telekinetic powers. Detective John Mulchaey (David Keith) is investigating the prom incident during flashforward scenes.The production is weak. It's a lot of poor looking practical effects and the CGI is bad even for its time. The question for this movie is why attempt this if it has no chance of adding anything new or be better than the original. Angela Bettis is alright as Carrie but she doesn't have the thing that makes her pop on the screen. Generally, I have no problems with any of the actors in this. It's really the pointlessness of this remake if the production is so poor. Also the change in ending strips it of poetry and finality.

OllieSuave-007 Based on Stephen King's novel and a TV remake of the 1976 original, Angela Bettis stars as Carrie, a shy high school girl who is a subject of bullying at her school and abuse by her religiously-fanatic mother Margaret White (Patricia Clarkson). Carrie later discovers she has telekinesis, and gets pushed to the edge on prom night by a humiliating prank, giving the perpetrators a lesson they will learn the hard way.Filmed with much suspense and horror, Angela really gave the Carrie character her own unique touch, giving her a even more fragile, vulnerable and timid personality than Sissy Spacek did in the original. Emilie de Ravin and Katherine Isabelle play mean girls Chris Hargensen and Tina Blake, giving them very snotty, cruel and condescending character takes. Jesse Cadotte gave a very sinister and sly portrayal of Billy Nolan; Tobias Mehler gave a more touching performance as Tommy Ross; and Rena Sofer gave a dramatic performance as Miss Desjarden. Patricia Clarkson didn't give as much as a wired and downright crazy portrayal of Margaret White as Piper Laurie did in the original, but she did portray her as someone who is disturbed and depressed.One element I like better in this movie is that the characters had more interaction and/or connection with Carrie, as you could sense more of Chris and Tina's tormenting of her and Miss Desjarden sticking-up for her and communicating with her more (as in the interaction scene during the prom night). You could also sense more of Sue Snell's (Kandyse McClure) remorse and understanding towards Carrie.Another element I like better in this movie is that the prom scene is much more longer and chaotic and has more carnage than the original. I also thought Carrie's revenge on her tormentors were much more explicit and forceful in this movie.Lastly, I like that this movie has more scenes that connect the course of events more closely and that made the plot were relevant, like the police investigation and interview scenes and the one-on-one scenes between Carrie and Chris, and Carrie and Sue. ***spoiler ahead*** I just wished some of the characters who were nicer towards Carrie at the end met a better fate during the prom scene*** Overall, it's an exciting horror story and one of the more tastefully done TV movies I've seen.Grade B+