Alicia I love this movie so much

Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews

PiraBit if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

Phillida Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.

jacobjohntaylor1 This is one of the best horror movie of the last decade. Carrie (1976) is better. The Rage Carrie 2 is better. Carrie (2013) is better. But still this a great film. It has a great story line. It also has great special effects. It also has great acting. 5.5 is a good rating. But this is such a good movie that 5.5 is underrating it. See this movie. It is a great movie. It is very scary. I give 8 out of 10. Because it a very good movie. If this movie does not scary you then no movie will. I need more more lines and I am running out of things so say. I am going to repeat myself now. Great movie great movie great great movie great movie. See it see it see ti see it see it see it see it. It is one of the scariest movie from the last decade.

TheBlueHairedLawyer If you ask me which of the three Carrie adaptations are the best, I'll always stick by the side of the 1976 original (don't bother watching the 2013 remake or the 90's sequel The Rage, unless you want to induce vomiting or something). So what about this 2002 TV version of Carrie? Well, it is seriously lacking what the original had, but it beats the 2013 remake by a long shot! The plot is the classic Carrie legend by Stephen King; Carrie is a girl striving to be accepted in high school but hated and mocked by her peers, pitied by her teachers and abused by her crazy religious-nut mom. But Carrie unleashes her potential for destruction when the bullying goes too far.I liked the acting choices. No one can beat Sissy Spacek from the original but Angela Bettis did a much better job than that horrible Chole Moretz from the 2013 remake. Patricia Clarkson wasn't bad as Margaret White. The soundtrack wasn't very good at all (waaaaay too modern) but they did add an ending twist that differs from the original plot, one that caught me off-guard - Carrie survives and becomes a fugitive, with the help of her classmate, Sue! I wish they hadn't introduced Carrie to the internet, that was a dumb idea. Just because the internet exists now doesn't mean it needs to be in EVERY movie.Overall it's not the best adaptation, but certainly not the worst and kinda fun to watch if you're a Carrie fan or were unhappy with Carrie dying in the original.

ashley wetherall 2 points before I start.Firstly I would like to start this review by saying I really love the 1976 version of Carrie. I think it is one of the the best horror movies ever made. It is also one of the saddest horrors ever made.Secondly I don't see why people are bad mouthing this TV version from 2002. It may not be a classic but it is a very good remake that is more faithful to the source novel than the original film.In My opinion the 2002 version of Carrie is one of the best TV adaptations of a Stephen King novel, up there with IT and the 1979 version of Salems Lot. All the actors play there parts very well. Plus anyone who has read Carrie will realise how close to the novel this version is, well apart from the ending. This was changed due to the fact that this version was originally intended as a pilot for a series.The film starts with the survivors of prom giving evidence to the police. This comes directly from the novel and the story is told in flash back. Angela Bettis makes for an interesting Carrie White. Unlike Sissy Spacek Carrie who comes a cross as a deer in headlights, Bettis Carrie isn't as naive or scared of her tormentors and in a couple of scenes she actually verbally fights back,(Reminding Sue Schell that the only reason she speaking to her in a shop is that none of her friends are around to see). Carrie in this version is fully aware that Tommy was asked to take her to the prom by Sue.This In-fact this is the major difference between the two films. In many ways Carrie is more street wise than her 1976 counterpart. The original Carrie is purposely slick and overplayed, where as this version is subtler and more realistic.This really shows in the the way Carrie is bullied by the other girls and there general reactions to Carrie in general its very realistically played out, making they're nastiness all the more shocking.Patricia Clarkson interpretation of Margret White is one of quiet insanity. It actually makes her performance all the more unnerving.Rena Sofers ,Miss Desjarden is actually a lot better than the original Betty Buckleys, Miss Collins (the gym teacher). This mainly to do with the fact that the role is actually better written than in the original 1976 version. The scene at the prom where she reminds Carrie that High Schools isn't the be all and end all is brilliantly played out.She also shares a great scene where she and the headmaster are confronted by Chris Hargensen father.(This comes directly from Stephen Kings book). The rest of the cast are very good and many have gone on to bigger things. Emilie de Ravin went on to appear in LOST and Kandyse McClure became part of the cast of the New Battlestar Galactica not to mention the always excellent Katharine Isabelle (a real bitch in this version) who has become a cult star of indie horror movies. This adaptation of Carrie only really fails on 2 points. The first is that some of its digital Special Effects don't always work. This was mainly to do with budget restraints. The second is its look. It just looks too made for TV, Its flatly directed and has no real grandeur. This probably why some the reviews have been bad. Also i would like to point out that many of the negative reviews come from people who have never read the book. I really liked this adaptation of Carrie and have watched almost as many times as the original. I'm aware that I've compared the two films in this review but I hope people reading this will not be put off especially as a new version of Carrie is on its way. I hope this version will not be forgotten as its only real flaw was that it was a TV movie.

Toronto85 'Carrie' is a movie that didn't need to be remade, but if it were to be, I had hopes that it would be a decent entry at least. This 2002 version was disappointing for a few reasons. But anyways, the plot basically follows the same wave as the first film. Carrie White is a shy girl who gets bullied by all the other girls at school. While dealing with that, she also has a religious fanatic for a mother who abuses her both physically and mentally. A popular boy at school asks her to prom, and it's all nice and magical...until a catty girl play a horrific prank on Carrie at the prom which involves dropping pig's blood all over her after she's voted prom queen.I didn't like this one, and I'd rate it worse than the sequel they made in 1999 'The Rage: Carrie 2'. That one gets a lot of flack, but it was inventive and creative. This remake switches a few things up, but pretty much stays with the original - yet fails to surpass it. The acting was not there in this remake sad to say. Angela Bettis is no Sissy Spacek. Her performance in this was REALLY off. Carrie White is supposed to be a shy and severely introverted character. Bettis plays Carrie as a shy but bitchy kind of Carrie. Just the way Carrie White came off in this film made me not feel that sorry for her, and didn't give her the vulnerability that Spacek added in the original 'Carrie'. I wasn't feeling this performance at all.In scenes when some of the actors were good, I found myself comparing them to the originals. Wonderful actress Emilie De Raven(Kris) is no Nancy Allen. Kandyse McClure (Sue) was no Amy Irving. And Lena Sofer, while putting in a good effort as the concerned teacher, was no Betty Buckley. There were also some really "off" scenes surrounding when Carrie had her period in the showers. The gym teach is basically joking with the principal afterwards about what was a sensitive subject for Carrie. And some flashbacks to Carrie as a child seeing developed breasts for the first time. Just unnecessary filler.It has it's moments for sure (like almost every film does), but this 'Carrie' remake falls flat. The acting wasn't as good as it was in the original, the story is tweaked in ways that hurt this movie not help it, and it feels like a "Made for T.V" movie at times.4/10