Protraph Lack of good storyline.

Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Stevecorp Don't listen to the negative reviews

Freeman This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

SnoopyStyle Rachel Lang (Emily Bergl)'s mother was sent away when she was a child. Her foster parents only care about the money. Her best friend Lisa Parker (Mena Suvari) lost her virginity to Eric (Zachery Ty Bryan) but it's only a game for the football players. He rejects her and she commits suicide. Rachel tells school counselor Sue Snell (Amy Irving) and Sheriff Kelton. Sue pushes Kelton to charge Eric for statutory rape. Jesse Ryan (Jason London) is a popular kind-hearted jock who falls for Rachel. Eric and the football players try to intimidate Rachel and her burgeoning telekinetic power is unleashed. Sue investigates and discovers that Ralph White is Rachel's biological father.Director Katt Shea can only do TV movie level work. Emily Bergl is a bit too old to play a teenager and so is Jason London. Sissy Spacek was so much better and she looked so innocent. Everything like the constant flashback to the original reminds me how much better that was. Amy Irving's return helps a little but in other ways, she doesn't help at all. Her investigation diverges attention away from the schoolmates. It's also questionable how easily she is pulled into the party. The special effects are generally poor until the last section when the film throws everything into it. This is a weak sequel to a horror classic.

callanvass Rachel Lang is a teenager with many emotional troubles. Her Mom is a little crazy and she's ridden with telekinesis, meaning she has the uncanny ability to move things with her mind. Sue Snell (Amy Irving) witnessed the downfall of Carrie White many years ago, and wants to make sure that Rachel doesn't go through the same thing. To make matters worse, her best friend Lisa (Mena Suvari) commits suicide over a womanizer, leaving her with nothing. Things start to look up when she meets a hunk at the school (Jason London) and Rachel uncovers what happened to cause her best friend to commit suicide, but wannabe jock, Eric (Zachary Ty Bryan) will stop at nothing to make sure Rachel doesn't uncover the truth. I'm NOT a fan of the first movie or the remake. The first movie has a huge following, something I've never quite understood. It's an above average movie at best. Needless to say, my expectations for this unnecessary sequel were quite low. The original is mentioned here and there, but so much more could have been done with it. The relationships feel very cookie-cutter and forced. It's hard to commit emotionally when I felt so empty for most of the duration. The character development isn't that great, and everything felt thrown in there. The telekinesis storyline is played out as well. Emily Bergl is great as Rachel, managing to overcome a poor script. I don't get why she was such an outsider, though. She's really pretty! I had a hard time believing that she had trouble gaining friends or dates. She makes the most of it, and comes through like a champ. Jason London is solid as the love interest. Chicks will fall in love with him, and he's really likable. His chemistry with Bergl is decent, albeit unspectacular. Amy Irving cashes in a check, I'll say that. Her part wasn't much, and had the potential to be much more. Zachery Ty Bryan is a lame jock. He's rather boring, in my opinion. For those that don't know, he's mostly known for Home Improvement. Rachel Blanchard is sexy and manipulative, giving her thin part some flavor. I've been a fan of hers since Clueless. American Pie fans will rejoice at the sightings of Mena Suvari and Eddie Kaye Thomas! I know I did. Too bad their parts aren't much. A lot of the characters are unsympathetic, making it hard to care about their fates. I wouldn't call this a gore fest, but the ending is absolutely LOADED with blood! If you've seen the ending to Hellraiser 3, you'll see something very similar here. It gets really nasty! Fun with CD's, glass, spears, and much more! They try to recreate the emotional impact from the ending of the first one to no avail.The last 20 minutes are fun! Shame about the rest of it. It's watchable, but completely uninspired in every way. If you insist on seeing it, prepare for a lot of routine drivel until the last 20 minutes! The best thing about this movie is Emily Bergl's performance. 5.1/10

bowmanblue The first film was a classic. How it remained 'stand-alone' for so long is a mystery to me. I can't believe so bright Hollywood money-man didn't think of doing a sequel waaay sooner than twenty-three years later. And, as we all know, how many times are sequels even nearly as good as the original? Not many. But Carrie 2 doesn't totally disgrace itself.Carrie 2 felt a bit like a 'part remake/part sequel.' It was certainly good to see the one of the main actresses come back for the sequel - it helped bridge the gap quite nicely. The 'new' plot basically recycles the old one. If you don't know what happens - basically, bullied girl gets revenge on her tormentors through her uncontrollable telekinetic powers.Anyway, the film is actually pretty good. No, it'll never recapture the 'shock value' of the original as you basically know what's coming, but it's an enjoyable horror-yarn nonetheless. If you liked the original, you shouldn't feel too aggrieved at someone cashing in on the Carrie-name after two decades. And, if you haven't seen the first one, you should get what's going on without feeling you've missed out.http://thewrongtreemoviereviews.blogspot.co.uk/

Pumpkin_Man After the 2013 Carrie remake was released, I wanted to re-watch the original and its sequel. It had been years since I've watched this and it holds up and much better than I remembered. It has a great nostalgic vibe to it with having Amy Irving return as Sue Snell 23 years later and giving us some great flashback scenes from the original classic. It also brings the original story to the modern world with Carrie's half sister Rachel Lang having the telekinetic disease. This movie almost seems like it'd be a great Lifetime film rather than a sequel to Carrie because of the teenage drama and suicide over love. After Rachel's friend commits suicide because of being rejected by a jock, guidance counselor Sue Snell tries to help Rachel with the loss and soon the realization that she has powers.Rachel begins to fall in love with a sweet-hearted jock named Jesse. The jocks begin to taunt her and humiliate her at a party after the big football game. This is the best part of the film because you always wanna see how these hot telekinetic chicks get their revenge. There is one part that I absolutely hated. Even as a child, it brought me to tears. I won't spoil it for you, but someone beloved gets caught in the crossfire. It's a good and decent sequel but will never beat the original. I'd recommend THE RAGE: CARRIE 2!!!