Movie #221: Carrie

Movie #: 221
Movie Title: Carrie
Year Released: 1976

Director: Brian De Palma
Notable Cast: Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie, Amy Irving, John Travolta, William Katt

Short Description: A young, abused and timid 17-year-old girl discovers she has telekinesis, and gets pushed to the limit on the night of her school’s prom by a humiliating prank. (IMDB.com)


Rank on the Top 100 Lists

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Empire.com: #86
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Date Watched: 5/2/2013

What I Liked: I found the only entertaining parts to be the prom scene and when, in a dream, Carrie’s hand bursts out of the rubble of her burned and demolished house. Even though you could see something like that coming, it still made me jump, which is something few movies have done.

What I Disliked: For a movie that supposedly is a staple of the horror genre, I was bored for the majority of it. Thankfully the movie wasn’t terribly long and the last 20ish minutes were decent cause I really don’t know if I would have been able to pay attention much longer.

Grade: 2 out of 5 (Fair)
Rationale: Other than the last 20 minutes, quite a letdown for a movie typically billed as a must see horror film.