No synopsis this time. I'm not even using the English language DVD cover because it's 100% spoiler. All I'll say is I don't consider
Carrie a horror film but rather a coming of age thriller that raises the bar of everyone involved. Sissy Spacek as Carrie White gives the finest performance I think I've ever witnessed in any film by anyone, ever; she's terrifyingly believable.
Piper Laurie infuses her role with an unforgettable power and intensity.
It's the first and one of the best Stephen King adaptations, second only perhaps to
The Shining (1980). Although, in truth, some days I simply can't decide which one I think is the better film, so let's call them equal.
5
Red light,
Green light out of 5
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5 split-screens out of 5.
Probably one of my earliest memories of ever seeing a horror movie, so it stuck with me (like The Exorcist, The Omen, Alien, Poltergeist, Elm Street, et al). Definitely ranks in my Top 5 King adaptations, although they're constantly rotating for top pick.
I just finished watching the latest adaptation for Amazon Prime. I was so skeptical to watch an 8-episode miniseries of something that was already adapted perfectly in 98 minutes the first time around, but it's a completely fresh interpretation that expands on characters and hits a lot differently. There are so many more ways to ruin a young girl's life in 2026. Mike Flanagan seems to be the de factor adaptor of Stephen King works these days. While it doesn't improve on the concise horror of the original, I'd give the new version 4 mother's love out of 5.
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