Carrie (2002)

Carrie(2002)is a made for TV horror movie starring Angela Bettis,Patrica Clarkson and Katherine Issabelle. The movie is about a young misfit called Carrie who each day is traumatized by her classmates and then goes home to her mad religious crazy mother Margaret. But she has a secret even she doesn't know she has,she has the power of telekinesis,she can move things with her mind and when Carrie is invited to the prom by a popular boy in her school,Carrie thinks she will be accepted as a whole person but before she knows it,a huge prank is going to happen on Carrie but all hell breaks loose when she gets revenge on her classmates and her mother. Carrie and Carrie 2 are probably one of my favourite horror series's and I didn't really know what to think of this when I heard about it,I watched it knowing creepy Angela Bettis was in it who was one of my favourite actors back then. I really liked this film,the prom scene was awesome,the effects were really really bad but it's a TV movie so that's reasonable. I loved the acting but I didn't like Patrica Clarkson playing Margaret she just didn't seem the role. Carrie(2002) is a awesome TV horror film..a lot better then 'Omen IV:the awakening(1991)

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.

I absolutely love the 1976 Carrie film. I've loved it ever since I was a child. Recently there was a remake of it starring Chloe Moretz, and it's equally good. However, there is another remake of Carrie that was made for TV in 2002 that some people may not know about. I don't love it like I do the original and newest version, but it is a lot truer to the book. For example, this has the police conducting interviews and asking people about the conspiracy to dump the pig's blood, it has the rain of stones, but most importantly it has the destruction of the town. Angela Bettis plays Carrie White this time. She's a pretty woman, She's a great actress (watch 'May') but her performance of Carrie just came off as awkward. Maybe that's the way she wanted to portray the character, but I think Sissy and Chloe were better. Emilie De Ravin made a good Miss Desjardin. She was very conniving and vicious. I liked Rena Sofer's performance as Miss Desjardin. She was more strict and more authoritative than Judy Greer in the 2013 remake. Patricia Clarkson was kinda bland as Margaret White. She wasn't as crazy as Piper Laurie, nor psychotic as Julianne Moore. Carrie White is a very shy girl who has no friends and a crazy religious mom who constantly locks her in the closet. When she gets her first period during gym class, all the girls humiliate her. This starts a chain of events when Carrie finds out she has telekinesis; the power to move objects with her mind. When Sue Snell feels bad for mocking Carrie, she asks her boyfriend, Tommy Ross to take Carrie to the prom.When Carrie is crowned Prom Queen, the bucket of pig's blood is poured and all hell breaks loose. The story of Carrie is probably my absolute favorite by Stephen King. If you love the story, you may enjoy this interpretation of CARRIE!!!

First off, there's a sad desperation in the reviews that praise this remake because it's more faithful to the book. That is not always a virtue, and I found the flashback sequences annoying, simply because there was no tension; there was nothing these characters could reveal (except for Sue, which goes to the absurd ending). Similarly, there is no need to be truer to the pig-killing scene. It's awful enough done briefly. As for other elements...Clarkson is a better Mama, for sure. The Carrie, not so much. The evil Chris, great, and there's not much you can do with the gym teacher beyond what any actress will do (although I missed Betty Buckley's kind of creepy reminiscence at the prom, indicating an ugly duckling agenda of her own). BUT. The prom inferno was terribly done. Sloppy, and not in a realistically good way. Worst of all is both Sue Snell character and actress. This lone, sympathetic character came across as annoying and not all that nice, and there is then even less basis for the rescue ending: I understand you have extraordinary powers and are deeply troubled, so let's get you to Florida? All in all, not worth watching. While the original is flawed, it was De Palma's territory, and it works as glorious camp/horror.