tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post5019693564331581194..comments2024-03-22T14:48:09.697-04:00Comments on Dell on Movies: Carrie (1976)Dellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-48423898197821232522020-12-21T20:32:58.447-05:002020-12-21T20:32:58.447-05:00I agree Carrie is the better movie, but I love the...I agree Carrie is the better movie, but I love them both. All of those things you mention come together fantastically. Great comment!Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-60990122993364196282020-12-19T21:56:07.678-05:002020-12-19T21:56:07.678-05:00Brilliant review of a Classic Movie. I agree, it&#...Brilliant review of a Classic Movie. I agree, it's more a melodrama but much more intense, a rollercoaster ride of bullying a domineering, fanatical Religious Mother and puberty! it's more like a Shakespeare tragedy. The part that got me is where her Mother holds her towards the end, and Carrie finally feels love, but the Mother then stabs her in the back. She then Crucifies her Mother. Utterly brilliant, so much going on here, the sadness for the young girl 'Carrie' is heartfelt, Spacek's portrayal is superb. Great Film and so overlooked because of 'The Shining' personally, I think 'Carrie' was much better.Tomohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01533576010472303069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-74414781712699599392014-10-03T23:50:55.121-04:002014-10-03T23:50:55.121-04:00Thanks. It's definitely deserving of its class...Thanks. It's definitely deserving of its classic status.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-3238162271966216172014-10-03T19:06:26.654-04:002014-10-03T19:06:26.654-04:00A total classic. Just such a shame that the remake...A total classic. Just such a shame that the remake was pretty god-awful. Good review Dell.Dan O.http://www.dtmmr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-53552621286916453902014-10-02T10:06:48.822-04:002014-10-02T10:06:48.822-04:00The original absolutely works better. I won't ...The original absolutely works better. I won't say anything else because I'll go in depth on the whys during my review of the remake tomorrow. Wendell Ottleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13472743980681912924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-62828240004647108252014-10-02T02:25:55.022-04:002014-10-02T02:25:55.022-04:00It's been a long time since I've seen Carr...It's been a long time since I've seen Carrie, I did however watch the remake more recently. I think the original Carrie works better. It has Sissy Spacek who has that other worldly look about her and so seems like a better fit for the Carrie role while Chloe Moretz is just too cute to be Carrie. Carrie's cluelessness about periods is a little more believable in the original and not so much in the remake when it is set in present day , the age of the Internet and information overload. Plus don't they have some sort of health classes in school nowadays.<br /><a href="http://wanderingthroughtheshelves.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Wandering through the Shelves</a>Wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942463921185187112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-47411764635396186162014-10-01T19:58:30.499-04:002014-10-01T19:58:30.499-04:00No doubt, it is definitely a must-watch if you'...No doubt, it is definitely a must-watch if you're a fan of horror flicks.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-43836422468857661822014-10-01T19:57:33.657-04:002014-10-01T19:57:33.657-04:00Thanks. I highly recommend it.Thanks. I highly recommend it.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-40090880857814326622014-10-01T19:57:10.211-04:002014-10-01T19:57:10.211-04:00Thanks. Hope you get to watch it soon. It's an...Thanks. Hope you get to watch it soon. It's an excellent movie. The remake isn't the worst movie ever made, but it's certainly not essential viewing. I'll hit that one more fully on Friday.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-66704371753455848812014-10-01T19:55:43.461-04:002014-10-01T19:55:43.461-04:00Thanks. Glad you got to see it. It didn't need...Thanks. Glad you got to see it. It didn't need to be remade, but the way Hollywood works, it was practically inevitable. And I certainly feel bad for Carrie because, as you say, she's just trying to be a normal teenager.Dellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05634519605152190304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-31529948252675246972014-10-01T19:03:14.838-04:002014-10-01T19:03:14.838-04:00Man, that is one scary-ass film and I love it. I ...Man, that is one scary-ass film and I love it. I think it's one of the essential films of horror.thevoid99https://www.blogger.com/profile/03055459287396592446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-84463942133712813232014-10-01T18:10:34.829-04:002014-10-01T18:10:34.829-04:00Great review dude. It's one I really do need t...Great review dude. It's one I really do need to see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-39621844530681277262014-10-01T09:51:08.678-04:002014-10-01T09:51:08.678-04:00Awesome review! I've never actually gotten aro...Awesome review! I've never actually gotten around to watching Carrie even though I was anticipating the remake all because of Chloe Grace Moretz, still I ended up skipping that. As for the original, its sitting in my Netflix and I somehow didn't end up putting it in my Halloween rundown. I'll have to fix that someday ;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-227751790693713235.post-89634380919399508072014-10-01T08:17:26.063-04:002014-10-01T08:17:26.063-04:00Great review! This was one of my blind spot choice...Great review! This was one of my blind spot choices this year, and I loved it. I didn't get why it had to be remade; Sissy Spacek was perfect, Piper Laurie was scary perfect. The horror bits were at the latter part of the film, but the way that it exploded was perfectly timed that you don't really see it coming. The film does pose some questions regarding the relationship of Carrie and her mother, and in the end I just feel bad for Carrie because she's just trying to be a normal teenager.Big Screen Small Wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047376725272000920noreply@blogger.com