Not so much a horror but I'd watch it again.

Rating: Null/10 (23 January 2001)

As an early teen horror film, 'Carrie' has a combination of a good cast, and plot. I love the plot! The writing and shooting is too drawn out, and yes, it is a very slow moving picture. Not exactly a '10' but I would be content with viewing it again.
Sissy Spacek is perfect for the role of Carrie White. She really does seem like the lonely and picked-on high school girl that she portrays. Also, the fits being thrown with her mother are pretty good. Spacek is the sad looking girl who you can't help but feel sorry for. And in the second half, she suddenly transforms into the prom queen. Pretty unrealistic but still entertaining. The other character that I really enjoyed was Margaret White. Not only was she very psychotic, but she played the role so well. Carrie's classmates like Norma, Chris, and Sue were good supporting actresses. I especially liked the story line for Sue and how she talked her boyfiend into taking Carrie to the prom. The character of Tommy Ross played by William Katt was nice. Katt did a fairly good job as the school cutie who surprises everybody by agreeing to take the quiet little White to the dance of the year.
*~Spoiler pertaining to the ending.*~
The plot (a girl being picked on) isn't original but the famous pig's blood is. The telekinetic story line going for Carrie is well designed. As the blood scene is very famous, it wasn't all that great. Original but not too exciting. Not much else to say about the movie except that the ending was a huge disappointment. I didn't like how they had Spacek's character die and how it was written so that her mother stabbed her. The prom fire was well designed but again, I didn't care for how everybody died (except Sue) including Miss Collins. The worst part was Sue's dream and how the movie ends with her screaming in terror. It was a let down.
While this movie was good for its time, it can slowly be pushed aside. Definitely not scary but still entertaining to watch just how far somebody will go to get revenge.