One hell of a good horror movie; a perfect blending of drama and horror

Rating: 9/10 (3 September 2006)

Carrie was Stephen King's first full-length book and I very much enjoyed it. It was both tragic and thrilling and a real page-turner. The movie is just as good. Usually, book to movie adaptations fail (which has happened a lot to SK's books) or never live up to hype, but this is easily one of the best. With a perfect cast and a competent director, Carrie is easily one of the best horror movies ever made.
Carrie (Sissy Spacek) is an unlucky girl. She isn't good at sports and she isn't gorgeous. She is constantly picked on. After a P.E. class, she has her first period. All the girls there throw tampons at her and taunt her. When she goes home her over-religious mother (Piper Laurie) locks her up in a closet. Throughout the movie we follow Carrie and her lead up to the Prom. She manages to get a date with a little help, first she is reluctant to go, but she soon picks up the courage and heads off. The night starts off so well, but will later end up in tragedy.....
Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie are excellent in this. No wonder they got nominated for Oscars. The score is incredibly eerie and Brian De Palma's direction is reminiscent of Hitchcock. This movie manages to blend drama with horror and is one of the only (if not the only) horror movie to move me.
4½/5.