Doesn't live up to the book.

Rating: Null/10 (20 July 1999)

I'm the kind of person who will watch a movie and THEN read the book. I realize that's not a good thing, but it's just the kind of guy I am. I saw Carrie before I read Stephen King's novel. When I saw the movie, I thought nothing could rival the spectacle of Brian DePalma's "Carrie" Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie give incredible performances. Granted, it was slow moving at times, but I liked it. But then I read the book. The book has something that the movie doesn't, and I am absolutely clueless as to what it is. The stones. I think it was the stones. Anyone who's read the book will know what I'm talking about. Don't get me wrong. This was by no means a bad film. I'm just saying the book is better. I realize that's true of every movie based on a book, but this book just completely blew my mind. Read the book, then see the movie. Don't worry, it's short for a Stephen King book. Books don't get much better than Stephen King's Carrie. But that's just my opinion.