She's With The Most Popular Boy In School...

Rating: 9/10 (29 November 2013)

I don't know why, but that's one of many lines uttered in the original trailer that just lingers in my head. Cue the haunting lullaby jingle, and the best prom scenes ever committed to film in their hazy, unearthly quality. All have gone on to cement Carrie's legacy with utter charm, featuring superb performances from both Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie.
Stephen King's first ever published novel. Carrie (Sissy Spacek) is a bullied girl, who lives with her very over bearing Christian mother. She has her first period embarrassingly in the girls locker room, and afterwards bizarrely begins to develop telekinesis. What begins as a simple regret and apology from one of her classmates, another girl has ridiculously cruel intentions that will affect prom night and everyone attending.
A wonderful set-up, leads to a wonderfully crafted movie. Brian De Palma had brought to screen a wonderfully clean, so-so horror story with great success. In the wake of many other heavy hitters such as "The Exorcist" (1973), "The Omen" (1976) and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" (1974) etc. Sissy gives us a teenager all too real, and saddens me that the genre has lost these strengths and character qualities in most horror movies nowadays.
Final Verdict: A very re-watchable and timeless classic, that has gone on to influence pop culture and so much more. A definite must see. 9/10.