Creepy Carrie!

Rating: 7/10 (2 March 2014)

Based on Stephen King's novel, Sissy Spacek stars as Carrie, a timid 17-year-old girl who falls for constant hazing at her high school and is abused by her religiously-fanatic mother Margaret White (Piper Laurie). Carrie later discovers she has telekinesis, and gets pushed to the limit on the night of her school's prom by a humiliating prank, giving the perpetrators a lesson they'll never forget.
Filmed with much suspense and horror, Sissy really shined as the tormented and cast-out girl, generating the audience's sympathy. Nancy Allen and P.J. Soles play mean girls Chris Hargensen and Norma, very convincing, bratty and downright cruel in their performances. John Travolta makes his film debut as Billy Nolan, playing a very bad-boy and gangster-style boyfriend to Chris, eager to join in the fun to prank Carrie. And, Piper Laurie gave an astonishing performance as Margaret White - disturbed, fanatic, wired and downright crazy.
It is an exciting movie, but I just wished the prom scene was filmed with a little more carnage, horror, and vengeful acts that directed more on Carrie's tormentors, rather than some of the more innocent characters like Miss Collins. But, overall, not a bad horror film.
Grade B-