It must've been hard for Spacek to get dates after this...

Rating: Null/10 (6 January 2000)

My earliest memory of this movie is when, at the age of five, I walked in on my cousin watching it on TV at my Grandpa's house. Carrie had just gotten the pig's blood dumped on her at the prom and proceeded to try on a thousand-yard stare; my fragile little mind was forever warped. Having just seen this in its entirety, that image still gets me. The rest was not too shabby either; Spacek especially makes you want to give her a big hug and beat the crap out of everyone who picks on her, at least before she shows us that she does not need a hug. That said, I think it would've been more tragic/ironic if Travolta and Allen's characters had gotten away clean for having initiated all the misery. Minor complaint, though. My pick for Metallica song to play along with this movie is Unforgiven II; crank it up for the big finish. And remember, kids, be nice to the quiet ones... they're the ones you gotta watch out for.