Not too shabby.

Rating: 8/10 (19 February 2002)

I have to be honest, I was a little skeptical about liking this movie 'cause I'm really not a very big fan of horror movies. They're ok, but they usually don't interest me. I figured I ought to see "Carrie" anyway, 'cause it's a classic horror movie, and it's directed by Brian De Palma. I've really grown to like Brian De Palma as a director, "Mission: Impossible" is one of my all-time favorite movies, and despite pretty bad reviews, I liked "Mission To Mars" a lot. I also saw "Scarface" and "Snake Eyes", and they were pretty good as well.
Anyhow, back to "Carrie". As I watched the movie, I didn't feel like I was watching a horror movie. Even after seeing it, I have a hard time calling it a horror movie. I'm not really sure what I'd call it, but it doesn't seem to be much of a horror movie (although, I can't argue that it DOES have elements of horror in it).
I thought the film was very well acted (minus a few scenes that I think could have been done better), and the story was actually pretty good. The movie really seemed to flow quite well, I wasn't bored at all during the movie, and was interested in all the characters. All-in-all, I thought it was a very good movie, and I hope that you agree. Keep in mind though, that this movie was made in 1976, so it's not the same kind of movie as you see in theaters today.
That's about all I have to say about the movie, thanks for reading.
-Chris