Carrie : Better than Original

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... a big problem I had with the remake in that Carrie barely reacts to the blood dump which is suppose to finally devastate the character on an emotional level.
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I can see Spacek now, in my minds eye, and the look of absolute WTF confusion and dread on her face, with her hands almost clutching up to her face. This was extraordinary; but there is only one Sissy Spacek and that is what makes her unique. Moretz appeared to have more of a look of bland despair on her face and when she stepped of the stage and then went back and knelt beside Tommy, there was grief behind it. I agree it wasn't as potent; but different and if it could have been directed another way, it wasn't thought of at the time. I don't mind the differences, but Spacek does take the pip.



DePalma got round by not having her drop electrical cables on the wet floor while she was in the room.
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The 02 version, had Carrie push the water away from around her and in the 13' remake, she levitated Ms. Desjardin and herself. I suppose you could say, that is how they got around it. Something new here.



Stephen King's comments were directed at the finished film not the original script.

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The finished film, was still based on what was in the script, albeit modified. He could have still liked it, if De Palma had left in the stuff that he decided to take out. I think that is my main beef with De Palma's version, that it wasn't long enough and I feel he could have expanded it a little more. I don't mind Travolta's presence in the film, but I feel he was wrong for Billy Nolan. Too much charisma and he was also an interesting character, that none of the versions appeared to get right. More focus on Hargensen.



No one has got it quite right, in my opinion, but 1976 comes out tops for the performances and the style.

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I doubt they will bother to do another version, anytime soon or later, due to this one being a bit of a dud at the box office. It is going to have to have some rare magic, with the right actors cast and the script and direction, to get it to work better than any of the 3 gone before. For all those fond of De Palma's version, I would say they needn't bother, as it was done right the first time.

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....the 2013 version really pushed it for me. I thought it just came off as silly having Carrie fly/float off the stage.
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I liked how Carrie's powers were more fully realized here. The energy emanating from her was so strong and powerful, the levitation appeared feasible to me. You may have seen De Palma's THE FURY-78', in which there were 2 teens with TK powers. Andrew Steven's character was able to levitate, although it didn't appear save him from his lame death, when he fell.

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It's certainly not the film that was promised.
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They reneged on their promise and were likely worried that it may have failed, if filmed as originally intended. They needn't have worried, as it didn't end up being a smash, regardless. The producers should have had more integrity.

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Rhetorical or not, I am answering. I own the book and I love it.

I love you, Kristen Stewart. :) You are so beautiful and talented. I would love to perform with you.

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Then you'd know full well that the 2013 version isn't any more like the book than the 1976 version.
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I think you are going to have a difficult time markb..., trying to convince KristenStewartForever of anything that means applying a little common sense. He, most likely 'she', is silly, young and immature and has along way to go.

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Shut up!!! I'm a he!!! And I'm in charge here!!!

I love you, Kristen Stewart. :) You are so beautiful and talented. I would love to perform with you.

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Sorry guys but this was better than the original
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Why do people always apologize for how they feel about something?

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Okay, I could see that.

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No way is this better than the De Palma film. I agree with most other people in that the lead actress was too pretty and not odd enough. Moritz was as suitable for the Carrie role as Vince Vaughn was for Norman Bates. I also didn't like the scenes showing her discovering telekinetic powers; they seemed too X-Men-ish..Carrie goin all Magneto.
I've seen waay worse nowadays re-makes of horror classics but this film just felt extremely unnecessary.

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never in a million years

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This is quite possibly the WORST remake I had ever seen. AVOID IT.
Never in a million years this would be as better as De Palma's version. Chloë Grace Moretz never got the grip of the part, making weird faces as she uses her telekinetic powers, she looked like a subnormal person. It was a disappointment from the usually brilliant Julianne Moore. Both were not close to the wonderful performances that Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie did back in the 70's.
After a great directing the full feature version of Boys Don't Cry, Kimberly Peirce was terrible.
This film is such a mess... avoid it.

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Do you really think a person who really wants to see the movie would listen to you? No, they would watch it and probably have a fun time with it. And plus, I think its way better than the mediocre original. My friends love it like me. Possibly the greatest remake according to me.

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You like it cause it's like a Harry Potter movie. You kids probably should stick to the remake cause the original is too good for you and friends.

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A. I'm not a kid

B. Its not a Harry Potter movie

C. My friends like the original as well

D. We prefer the remake

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Ignore this person. It is not true. This remake is wonderful and better than the original. And Kimberly Peirce is amazing!!!

I love you, Kristen Stewart. :) You are so beautiful and talented. I would love to perform with you.

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Yeah, ignore this person. The original is so much better than this remake.

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Yeah, ignore the idiot who constantly insults the film that he hates because he has nothing else to do. Oh wait...That's you!

Be Brave and Never Give Up ^.^

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Shut up, you wart!

I love you, Kristen Stewart. :) You are so beautiful and talented. I would love to perform with you.

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Whoa whoa woah. I was talking about eightofourpm!

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She called you a wart.

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You're a huge annoyance...

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Shut up wart.

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Oh.

I love you, Kristen Stewart. :) You are so beautiful and talented. I would love to perform with you.

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Sissy spacek is a much better choice for Carrie than Chloe.
Having the story take place in todays society with internet, smartphones and such it makes for a very unbelievable story. Even if you shield your child from boys and the outside world, it is practically impossible to keep the kid unaware of things such as menstruation.

I can't imagine ANY 17-18 year old girl out there in the civilized world not knowing what a period is. Unless you locked her up all those years in the basement without TV, internet or any contact with anyone in the outside world.

The only thing that made it worth watching was Gabriella Wilde.
That is one seriously hot girl!

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Even if you shield your child from boys and the outside world, it is practically impossible to keep the kid unaware of things such as menstruation.

I agree. And the way she stood up to her mother right off the bat showed that she wasn't some wimpy kid who knew nothing.

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The original is an american classic. You mention the beginning of the movie. There's no comparison to the original. The overhead shot the starts the movie and ends with Chris Hargenson saying: You eat *beep* In the face of Carrie White packs way more punch than this Water-Volleyball scene with a by the way mumbling of the "You eat *beep* line they conjured up in the remake.

Carrie White's mother? Piper Laurie scares the living hell out of me, her physical presence can not be reached in any scene by Julianne Moore. Julianne Moore is a good actress but a bad villain. Furthermore the southern accents of Piper Laurie and Sissy Spacek add a creepy level to the religious fanatics the remake simply lacks.

The build up to the scene at the Prom Night? Simply no there in the remake?
The original had an intricate way of building up the tension to the climax.

And as for the visuals? You've got to be kidding to choose the remake over the original? Brian De Palma crafted an American Gothic classic and the look of the Prom Night scene has been copied so many times. Carrie from 1976 has almost defined what the 70s on film must look like.

To choose this remake, is like choosing some fourth grade Coca-Cola copy over the real thing. And all those comments about closer to the book is better? Have you read Shining, or any book that Alfred Hitchcock made into a movie? Closer to the book does not mean it's a better movie, more often it's a case of the less respect you have for the book, the better the movie. These are two very different mediums and what works in Film is often very far from the book it's based upon.

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You suck reggie.

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Total Garbage! The only reason I gave this a 2 rating is because I watched the entire pile. Are people serious about this? Are you actually saying this was better than DePalma's masterpiece...It is not even a horror flick! In Carrie's "rage" she spares the gym teacher! I love Julian Moore but I know she did this just because this was one of her fav's. Horrible from beginning to end. If Stephen King were to watch 1/4 of this his head would explode in embarrassment, and that's saying a lot because a lot of shidty films were made from his books...including his participation in some!

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The original is bad. She spares the gym teacher because Miss Desjardin was nice to her. She wasn't laughing at Carrie and Desjardin doesn't die in the book.

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The remake is bad. The original is a master piece.

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Not only does the original feature horrid acting from John Travolta and Nancy Allen, it is also an insult to the source material. Killing everyone was an insult. Most of the performances we're insults, everything is not good. Its cheesy and not scary at all.

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This Harry Potter Carrie is horrible and everyone agrees.

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Not everyone agrees. A lot of people really love it. You shouldn't assume things you don't know. Just like Homer Simpson, you need to shut up you troll.

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They didn't love the movie. They love Chloe and anything she is in is gold to them, but to everyone else, she's just average and her movie Carrie was way below average. It will never be as good as the 76 version. So, anyways, like all raptors, you should be buried in some mountain side or something.

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agreed. The old one is very dated and typical of films of the 70's. Long over-acted scenes.
This version has a few issues but overall much better than the scretching violins of the 1979 version.

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This version has tons of issues and it has the dumbest score. The 76 version blows this movie away.

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