I just watched it on Fox Classics. It's truly an astonishing film, definately my favorite of all DePalma films.
Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie were tremendous and the supporting cast (John Travolta, Amy Irving, Nancy Allen) were just as good.
DePalma's direction and cinematography were first rate, particularly the use of split screens during the carnage at the prom. The close up of Carrie on one half of the screen as she locked the doors, and the other half of the screen showing the doors closing and trapping her classmates inside - wow.
Another great scene was the death of Margaret White at Carries hands (or should I say her mind) in a bizarre mimicry of the statue of Christ in Carrie's closet. Mrs White was basically crucified in a doorframe by various knives, and stuck with numerous knives and spatulas. Definately an appropriately ironic death for a religious nut.
Overall, Carrie is an amazing film, let down only by a silly shock ending which I won't describe here, but it's very out of place.
Posted by ISIS (Member # 1780) on :
I love that movie. I remember one of my best friends name was Kerri (sounds the same , spelled different), and she spent the night at my house when we were in the 7th grade, and Carrie was playing on HBO, and that's the first time I had seen it. The shower scene at the beginning was pretty freaky, because I remember having to take showers in gym class...and we all hated it, now they make them optional...but they were mandatory when I was in school, but how scary was what happened to her?? I always liked Betty Buckley...I thought they should have left her make it out of the gym. I liked Nancy Allen and PJ Soles in this movie, even though they were total snobs, they played the part well. I just saw Sissy Spacek in North Country...she played Charlize Theron's mom, and boy did she look old. I saw Amy Irving in Hide and Seek, and I didn't even recognize her. I always thought Amy Irving was cute-I liked her in Micki and Maude and Honeysuckle Rose.
Posted by cindymancini (Member # 679) on :
I love the movie Carrie. It is such a classic. The whole way the movie looks and the feel really captures the 70's vibe perfectly. The movie Prom Night is similiar in that way. Good stuff though!
