If You've Got A Taste For Terror… Take Carrie To The Prom.
From the best-selling novel by Stephen King comes Director Brian DePalma’s “terrifying lyrical thriller” (The New Yorker) that “catches the mind, shakes it and refuses to let it go” (Time Magazine)! Starring Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie (in Oscar-nominated performances), John Travolta and Amy Irvine, this ultimate revenge fantasy is “Absolutely spellbinding” (Roger Ebert), “Outrageously witty” (Los Angeles Times) and one of the all-time great horror classics!
At the center of the terror is Carrie (Spacek), a torture high-school misfit with no confidence, no friends…and no idea about the extent of her ‘secret powers’ of telekinesis. But when her psychotic mother and sadistic classmates finally go too far, the once-shy teen becomes an unrestrained, vengeance-seeking powerhouse who, with the help of her ‘special gift’ causes all hell to break loose in a famed cinematic frenzy of blood, fire and brimstone that will take you to the very depths of horror – and beyond.
Carrie Reviews
“Brian De Palma's Carrie is an absolutely spellbinding horror movie, with a shock at the end that's the best thing along those lines since the shark leaped aboard in Jaws.” Roger Ebert
“More superpowers from Brian De Palma, this time in high school, in a screen version of a Stephen King novel that's become a horror classic.” Wall Street Journal
“Carrie is and will always be one of the classics of the horror genre. If, by chance, you have missed this one in lieu of the more recent entries to the genre, do yourself a favor and ground yourself in what horror is all about by adding this to your horror library.” Best HorrorMovies.com
“The fierce sympathy it extends to its unfashionable central character puts the film a million miles above the contemporary line in sick exploitation.” Time Out
“Carrie was the first, and undoubtedly the best of Stephen King’s book adaptations. What gives Carrie its staying power? The fact that underneath the supernatural overtones, this film remains to be one of the most realistic and relatable cinematic tragedies of modern day…” Classic.Horror.com
“..it's all in the sheer directorial bravado. De Palma at the top of his game.” Empire
“I love Sissy Spacek's central performance and the gradual build to the devastating finale. It is a film that showcases De Palma's visual flair and what can be achieved when you take the best bits from a Stephen King novel and work your own ideas into and around his.” Film365
“Horror in the classic sense, horror that builds rather than constantly shocking, horror that works so well we don't need a guts and gore booster-shot every two minutes.” Apollo Guide
“Carrie is a classic…I'd recommend it heartily for horror buffs and for anyone else that appreciates strong, visceral filmmaking.” DVD Verdict