Review – Carrie

This one’s famous for several reasons, including an early appearance by Sissy Spacek in the title role, a bit part played by John Travolta, the source novel (Stephen King’s first), and a rare bit of sympathy for female characters, especially by horror movie standards. The scene in which mousy Carrie White takes her telekinetic revenge on her cruel classmates at the prom is a legendary moment in genre history. Though teenage outcasts will probably derive the most pleasure from this outing, anyone who remembers just how bad high school could be and just how nice it would have been to have psychic powers when the going got rough should be able to enjoy this movie at least a little. Worth seeing