Review of Carrie

Stephen King is without a doubt one of my favorite writers, for numerous reasons...he can make even things like cars and even our own beloved pets into horrifying nightmares just waiting to haunt us. Even puberty is terrifying (well puberty kind of already is scary) when King does his own depiction of it, and this isn't ordinary puberty either...this is puberty where you get supernatural powers that you can't control. This is Carrie, based on the novel of the same name. I really sympathize with Carrie and I feel bad for her, she gets bullied and treated unfairly because she is different, her mother is cruel and harsh to her and on top of that...she has powers she cannot control. In this little horror story of how a simple school-dance turns into a night from hell, and how puberty can indeed turn horrifying.

I love Sissy Spacek's performance as Carrie and you really do feel terrible for her, and like you want to take care of her and make her feel better, this is one of the best King adaptations.