King’s Halloween: Carrie (1976)

NOTE: Didn’t post this in 2019 because it was out of order, or I needed to do the layout differently or some nonsense or another.  I am tired of it being in my drafts when it is pretty much done, so here it is.

Tonight: Carrie (1976)

. . . I liked the remake better?

Please be gentle!

Honestly, the remake took a lot of things from this movie and improved it. Obviously with advancements in CGI, Carrie’s telekinesis was able to do more. She could bodily pick people up. She could levitate. SHE COULD STOP A CAR DEAD.

In 1976, best she could do was make the car swerve and then cause it to explode. In 2006 she made the gas station explode.

Honestly, by the time we got around to the prom scene in the remake and just how vile the bullies were in the remake, due to the trend of cyber bullying, you were ready for some doled out justice.

In the original, she is originally bullied, but as far as everyone else is concerned they seem to leave her alone and the only people that deal with Carrie is Tommy, Sue, and the Gym Teacher. They all seem to be making effort to make the prom a good experience for her.

One thing that gets me is that everyone laughs, even the Gym Teacher. One student is covered in blood and the other has been rendered unconscious and you are all laughing? What the hell?

Also, how the hell is that bucket able to knock out Tommy with ALL THAT HAIR AS A CUSHION?

Honestly, when it comes to the students, the teachers, the bullying, the powers, and the effects, the Remake wins hands down.

However, the BIG win for the original is Carrie and her mother. As I mentioned in my review of the remake, Carrie and her mother didn’t make sense. They almost didn’t seem to come from the same household. Chloe Grace Moretz plays Carrie somewhat faithful to the original. However, Juliane Moore seems entirely too well spoken to be the parent of Carrie. For the most part, kids pick up the speech patterns of their parents because those are the people they hear the most often and unconsciously imitate.

However in this instance, the relationship between the mother and daughter is very clear and makes sense. Also, the actress playing Carrie’s mother is just so much fun to watch.

So yeah, when it comes to the relationship between the two main characters, it is the original all the way. When it comes to EVERYTHING ELSE, make mine the remake.