Carrie (1976)

Synopsis

Carrie is a loner in high school partially because of her extremely religious mother, is bullied at school. At prom, she uses telekinetic powers to get her revenge.

Review

This movie starts wild and ends with a weird dream. I got to be honest, after watching Halloween (1978) and this, I fully understand why parents thought everyone was having sex and that the world was evil. Combine that with serial killers were around, yeah the world was crazy in the 70s.

The start of the movie is crazy. I have never been a woman, never will be, but to make fun of someone for having their period is so out of pocket to me. Maybe it was more normal in the 70s, but I just can't fathom that kind of response.

The teacher is so over the top. She slapped two different students and didn't think anything of it. Was slapping people more allowed in the 70s? If so, could you slap coworkers? Either way, the main bully and her tag along with the hat on always, makes Regina George from Mean Girls look humble.

My Rating

With the new Carrie TV show coming out, I wanted to revisit these movies (there are 3 of them) to see how they compare. I saw about a post about the TV show saying "Carrie has the most justified crash out" and after seeing this movie, she really does. It isn't a great movie anymore, the events happening mainly in flash cuts which doesn't really work anymore. I think in 2026, this at best is a 6.

Parental Rating

They aren't making it past the first scene. Questionable 18-year-olds fully nude running around the locker room with what could be considered fondling in the shower. Rejected by both right there.

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