Carrie [Blu-ray]
Studio: Tcfhe/mgm Release Date: 10/07/2008This terrifying adaptation of Stephen King’s bestselling horror novel was directed by shock maestro Brian De Palma for maximum, no-holds-barred effect. Sissy Spacek stars as Carrie White, the beleaguered daughter of a religious kook (Piper Laurie) and a social outcast tormented by her cruel, insensitive classmates. When her rage turns into telekinetic powers, however, school’s out in every sense of the word. De Palma’s horrific climax in a school gym lingers forever in the memory, though the film is also built upon Spacek’s remarkable performance and Piper Laurie’s outlandishly creepy one. John Travolta has a small part as a thug, De Palma’s future wife, Nancy Allen, is his girlfriend, and Amy Irving makes her screen debut as one of the girls giving Carrie a hard time. –Tom Keogh
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars A MALEVOLENT MASTERWORK
De Palma managed to get a Stephen King novel right, but it’s the sensational acting of Sissy Spacek, and Piper Laurie that drive this film way beyond the merely ‘good’ range. This is a psych-horror film that had so many splatter-fests ripping it off ( with not even close to the impact )- including a thoroughly, pathetic sequel- it should have gotten franchise rights. THE RING wasn’t as scary as CARRIE by half. Aesthetically speaking, the afore-mentioned film doesn’t even come close to CARRIE ( only a handful of ‘creepers’ do ). If you love revenge-films, or just no-holds-barred horror this is the ultimate in payback flicks. A must for any horror fan.
3 Stars Carrie - Blu-ray Info
Version: U.S.A / FOX-MGM / Region A
MPEG-2 BD-25 / BD+ / High Profile 4.1
Aspect ratio: 1.85:1
Running time: 1:38:10
Movie size: 19,86 GB
Disc size: 21,13 GB
Total bit rate: 26.98 Mbps
Average video bit rate: 21.82 Mbps
DTS-HD Master Audio English 2677 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 2677 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Dolby Digital Audio French 448 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 448 kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 224 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 224 kbps
Dolby Digital Audio Spanish 224 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 224 kbps
Subtitles: English SDH, Chinese (Simplified & Traditional), French, Korean, Spanish
Number of chapters: 32
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5 Stars Classic “B” Movie
This is a fun horror movie that lots of people have since copied. Several actors received their first real exposure (pun intended) in this movie and Piper Laurie restarted her career. This film does have some fine grain in certain scenes but this was never a high dollar production and I’m doubtful that it is going to get much better.
5 Stars Great Movie
Great Movie only thing i didn’t like was the Format has it listed as widescreen and it’s not it’s full screen……..
3 Stars 2.5 stars out of 4
The Bottom Line:
Though a fairly competant horror film, Carrie tones down the scale of Stephen King’s horrific vision to its own detriment; additionally, Piper Laurie’s hystrionics are more laughable than scary.
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