Carrie Movie Trend

Trend:
In reviews of 1976, all of them think that the movie ‘Carrie’ is frightening in terms of the effect

Evidence:
‘Just let me say that "Carrie" is a true horror story. A real one, in which the horror grows out of the characters themselves.’- Roger Ebert

‘The film is seriously frightening, so those prone to nightmares and nervous spells might best not attempt it.’- Barbara Thomas

‘The main horror in Carrie isn't the real bloodshed but our apprehension that her pleasure as well as her dress will be ruined by that bucket of pig blood.’- Richard Eder

‘There is a pointed glee in De Palma's satirical vision of high school society, an oddly compelling power in his juxtaposition of the banal and the awesome moving unsuspected amidst it.’- Richard Schickel

Explanation:
This might be the case that the theme of horror back in that period of time has not developed as much as other themes, limiting the effects to be more extreme



Trend:
In reviews of 1999, both reviewers believe only the actor Sissy Spacek stand out of the whole movie, including the storyline

Evidence:
‘Carrie is just a bad movie, with only Spacek's performance making significant portions of it watchable.’- James Berardinelli

‘Spacek, who had worked for De Palma before was now a star, and was nominated for her first Best Actress Oscar’- Jeffrey Anderson

‘At the heart of Carrie lie two excellent performances, from Spacek and Laurie. The former really gets to the heart of her character, combining deep sexual repression and ignorance with the needs and desires of any girl.’- Damian Cannon

Explanation:
With nothing spectacular in the movie, the character made the difference to boost the popularity of the movie. This might be the fact that there were better horror films and comparing to this film, it wasn’t match to the others.




Trend:
In contemporary reviews, they think this movie Carrie is not worth recommending to others

Evidence:
‘Personally, I cannot think of a single reason to recommend it.’- Gary Panton

‘Brian De Palma’s 1976 classic thriller Carrie is one of the most overrated, disappointing horror films of all time, Every time I watch it, I find major problems in the story for all the same reasons.’- Blake French

‘Carrie’s reverence among horror movie fans is the fact that it really isn’t a horror movie at all’- Jean Dlugos

Explanation:
This shows that horror has moved on from the traditional human abilities to other aspects/creatures which frighten viewers. They also think the story is too ambiguous to be called as horror with only limited blood scenes where in most horror films in this generation tends to spook viewers more.



Trend:
People thinks the climax of the story was the only part of the film which was good to watch

Evidence:
‘I remember sitting quietly and reading in another room then jumping out of my chair when I heard my parents scream in fright at the climax of the dream sequence.’- Linda Najera

‘Brian De Palma's sure and powerfully individual style, blending romance, darkish satirical humor and suspenseful spookiness, transforms what could have been dreary stuff.’- Richard Schickel

‘It's high time for the young generation of filmgoers to stop throwing their money at Urban Legends and see what a real horror movie is.’- Jeffrey Anderson

Explanation:
The location of where watching Carrie plays a big difference in how scary the movie it is. Most of the people back in 1976 probably watched the movie in the cinema since there weren’t VCDs or DVDs back then.



Trend:
People thinks the climax of the story was the only part of the film which was good to watch

Evidence:
‘The climax itself has become legendary, and deservedly so.’- Jeffrey Anderson

‘Romantic Dream. One of the film's high points occurs at the senior prom, where the star jock has been gulled into dating Carrie in order to set her up for her fall.’- Richard Schickel

‘Carrie ends up as a film full of tension, courtesy of long takes which make the viewer uneasy (in the same way that a stranger staring relentlessly does so), and characters that are worth caring about.’- Damian Cannon

Explanation:
This represented that only the climax of the film showed signs of an actual horror film and it helped the overall movie gain some recognition as being a horror film



Trend:
People believed that movies based on Stephen King’s movies are hard to direct and liked the movie played by Brian De Palma

Evidence:
‘Not too many movies based on Stephen King novels are very good. This movie is actually quite good directed by Brian DePalma’- Matthew Coats

‘It is Stephen King’s first book-to-film adaptation, and is one of the very few adaptations that was done well.’- Jenn Dlugos

Explanation:
This might suggest that Brian De Palma is a talented director, being able to direct a novel and turning it into a good movie




Bibliography:
Dlugos, Jenn. "Carrie (1976) | Classic-Horror.com." Classic-Horror.com | Reviewing the History of Horror Movies. 07 Feb. 2009 .

Panton, Gary. "Carrie - Review (Carrie - Special Edition)." Movie Gazette. 07 Feb. 2009 .

Najera, Linda. "Carrie Movie." The 11th Hour. 07 Feb. 2009 .

Cannon, Damian. "Carrie (1976)." Damian Cannon - The Homepage. 07 Feb. 2009 .

Coats, Matthew. "Movie-Vault.com :: Over 2000 Reviews and Counting..." Movie-Vault.com :: Over 2000 Reviews and Counting... 07 Feb. 2009 .