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Several critics questioned ''Carrie'' as they felt a remake of a classic film was unneeded;{{efn|Examples:
Several critics questioned ''Carrie'', as they felt a remake of a classic film was unneeded.{{efn|Examples:
*Stasi: "I could never figure out why anyone would bother to remake a great movie"<ref name=nyp>{{cite web | url=https://nypost.com/2002/11/04/slash-and-carrie-3-%C2%BD-stars-for-remake-of-killer-classic/ | title=Slash and 'Carrie': 3 ½ stars for remake of killer classic | author=Stasi, Linda | date=November 4, 2002 | work=New York Post | accessdate=January 9, 2018}}</ref>
*Stasi: "I could never figure out why anyone would bother to remake a great movie"<ref name=nyp>{{cite web | url=https://nypost.com/2002/11/04/slash-and-carrie-3-%C2%BD-stars-for-remake-of-killer-classic/ | title=Slash and 'Carrie': 3 ½ stars for remake of killer classic | author=Stasi, Linda | date=November 4, 2002 | work=New York Post | accessdate=January 9, 2018}}</ref>
*Guthmann: "There's no good reason why 'Carrie' ... needed to be remade"<ref name=sf>{{cite web | url=http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Carried-away-Scariest-thing-about-TV-remake-2775709.php | title='Carried' away / Scariest thing about TV remake of DePalma classic is its length | author=Guthmann, Edward | date=November 2, 2002 | work=SFGate | accessdate=January 9, 2018}}</ref>
*Guthmann: "There's no good reason why 'Carrie' ... needed to be remade"<ref name=sf>{{cite web | url=http://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Carried-away-Scariest-thing-about-TV-remake-2775709.php | title='Carried' away / Scariest thing about TV remake of DePalma classic is its length | author=Guthmann, Edward | date=November 2, 2002 | work=SFGate | accessdate=January 9, 2018}}</ref>
*Johnson: "There is, first of all, no reason ... to remake 'Carrie'"<ref name=ct>{{cite web | url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2002-11-04/features/0211040106_1_carrie-white-bryan-fuller-low-budget | title=Carrie' remake faithful to original | author=Johnson, Steve | date=November 4, 2002 | work=Chicago Tribune | accessdate=January 9, 2018}}</ref> }} ''[[People (magazine)|People]]''{{'}}s Tom Gliatto summarized it as a "pointless remake".<ref name=people>{{cite web | url=http://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-carrie-vol-58-no-19/ | title=Picks and Pans Review: Carrie | author=Gliatto, Tom | date=November 4, 2002 | work=People | accessdate=January 9, 2018}}</ref> Some reviewers considered it to be excessively derivative of De Palma's film,{{efn|Examples:
*Johnson: "There is, first of all, no reason ... to remake 'Carrie'"<ref name=ct>{{cite web | url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2002-11-04/features/0211040106_1_carrie-white-bryan-fuller-low-budget | title=Carrie' remake faithful to original | author=Johnson, Steve | date=November 4, 2002 | work=Chicago Tribune | accessdate=January 9, 2018}}</ref> }} ''[[People (magazine)|People]]''{{'}}s Tom Gliatto summarized it as a, "pointless remake".<ref name=people>{{cite web | url=http://people.com/archive/picks-and-pans-review-carrie-vol-58-no-19/ | title=Picks and Pans Review: Carrie | author=Gliatto, Tom | date=November 4, 2002 | work=People | accessdate=January 9, 2018}}</ref> Some reviewers considered it to be excessively derivative of De Palma's film,{{efn|Examples:
*Guthmann: "'Carrie' often feels directly lifted from the DePalma film"<ref name=sf/>
*Guthmann: "'Carrie' often feels directly lifted from the DePalma film"<ref name=sf/>
*Hanley: "the scripts ... are too slow and derivative of the original novel and film to really make an impact";<ref name=fang-rev>{{cite web | url=http://www.fangoria.com/new/carrie-2002-the-rage-carrie-2-blu-ray-review/ | title="Carrie" (2002) / "The Rage: Carrie 2" (Blu-ray Review) | date=April 14, 2015 | author=Hanley, Ken W. | work=Fangoria | accessdate=January 9, 2018}}</ref>
*Hanley: "the scripts ... are too slow and derivative of the original novel and film to really make an impact";<ref name=fang-rev>{{cite web | url=http://www.fangoria.com/new/carrie-2002-the-rage-carrie-2-blu-ray-review/ | title="Carrie" (2002) / "The Rage: Carrie 2" (Blu-ray Review) | date=April 14, 2015 | author=Hanley, Ken W. | work=Fangoria | accessdate=January 9, 2018}}</ref>
*Arrigo: "there are still many aspects to this production that simply rehash what De Palma did before".<ref name=dread/>}} and others assessed it unfavorably in comparison to the 1976 film.{{efn|Guthmann labeled it as a "sorry impostor",<ref name=sf/> while Gliatto affirmed it "can't t Brian DePalma's 1976 film".<ref name=people/>}} Steve Johnson from ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' disagreed, arguing that the flashback structure "make[s] it more than just a rehash of the first film".<ref name=ct/> It also elicited praise for Ron Wertheimer, who wrote for ''[[The New York Times]]'' that the flashbacks and the new ending were creative ideas.<ref name=nyt/> John Levesque of ''[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]'' and Anthony Arrigo of [[Dread Central]], however, felt the former alteration was not an improvement, calling the conclusion "so undramatic" and "undeniably weak" respectively.<ref name=dread/><ref name=spi>{{cite web | url=http://www.seattlepi.com/ae/tv/article/New-Carrie-offers-nothing-to-fear-but-the-lack-1099830.php | title=New 'Carrie' offers nothing to fear but the lack of fear itself | date=October 31, 2002 | author=Levesque, John | work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer | accessdate=January 9, 2018}}</ref>
*Arrigo: "there are still many aspects to this production that simply rehash what De Palma did before".<ref name=dread/>}} and others assessed it unfavorably in comparison to the 1976 film.{{efn|Guthmann labeled it as a "sorry impostor",<ref name=sf/> while Gliatto affirmed it "can't t Brian DePalma's 1976 film".<ref name=people/>}} Steve Johnson from ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' disagreed, arguing that the flashback structure, "make[s] it more than just a rehash of the first film".<ref name=ct/> It also elicited praise from Ron Wertheimer, who wrote for ''[[The New York Times]]'' that the flashbacks and the new ending were creative ideas.<ref name=nyt/> John Levesque of ''[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]'' and Anthony Arrigo of [[Dread Central]], however, felt the former alteration was not an improvement, calling the conclusion, "so undramatic" and, "undeniably weak" respectively.<ref name=dread/><ref name=spi>{{cite web | url=http://www.seattlepi.com/ae/tv/article/New-Carrie-offers-nothing-to-fear-but-the-lack-1099830.php | title=New 'Carrie' offers nothing to fear but the lack of fear itself | date=October 31, 2002 | author=Levesque, John | work=Seattle Post-Intelligencer | accessdate=January 9, 2018}}</ref>


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While Johnson considered it "a respectable piece of work" because of its "intelligent" script that develops all of King's themes,<ref name=ct/> Wertheimer classified it negatively within "the generic made-for-television standard".<ref name=nyt/> Ian Jane of [[DVD Talk]] opined ''Carrie'' was "decent enough" for the limitations of a TV film,<ref name=talk>{{cite web | url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/67388/carrie-the-rage-carrie-2/ | title=Carrie / The Rage: Carrie 2 (Blu-ray) | author=Jane, Ian | date=April 7, 2015 | website=DVD Talk | accessdate=January 9, 2018}}</ref> and Arrigo said "the lack of cinematic quality" reflected 2000's television standard.<ref name=dread>{{cite web | url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/97031/carrie-the-rage-carrie-2-blu-ray/ | title=Carrie / The Rage: Carrie 2 (Blu-ray) | author=Arrigo, Anthony | date=April 15, 2015 | website=Dread Central | accessdate=January 11, 2018}}</ref> Wertheimer affirmed it was not simply caused by the medium, although he said the prom scenes were sapped by the commercial breaks, arguing that the filmmakers should have opted for a shorter sequence.<ref name=nyt/> ''[[SF Gate]]''{{'}}s Edward Guthmann also criticized the film overall length, especially in that part, as he considered the "dramatic impact" was not enhanced.<ref name=sf/> Phil Gallo of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] '' likewise felt some scenes were extended just to fit the time needed for the next break.<ref name=gallo/>
While Johnson considered the film, "a respectable piece of work" because of an intelligent script that developed all of King's themes,<ref name=ct/> Wertheimer classified it negatively within, "the generic made-for-television standard".<ref name=nyt/> Ian Jane of [[DVD Talk]] opined ''Carrie'' was, "decent enough" for the limitations of a TV film,<ref name=talk>{{cite web | url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/67388/carrie-the-rage-carrie-2/ | title=Carrie / The Rage: Carrie 2 (Blu-ray) | author=Jane, Ian | date=April 7, 2015 | website=DVD Talk | accessdate=January 9, 2018}}</ref> and Arrigo said, "the lack of cinematic quality" reflected the television standards of the 2000s.<ref name=dread>{{cite web | url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/97031/carrie-the-rage-carrie-2-blu-ray/ | title=Carrie / The Rage: Carrie 2 (Blu-ray) | author=Arrigo, Anthony | date=April 15, 2015 | website=Dread Central | accessdate=January 11, 2018}}</ref> Although Wertheimer claimed that the film's drawbacks were not simply caused by the medium, he did make the criticism that the prom scenes were sapped by the commercial breaks: the filmmakers, he argued, should have opted for a shorter sequence.<ref name=nyt/> ''[[SF Gate]]''{{'}}s Edward Guthmann also criticized the film's overall length, especially in regard to the prom scene, as he considered the "dramatic impact" was not enhanced.<ref name=sf/> Phil Gallo of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] '' likewise felt some scenes were extended just to fit the time needed for the next break.<ref name=gallo/>


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The film's special effects were heavily criticized,{{efn|Gallo considered them to be "a fizzle";<ref name=gallo/> Wertheimer called them "passable";<ref name=nyt/> and Jane declared, "some of the effects work is just plain bad to the point where it can be unintentionally funny".<ref name=talk/> Arrigo said about a specific scene that "the effect is not dissimilar to something an app on my smart phone can produce".<ref name=dread/> }} with Fuller himself calling them "cheap".<ref name=cbr/> Levesque and Gallo found their usage to be excessive,<ref name=spi/> and the former said the film suddenly "shifts into a special effects bonanza".<ref name=gallo/> Another common complaint was that the film was not scary,<ref name=nyp/><ref name=sf/> which lead Levesque to write that "the new 'Carrie' doesn't even fit the category [of scary-movie genre]".<ref name=spi/> Gallo found that it deviated from horror in favor of "prurient side routes", mentioning Sofer's acting, as well as locker room and postcoital scenes.<ref name=gallo/> Johnson did a similar remark on the sexual content.<ref name=ct/>
The film's special effects were heavily criticized,{{efn|Gallo considered them to be "a fizzle";<ref name=gallo/> Wertheimer called them, "passable",<ref name=nyt/> and Jane declared, "some of the effects work is just plain bad to the point where it can be unintentionally funny".<ref name=talk/> Arrigo said about a specific scene that, "the effect is not dissimilar to something an app on my smart phone can produce".<ref name=dread/> }} Fuller himself called the effects, "cheap".<ref name=cbr/> Levesque and Gallo found their usage to be excessive,<ref name=spi/> and the former said the film suddenly, "shifts into a special effects bonanza".<ref name=gallo/> Another common complaint was that the film was not scary,<ref name=nyp/><ref name=sf/> which lead Levesque to write that, "the new 'Carrie' doesn't even fit the category [of scary-movie genre]".<ref name=spi/> Gallo found that it deviated from horror in favor of, "prurient side routes", mentioning Sofer's acting, as well as locker room and postcoital scenes.<ref name=gallo/> Johnson made a similar remark on the sexual content.<ref name=ct/>


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*Stasi: "Everything works – starting with the cast"<ref name=nyp/>
*Stasi: "Everything works – starting with the cast"<ref name=nyp/>
*Hanley: "Each film has their high points, with Carrie (2002) sporting a solid cast"<ref name=fang-rev/>
*Hanley: "Each film has their high points, with Carrie (2002) sporting a solid cast"<ref name=fang-rev/>
*Jane: "Where this version succeeds ... is ... in its performances"<ref name=talk/>}} although Wertheimer and Arrigo were critical about it.<ref name=dread/><ref name=nyt/> While Clarkson, McClure and Keith were praised by more than one reviewer,{{efn|Hanley considered "strong performances" were delivered by Keith, Clarkson and Bettis.<ref name=fang-rev/> Stasi praised the "well-cast" Clarkson, while declared, "Even David Keith as the detective investigating the horror is perfect in the role".<ref name=nyp/> Gallo considered Sue was "played smartly" McClure,<ref name=gallo/> while Levesque said "McClure creates a Sue far more mysterious than Amy Irving's original".<ref name=spi/> Jane wrote, "Rena Sofer is decent as Miss Desjarden and Kandyse McClure plays the 'queen bitch' of the high school {{sic}}<!-- it's not McClure who plays her, but de Ravin --> really well but it's Patricia Clarkson and Angela Bettis who do most of the heavy lifting here".<ref name=talk/> }} Bettis' performance was especially praised.{{efn|Examples:
*Jane: "Where this version succeeds ... is ... in its performances"<ref name=talk/>}} although Wertheimer and Arrigo were critical about the acting.<ref name=dread/><ref name=nyt/> While Clarkson, McClure and Keith were praised by more than one reviewer,{{efn|Hanley considered "strong performances" were delivered by Keith, Clarkson and Bettis.<ref name=fang-rev/> Stasi praised the "well-cast" Clarkson, while declared, "Even David Keith as the detective investigating the horror is perfect in the role".<ref name=nyp/> Gallo considered Sue was "played smartly" McClure,<ref name=gallo/> while Levesque said "McClure creates a Sue far more mysterious than Amy Irving's original".<ref name=spi/> Jane wrote, "Rena Sofer is decent as Miss Desjarden and Kandyse McClure plays the 'queen bitch' of the high school {{sic}}<!-- it's not McClure who plays her, but de Ravin --> really well but it's Patricia Clarkson and Angela Bettis who do most of the heavy lifting here".<ref name=talk/> }} Bettis' performance was especially praised.{{efn|Examples:
*Gallo: "Angela Bettis does an admirable job as Carrie"<ref name=gallo/>
*Gallo: "Angela Bettis does an admirable job as Carrie"<ref name=gallo/>
*Wertheimer: "Better than passable is the performance of tonight's Carrie, Angela Bettis ... Ms. Bettis manages to breathe some life into Mr. King's allegorical character"<ref name=nyt/>
*Wertheimer: "Better than passable is the performance of tonight's Carrie, Angela Bettis ... Ms. Bettis manages to breathe some life into Mr. King's allegorical character"<ref name=nyt/>
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*Hanley: "Angela Bettis is incredibly spectacular"<ref name=fang-rev/>
*Hanley: "Angela Bettis is incredibly spectacular"<ref name=fang-rev/>
*Johnson: "Bettis ... makes a very convincing Carrie White"<ref name=ct/>
*Johnson: "Bettis ... makes a very convincing Carrie White"<ref name=ct/>
}} Linda Stasi of the ''[[New York Post]]'' was one of the those who thought a remake was unnecessary, so she had bad expectations about the film. However, Stasi concluded she was "completely mistaken"; she was positively surprised by the acting and even said Bettis should win an [[Emmy]] for the performance.<ref name=nyp/> Wertheimer remarked that Bettis expressed the character's emotions well, and lamented that the film "affords Ms. Bettis few opportunities for such genuine acting".<ref name=nyt/>
}} Linda Stasi of the ''[[New York Post]]'' was one of the those who thought a remake was unnecessary, so she had low expectations for the film. Stasi, however, concluded she had been, "completely mistaken"; she was positively surprised by the acting and went so far as to state that Bettis should win an [[Emmy]] for her performance.<ref name=nyp/> Wertheimer remarked that Bettis expressed the character's emotions well, and lamented that the film "affords Ms. Bettis few opportunities for such genuine acting".<ref name=nyt/>


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Carrie
Promotional poster
Genre
Based onCarrie
by Stephen King
Screenplay byBryan Fuller
Directed byDavid Carson
Starring
Music byLaura Karpman
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Producers
Production locationCanada
CinematographyVictor Goss
EditorJeremy Presner
Running time132 minutes[2]
Production companiesTrilogy Entertainment Group
MGM Television
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseNovember 4, 2002 (2002-11-04)

Carrie is a 2002, American horror television film based on the novel Carrie by Stephen King. It is the third film adaptation of the novel, the first being the classic 1976 version. The film was written by Bryan Fuller and directed by David Carson, starring Angela Bettis in the leading role. In the film, Carrie White, a shy girl who is harassed by her schoolmates, disappears and through a series of flashbacks the story reveals what has happened to her.

Carrie was produced by Trilogy Entertainment Group and MGM Television at the request of television network NBC. Filmed in Vancouver, the film was comissioned as a stand-alone feature by the network but the studios intended it as a backdoor pilot for a potential television series. The ending of the novel was changed accordingly, but no follow-up series was ever produced.

A remake of the 1976 film, it premiered on NBC on November 4, 2004, when it was viewed by 12.21 million people. Despite the good ratings and two award nomations (Saturn Award and ASC Award), the film was poorly received by film critics. The cast performance, especially that of Bettis, was praised, but the film came in for criticism for poor special effects, for lacking a atmosphere of horror and for being overly long.

Plot

Several people are being interviewed in a police station, including high school student Sue Snell (Kandyse McClure) and gym teacher Miss Desjarden (Rena Sofer). Detective John Mulcahey (David Keith) is investigating the disappearance of high school student Carrie White (Angela Bettis). These interviews reveal the preceeding events.

It is two weeks before the prom at Ewen High School. We learn that Carrie is a shy girl who is tormented by the popular girls, including Christine "Chris" Hargensen (Emilie De Ravin) and Tina Blake (Katharine Isabelle). When Carrie has her first period in the shower, the girls taunt her until Ms. Desjarden intervenes and comforts Carrie. Principal Morton (Laurie Murdoch) decides to send Carrie home but addresses Carrie by the wrong name. An infuriated Carrie yells out, causing Morton's desk to move several inches. At her hallway locker, as Carrie gathers her belongings to leave school, she is the victim of a practical joke. Making her way home, Carrie is accosted by a boy on a bicycle, whose joke goes wrong when he inexplicably flies off his bike and crashes into a tree. On arrival at her house, Carrie has a flashback to her own childhood and her special abilities. Carrie's fanatically religious mother, Margaret White (Patricia Clarkson), who considers menstruation a sign of sexual sin, locks Carrie in her "prayer closet" as punishment.

The next day, Ms. Desjarden gives the girls a week's detention for their bullying of Carrie. When the girls skip detention, they face being refused prom tickets. After Chris' father, John Hargensen, a lawyer, unsuccessfully attempts to get her prom ban rescinded, Chris enlists her boyfriend, Billy Nolan (Jesse Cadotte), to get revenge on Carrie. Meanwhile, Carrie discovers she has telekinesis, the ability to move or control objects with her mind. After a telekinetic episode in class, Carrie goes home and practices her rediscovered talent. Sue, trying to atone for tormenting Carrie, asks her boyfriend, Tommy Ross (Tobias Mehler), to take Carrie to the prom. With some trepidation, Carrie agrees. When Carrie tells her mother about the prom invitation, Margaret forbids her to go. At last, Carrie is provoked into using her powers to confront her mother and Margaret seemingly gives in.

On the day of the prom, Tina switches the Prom Queen ballots so that Carrie and Tommy are declared the Prom King and Queen winners. As Tommy and Carrie take their place onstage, Chris, who has been hiding with Billy in the rafters, pulls a rope to tip a bucket, causing a wave of blood to fall onto Carrie. When Chris and Billy run, Chris having released the rope, the bucket falls on Tommy's head, knocking him out. Carrie goes into a shock-induced trance and telekinetic mayhem ensues. She locks everyone inside the gym, before killing them all, except for a few students who escape through a vent with Ms. Desjarden. Carrie then leaves the burning school, unleashing a wave of destruction upon the entire town. Chris and Billy find her walking in the road. Billy tries to run her down but Carrie tosses their truck into a pole, killing them.

When Carrie arrives home, she gets into a bathtub, where she finally snaps back to herself but cannot remember what has just happened. Margaret walks into the bathroom and deems her daughter a witch for destroying the whole town and then attempts to drown Carrie in the tub. With her last ounce of strength, Carrie stops her mother's heart. Sue finds Carrie near death and manages to revive Carrie with artificial respiration. At Sue's suggestion, Carrie fakes her own death and Sue sneaks Carrie out of town to Florida. As the two drive off, Carrie has a nightmarish vision of her mother. When Carrie wakes, she hallucinates that Chris is lunging at her. Noticing this, Sue asks her if she wants to stop for a moment, but Carrie tells her to keep driving.

Cast

Production

[Carrie] is not a murderer, and, especially the way Angela portrays her, she is a sympathetic, sweet soul who is a bit more edgy than Sissy Spacek's Carrie. Sissy portrayed her as—I don't want to say pathetic, but just really as a victim. Angela give the character such a strong core, and we felt that we couldn't turn this character who was so sweet into a murderer and then kill her. We wanted to give her another chance. We wanted to see her blossom and triumph over this instead of losing again.

— Bryan Fuller

In May 2002, television network NBC commissioned a film adaptation of Stephen King's novel Carrie.[3][4] Filming started the following month in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada,[5] on June 12, 2002,[3] and took at least twenty days.[a] King had no involvement in this version after another film adaptation, The Rage: Carrie 2 (1999), caused him disappointment.[7] It was produced by MGM Television and Trilogy Entertainment Group based on a screenplay by Bryan Fuller.[3]

The network originally wanted a "movie-of-the-week", but the studio wanted to capitalize on the production so it was planned as a backdoor pilot for a potential television series.[4] Although the producers tried to be faithful to King's novel,[8] in order to allow for a continuation of the story, the ending was changed so that Carrie remained alive.[7] Fuller had earlier considered the idea of transferring Carrie's powers to Sue or the creation of another Carrie, but he deemed killing, "someone who is victimized her entire life" as "really cruel".[7] Another adaptation was developed with the intention of creating a sub-plot for the series, featuring Jasmine Guy as a paranormal investigator, but it was ultimately scrapped.[4]

Envisaged as a remake of Brian De Palma's 1976 film, Fuller aimed to, "give it [...] a little more of an epic feel" rather than the fairy tale-feeling Fuller ascribed to the original.[7] He also thought his version could add, "a little more depth", with, "some scope to the characters and the situation that you didn't have in the original".[7] The writer said Bettis' portrayal of the role was meant to give Carrie a "more edgy" characterization instead of the "victim" feeling he believed Sissy Spacek gave to her in De Palma's film.[7] Fuller sought to update the film's 1970s setting to a contemporary one, aware that high-school violence, in particular, has changed since them.[7] Because Fuller felt the Columbine High School massacre was still on people's recent memory, he was careful in addressing the film's "teenage vigilante" theme.[9]

Release

Carrie was first broadcast in the United States on NBC at 8pm EST on November 4, 2002.[5][8] According to Nielsen Media Research, the film was viewed by an estimated 12.21 million people.[10] It had a 5.0/12 household rating among males aged 18–49, making it the third most-watched show for this demography. Among women aged aged 18–34, it was the most-watched program with a 6.3/16 rating. Carrie also obtained the best 18–49 score for a single-part made-for-TV show since ABC's broadcast of Brian's Song in December 2001.[10]

The film was later released in DVD format by MGM Home Entertainment on August 12, 2003;[2][11] a Region 1 release, it included French and Spanish subtitles.[2] Scream Factory released it in Blu-Ray format as double feature along with The Rage: Carrie 2 on April 14, 2015;[12][13] a Region A disc, it featured English-only subtitles and contained a new audio commentary with director David Carson and cinematographer Victor Goss.[12][13]

Reception

Several critics questioned Carrie, as they felt a remake of a classic film was unneeded.[b] People's Tom Gliatto summarized it as a, "pointless remake".[17] Some reviewers considered it to be excessively derivative of De Palma's film,[c] and others assessed it unfavorably in comparison to the 1976 film.[d] Steve Johnson from Chicago Tribune disagreed, arguing that the flashback structure, "make[s] it more than just a rehash of the first film".[16] It also elicited praise from Ron Wertheimer, who wrote for The New York Times that the flashbacks and the new ending were creative ideas.[8] John Levesque of Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Anthony Arrigo of Dread Central, however, felt the former alteration was not an improvement, calling the conclusion, "so undramatic" and, "undeniably weak" respectively.[18][19]

While Johnson considered the film, "a respectable piece of work" because of an intelligent script that developed all of King's themes,[16] Wertheimer classified it negatively within, "the generic made-for-television standard".[8] Ian Jane of DVD Talk opined Carrie was, "decent enough" for the limitations of a TV film,[12] and Arrigo said, "the lack of cinematic quality" reflected the television standards of the 2000s.[18] Although Wertheimer claimed that the film's drawbacks were not simply caused by the medium, he did make the criticism that the prom scenes were sapped by the commercial breaks: the filmmakers, he argued, should have opted for a shorter sequence.[8] SF Gate's Edward Guthmann also criticized the film's overall length, especially in regard to the prom scene, as he considered the "dramatic impact" was not enhanced.[15] Phil Gallo of Variety likewise felt some scenes were extended just to fit the time needed for the next break.[5]

The film's special effects were heavily criticized,[e] Fuller himself called the effects, "cheap".[4] Levesque and Gallo found their usage to be excessive,[19] and the former said the film suddenly, "shifts into a special effects bonanza".[5] Another common complaint was that the film was not scary,[14][15] which lead Levesque to write that, "the new 'Carrie' doesn't even fit the category [of scary-movie genre]".[19] Gallo found that it deviated from horror in favor of, "prurient side routes", mentioning Sofer's acting, as well as locker room and postcoital scenes.[5] Johnson made a similar remark on the sexual content.[16]

Most of the praise the film received was directed towards its cast,[f] although Wertheimer and Arrigo were critical about the acting.[18][8] While Clarkson, McClure and Keith were praised by more than one reviewer,[g] Bettis' performance was especially praised.[h] Linda Stasi of the New York Post was one of the those who thought a remake was unnecessary, so she had low expectations for the film. Stasi, however, concluded she had been, "completely mistaken"; she was positively surprised by the acting and went so far as to state that Bettis should win an Emmy for her performance.[14] Wertheimer remarked that Bettis expressed the character's emotions well, and lamented that the film "affords Ms. Bettis few opportunities for such genuine acting".[8]

At the 29th Saturn Awards, Carrie was nominated for Best Single Television Presentation, but the winner was Taken.[20][21] It was also nominated for the 2003 American Society of Cinematographers Awards in the "Movie of the Week or Pilot (Network)" category; CSI: Miami's "Cross Jurisdictions" won it.[22]

Aftermath

The production of the television series was subordinated to the film's audience ratings.[7] Although it obtained "strong numbers", according to Variety,[10] the series was never produced.[4] Fuller and Bettis were expected to reprise their roles, and the writer had a already a concept in mind: he hoped to create a series in which Carrie had to deal with the remorse and the responsibility for killing several people.[7] The series would also feature Carrie and Sue traveling to help other people with telekinetic abilities.[23] Fuller wrote the outline for a second episode, but NBC had no interest on it, so MGM ended their deal.[4] In Fuller's opinion, "the network [n]ever intended to do a series, they were just playing the studio".[4]

Notes

  1. ^ No source informs when the filming was concluded or how much time it took. However, by July 2, 2002, Variety reported it was still underway.[6]
  2. ^ Examples:
    • Stasi: "I could never figure out why anyone would bother to remake a great movie"[14]
    • Guthmann: "There's no good reason why 'Carrie' ... needed to be remade"[15]
    • Johnson: "There is, first of all, no reason ... to remake 'Carrie'"[16]
  3. ^ Examples:
    • Guthmann: "'Carrie' often feels directly lifted from the DePalma film"[15]
    • Hanley: "the scripts ... are too slow and derivative of the original novel and film to really make an impact";[13]
    • Arrigo: "there are still many aspects to this production that simply rehash what De Palma did before".[18]
  4. ^ Guthmann labeled it as a "sorry impostor",[15] while Gliatto affirmed it "can't t Brian DePalma's 1976 film".[17]
  5. ^ Gallo considered them to be "a fizzle";[5] Wertheimer called them, "passable",[8] and Jane declared, "some of the effects work is just plain bad to the point where it can be unintentionally funny".[12] Arrigo said about a specific scene that, "the effect is not dissimilar to something an app on my smart phone can produce".[18]
  6. ^ Examples:
    • Stasi: "Everything works – starting with the cast"[14]
    • Hanley: "Each film has their high points, with Carrie (2002) sporting a solid cast"[13]
    • Jane: "Where this version succeeds ... is ... in its performances"[12]
  7. ^ Hanley considered "strong performances" were delivered by Keith, Clarkson and Bettis.[13] Stasi praised the "well-cast" Clarkson, while declared, "Even David Keith as the detective investigating the horror is perfect in the role".[14] Gallo considered Sue was "played smartly" McClure,[5] while Levesque said "McClure creates a Sue far more mysterious than Amy Irving's original".[19] Jane wrote, "Rena Sofer is decent as Miss Desjarden and Kandyse McClure plays the 'queen bitch' of the high school [sic] really well but it's Patricia Clarkson and Angela Bettis who do most of the heavy lifting here".[12]
  8. ^ Examples:
    • Gallo: "Angela Bettis does an admirable job as Carrie"[5]
    • Wertheimer: "Better than passable is the performance of tonight's Carrie, Angela Bettis ... Ms. Bettis manages to breathe some life into Mr. King's allegorical character"[8]
    • Stasi: "Bettis ... does such a bang up job that if she doesn't win an Emmy for this role, she should spontaneously combust"[14]
    • Hanley: "Angela Bettis is incredibly spectacular"[13]
    • Johnson: "Bettis ... makes a very convincing Carrie White"[16]

References

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  2. ^ a b c d "Carrie (DVD video, 2003)". WorldCat. Online Computer Library Center. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Grego, Melissa (May 22, 2002). "Bettis has 'Carrie' in mind". Variety. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Taylor, Robert (October 26, 2006). "Reflections: Talking with Bryan Fuller". Comic Book Resources. Valnet Inc. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Gallo, Phil (November 3, 2002). "Carrie". Variety. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  6. ^ Feiwell, Jill (July 2, 2002). "Emilie de Ravin". Variety. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i Spelling, Ian (2002). "Carrie On". Fangoria. Archived from the original on November 16, 2004.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i Wertheimer, Ron (November 4, 2002). "It's Not Nice to Make Fun of Carrie, Remember?". The New York Times. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  9. ^ Friedlander, Whitney (January 23, 2015). "'Hannibal' Creator Talks 'Star Trek' and Balancing Projects". Variety. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  10. ^ a b c Kissell, Rick (November 5, 2002). "ABC scores demo win". Variety. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  11. ^ "Carrie". Amazon.com. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  12. ^ a b c d e f Jane, Ian (April 7, 2015). "Carrie / The Rage: Carrie 2 (Blu-ray)". DVD Talk. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  13. ^ a b c d e f Hanley, Ken W. (April 14, 2015). ""Carrie" (2002) / "The Rage: Carrie 2" (Blu-ray Review)". Fangoria. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  14. ^ a b c d e f Stasi, Linda (November 4, 2002). "Slash and 'Carrie': 3 ½ stars for remake of killer classic". New York Post. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  15. ^ a b c d e Guthmann, Edward (November 2, 2002). "'Carried' away / Scariest thing about TV remake of DePalma classic is its length". SFGate. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  16. ^ a b c d e Johnson, Steve (November 4, 2002). "Carrie' remake faithful to original". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  17. ^ a b Gliatto, Tom (November 4, 2002). "Picks and Pans Review: Carrie". People. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  18. ^ a b c d e Arrigo, Anthony (April 15, 2015). "Carrie / The Rage: Carrie 2 (Blu-ray)". Dread Central. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  19. ^ a b c d Levesque, John (October 31, 2002). "New 'Carrie' offers nothing to fear but the lack of fear itself". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  20. ^ "The 29th Annual Saturn Awards nominations". saturnawards.org. Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films. Archived from the original on April 11, 2003.
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  22. ^ "The ASC Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography". Archived from the original on August 8, 2011.
  23. ^ Squires, John (July 21, 2015). "8 Horror Movie TV Series Adaptations That Didn't Quite Work Out". Dread Central. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
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