Carrie - Brian DePalma (1975)

I think I have mentioned before, I am not a fan of the horror genre of film. So when I found this was on the list, I wasn't impressed. And when it showed up in the mail, I was even less impressed. I had seen the movie before, a while ago. (I am sure it was somehow under duress.) I knew what I was in for.

All in all, this is a good movie. It's more than just a 'slasher' film and blood and guts. It's actually a good story, good character development that takes you to the climactic scene. (I don't want to ruin it for you if you haven't seen it yet...but it involves a bucket of pigs blood.)

By today's standard, this is a pretty tame movie. I am sure at the time (I was WAY too young to watch it, and probably wouldn't have if I could) it was pretty radical.

Is this an awesome movie? No. Is this influential like 'Battleship Potemkin'? No. But I do think that it's an important film because it's ingrained in our cinematic heritage. It's one of 'those' * movies that people have seen and it's part of film culture (or whatever...I just made that thing up about film culture).

And....I am sure you are familiar with the screeching violins from the movie 'Psycho' during the famous shower scene. That music was used in this film. Hmmmm....DePalma nods to Hitchcock? Maybe.

One word to describe 'Carrie': Bloody.

*Those movies. Conversation as follows:

"Have you seen the movie 'The Breakfast Club"?

"No I haven't."

"Oh my god!! Why not?? You HAVE to see it."