Better than Original

never in a million years

This is quite possibly the WORST remake I had ever seen. AVOID IT.
Never in a million years this would be as better as De Palma's version. Chloë Grace Moretz never got the grip of the part, making weird faces as she uses her telekinetic powers, she looked like a subnormal person. It was a disappointment from the usually brilliant Julianne Moore. Both were not close to the wonderful performances that Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie did back in the 70's.
After a great directing the full feature version of Boys Don't Cry, Kimberly Peirce was terrible.
This film is such a mess... avoid it.

Sissy spacek is a much better choice for Carrie than Chloe.
Having the story take place in todays society with internet, smartphones and such it makes for a very unbelievable story. Even if you shield your child from boys and the outside world, it is practically impossible to keep the kid unaware of things such as menstruation.

I can't imagine ANY 17-18 year old girl out there in the civilized world not knowing what a period is. Unless you locked her up all those years in the basement without TV, internet or any contact with anyone in the outside world.

The only thing that made it worth watching was Gabriella Wilde.
That is one seriously hot girl!

The original is an american classic. You mention the beginning of the movie. There's no comparison to the original. The overhead shot the starts the movie and ends with Chris Hargenson saying: You eat *beep* In the face of Carrie White packs way more punch than this Water-Volleyball scene with a by the way mumbling of the "You eat *beep* line they conjured up in the remake.

Carrie White's mother? Piper Laurie scares the living hell out of me, her physical presence can not be reached in any scene by Julianne Moore. Julianne Moore is a good actress but a bad villain. Furthermore the southern accents of Piper Laurie and Sissy Spacek add a creepy level to the religious fanatics the remake simply lacks.

The build up to the scene at the Prom Night? Simply no there in the remake?
The original had an intricate way of building up the tension to the climax.

And as for the visuals? You've got to be kidding to choose the remake over the original? Brian De Palma crafted an American Gothic classic and the look of the Prom Night scene has been copied so many times. Carrie from 1976 has almost defined what the 70s on film must look like.

To choose this remake, is like choosing some fourth grade Coca-Cola copy over the real thing. And all those comments about closer to the book is better? Have you read Shining, or any book that Alfred Hitchcock made into a movie? Closer to the book does not mean it's a better movie, more often it's a case of the less respect you have for the book, the better the movie. These are two very different mediums and what works in Film is often very far from the book it's based upon.

Total Garbage! The only reason I gave this a 2 rating is because I watched the entire pile. Are people serious about this? Are you actually saying this was better than DePalma's masterpiece...It is not even a horror flick! In Carrie's "rage" she spares the gym teacher! I love Julian Moore but I know she did this just because this was one of her fav's. Horrible from beginning to end. If Stephen King were to watch 1/4 of this his head would explode in embarrassment, and that's saying a lot because a lot of shidty films were made from his books...including his participation in some!

agreed. The old one is very dated and typical of films of the 70's. Long over-acted scenes.
This version has a few issues but overall much better than the scretching violins of the 1979 version.

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"The original feels like it takes forever"

It's Brian De Palma. Learn something before looking stupid.