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Am I the only one who thinks this prom scene is better than the original

posted 10 years ago by edwintrinh09
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Surely this remake doesn't quite live up to its 1976 predecessor but the prom scene in this movie was quite epic compared to the original. In the original, it was quite silly about how they died by being blasted by water but in this version, people died Final Destination style which suits Carrie's murderous revenge onto her tormentors.

Also, the twins who got trampled and the girl that got whipped by the wires and burnt to death had the most brutal deaths in this movie tbh. I felt that Sissy Spacek was a bit too merciful than in this remake.

[–] deem_bastille 10 years ago

the only thing that made it worse was the flying.

seriously, she is not superman.

Reading the paper can really be depressing. Mr. Dithers fired Dagwood again.

[–] JordanCarrington 10 years ago

Carrie practiced and trained her power to the point where it became advanced.

We write the story...

[–] deem_bastille 10 years ago

and that is relative to her flying because....???

Reading the paper can really be depressing. Mr. Dithers fired Dagwood again.

[–] igor530 10 years ago

the only thing that made it worse was the flying.

seriously, she is not superman.

-deem_bastille

It seems you have no idea about physics.
If Carrie can move other things with a telekinesis, it AUTOMATICALLY means
that she can also move herself with telekinesis i.e. she can fly.
This is a simple consequence of the laws of physics (Newton's third law).
And the laws of physics work independently from the fact that someone knows
about them or not.

[–] deem_bastille 10 years ago

it seems you have no idea that others agree with me.

Reading the paper can really be depressing. Mr. Dithers fired Dagwood again.

[–] igor530 10 years ago

it seems you have no idea that others agree with me.

-deem_bastille

Even if all the people of the world will agree with you nothing will change. The laws of physics work independently from the fact that someone knows them or not. These laws reflect the fundamental properties of our world. And according to Newton's third law if Carrie can move objects with weight greater than her own (she moves cars in the movie), then she can move herself, i.e. is able to fly.

[–] nddostal 9 years ago

but youre forgetting the "she looked like an idiot" factor

[–] KingTrump 10 years ago

Nah. The original prom scene is way better. Saying the remake is better would be like saying this rotten apple is better than a fresh apple.

[–] edwintrinh09 10 years ago

I'm only saying that the prom scene itself is better not the entire movie.

[–] KingTrump 10 years ago

I think the remake prom scene is terrible. The multiple shots of the blood dumping is totally stupid, the blood is brown, the gym teacher survives, Carrie flies.

[–] JordanCarrington 10 years ago

You do realize that blood does turn slightly brown after a few days, right? Miss Desjardin never died in the novel because Carrie spared her life...

We write the story...

[–] deem_bastille 10 years ago

Carrie flies.

thank you!

I have some nerd talking to me about the laws of physics!

Reading the paper can really be depressing. Mr. Dithers fired Dagwood again.

[–] lupitag-11852 10 years ago

That "nerd" is right and is using science. Don't be upset because you're stupid.

[–] chamohlamb 9 years ago

Science now says people can fly?

[–] dntbreathe 10 years ago

I wish it was longer and had more kills but I thought it was decent. While I dislike the original the prom scene is still pretty effective minus the hose deaths and the split-screen. The remake just needed more gore, less blood-dump shots, a better score, and Carrie not flying.

Carrie Director's Cut Petition http://www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/carriepetition

[–] nddostal 9 years ago

you dislike the original? my god, you are hopeless-get the hell out of here with your directors cut petition, troll!

[–] Explorerfrey10 10 years ago

I have mixed feelings regrding the 2013 prom scene. One of the reasons is, that it doesn´t show how Carrie flies away from the place and what happened to certain characters. At least the 1976 version is better regarding that.

That´s why I think an extended cut of the movie is necessary. The petition is at
http://www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/carriepetition.

[–] OccasionalPoster 10 years ago

I have to disagree. I couldn’t stand most of the CGI in this movie and could tell the CGI was artificial. At least the original film version was more authentic in terms of the effects that this film version lacked.

Cast Away...It's like Forrest Gump, but on an island.

[–] Explorerfrey10 10 years ago

No, it isn´t. Maybe it is in some ways more impressive than the original, but in the original version, at least, the prom scene and Carrie´s movements there were clearer and more understandable, especially Carrie´s walk towards the exit door after having set the school on fire and the fate of all the characters. This cannot be seen in the remake.
That´s why an Extended Cut is needed so it can be understood how Carrie was able to fly away from the place that she had locked up and what happened to the characters.
The petition is at http://www.petitionbuzz.com/petitions/carriepetition.
Please help.

[–] David12222 9 years ago

As for the original I am sick of hearing people try to compare this version to that one! To me the 1976 version is so distorted and full of stiff movements and 70 style acting that I never even thought of it again except in the category of the old bad effects horror! The same goes for the shinning. Just because the old generation love those kind of horrors best doesn't mean the younger generation agree!

By all accounts, Chloe Mortez film beats the 1976 and 2002 Carrie by spades as she captured the rage and anger of Carrie(just watch the part where she screams,throwing everyone back, releasing all the pent up anger)while the 1976 and 2002 version turned her into a gargolyte while she's destroying. Both never capture her rage as this version did!

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[–] David12222 9 years ago

No, you need to educate yourself because you're sounding like the fool. You must be blind to notice how almost every remake(take the shinning for example)just happens to fall short of the original? Especially if the original was a huge hit in its era and the years following? Mostly because the original introduce a new concept(in this case horror)that no film in its genre had before it. Now as I was saying, I hear people always talking about the old poltergiest and shinning being a still the creepiest horrors but I also see a lot of people surprised that others believe that. Another case is the old bible series ten commandments.

So I decided to do a little research and instantly discovered why. Old movies which were such big hits in their day still dominate the movie ratings because of the huge audience they gathered over the years, ruining any chance of a remake. So i don't really care about hearing of box failures when it comes to remakes as I've realized already why they became failures which has nothing to do with their being "less good" than the original.

There will always be those excuse. The real excuse is that once you fall in love with the first film(older film)you start looking for flaws however slight to pounce on once the remake emerge. Why? Because once you saw the first you start measuring the second by your ideal of what it should be in lined with the first. Lol

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[–] David12222 9 years ago

Yes. I watch the shinning and poltergiest and both seem so old that they don't show a ounce of true fear. Same with old Carrie

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[–] David12222 9 years ago

"So, "Mugglefan" is a diehard Chloe fan, with a cache of hard drive pix of the actress that would curl your hair. Some of the pix on Chlomo are photoshopped". Sheesh. Learn to spell

[–] David12222 9 years ago

"So, "Mugglefan" is a diehard Chloe fan, with a cache of hard drive pix of the actress that would curl your hair. Some of the pix on Chlomo are photoshopped". Sound for familiar? Sheesh. Learn to spell

[–] sbrooks839 8 years ago

The only "The Shinning" I know of is the parody of "The Shining" that was done in a Halloween episode of "The Simpsons".

[–] sd-172 8 years ago

Which is why Sissy Spacek was nominated for an academy award for this picture while chloe won a saturn award I think? Because this was much better acted.

[–] fairy_godmother 9 years ago

sissy spacek 'flies' in the original too. she's walking above the water as the other students are being electrocuted.

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[–] nddostal 9 years ago

nope

[–] ElectricWarlock 8 years ago

I think the prom scene in the original is a lot better. I thought the music was a lot more dramatic and made it seem like a bigger deal. Also the closeups of everyone's facial expressions showed the horror they felt. I think this one was too fast paced and action packed that it's over before you even realize what's going on.

[–] norman-dostal 8 years ago

Most died in the fire, dummy. The few who died by the hose-well, a fire hose can exert enough to kill