by Stephen Schneider | Sep 27, 2026 | Appetizer, Movies and Television
A remake of the original Carrie (1976) by Brian DePalma based on the Stephen King novel. Their intent was to update and modernize it and include some things from the book that weren’t in the original movie. I honestly didn’t notice much difference other...
by Stephen Schneider | Sep 27, 2026 | Appetizer, Movies and Television
A sequel to the 1976 film. Some loose connections. Typical sequel stuff to try and tie things together. Basically the same story trying to be modernized. Acceptable as far as it goes, but skippable if you’ve seen the original.
by Stephen Schneider | Sep 27, 2026 | Appetizer, Movies and Television
There are plenty of movies based on Stephen King stories. Some very good stories and some very good movies. This Brian DePalma movie is an early King adaptation based on his first novel. Now, I never though Carrie was great. I didn’t read it first, so...
by Stephen Schneider | May 10, 2026 | Appetizer, Movies and Television
Another Stephen King adaptation, and this one is good. shows his ability to take a fairly static situation and get you completely focused on the characters. And its done well. No, it’s not a supernatural scare fest – it’s a study of the human...
