On one hand, this is a very very effective horror teaser. The imagery is terrifying and the build-up is genuinely creepy. On the other hand, it does blatantly give away the finale for the young kids who don't know their Stephen King and/or Brian De Palma history (to be fair, it's not like the original film's marketing hid the finale back in the day). On one hand, you could argue that the Carrie story has an added timeliness in the wake of yet more bullying-related tragedies of late. On the other hand, the original book/movie was as much about sexual repression and religious fundamentalism as it was about a shy and awkward girl being picked on. Is there any chance that a mainstream film in 2013 will be as blunt about the story's sexual content as the 1976 film was? Still, director Kimberly Peirce's claim to fame is the ever-so-slightly similar Boys Don't Cry which remains a one of the better films of its type. I'm not sure the world needs another Carrie. But I'm also willing to allow that a remake of Carrie will have more to offer than a remake of Robocop, so I'll try to keep my pessimism in check for now. Plus, any movie that stars Chloe Grace Moretz and Judy Greer has my automatic interest. Anyway, if you already know the ending, do check out this rather good teaser. Carrie opens March 15th, 2013. As always, we'll see.
Scott Mendelson
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