(April 10, 2020 at 4:55 pm)Rev. Rye Wrote: Honestly, all three versions have their positives (yes, there was a TV version on 2002, which was more faithful to the book and has some of the best performances, but had worse special effects and making the questionable choice of having Carrie live at the end). And their flaws. Honestly, I still think none of them can truly hold a candle to the book.
Here is the thing with all the movies I grew up loving, not just this one. I really hate how time ages any movie. When you go see a new movie, it is crisp and clear and comes across as bigger than life, and Carrie was one of those movies. But watching it now, while I still love the plot, all the effects look aged. Just like the original Jaws. I will always love that movie, but even watching it today, the shark looks fake now, as it always was, but it fooled my eye as a kid.
When Carrie suddenly gets even with everyone at the prom, and the screen splits in 3 parts, and the fire hose comes out of the wall, it now looks as hokey as any 1960s Godzilla movie. I don't understand how time ages things like that. I think in a literal scientific sensene, without digital remastering, time fades the optical illusions.
I didn't know about the 2002 version.
But being old school, I still prefer camera tricks and scale models and not CG.
