Carrie (2013)Carrie is the second major adaptation of Stephen King's debut novel, released in 2013 and directed by Kimberly Peirce (Boys Don't Cry), with a screenplay by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa. Chloë Grace Moretz plays Carrie White, a sheltered, deeply repressed teenager raised by her fanatically religious mother Margaret (Julianne Moore) who discovers she has telekinetic powers just as the cruelty of her classmates reaches its peak. The film updates the 1976 Brian De Palma original for a contemporary setting — incorporating social media bullying as a modern amplifier of Carrie's humiliation — while remaining faithful to King's core themes of adolescent rage, religious extremism and the catastrophic consequences of cruelty. Peirce brings a female director's perspective to the material that gives the film a different emotional register to De Palma's version, and both Moretz and Moore deliver performances of real power. A worthy and genuinely frightening addition to the King adaptation canon.Highlights Julianne Moore as Margaret White — A terrifying, deeply committed performance; Moore's Margaret is one of the great horror movie mothers — genuinely disturbing, occasionally pitiable and utterly convincing in her religious mania. Chloë Grace Moretz as Carrie — Moretz brings real vulnerability and suppressed fury to the role; her portrayal of Carrie's awakening — both to her powers and to the world's cruelty — is emotionally intelligent and physically committed. The prom sequence — The film's centrepiece and one of horror's most iconic set pieces; Peirce stages the blood-soaked climax with real force and the telekinetic destruction is both spectacular and genuinely disturbing. The social media dimension — Aguirre-Sacasa's update of the bullying to include phone video and online sharing gives the film a contemporary resonance that makes Carrie's humiliation feel more immediate and more devastating than ever. Kimberly Peirce's direction — Peirce brings a sensitivity to the mother-daughter dynamic that distinguishes this version; the film understands that the horror is rooted in emotional abuse as much as supernatural power, and that understanding gives it real depth. Disc Details Title: Carrie Year: 2013 Director: Kimberly Peirce Cast: Chloë Grace Moretz, Julianne Moore, Gabriella Wilde, Portia Doubleday, Alex Russell Studio: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer / Screen Gems Certificate: 15 Region: Region B (UK) Format: Blu-ray Runtime: 100 minutes Genre: Horror / Supernatural Thriller Barcode: 883904293750 ConditionCondition: VG/VG — see our Condition Grading Guide.Browse our full range of Blu-ray titles. You might also enjoy our Compact Discs or Vinyl Records.
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