First Full Trailer for Carrie Looks…Familiar
Posted by About.com Horror & Suspense on April 8, 2013
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Not content with ruling the weekend with its remake Evil Dead, Sony (via its subsidiary Screen Gems) has unleashed the first full trailer for its upcoming remake of another beloved horror film: Carrie. It looks well made, but unfortunately for Sony, Evil Dead did such a good job of re-imagining the storyline with its own spin that Carrie so far looks uninspired by comparison. The trailer covers many of the familiar plot points from the 1976 Brian De Palma original — the crazy mother (Julianne Moore), the shower ordeal, being locked in the closet, the sympathetic teacher, the prom prank, the car showdown — lowering my expectations to the level of “competent but slavish.” On the bright side, we get to see Carrie (Chloe Grace Moretz) “Vader” her mom. We’ll see how it all turns out when Carrie hit theaters on October 18.
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