Carrie Review Thread - Blu-ray Forum

BluPat · 01-05-2012, 09:30 PM

Apparently there is going to be another adaptation of Stephen King's 'Carrie'. I love the original and the sequel has it's moments. The TV remake is good too.

From CraveOnline (and multiple movie sites):

It's been a while since we heard back from the Carrie remake they announced back in May. We all just tried to put it out of our minds, didn't we? Well, tough noogies, because it's one step closer to becoming a reality. Deadline reports that MGM and Screen Gems have approached a director to helm the adaptation of Stephen King's first novel, about a repressed telekinetic teenaged girl and her abusive mother, and that director is none other than Kimberly Peirce. You should know who she is.

Kimberly Peirce is the acclaimed director of Boys Don't Cry, the art house hit from 1999 that won Hilary Swank her first Academy Award over projected winner Annette Benning (for American Beauty). The film starred Swank as a real-life transgendered person named Brandon Teena (born Teena Brandon), whose efforts to pass as a man ended in tragedy. The film also earned Chloe Sevigny her only Oscar nomination to date, for Best Supporting actress. In the years that followed, Peirce only directed a handful of projects, including an episode of The L Word and the respected-but-mostly-forgotten war drama Stop-Loss in 2008.

The remake of Carrie, adapted by comic book writer and playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, would be her highest profile work in over ten years, and definitely play to her strengths. We wish her the best of luck. It's a tough job, but if somebody's got to do it (and we're not sure they necessarily do), she's a great pick for the job.

CraveOnline will be back with more Carrie remake news, even though they're all going to laugh at us.

If anything, atleast MAYBE MGM will give us a proper Blu release of the original. The one out now sucks.

MykeHavoc · 01-05-2012, 09:40 PM

Meh. I'm not sure what else there is to explore. The original is fantastic. The sequel was a failure to update the idea. Then there was the TV remake I never saw. Although the choice of director is interesting...

detective392 · 01-05-2012, 09:41 PM

Already a thread for this.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/movies/173...ie-remake.html

BluPat · 01-06-2012, 01:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by detective392

Already a thread for this.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/movies/173...ie-remake.html

Hmm. Well I did a search before posting it and didn't see anything. Oh well.

Jennifer Lawrence Fan · 01-06-2012, 02:49 AM

How many times is this movie gonna be made?

MykeHavoc · 01-06-2012, 02:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Michael Bay Fan

How many times is this movie gonna be made?

I don't know, but when they're done, wanna make it again?
We can get Bay to produce it and add some pizazz and pyrotechnics to the mix to make it more exciting.

P@t_Mtl · 01-06-2012, 02:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MykeHavoc

I don't know, but when they're done, wanna make it again?
We can get Bay to produce it and add some pizazz and pyrotechnics to the mix to make it more exciting.

A transformer type carrie that escape from Alcatraz while destroying a giant asteroid and dodging a gazillion billion bayslopsion

MykeHavoc · 01-06-2012, 03:02 AM

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Originally Posted by P@t_Mtl

A transformer type carrie that escape from Alcatraz while destroying a giant asteroid and dodging a gazillion billion bayslopsion

Now we're cooking.

KrugStillo · 01-06-2012, 04:59 PM

CARRIE remake: Kimberly Peirce is in talks to helm the redo for MGM/Screen Gems. She helmed BOYS DON'T CRY in '99, directed a few episodes of THE L WORD and also helmed STOP-LOSS. Peirce is probably comfortable with a story like Carrie which concerns themes of bullying and female empowerment. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com)

Just got this off of Gorezone.net. They need to stop with the remakes. In my eyes DePalma's Carrie is about as perfect a movie as they come. I do like Kimberly Peirce's film Boys Don't Cry but do we really need another remake. I know it's gonna happen no matter how much I hate it but how can you improve on a nearly perfect movie. Carrie (1976) is an awesome piece of filmmaking and I just don't know how comfortable I am with this. They already remade it for TV a while back and that was OK but also useless. Oh well what can I do.

Jennifer Lawrence Fan · 01-06-2012, 05:15 PM

Oh, my god, another thread for this. Even though there is already one for it.

LOUD NOISES!!!!!!!!!

octagon · 01-06-2012, 05:18 PM

Is this a remake of those earlier threads or a readaptation of the original news story?

KrugStillo · 01-06-2012, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by octagon

Is this a remake of those earlier threads or a readaptation of the original news story?

Ahhh bite me.

I don't have time to search the entire forum for another thread. Besides the info just posted on Gorezone so it can't be that old.

KrugStillo · 01-06-2012, 05:27 PM

Found the other threads but it seems like they are for it. I am coming at this from a different angle. DON'T DO IT!!!

octagon · 01-06-2012, 05:31 PM

So it's a bold reinterpretation then...cool

KrugStillo · 01-06-2012, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by octagon

So it's a bold reinterpretation then...cool

There you go. I am blazing new trails in forum ignorance.

kernel_thai · 01-06-2012, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by octagon

Is this a remake of those earlier threads or a readaptation of the original news story?

It is a funny line

Wasnt there already an awful remake of the Sissy Spacek original?

Belloche · 01-06-2012, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by kernel_thai

It is a funny line

Wasnt there already an awful remake of the Sissy Spacek original?

There was a TV version a while back but I wouldn't call it awful. Not Depalma, but completely watchable.

P@t_Mtl · 01-06-2012, 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by octagon

Is this a remake of those earlier threads or a readaptation of the original news story?

It's a reimagination of the thread that was started yesterday

Lemmy Lugosi · 01-06-2012, 07:06 PM

Another visit to the Carrie well? Really?!?

I have never felt that this story was one of King's best, though not his worst, either. But, I've never felt that any of the film/TV adaptations were very good, to be honest.

I have little faith in (yet another) version.

Jennifer Lawrence Fan · 01-06-2012, 07:12 PM

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Originally Posted by MykeHavoc

Now we're cooking.

And you know it make 500 million dollars domestic.

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01-05-2012, 09:30 PM	#1
BluPat Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Texas 4K collection:240 Blu-ray collection:1454 Blu-ray reviews: 80 Trading Score:4	Carrie Review Thread Apparently there is going to be another adaptation of Stephen King's 'Carrie'. I love the original and the sequel has it's moments. The TV remake is good too. From CraveOnline (and multiple movie sites): It's been a while since we heard back from the Carrie remake they announced back in May. We all just tried to put it out of our minds, didn't we? Well, tough noogies, because it's one step closer to becoming a reality. Deadline reports that MGM and Screen Gems have approached a director to helm the adaptation of Stephen King's first novel, about a repressed telekinetic teenaged girl and her abusive mother, and that director is none other than Kimberly Peirce. You should know who she is. Kimberly Peirce is the acclaimed director of Boys Don't Cry, the art house hit from 1999 that won Hilary Swank her first Academy Award over projected winner Annette Benning (for American Beauty). The film starred Swank as a real-life transgendered person named Brandon Teena (born Teena Brandon), whose efforts to pass as a man ended in tragedy. The film also earned Chloe Sevigny her only Oscar nomination to date, for Best Supporting actress. In the years that followed, Peirce only directed a handful of projects, including an episode of The L Word and the respected-but-mostly-forgotten war drama Stop-Loss in 2008. The remake of Carrie, adapted by comic book writer and playwright Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, would be her highest profile work in over ten years, and definitely play to her strengths. We wish her the best of luck. It's a tough job, but if somebody's got to do it (and we're not sure they necessarily do), she's a great pick for the job. CraveOnline will be back with more Carrie remake news, even though they're all going to laugh at us. If anything, atleast MAYBE MGM will give us a proper Blu release of the original. The one out now sucks.

01-06-2012, 04:59 PM	#9
KrugStillo Special Member Member since:Oct 2009 Location:New Bedford, MA Blu-ray reviews: 6	Carrie Remake (DON'T DO IT!!!) CARRIE remake: Kimberly Peirce is in talks to helm the redo for MGM/Screen Gems. She helmed BOYS DON'T CRY in '99, directed a few episodes of THE L WORD and also helmed STOP-LOSS. Peirce is probably comfortable with a story like Carrie which concerns themes of bullying and female empowerment. (thanks to ShockTillYouDrop.com) Just got this off of Gorezone.net. They need to stop with the remakes. In my eyes DePalma's Carrie is about as perfect a movie as they come. I do like Kimberly Peirce's film Boys Don't Cry but do we really need another remake. I know it's gonna happen no matter how much I hate it but how can you improve on a nearly perfect movie. Carrie (1976) is an awesome piece of filmmaking and I just don't know how comfortable I am with this. They already remade it for TV a while back and that was OK but also useless. Oh well what can I do.

01-05-2012, 09:40 PM	#2
MykeHavoc Blu-ray Guru Member since:Nov 2011 Location:Nashua, NH Blu-ray collection:397 DVD collection:772 Digital collection:4 Trading Score:1	Meh. I'm not sure what else there is to explore. The original is fantastic. The sequel was a failure to update the idea. Then there was the TV remake I never saw. Although the choice of director is interesting...

01-05-2012, 09:41 PM	#3
detective392 Blu-ray Baron Top contributor Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Champlin, MN Home Theater Gallery:3 Blu-ray collection:439 DVD collection:293 Blu-ray reviews:21	Already a thread for this. https://forum.blu-ray.com/movies/173...ie-remake.html

01-06-2012, 02:49 AM	#5
Jennifer Lawrence Fan Blu-ray Jedi Member since:Aug 2011 4K collection:413 Blu-ray collection:2750 DVD collection:1312 MA collection:305 Digital collection:495 iTunes collection:284 Trading Score:721	How many times is this movie gonna be made?

01-06-2012, 05:15 PM	#10
Jennifer Lawrence Fan Blu-ray Jedi Member since:Aug 2011 4K collection:413 Blu-ray collection:2750 DVD collection:1312 MA collection:305 Digital collection:495 iTunes collection:284 Trading Score:721	Oh, my god, another thread for this. Even though there is already one for it. LOUD NOISES!!!!!!!!!

01-06-2012, 05:18 PM	#11
octagon Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jun 2010 Location:Chicago 4K collection:255 Blu-ray collection:2799	Is this a remake of those earlier threads or a readaptation of the original news story?

01-06-2012, 05:27 PM	#13
KrugStillo Special Member Member since:Oct 2009 Location:New Bedford, MA Blu-ray reviews: 6	Found the other threads but it seems like they are for it. I am coming at this from a different angle. DON'T DO IT!!!

01-06-2012, 05:31 PM	#14
octagon Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jun 2010 Location:Chicago 4K collection:255 Blu-ray collection:2799	So it's a bold reinterpretation then...cool

01-06-2012, 07:06 PM	#19
Lemmy Lugosi Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Sep 2010 Location:In a vault full of electric guitars and Batarangs. Blu-ray reviews: 1 Trading Score:8	Another visit to the Carrie well? Really?!? I have never felt that this story was one of King's best, though not his worst, either. But, I've never felt that any of the film/TV adaptations were very good, to be honest. I have little faith in (yet another) version.

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