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Product Description: "Based on the best-selling Stephen King novel, Carrie "catches the mind, shakes it and refuses to let it go" (Time)! Starring Sissy Spacek and Piper Laurie (in Oscar nominated* performances), John Travolta and Amy Irving, this ultimate revenge fantasy is "absolutely spellbinding" (Roger Ebert), "outrageously witty" (Los Angeles Times) and one of the all-time great horror classics! At the center of the terror is Carrie (Spacek), a tortured high-school misfit with no confidence, no friends...and no idea about the extent of her secret powers of telekinesis. But when her psychotic mother and sadistic classmates finally go too far, the once-shy teen becomes an unrestrained, vengeance-seeking powerhouse who, with the help of her 'special gift,' causes all hell to break loose in a famed cinematic frenzy of blood, fire and brimstone!...

 

 

 

The Film:

Brian De Palma's "Carrie" is an absolutely spellbinding horror movie, with a shock at the end that's the best thing along those lines since the shark leaped aboard in "Jaws." It's also (and this is what makes it so good) an observant human portrait. This girl Carrie isn't another stereotyped product of the horror production line; she's a shy, pretty, and complicated high school senior who's a lot like kids we once knew.

 

 

There is a difference, though. She has telekenesis, the ability to manipulate things without touching them. It's a power that came upon her gradually, and was released in response to the shrill religious fanaticism of her mother. It manifests itself in small ways. She looks in a mirror, and it breaks. Then it mends itself. Her mother tries to touch her and is hurled back against a couch. But then, on prom night...

Excerpt from Roger Ebert at the Chicago Sun Times located HERE

 

Image : NOTE: The below Blu-ray captures were ripped directly from the Blu-ray disc.

The film Carrie is 32 years old now but on Blu-ray looks mighty impressive. The transfer itself seems competent and the only visual weaknesses are probably more inherent in the original source. There is noise/grain in some shots (see the split-screen capture below as one example) - detail is significantly superior to SD (ditto for colors) but not up to par with many 2007-2008 high-definition offerings. It is consistent and the 1080P brings up a crispness that I had never noted before. Technically it is single-layered with the feature size being a reasonable 19.3 Gig. I don't see evidence of DNR or edge enhancements. In fact I'd have to say the MPEG-2 image is fairly flawless and I have no strong complaints. The film is fairly dark (Carrie's house and the Prom gymnasium). Expectations for the image should be tempered a bit with its age but overall the film looks about what I was expecting - maybe even a notch higher.  The Blu-ray image transfer shouldn't deter anyone from indulging.

 

 

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Audio & Music:  
The lossless DTS HD Master option has some surprising kick to it, but expectations should be tempered with knowing the mix is artificially derived from a fairly flat original track. It exports Pino Donaggio's suspenseful score quite adeptly. There is an option for mono and two DUBs. The frenzy of the Prom night (screams, electrocutions etc.) will bring some exercise to your rear speakers. There are optional subtitles offered in English, French, Spanish, Chinese (traditional and simplified) or Korean.