Reviews

AHS Apocalypse Then just seemed all over the place, a big mess. Started well, I was really looking forward to some post apocalyptic survival fun but then witches, warlocks and devil worshippers usurped the original premise. I get so fed up of Sarah Paulson's face, always lourding it over every other actor. It was great having some fresh talent in Cody Fern and Billie Lourd and seeing some of the past actors in smaller roles. I would never sit through this season again, once was enough for me.

I have just sat through this diabolical version of 'Carrie' and I have never been so disappointed with a remake in my life...attempts at rehashing the classics are usually pretty awful but this is by far the winner. I highly do not recommend it if you are a fan of the original, the reasons being that all the humour, shocks and charisma of it are not present.

The new (and unimproved) roles are filled by cardboard people, all shaped from the same mould. Everyone is cocky, self-serving, aggressive and sarcastic, unlike the original, where everyone seemed like everyday people. Angela Battis didn't have the same tortured effect as Sissy Spacek, I wasn't moved by her performance at all. Piper laurie was fantastic and frightening in the role of Mrs White, this one was drab and not menacing in the least.The new Billy Nolan was certainly not as appealing as the young Travolta. Even the new suave Tommy Ross looked the same as every other young male in the school, so what was it that Carrie was drawn too? As for the sports teacher, she was the worst of the lot and would probably be more at home on the set of 'Baywatch'.

This is a weak, boring film with a happier ending than the original, of which left me open-mouth with shock, sadness and wonder...this versions nice ending left me feeling a bit p***ed off and angry that I had wasted my time watching it. Special effects don't make for a great movie, other aspects are needed to, like characters and situations you can identify with. My mum quit watching half way through, I wish I had followed suit!

I'm not too sure which was released first...the book or the film. I read 'April fool's day' by Jeff Rovin first and really enjoyed it, it was full of twists, nail-biting chapters and a humdinger of an ending. I then was thrilled to find there was also a film, I was a bit worried that the characters would not be as I had imagined them in my minds eye but that wasn't the case, everyone (more-or-less) did a spookily brilliant job. Only quibble I have is that the book has a different and probably more horrible ending...not to bag the film's ending though which made me jump out my seat. I would give this film 8/10...it is a fun & gore packed slasher movie...:-)