84 FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25 - MONDAY, OCTOBER 28, 2013
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Cape Gazette
"Carrie' remake nol: nearly
such a bloodbath as original
ince there is no activity,
paranormal or otherwise,
for filmgoers looking to
get a jolt or two this Halloween,
Hollywood once again hailed to
the King for seasonal scares.
'Oirector Kimberly Peirce
decided to tackle Stephen King's
first novel. "Carrie," as it has
been 40 years since its first
publishing and 37 since Brian
DePalma's iconic film take on
the tale. And when you think
about it, the timing seems right
for an update. With a national
spotlight on the profound effects
of bullying, the tale of a torment-
ed teen ostracized by her peers
has the potential to resonate in
the proper hands.
And2cou would think that
Peirce, having so deftly handled
similar subject matter in her
debut "Boys Don't Cry," would
be just the person to delve into
the lives of those subjected to
round-the-clock anguish in the
days of social media. Aside from
one brief venture into a You-
Tube video posting, that aspect
is never touched upon again.
Instead, it's a pretty straightfor-
ward cut-and-paste of the origi-
nal, pig's blood and all. Which
begs the question, "Why?"
I'm no purist when it comes
to remakes. And I think, with
proper purpose and framing,
a good story can oft be retold
cinematically. But aside from a
glossy new sheen, "Carrie" does
nothing that DePalma did not
splash across his canvas decades
ago. This is actually the fourth-
incarnation of King's twisted
take on "Are You There God,
It's Me, Margaret?" There was
a cash-grab sequel in 1999, fol-
lowed by a 2002 made-for-TV
flick that felt like a "very spe-
cial" episode of"Beverly Hills
90210." Need I even bring up the
cursed Broadway musical?
The latest version feels like
the "Twilight"-ing of telekinesis:
as though some focus group
wanted to come up with a sub-
ject in the horror genre that was
not cornered (vampires, were-
wolves) or oversaturated (zom-
bies), and build a teen audience
around it. In doing so, they try
to ugly up one of the latest "it"
gals on the market, Chloe Grace
Moretz, as the shy, sheltered
teen harangued by her zealous
mommy. Moretz does not yet
have the depth nor vulnerability
to make us buy into her plight.
Her slouching and frizzled hair
are the cinematic equivalent
of putting glasses on the secret
school hottie to make her a nerd.
And speaking of frizzy hair,
Pierce does her best to frump up
]ulianne Moore as the fire-and-
brimstone mommy. While she is
capable of putting the "belt" in
Bible Belt (thwacking her daugh-
ter repeatedly with the Good
Book), she cannot hold a votive
candle to the piety brought to
the screen by Piper Laurie in the
original version. The other cast
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Movie listings include those of the Movies
at Midway. Times and listings may ciange.
• The Counselor:. A lawyer finds himself in
over his head when he gets involved in drug
trafficking. Rated R,
• Bad Grandpa: Irving Zisman. 86. is on
a journey across America with the most
unlikely compamon: his 8-year-old grand-
son. Billy. Rated R.
• Carrie: A reimagining of the classic hor-
ror tale about Carrie White. a shy girl out-
cast Dy her peers and sheltered by her
deeply religious mother, who unleashes
telekinetic terror on her small town after
being pushed too far at her senior prom.
Rated R
• Escape Plan: When a structural-security
authority finds himself set up and incarcer-
gd in the world's most secret and secure
prison, he has to use his skills to escape
with help from the inside. Rated R.
• qrhe Fifth Estate: A dramatic thriller
based on real events that reveals the quest
to expose the deceptions and corruptions
of power that turned an internet upstart
ir1l'the 21st century's most fiercely debat-
eo organization. Rated R
• Captain Phillips: The true sto-
ry of Captain Richard Phillips and he
2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the
US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama the first
American cargo ship to be hijacked in 200
years.Rated PG-13.
• Enough Said: A divorced woman who
decides to oursue the man she's interested
in learns he's her new friend's ex-husband.
Rated PG-13.
• Gravity: A medical engineer and an
astronaut work together to survive after an
accident leaves them adrift in space. Rated
PG-13.
• Rush: A re-creation of the merciless
1970s rivalry between. Formula One rivals
James Hunt and Niki Lauda. Rated R
• Don Jon: A New Jersey guy dedicat-
ed to his family, friends, and church devel-
ops unrealistic expectations from watching
porn and works to find happiness and inti-
macy with his potential true love. Rated R.
• The Butler:. As Cecil Gaines serves eight
presidents during his tenure as a butler at
the White House. the civil rignts move-
ment. Vietnam. and other major events
affect this man's life. family, and American
society. Rated PG-13.
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either sauntered out of a Taylor
Swift video or wandered off
"Jersey Shore." (I'm pretty sure
that was The Situation slaugh-
tering that pig.) They all may
as well wear matching varsity
jackets that say Future Victim
and a number, as there is little
else to distinguish them.
"Carrie" is not merely a bad
film, it's a wholly unnecessary
and sloppy one. Filled with
subplots that go nowhere (what
is up with that English teacher
who apparently hates Carrie and
simultaneously makes sexytime
eyes with another student?),
wrong-headed casting choices,
and, most importantly, a stream
of missed opportunities, "Car-
rie" feels more like an audition
for an "X-Men" entrance exam
than a horror film.
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BAD GRANDPA (1:37) (R)
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