granger2

Carrie White reminded me too much of myself! In my school, I was the misfit who nobody liked. Always the butt of every joke, always the laughingstock. I once saw a TV show that (when they were referring who was very mean) said "Have you read that book Carrie by Stephen King? Well, she makes Carrie look like a girl scout." I wanted to strangle him. Carrie was the victim! I loved watching her give them what they deserved. I actually kept rewinding the scene where she kills her mother. If you look, during the closeup of her hand when the first knife makes contact, you can see a wooden block, but it disappears in the shot where she drops the knife she is holding. Watch carefully. When I was in school, every time I was the butt of a joke, I would imagine the prom scene with my classmates running around screaming and on fire. That made me feel a little better.

First, I saw the movie. It became an obsession. I watched it 10 to 20 times a day (that may be an exaggeration.) Then I saw this. I LOVED IT! It wasn't as good as the movie, then I saw the first book and thought it was based on the movie, but it was the original book. I LOVED IT even more! So far, I've read 8. But this series is great. Too bad they stopped it from coming on.

I think this movie is wonderful for all ages. It seems like a mixture of two movies: "Carrie" and "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." Just like "Carrie" Matilda has an abusive family and she discovers she has the gift of telekinesis. Her telekinesis gets stronger when she is angry. She then uses her powers to get even with her principal and family (with less gory results.) Just like "Harry Potter" Matilda has an abusive family. She then finds out that she has magical powers and uses them the right way. (Sometimes, that is!) I give this movie 9 out of 10.