Carrie is the ultimate story of high school hell and the moment that you think that it's cool to pick on the nerd because they seem harmless, not so much, they might have telekinetic powers that will chop your head off. Carrie was made into a movie in 1976 and was a major breakthrough being the first real modern horror film with teenagers. It had great special effects, terrific actors and was absolutely scary! Over 2 decades later came The Rage: Carrie 2, the sequel. Sad if you really think about it as Carrie is a great horror movie that you were glad wasn't tarnished by the stream of sequels like most slasher movies. But I figured it's not a totally bad idea to keep the story alive as bullies and those they pick on will never go away. In fact as the years go on, it seems bullying gets worse and worse, so The Rage seemed like it could be a good fit into what's going on in today's schools with Columbine and other school shootings.
Rachel talks with her friend Lisa, who has lost her virginity to Eric, a football player. The football players talk about Lisa; they have a game where they sleep with girls and receive points. After Eric rejects her, Lisa commits suicide, jumping from the school's roof. The event triggers Rachel's ability, causing the lockers in the school to open. School counselor Sue Snell talks with Rachel about Lisa. The discussion upsets Rachel and one of Sue's mugs crashes to the floor. Sue visits Rachel's mother, learning that Rachel and Carrie share the same father. Later on, one of the jocks, Jesse, takes a liking to Rachel, but due to his friends, they might tap into something that Rachel can't control and leads to one hell of a party.
The Rage isn't actually a bad movie, it is a terrific update on this terrifying story. However, I was really displeased with the make up effects. The whole thing with the veins was scary to me and didn't add any effect. Emily Bergl did a good job playing Rachel, you felt her alienation from her classmates but that she also didn't mind being different. I liked that she denied her powers, that maybe it's a trick of her mind. But the love story between her and Jason London didn't work for me, not because of the chemistry which I didn't feel, but because they are supposed to be young teenagers and how they "fall in love" and so quickly was unbelievable. At least just leave the love part out of it, it would have been fine. I would say that The Rage is a harmless horror movie, it's enjoyable over all with some cool kills. The effects aren't too over the top and work, it's just a flawed film like most horror sequels. It just couldn't hold a candle up to the original, but that's OK, I don't know if we would even want it that way.
5/10
Rachel talks with her friend Lisa, who has lost her virginity to Eric, a football player. The football players talk about Lisa; they have a game where they sleep with girls and receive points. After Eric rejects her, Lisa commits suicide, jumping from the school's roof. The event triggers Rachel's ability, causing the lockers in the school to open. School counselor Sue Snell talks with Rachel about Lisa. The discussion upsets Rachel and one of Sue's mugs crashes to the floor. Sue visits Rachel's mother, learning that Rachel and Carrie share the same father. Later on, one of the jocks, Jesse, takes a liking to Rachel, but due to his friends, they might tap into something that Rachel can't control and leads to one hell of a party.
The Rage isn't actually a bad movie, it is a terrific update on this terrifying story. However, I was really displeased with the make up effects. The whole thing with the veins was scary to me and didn't add any effect. Emily Bergl did a good job playing Rachel, you felt her alienation from her classmates but that she also didn't mind being different. I liked that she denied her powers, that maybe it's a trick of her mind. But the love story between her and Jason London didn't work for me, not because of the chemistry which I didn't feel, but because they are supposed to be young teenagers and how they "fall in love" and so quickly was unbelievable. At least just leave the love part out of it, it would have been fine. I would say that The Rage is a harmless horror movie, it's enjoyable over all with some cool kills. The effects aren't too over the top and work, it's just a flawed film like most horror sequels. It just couldn't hold a candle up to the original, but that's OK, I don't know if we would even want it that way.
5/10