Carrie - 2013 **

I can't say the original film is one of my favourites, but it still had a certain quality that was utterly absent here. The main star was captivating as Carrie, but nowhere near as perfect for the part as Sissy Spacek was. The film is supposed to include a religious and psychotic mother who constantly grinds Carrie into the ground, but this didn't seem to be present here. Julianne Moore was moderately harsh and unkind, but no way near on the same level as Piper Laurie. I thought it was important for the mother to be unhinged so that it enhances Carrie's pent up angst and aggression but it wasn't to be here.
Certain scenes were good, but nothing topped the original shower scene or the prom one. Maybe too tame? Either way, it's best to see the original and maybe watch this only if nothing else is available.

(HORROR) Bloody Homecoming - 2012 *

Well the first part of the title says it all. It is bloody. Bloody awful.
With the worst actors in the world, an almost transparent plotline and effects that would be better seen in an amateur play, this was a helping of 'gory horror' at it's lowest form. This sort of film involving students going to a prom has been done many times before, and only a handful of times has it been able to sustain something actually worthwhile.
I cannot recommend this film unless you are wanting a way to put yourself to sleep VERY quickly without the help of a strong sedative.