Dave's Strange World

Update for Dave’s Strange World

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Dave's Strange World

You will still see posts on Dave’s Strange World, but not as often, in the days ahead… I haven’t abandoned blogging by any means, but I’m working on longer pieces and these pieces need time to research and write. You will see the traditional shorter, pithier pieces I have traditionally posted, but not quite as often because I have other things in mind. If you’re a fan, I guarantee you won’t be disappointed … The first of these longer pieces should appear soon.

“Carrie” (1976) dir. Brian DePalma

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Seeing this trailer for “Carrie” at the age of 7 seriously warped my fragile little mind. Of course, my parents were not insane enough to take me to this movie (it was R-rated… and a hard-R at that for the time, considering the violence and frontal nudity). But seeing that bucket of blood hit Sissy Spacek and the screen turning red along with scenes from the following bloodbath and those crazed eyes of Spacek’s really unnerved me (and of course, made me really really want to see it). Over 35 years later, it’s still one of the best trailers I’ve ever seen.