So I went to see this...and it actually wasn't too shabby. Obviously it was somewhat updated for modern technology and effects, but retained the core of the original story. I thought it was good. The actors were solid, and although I kinda wanted to bitchslap the gym teacher since it's her own antics that cause the destruction of the prom and all, that was still kind of the point. And the movie really makes it work as well as the original 1970s film did. Maybe even better. I still haven't seen the TV movie version of this or Carrie 2, but the original holds up even three (technically four, as Carrie 2 was originally it's own film till they realized how close it was to Carrie and rewrote it as a sequel) incarnations down the line. I would recommend seeing the new version if nothing else since, while it does add a bit of modern day tech to the story, it doesn't particularly deviate from King's original concept or the 1970s film with Sissy Spacek, and plays out very well.