The Rage: Carrie 2

The Rage: Carrie 2 is a 1999 American supernatural horror film directed by Katt Shea, the sequel to the first film based on the 1974 novel of the same name by Stephen King and starring Emily Bergl, Jason London, Dylan Bruno, and J. Smith-Cameron, with Amy Irving reprising the role of Sue Snell from the first film.

Plot
Its plot follows the younger half-sister of Carrie White, also suffering with telekinesis, who finds that her best friend's suicide was spurred by a group of popular male classmates who exploited her for sexual gain.

Why Looks Can’t Kill

 * 1) The main criticism of the movie is that it doesn't stay true to the novel or the first film and it feels rushed, redundant, and unnecessary.
 * 2) It doesn't capture the spark and tone like the novel or the original movie.
 * 3) Brian De Palma didn't return to direct it from the first film, instead it was directed by the inexperienced Katt Shea.
 * 4) It tries too hard to replicate De Palma's signature style by imitating moments from the original film, such as the office scene where the protagonist's telekinesis is discovered, the antagonists planning against the protagonist, and the protagonist dying in the end.
 * 5) It has too much gore such as CD's slicing people, heads flying off, two people's heads being pierced, and last but not least, a person's groin being pierced.
 * 6) It doesn't feel much like a horror movie, but like a rather cheesy 90's movie and it's not really serious or menacing like the original movie making it feel like a cross between Carrie and American Pie.
 * 7) It feels like this sequel didn't exist, in which the novel of the same name never had a sequel based on it and feels like it came from a fan-fiction.
 * 8) It tries to rehash the 1976 film, but ends up really seriously. In the film, Rachel Lang is the half sister of the late telekinetic Carrie White who finds out her best friend committed suicide at the hands of a group of popular male classmates who don't get punished or arrested for their actions.
 * 9) The acting is rather terrible especially for the teen actors.
 * 10) In fact, the characters seem like a rehash from the original film such as Rachel Lang based on Carrie White, Barbara Lang based on Margaret White, Jesse Ryan based on Tommy Ross, Mark Bing based on Billy Nolan, and Tracy Campbell based on Chris Hargensen.
 * 11) It ruins Sue Snell's character, a protagonist who survived from the first film, as she was shoehorned in the film as her purpose was to connect to the original film and her investigation of Rachel's powers have little to do with the rest of the film, and on top of that, she even gets killed off in the near end of the film which shocked many viewers.
 * 12) Unlikable characters such as Mark Bing and Tracy Campbell who humiliate Rachel in front of everybody with a sex scene between her and Jesse, but never get punished for their actions until Rachel kills them.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) At least it had some good reviews from fans who like the novel and the original film.
 * 2) Other actors and actresses such as Emily Bergl, Jason London and Dylan Bruno still give their best performances.
 * 3) Rachel, Jesse, and Sue are likable characters.
 * 4) The idea of Rachel being a relative of Carrie is an interesting concept but poorly executed.
 * 5) Amy Irving reprises her role as Sue Snell from the 1976 film.
 * 6) At least, some of the deaths are cool.
 * 7) Thankfully, the film didn't kill the franchise and has nothing to do with the original Carrie novel.

Reception
The film received negative reception from critics due to it not capturing the essence of what made the original film creepy, yet believable and currently holds a 22% on Rotten Tomatoes. It was also a financial failure, grossing $17,762,705 against a $21 million budget.

Awards and nominations
The film won two Stinkers Bad Movie Awards for Worst Sequel or Prequel and The Remake, Sequel, or Prequel Nobody Was Clamoring For.

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