Can't blame you, live action adaptions of manga suck. On the other hand, I think had an awful combination of everything. First, those anime eyes are full uncanny valley, then James Cameron as a director is not someone that brings confidence for a good sci-fi story, good cinematography and visuals? yes, everything else? Not so much. Then you have a niche, small and old series.
In the end, the movie had no public. It has fans of the original manga or James Cameron fans or people looking for something to see.
rot wrote
finally watched Carrie. good movie i would have liked the themes presented to be explored a little more