Supelice Dreadfully Boring

Huievest Instead, you get a movie that's enjoyable enough, but leaves you feeling like it could have been much, much more.

Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Erica Derrick By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

adriscoll-25665 Most know the story, a killer clown that terrorizes kids in a little town on the east coast. But many don't know this TV mini series follows the book much closer than the new release in 2017. This series is split into two parts. The first part is excellent. The second part is fair. What makes the first part of the film so good is the characters who play their roles. All seven of the children in this film are great actors/actresses. We are able to identify with them and follow them through the 1960s town of Derry Maine. Tim Curry who plays Pennywise is exceptional to say the least. He plays the clown that will forever terrify kids and grown ups for years to come. Overall the kids who play the part are great actors, with a good script, and beautiful cinematography throughout the entire first series. One of my favorite films!

connortdc In my opinion anyone who says that the new "It" is better than the original (This one) is out of their mind, i can respect that everyone has a their own opinion but the fact that some people watch the new one and then watch this one, and claim that the new one is better is just dumb. The new one isn't as good as this one, Bill Skarsgård isn't Pennywise, no one can be more fit for the role than Pennywise himself (Tim Curry). This version, the original version, of "It" is the best one. But, don't get me wrong, the new one isn't terrible it's pretty good but is no where near as good as the original. If you plan on watching the new one i suggest you watch this one first so that your opinion isn't clouded by nostalgia since its the first one you watch. I understand that you're now thinking that i only think this one is better because of nostalgia, and yes you may be right but this one is a classic and is by far the best "It" movie.

bsmith5552 "It" is a two part movie adaptation of a Stephen King story that, in my opinion leaves many unanswered questions. It is the story of an evil force which appears every thirty years in the small town of Derry, Maine to terrorize and murder little children. The evil takes the form of a sinister clown, Pennywise (Tim Curry) who can get inside the heads of his victims.The story opens with the principals now enjoying the good life,, Bill Denbrough (Richard Thomas), Richie Taylor (Harry Anderson), Stan Uris (Richard Masur), Beverly March (Annette O'Toole), Eddie Kasprat (Dennis Christopher) and Ben Hanscom (John Ritter) being summoned by Mike Hanlon (Tim Reid) to return to Derry as "It" has returned and the murders have resumed. The rest of this first part is told in flashbacks to each of the "gang of seven's" childhood thirty years before and their then experiences with Pennywise.The second part of the story picks up with each of the gang's arrival in Derry except for Stan who's fear has got the better of him. The remaining members decide that they must put an end to the evil. They had discovered as children that the evil spirit was hiding in an old sewage plant and thought that they had destroyed Pennywise. Not so. At that time they promised each other to return if the evil ever returned. It did.They gang returns to the underground sewage plant to destroy the evil. Apparently the evil spirit must take on a living form every so often in order to survive. They encounter the living monster and.................As I said earlier, there are many unanswered questions. For example, where did this evil spirit come from? Why does it only manifest itself every thirty years? How could a monster so horrible be dispatched with only an asthma spray and two silver nuggets? And the final climatic slaying of the monster? Come on. And the living monster at the climax? Where did that come from?In spite of the drawbacks, there are some genuinely scary moments. In particular, the luring of the young children by Pennywise. To this end, Tim Curry as Pennywise gives a terrifying performance. The principals, (the 80s all-stars), particular Reid and Thomas, stand out. The younger cast of Seth Green (Richie), Adam Faraizi (Eddie), Ben Heller (Stan), Emily Perkins (Beverly), Marlon Taylor (Mike), Brendon Crane (Ben) and Jonathan Brandis (Bill) handle their roles well. Also of note is Jarred Blancard as the bully Henry Bowers who grows up to be Michael Cole. Olivia Hussey has a nice bit as Audra Denbrough as well.

Kevin Gunn My girlfriend and I watched most of "It" the other evening while on vacation in Eureka Springs, Arkansas. I'd read and enjoyed the book not long after it came out and had watched the miniseries in 1990. My girlfriend had read the book but didn't recall it clearly. While I have no bones to pick with Tim Curry's interpretation of Pennywise, or with the other actors, I was somewhat puzzled with the sharing of the asthma inhaler prior to the children going underground after Pennywise. I realized that was the substitute for the 12-year-old girl realizing the only way the group of kids was going to get OUT of the sewers was by having sex. In the novel, there's nothing erotic about the sex, but many reviewers of the book complained about it, anyway. Stephen King said in his mind it was about bridging the gap between childhood and adulthood. I told my girlfriend, who has asthma, does that mean sharing your inhaler is the same as having sex? I shouldn't be so hard on a made-for-TV movie, but Hollywood manages to botch books in a variety of ways.