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Stephen King's It (1990).; Every Fear You've Ever Had...
Topic Started: Aug 23 2016, 01:15 PM (435 Views)
shiley740
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IMDB Blurb:
In 1960, a group of social outcasts who are bullied by a gang of greasers lead by Henry Bowers are also tormented by an evil demon who can shapeshift into a clown and feed on children's fears and kill them. After defeating the demonic clown as kids, it resurfaces 30 years later and they must finish it off as adults once again.




Copied & pasted (decided 2 post since I've been going nuts in the remake's thread as is) :dontdoit: :
After buying & starting the novel, I opted 1 rewatch since I happen to own it, but if I'm being entirely honest, just w/ only reading 2 chapters, I began 2 realize how honestly fucking ridiculous this adaptation is. Not only is it probably 1 of the worst offenders 2 any of King's adaptations 4 omitting literally EVERY adult element on display in the novel (after the novel already made me uncomfortable more than once w/out me having reached the iconic controversial scene, I can unquestionably attest 2 this), including basically all of the ongoing themes, all of the characterizations r easily distinguishable vestiges 2 their novel counterparts. I understand that there's only so much u can do w/ a 1000+ page novel that has a never-ending backstory that would make any writer shit their pants in intimidation, but it doesn't explain how essentially everything is handled in the wrong way aside from George's sequence & Tim Curry's casting (something that could admittedly be done away w/ since he verges on genuine OTT hilarity in scenes such as "Kiss me fatboy!"). U can @ least somewhat overlook the issues in the 1st 1/2 since the child actors on display r surprisingly more capable of encompassing the heart of the book than the adults r, but it still doesn't excuse how melodramatic & anticlimactic (ANY1 who's seen that ending knows what I'm talking about) the ft. is as a whole, leaving us w/ a ridiculous overabundance of Pennywise (something I'm still not sure of whether there is or isn't since It has only taken on the form of the clown so far) instead of tryna to make us fear 4 the lives of the Losers' Club as a whole & realize how indefinitely screwed they r for being given this opportunity 2 battle a thing incapable of being explained or even seen in it's actual form. Here's 2 hoping the newest adaptation gets it right whenever the fuck they decide 2 gift audiences w/ its presence, but I can already tell u if they keep things the way they r by splitting the 2 parts in2 the previous events (depending on whatever date they decide on re: 2 them updating the story or not) & the present events & leaving Will Poulter as the fucking clown (love the guy as an actor, but he just DOESN'T fit the bill), it's gonna suck ASS.

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This was like my second Stephen King Book, and it's still my fave. It's not even that hard to go through because you keep wanting to know what happens - I still remember how emotional I was when reading each phone call bit, it was so tragic. I think I cried the first time. The amount of love I have for this book is not explainable. I think this is the one book that I can't stop rereading too, i always go back to it.

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I can't wait 2 suffer thru this again when it's September :pennycries:

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shiley740
Mar 29 2017, 06:09 PM
I can't wait 2 suffer thru this again when it's September :pennycries:
How can you suffer through something that's good :getaloadofthispuss:
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Mar 29 2017, 09:51 PM
shiley740
Mar 29 2017, 06:09 PM
I can't wait 2 suffer thru this again when it's September :pennycries:
How can you suffer through something that's good :getaloadofthispuss:
The same way u can enjoy something that's bad :shushieturner:

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The deluge of people watching this on letterboxd and giving it shit scores :lolfucku:
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shiley740
Aug 23 2016, 01:24 PM
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Aug 23 2016, 01:21 PM
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Sep 7 2017, 09:21 PM
The deluge of people watching this on letterboxd and giving it shit scores :lolfucku:
I fortunately have missed all of that thus far
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shiley740
Sep 7 2017, 10:13 PM
Shawn
Sep 7 2017, 09:21 PM
The deluge of people watching this on letterboxd and giving it shit scores :lolfucku:
I fortunately have missed all of that thus far
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I think a third of the people I follow have watched it and then they've liked other shitty reviews so I've seen those too :thatboilsmyparsnips:
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The new movie actually made me never want to watch this again. Because it is a joke when compared to the movie.
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This is timeless. Even if the remake is good or better, there's no way I could turn my back on this one.
THE PLANET <-- CLICK FOR THREAD
HALLOWEEN 5: THE SHAPE OF EVIL (1986) <-- CLICK TO READ
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HALLOWEEN III 3D (1983) <-- CLICK TO READ
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THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE <-- CLICK TO READ
SCREAM 5 <-- CLICK TO READ
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DESTROY THE PLANET OF THE APES <-- CLICK FOR THREAD
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