Stephen King's IT (2017)

[slik]

They all float down here...


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[Kalyx triaD]

Not bad.

[Destor]

Dont see what this adds to the origional

[Seanny One Ball]

The original is still horrifying but this does look intense.

[slik]

I'm surprised by how much I liked this trailer. I actually want to see it and I expected to hate it or for it to look like "generic jump scares". Nope. Looks pretty f'n creepy.

[Shadow]

Oh hey it seems this is gonna be better then the original TV miniseries because it doesn't have the adult timeline squashed into it. Awesome.

Wonder if they'll do That scene.

[Frank Drebin]

I thought they planned a sequal where they're adults.

[Blue Demon]

I thought they planned a sequal where they're adults.

I read somewhere that the plan was two make to movies, one from the perspective of the kids, and one that's from the perspective of the adults.

[Kalyx triaD]

You kind of have to.

[RP]

Stephen King said this was part 1 on twitter. If i can find the tweet i'll post it.

[RP]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Andy Muschietti's remake of IT (actually it's Part 1--The Losers' Club) succeeds beyond my expectations. Relax. Wait. And enjoy.</p>&mdash; Stephen King (@StephenKing) <a href="https://twitter.com/StephenKing/status/839233720280309761">March 7, 2017</a></blockquote>
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[RP]

Oh hey it seems this is gonna be better then the original TV miniseries because it doesn't have the adult timeline squashed into it. Awesome.

Wonder if they'll do That scene.

Why would you want to see THAT scene Shadow? Fucking freak.

[JimmyMess]

okay that looks actually terrifying.

[My Final Heaven]

This looks like it'll the same story as the TV Shining remake of Stanley Kubrick's movie; a longer retelling with closer accuracy to the book.
Example -
The Girl of the group looks like they're going for a tomboyish appearance: in the novel she's described as "able to beat up any of the boys in the neighborhood, with her cigarettes rolled up in the sleeve of her shirt." In the 90's miniseries she's as girly & feminine as you can get, wearing dresses & bursting into tears if anybody looks at her funny.

Will be interesting to see how everything's "corrected" in the remake/s

[Kalyx triaD]

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LOVE the banter here. And to release a clip of this length of mostly that; confidence.

I am excited.

[RP]

I dont think the clown looks as creepy. The new one looks evil for sure, but the original seemed psychotic creepy like and had a real creepy smile.

[slik]

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[slik]

I dont think the clown looks as creepy. The new one looks evil for sure, but the original seemed psychotic creepy like and had a real creepy smile.

They are saving all of that --- these are just early teasers -- I have a feeling this Pennywise will be quite terrifying when the movie is released (though Tim Curry's version will always be iconic).

[drave]

They are saving all of that --- these are just early teasers -- I have a feeling this Pennywise will be quite terrifying when the movie is released (though Tim Curry's version will always be iconic).

No.

Even AHS has a better "evil clown".

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/af/35/a9/af35a92b55f8e68e1a68bbe0322cfa11.gif

[slik]

^ I mark for Twisty...in hindsight Freak Show was a way better season than I initially gave it credit for. Twisty & Dandy were both really cool characters and the season had a cool 'look' to it.

[Frank Drebin]

Twisty was the only good part of that season. I watched the next couple of episodes without him and couldn't even finish the season. Never picked up the show after. Every season got worse and worse after a fairly strong first.

[Frank Drebin]

The trailers make it look pretty creepy/scary and good. Look forward to it. Only trailers though. We are obsessed over the clown because it is the most memorable/creepy part of IT but there's alot more. I think it looks good but that one manifestation of IT is so small in the greater scope of the story that as long as the clown isn't TERRIBLE and doesn't distract from the tone it's fine.

We'll see when it's time for reviews.

[Lock Jaw]

Alamo Drafthouse has announced it will be doing a "clowns only" screening......

[RP]

Beep!Beep! Richie!

[RP]

Beep Beep Richie!

[RP]

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[Kalyx triaD]

Lol

[Fignuts]

Yeah, doesn't hold up super great.

Pumped to see this on Thursday.

[slik]

IT currently has 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/it_2017

[Kalyx triaD]

Hot damn.

[Fignuts]

IT currently has 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/it_2017

With good reason. This was fucking tremendous. Horror elements aren't anything innovative. Jump scares, building tension, disturbing viuals, etc. Basic fundamentals, but basic fundamentals executed extremely well. The story and characters being so good helps as well. The kids do a fantastic job.

And Skarsgard. God damn. Comparing Curry and skarsgard is like comparing Nicholson and ledger. Apples and Oranges at the end of the day. That said, I think I prefer Skarsgard's It. Curry is great but he seems more like just a murderous clown. Skarsgard comes off more as a thing pretending to be a clown.

[Fignuts]

Also, someone snuck in a red balloon, and let it fly up during one of the really tense scenes and freaked everyone the fuck out.

[RP]

Skarsgard was amazing in this show i was watching on Netflix. I cant remember the name I think it was Hemlock Grove or something.. but the show was wild and he was great in it. He's probably one of the most underrated great actors out there right now. I hope his career takes off after this. I'm going to see IT tomorrow.

[Frank Drebin]

So what happened to the bodies of all the floating kids? The Losers just....left them there not to tell anyone?

[Frank Drebin]

Overall I thought it was really good. Fell into some traps that the mini-series fell into as well and while its possible that maybe there's material in the books that explains things a little, I was taken out of the movie a couple of times to wonder about things.

LOL @ all the people who went "Dat's the clown?!?" when the first pics came out and started bashing this movie for no reason. Skarsgaard was great and the clown was fantastic. Apples to oranges with Tim Curry's version, absolutely, but I liked this one more.

I loved that it didn't rely on shitty jump scares. Sure there are some and thats fine, but it takes a much better film to scare you or creep you out without resorting to them all the time.

Loved the dark humor that wasn't trying to imitate the humor Marvel puts into their movies. The Moment with the (mild) NKOTB poster was a lol moment and the "I :heart: Derry" balloon was great.

Highly recommend it if you're the slightest bit interested in this one.

[Fignuts]

Overall I thought it was really good. Fell into some traps that the mini-series fell into as well and while its possible that maybe there's material in the books that explains things a little, I was taken out of the movie a couple of times to wonder about things.

Is it because he doesn't kill them when he has the chance? I think I remember the book explaining that it feeds on fear, and doesn't always kill it's prey right away.

[Lock Jaw]

Can't stop thinking "Chris Jericho's IT (2017)"

http://www.wwe.com/videos/chris-jericho-dresses-as-doink-the-clown-to-ambush-william-regal-raw-march-26-2001

[slik]

seeing in a few hours, really looking forward to IT

[mitch_h]

I thought it was alright, but not great. The kids were good and they were well defined characters but I found the horror stuff very flat. The scares didn't feel very inventive and it incorporated a lot of techniques that are overly common in modern horror movies. The scary scenes felt more intense than truly frightening and the film would have benefited from more subtlety (this goes for some of the non Pennywise stuff as well). 6/10

[Frank Drebin]

Is it because he doesn't kill them when he has the chance? I think I remember the book explaining that it feeds on fear, and doesn't always kill it's prey right away.

Nah, I figured as much. They talked about how IT operstes. They could have hit you over the head with a terrible line of exposition about it so I'm ok with that.

It was stuff like the parents. The overly protective mom and (the child raping? I dunno) dad were pretty bad characters who probably didn't need to be in the movie. Geogie's dad is just like "fuck it, he's dead" with no care about what happened to him. Movies where all the adults are idiots and only the kids "get it" is a head slapper for me.

[PapaGeorgio]

The 80's/being a kid nostalgia hit the right bones. The frights not as much. Put Tim Curry's IT in this movie, would have been right balance.

[Fignuts]

Eddie's Mom and Bev's Dad are kind of important to the overall story that includes the adult chapter. They're the lynchpin of those kids' fears.

As for Bill's Dad, I saw that as him just wanting to move on and not dwell on the fact that his son is gone. It had been a year. Seemed like a pretty normal reaction to me.

[Frank Drebin]

Your son supposedly vanishes into a drain with the strong likelihood of foul play, no body is recovered and your reaction is "Fuck it, hes gone. Forget it." That's not a normal reaction for a parent.
The dad is in one scene for 10 seconds, so whatever.

The parents are all cartoons in an otherwise grounded world.

[Fignuts]

In the book, It forms the geography of the town and influences the minds of the adults in it.

[slik]

I absolutely loved it. It reminded me of Stand By Me. I thought Bill Skarsgard was good as Pennywise, apples to oranges with his and Tim Curry's version though. However -- the real stand-outs were the kids. They all gave great performances, especially the girl playing Barbara, the kid from Stranger Things (he was absolutely hysterical) and the fat kid.

I give this movie four clowns out of four.

[Shadow]

Your son supposedly vanishes into a drain with the strong likelihood of foul play, no body is recovered and your reaction is "Fuck it, hes gone. Forget it." That's not a normal reaction for a parent.
The dad is in one scene for 10 seconds, so whatever.

The parents are all cartoons in an otherwise grounded world.

There's a reason the adults of Derry don't dwell too much on their children's deaths. And that's because of It. It only wants to eat the children and loves to salt the meat with fear. Having kids know something's not right and the adults not seem to care is just free tenderizer for It.

[Destor]

Either this is going to he the most front loaded film of all time OR this is going to smash a lot of records.., (its all ready broke many)

[slik]

$117 million opening weekend


http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4323&p=.htm


2nd largest opening for an R-Rated movie ever, just behind Deadpool (132 million) and definitely the largest for a horror film ever. I think it will have legs, I'm not sure for how long -- but good word of mouth + lack of good cinema options lately are likely to help IT. With a budget of $35 million (and assuming marketing costs were also around that), this film is a big hit for WB, however much it further makes.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

I think it'll have legs. The people I know that have seen it loved the movie. It'll last for a while. Nothing of note is coming out unless you think the upcoming Lego movie or the Tom Cruise "American Made" have strong openings. I think It will own the month.

[Destor]

It should be noted that the horror genre typically has are larger portion of their sales front loaded than other genres. Still i think ot will do well for the weeks leading into Halloween

[wwe2222]

I enjoyed this movie a lot. I don't see a lot of horror films but I thought this was really good

[Seanny One Ball]

I'm hearing mostly great things about this.

I can't wait.

[Blue Demon]

I thought it was good, more creepy than out right scary.

[Schlomey]

Did anyone else feel like you were watching Stranger Things half the time? I did.
5/5 - creepy, funny, great characters, good jump scares...and the NKOTB stuff.

[Sepholio]

I haven't been able to go yet because of that bitch Irma. She was making people float down here instead of IT. But once the theater reopens I am THURRRRRRRRR.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Going on a movie tonight to see this. Pretty excited even tho I'm secretly scared of horror movies

[Seanny One Ball]

Did anyone else feel like you were watching Stranger Things half the time? I did.
5/5 - creepy, funny, great characters, good jump scares...and the NKOTB stuff.

Wouldn't that be ironic given that Stranger Things is itself a massive homage to all of those 80's/90's supernatural/adventurous coming-of-age movies, including IT?

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Saw this. Pretty good with some very minor gripes. The projector scene in the garage is my favorite

[Seanny One Ball]

Who sets up a projector in their garage anyway?
Some sort of arsehole, that's who.

[Fignuts]

Just realized it's been 27 years since the original mini series.

[Frank Drebin]

Did anyone else feel like you were watching Stranger Things half the time? I did.
5/5 - creepy, funny, great characters, good jump scares...and the NKOTB stuff.

I think because we liked Stranger Things and already have some sort of short term "nostalgia" for that show, it kind of set the table for It - the kids cast are great in both. Helps that one of the kids was in both to begin with but I digress.

Just realized it's been 27 years since the original mini series.

Just a stupid coincidence :shifty:

[Frank Drebin]

So hard to use the word "it" in a post when talking about the movie "It".

[RP]

" Look at this motherfucker! He's bleeding Hamburger Helper! "

[Frank Drebin]

HAPPY 49,000 POSTS, RP!!!

[RP]

not even close to that