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09-10-2017, 04:37 PM

Quote: @Riphawkins said:
Good to hear it was a decent movie, I don't think that Steven King's books translate well on the big screen.
There have been a few good ones, but not very many.

He had 3 out of the 4 novellas in different seasons made into movies...one of which Rita Hayworth and the Shaw Shank redemption is arguably the best movie ever made...my Fave! Stand by me. Misery, Christine....on and on. They basically are written to be screenplayed.

09-10-2017, 05:33 PM

I am glad to hear that it was well done. I am looking forward to seeing it. I love his writing and few of the movies live up to the books. The ones that translate well are definitely more psychological in nature as opposed to simply scary. To me, the best scary movies are psychological thrillers. Movies that are complete mind fucks are more intense than a bunch of blood and gore.

09-10-2017, 08:16 PM

Quote: @Clanzomaelan said:

@pattersaur said:
"Stand By Me with a Clown That's Creepy AF" is the best way to describe this haha Clanzo.

I saw IT today and I almost never see horror movies. Not because I don't like them but because I only like the really good ones (The Shining, Alien, Halloween, some others). The good ones freak me out and IT did just that. Fun movie and I'd definitely recommend. The first 30-45 mins I was thinking "this is okay but if this is a supposed 'great' scary movie, I'd hate to see an average one."

But it just kept getting better, funnier, and scarier. By the end I was very into it. Cool stuff.

Last note- I'm a big Stephen King book fan so when one of his adaptations gets good reviews (unfortunately it's kind of rare), I try to see it. Great writer.
Great to hear you liked it! I actually avoid modern horror nowadays, but I love the movies you mentioned... Watching the movie actually has me wanting to read the book... Is it worth the time it'll take me to read it?

I mean... it's reeeally long but a really great book. One of my fav's by him. I think it's worth it to read but I'm not a very fast reader so it took me awhile to get through for sure. Now that you've seen the movie it may actually be a quicker read since you already have a good idea who the characters are.

09-11-2017, 01:35 AM

Really well done flick. The whole monster thing takes a back seat to the kids and their relationships, while the whole town just ignores the fact there's something very wrong.

very much like the book, and much better than the TV mini series.

hope they don't F up part two

09-11-2017, 02:39 AM

Quote: @pattersaur said:

I mean... it's reeeally long but a really great book. One of my fav's by him. I think it's worth it to read but I'm not a very fast reader so it took me awhile to get through for sure. Now that you've seen the movie it may actually be a quicker read since you already have a good idea who the characters are.

I'm a legendarily slow reader! Game of Thrones took me forever (and that was a series I loved).

After my current read (The Broken Earth series of you are a fantasy dork like myself...), I may give it a shot...

Quote: @Vanguard83 said:
very much like the book, and much better than the TV mini series.

While I haven't read the book, I've heard that the book gets pretty wild in regards to the the origin of It... How do you feel that will translate to the big screen?

09-11-2017, 02:46 PM

I haven't talked to a single person locally that's really liked the movie. It's been labeled as OK, to boring, to a gigantic waste of their time and money. Only 2 people have said it's OK, out of probably 20 I've talked to. That puts me squarely in the "I'll wait for the HBO showing" camp.

09-11-2017, 04:01 PM

Quote: @AllBS said:
I haven't talked to a single person locally that's really liked the movie. It's been labeled as OK, to boring, to a gigantic waste of their time and money. Only 2 people have said it's OK, out of probably 20 I've talked to. That puts me squarely in the "I'll wait for the HBO showing" camp.

That's interesting. Not saying this is the case with you or the folks you've queried, but I've noticed that because of the positive publicity it's getting, there are people almost purposely going out of their way to discuss how much they disliked it.

Go to the IGN article that asks, "Is Pennywise Truly Terrifying?" And read the comments section, and you've got a bunch of folks saying, "I wasn't scared at all." And "I was bored to tears."

It reminds me of when young men ask the other how much the other can bench press... If you are asked first, no matter what the answer is, the 2nd guy will say he benches more (Boogie Nights played this out perfectly).

I'm honestly having a hard time fathoming how someone would be bored to tears... If the clown isn't scary enough, then I would think that the childhood banter would resonate.

Anyhow... Thanks for relaying the additional thoughts!

Another opinion... My Brother just saw It last night, and absolutely loved it. Took his 16 year old, and noted that she had to walk out a couple of times.

09-11-2017, 07:48 PM

Quote: @Clanzomaelan said:
While I haven't read the book, I've heard that the book gets pretty wild in regards to the the origin of It... How do you feel that will translate to the big screen?

Not well. They should minimize the supernatural elements if possible IMO. Audiences are used to bad guys coming back from the dead, being able to survive crazy wounds, etc, so that's all good. But the stuff King put into the book goes waaaay beyond that and could come off as silly and out of place, especially in a 2 hr movie vs a 1000+ pg book.

The producers likely know this. I also think they should (and probably will) stick to the scary clown terrorizing people as much as possible. That's what people are paying to see