The new IT chapter 2 is set for release on September 6th.
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IT 1990 and IT 2017
The new IT chapter 2 is set for release on September 6th.
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Haven’t seen either…or read the book…*hangs head*
Hey I’ve only read a very few fiction books in my life… this one is so descriptive you feel like you know the town… some would say too descriptive
It sounds creepy, but I guess if you are in the IT field, it might seem different.
It’s like the movie Stand By Me but with a horror twist to it. The novel is excellent…the movie ok. I usually don’t read fiction but this one I did in the 80s.
I remember reading book in 80s. It was scary but well-written, probably one of 4 or 5 best of King’s (I went through a spell of reading his quite regularly then). Haven’t seen the movie though;mild interest in doing so…
I would reccomend to anyone read the book over watching the movie…but it is alright.
As I remember it, the paperback was likely 800 or more pages so a lot would have to be culled & simplified to make it a 2h or less movie, I’m sure.
Yea that is why I wished they would have made an HBO series out of it…and done it right
I watched this when it was on TV. If I didn’t like clowns before, I damn sure hate them, now. Tim Curry freaked me OUT. And, Rocky Horror Picture Show is just Pennywise in drag! EWWW!
I’m not at all sure I could watch the film versions…Chapter 1 or 2. It will be bloody and gross. Did the Chapter 1 remake include Beverly having sex with all the boys?
I remember reading Firestarter. Loved it. The movie was a HUGE disappointment because it left out SO much. Adaptations are difficult. A really good book needs to be broken into pieces.
No they didn’t have that scene. No way would they go there. The book is so good…even parts without the clown. It’s like Stand By Me with a twist. Really good coming of age book.
The movies don’t come close to the book…only a series could have with like HBO or someone doing a 20 part series. The book is 1000 pages…it needs a full treatment.
I never read Firestarter…I need to.
Did they mention the turtle?
Stephen King has a twisted brain.
They showed a turtle a few times as a hint but didn’t go into it. We will see if the new movie does…did you read the book?
I remember thinking about reading it…until I saw the SIZE of it. OY. Firestarter was thick enough.
I have read it three times plus I have the audiobook now. It’s not the horror of it that is so good it’s the town and the people are very interested
Read it and seen all adaptations and agree with you that it’s more of a coming of age story. Maybe it’s because clowns don’t scare me as much as others, but I do find the sewer system the perfect creepy spot for anything horrific. Great post! Looking forward to the second half as well. The trailer really sucked me in last night!
Yes I’m looking forward to it big time. I love the book so much but there is no way they can do that in a movie or two….It would have taken a HBO series to do it like the book…but they did do a good job.