The new IT chapter 2 is set for release on September 6th.
The new trailer for IT Chapter 2 is out now.
I’ve never seen IT as a horror story…I’ve seen it as a coming of age story with scary twists. I really like the novel and I wanted to see something as close as possible to the book. The book is much better than either the movie or miniseries but that is usually how it is.
I went to see IT (2017) with very high hopes. I realized before I traveled to the theater that they could never meet my expectations. My hope (and far-fetched dream) was that they would have made an HBO series of the novel. It would have been fifteen to twenty hour-long episodes. I wanted so much for the novel to come to life on screen. That wasn’t going to happen in one movie but I will say that yes I enjoyed it.
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Haven’t seen either…or read the book…*hangs head*
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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
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It sounds creepy, but I guess if you are in the IT field, it might seem different.
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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.
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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…
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I would reccomend to anyone read the book over watching the movie…but it is alright.
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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.
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Yea that is why I wished they would have made an HBO series out of it…and done it right
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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.
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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.
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Did they mention the turtle?
Stephen King has a twisted brain.
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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?
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I remember thinking about reading it…until I saw the SIZE of it. OY. Firestarter was thick enough.
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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
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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!
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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.
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