Stephen King's IT (Time to Float) - Official Thread

[1970s HeRon Flow]

@Cocaine Biceps
Lick my left nut you bytch

 

[nieman]

After seeing it, I am kind of surprised to see the very positive reviews from a few here, and notably many critics from NY Times, and a few more, I generally agree with. I thought the direction, as I assumed (given his previous work) was really conventional, the setting never felt either real enough to set a mood, or like some sort of fever dream, horror come to life. It just felt like a movie set. There is a lot of talk about it being a "Stand By Me", but this is way too obvious and unsubtle for that, though bits and pieces work here and there.

The horror isn't really creepy or scary, or unnerving, though a few images worked well in the moment. I doubt I'll think much of this movie ever again, I did see the original when I was probably 15, and I read the novel (during a 90 day in county) when I was 19, which I thought was one of King's best works. This all felt like it was just hitting the marks, and I mostly blame the director. It all feels like set piece after set piece, with no momentum or build of real tension or fear.

And I keep reading that the kids "real horrors" were the real highlight, that material was mostly so on the nose, so cliched, so much a checked box, (the Dad passed out in the front of the tv) the neurotic Mom, the bully, Henry seemed so unhinged and manic, as to not be really scary, or believable at all. There is no real message about bullying or it's causes, and effects. There is no real discussion of sexual abuse, or child objectification.

I may be too old for the material at 31, and I assuredly envisioned a much different movie under Fukubuagkas' direction, like a beautiful, grotesque, East Coast gothic, that looks like "True Detective", or "Beasts of No Nation", this felt flat, and bland, very by the book and uninspired.

Not to mention the real surprise, which logistically, I figured out at some mid point.

I agree. It felt very cookie-cutter of modern day horror films. The kids were all good and their chemistry was excellent...well, except for you-know-who, but he drives Chapter 2, so...But it shouldn't play like The Goonies meets Jason. The director really didn't d a great job of creating or integrating the atmosphere of Derry. There are some excellent scenes of their lives, but not enough of it.

 

[ℒℴѵℯJay ELECTUA]

I don't want this to be like a stand by me film, I want pure dark horror. I'm a lil scared to see it, I get my expectations way too high.

the TV series was like stand by me though..
that's King's element.

 

[Thatrogueassdiaz]

When he was eating that nikkas face!

Come in man spoiler that

 

[Lootpack]

Saw this on opening night in IMAX. Most definitely my favorite horror film to date.

 

[OmegaK2099]

I rarely watch horror movies(it ain't my genre) but DAMN that was a horror movie on all accounts. I never seen the original one at all my pops(who's scared of clowns) was giving me the backstory on alot of the characters which I found to be pretty dope! Some chick legit power walked out the theater during the garage scene. That basement seen was super sadistic but yeah I would definitely check it out again. I got to ask though what made the original one so great in many people's eyes

Tim currys performance for one

 

[Lootpack]

Deadline reports that It can hit a $90 million opening weekend and might even touch $100 million.

All them clown sightings from last year and the marketing really paid off


I mean, are we surprised? Come on now we all knew this was gonna be a hit.

better than the OG ADAPTATION?

Indutitibly.

 

[Lootpack]

When he was eating that nikkas face!

Spoiler

When Pennywise was waving with the dead kid's arm

 

[rantanamo]

must be a horrible burden to not get to enjoy movies anymore.

 

[OGBIGBOY187]

Man this movie was piff

Definitely had me jumping at the intense scenes(grabbed on my girl's best friend thigh at one part)

Some of the CGI looked cheesey

That slender woman from the painting

 

[Lootpack]

Everyone's praising Finn's performance, but I found Eddie to be way funnier. Dude's delivery had me cracking up everyone.

 

[Piffiztheanswer]

10/10 the whole crew was digging the flick. It was funny scary creepy sad and fukked up. Pure wntertainment

 

[Thatrogueassdiaz]

Saw this on opening night in IMAX. Most definitely my favorite horror film to date.

OF ALL TIME?!?!?!

 

[Lootpack]

OF ALL TIME?!?!?!

 

[666 ReVeNGe 666]

This was scary to me cause it keeps making me think of what Pennywise would use against me

I woke up to pee at 5 a.m. and kept thinking about it