I understand a 'giant bird' isn't all that scary. Mike was completely different which I hated. I do wonder though if WB knew this movie was going to be a smash hit, if they would've had it be a trilogy like LOTR instead. Well yeah, it's a 1,138 page book scrunched two 2hr 15 minute movies.

Then when the sequel comes out everyone will like it again then a year later the backlash begins. The first year, everyone loves it, then after a year the backlash begins. I'd like a TV series or something to really hit home what SK wrote, but even then, I feel like the movie could've hit more of the highpoints of the novel and still retain a 2-3 hour runtime. That's just an example.Īnyone else feel the same. But Mike's relationship with his father was a happy contrast to Mike's own mortality and the evilness of IT. I understand you can't have everything (orgy, giant spider, the Ritual of Chud) but all the parts of the book I loved were either totally changed or just flat-out not there. I liked the off-center eyes, the foreign accent was a nice touch, and the overall inhumanness of It was fairly exuded.īut the plot was shoestring and much too short, with missing characterizations, missing scenes, shift's in tone, etc. Pennywise's actor took him to a new place that I liked.

The actors were good except for Ben, who was much better in the book. I loved too the update to the 80's, which gave it a real 1980's film vibe in certain places. Yes, it shares a lot with the book in some regards. I think I may have been spoiled by the hype, with everyone saying it was terrifying and a few people claimed that it 'followed the book.' What a crock of bullshit. I can't help but feel disappointed by the 2017 film though. I absolutely loved the TV miniseries as a kid (nightmare fuel) and the book was even better! Like many of SK's novels I loved it and felt touched by the ending. Just finished reading IT about a month ago.

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