hmmm, I didn't find a dedicated entry for IT movie. Let's talk about it here, if you don't mind. I find the sewers parts boring and the clowns apparitions entertaining.
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I found a factual error in the movie: Bill the adult comes to visit gravestone of his brother and the gravestone says "born 1954 , died 1960" , but I recall in the book the year of the monster killings was 1958, when Bill's bro died, too.
who is Johnboy ? Billy the stuttering ?I actually liked the movie. If I find it on TV I will watch it everytime. I could have done without Johnboy and his ponytail though.
...it's a bit antiquated and creaky now and the acting wasn't top notch...a re-do would be welcome, but Tim Curry will never be matched as Pennywise...he owned that role...
...movies aren't terribly reliable in sticking to the finer details....I found a factual error in the movie: Bill the adult comes to visit gravestone of his brother and the gravestone says "born 1954 , died 1960" , but I recall in the book the year of the monster killings was 1958, when Bill's bro died, too.
...yep, he played Stutterin' Bill.....and the John-Boy reference is a nod to his most memorable role in the TV series The Waltons...who is Johnboy ? Billy the stuttering ?
...you are quite correct Gpa, I've never seen Curry in anything that I didn't enjoy his performance...and yes, it was a mini-series in 1990...it was a poorly done effort, even with the now antiquated SFX available at the time...so much more could have been done-but it really reeked...the Losers gestalt just wasn't there with the crew they assembled...that's what was the really disappointing factor for me...well, that and the rubber spider...I agree, but then again, I think Tim Curry usually owns his roles. Really entertaining actor. He delivers his lines with such panache.
But I didn't care for the movie (wasn't it a miniseries?). I'd lost interest by the final installment or two, and when they got to the amateurish-effects spider, I walked.
agree on all this...you are quite correct Gpa, I've never seen Curry in anything that I didn't enjoy his performance...and yes, it was a mini-series in 1990...it was a poorly done effort, even with the now antiquated SFX available at the time...so much more could have been done-but it really reeked...the Losers gestalt just wasn't there with the crew they assembled...that's what was the really disappointing factor for me...well, that and the rubber spider...