tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post8389589232363642288..comments2024-01-09T06:37:41.791-05:00Comments on The Horror Digest: IT: Float OnAndre Dumashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07170879111034420803noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-84466821015862755182011-07-11T21:12:11.320-04:002011-07-11T21:12:11.320-04:00I tried reading the book again recently and believ...I tried reading the book again recently and believe me, reading IT is like being forced to do homework for 2 weeks straight. It is such a chore! 400 pages in and you still have a long way to go. That being said, I totally understand the challenge of adapting it, even in a 4 hour miniseries. And I really don't think it was that successful for me. The production value is so BAD in this and, I'm sorry, I can't stand any of the acting. Maybe the girl who played Beverly as a child was the only highlight. Pennywise didn't even scare me. And that spider. OH THAT DREADFUL SPIDER. More funny and ridiculous than scary on what is supposed to be the ultimate representation of the evil of "it."<br /><br />Something the miniseries was also lacking was the overall feeling of fear and death and misery amongst the people of Derry and how Derry is pretty much an evil place at its core. That element stuck out a lot to me in the novel and I didn't feel it at all in the adaptation.<br /><br />No one believes me when I tell them that Beverly slept with all the boys at the end! Definitely crazy and out there, even for SK. I don't like to ever have to use the phrase "prepubescent gang bang"..... but seriously. Isn't that kind of what it is?Michele (TheGirlWhoLovesHorror)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03309044766117909683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-20252565973838341292011-07-11T05:33:28.580-04:002011-07-11T05:33:28.580-04:00I always judge this movie on the spider. It was co...I always judge this movie on the spider. It was cool up to that point but once the spider came out it fell to pieces. It was areal anti-climaz after a really cool and scary build up. <br />I'm not a Stephen King fan. That point you make of the kids screwing is an example of why I don't read his books anymore. He always has to put in the obscene. The Stand was let down by constant masturbating scenes. Just gross for the sake of being gross.BRENThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15953231992674091002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-68207171537402373952011-07-11T04:41:20.088-04:002011-07-11T04:41:20.088-04:00IT is probably my favourite book of all time.
The...IT is probably my favourite book of all time.<br /><br />The series had some good stuff with the kids but everything else was dogshit.<br /><br />That some bozos in Hollywood want to make a feature film out of this book is as stupid as making a feature out of THE STAND.CashBaileyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13593976245341180685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-79168028248512160132011-07-11T00:44:46.567-04:002011-07-11T00:44:46.567-04:00I wonder how Kubrick would have approached IT, see...I wonder how Kubrick would have approached IT, seeing as he did such a great job with The Shining (as well as a great job separating the book from the film).<br />As for the scariest clown in film, it's not Pennywise, it's something far, FAR more Terrifying...<br />http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_yRZS20vWzBI/TM8sALrLNrI/AAAAAAAAAsc/iyu8jogL2Uc/s1600/bloodharvesto.jpgChris Hewsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11566568274862884325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-25856715700423374252011-07-10T23:53:15.159-04:002011-07-10T23:53:15.159-04:00I still can't walk past one of those storm gra...I still can't walk past one of those storm grate things without expecting a clown to pop out from it or something to grab my feet. And I'm 31 years old. This movie scared the sh*t out of me (I read the book after seeing the movie).<br /><br />And in regards to the movie vs. novel issue, I find that as long as I can watch the movie <i>not</i> expecting it to be like the novel, I'm <i>usually</i> good to go. But some of the adaptations sucked regardless (maybe because the stories weren't so hot to begin with?).Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00429718256691772971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-56019746207827901012011-07-10T23:14:55.990-04:002011-07-10T23:14:55.990-04:00As much as an influence Stephen King was on my own...As much as an influence Stephen King was on my own writing (hell, I read The Shining in three days as a 13-year-old one summer), I will agree with the "too many characters" point. Over the years, I've really enjoyed his simpler, shorter stories.<br /><br />"It" was loads of fun on the back of Tim Curry - he is the definitive Pennywise.<br /><br />I feel like I haven't commented in a while, so I must say again, another great review, Andre! You're definitely one of my favorites to read!Dodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13555228849584962346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-60028396738009229292011-07-10T23:07:11.982-04:002011-07-10T23:07:11.982-04:00I enjoy King for his passion and his willingness t...I enjoy King for his passion and his willingness to create his own creepy ass universe, but yeah...the horror stuff that's specific to his Maine world does not transfer to screen (there's a strong correlation between good movies based on King stuff and King stuff that isn't totally confined to that smalltown Maine thang, I think). And yes, it is because people try to catch every detail, which is like when someone tries to explain how awesome Snake Plissken is. I mean, sure, I want to see what happened with Snake and Brain in Cleveland, but you have to sacrifice for the story to fit into a normal runtime. King's not good at sacrificing, and his adapters(?) (excluding Darabont) are worse. <br /><br />I also kinda think Pennywise is overrated, but that's probably just me and my insane love of Clownhouse.The Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09871017982169159144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-9980222129519989672011-07-10T23:02:30.106-04:002011-07-10T23:02:30.106-04:00Warner Bros. claim a re-make is coming out later t...Warner Bros. claim a re-make is coming out later this year, Tim Curry was so creepily great i wonder who could ever replace him. and this also reminds me of where my fear of balloons stems from. what a great concept, but i agree, just like the book, the movie was way too long. and beverly should have probably gotten an STD somewhere along the way.ao!https://www.blogger.com/profile/07949350177864986918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-35351287269522693492011-07-10T22:50:22.114-04:002011-07-10T22:50:22.114-04:00YES. People get so wrapped up in Stephen King. I a...YES. People get so wrapped up in Stephen King. I always get punched in the gut at least once when I mention that I think he's "okay". I still maintain that he creates more characters than he knows what to do with. Per novel I mean. Oh well what do I know...other than EVERYTHING.Andre Dumashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07170879111034420803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-706937351903658758.post-61010529275810889042011-07-10T22:46:57.500-04:002011-07-10T22:46:57.500-04:00I haven't seen this since sometime in the 90s....I haven't seen this since sometime in the 90s. I don't know if I ever saw the whole thing either, but I do remember the spider thing.<br /><br />I completely agree with you on the novel vs. movie thing. If it's a good movie, people shouldn't rag on it just because it doesn't match the book exactly, or at all. The movie can even be better than the book. Ridley Scott and Stanley Kubrick's versions > Philip K. Dick's and Stephen King's.matangonoreply@blogger.com