I watched this TV movie for the first time last night. The movie was very intriguing and suspenseful up until the very end. The end of the film turned into a "B" movie(ie 50's genre). I felt very cheated thinking that a King movie would be more imaginative. What a disappointment! Has anybody else seen this? Was this in King's original script or was it added onto for "special effects"? Had he fallen into commercialism too? How sad!

:rolleyes: Give me a break!
puke:

I read the book a long time ago, but I seem to recall that it was an amazing book, some of the virtues of which were captured in the movie, and some of which were not. I do recall that the book had a kind of quick and easy cop out ending about an alien who looked like a giant spider or something. Read the book, it's great.

Originally posted by BrandonS
I read the book a long time ago, but I seem to recall that it was an amazing book, some of the virtues of which were captured in the movie, and some of which were not. I do recall that the book had a kind of quick and easy cop out ending about an alien who looked like a giant spider or something. Read the book, it's great.

Yes, cop out is right! That was the movie ending too. :(

LOL I admit.. I was deathly scared of the movie. Course clowns in general scare me.. ever since i was 2! I was at disney and a clown took my dad's shoe as a joke.. I thought it was horrible LOL My mom said I started to cry. So ever since then they have been frightening to me. So I thought this was pretty scary! LOL ( I am a wimp).

You're so cute! I've heard that some people are afraid of clowns. It never occured to me to react that way, but I know a number of people do. Kramer on "Seinfeld" is afraid of clowns.

Originally posted by BrandonS
You're so cute! I've heard that some people are afraid of clowns. It never occured to me to react that way, but I know a number of people do. Kramer on "Seinfeld" is afraid of clowns.

LOL There are at least 2 other people here that are afraid of clowns! That would be Miss Karly and myself!:eek: My sister and I have always had this Clown phobia. I have another web site for you to research! www.ihateclowns.com We are not alone!:lol: :crazy:

Originally posted by BrandonS
You're so cute! I've heard that some people are afraid of clowns. It never occured to me to react that way, but I know a number of people do. Kramer on "Seinfeld" is afraid of clowns.

LOL Thanks!! Put me in a room with at least 2 clowns.. and I will go crazy!I have to get out of there. I am glad I am not the only one thats afraid of them!!

Originally posted by *ShortCake*


LOL Thanks!! Put me in a room with at least 2 clowns.. and I will go crazy!I have to get out of there. I am glad I am not the only one thats afraid of them!!




Remember the clown doll in Poltergeist? That FREAKY thing!:eek:



I guess I have too much time on my hands today. But what else is there to do?:crazy:

Originally posted by Penny Lane





Remember the clown doll in Poltergeist? That FREAKY thing!:eek:



I guess I have too much time on my hands today. But what else is there to do?:crazy:


Thanks for the website!! I have another story.. my grandma has a house in NC.. well there is this clown doll in my room that I stay in. I had to put it in the closet and lock that closet door LOL. I still couldnt sleep.. I had to go in the living room and sleep on the couch!

I'm told the scientific term for this is bozophobia.

:joke:

Originally posted by BrandonS
I'm told the scientific term for this is bozophobia.

:joke:

haha!!:lol:

Originally posted by *ShortCake*



Thanks for the website!! I have another story.. my grandma has a house in NC.. well there is this clown doll in my room that I stay in. I had to put it in the closet and lock that closet door LOL. I still couldnt sleep.. I had to go in the living room and sleep on the couch!


:lol: I hear ya!:eek:

my grandma has a house in NC.. well there is this clown doll in my room that I stay in. I had to put it in the closet and lock that closet door LOL. I still couldnt sleep.. I had to go in the living room and sleep on the couch!

Just wondering, that clown doll was probably pretty mad at being locked up....Is that door still securely locked? Just a passing thought.....

I'm bad, I know.

Originally posted by BrandonS
I'm told the scientific term for this is bozophobia.

:joke:


:lol: Bozo never really scared me. He was just stupid!:crazy:

Originally posted by BrandonS
I'm told the scientific term for this is bozophobia.

:joke:


According to www.ihateclowns.com the scientific term is "coulrophobic"



You feeling better yet Brandon?:)

Originally posted by BrandonS


Just wondering, that clown doll was probably pretty mad at being locked up....Is that door still securely locked? Just a passing thought.....

I'm bad, I know.

LOL.. I hope it is!! Course it was a few years ago.. my grandmother might have put it back where it belongs.

You feeling better yet Brandon?

Maybe a little, thatnks. When I'm sick, I usually feel a little better during the day. I just made a run to the nearest supermarkent and should be able to hold up here in my condo as long as it takes.

i thought it was good, scary but good

:eek: I was afraid to even read this thread-- I thought his pic would be all over the place-- I cant handle him! I saw that movie when I was about 11- maybe 12- O-M-G! That movie seriously had me messed up for a few years. I was so tense and paranoid all the time. Ill still paranoid about IT! The things I found scary about IT was his looks and the fact that only kids could see it. I had nightmares everynight for 2 weeks straight- Id always wake up scared he was under my bed. Eek.

Originally posted by Penny Lane
I watched this TV movie for the first time last night. The movie was very intriguing and suspenseful up until the very end. The end of the film turned into a "B" movie(ie 50's genre). I felt very cheated thinking that a King movie would be more imaginative. What a disappointment! Has anybody else seen this? Was this in King's original script or was it added onto for "special effects"? Had he fallen into commercialism too? How sad!

:rolleyes: Give me a break!
puke:

I have seen this movie and read the book. There are a lot of differences between the book and the movie and some of those were for good reasons. Take Eddie Kasprak's memory. In the movie he remembers encountering Pennywise in the gym showers. In the book, he encounters a bum asking him for a dollar in exchange for oral sex. In the end of the book, well...let me put it this way. It would be child pornography.
There are some other differences. In the movie Eddie's mother protests his going back to Derry. In the book, it's his wife that protests (his mother is dead). Eddie wasn't married in the movie. Another difference is the scene in which Henry Bowers tries to carve his name into Ben Hanscom's belly. In the movie, Ben manages to escape before they cut him but in the book Bowers manages to carve an indelible "H" on his stomach. The book emphasizes Bowers' increasing craziness more than the movie and also depicts in detail his bullying of Hanlon because of their races. There is also a scene in the book in which Beverly recalls seeing Bowers, Belch, Victor, and kid named Hockstetter (not seen in the movie; in the book he kills his baby brother and gets away with it. He is killed later on) light their farts on fire and then it alludes to some sexual stuff I won't depict. From what I can remember, the book also has a scene in which the kids visit It's first arrival via a vision brought on by smoke.

I really liked that movie, until the end. Just like a few people have said already, that ending was the biggest cop out in movie history- imo.

i refuse to ever watch that. unless i feel like it sometime.

Originally posted by BJL


I have seen this movie and read the book. There are a lot of differences between the book and the movie and some of those were for good reasons. Take Eddie Kasprak's memory. In the movie he remembers encountering Pennywise in the gym showers. In the book, he encounters a bum asking him for a dollar in exchange for oral sex. In the end of the book, well...let me put it this way. It would be child pornography.
There are some other differences. In the movie Eddie's mother protests his going back to Derry. In the book, it's his wife that protests (his mother is dead). Eddie wasn't married in the movie. Another difference is the scene in which Henry Bowers tries to carve his name into Ben Hanscom's belly. In the movie, Ben manages to escape before they cut him but in the book Bowers manages to carve an indelible "H" on his stomach. The book emphasizes Bowers' increasing craziness more than the movie and also depicts in detail his bullying of Hanlon because of their races. There is also a scene in the book in which Beverly recalls seeing Bowers, Belch, Victor, and kid named Hockstetter (not seen in the movie; in the book he kills his baby brother and gets away with it. He is killed later on) light their farts on fire and then it alludes to some sexual stuff I won't depict. From what I can remember, the book also has a scene in which the kids visit It's first arrival via a vision brought on by smoke.


Guess I should read the book!:D

Originally posted by Penny Lane



Guess I should read the book!:D

It's long - about 1,100+ pages but it's worth it.

Originally posted by BJL
In the movie Eddie's mother protests his going back to Derry.
Thats one of the reasons why I was always so freaked out. (What state was Derry in in the movie?)-- his movies all took place in New England. Derry- if he means NH (even if he doesnt Id still think so lol) is about 20 minutes away from here. EEK.

I think that almost all of his novels take place in Maine, where he actually lives. I know he invented and repeatedly used the fictitious Maine town of Castle Rock, which Rob Reiner then used in the name of his production company (Castle Rock Pictures or something like that). So I guess that taking you to the circus on a first date would probably be a mistake.

Originally posted by BrandonS
I think that almost all of his novels take place in Maine, where he actually lives. I know he invented and repeatedly used the fictitious Maine town of Castle Rock, which Rob Reiner then used in the name of his production company (Castle Rock Pictures or something like that). So I guess that taking you to the circus on a first date would probably be a mistake.
:lol: Oh no!! Regular clowns are fine! Its just IT that gives me the creeps. Bozo kinda scares me too... and sometimes- if caught by surprise- Ronald McD.

You don't actually sound that positive. I'm making notes: no circus, no McDonald's.

Yup, I've compared and contrasted the book to the movie a lot and I could come up with a few more differences than that with a little thought. The movie is a big disappointment compared to the movie. While reading the book as an 11-year-old wuss, it gave me nightmares, while the movie only had me scared for a little while during third grade. Don't get me wrong, the movie is great, but the book is 20 times better.

It seems a little stupid, ya know, for a monster that's been around since the beginning of time just to be killed by ripping out it's heart. And really, Freddy Krueger's been scorched, sliced, and EVERYTHING else, and he still comes back. I think Freddy could kick Pennywise's ass in the long run, cuz Freddy's not a pansy and doesn't die just from ripping it's heart out.

And the ending of IT does remind me of a 50's 'b' horror movie.

:D