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IT, Stephen King's

Release Date: November 18, 1980
Director: Tommy Lee Wallace
Writer: Stephen King
Starring: Richard Masur John Ritter Dennis Christopher
Studio: Warner Bros.
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Posted By: josh'snewnightmare at 7:57pm, November 9, 2009

This movie scared the shit out of me as a kid, I still like it today but I think the ending sucks.


Posted By: Mrmcd666 at 12:13pm, November 6, 2009

a film that is held high because of childhood memories


Posted By: ukbeast at 7:43am, September 12, 2009

pennywise you son of a gun scared the hell out a me even now if i see it i get tingle up my neck
should'nt be scared dam clown....tim curry rules



Posted By: bloody&disgustingbitch at 7:43pm, September 11, 2009

FREAKED ME THE HELL OUT WHEN I WAS 5 lol good movie though, stephen king classic!!!!


Posted By: King_Stephen at 7:19pm, September 7, 2009

truely terifying! i remember accidently catching a glimpse of it as a kid, never did i go to the circus again. scary as hell, watched many of times cant get enough of it.


Posted By: bloodnguts313 at 5:22pm, September 2, 2009

This movie terrified me as a kid! this is one of the best movies ever! Instant clasic! Awsome!


Posted By: juankytown at 6:24pm, August 30, 2009

It will be a part of my childhood. IT's a movie that doesn't respects a lot the book, but scares a lot of moments (At least, when I was a kid)
Tim Curry was the lead person of my nightmares. He was amazing as Pennywise. I hope the remake will be better adaptation that this movie was, but with awesome performances of the 90s film.



Posted By: skatekid95 at 4:41pm, July 21, 2009

i thought it was pretty good, just slow to the good parts


Posted By: Mayhem at 4:34pm, July 21, 2009

The first half is incredibly frightening & is the stuff that gave you nightmares as a child. The second half falls flat on it's face with such force that it drags the first down with it. Even for a TV miniseries it should've been better.


Posted By: Skratchy at 8:31pm, May 18, 2009

Maybe it's just because I saw this when I was six but it creeped me out and, since then, has always held a special place in my heart.

Sure, it doesn't live up to it's potential and reeks of made for television, but the characters and Tim Curry as Pennywise strengthen a dull 3 and a half hour experience.

A classic in my eyes, though I realize it's kinda lame.

Oh, and this came out in 1990. Not 1980. The book wasn't even written till '86.



Posted By: randomrick at 8:05pm, March 10, 2009

even though its very different from the book i liked the movie quite a bit...i mean come on a killer clown who feeds off the fear of others as a fan of king i think this was a respectable movie!


Posted By: gorypass at 7:23pm, February 26, 2009

I think older movies of Stephen Kings books are much better then the movies to today....so I think this was a good movie.


Posted By: Necronatalusz at 2:12pm, February 23, 2009

Not so great.


Posted By: Malcolm T Grindhouse at 12:39am, January 27, 2009

The ending of this movie completely fell apart for me. I thought it was a cool movie until the clown turned into a giant spider. I loved the casting of this movie but the ending ruined the film for me


Posted By: whitewire at 4:24pm, December 28, 2008

Made for TV, but a damn good movie.


Posted By: AshWilliams95 at 9:05pm, December 24, 2008

I thought that stephen kings it was great and it had such an impact on me that I still hate clowns to this day. And the clown looked freaky as hell, I mean could they have picked a more bad ass looking clown? I don't think so, thats as good as it gets. Truly scary.

Storyline: A clown terrorizes a small town by eating kids, but the kids have to be scared for him to eat them, so he shapeshifts into something that they are truly afraid of. A group of 7 kids hurt it but they don't fully kill it. Years on they get a phone call from an old friend saying its come back. Now they have to travel back to town on a promise they made long ago and have a final showdown. 10/10

Acting: Probably some of the best acting I have seen in a horror movie. 10/10

Special Effects: You can't complain or expect much because this movie was made pretty long ago, but the scene with the spider.....What the fuck were they thinking, it was cheesy it looked gay with its little arms out in front of it, they kill it by ripping out its heart.....What a piece of shit. Other than that everything else looked fine. 7/10

Best Scene: When the clown kills georgie. (freakiest shit ever) 10/10

Ending: It turns into a giant spider????? ummm...... 0/10

Overall the movie was awesome but I will deduct 1 point for the ending, bringing it to a total of 9/10



Posted By: Ralph Wiggum at 9:15pm, November 12, 2008

Did anyone NOT have nightmares after watching this film as a child?!?

IMO this is the film that instigated the trendy fear of clowns that everybody seems to have these days. Although not the first to run with this theme, Pennywise is undoubtedly the most horrific and well-known face-painter.

Okay, so the book is a masterpiece and the film omits a lot, but how often is it that a film does a book justice? How could the 1000+ pages be converted to film without resulting in a 6hr trainwreck such as 'The Stand'? It's also worth remembering that in essence this was a telemovie not a Hollywood blockbuster and at times it shows.

The film is ominous and dread-inducing at best, and a little dated at worst. The opening scene with Georgie and the drain ("Do you want a balloon? They ALL float down here!") still rocks me to this day, however as mentioned, the film loses momentum at the halfway point. Curry's portrayl of Pennywise is disturbing and breathtaking as he manages to capture the dark humour and seediness of King's villain. The kid crew, headed by Jonathan Brandis, convince the viewer that their fear is real, and it probably was once they'd seen Curry dolled up as Pennywise!

Unfortunately the film just wasn't able to capture the complexity of this creature (in essence he isn't even a clown) which results in an embarassing final showdown reminiscent of 1950's creature-features. As mentioned, Pennywise loses a little of his edge on Side B and the film feels somewhat jumpy and patched together from this point on.

My advice? Watch the first half of the film, then borrow the book from your library and revel in its awesomeness!




Posted By: horrorfan25 at 11:43am, November 7, 2008

Stephen King's It is about 3 hours long. No joke. I didn't watch any extended cut or director's cut just the original movie everyone else saw. Secondly the movie "IT" has two parts to it. That's right. The first side of the disc AKA side A is the first part, which is when the adults are little kids with the clown trying to eat them. Side B is the second part, which is when the kids are adults and now they find out what is IT? Third of all this is a non-spoiler review which means I'm not giving anything away. The first part of IT is scary because the kids see the clown and are going to be killed. The second part is average because there's too many weird stuff going on and the clown isn't scary anymore. Overall IT is a good movie, despite some of the second half and really is a strong recommendation from me.


Posted By: dherna7704 at 12:31pm, October 9, 2008

scared ne when i was a lil punt


Posted By: Skalokos at 9:36am, October 6, 2008

No matter what anyone says, I was pleased with this. Sure, It was like a thousand years long and based on just a clown, but come on. The book was freaking 1000+ pages long, you can't just turn that into a 1 hr. 50min. movie that would suck. I would say watch it if you like King, or are into long movies. Oh, and must because the Mist sucked doesn't mean you won't like this.


Posted By: Protecious at 12:32pm, October 1, 2008

one of the best creepy clown movies, and i felt this was a pretty lengthy, but fun movie that has shades of stand by me, and some other king stories, but this one is pretty much a standout by itself. keeps you interested and has a cool villian.
could have shaved off about 30 minutes, but seeing as how it was made for a mini series i see why it was longer.



Posted By: thedescent08 at 1:05pm, September 5, 2008

yawn. i never finished it.


Posted By: TheDeadMayTasteBad at 12:03pm, September 4, 2008

"While the acting in this version of Stephen King's It, is for the most past good, (who can argue with Tim Curry as the clown), it none the less was stripped of a lot of its themes to be put to television. It follows the general premise of the book but omits huge sections of the occurrences that happen to the children, some of which are vitally important to the character development and plot. We lose some of the most beautiful aspects to their relationships this way. Also, the structure of the novel, which although overwhelming, is supremely successful, and is again lost in the film. While they could have made it much worse, I must urge people to read the book first. It's scarier, deeper, more complex, and a far better story." --Meg (ouija-5), imdb.com




Posted By: nohandtyper at 4:25pm, August 19, 2008

It's crap compared to the book. Normally, I would be able to remove myself and form an opinion not based on the book, but rarely is a novel SO good. There is no way I can separate the two. Read the book. It's long, but it's worth it.


Posted By: wuzzy41123 at 12:17am, August 14, 2008

This is the scariest movie i've ever seen and all I like is scary movies. I watched when I was in grade 5 or 6 and I'm in nine now and I still haven't seen it again. I still even get nightmares from it, and now I hate clowns even more.


Posted By: Lyssa284225 at 12:12am, July 23, 2008

This movie scarred me....I saw it in grade 4 && WOW who would have thought Tim Curry (Scary movie 2, The Rocky horror picture show) would play Pennywise the clown!?!

But over all i like IT



Posted By: Lucksaw at 4:18pm, June 21, 2008

Fucking Pennywise.

I have plenty of nightmares during my childhood, thanks to IT.



Posted By: sixxchik at 12:31am, June 21, 2008

i love tim curry and i love stephen king,
i liked the movie but i think the book was way better. wen i was little pennywise scared the shit outa me



Posted By: Jacques at 7:46pm, June 14, 2008

The book and the movie were both horrible.

If you like 40's horror cliches, this is for you. I can't think of a single redeeming value to the entire movie.

Pennywise was amazing in both the book and movie, but in such a horrible context I cannot even give him much praise.

I've never cared for Stephen King because he is so traditional. As the rest of the world moves on from b-horror cliches, he still sticks to them and their utter cheesiness.

Watch it on Cartoon Network around Halloween time (yes, they play it on there, which should tell you something) but do not buy this cliche in disk form.



Posted By: Domino19 at 11:08pm, June 8, 2008

I liked the movie. Pennywise scared me bad. I just wished tit was scarier.


Posted By: cdmenzel at 2:06am, April 4, 2008

Ummm...1980? The book, yes. The movie - not so much.

Either way. Tim Curry had Pennywise down to a science!

However, for such a long movie, it sure could've lost a lot and gained so much more from the book.



Posted By: bunnyracer420 at 6:31pm, March 16, 2008

i love stephen king movies and books but this movie was horrible, i dont think i even finished it.



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