nanxoxo
This tv mini series is underrated. The kids accurately portrayed, and the clown horrified me for weeks. He was also closer to the books description. I prefer this series over the new IT movies.
adriscoll-25665
Most know the story, a killer clown that terrorizes kids in a little town on the east coast. But many don't know this TV mini series follows the book much closer than the new release in 2017. This series is split into two parts. The first part is excellent. The second part is fair. What makes the first part of the film so good is the characters who play their roles. All seven of the children in this film are great actors/actresses. We are able to identify with them and follow them through the 1960s town of Derry Maine. Tim Curry who plays Pennywise is exceptional to say the least. He plays the clown that will forever terrify kids and grown ups for years to come. Overall the kids who play the part are great actors, with a good script, and beautiful cinematography throughout the entire first series. One of my favorite films!
alexanderdavies-99382
I get the creeps every time I see Tim Curry as the evil and twisted character of Pennywise. Being a circus clown only adds to the menace, what with the phobia surrounding the real life McCoy. Tim Curry is the one to watch: he may not have as much screen time as the other main characters but he makes all of his scenes count for something.
I thoroughly enjoyed this television mini series of "Stephen King's IT" as it captures the very essence of the bestselling book. The various subplots had to be left out of the teleplay due to restricted broadcasting time but that's understandable.
For those who don't know the plot, a group of kids in the late 1950s engage in a battle against a ghostly killer (Pennywise) who has been murdering some of the local kids. After believing they have defeated him, the child characters leave the town and go their own separate ways except for one. Many years later, Pennywise has returned to wreck more havoc in the same town. All of the main characters from before are re-united in order to finally defeat this evil clown once and for all.
The suspense factor is cranked up a few notches as everyone is forced to confront their worst fears, courtesy of the clown killer. The fact that the villain is a supernatural one only adds to the dramatic effect.
There is usually something quite unsettling about the whole story, where nothing is what it appears to be.
Aside from Tim Curry, the rest of the main cast act pretty well.
The flashback scenes don't clash with the contemporary ones and that is important in that it helps to maintain a smooth narrative.
This is definitely one of the best adaptations of Stephen King's work in any medium.
Rainey Dawn
IT is a pretty good made for TV film. I have not read the book but from my understanding the novel's ending is quite different. From what I gather, the TV film ending has cut out more about the kids - something they do not want aired on national TV.I love the casting for this one, it's an all-star adult cast - faces you will recognize from other films. I like the story for this TV version, sometimes funny, would be scary if it was really happening in reality.IT comes to the kids as a clown. IT's not a demon, not a poltergeist, nor is IT an alien, IT's not even a nightmare. IT is was IT is, whatever IT is. And IT's a good watch.7.5/10
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