It the movie

KyBunnies · 09-24-2017, 01:11 AM

I went to see It Saturday night. I was ready to walk out before the movie was halfway through. I was bored. When I read a Stephen King book I can feel the suspense, the horror, the thrill. It consumes me full in mind, body and spirit. I can feel terror. No I am not scared but I can feel what the characters are feeling. Or at least I did when I read It back in 87.

I have seen either the television version or the original It movie. I think these were a lot better than the current version. Not one did anyone scream in the theater. I feel I wasted $8.5 for the movie ticket and $4 for popcorn. Not to mention the time to watch the movie.

Anyone else watch the movie? If so what is your opinion.

Cinisajoy · 09-24-2017, 01:17 AM

Sounds like us when we went to see My Bloody Valentine. Turns out every horror scene had been in commercials.
Not going to see IT in the theater but I understood you.

I like Stephen King books. TV shows and movies not so much.

crich70 · 09-24-2017, 08:31 AM

Hadn't even known that they had made a re-make. I have seen the original with Tim Curry as Pennywise and Richard Thomas, Harry Anderson,Richard Masur & Annette O'Toole as some of the (grown) kids who fight him. Remakes often fail to live up to the original. I think part of the problem is that we already know what is happening, much like re-reading a book. We may enjoy it, but it's not the same as encountering the characters & situations for the first time. And with the movie we are faced with different images/special effects than what we have encountered before unlike in the book when the images in our minds are always our own.

KyBunnies · 09-24-2017, 09:50 AM

It has been years since I have read the book or watched the original. I should have checked the critics rating before going. It was rated very high by critics. I usually do not like movies that critics rate high.

Some of the people who work in different areas of my workplace told me it was worth watching. One guy a dedicated SK fan told me I had to see it.

I am not a person that is scared of much. I can go to haunted houses and laugh at the people attempting to scare me. I did not expect to scream. But I expected to maybe jump a little or flinch. I had nothing.

Maybe the show was bad because King did not write the screen play. I don't know. But this is one of the reasons I do not go and see many shows in theaters.

09-24-2017, 01:11 AM	#1
KyBunnies Book & Bunny Crazy Posts: 1,291 Karma: 6468095 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: USA Device: K3 (x2), Fire HD 7-inch (x2), Fire HDX 8.9, Acer Android Tablet	It the movie I went to see It Saturday night. I was ready to walk out before the movie was halfway through. I was bored. When I read a Stephen King book I can feel the suspense, the horror, the thrill. It consumes me full in mind, body and spirit. I can feel terror. No I am not scared but I can feel what the characters are feeling. Or at least I did when I read It back in 87. I have seen either the television version or the original It movie. I think these were a lot better than the current version. Not one did anyone scream in the theater. I feel I wasted $8.5 for the movie ticket and $4 for popcorn. Not to mention the time to watch the movie. Anyone else watch the movie? If so what is your opinion.

09-24-2017, 01:17 AM	#2
Cinisajoy Just a Yellow Smiley. Posts: 19,161 Karma: 83862859 Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Texas Device: K4, K5, fire, kobo, galaxy	Sounds like us when we went to see My Bloody Valentine. Turns out every horror scene had been in commercials. Not going to see IT in the theater but I understood you. I like Stephen King books. TV shows and movies not so much.

09-24-2017, 08:31 AM	#3
crich70 Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,305 Karma: 43993832 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Monroe Wisconsin Device: K3, Kindle Paperwhite, Calibre, and Mobipocket for Pc (netbook)	Hadn't even known that they had made a re-make. I have seen the original with Tim Curry as Pennywise and Richard Thomas, Harry Anderson,Richard Masur & Annette O'Toole as some of the (grown) kids who fight him. Remakes often fail to live up to the original. I think part of the problem is that we already know what is happening, much like re-reading a book. We may enjoy it, but it's not the same as encountering the characters & situations for the first time. And with the movie we are faced with different images/special effects than what we have encountered before unlike in the book when the images in our minds are always our own.

09-24-2017, 09:50 AM	#4
KyBunnies Book & Bunny Crazy Posts: 1,291 Karma: 6468095 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: USA Device: K3 (x2), Fire HD 7-inch (x2), Fire HDX 8.9, Acer Android Tablet	It has been years since I have read the book or watched the original. I should have checked the critics rating before going. It was rated very high by critics. I usually do not like movies that critics rate high. Some of the people who work in different areas of my workplace told me it was worth watching. One guy a dedicated SK fan told me I had to see it. I am not a person that is scared of much. I can go to haunted houses and laugh at the people attempting to scare me. I did not expect to scream. But I expected to maybe jump a little or flinch. I had nothing. Maybe the show was bad because King did not write the screen play. I don't know. But this is one of the reasons I do not go and see many shows in theaters.

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