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It: Welcome to Derry - Teaser Trailer

recently watched the new movies with the daughter, really enjoyed the first one but the second dragged and was too overly reliant on cgi imo, hopefully this is less cgi.. "oooo computer graphics are scary" and more dark and sinister, certainly has that vibe, is the original pennywise dude in this?
 
GymWolf said:
Pass, first movie was ok, second movie was super meh, the old tv series is still the best it adaptationm fight me.
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Agreed. Tim Curry made that work so well. But even the miniseries gets a little goofy during the "part 2" adult years. I just don't think that kind of fear translates well. "Oh NO. A WOLFMAN!!" "IS THAT A BALLOON???" It just doesn't work with adults.
 
Why isn't anyone talking wit's a strong northern Irish accent ?

Catch Whoops GIF by The Great British Bake Off
 
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Looks fantastic. The book is one of my favorite books of all time, the 1990 film is a classic, the 2017 film was solid, and let's not talk about Chapter 2.


Really hope they lean heavily on the horror and veer away from the comedy.
 
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RJMacready73 said:
recently watched the new movies with the daughter, really enjoyed the first one but the second dragged and was too overly reliant on cgi imo, hopefully this is less cgi.. "oooo computer graphics are scary" and more dark and sinister, certainly has that vibe, is the original pennywise dude in this?
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Tim Curry is in a wheelchair and sticks to voice acting
 
I wonder if, like the movies, they will announce every "scare" with a loud sound effect to make sure the smartphone users are engaged.
 
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I'm gonna watch this as soon as it comes out. No question at all there.

But, I'm a little disappointed, I thought they were going to focus on events that would have predated the main story from the get go. Now it seems seasonal 1 will be a side story to the main story. Not sure how the story arc can really have a satisfying ending there. Will every kid who doesn't die just wake up one day and find out the other kids drove it off again?
 
It's supposed to be a prequel but it takes place in 1962?

Bill and his crew are all kids from the late 50's originally. Did Hollywood fuck that up?

I'm glad I've never seen these movies. The book is one of my favorites of all time.
 
Chuck Berry said:
It's supposed to be a prequel but it takes place in 1962?

Bill and his crew are all kids from the late 50's originally. Did Hollywood fuck that up?

I'm glad I've never seen these movies. The book is one of my favorites of all time.
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It Part 1 (as in the recent film) takes place in 1989, and Part 2 in 2016. Yes, it's a change from the book, but it really doesn't alter the story in any major way, and it maintains the 27 year rule.

Honestly, while Part 2 is a significant step down from Part 1 due to some weird directing choices and effects (still less awful than that hilariously bad-looking spider from the original miniseries) it honestly was smart in cutting some of the fluff of the second half of the book which was not as solid as the first half with them as kids: Beverly's asshole husband is only in the beginning of the film when she runs away from him, which is a good thing to cut as Henry already serves the role as a human antagonist following Pennywise's influence and has already been established in Part 1, and Bill's wife does not show up which again seems like a good thing to cut as I felt she added nothing essential to the book, the movie ending on Bill and Mike talking to each other feels more meaningful than that overly corny bicycle ride between Bill and his wife since the latter I barely know so why end with her?

Like, I love the book, it is one of my favorites of King's (Pet Semetary is my #1 of his), but there's no doubt the book could have used some further editing. Stephen King himself said in his book On Writing that his general rule is to aim for having a final draft be 10% shorter compared to his first draft when writing a new story, I wonder if that rule came after It and he himself feels it needed to be shorter, or was his first draft for It insanely long?

Regardless, the film Part 1 mostly handles the horror well. Yes, there are some basic jump scares that could have held back some but definitely not all of them, particularly a certain individual out of focus in the background in a scene at the library sent a chill down my spine when I noticed it. Also, that goddamn painting in the synagogue. I also think visually it works better to have all of Pennywise's balloons be red than all the colors, it makes for a more unnatural image whereas regular balloons will just look normal to me no matter how it's shot.

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Also, the kids are all pretty much great in their roles. The adults for the most part too, but especially Bill Hader as Richie, who not only nails the comedy but really delivers an emotional performance near the end with his tearful breakdown over who they lose to Pennywise near the end.
 
I still have no got around to reading the book so I'm looking forward to this backstory. Tim Curry scared the shit out in the original, I think he is a national treasure
 
Sardaukarama said:
I still have no got around to reading the book so I'm looking forward to this backstory. Tim Curry scared the shit out in the original, I think he is a national treasure
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Tim Curry's Pennywise was so fucking good that it ruined the new movies for me. It's like Jared Leto joker.
 
spookyfish said:
Agreed. Tim Curry made that work so well. But even the miniseries gets a little goofy during the "part 2" adult years. I just don't think that kind of fear translates well. "Oh NO. A WOLFMAN!!" "IS THAT A BALLOON???" It just doesn't work with adults.
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I was a kid when i saw it, the fucking wolman scared me shitless :lollipop_squinting:
 
clarky said:
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That looks more interesting, though it does have a STRONG "Stranger Things" vibe.

I just hope they move past any race relations stuff quickly. I want to focus on the kids dealing with Pennywise and, I suppose, this government secret project stuff, not the trials and travails of "new BLACK kid" and "lonely BLACK housewife" and "curious BLACK soldier". Given that Maine has the lowest diversity in the US, I'm not really even sure what kind of race climate they had in the 60's (probably, like a lot of New England, not so great) but this isn't Lovecraft Country, so I hope it isn't the focus.
 
Doom85 said:
It Part 1 (as in the recent film) takes place in 1989, and Part 2 in 2016. Yes, it's a change from the book, but it really doesn't alter the story in any major way, and it maintains the 27 year rule.

Honestly, while Part 2 is a significant step down from Part 1 due to some weird directing choices and effects (still less awful than that hilariously bad-looking spider from the original miniseries) it honestly was smart in cutting some of the fluff of the second half of the book which was not as solid as the first half with them as kids: Beverly's asshole husband is only in the beginning of the film when she runs away from him, which is a good thing to cut as Henry already serves the role as a human antagonist following Pennywise's influence and has already been established in Part 1, and Bill's wife does not show up which again seems like a good thing to cut as I felt she added nothing essential to the book, the movie ending on Bill and Mike talking to each other feels more meaningful than that overly corny bicycle ride between Bill and his wife since the latter I barely know so why end with her?

Like, I love the book, it is one of my favorites of King's (Pet Semetary is my #1 of his), but there's no doubt the book could have used some further editing. Stephen King himself said in his book On Writing that his general rule is to aim for having a final draft be 10% shorter compared to his first draft when writing a new story, I wonder if that rule came after It and he himself feels it needed to be shorter, or was his first draft for It insanely long?

Regardless, the film Part 1 mostly handles the horror well. Yes, there are some basic jump scares that could have held back some but definitely not all of them, particularly a certain individual out of focus in the background in a scene at the library sent a chill down my spine when I noticed it. Also, that goddamn painting in the synagogue. I also think visually it works better to have all of Pennywise's balloons be red than all the colors, it makes for a more unnatural image whereas regular balloons will just look normal to me no matter how it's shot.

1dTVPMz.gif


Also, the kids are all pretty much great in their roles. The adults for the most part too, but especially Bill Hader as Richie, who not only nails the comedy but really delivers an emotional performance near the end with his tearful breakdown over who they lose to Pennywise near the end.
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Holy shit you just made my day.

I was annoyed about the timeline because I completely forgot the timeline was reset with the recent movies. So this is a prequel after all. Nice.

Obligatory - I still want a really far back prequel too. As in the time period where it adopts the pennywise character first and foremost.
 
Great, another show with possible heavyhanded messages about racism yet again. And probably "cops bad" storylines too. I liked the two recent movies, but this didn't feel either scary or interesting.

I might be wrong, but when not even trailers with cherry-picked scenes excite me then I suspect the show won't either.

Hopefully I'm wrong as I like IT, but I think I'll rather rewatch season 1 of From instead.
 
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Read the book recently and loved it. Only took me twenty-something years to get around to doing after watching the TV movie.

Having Tim Curry in my head whilst doing so was nice. Far darker in book form though.

Still haven't seen the new movie. I can't see anyone else as Pennywise but Tim.
 
Ellis said:
Read the book recently and loved it. Only took me twenty-something years to get around to doing after watching the TV movie.

Having Tim Curry in my head whilst doing so was nice. Far darker in book form though.

Still haven't seen the new movie. I can't see anyone else as Pennywise but Tim.
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Part one is great, part two not so much but not a total car crash.

Worth watching.
 
Ellis said:
Read the book recently and loved it. Only took me twenty-something years to get around to doing after watching the TV movie.

Having Tim Curry in my head whilst doing so was nice. Far darker in book form though.

Still haven't seen the new movie. I can't see anyone else as Pennywise but Tim.
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How did you like the children gang bang lol? King was high on some potent shit.

The rest of the book is great though, especially the first half with kids.
 
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DKehoe said:
I heard this is going to have some Dark Tower stuff in it so I'm curious to see how that goes.
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That would be interesting since at the end of The Dark Tower Book 7, Roland and Susannah are invited to stay at this guy Dandelo place. Dandelo is revealed to be from the same species that Pennywise is from. Instead of feeding off of fear, he feeds off of joy and laughter. I remember the scene where Roland and Sussanah are at Dandelo place and he keeps on telling them jokes. They start to notice they are getting weaker and realize what's happening. I'm just mentioning him due to wondering if this show will try to show there others like Pennywise that feeds off of other emotions other than fear. I know this is tangent but I think that scene in the last book was the first time it ever connected to IT
 
jason10mm said:
That looks more interesting, though it does have a STRONG "Stranger Things" vibe.

I just hope they move past any race relations stuff quickly. I want to focus on the kids dealing with Pennywise and, I suppose, this government secret project stuff, not the trials and travails of "new BLACK kid" and "lonely BLACK housewife" and "curious BLACK soldier". Given that Maine has the lowest diversity in the US, I'm not really even sure what kind of race climate they had in the 60's (probably, like a lot of New England, not so great) but this isn't Lovecraft Country, so I hope it isn't the focus.
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As someone who lived literally 500' from Maine, there are probably more black people in this trailer that were in the state at the time. It's something that stood out right away when watching the trailer.
 
p_xavier said:
As someone who lived literally 500' from Maine, there are probably more black people in this trailer that were in the state at the time. It's something that stood out right away when watching the trailer.
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Well, making them military was a good choice. I don't care about their race, I just hope the show isn't OBSESSED about it. I'd prefer they don't even address it, just have them be black, and no one gives a fuck. Make the show about the HOMICIDAL ALIEN, not yet another "learn your privilege" lecture.
 
spookyfish said:
Dude -- I was a kid when Salem's Lot came on TV, and the kid scratching at the window game me literal nightmares.
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Dude...Salem's Lot from 1979 is the scariest movie I have ever seen in my life. And it was a fucking miniseries.

Something about the 70's aesthetic mixed with the makeup still makes my skin crawl. And Reggie Nalder's Barlow is right up there with Curry's Pennywise for me. Pure fucking nightmare fuel even still at 40 years old.
 
Chuck Berry said:
Dude...Salem's Lot from 1979 is the scariest movie I have ever seen in my life. And it was a fucking miniseries.

Something about the 70's aesthetic mixed with the makeup still makes my skin crawl. And Reggie Nalder's Barlow is right up there with Curry's Pennywise for me. Pure fucking nightmare fuel even still at 40 years old.
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Arrow video keeps teasing it for 4K UHD release.

And funny what they put on TV back in the day. That sh t was SCARY.
 
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Season debuted last night. Not a bad start IMO, especially in comparison to Alien Earth where I immediately knew something was VERY wrong with the production.

If there's one criticism I have, it's that a few of the child actors are pretty bad, but that doesn't seem to be an issue because most of them seem to die at the end of the pilot lol. Pretty bold choice, although the giant mutant baby was probably a bit more comical than intended. But then again, this is the director of The Flash so I'm not entirely sure if the director was going for laughs or not.
 
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That pilot was surprisingly good. They went full gas from the start. And it looks like million bucks. Knowing IT is always as somewhere pictured in the backgrounds images or people etc it is cool to try to spot him. Hope they do it like in the movies.
 
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Some of those Youtubers explaining easter eggs and hidden things in the episode need to relax.

"We see Matty watching a movie and he has a yellow pacifier, which is the same color as Georgie's raincoat in the first movie."

That's reaching a bit.
 
Unusual first episode but it was good at least... but besides the lore its not giving off "it" vibes.

But its also the first ep so we'll see.
 
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