ComicConnoisseur Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Scariest movie I seen in years. Highly recommend. NewEnglandGothic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComicConnoisseur Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 Interesting cool sort of comic book connection about IT. 1986 was the year that All debuted that year. How cool is that? 1950's war comics and CrazyQuinn 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewEnglandGothic Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 On 9/8/2017 at 4:13 PM, reddwarf666222 said: I love Kubrick and that is always why I have been so hard on the film. If Another director did the film I'd probably rate the film much higher only holding the casting of Shelly Duvall against the film Watch the documentary "Room 237" if you haven't yet. It's a brilliant companion piece to a viewing of "The Shining." It discusses possible themes Kubrick was trying to explore during filming. It might be a bunch of bull-rab, but it's entertaining. ComicConnoisseur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted September 10, 2017 Author Share Posted September 10, 2017 Initial forecasts were in the $40M to $60M range. Now... DEADLINE: Crazed Clown Cashes In & Wakes Up Box Office As Stephen King’s ‘It’ Smashes Records With Est. $123M+ Opening Quote Updated Saturday PM: With a strong hold from Friday to Saturday, Stephen King’s It is looking to pass $120M by the end of its three-day weekend, just as our tracking experts predicted earlier today. Current estimates have the Andy Muschietti-directed horror film floating around $123.5M right now, down only 8% from last night. Today pulled in roughly $46.5M after Friday night’s $51M (which included that $13.5M preview). The box office for It would be even higher if the Houston and Florida markets weren’t affected by two of this nation’s strongest hurricanes on record. Florida alone accounts for roughly 5% to 6% of the nation’s box office receipts and about half or more of that state is shut down due to Hurricane Irma. ComicConnoisseur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted September 10, 2017 Author Share Posted September 10, 2017 'Huge success' would be putting it lightly. WOW! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reddwarf666222 Posted September 10, 2017 Share Posted September 10, 2017 1 hour ago, Bosco685 said: 'Huge success' would be putting it lightly. WOW! They are predicting a very heavy drop Sunday as well based on previous Horror films. Yet it is not playing like previous horror films this film does have a chance to beat Deadpool this weekend if it loses only 16 percent of yesterday's take compared to the 50 percent they are predicting. I think there might be a pleasant surprise tomorrow once all numbers are in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted September 10, 2017 Author Share Posted September 10, 2017 HOLY! ComicConnoisseur 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Cool Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Saw it today with my wife and we both liked it. She hadn't seen the original and was blown away by the story. I thought it was a good remake but I liked the original much better. I'm sure its partly due to me changing over the years but it just did not have the sense of dred and scary factor of the original. Stuff that was left up to the imagination in the original was shown in gory detail in the remake. Penny Wise was great but once again not as scary as the original. Still a good B+ movie but the original was a fantastic A. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantastic_four Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 On 9/8/2017 at 4:35 PM, Straw-Man said: i'll take it over full metal jacket; second half loses me a bit after the sublime boot camp act I. The "me love you long time" girl is DEFINITELY the most-quoted part of that film and probably more memorable than what I agree is a scintillating first hour of that film. I still love Vincent D'Onofrio because of that role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantastic_four Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 On 9/9/2017 at 5:08 PM, punksdropdirtysrh said: My score is 89%. Nice undergrade...clearly this film is no less than 89.2%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fantastic_four Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 On 9/10/2017 at 3:03 AM, reddwarf666222 said: On 9/10/2017 at 1:34 AM, Darkowl said: Tim Curry has a cameo? When? Are you referring to the Pennywise clown doll? In the room full of clowns The homage to the Tim Curry-style clown was in the trailer--he's just to the left of the new Pennywise: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnthonyTheAbyss Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Overall a very good movie...solid. No, IT's not the scariest of Stephen King's movies (The Shining still takes that spot) but IT had IT's moments. The kid actors were fantastic. I also think this movie benefits greatly from the lack of good movies out right now. There literally isn't anything else worth seeing. I'll give IT an 8.0. ***The original Pennywise is still the one that gives me nightmares Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nearmint Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Loved the movie, but did have a question about the ending... Spoiler When the crew enters the room where Beverly is floating, they're able to drag her down and revive her. Does that mean that all the kids that are floating can be revived? And if so, is Georgie up there? I assume that the Georgie that Bill talks to in that scene is just Pennywise in disguise, as he transforms into Pennywise after Bill shoots him. So, is the real Georgie floating? Can he be revived like Beverly? The movie suggests that the answer is no, as it's in that scene that Bill finally accepts the death of his little brother, and the rest of the crew comforts him, but how do they know he's not floating? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkowl Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 12 hours ago, fantastic_four said: The homage to the Tim Curry-style clown was in the trailer--he's just to the left of the new Pennywise: Isn't that different than a Tim Curry cameo? I mean, hes not really in it. That's my favorite scene, btw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadroch Posted September 11, 2017 Share Posted September 11, 2017 Which version is closest to the book? I read it but can't remember it. Was the boy scout in the book? Seems like a strange omission. Same with the battery acid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze_rules Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 (edited) Finally got my moviepass card, and used it to watch IT tonight. I guess I've just gotten too used to modern scare/jolt flicks, and didn't really find the scares very original, nor all that scary. I kept thinking about house of mystery/secrets, with the old well house. That being said, it shined in the characters, which is IMO, king's real forte. I also can't help but thinking that the sequel has been set of for 1988+30 years later = 2018 release. That will be cool. Also, found it kind of trippy and ironic that one of the main kids was from Stranger Things. Certain points felt like I was watching a sequel (which in itself was much of a homage to King and other 80s creations). Edited September 12, 2017 by bronze_rules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted September 12, 2017 Author Share Posted September 12, 2017 Turns out the $117M weekend estimate was too low. Darkowl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkowl Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Just saw IT for the second time tonight. It was just as enjoyable the second time around, and is easily in my top 5 favorite horror films. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkowl Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 (edited) 23 hours ago, bronze_rules said: Finally got my moviepass card, and used it to watch IT tonight. I guess I've just gotten too used to modern scare/jolt flicks, and didn't really find the scares very original, nor all that scary. I kept thinking about house of mystery/secrets, with the old well house. That being said, it shined in the characters, which is IMO, king's real forte. I also can't help but thinking that the sequel has been set of for 1988+30 years later = 2018 release. That will be cool. Also, found it kind of trippy and ironic that one of the main kids was from Stranger Things. Certain points felt like I was watching a sequel (which in itself was much of a homage to King and other 80s creations). I agree that some of the scares in the film werent that scary, but the opening scene and projector scene are some of the most original and scariest scenes in any horror movie I've ever watched. Edited September 13, 2017 by Darkowl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted September 16, 2017 Author Share Posted September 16, 2017 HOLY, was that a super movie! When that clown started waving at the kid with another kid's arm while eating it... ComicConnoisseur and reddwarf666222 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
