Steven King's IT

jcmoorehead · 03 Jun 2003, 22:55

Did anyone see the first part of this last Saturday. If so what did you think. Personally I thought it was good.

I first watched it when i was younger and was freaked out by Clowns forever. But a good first part

heat · 03 Jun 2003, 23:01

James,

I love this film - think Tim Curry is grest, and i love the bloke with the stutter - he used to play John Boy in the Waltons!!!

Heat
xxx

Testify · 03 Jun 2003, 23:08

i dont like clowns they scare me, started when i was a little kid and i was ill and my nan had clown faces on her wall, i can still see them now! she threw them away cos they scared me so much.

when i was ill my head was all funny and things suddenly became louder!! and it sent my head spinning!! it was horrible, and i just cant stannd clowns now.

so much for the circus!!

evil nickname · 04 Jun 2003, 01:02

The book is great -- the film on the other hand isn't. Haven't seen it in ages, but what I remember of it isn't much...

But that's the problem with most films based on King's books (in Dutch I would have called that "een verfilming", but I'd be damned if I knew the correct english word -- "a moviefication", if you like) -- they all fail in comparisson with the books.
Some exceptions I've seen are Shawshank Redemption (brilliant, altough fairly different from the book), Carrie, The Stand and I haven't seen The Green Mile or The Shining (the Kubrick version) yet, but I hear that those are good too...

But then: It, Maximum Overdrive, Christine, Cat's Eye, The Running Man (with Arnold Schwarzenegger), Pet Cemetary (1 and 2), Sleepwalkers, The Langoliers, Thinner, and more recently Dream Catcher are misserable attempts to do honour to the imaginative genius of Stephen King...

Maybe Spielberg should do the Dark Tower-series... that could work...

sherrie87 · 04 Jun 2003, 02:29

I have avoided the movie because I really enjoyed the book, but I expect I will have to see it some day just because Tim Curry is a minor Sex God. (Not in ML's league mind you, just a minor).

The Green Mile was an outstanding movie, it's definately worth a look. I actually really enjoyed Pet Sematary (1), especially Fred Gwynne's character.

I have mixed feelings about a Dark Tower movie- I am nuts about the Dark Tower series and I can't think of any actor who could do Roland (or Jake, Eddie, Odetta....) justice. I think I want to leave my mental pictures of all of them my own, rather than "replacing" them in my minds eye with actors from the film. (Only a few months until the next Dark Tower book is released!!!)

Sherrie

Puritan · 04 Jun 2003, 08:27

Yes I did see it. Not seen it before and have not read the book. Thought it was excellent. Can't normally sit still long enough to watch such lengthy TV but am looking foward to the second part

**The Flying Mouse** · 04 Jun 2003, 12:52

I've seen the film and thought it was pretty good

.I haven't read the book yet though so I can't make that comparison

.
I thought that the film version of Pet Sematary was good too.They seem to have kept as faithful to the book as poss,but they did "merge" the characters of Norma Crandall and Missy Bamebridge

.
If you want to watch a complete mockery of a good S.K. book,watch Salem's Lot with David Soul in it.One of my favourite books but the film is downright awful

.
There isn't enough room to list the characters merged into one,the pointless name changes of the characters who are left,the changes in the plot,the changes in what the characters are and do and the worst of all what they did to Barlow and Straker.
In the book,Barlow is the brains and Straker is the faithful servant.
In the film,Straker is the,well you can't call him the brains,but he's controling Barlow,while Barlow is portrayed as a mutant refuge from the muppet show

.
Pure c..p

And don't even get me started on Return to Salem's Lot

jcmoorehead · 04 Jun 2003, 17:26

I'm gonna try and get hold on the book sometime. But I thought it was a decent first part. Apparantly the 2nd part is utter crap though compared to the book.

**The Flying Mouse** · 04 Jun 2003, 17:29

Not going to talk about the second part yet because Puritan hasn't seen it yet

.
When is the second part on?
Maybe we can go into more detail then.

jcmoorehead · 04 Jun 2003, 17:56

Its on this saturday on sky 1

Testify · 04 Jun 2003, 19:21

what ya'll tokin bout??

Chris · 04 Jun 2003, 19:43

I personally have very rarely found a book that has been done justice by a film or TV show.

I generally see the film then read the book as the book is usually far better. However, that is very hard to do given that I have already read most of the books by Stephen King.

Just my tuppenn'orth!!

**The Flying Mouse** · 04 Jun 2003, 19:52

I agree Chris.
The books are usually far better than the films.
Personally I prefare to read the book before seeing the film.Not that it always works that way of course

.
I've said it before and i'll say it again,the only time the film was miles better than the book is with Jaws.The book is awful

.It's a mirical they made such a great film from it.

jcmoorehead · 04 Jun 2003, 22:25

Someone wants to meet you all

Who was it who said this guy was a minor sex god?

sherrie87 · 04 Jun 2003, 22:58

JC Moorehead said:

Quote:

Who was it who said this guy was a minor sex god?

That was me, but I meant in general - not in this makeup. Man, what kind of a freak would that make me?

Sherrie

jcmoorehead · 04 Jun 2003, 23:02

Thank God for that.

**The Flying Mouse** · 05 Jun 2003, 12:22

We all float down here

03 Jun 2003, 22:55	#1
jcmoorehead Super Loafer Join Date: 09.04.2003 Location: Edinburgh, formerly Teesside Posts: 672	Steven King's IT Did anyone see the first part of this last Saturday. If so what did you think. Personally I thought it was good. I first watched it when i was younger and was freaked out by Clowns forever. But a good first part

03 Jun 2003, 23:01	#2
heat Rampant Loafer... Join Date: 29.07.2002 Location: welshy wales Posts: 5,706	James, I love this film - think Tim Curry is grest, and i love the bloke with the stutter - he used to play John Boy in the Waltons!!! Heat xxx

03 Jun 2003, 23:08	#3
Testify ragamuffin Join Date: 21.05.2003 Location: xxx daydreaming xxx Posts: 5,023	i dont like clowns they scare me, started when i was a little kid and i was ill and my nan had clown faces on her wall, i can still see them now! she threw them away cos they scared me so much. when i was ill my head was all funny and things suddenly became louder!! and it sent my head spinning!! it was horrible, and i just cant stannd clowns now. so much for the circus!!

04 Jun 2003, 01:02	#4
evil nickname Guest Join Date: 19.04.2003 Posts: 2,238	The book is great -- the film on the other hand isn't. Haven't seen it in ages, but what I remember of it isn't much... But that's the problem with most films based on King's books (in Dutch I would have called that "een verfilming", but I'd be damned if I knew the correct english word -- "a moviefication", if you like) -- they all fail in comparisson with the books. Some exceptions I've seen are Shawshank Redemption (brilliant, altough fairly different from the book), Carrie, The Stand and I haven't seen The Green Mile or The Shining (the Kubrick version) yet, but I hear that those are good too... But then: It, Maximum Overdrive, Christine, Cat's Eye, The Running Man (with Arnold Schwarzenegger), Pet Cemetary (1 and 2), Sleepwalkers, The Langoliers, Thinner, and more recently Dream Catcher are misserable attempts to do honour to the imaginative genius of Stephen King... Maybe Spielberg should do the Dark Tower-series... that could work...

04 Jun 2003, 02:29	#5
sherrie87 Mega Loafer Join Date: 20.02.2003 Location: Largo, FL Posts: 1,262	I have avoided the movie because I really enjoyed the book, but I expect I will have to see it some day just because Tim Curry is a minor Sex God. (Not in ML's league mind you, just a minor). The Green Mile was an outstanding movie, it's definately worth a look. I actually really enjoyed Pet Sematary (1), especially Fred Gwynne's character. I have mixed feelings about a Dark Tower movie- I am nuts about the Dark Tower series and I can't think of any actor who could do Roland (or Jake, Eddie, Odetta....) justice. I think I want to leave my mental pictures of all of them my own, rather than "replacing" them in my minds eye with actors from the film. (Only a few months until the next Dark Tower book is released!!!) Sherrie

04 Jun 2003, 08:27	#6
Puritan Super Loafer Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Banbury, United Kingdom Posts: 350	Yes I did see it. Not seen it before and have not read the book. Thought it was excellent. Can't normally sit still long enough to watch such lengthy TV but am looking foward to the second part

04 Jun 2003, 12:52	#7
The Flying Mouse Armed ba$tard and Jo's other half. Join Date: 06.08.2002 Location: In the middle of nowhere near the end of the line. Posts: 16,104	I've seen the film and thought it was pretty good .I haven't read the book yet though so I can't make that comparison . I thought that the film version of Pet Sematary was good too.They seem to have kept as faithful to the book as poss,but they did "merge" the characters of Norma Crandall and Missy Bamebridge . If you want to watch a complete mockery of a good S.K. book,watch Salem's Lot with David Soul in it.One of my favourite books but the film is downright awful . There isn't enough room to list the characters merged into one,the pointless name changes of the characters who are left,the changes in the plot,the changes in what the characters are and do and the worst of all what they did to Barlow and Straker. In the book,Barlow is the brains and Straker is the faithful servant. In the film,Straker is the,well you can't call him the brains,but he's controling Barlow,while Barlow is portrayed as a mutant refuge from the muppet show . Pure c..p And don't even get me started on Return to Salem's Lot

04 Jun 2003, 17:26	#8
jcmoorehead Super Loafer Join Date: 09.04.2003 Location: Edinburgh, formerly Teesside Posts: 672	I'm gonna try and get hold on the book sometime. But I thought it was a decent first part. Apparantly the 2nd part is utter crap though compared to the book.

04 Jun 2003, 17:29	#9
The Flying Mouse Armed ba$tard and Jo's other half. Join Date: 06.08.2002 Location: In the middle of nowhere near the end of the line. Posts: 16,104	Not going to talk about the second part yet because Puritan hasn't seen it yet . When is the second part on? Maybe we can go into more detail then.

04 Jun 2003, 17:56	#10
jcmoorehead Super Loafer Join Date: 09.04.2003 Location: Edinburgh, formerly Teesside Posts: 672	Its on this saturday on sky 1

04 Jun 2003, 19:21	#11
Testify ragamuffin Join Date: 21.05.2003 Location: xxx daydreaming xxx Posts: 5,023	what ya'll tokin bout??

04 Jun 2003, 19:43	#12
Chris Mega Loafer Join Date: 14.04.2002 Location: Somewhere in the real world. Posts: 7,527	I personally have very rarely found a book that has been done justice by a film or TV show. I generally see the film then read the book as the book is usually far better. However, that is very hard to do given that I have already read most of the books by Stephen King. Just my tuppenn'orth!!

04 Jun 2003, 19:52	#13
The Flying Mouse Armed ba$tard and Jo's other half. Join Date: 06.08.2002 Location: In the middle of nowhere near the end of the line. Posts: 16,104	I agree Chris. The books are usually far better than the films. Personally I prefare to read the book before seeing the film.Not that it always works that way of course . I've said it before and i'll say it again,the only time the film was miles better than the book is with Jaws.The book is awful .It's a mirical they made such a great film from it.

04 Jun 2003, 22:25	#14
jcmoorehead Super Loafer Join Date: 09.04.2003 Location: Edinburgh, formerly Teesside Posts: 672	Someone wants to meet you all Who was it who said this guy was a minor sex god?

04 Jun 2003, 23:02	#16
jcmoorehead Super Loafer Join Date: 09.04.2003 Location: Edinburgh, formerly Teesside Posts: 672	Thank God for that.

05 Jun 2003, 12:22	#17
The Flying Mouse Armed ba$tard and Jo's other half. Join Date: 06.08.2002 Location: In the middle of nowhere near the end of the line. Posts: 16,104	We all float down here