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Stephen King's It | Year: 1990 Classification: Horror Actors/Actresses: - Richard Thomas - Tim Reid - Annette O'Toole - Harry Anderson - Dennis Christopher Through the Eyes of Children - Great Movie! This movie I believe was one of the first mini series I have seen by Stephen King. I watched from start to finish I was so interested in the kids in this film. Two who are played by popular actor's today Seth Green (Young Richie Tozer), and Jonathan Brandis (Young Bill Denbrough). The children band together and call themselves "The Looser's Club" they face being different from their classmates and they also face their parents. But what they must ultmiately face is the monster who kills children called "Pennywise the Clown." Together and only together as a team can they defeat the monster. In the first half of the film we learn of the Clown (Played by the great Tim Curry) and the history with the town of Derry, Maine. We see the kids meeting for the first time and the fun they all have. But the serious times comes when they band together to stand up for themselves against a few of the classmates namly Henry Bowers who likes to torment the other kids in the school. They then come together to form a circle and defeat the clown/monster. With a promise that if it wasn't dead they would all come back to destroy it. In the second part of the film we see whats happened to them career wise and love life wise. Its a tad slower, but it is definately funny and has its serious moments as well. The kids all grown up are now played by a great cast: Henry Anderson (Richie Tozer), Dennis Christopher (Eddie Kaspbrak), Richard Masur (Stan Uris), Annette O' Toole (Beverly Marsh), John Ritter (Ben Hascom), Tim Reid (Mike Hanlon), and Richard Thomas as (Bill Denbrough). Again the second part starts off slow. But its fun to see them all come together again. And to try and remember the good and bad times and defeat the "clown." I was very much interested to see Stephen King use children to believe in this monster to where the adults couldn't. It's also interesting to see this sort of similarity in some of his other where the children are the key. Which I find really grand in a way. This movie did; however, really turn me off of clowns. So it does have its creep factor in the movie. I would definately recommend it! Athough the book does give more great detail and is better, and the book is different in most parts. But for a mini series this was my first love of Stephen King. IT Knows Your Fears This film originally aired on television as a two-part mini-series in 1990. Based on author Stephen King's best selling novel of the same name. IT tells the story of a group of friends, from a small New England town being terrorized by an unspeakable evil, when they were young kids. 30 years later, the horror of their youth returns, to finish them off. As the group reunites to fight back, secrets are revealed, and friendships put to the test even as they try to stay alive. While not as good as the book, the film adaptation, is still solid and wothwhile. The casting is quite interesting. As much as I was taken with the dramatic turns from the adult cast John Ritter, Harry Anderson, Tim Reid, Richard Masur; Annette O'Toole, and Richard Thomas; I found the kids who played the younger versions of the main characters, to be really good here. Led by a very young Jonathan Brandis and Seth Green--these performances help sell the stuff that happens to the friends as adults. Even though the horror of the story had to be muted for television actor Tim Curry is still pretty creepy as Pennywise and does a great job as our worst fears realized. Partialy adapted and directed by Tommy Lee Wallace, the film has enough jolts and solid acting for me to recommend the film. The audio commentary from cast members Dennis Christopher, Reid, Ritter, Thomas, and director Wallace, is better than I thought it would be. The track is both informative AND entertaining. Having this many principals participate in the track means that it never lags. The commentary track and cast/crew info are the DVD's only extras. The film version of IT is recommended as either a rental or for purchase Buy Stephen King's It at Amazon.com Buy posters at Allposters.com Jamster - the latest ringtones for your phone!  Search with Walhello on the Internet on Stephen King's It Search with the Priority Search Engine on Stephen King's It This page in other languages: Suomeksi | Nederlands | Deutsch
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