Tonally, "It" feels like a throwback to great King adaptations of yore—particularly "Stand By Me," with its ragtag band of kids on a morbid adventure, affecting bravado and affectionately hassling each other to mask their true jitters. Wolfhard in particular has great comic timing as the profane Richie.
It (2017)
Seven young outcasts in Derry, Maine, are about to face their worst nightmare -- an ancient, shape-shifting evil that emerges from the sewer every 27 years to prey on the town's children. Banding ...
It Movie Review
Our review: Parents say ( 292 ): Kids say ( 959 ): Based on Stephen King's 1986 novel, this terrifying clown movie builds its fright from fear itself. In that respect, It is more aligned with The Goonies, Stand by Me, and Stranger Things than it is with slasher movies or jump scares. Director Andy Muschietti, whose disappointing horror movie ...
Review: 'It' Brings Back Stephen King's Killer Clown
The new movie, a skillful blend of nostalgic sentiment and hair-raising effects, with the visual punch of big-screen digital hocus-pocus and the liberties of the R rating, still has the soothing ...
It (2017)
Filter by Rating: 8/10. Slightly updated, partial retelling of Stephen King's massive tome. AlsExGal 19 December 2022. It's 1988, and a group of young teens in the town of Derry, Maine are terrorized by an otherworldly clown named Pennywise (Bill Skarsgard), who can make them see their worst fears.
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A touching, scary and compelling adaptation of Stephen King's tome. Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Dec 30, 2020. Mike Massie Gone With The Twins. Countering the standard horror is an ...
It (2017)
It: Directed by Andy Muschietti. With Jaeden Martell, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard. In the summer of 1989, a group of bullied kids band together to destroy a shape-shifting monster, which disguises itself as a clown and preys on the children of Derry, their small Maine town.
It Review: An Excellent Coming-of-Age Movie, Until That Clown Gets in
Review: An Excellent Coming-of-Age Movie, Until That Clown Gets in the Way. Stephen King's most terrifying creation is all bark and no bite in this adaptation. The most appealing parts of Andy ...
Stephen King's IT Review
Verdict. IT may not be the best Stephen King movie (even though it comes impressively close), but it's probably the MOST Stephen King movie. Director Andy Muschietti evokes the horror author's ...
It (2017) review: a superb movie less about clowns than real ...
Francois told press she'd been galvanized by memories of protesting the death of a 14-year-old who died while in detention. While she was at the march, one woman told her she'd been protesting ...
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It - Metacritic. 2017. R. New Line Cinema. 2 h 15 m. Summary When children begin to disappear in the town of Derry, Maine, a group of young kids are faced with their biggest fears when they square off against an evil clown named Pennywise, whose history of murder and violence dates back for centuries. Fantasy.
'It' Stephen King Movie Reviews: What the Critics Are Saying
Many critics had middling things to say about the film, which is not really reflected in an early Rotten Tomatoes score of 92%. Variety 's Andrew Barker wrote that "It" "feels like the ...
IT (2017) Movie Review
Both Skarsgård's Pennywise and the setting of IT (2017) are, naturally, more polished in their presentation and design compared to their counterparts in the '90s TV adaptation. Thanks to costume designer Janie Bryant (Mad Men) and production designer Claude Paré (The Age of Adaline), the 1980s backdrop of IT is convincing and manages to include nods to the pop culture of the time in a more ...
It: Chapter Two
62% Tomatometer 381 Reviews 78% Audience Score 25,000+ Verified Ratings Defeated by members of the Losers' Club, the evil clown Pennywise returns 27 years later to terrorize the town of Derry ...
IT Movie Review: Stand by Me with an Evil Clown
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It (2017)
Movie Nation Roger Moore. The visions are grim, grisly and graphic, although actual hair-raising moments are rare — a chase here, a narrow escape there. Director Andy Muschietti ("Mama") keeps the violence lurid and shocking, interrupted by moments of often-profane gallow's humor. 60.
It Movie 2017 Review
The New Version of. It. Is Shockingly Violent. The film is much more frightening that the 1990 TV miniseries. Bill Skarsgard is not Tim Curry. You and I know it, Skarsgard knows it, and the ...
Movie Review: IT (2017)
The red-headed stepchild of the movie business, horror is an incredibly subjective genre for fans. Despite repeatedly being let down by film after film, we return to the theater with each new offering, hoping for a gem — a new classic. Remakes are especially daunting undertakings, as the new version is up against fiercely loyal fans who judge ...
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Movie Review. When I was a kid, I often listened to the Mister Rogers song, "You Can Never Go Down the Drain." The rain may go down, he assured me, But you can't go down. You're bigger than any bathroom drain. Pennywise begs to differ. The Dancing Clown lives in the dank, dark underworld where the drains of Derry, Maine, lead.
'It' Movie Review: a Unique Horror Movie As Funny As It Is Scary
Tim Curry's portrayal of the alien who often takes the form of a clown named Pennywise and for centuries had been murdering kids from the quiet town of Derry, Maine, was masterfully done. "It ...
'It' Review (2017 Movie): A Scary Surprise That Stands On Its Own
Based on King's 1986 story about a group of outcasts battling an ancient evil in their Maine hometown, first as children then again as adults, It follows in the footsteps of a popular 1990 ...
It (2017 film)
It (titled on-screen as It Chapter One) is a 2017 American supernatural horror film directed by Andy Muschietti and written by Chase Palmer, Cary Fukunaga, and Gary Dauberman.It is the first of a two-part adaptation of the 1986 novel of the same name by Stephen King, primarily covering the first chronological half of the book.It is the first film in the It film series as well as being the ...
It movie review: One of the best horror films of year. You'll be
It movie review: Andy Muschietti directs one of the best Stephen King horror adaptations ever made - almost as great as The Shining, Carrie, 1408, or The Mist. It floats. And you'll float too.
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Tonally, "It" feels like a throwback to great King adaptations of yore—particularly "Stand By Me," with its ragtag band of kids on a morbid adventure, affecting bravado and affectionately hassling each other to mask their true jitters. Wolfhard in particular has great comic timing as the profane Richie.
Seven young outcasts in Derry, Maine, are about to face their worst nightmare -- an ancient, shape-shifting evil that emerges from the sewer every 27 years to prey on the town's children. Banding ...
Our review: Parents say ( 292 ): Kids say ( 959 ): Based on Stephen King's 1986 novel, this terrifying clown movie builds its fright from fear itself. In that respect, It is more aligned with The Goonies, Stand by Me, and Stranger Things than it is with slasher movies or jump scares. Director Andy Muschietti, whose disappointing horror movie ...
The new movie, a skillful blend of nostalgic sentiment and hair-raising effects, with the visual punch of big-screen digital hocus-pocus and the liberties of the R rating, still has the soothing ...
Filter by Rating: 8/10. Slightly updated, partial retelling of Stephen King's massive tome. AlsExGal 19 December 2022. It's 1988, and a group of young teens in the town of Derry, Maine are terrorized by an otherworldly clown named Pennywise (Bill Skarsgard), who can make them see their worst fears.
A touching, scary and compelling adaptation of Stephen King's tome. Full Review | Original Score: 4.5/5 | Dec 30, 2020. Mike Massie Gone With The Twins. Countering the standard horror is an ...
It: Directed by Andy Muschietti. With Jaeden Martell, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard. In the summer of 1989, a group of bullied kids band together to destroy a shape-shifting monster, which disguises itself as a clown and preys on the children of Derry, their small Maine town.
Review: An Excellent Coming-of-Age Movie, Until That Clown Gets in the Way. Stephen King's most terrifying creation is all bark and no bite in this adaptation. The most appealing parts of Andy ...
Verdict. IT may not be the best Stephen King movie (even though it comes impressively close), but it's probably the MOST Stephen King movie. Director Andy Muschietti evokes the horror author's ...
Francois told press she'd been galvanized by memories of protesting the death of a 14-year-old who died while in detention. While she was at the march, one woman told her she'd been protesting ...
It - Metacritic. 2017. R. New Line Cinema. 2 h 15 m. Summary When children begin to disappear in the town of Derry, Maine, a group of young kids are faced with their biggest fears when they square off against an evil clown named Pennywise, whose history of murder and violence dates back for centuries. Fantasy.
Many critics had middling things to say about the film, which is not really reflected in an early Rotten Tomatoes score of 92%. Variety 's Andrew Barker wrote that "It" "feels like the ...
Both Skarsgård's Pennywise and the setting of IT (2017) are, naturally, more polished in their presentation and design compared to their counterparts in the '90s TV adaptation. Thanks to costume designer Janie Bryant (Mad Men) and production designer Claude Paré (The Age of Adaline), the 1980s backdrop of IT is convincing and manages to include nods to the pop culture of the time in a more ...
62% Tomatometer 381 Reviews 78% Audience Score 25,000+ Verified Ratings Defeated by members of the Losers' Club, the evil clown Pennywise returns 27 years later to terrorize the town of Derry ...
Movie and TV Reviews. By Julian Roman. Published Sep 6, 2017. Your changes have been saved. Email Is sent. close. Please verify your email address. Send confirmation email. close.
Movie Nation Roger Moore. The visions are grim, grisly and graphic, although actual hair-raising moments are rare — a chase here, a narrow escape there. Director Andy Muschietti ("Mama") keeps the violence lurid and shocking, interrupted by moments of often-profane gallow's humor. 60.
The New Version of. It. Is Shockingly Violent. The film is much more frightening that the 1990 TV miniseries. Bill Skarsgard is not Tim Curry. You and I know it, Skarsgard knows it, and the ...
The red-headed stepchild of the movie business, horror is an incredibly subjective genre for fans. Despite repeatedly being let down by film after film, we return to the theater with each new offering, hoping for a gem — a new classic. Remakes are especially daunting undertakings, as the new version is up against fiercely loyal fans who judge ...
Movie Review. When I was a kid, I often listened to the Mister Rogers song, "You Can Never Go Down the Drain." The rain may go down, he assured me, But you can't go down. You're bigger than any bathroom drain. Pennywise begs to differ. The Dancing Clown lives in the dank, dark underworld where the drains of Derry, Maine, lead.
Tim Curry's portrayal of the alien who often takes the form of a clown named Pennywise and for centuries had been murdering kids from the quiet town of Derry, Maine, was masterfully done. "It ...
Based on King's 1986 story about a group of outcasts battling an ancient evil in their Maine hometown, first as children then again as adults, It follows in the footsteps of a popular 1990 ...
It (titled on-screen as It Chapter One) is a 2017 American supernatural horror film directed by Andy Muschietti and written by Chase Palmer, Cary Fukunaga, and Gary Dauberman.It is the first of a two-part adaptation of the 1986 novel of the same name by Stephen King, primarily covering the first chronological half of the book.It is the first film in the It film series as well as being the ...
It movie review: Andy Muschietti directs one of the best Stephen King horror adaptations ever made - almost as great as The Shining, Carrie, 1408, or The Mist. It floats. And you'll float too.
The first thing you should know about Blue Lock: Episode Nagi is that it's halfway between a recap movie and a side story. We've come a long way from the dozens of standalone, non-canon features ...
A trip to the singer's warehouse, stocked with costumes, shoes and other memorabilia from her decades-long career, is a chance to review her legacy. Dion, now 56, rummages through the items ...
In the first of a projected four-film cycle, Kevin Costner revisits the western genre and U.S. history in a big, busy drama. By Manohla Dargis When you purchase a ticket for an independently ...
A Family Affair balances comedy and drama, excelling in its casting and humor, but lacking chemistry between romantic leads.; The film explores the value of seeing others beyond their roles and personal growth, while highlighting Netflix's limitations in visual storytelling.
Like "The Walking Dead," "A Quiet Place" pries opens the door to a world with a host of possibilities, some of them - including the premise of a new prequel subtitled "Day One ...
Critic's Notebook: CNN's Biden-Trump Presidential Debate Was a Depressing and Distressing Display. Biden failed badly at optics, Trump was outrageously but calmly dishonest, and moderators ...
One of the most damning reviews out of Cannes came from the Daily Beast with a headline that reads, "Kevin Costner's 'Horizon' Is a Misogynistic, Racist, Retrograde Mess.". Also in the ...