IT

[Drew]

See, I liked the ending and for me a sequel would diminish the original.

[Joan]

the title? "What" "That" I don't think so.

[Trent]

Why they change the cover is like the original anyone like the new cover

[Jenn]

A sequel would be intriguing but overall my vote is a 'no'.

[Linda]

I don't think I would even read thge sequel, it hard enough getting through the origional. In this case the movie was better tan the book.

[Trent]

Linda Wtf is wrong with u I couldn't put the book down the movie was terrible compared to the book

[Drew]

Trent wrote: "Linda Wtf is wrong with u I couldn't put the book down the movie was terrible compared to the book"

She's allowed to have her opinion but I couldn't agree with you more, WTF, who would really choose that cheesy, badly acted, cut-to-pieces version of IT over the novel itself. I do hold a special place in my heart for the film, but it's more of a nostalgia kinda thing, the film itself isn't very good. I saw it when I was a kid and it first aired and I remember being scared then and I can appreciate that, but now when I watch the film it just makes me laugh.

[Dan]

Drew wrote: "Trent wrote: "Linda Wtf is wrong with u I couldn't put the book down the movie was terrible compared to the book"

She's allowed to have her opinion but I couldn't agree with you more, WTF, who wou..."

I have to get in on this and I feel wierd doing so because, I just bought the book, but haven't read it yet. Anyway, I agree with Drew about the IT movie. It came out when I was ten, I remember IT being on tv...they aired it as a mini-series. Yes it was scary back then. The day after it aired we would all come to school and talk about it. However, I just saw the IT movie again a few years ago with my sister and....it was so rediculous and I laughed so hard that I couldn't breathe! LOL. I mean really....John Ritter...the guy from Problem Child and Three's Company? You're seriously going to put that guy in a Stephen King movie??? And was IT supposed to be like A Nightmare on Elm Street movie???! I'm sorry, maybe I missed something cause I haven't read the novel yet, because that's what it felt like I was watching! The only cool thing about that movie was that they cast Tim Curry as Pennywise. Eventhough it wasn't his best performance, Tim Curry plays an awesome villain. If you've ever seen the movie, Legend you will hopefully agree with me. Well I hope the novel is better.

[Drew]

Dan wrote: "Drew wrote: "Trent wrote: "Linda Wtf is wrong with u I couldn't put the book down the movie was terrible compared to the book"

She's allowed to have her opinion but I couldn't agree with you more,..."

I have no doubt that you will be pleasantly surprised at how good IT really is, so much, and I mean a lot got left out of the tv movie. Much got changed as well, like the behavior of the characters, the Losers are so much different in the novel. Enjoy my friend!

[Kirk]

This is where I stand as far as the novel nd movie go.

The book was obviously amazing, some people have a hard time getting through it because stephen king loves to go on for 50 pages about the details and imagery of a place. For me I have no problem with it. Its like sitting back and eating popcorn while he paints you this enticing picture in your head.

Now as far as the movie goes, I actually like the casting, I think for the most part all the characters were pretty spot on. Seth green did an awesome richie tozier, eddie was almost the exact kid i pictured as i read the novel, Stuttering bill did a fine job as well. In the adult form i think the only character really off was stuttering bills because of his appearance. Instead of going bald the guy had a damn ponytail. Aside from the characters in the movie, of course a lot of scenes were left out, surprisingly some of the most important parts in the novel, for instance the smokeout part when richie and mikey have their visions. But I can somewhat understand, theres no way a 4 hour movie could fit all the content and character depth thats in the novel. It would take at least 2 seasons on a tv show or more. Eyther way(sorry im reading dreamcatcher right now so i had to spell either eyther ;) ) I think for what it is this movie does a worthy job and it's been one of my favorites of all time. Will there and should there be a sequel no. But a remake is currently underway anyway so I guess we'll see how that goes. I just hope the person directing this new movie has as much passion about this novel as i do because i wanted to be the one to remake this movie the right way haha

[Trent]

Hell yeah Kirk

[Kirk]

Trent wrote: "Hell yeah Kirk"

Thanks man. You know what I'm really tired of though. I'm tired of directors turning stephen kings novels into PG-13 movies. How F*cking dare they. I don't care if they have to make the movie into an indie so they can add all the gruesome, gory and sick sh*t king loves to write about into the movie as long as its done right. Like "It" for instance. Where is all the swearing, smoking cigarettes, sex scenes and everything else these kids do. Or in Misery, where was the fingers and legs getting chopped off in the movie. If they can put that in every horrible Texas Chainsaw Massacre Remake then they can put it in a damn Stephen King adaptation. If the mothers of America don't like that trash and you're potentially losing a part of the audience who the fudge cares. Someday I hope to get the chance to write and be the director of one of SK's novels(maybe Cell or The Long Walk) and I'll make it the right way. Not one bloody detail will be spared for the movie I make. I don't care if its a 4 hour movie or like the new hobbit movie with 2 or 3 parts, as long as I get the job done and accurately transcribe the book into an awesome movie.

[Shell]

Kirk wrote: "Trent wrote: "Hell yeah Kirk"

Thanks man. You know what I'm really tired of though. I'm tired of directors turning stephen kings novels into PG-13 movies. How F*cking dare they. I don't care if th..."

Well said! When you do, I'll look forward to watching it Kirk.

[Trent]

Kirk for sk movie president

[Dan]

Kirk wrote: "This is where I stand as far as the novel nd movie go.

The book was obviously amazing, some people have a hard time getting through it because stephen king loves to go on for 50 pages about the d..."

Really??? Theres a remake of the movie???

[Kathryn]

Dan wrote: "Kirk wrote: "This is where I stand as far as the novel nd movie go.

The book was obviously amazing, some people have a hard time getting through it because stephen king loves to go on for 50 page..."

I believe there is one in the works, or there is talk of it.

[Dan]

Kathryn wrote: "Dan wrote: "Kirk wrote: "This is where I stand as far as the novel nd movie go.

The book was obviously amazing, some people have a hard time getting through it because stephen king loves to go on..."

Well there was talk of a Pet Sematary remake a few years back. That would be cool if they remade IT. That and Salem's Lot.

[Drew]

Sorry Kirk, but the film is terrible really. It didn't have nearly the same feel as the book. The kids weren't too bad but not what I had pictured. The adults were just bad, nothing redeeming about their acting or portrayal of the Losers as adults.

[Trent]

Has anyone ever seen a paperback sized hardback of it went online bought a hardback and that's what I got but didn't say that's what it was

[Myra]

Trent wrote: "Has anyone ever seen a paperback sized hardback of it went online bought a hardback and that's what I got but didn't say that's what it was"

I thought they stopped making that size hardback books years ago, even before IT came out originally! Strange...what year does it say it was published?

[Trent]

The copyright date says 1980 its the only date I can find but that's before it even came out right

[Myra]

Well, I think so, but now I'm not so sure...LOL Let me do a little research and I'll get back to you.

[Myra]

Trent wrote: "The copyright date says 1980 its the only date I can find but that's before it even came out right"

Myra wrote: "Well, I think so, but now I'm not so sure...LOL Let me do a little research and I'll get back to you."

http://www.stephenking.com/library/no...
According to this website, the First Edition Release date was September 1986. I'll keep looking into it for you, but you might want to seriously consider taking it to a book dealer, who could tell you more about it. Sounds like it could be a very rare find indeed.

[Trent]

I just thought I was getting a normal hardback when I bought it

[Trent]

The link doesn't even have the cover mine has it doesn't have a dust jacket its just printed on the book

[Myra]

Trent wrote: "The link doesn't even have the cover mine has it doesn't have a dust jacket its just printed on the book"

I've been looking and can find nothing on it. I won't give up! It could be a mis-print, in which case it would be very valuable. I know one thing, this really has me intrigued...I love a good mystery LOL

[Autumn]

I am Still reading It, after taking a small break to read a book that was a Christmas gift from my sister and Warm Bodies. While I do not really find it scary, I have to admit while at my parent's house in the dark... I prayed Pennywise was not lurking in the corner.

[Trent]

I remember reading it when I was a Jr in high school read that book so fast my first period everyday let me read for an hr awesome

[Kath]

This is one of the very few Stephen king books I haven't read, I think seeing the mini series scared me too much, especially Tim curry as Penny-wise!!
I may build up the courage soon though as Im sure it is brilliant.

[Trent]

It's one of the greatest books of all time

[Kath]

Really? I'll have to bite the bullet and read it!

[Joe]

So many comments about the MOVIE on here.... Can't even come close to comparing the movie to the book...

[Newgate]

This book is just amazing. I have never ever in my life read a horror book, "IT" is my first one and I'm loving every single page of it. I just can't put it down until my eyes start to hurt. I'm like 400 pages from the end, or less, and I'm already feeling sad because I don't want this book to end, it has become something really big and special for me. The movie just can't be compared with this amazing piece of art, it pales in comparison. One of my favorite books ever.

[Kelly]

IT was the first horror novel I read. I was hooked after that! And I was only 10 at the time!

[Trent]

10 Wow I was like 16

[Kelly]

I first read this book when I was 10. Been hooked on King ever since, and The Long Walk and It are my favorites.

www.kellysamarah.com

[Newgate]

I just finished this book. Amazing. Just can't find another world to describe it. The feelings you get approaching the end are just overwhelming, at last for me. You get to feel the same than the group, the happiness that it's all over but the sadness of forgiving again, this time maybe forever.
Also, I didn't find the Bev scene disturbing at all, I actually liked it because it expressed the union feelings that all of them had with each other. Yes, I know, they're kids, but we all had that "phase" as kids too.

[Aaron]

I just finished it a week ago myself. Definitely amazing. The biggest impact for me was the characters' relationships, and the bond that they had that couldn't be matched by any other they would ever experience. I think the book was more about this than it was about a monster.

[Squire]

#4 on my list of favorite Kings. Exciting, suspenseful, scary. The bit about the Turtle was amusing, though incomprehensible (it became clear in the DT series--12 years later) and he struggles with having different narrators, but overall a 5-star effort.

[Andii]

I actually really love this book. It's definitely my favourite of his. This, or Misery.
I wrote up this big, long thing about my thoughts on it, but it's kind of spoilery, and I didn't wanna post it here, incase someone's not done with it, or they haven't read it yet, so it's here, if you fancy: http://nancyxboy.blog.com/?p=14
And it does contain minor spoilers, so you have been warned :)

[Squire]

Nice thoughts, Andii. Honest and enggaing; felt the same way when I first read the book (I was 20 when it came out). I never had to deal with my parents throwing any of my books in the trash, though (in fact, my mother bitched out my 3rd grade teacher in front of the class for taking away an HP Lovecraft book from me that she didn't think was age-approriate. Aaahhh, the 70s...)

[Andii]

Thanks :) I was kind of afraid people would tell me I was overthinking it, but that's what I get from It.
Wow, you were lucky! My mom did go toe-to-toe with my teachers over a lot of things I did, but she threw out this particular book because I was terrified, and she thought she was doing it to protect me. I see her point now. She didn't so much have a problem with me reading Carrie over, and over again though, so there's that. But I wasn't even born when It came out. :/

[Squire]

Andii wrote: "But I wasn't even born when It came out. :/ "

Yes. I'm old. And set in my ways.

[Andii]

You're only as old as you feel. :) What is age anyway? Unimportant. You're not old. :)

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Andii wrote: "You're only as old as you feel. :) What is age anyway? Unimportant. You're not old. :)"

Age is a state of mind. I agree with you, Andii. It's how we feel inside that counts. Yeah...what is age anyway? Nada

[Bobby]

I am listening to the audiobook IT right now. Its narrated by Chuck Benson.

[Jena]

What I Learned from Reading "It"
It is possible for your fingers to go numb if you read Braille for seven or eight hours without stopping.
I was sixteen when I read this, and literally could not put it down! King's ability to develop characters that are flawed and beautiful is astounding! I don't know that the book was scary to me, as much as the group dynamic was just so intriguing.

[Kat]

So is It the movie worth watching? I've heard it sucks compared to the book from a lot of people...but I've also heard that it's probably responsible for a great many clown phobias.

[Karen]

IT the movie(TV mini-series) in my opinion is totally worth it.

The kids are what make the film. So many bright young actors. The late Jonathan Brandis. Emily Perkins and Seth Green.

John Ritter as the adult Ben. Annette O'Toole as Beverly.

And of course Tim Fucking Curry as Pennywise. I've never been so scared of a clown. He is a genuis.

Now it is a made for TV mini-series. So the violence and content has beeen dumbed down a bit. But the story is still there and very powerful.

I say watch it. But go into it knowing that it was an ABC made for TV movie from the early 90's.

[Andii]

I, personally, love the film. It scared the crap out of me when I was a kid, and I still love it to this day. There's a lot missing from the film, but it was a TV miniseries, and there was only so much they could do. But Tim Curry's performance is one of the best I've ever seen in any film. That includes Bruce Campbell in The Evil Dead trilogy. I think the film is worth watching, yes