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Post by stephen on Aug 27, 2017 4:30:01 GMT
stephen idioticbunny I stumbled on this post and gave the trailer a shot and I didn't even know this was comming (I must have heard it somewhere but didn't conciously remember) and it actually looks like a lot of fun with that kids ganging up which is a concept I adore on paper (it's just very hard to pull off because of child actors and potential chese overkill if their characters are inauthetic). So if you don't mind a few questions from someone who has not read the book - nor any other King novel (as you seem the most knowledgeable): -Is my impression of the kids ganging up sort of correct? -The general story is just that IT appears and is able to transform into their fears, right? -How focussed is it on the clown and how focussed is it on the transforming into fears (I know a lot of people find clowns scary but to me it's somewhere inbetween weird and funny, though the transformation is awesome and I would love to see the more considerable part)? -It is at it's core actually a dramatic work, not action horror, right? -Let's pretend I say it's a mix between Stand by Me and Nightmare on Elm Street. How off am I? Stephen King wrote both It and Stand By Me, and drew much of his own personal childhood experiences as inspiration for both. So yeah, that comparison is apt. The creature at the heart of It is pretty much the apotheosis of all fear, the ultimate monster, and Its clown form acts as a lure for the unsuspecting child. Of course, It was largely responsible for the "killer clown" trope that exists today, which makes children naturally terrified and suspicious of clowns. But yes, expect more of a dramatic horror coming-of-age tale.
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Post by Tommen_Saperstein on Aug 27, 2017 6:30:15 GMT
looks like I'll have to give it a chance
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Post by idioticbunny on Aug 27, 2017 16:47:37 GMT
stephen idioticbunny I stumbled on this post and gave the trailer a shot and I didn't even know this was comming (I must have heard it somewhere but didn't conciously remember) and it actually looks like a lot of fun with that kids ganging up which is a concept I adore on paper (it's just very hard to pull off because of child actors and potential chese overkill if their characters are inauthetic). So if you don't mind a few questions from someone who has not read the book - nor any other King novel (as you seem the most knowledgeable): -Is my impression of the kids ganging up sort of correct? -The general story is just that IT appears and is able to transform into their fears, right? -How focussed is it on the clown and how focussed is it on the transforming into fears (I know a lot of people find clowns scary but to me it's somewhere inbetween weird and funny, though the transformation is awesome and I would love to see the more considerable part)? -It is at it's core actually a dramatic work, not action horror, right? -Let's pretend I say it's a mix between Stand by Me and Nightmare on Elm Street. How off am I? Firstly, I highly recommend the book. To answer your questions: - Yes, most of them actually start off as friends anyway, but throughout the book/movie, they'll slowly become a cohesive group of 7 that gangs up to fight the evil within their city. - There's a bit story than that, but I would assume for the sake of only filling a two-hour film, yeah that's the gist of it. IT takes the form of Pennywise primarily, but can assume the shape of whatever scares someone the most. - In the novel, the clown hardly makes an appearance (for a 1000+ page book, I'd say you only really interact with him for about 50-100 of those pages at most). If the film is faithful to the source material, you shouldn't see him much, but I assume the clown is the big selling point so he'll most likely take up a large chunk of time in the film. I, too, hope to be wrong as that was the coolest (for lack of a better word) aspect of IT, the character. - Yes, indeed. I haven't watched the trailer (I tend to avoid them at all costs if possible), but I'm glad you were able to pick up on that from it. That gives me a bit more faith. It's supposed to be a coming-of-age, childhood story first with the horror being one of the many "growing-up" obstacles they face. - I'd say that's a pretty good interpretation, except of course Freddy Kreuger and IT being two different breeds of the same fear. Stand by Me, though, is definitely accurate. Also helps that both are Stephen King works. EDIT: Didn't see that Stephen got here first, so pretty much what he said
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Post by Ryan_MYeah on Aug 28, 2017 22:56:19 GMT
Okay, I'm on board now...
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Post by sterlingarcher86 on Aug 31, 2017 15:47:10 GMT
Do we know when the review embargo lifts?
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Post by stephen on Aug 31, 2017 15:47:58 GMT
Do we know when the review embargo lifts? Tomorrow.
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Post by sterlingarcher86 on Aug 31, 2017 15:55:14 GMT
Do we know when the review embargo lifts? Tomorrow. Nice, thank you. Do you know if big time critics have seen it yet?
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Post by stephen on Aug 31, 2017 16:00:22 GMT
Nice, thank you. Do you know if big time critics have seen it yet? Anthony Brenzican did (and he tweeted his thoughts about it without putting them into a full review) and I'm certain others have, but they're just waiting for the embargo to drop.
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Post by Billy_Costigan on Sept 5, 2017 16:14:26 GMT
I thought the critic embargo was up now? Still don't see any reviews on RT.
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Post by jakesully on Sept 6, 2017 11:03:55 GMT
reviews are coming out in droves and its still at 100% on RT (after 30 reviews) . Seeing this opening night for sure.
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Post by Pavan on Sept 6, 2017 15:17:31 GMT
Jeremy says IT is The Nightmare on Elm Street meets The Goonies. Interesting.
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Post by Billy_Costigan on Sept 6, 2017 17:31:09 GMT
92% after 60 reviews. 7.5 AVG rating. Looks great.
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Post by Johnny_Hellzapoppin on Sept 7, 2017 13:24:15 GMT
As much as I put little or no stock in film reviews, it does please me that this is a so far so good kind of situation.
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