patsylabrador Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 I went to see this yesterday and it was terrifying in a totally delicious kind of way. It's scary and violent but great fun. I thought the children were all excellent in their various roles. I'm going to read the book because there were lots of things I wanted to find out but which I guess they didn't have time for in the film. I think Stephen King will have all that covered, loads of back story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 I love the book but think I'm too scared to go to see the film. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janepie33 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 I love the book but think I'm too scared to go to see the film. Me too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyRoo Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 It is one of my favourite books, but I was really disappointed with the film. Personally I didn't find it scary - but I am a HUGE horror movie fan, so I am probably harder to scare than a lot of people. The main reason I was disappointed was because I had read repeatedly about how this version was meant to be closer to the book than the TV series was... but if you're a big fan of the book, you'll immediately spot the unnecessary changes. And the ending was absolutely nothing like it was in the book! My partner said he could tell when something in the movie was a really bad adaptation of the book because apparently I kept muttering "Jesus" under my breath. I thought it had as many faults as the TV series did - although, overall, I think Tim Curry's take on Pennywise was scarier. He seemed to have an ability to change between darkly comical and deeply sinister with the flick of a switch. I think the problem with the new guy is that they deliberately tried to make Pennywise scary from the off. In my opinion that backfired and made him less scary than he should have been. I said to Rich (partner) that I don't think I'll be going to see Chapter 2, as I think another bad adaptation might forever mar my memory of a great book! I don't know... I'll probably wait for it on DVD or something. I felt it was a real shame because if the movie had been a stand alone, and not based on the book, I'd have probably loved it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 Too nervous to watch it. Reminds me of Chucky. Shudders. Want to see Limehouse Golem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patsylabrador Posted September 14, 2017 Author Share Posted September 14, 2017 I want to see that too. I love Peter Ackroyd's books about London. I'm reading the Limehouse Golem now. I thought this was funny. IT is only a 15 rating so you can enjoy being scared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Anyone remember the film Magic 1978 - watched that at cinema and hate clowns and ventriloquist dummies - all way too creepy. ES saw Insidous some years back and was terrified if wardrobe door got left open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyRoo Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 ES saw Insidous some years back and was terrified if wardrobe door got left open. The movie itself didn't creep me out so much, but that red and black demon thingy scared the "Ooops, word censored!" out of me! The movies that I find most scary are werewolf movies for some reason. I'm not sure why, but they have always set me on edge. I think the creepiest movie I have ever seen is The Company of Wolves. To this day I can only watch it if someone is in the house with me and the lights are on. *cold shiver* Another movie that sets me a bit on edge is called The Descent. It's a monster movie about a group of women who go caving, but monsters aside it shows them caving: crawling through the tunnels etc. with breathing room only. For me that was much worse than the monsters... there is one scene where one of the women gets stuck and I could actually feel myself starting to have a panic attack and trying to hold my breath exactly like the character was on screen. I decided there and then that caving would not be something I'd ever try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 I remember my daughter watched it and it terrified her (she was only about My sons used to torment the life out of her and one night when we were on holiday they tied balloons around her bed and wrote on them " we all float" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted September 18, 2017 Share Posted September 18, 2017 I wanted to be scared and jump out of my seat but thought it was more laugh out loud funny! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
