Stephen King's IT on Blu-ray this October! (Merged)

[Alison Jane Girl Boss Jane Find all posts View Profile Close Alison Jane]

Yeah, me too, I bought it in high school, but, in general, I don't like books.

[Alison Jane Girl Boss Jane Find all posts View Profile Close Alison Jane]

I got the same feeling from the book, which I read one summer when I was eleven. Probably the best age to read the book.

Probably not the intended target demographic. ;)

[enandalusiskhund An Andalusian Dog Find all posts View Profile Close enandalusiskhund]

I read on IMDB that It was originally planned as a 6 hours long miniseries, directed by Romero. Apparently the only thing different between the TV and home video version is five minutes of footage. Strange, because I remember the tv version as a lot longer, but I was 8 or 9 at the time it aired so it probably just felt longer back then. And it was insanely scary for a little kid.

[Mark Tolch Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mark Tolch]

I remember it being overall creepy with Tim Curry, but kinda sucky because of Judge Harry from Night Court, and a really crappy special effects ending. I didn't figure they could do the same as the book, I mean, 80's television wasn't ready for a 12 year-old gangbang, but Curry is the only part that stands out.

In defense of the movie, I also hated the end of the book.

[Matt H. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Matt H.]

I read on IMDB that It was originally planned as a 6 hours long miniseries, directed by Romero.

I've always wondered what PET SEMETARY would've been like if Romero wasn't fired. I'm assuming awesome.

[Matt H. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Matt H.]

I mean, 80's television wasn't ready for a 12 year-old gangbang

What?! That's nuts!

[Mark Tolch Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mark Tolch]

Well, here in Canada, for sure. I'm talking about the US. :D

[enandalusiskhund An Andalusian Dog Find all posts View Profile Close enandalusiskhund]

In defense of the movie, I also hated the end of the book.

Yeah, me too. It was a great novel until all the creepy clown scenes boiled down to a you-know-what story.

EDIT:
Don't even remember the orgy, strangely enough. Maybe it was 'cause I was around 12 or so myself when I read it, and underage gangbangs were business as usual.

[Randy G Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Randy G]

Probably not the intended target demographic. ;)

I don't know, I remember lots of kids reading Stephen King around then. Seems a lot of people read him around 12+ . He was kinda the J.K. Rowling of the 80s!

[Newt Cox Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Newt Cox]

Yeah I started reading King's stuff when I was 10 or so. Read It for the first time about a year after it came out. And the orgy in the middle came as a bit of a shock.

[Randy G Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Randy G]

I felt even then that the end was a mess, the turtle, the rather literal way It is killed but the gangbang really derailed it.

I get the 'loss of innocence' idea but it is just a bad idea poorly executed. He does recover some in the last few pages where the King-standin is caring for his catatonic wife (who was unfortunately undercharacterized).

Rereading it suffers from some typical Kingish sentimentality but still manages to be moving. They bungle that ending in the film by making what is just a dream literal.

[Matt H. Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Matt H.]

I need to know more about this gangbang, because, frankly, there's only one girl in the group. Please don't tell me everyone takes turns plowing Richie! Does Pennywise sit back and enjoy the show? What the hell is it all about?

[Randy G Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Randy G]

After defeating It as children they get lost in the sewers and start to turn on each other, so the 'solution' is for the boys to all have sex with Beverly.

She has an orgasm with the two boys she loves, the fat kid (Ben?) and the writer-standin. After that they can then find their way out of the sewers. It is very clumsily done, to put it mildly. I feel it makes Beverly into a tool for the boys to 'bond' through and reduces her role to her sexuality.

But the sexism is probably secondary to the ichh factor and total break from believability and character behavior. Suddenly everyone is acting out what is either a too-literal metaphor or a gross sexual fantasy, depending on your reading. Either way King was clearly on way too much coke when he wrote it.

[Mark Tolch Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mark Tolch]

Definitely has "too much coke" stamped all over it.

[enandalusiskhund An Andalusian Dog Find all posts View Profile Close enandalusiskhund]

Ahahaha, thanks for the reminder Randy! That sounds absolutely horrendous. May have to dig out my old copy just for the lulz (as the kids say).