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ecstatic

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5. It reminded me of the 80s movies, which makes sense since that's the era

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #3)

Sun Sep 17, 2017, 10:10 PM

Sep 2017

the movie takes place in. It felt nostalgic, but I couldn't get my head back into that space. It seems like the target age group might be millennials who have never really experienced the 80s movies (ET, Gremlins, etc).

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Did Stephen King pick THIS moment in time to re-release 'It" ?? [View all] alittlelark Sep 2017 OP

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It's topical because we have a monstrous clown in the white house, but... SaschaHM Sep 2017 #2

I guess I'm just not intelligent or smart enough to see it...... a kennedy Sep 2017 #3

Neither did I, but the Original was.....Scary...... alittlelark Sep 2017 #4

Dark Tower was fine, It was a better movie, but nothing incredible Not Ruth Sep 2017 #6

Yeah man, Glamrock Sep 2017 #7

I think it's because Steven King himself is usually behind the mini-series. kcr Sep 2017 #12

It reminded me of the 80s movies, which makes sense since that's the era ecstatic Sep 2017 #5

and back in that time frame...no kids I knew swore like that.... a kennedy Sep 2017 #9

actually bdtrppr6 Sep 2017 #10

good point. nt ecstatic Sep 2017 #14

I am just not into horror. Didn't scare me at all, however I did love the ending Quixote1818 Sep 2017 #8

I didn't find it scary either Ghost of Tom Joad Sep 2017 #13

It's been in the works since 2009 Lee-Lee Sep 2017 #11

Well, we have a creepy clown in the White House, so it makes sense! Initech Sep 2017 #15