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forgotmylogin

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13. IT is one of my least favorite King books.

Reply to NWCorona (Original post)

Wed Mar 29, 2017, 02:02 PM

Mar 2017

I am a huge Stephen King fan, but I can't imagine how the OP read it in 48 hours as it was over 1000 pages - it felt to me like a mammoth catch-all clearing house for every stray story fragment King had floating around and it took me forever to read (and I can inhale a novel when it grabs me). Absolute same for TOMMYKNOCKERS which started with the most intriguing premise. But I know a lot of people love the King mega-novels.

I'm a bigger fan of the novels when King limits himself somehow to rein in the focus, like in THE SHINING or GERALD'S GAME or DOLORES CLAIBORNE. I tried to read the reissued and uncut THE STAND and had the same issue and gave up going "I see why this was edited down..."

This movie appears like it might be stripped down to focus on the "clown" storyline, which will probably make a compact and tense popcorn flick.

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The trailer for Steven King's IT is out.. [View all] NWCorona Mar 2017 OP

Is this a remake? Thought that came out about 20 years ago. The Velveteen Ocelot Mar 2017 #1

Yes it's a remake. I wasn't sure about it but it's looking great. NWCorona Mar 2017 #2

Yes...the first was made for TV I believe... Docreed2003 Mar 2017 #8

Loved Tommyknockers! ihaveaquestion Mar 2017 #3

Yeah the movie wasn't that great at all and the ending was terrible. NWCorona Mar 2017 #5

Wow. That looks great. I wonder how it will work, turning the book into two movies. malchickiwick Mar 2017 #4

Of all his novels that one disturbed me the most (in a good way). Ligyron Mar 2017 #6

For me the most disturbing of his books and movies Doreen Mar 2017 #14

"Lord of the Flies" was by William Golding, not Stephen King eom. rdmtimp Mar 2017 #16

Oh yeah, I got mixed up. I usually do not do that when it comes to Doreen Mar 2017 #18

Hell...yes... welivetotreadonkings Mar 2017 #7

Are they just focusing on... Else You Are Mad Mar 2017 #9

This is the first movie. yallerdawg Mar 2017 #10

Oh ok. Else You Are Mad Mar 2017 #11

Agreed! It's hard to get 1138 pages into a movie but there's no need to get greedy. NWCorona Mar 2017 #21

wow a remake of IT? stonecutter357 Mar 2017 #12

IT is one of my least favorite King books. forgotmylogin Mar 2017 #13

I really can't say why IT and Tommyknockers grabbed me like it did. NWCorona Mar 2017 #19

It has been so long since I have read IT and seen the first movie. Doreen Mar 2017 #15

Did you mention The Dark Tower? So timely. Have you seen this yet? NWCorona Mar 2017 #20

I could not get a trailer to come up. Doreen Mar 2017 #22

The trailer hasn't been released to the public yet and it's killing me lol! NWCorona Mar 2017 #28

Are they going to squeeze the entire series into one movie? Doreen Mar 2017 #30

A whole new generation gets to experience IT elmac Mar 2017 #17

I absolutely love it! Doreen Mar 2017 #23

Clown hysteria last year? Are you referring to the GOP Convention? FSogol Mar 2017 #24

Beep. Beep. Richie! ffr Mar 2017 #25

SCARY!! I still think Tim Curry is the scariest clown! samnsara Mar 2017 #26

Tim was the best and that's why I was a bit apprehensive NWCorona Mar 2017 #29

This story is one of my all time favorites. Some may dis the original TV mini-series but I watch it Tikki Mar 2017 #27