Hello my spooky social media socialites, oh this is my favorite time of the year where summer is officially winding down and fall is upon us with orange, red and brown autumn leaves falling, there’s a cool crisp gentle breeze in the air, and the smell of pumpkin spice latte fills Starbucks awe yes Fall is upon us and soon Halloween (one of my favorite days) will be here and it’s a perfect segway into this blog about one of my favorite (I know everything is my favorite these days) books coming to life again by the brilliant and genius mind of my favorite author Steven King “IT”. Steven King the King of horror, iconic and classic terrifying book 1986 novel IT hit theaters this weekend and boy not only did it scared half the audiences but it scared off the competition at the box office clinching the number one spot. Justly so because Steven King had his hand all over this project making sure the film writers, procedures, director and cast stay true to the characters right down to well almost exactly as the book reads, of course there’s changes to make for some dramatic overtones but for the most part this movie is as close as it can get to the book without getting cheesy. I can’t tell you more about this movie without giving it away or spoiler alerts and I really want you to see for yourself. I can say it’s worth a $17 ticket.
So how scary could a clown dressed in 18 century clothing be? Well pretty freaking scary especially one who preys upon the children of Derry Maine, feeding off their fears because children are an easy target. Pennywise appears every 27-30 years to feed. There’s a back story to Pennywise the dancing clown that in my opinion is touching and interesting. As I watched this remake, I felt really bad for Pennywise will that is until he started to “F” up the kids.
Did Pennywise have to “F” up those kids like that? The only person that can answer that is Steven King the creator of one of the scariest, iconic villain ever. I guess yes because after all Pennywise is more than just a dancing clown right? He’s a shift shaper, he can pretty much change into any object or being or form that would draw a child in tapping on that child’s greatest fear. Adults don’t believe anymore and only see things in black N’ white but a child well a child’s imagination is vast as the Pacific Ocean and that includes fears and this is what Pennywise get off on again there’s a back story here. As you watch or read you come to understand this. He often morphs into Bob Gray, Mrs. Kersh, Judith, the headless boy and most commonly “the dead lights”. If you read the book and or watched the 1990 TV movie you know there’s only one person who came up close and personal with Pennywise seeing the dead lights in his eyes and survived. The balloons are used to get the attention of a child you know to lure them in. What 6 year child do you know doesn’t like balloons? All children under the age of 14 loves balloons. Pennywise has some kind of setup right.
I highly suggest reading the book before going to see the movie OR watch the 1990 TV movie.
Here’s a little information about the case from past and present who brings this wonderful colorful characters to life, in the 1990 TV movie version Pennywise was played by the incredible brilliant stage and screen actor Tim Curry (Tim’s notable movies roles includes “Clue”, “Rocky Horror Picture Show”, “Anne 1982 film” and my favorite “Amadeus”) and in 2017 version Pennywise is played by new comer Bill Skarsgard (from the Skarsgard family Steller dad movie roles include Thor, older brother Alexander most memorable role Eric from HBO’s True Blood series) that’s some good company right. Beside Pennywise, the other main character is 14 year old Bill Denbrough. IT centers on Bill and his losers friends and how Bill deals with the death of his younger brother Georgie Denbrough and how the group deals with their fears. Bill Denbrough is played by Jaeden Lieberher (2017), the late Jonathan Brandis (younger) and Richard Thomas (adult)-1990. Bill and his pals dubbed as the Losers are Ben Henscom played by Jeremy Ray Taylor (2017), Brandon Crane (younger) and the late John Ritter (adult)-1990, Beverly Marsh Sophia Lillis (2017), Emily Perkins (younger) Annette O’Toole (adult)-1990, Richie Tozier Finn Wofhand (2017), Seth Green (younger) Harry Anderson (adult)-1990, Eddie Kaspbrak Jack Dylan Grazer (2017), Adam Faraizl (younger) Dennis Christopher (adult)-1990, Mike Hanlon Chosen Jacobs (2017), Marlon Taylor (younger) Tim Reid (adult)-1990, Stanley Wyatt Oleff (2017), Ben Heller (younger) Richard Masur (adult)-1990 and playing Bill’s younger brother Georgie Denbrough Jackson Robert Scott (2017), Tony Dakota 1990.
Don’t worry there’s no spoiler alerts in this blog, all the information in this blog is common knowledge especially since the 1990 TV movie version aired all weekend long on Spike TV & Syfi channel. It’s also in the book if you read that. You must be living under a rock in a vent in the bowels of the Atlanta Ocean in the lost city of Atlantis not know, heard, read or watched IT and Pennywise.
Well as for the review, I give this movie 17 out of 17 stars (A+). Like I said, it’s really worth the $17 for the ticket. Just be prepared to stand in a long line or if you’re lucky enough to have a theater that assigns seating all the more better.
That’s all folks until the next blog.
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