Stephen King's IT (DVD)

What i like about this film is the fact it focuses on children's dreams and what they are afraid of as children. Let's face it not many of us like clowns do we? I'm terrified of them, always have been which is what makes this film so real and scary to me. Pennywise is a real dark nightmare, the whole film throughout, drifts in and out of dreams and real life and after a while you get to doubt yourself as to whether your watching the real thing or a nightmare through the children. Even once as adults the nightmare stays with the characters. You get to know them adn like them.
What i don't like about it is the ending, without giving too much away, to me it seemed rushed and a slight let down.
I brought this film after reading the book twice and having watched it on the TV a few times i decided it was a film worth owning. A Stephen King classic. After watching this film if you don't start looking over your shoulder on noticing balloons floating away on there own i'll be darn surprised!!
A film surely you would not be disappointed with?

Great film for all thriller/horror and stephen king fans.

If you like stephen Kings books or other film you will like this one.

Would recomend

this film is a stephen king classic! the first time i watched it, the story line kept holding me until the end. Each character is described in depth, which makes you feel like you know them . Its quite a long film, so everything gets explained really well.(no getting to the end of the film, and wondering what on earth happened!?!) Brilliant film- all i can say is "THEY ALL FLOAT DOWN HERE!)

This excellent tail from Steven King is both thrilling and frightening. A group of older men, in their fourties, look back to a childhood that has mysteriously been forgotten about. As they, one-by-one, begin to remember their childhoods they also begin to remember the horror of their past lives in the town which they grew up.
The history of the town is also shrouded in mystery: every thirty years, or so, a murderous event happens in which a considerable amount of people die. The group of people involved, dubbed the "magnificent seven," have been through the horror once before when they were children and now they reform put an end to the mysterious deaths.
When the "magnificent seven" were ten year-old children they soon descovered what was behind the horrendous murders: something that takes the form of their worst nightmares and they call "It." Their mission on returning to their home town is to find It and kill It.
The film stars one of my favourite actors Tim Curry. This was a good choice to cast him as the super scarey Penniwise, because his voice sticks in your mind for days with lines like "Beep, beep Richie" and "They all float down here."
After reading the book, however, I found that the film had vital pieces missing in the story; like what happened to Eddie when he was ten years-old? Also Ben Hanscome's side of the story is much more scary in the book, but then books always are better.
Nevertheless, this film is a classic, and a brilliantly chilling adaption of Steven King's masterpiece. I would recommend anyone to buy this film and if you buy it you'll float too!

do you like sceary movies well this is one to watch ,please dont hold a drink or pop corn trust me it will end up on the floor fab film ,the only thing i hate about it ,its put me off clowns as feel there going to come alive lol but dont let this stop you watching it you would be mad not to grab it now

IT can be anything. A fanged monster that won't stay on the movie screen. Something ominous lurking in the basement. No matter what your biggest fear is, no one knows IT better than Stephen King.

Based on King's 1986 bestseller, IT is a jittery, jolting excursion into personal fear starring Harry Anderson, Annette O'Toole, John Ritter and Richard Thomas. A malevolent force in a small New England town takes the shape of a clown (Tim Curry), but he's not clowing around. Instead, he terrifies youngsters and brings some to their untimely doom - until some wily kids fight back. The evil resurfaces 30 years later: meaner, angrier, deadlier. And friends who vividly remember youthful terrors reunite to battle IT.

Review:

My favourite film of all time, since I first watched it about 10 years ago.

A fantastic film that grips you from the very beginning. When you watch IT, you immediately find yourself identifying with the 7 main young characters, and continue to 'will them on' throughout the film.

It gets even more gripping when you watch them return as adults, to fight the evil once again, and get an insight into their own personal fears.

If you never see IT - you are missing out!

Excellent!

Brilliant film, enjoyed it just as much as i did when i was younger. My friend wants a copy now too ;-)

Absolutely awsome horror! love it! recomended to anyone who likes horrors it will keep you on the edge of your seat!

another great classic by Mr. King!

the film itself is good but at the end of this film its a sudden stop then you have to find the second it, which is no bloody easy task as i have tried finding the second one! with no success!!!
Well if you like classic horror with plenty of thrills then buy it!!

A fantastic and chilling tale of horror that echoes from childhood into adulthood. A clown with a thirst for blood, infant casualties make this a rare scare! A must see film when you are home alone with the lights off!

I've only seen this film once when i was young and always have wanted to see it again.

If your the person who loves horror's such as me then this is a must have for every horror fans DVD collection.

A really and truly fantastic film that can not be missed.

THIS IS ALL SO WORTH HAVING BECAUSE IT'S A CLASSIC !!!!

Classic 80's film. Perfect horror watching from your (80s child) childhood. I bought this as a gift for my cousin's birthday as we were obsesssed with it at youngsters! Great for imagination. Special effects look a bit poor compared to todays standards but you forgive it for making you feel excitedly scared and hide behind-the-covers-terror when you were a kid. We always thought the ending was a little poor and disappointing, it builds througout the film getting more and more scarey but ends with a poop non-scary finish. We spent many hours when I was young discussing how we would change it and make the ending more terrifying. Defo one to watch and analysing it is half the fun!

one of the greatest classics ever. and it still makes me jump the more and more i watch it the more im scared of clowns lol

Well, this seller was a great help in mail with questions i asked and replied really quick. I was expecting slow postage and i got it the following day so i was amazed and was thrilled and thanked the buyer. This buyer is 100% great and trusting, highly advised to buy from, once again.. Thanks mate :)

Scary stuff a little freaky and its such a long film u have to turn the disk half way through!!!!!!!!!!!

the best of the 80s/90s is SIR s.king.. the mind goes to limits of horror then to disbelief.. if U a fan of horror, this is the one to not c alone.. lol if u like wappy horror 2 go 4 it................

very good film
long at 3 hours but the storyline is perfect covers all aspects of the book brilliantly
scary in some places still even today

good buy this is (definatly not for children tho)

i am terrified of clown and i thought this film could help me over come my phobia, it is a fantastic film if your not scared of them. however i like this film and there is nothing that i dislike about it apart from the phobia obviously...

i have been looking for this for ages on dvd. finally have it. its a double sided disc due to the length of the film. great performance with tim curry as pennywise(it) the clown... and the question is do ya wan it?? yes ya do.. the great quote from 'it' do ya wan it??
another great story from stephen king. oh and dont watch it alone, i would never go to a circus again or be face to face ever with a clown.. okay its a bit far fetched but if you want to go down the sewers 'it's sure fine by me.

A real eighties TV series, full of naff acting but not without genuine scary bits. A good story filmed the best they could I guess. Worth watching just for Tim Curry as the clown.

Currently I am reading the novel by Stephen King and although the film is almost totally different it is still very good. It's not scary at all, especially seeing as it's only a 15, however I saw this when I was very young and wanted to watch it again. It was a worthy buy but quite dated.

This dvd has a good story line from start to finish and follows through brilliantly. However the only downside to this movie is the length and you may have a numb backside at the end....apart from that a good movie.

Tim Curry as Pennywise is amazing. Forget the child catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (chil-dren..lolly-pops, where are you? I digress!),when my five year old is a bit older, Pennywise will scare the living daylights out of her.
The movie is a long 3 hours in my opinion.I watched it in two sittings.
I bought this because Ebay was cheaper than HMV and it was described as being in great condition - which it was.
Malcolm-Movie-Buff