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  • stonemuse said:

    IT was good.

    Stayed fairly faithful to the book, the kids are all excellent actors, Pennywise portrayed well.

    Looking forward to chapter two.

    7/10

    Are you saying there's more to come of SK's original story ?
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    If you fancy a giggle (not in a good way), watch Operation Dunkirk. Also released this year.

    Absolutely sensationally terrible.
  • stonemuse said:

    IT was good.

    Stayed fairly faithful to the book, the kids are all excellent actors, Pennywise portrayed well.

    Looking forward to chapter two.

    7/10

    Are you saying there's more to come of SK's original story ?
    The film only covers the first half of the book when they are kids.
  • Has anyone seen, Mother?

    Thoughts?
  • stonemuse said:

    stonemuse said:

    IT was good.

    Stayed fairly faithful to the book, the kids are all excellent actors, Pennywise portrayed well.

    Looking forward to chapter two.

    7/10

    Are you saying there's more to come of SK's original story ?
    The film only covers the first half of the book when they are kids.
    Ah, thanks. That makes sense.
  • If you fancy a giggle (not in a good way), watch Operation Dunkirk. Also released this year.

    Absolutely sensationally terrible.

    @JiMMy 85

    Seen it?
  • edited September 2017

    Has anyone seen, Mother?

    Thoughts?

    Er, it's not out yet, Wanker!
  • edited September 2017
    Nadou said:

    Saw A Ghost Story last week. I loved it and found it intriguing, unusual and very moving. The person I went with thought it was boring, pretentious rubbish.

    Cheers @Nadou . I fancied this one (I love boring pretentious rubbish) but it's practically disappeared and is only on at a local arts centre in a couple of weeks. I might brave the right-on crowd and go anyway on your recommendation.
  • Saw IT this afternoon & loved it !

    Shades of Stranger Things/Stand By Me but needs to be viewed on its own merits.

    About to Google when we can expect Chapter 2 ....hope it's not too long to wait.

    BTW ( spoiler alert?) did anyone spot the casual mention of "turtle" ?
  • Saw Baby Driver tonight, really enjoyed it, quality soundtrack, some cracking dialogue, visually great to look at and not a super hero in sight. 8/10
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  • Saw IT this afternoon & loved it !

    Shades of Stranger Things/Stand By Me but needs to be viewed on its own merits.

    About to Google when we can expect Chapter 2 ....hope it's not too long to wait.

    BTW ( spoiler alert?) did anyone spot the casual mention of "turtle" ?

    ...and the kid's t-shirt with an angry looking car on it?
  • Saw IT this afternoon & loved it !

    Shades of Stranger Things/Stand By Me but needs to be viewed on its own merits.

    About to Google when we can expect Chapter 2 ....hope it's not too long to wait.

    BTW ( spoiler alert?) did anyone spot the casual mention of "turtle" ?

    ...and the kid's t-shirt with an angry looking car on it?
    Christine ?
  • Saw IT this afternoon & loved it !

    Shades of Stranger Things/Stand By Me but needs to be viewed on its own merits.

    About to Google when we can expect Chapter 2 ....hope it's not too long to wait.

    BTW ( spoiler alert?) did anyone spot the casual mention of "turtle" ?

    I keep hearing comparisons with Strangers things and Stand By Me .
    I take it from those comparisons that it's not at all scary ?
    For me the original film was all about how terrifying Pennywise was .
  • Saw IT this afternoon & loved it !

    Shades of Stranger Things/Stand By Me but needs to be viewed on its own merits.

    About to Google when we can expect Chapter 2 ....hope it's not too long to wait.

    BTW ( spoiler alert?) did anyone spot the casual mention of "turtle" ?

    ...and the kid's t-shirt with an angry looking car on it?
    Christine ?
    Assumed that was the reference yep...and there's also the Lego turtle too.
  • Saw IT this afternoon & loved it !

    Shades of Stranger Things/Stand By Me but needs to be viewed on its own merits.

    About to Google when we can expect Chapter 2 ....hope it's not too long to wait.

    BTW ( spoiler alert?) did anyone spot the casual mention of "turtle" ?

    ...and the kid's t-shirt with an angry looking car on it?
    Christine ?
    Assumed that was the reference yep...and there's also the Lego turtle too.
    I THOUGHT the lego toy was a turtle ! Good spot !
  • Saw IT this afternoon & loved it !

    Shades of Stranger Things/Stand By Me but needs to be viewed on its own merits.

    About to Google when we can expect Chapter 2 ....hope it's not too long to wait.

    BTW ( spoiler alert?) did anyone spot the casual mention of "turtle" ?

    I keep hearing comparisons with Strangers things and Stand By Me .
    I take it from those comparisons that it's not at all scary ?
    For me the original film was all about how terrifying Pennywise was .
    TBH, I didn't find Pennywise too scary on the whole apart from a couple of "oh shit!" moments.

    But for me, it's the terrifying experiences the kids encounter that make it a horror film, and a good one at that.
  • Not a new film but I have just finished watching Anchorman what a distinctly below average comedy I literally laughed more in the break up conversation I had with my ex wife!
  • Anchorman does struggle to live up to its swollen reputation but I wouldn't consider it below average.

    Now have I missed something with Stephen King and turtles???
  • edited September 2017




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  • Just watched Lion on DVD.
    Pleased I didn't spend a tenner at the cinema. Whole story would fit in a tweet with characters to spare.
  • Saw IT this afternoon & loved it !

    Shades of Stranger Things/Stand By Me but needs to be viewed on its own merits.

    About to Google when we can expect Chapter 2 ....hope it's not too long to wait.

    BTW ( spoiler alert?) did anyone spot the casual mention of "turtle" ?

    I keep hearing comparisons with Strangers things and Stand By Me .
    I take it from those comparisons that it's not at all scary ?
    For me the original film was all about how terrifying Pennywise was .
    TBH, I didn't find Pennywise too scary on the whole apart from a couple of "oh shit!" moments.

    But for me, it's the terrifying experiences the kids encounter that make it a horror film, and a good one at that.
    I think the comparison with Stand By Me is very valid as both films cover similar, "coming of age", wisecracking buddys, ground and look and feel very similar...and they're both from SK books of course. But that's no bad thing in my opinion. As with the books they are both driven by the development of the kids characters, their backgrounds, dreams and fears set against some pretty dark subject matter. I think with some exceptions this is where adaptations of some of his books have missed the mark in the past.
  • If you fancy a giggle (not in a good way), watch Operation Dunkirk. Also released this year.

    Absolutely sensationally terrible.

    @JiMMy 85

    Seen it?
    No, but I really want to now.
  • Baby Driver - not one that will live long in the memory but entertaining escapism and a good sound track.

    The Big Sick - an enjoyable mix of humour and poignancy, with a good turn from Holly Hunter.
  • Loved IT.

    Saw it tonight as the missus set up a cinema night after a stressful week at work. She hates horrors and only did it as she knows I am a massive King fan.

    Shows what a deep story it has beyond a scary clown that she came out saying how she loved it and that it reminded her of bits of Stand By Me and The Goonies.

    Wish it had been in the 50s like the book but they did integrate the 80s well - and it allows them to bring he 2018 chapter 2 into a contemporary age
  • If anyone liked "Hell or High Water," the same writer/producer and director have a new one out, "Wind River." Stars Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen, I saw it and liked it more than HOHW, so those who liked that will probably really like the new one. Very similar moviemaking sensibility and delivery.

    The same director also wrote "SIcario" a couple of years ago and that movie is incredible and I can't recommend it highly enough. Stars Emily Blunt and an incredible performance by Benicio del Toro.
  • PopIcon said:

    JiMMy 85 said:

    IT looks good. As much as Tim Curry nailed Pennywise, it was a fairly cheap TV miniseries so the movie is very welcome.

    Sadly, it sounds like Dark Tower might be going a bit wrong. The studio may have bottled it.

    I thought the new version looked a bit shite. Curry's Pennywise is terrifying, the new one looks a bit too polished.
    Hopefully the new version will have the end sorted out. Always pissed me off.
    I haven't seen teh new one but Curry was brilliant in that role and I did think it would be tough to emulate that!
  • If anyone liked "Hell or High Water," the same writer/producer and director have a new one out, "Wind River." Stars Jeremy Renner and Elizabeth Olsen, I saw it and liked it more than HOHW, so those who liked that will probably really like the new one. Very similar moviemaking sensibility and delivery.

    The same director also wrote "SIcario" a couple of years ago and that movie is incredible and I can't recommend it highly enough. Stars Emily Blunt and an incredible performance by Benicio del Toro.

    Thanks @NapaAddick. I really enjoyed HOHW and have this one earmarked for next week.
  • Loved IT.

    Saw it tonight as the missus set up a cinema night after a stressful week at work. She hates horrors and only did it as she knows I am a massive King fan.

    Shows what a deep story it has beyond a scary clown that she came out saying how she loved it and that it reminded her of bits of Stand By Me and The Goonies.

    Wish it had been in the 50s like the book but they did integrate the 80s well - and it allows them to bring he 2018 chapter 2 into a contemporary age

    Thought IT was great, the sequel will be terrible however.
  • Watched Sully on Sky last night. Good film
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