IT (1990)

IT

Release Date: November 18, 1990

Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller

Not Rated

Director: Tommy Lee Wallace

Rating: One Thumb Up

"The master of horror unleashes everything you ever were afraid of." (It).

This is my favorite horror movie of all time. I never get tired of watching this movie. I've watched this movie so many times I know it in my sleep.

Beverly, Mike, Bill, Eddie, Ben, Richie, and Stanley all meet each other and form a group called The Losers Club. They become very good friends (almost inseparable) in their childhood home of Derry. Ah....but the is something wrong in Derry. Something very wrong.

An evil presence in the form of a clown; a sort of boogeyman, haunts them. Adults can't see it. The residents don't talk about it. No one talk about the weird things going on in Derry. They are left to deal with the boogeyman on their own.

Tired of being scared and helpless, the bunch come together and venture into the darkest place to face the monster themselves.

30 years later, the monster still lives. They are reunited based on the strength of a promise they made 30 years ago. They come together once again to finish the boogeyman once and for all.

I reckon I like this movie because of its mystery. The unknown. You see what it is and you know what it is from the outside. But this......thing has so many shape-shifting possibilities, you can't conjure up exactly what it is supposed to be at first. And, if we hadn't known Stephen King to be fascinated with aliens, we probably would never get that questioned answer from the movie alone. 

The "killings" or the "disappearances" in the movie are pretty much left up to the imagination. That's another plus for me. These horror movies nowadays show everything and leave nothing up to the imagination. In the beginning of the movie we see little George get pulled by It into the sewer, but we don't see what happens after that. Even though the movie suggests that he died, we still don't see WHEN he died or HOW he died.

So much of this movie keeps you guessing because so much of it is left up to the imagination, and that's why I love it so much. 

Stephen King does an awesome job on developing the story and the characters in the story the director and producers, along with the cast, does an awesome job in bringing the story to life. Tim Curry does an awesome job as Pennywise (It). His performance is amazing. 

I suppose I would say the only downfall to this movie is how lengthy it is. Of course, we all know Stephen King to make lengthy novels, stories, films, but some of this have to do with the occasional unnecessary "lingering". That extended moment or unnecessary "nothing".

All-in-all, It is a great film and will not disappoint. Check it out.

Peace!

Sources

IMDb. "It (TV Series 1990)". Web. 2013.

http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0099864/

FilmJabber Movie Blog. "Stephen King's It to be Remade". Web. 2013.

http://www.filmjabber.com/movie-blog/2009/03/14/stephen-kings-it-to-be-remade/

Best Horror Movies Ever. "It 1990 Review". Web. 2013.

http://www.best-horror-movies.com/review?name=it-1990-review

Blunt, Tom. 15 February 2013. "6 Movie Monsters Ranked by Sense of Humor". Word and Film. Web. 2013.

http://www.wordandfilm.com/2013/02/mwah-ha-ha-ha-6-movie-monsters-ranked-by-sense-of-humor/