It (1990) TV Mini-Series

Seven youths have to defeat a demonic creature named Pennywise which dresses in a clown suit and terrorizes a 1960's town in Maine. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Tommy Lee Wallace
Written By: Stephen King, Lawrence D. Cohen
Starring: Seth Green, Tim Curry, John Ritter, Richard Thomas, Annette O'Toole, Dennis Christopher, Laura Harris, Tim Reid, Jonathan Brandis, Harry Anderson, Emily Perkins, Ben Heller
Genres: Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
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1. Psychotronic Film and Video Guides (collaborative: moderated by Gregzilla - 40 stars)
2. Based on a Book (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 21 stars)
3. Coming Of Age (collaborative - 16 stars)
4. Films available in HD (collaborative: moderated by kubricksucks - 13 stars)
5. Stephen King adaptation (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 11 stars)
6. TV - 1001 TV Series You Must Watch (collaborative: moderated by KasperL - 11 stars)
7. 1960s period film (collaborative: moderated by djross - 8 stars)
8. Based On Novel (collaborative: moderated by tathiel - 7 stars)
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Shmendrek | 1 10th |
This movie manages to bend the space time continuem with a running time of several thousand years.
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DavidBlast | 45 36th |
Back then: Scariest shit ever. Now: Straight to TV horror schlock lifted substantially by Tim Curry as Pennywise the Clown.
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NathanDarko | 98 98th |
TimCurry plays the "ghost of my past". Got so many sleepless nights as a child because of this Movie. One of the best King movies ever. Stands behind the Novel but a very good movie, no doubt
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Paxton | 60 36th |
There are two movies to review here. The one with the kids gets an 80 and the one with the adults gets a 20. There are enough creepy clown moments that you only ever need to see it once and you'll still see that clown coming out of your shower drain.
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Moribunny | 30 15th |
I watched it when it came out, as a 12-year old looking for action-packed horrorfests. The only thing I can remember clearly is that I wanted to dig it but was by and large bored. Most of Stephen King's stuff struggles to be interesting anyway, and here the same mistake was made as with Salem's Lot: Overstretching Stephen King adaptations does not cure them of their dreary mediocrity.
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nandorizzi | 75 71st |
I think the book is better, deeper. The story is great, but too much complex to adapt a film. Anyway, it is a scary movie, especially the clown Pennywise, pretty cool.
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Luna6ix | 84 86th |
this is the only time where the unfounded fears of children about clowns being demonic creatures have been given evidence, facinating to think that this movie may have single handedly killed an entire profession.
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Magb | 60 23rd |
Part 1 is actually quite good, but Part 2 is awful. That creepy clown sure became a lot scarier when it turned into a big, shitty-looking spider, didn't it?
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doctor7 | 61 39th |
I found part one to be exactly what "It" set out to be. A creepy and scary movie. Tim Curry is terrifying in my books. Part 2 just seems to fall apart with the "final battle" that includes special effects so laughably dated that it completely destroys the frights from the first half.
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Filligan | 87 67th |
There are some films I rate highly because of reasons that don't often fall into that of a regular critique. I'm aware that the second half of the film turns into a horrid comedy and ruins the atmosphere of the first half, but I still love it. I love it because I love Pennywise himself. Because Curry is so brilliant. And because I first caught a glimpse of him when I was very young and he destroyed my life every time I had to go to sleep for years. For so long I thought I had dreamed he existed.
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Kavu | 68 45th |
I ranked this quite a bit lower earlier. It's actually pretty decent, although some parts almost require you to have read the book. The budget shows a bit too much, especially in the end.
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pilgermann | 80 76th |
The first half is engaging and creepy, but the second seems really lacking. It feels rushed and doesn't seem to work emotionally. Considering the source material being crammed into a 2-part broadcast TV movie is a daunting task, it's not a failure. The widely lamented creature at the end doesn't bother me that much. Most of the effects are quite nice, and the musical score is not bad either.
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Kojiless | 14 14th |
Take a mediocre novel written by a mediocre novelist, make it into a mediocre film with mediocre actors reading from a mediocre script, toss in some mediocre SFX and a mediocre creature, and you have IT.
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1 | hojo | 85 71st |
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Best Tim Curry role ever.
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aethewulf | 61 21st |
i watched this film on tv when i was a child .the day i became scare (or hate) clowns.
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Farzan | 64 53rd |
Very clever, well acted, and a good script. Tim Curry is frightening as Pennywise the clown, and good performances from most of the cast make this movie very watchable. The terrible ending really ruined this film for me.
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twincinema | 40 18th |
The first half of this film is great. Tim Curry as Pennywise absolutely destroys. Great performances from the children. However, the second half with the adults is boring. It just keeps going and going and going. Everyone that nostalgically remembers this film forgets about the second half.
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1 | herring | 100 87th |
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Verrry Scary!!
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KasperL | 85 93rd |
Everybody I've spoken to who, like me, saw this as a child agree that this was a highlight and also a somewhat scarring experience. So, naturally, I made sure to introduce it to my younger brother when he got (nearly) old enough. Back then I was particularly caught up in the first half where you have a sense of sharing these kids' impossibly horrific situation, and how can anybody disremember Tim Curry's astoundingly creepy villain?
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1 | bluekitty | 85 76th |
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This movie made me afraid to go in the bathroom when I first saw when I was a kid.
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recklessmess | 73 53rd |
I remember this from HS, the clown was super creepy. that is all.
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Vandelay1 | 81 90th |
nice movie
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rob oh! | 92 80th |
If you hate clowns already, stay away from IT. If you don't, you'll hate them AFTER you see this movie! An awesome Stephen King book-turned-movie, and Tim Curry is fucking evil as Pennywise the Dancing Clown who terrorizes a group of kids (later adults) in the small town of Dairy.
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INDYATMN | 78 51st |
Watched only out of curiosity after seeing the 2019 film version & this is both not that bad for what it is (it obviously lacks the budget or CGI capabilities to have the kind of impact the films do) & also lacking something in terms of direction, even for television with certain scenes shot in a very basic way (like It in the sewer drain). Still the fortune cookie scene is simpler & less wacky; Ritter's nice guy vibes are always welcome; & his initial disbelief of O'Toole's confession is fun.
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spleen | 71 44th |
I remember seeng this when it came out and being pleasantly surprised at how well it was done. Now I watch it again and am unpleasantly confused at why I thought it was good.
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SirStuckey | 40 14th |
It hasn't aged well, but it was damn scary when it first came in. Mostly because of how good Tim Curry was as Pennywise. I would later read the book and come to find how much this movie strayed from it (and not at all in a good way). Beyond nostalgic reasons I doubt this will be many people's idea of a good film.
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yawkcorb | 90 87th |
Awesome
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1 | jixby | 80 53rd |
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I could perfectly cast an SCTV parody of this movie.
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1 | doughbaron | 55 20th |
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Some genuinely creepy and disturbing parts in the first half of this. Ultimately the scares and suspense go nowhere, leaving us with a second half that is beyond lame.
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dunbar | 70 44th |
The score is out of respect to Tim Curry and his performance. Something something read the book instead.
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hellboy76 | 65 45th |
Watchable for Tim Curry's Pennywise and to see the child actors outperform their adult counterparts.
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goremeat | 40 21st |
Unintentionally (or not?) hilarious
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