Man, the young cast, never mind Pennywise himself, were absolutely fantastic in this movie. I actually like Chapter Two a tad more (the adult casting is pretty phenomenal!), but Chapter One is the stronger film.
Bill Skarsgård is just amazing in everything he does. i adore him. i have to agree though, the child cast did a crazyyy good job too. i really like how well they paired the children with the adult versions of themselves. i’m super glad to see another person that really appreciates Chapter Two, i see it get stomped on a bit and it makes me sad to see. blessings to you dude-
That mouth Richie has is his power 😂 It’s one of the reasons they called him trash mouth and they would say “beep beep, Richie” when he would go too far. His sense of humor and smart ass ways was what he used to fight Pennywise
This was my best ever cinematic experience. Me and my cousin went to see it at our small local cinema at a midnight showing. I thought it might not be a great venue to see the film, as it was a new local cinema converted from a church, and I thought we'd be the only ones there... but it was fully packed and the audience were brilliant! We were all laughing and screaming so much. ❤️
Stephen King doesn't write stories about monsters, they may have monsters in them, but they are always about people. People's feelings, thoughts, reactions and responses to unusual situations. Often the people turn out to be as bad, or worse than the monsters. One thing you always get though, is food for thought. Great reaction guys, thanks for braving this one. ❤
Oh ya forgot to add that the Rock War is the most important part of the book because it is when they all officialy become friends and forge their club as it were.
I think the fact that Mr. King has a cameo in part 2 shows his support of this adaptation of It. I absolutely love that you both alluded to the atmosphere and seeming disinterest of adults in the missing children here and in The Black Phone- I was the exact age as the kids in It are meant to be (born in '77) and being a kid back then was definitely a trip. We didn't have helicopter parents, we had parents who were "finding" themselves- holdouts of the sexual revolution, second-wave feminism, and consciousness-raising of the 60's and 70's. Adults didn't have reliable news sources outside of newspapers (with uneven quality, depending on where you lived and who was doing the writing) and six o'clock news to tell us what was actually going on- everything else was rumor and legend. I remember mimeographed letters coming home from school with me to warn my (single) mom about razor blades in apples, Snoopy printed on squares of LSD, Satanic influences in the works of JRR Tolkien and Metallica, creeps in vans snatching kids who were alone, drugging and disguising them to make an easy getaway. Adults were too busy, though, with their own shit to do more than briefly caution kids about such dangers (my mom was a big fan of "if someone you don't know comes near you, scream") and then turn them loose for the day. They put those fears into our heads, oblivious to the fact that a child's imagination will exaggerate the danger into an undefeatable monster, and then left it to us to fight the monsters on our own. That us 80's kids were basically feral isn't an exaggeration- we knew we couldn't count on adults to solve our problems, real or imagined, and these movies perfectly capture the hands-off environment in which we grew up.
The comment about Pennywise's eyes being out of sinc and how creepy that was. The director was going add the eye movements, but Bill Skarsgård was able to manipulate his eyes independently on his own. So when you see Pennywise's eyes pointing in different directions, that was all done by Bill naturally. Bill was also responsible for Pennywise's smile. 😬
i love Bill Skarsgård so much. ever since i saw him in Hemlock Grove i’ve been OBSESSED. (if you haven’t watched it you should give it a shot) he’s so good 🥹 the Skarsgård family has talent for sure.
Ben is absolutely my favorite character and has been since I first read the book at 15. As a chubby, awkward kid, I related to him so much. The book is so well fleshed out that there are several stories that didn't get worked into two films. I have read it at least six times over the course of my 51 years. If you enjoy reading, I can't recommend it enough.No spoilers, but there will be a few pleasant surprises in the second movie for you. And you will come to know what Pennywise is. I am literally a prime example of King's quote, "Give them to me when they're young and they will be mine forever." I watched Salem's Lot in 1979 when it premiered on television as a miniseries. I was 7 and it scared the bejeezus out of me me. I was an instant fan. I read my first book by King at 11. Pet Sematary. I slept with the light on for three nights when I finished it. Speaking of The Black Phone, I don't know if you are aware of this, but the author of the short story it was based on, Joe Hill, is Joseph H. King, Stephen's oldest son. If you watch Creepshow, he plays the little boy in the story that ties the vignettes together. He is credited as Joe King. When he got older and became serious about writing, he dropped his father's name from his pen name because he wanted to make it or fail based on his own merits.
It goes into in the book but the adults are all affected by Pennywise to keep them disconnected to make it easier for him to take the kids. Pennywise’s history is in the book. IT is a very big book, they had to break it into 2 movies to get it all in.
They don’t really go into it in the adaptations, explicitly: When it comes to the adults you actually nailed it-IT has an affect on the adults as well as the children however the affect on the adults is some mix of apathy and a sort of selfish-anger or something, either way it takes them out of the picture so we can focus on the children/Losers Club. As it is with the adaptations of IT, the second half w/ the adults is often less frightening, so definitely watch Chapter Two.
Slight book spoiler if you want to read it- Regarding Pennywise and the parents: So, Pennywise is actually an entity that shifts his appearance based on what children's fears are. He isn't actually a clown, the only reason he tends to take the form of a clown is because it seems non-threatening. Clowns are associated with making others happy so he just uses the form of a clown to lure children to get closer to him. Pennywise's existence in the town influences the adults negatively which is why they are all terrible. Pennywise of course needs to cause fear so he makes sure the adults isolate the children which makes it easier for him to prey on them and make them fearful. The adults are horrible so the children have no authority figures to turn to for help while he's hunting them, basically. Regarding this film specifically, this film is pretty much perfect to me. The casting, the cinematography, the scares. I have been a horror movie fan since I was literally 6-years-old. In my parent's defense I asked if I could watch my 1st R-Rated horror film on tv, just by the title but I didn't tell them the rating XD. Horror is my favorite genre, horror and indie films, and it's even better if they're indie horror films. Of all the genres though I wasn't really allowed to watch comedic films. The raunchy jokes, sexy scenes, etc. Normally, if sexy scenes are in horror movies they are cut short by a kill. Comedies were one of the things I couldn't watch so I grew up not watching a lot of them. I have since seen more comedic films but I still typically hate comedic horror films. I love going into horror to get scared, and adding comedy just takes me out of it completely. This film, however, was the 1st film where the comedic jokes not only made me laugh but didn't take me out of the film. They are children so it made sense with how their characters were written. I saw this film in theaters twice!
Definitely need to see the second half of the story. This is my favorite stand-alone(ish) King novel, though it is very different from the book, but since they decided to update it from the 1950s. Though, unlike most times a movie does that, it worked really well with this once.
I feel bad that Mike’s parents were seemingly the only ones who cared about their kid, to try and save him from the fire in their last moments, but they of course died as part of his character. And then all the others are horrible excuses for parents, with Beverly’s father being a flat out nonce.
This 1st chapter is absolutely spectacular. The young actors were phenomenal. I absolutely love this movie & book. It's one of my favorite things ever. I'm getting an It inspired tattoo 🎈🤡 ❤ also the note Ben wrote to Beverly said Bev on the card. He never signed his name. In that room with all the clowns there is a clown that looks like the pennywise from the original TV mini series. When pennywise takes the form of the mummy that's a throwback to the original story. They had to update the type of things kids of a newer generation would be afraid of.
I was a young adult when I read the book and it made me feel very uneasy. All these kids are somehow insecure and bullied, or have some trauma (survivor's complex, various kinds of abuse including incest...). That's why Evil (Pennywise) targets them. People percieved as weak are always be targeted by predators. These kids' emotional IQ makes them see what other people don't see: the face of Evil. However, we are more than the sum of our parts. Evil feeds on fear, but by facing their fears and standing together, these kids are victorious. They are extremely brave. This movie has a deeper meaning than your regular horror flick. In Part 2, it goes even deeper. Amazing interpretation of the book even if there's some artistic license. Loved your reactions!
There is one major deviation from the book, there is a scene left out that would never make it into any movie adaptation ever. I won't be the one to describe it on the comments.
Everyone points out the parents don't do anything the whole town is hypnotized by IT. It explains it better in the book and the original but the creepy TV shows they all watch is a hint . Plus ppl from there forget which is why they don't seem too bothered about kids missing and noone does anything bwt Henry's bullying ext. I like how they tried to depict it but some ppl dismiss it as just strange lol p.s he came from a commet and lived under Dary before it was built so I would say he's sum alien supernatural force that's ancient. Kinda different to just a person in a costume lol
Another great one. Very much looking forward to you checking out part 2. Ben didn't put his name on the poem he wrote. He put's Bev. But very easy to mix those two names up if you only get a brief glimpse of it. As to what Stephen King thought of this. He is a guest appearance in part 2. Also make sure you take note of who plays Eddie's Mom. The original movie of IT was a straight to TV movie that was split up into four 1 hour parts (at least that was how it was shown in the UK). Parts 1 & 2 make up the first movie. Parts 3 & 4 are the second movie. I hope everyone had an amazing week, & this week is even better. Much love to all from here in the UK
stand by me was also written by Stephen King just so you know...he wrote the script for it. You need to understand that the audults do not see the things that pennywise does because he makes sure of it. Penmnywise is an alien created long before the universe and represents the darkness of it all. He feeds on fear and because of that It takes the form of whatever it's victims are scared of. I liked this one better than the second because sadly the second part (despite having a cameo of Stephen King and having Jessica Chastaine in it) is as far away from the book as one can get and the climax was just dissapointing. The actor of Pennywise is amazing as him and he scares me here as well. If you want to know more about what Pennywise is then read the book but this story is one of the only ones that Stephen wrote that actually scared him while writing it and IT still scares him to this day. Pennywise can also take out the worse in people and IT uses that fact to control people to scare It's victims for IT when they are not scared of the creature it's self. Henry is a good example of that.
I immediately liked the video! Nick, I'm surprised you're not familiar with this story. And since you made the comment about Pennywise's eyes, I'm sure you'll love to know that that's Bill actually moving his eyes like that. It's not CGI, lol. Both movies together are the book; and, yes, Mr. King does like this movie. I believe he also liked the older version too, which was a mini-series made for TV. As people will remember, made-for-TV mini-series were a huge deal back then. It seemed like most households tuned in. And, Jen, please don't take this as a strange comment, but you VERY much remind me of a very close family friend who I consider to be my second mother. So you always give me warm fuzzies because of that connection, lol. Great reaction, you two. Part two is mandatory. You've got to finish the story!
Correction: Stephen King liked Part 1 of the miniseries, the ending not so much, of course he also hated the ending of his own novel. "Please forgive me, I was too coked up to know what the fuck I was writing."
There are a lot of major differences between the movies and the book, but like Stephen King said they make for different experiences of the material. "Why doesn't Pennywise kills the adults?" That is a great comment about one of the themes that got lost in translation. King is all about the banality of evil in small towns - he created Pennywise as a source for that evil, and a counter-spirit "the turtle" as the one of good.
I went to the cinema to see this on opening night and the atmosphere was incredible. I have so much love for this film 😊 really hope you watch chapter two
The book shifts back and forth between the two timelines (actually, more than two) and it was a bit clumsy (effective sometimes, other times confusing). Splitting the children's story and the adult's story into two separate linear plots... and into two movies, was ideal (at least for feature films). The mini-series attempted to keep the structure of the novel, but except for Tim Curry's terrific Pennywise, it was a bit wan. (Mostly due to the strictures of network television in 1991). Chapter 2 of the movie gives you some explanation as to the origin of Pennywise, but it's very simplified from the novel (frankly, "It's" origin story in the novel is so outlandish I'm glad they simplified it for the film). The movies update the two timelines... the novel takes place in the 1950s and the 1980s... the movies in the 1980s and the 2010's. Also some of the children's backstories were altered for the movies... particularly Mike's.
I love this film. It's definitely one of the best Stephen King adaptations, and they did the novel justice than the 1990 miniseries expect the only change I didn't like was Mike is actually the group's historian and researcher but yet they gave it to Ben. Stephen King and his oldest son really loved this film. Fun fact: the director and producers actually kept Bill Skarsgård's Pennywise away from the kids because they wanted their reaction to be real. The first time they saw Bill in Pennywise form was on the Neibolt House sequence. But also, with the book that's 1000 pages, They go back and forth with telling the Losers Club as adults (mid 1980s) and kids (late 1950s). The book is shockingly violent especially focusing on the Losers Club as kids and their experience in Derry during the summer of 1958. So I like the way in this film they focus on the kids, and part 2 focus mostly on the adults.
You and your mom's reactions are wonderful! Part 1 of "It" (which you're watching) is tremendous. Part 2 wasn't all that bad, but I'll have to say I enjoyed the first one a little more. Enjoy and have a Happy Halloween!
In the book, the losers all had a role to play: Bill was the leader, Mike was the historian, Eddie was the tracker, Ben was the engineer, Richie was the comic relief, and Beverly was the marksman. I can't remember Stan's role, maybe the unbeliever. The movie cut all of that out and changed the story; there was nothing about Ben's engineering prowess, so the movie gave him Mike's role as the historian which left Mike without much to do. After IT had been defeated and they got out of the sewers (I'll let your patrons explain how they did it), they kind of disbanded and went on to live separate lives leaving Derry, all of them becoming wildly successful except Mike who stayed in Derry and became town librarian. Bill was a novelist, Stan an accountant, Eddie owned a limousine company, Ben was an architect, Richie a comedian, and Beverly a fashion designer. Also, the book wasn't linear. It bounced back and forth between 1957, and 1984, The IT version with Tim Curry started with the adult losers, and showed the kid's story in flashback. I think this version is much better split into two movies, even though the story was changed from the book a lot more than the Tim Curry version.
Love the channel. Hi Nick and Jen. Yup. It was a two part series. Scary in the 90’s. The book was like 1000 pages long. Love Stephen I’m from Maine. I suggest watching Misery.
yay! another spooky movie with my two comfort people after a long day of work. who could ask for anything better? thank you for grinding these out so quickly for us; you guys never disappoint
03:12 oh 😲 06:56 🤣 14:43 lol 15:16 ohh 😂 17:00 😂 20:43 actually i think there was really blood in there 22:11 🤣🤣🤣 25:19 oh i never think of that! 28:33 I forgot already 🙈 30:30 omg this made me laugh so hard 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂 33:48 omg i got scared with this 34:52 ayo 💀💀💀
Ok that's a fact now, I love you guys!!! I enjoyed so much your reaction, you genuinely made me laugh!! (Jen, you're a gem 🤗) "It" is a big deal to me, it's my favorite book. Yes indeed there are many differences but you can't place everything that's in a (huge) book into a movie. I enjoy this movie (more than Chapter II, just my opinion) as well as the 1990 adaptation. I think there are great scenes in the 3 movies and one can pick a little in each of them. They're like a flavor of the book, which is the real deal. Nick, I think you would have loved Ritchie better in the book, as each "loser" is special and so likeable for different reasons. (Ben & Bev are also my favorite characters though 😉) I think Ritchie and Mike are the 2 characters with whom the director took much liberties compared to the book. Also to answer your question, the book does not really split the stories in 2. There are constant flash backs between 2 major periods (not really a spoiler as you already figured it out) - end of the 50ies and the 80ies (Muschietti changed the years of action). I also wanted to say THANK YOU for sharing that moment with us and also, and on a more personal note, for not laughing when Bev is in front of the various brands! I have watched it a few times in a theater and it did bother me when people did. To sum up, I spent a great time with you both 💙
PLEASE react to 1990 IT. Like the book it switched between adult and children. They shot him with silver, not stab with a steel rod. Eddie feared birds and the movie took out the school scene. Also removed the classroom scene why Bowers want to cut Ben. Stanley was afraid of Mummy, only fended off by naming birds. No projector but 90s had photo album. Richie didn't fear clowns, he feared Wolfman after sneaking in with club to see the film where they had run in with Bowers. Mike dad helped ppl escape burning building, not dead and no grandfather. Also, Ben saw his dad as his fear, no headless creature. Every balloon color used, not just Red. Finally, it has all 5 of Henry Bowers gang, showing how 2 main bullies is made lifeless by Pennywise in 1990.
If your mom thinks When A Stranger Calls (1979) was scary you should get her to watch the 2006 remake They stretched out the first 20 minutes of the original to a fulll 2 hour film
Not a bad film tbh, King adaptions are usually pretty hit or miss, my favourite is and always will be Christine, Carpenter and King, great match. On a non King track, would love to see you guys react to It Follows sometime, my favourite modern horror, so good.
There's a slight not to a cut plotline from the book with the Lego turtle. In the book the god Chud, who is a turtle, helps to defeat the alien Pennywise. The book is vastly weirder than the movies and serves as a focal point in the Stephen King book universe. Also I love that Pennywise turns into a mummy for Ben since the book takes place in the 50's for the kids part and he was scared of the mummy from the classic Universal movie!
Thank you for a great review. I'm sitting down and watching Chapter 2 right now since you guys got me in the mood. Can't wait for the review of this one as well. You're both the GOAT. ❤️🐻❤️
The original It (1990) is a miniseries. Some miniseries you should check out: It 1990 The Stand 1994 Storm of the Century 1999 They are all from Stephen King. Not necessarily scary just good stories.
I am absolutely terrified of Clowns and that's precisely why I why I watch the IT movies, my friends can't wrap their head around that lol... It's a horror, it's supposed to be scary, why would I not watch it?
This is my favorite novel adapted to screen and I am happy, they found the kids. They do a fantastic job. I hope you watch chapter 2 soon, since it is a continuation of the story. The book is very long. So, they had to do it in two parts. I would love to see your reaction.
Great reaction as always!! I REALLY HOPE you two react to "IT Chapter 2" ... Cause IT Chapter 1 and IT Chapter 2 is ONE STORY... Part 1 and 2 IS THE BOOK.. so yeah.. you need the entire story!! Plz React to "IT Chapter 2" Next.. PLZ!
So they don't do it in the movie but in the book Beverly has sex with all of the Losers Club in the sewer as a way to re-bond the group, try to defeat Pennywise and find their way out of the sewers by attempting to make the transition from children to adults with the act of intercourse (part of her damaged thinking from having a sexually abusive father) In the book all of the kids are 11 years old. Super controversial which is why it has never been adapted visually.
I used to read this book every 18ish months. Bc I hated the TV version so much. Like, how dare Harry Anderson be Ritchie. Then I saw THIS version of IT and fell back in love.
My favorite bit of trivia for this is "It" (1990) and "It" (2017). 27 years apart.
I never thought about that
How interesting! That has to be intentional on the filmmakers part
ALSO Bill Skarsgard was 27 when he made or when the movie was released, don't remember exactly, but still, creepy
This was the highest grossing horror movie of 2017, $702 million dollars against a $35 million dollar budget.
Man, the young cast, never mind Pennywise himself, were absolutely fantastic in this movie. I actually like Chapter Two a tad more (the adult casting is pretty phenomenal!), but Chapter One is the stronger film.
Bill Skarsgård is just amazing in everything he does. i adore him. i have to agree though, the child cast did a crazyyy good job too. i really like how well they paired the children with the adult versions of themselves.
i’m super glad to see another person that really appreciates Chapter Two, i see it get stomped on a bit and it makes me sad to see. blessings to you dude-
FYI, they didn’t make the sequel because the first one was successful, it was always a two-part story.
That mouth Richie has is his power 😂
It’s one of the reasons they called him trash mouth and they would say “beep beep, Richie” when he would go too far.
His sense of humor and smart ass ways was what he used to fight Pennywise
This was my best ever cinematic experience. Me and my cousin went to see it at our small local cinema at a midnight showing. I thought it might not be a great venue to see the film, as it was a new local cinema converted from a church, and I thought we'd be the only ones there... but it was fully packed and the audience were brilliant! We were all laughing and screaming so much. ❤️
Stephen King doesn't write stories about monsters, they may have monsters in them, but they are always about people. People's feelings, thoughts, reactions and responses to unusual situations. Often the people turn out to be as bad, or worse than the monsters. One thing you always get though, is food for thought. Great reaction guys, thanks for braving this one. ❤
The funniest part was when Eddie said, “Gazebos” instead of “Placebos” hehehe
Oh ya forgot to add that the Rock War is the most important part of the book because it is when they all officialy become friends and forge their club as it were.
I think the fact that Mr. King has a cameo in part 2 shows his support of this adaptation of It.
I absolutely love that you both alluded to the atmosphere and seeming disinterest of adults in the missing children here and in The Black Phone- I was the exact age as the kids in It are meant to be (born in '77) and being a kid back then was definitely a trip. We didn't have helicopter parents, we had parents who were "finding" themselves- holdouts of the sexual revolution, second-wave feminism, and consciousness-raising of the 60's and 70's. Adults didn't have reliable news sources outside of newspapers (with uneven quality, depending on where you lived and who was doing the writing) and six o'clock news to tell us what was actually going on- everything else was rumor and legend. I remember mimeographed letters coming home from school with me to warn my (single) mom about razor blades in apples, Snoopy printed on squares of LSD, Satanic influences in the works of JRR Tolkien and Metallica, creeps in vans snatching kids who were alone, drugging and disguising them to make an easy getaway. Adults were too busy, though, with their own shit to do more than briefly caution kids about such dangers (my mom was a big fan of "if someone you don't know comes near you, scream") and then turn them loose for the day. They put those fears into our heads, oblivious to the fact that a child's imagination will exaggerate the danger into an undefeatable monster, and then left it to us to fight the monsters on our own. That us 80's kids were basically feral isn't an exaggeration- we knew we couldn't count on adults to solve our problems, real or imagined, and these movies perfectly capture the hands-off environment in which we grew up.
No he appears as a cameo because he has a big ego Hitchcock Tarantino do the same they also are egocentric.
The comment about Pennywise's eyes being out of sinc and how creepy that was. The director was going add the eye movements, but Bill Skarsgård was able to manipulate his eyes independently on his own. So when you see Pennywise's eyes pointing in different directions, that was all done by Bill naturally. Bill was also responsible for Pennywise's smile. 😬
It's even better, his eye goes that way naturally, so he actually has to concentrate to make it look straight.
i love Bill Skarsgård so much. ever since i saw him in Hemlock Grove i’ve been OBSESSED. (if you haven’t watched it you should give it a shot) he’s so good 🥹 the Skarsgård family has talent for sure.
Ben is absolutely my favorite character and has been since I first read the book at 15. As a chubby, awkward kid, I related to him so much. The book is so well fleshed out that there are several stories that didn't get worked into two films. I have read it at least six times over the course of my 51 years. If you enjoy reading, I can't recommend it enough.No spoilers, but there will be a few pleasant surprises in the second movie for you. And you will come to know what Pennywise is. I am literally a prime example of King's quote, "Give them to me when they're young and they will be mine forever." I watched Salem's Lot in 1979 when it premiered on television as a miniseries. I was 7 and it scared the bejeezus out of me me. I was an instant fan. I read my first book by King at 11. Pet Sematary. I slept with the light on for three nights when I finished it. Speaking of The Black Phone, I don't know if you are aware of this, but the author of the short story it was based on, Joe Hill, is Joseph H. King, Stephen's oldest son. If you watch Creepshow, he plays the little boy in the story that ties the vignettes together. He is credited as Joe King. When he got older and became serious about writing, he dropped his father's name from his pen name because he wanted to make it or fail based on his own merits.
Ben is SOOOO precious 🥰🥰🥺🥺
I love Bill Skarsgards take on pennywise
It goes into in the book but the adults are all affected by Pennywise to keep them disconnected to make it easier for him to take the kids. Pennywise’s history is in the book. IT is a very big book, they had to break it into 2 movies to get it all in.
They don’t really go into it in the adaptations, explicitly:
When it comes to the adults you actually nailed it-IT has an affect on the adults as well as the children however the affect on the adults is some mix of apathy and a sort of selfish-anger or something, either way it takes them out of the picture so we can focus on the children/Losers Club.
As it is with the adaptations of IT, the second half w/ the adults is often less frightening, so definitely watch Chapter Two.
Ha!!! Been waiting for this!!! 😂Nick and Jen you are the best! ❤
Slight book spoiler if you want to read it- Regarding Pennywise and the parents:
So, Pennywise is actually an entity that shifts his appearance based on what children's fears are. He isn't actually a clown, the only reason he tends to take the form of a clown is because it seems non-threatening. Clowns are associated with making others happy so he just uses the form of a clown to lure children to get closer to him. Pennywise's existence in the town influences the adults negatively which is why they are all terrible. Pennywise of course needs to cause fear so he makes sure the adults isolate the children which makes it easier for him to prey on them and make them fearful. The adults are horrible so the children have no authority figures to turn to for help while he's hunting them, basically.
Regarding this film specifically, this film is pretty much perfect to me. The casting, the cinematography, the scares. I have been a horror movie fan since I was literally 6-years-old. In my parent's defense I asked if I could watch my 1st R-Rated horror film on tv, just by the title but I didn't tell them the rating XD.
Horror is my favorite genre, horror and indie films, and it's even better if they're indie horror films. Of all the genres though I wasn't really allowed to watch comedic films. The raunchy jokes, sexy scenes, etc. Normally, if sexy scenes are in horror movies they are cut short by a kill. Comedies were one of the things I couldn't watch so I grew up not watching a lot of them. I have since seen more comedic films but I still typically hate comedic horror films. I love going into horror to get scared, and adding comedy just takes me out of it completely. This film, however, was the 1st film where the comedic jokes not only made me laugh but didn't take me out of the film. They are children so it made sense with how their characters were written.
I saw this film in theaters twice!
Definitely need to see the second half of the story. This is my favorite stand-alone(ish) King novel, though it is very different from the book, but since they decided to update it from the 1950s. Though, unlike most times a movie does that, it worked really well with this once.
Bev had her own monster at home
I feel bad that Mike’s parents were seemingly the only ones who cared about their kid, to try and save him from the fire in their last moments, but they of course died as part of his character. And then all the others are horrible excuses for parents, with Beverly’s father being a flat out nonce.
Great reaction as always. Part 2 is real good too
"Lots of clowns work for the city" 😂 well you aren't wrong rofl
This 1st chapter is absolutely spectacular. The young actors were phenomenal. I absolutely love this movie & book. It's one of my favorite things ever. I'm getting an It inspired tattoo 🎈🤡 ❤ also the note Ben wrote to Beverly said Bev on the card. He never signed his name. In that room with all the clowns there is a clown that looks like the pennywise from the original TV mini series. When pennywise takes the form of the mummy that's a throwback to the original story. They had to update the type of things kids of a newer generation would be afraid of.
I was a young adult when I read the book and it made me feel very uneasy. All these kids are somehow insecure and bullied, or have some trauma (survivor's complex, various kinds of abuse including incest...). That's why Evil (Pennywise) targets them. People percieved as weak are always be targeted by predators. These kids' emotional IQ makes them see what other people don't see: the face of Evil.
However, we are more than the sum of our parts. Evil feeds on fear, but by facing their fears and standing together, these kids are victorious. They are extremely brave. This movie has a deeper meaning than your regular horror flick. In Part 2, it goes even deeper.
Amazing interpretation of the book even if there's some artistic license. Loved your reactions!
That's a brilliant insight into the story! Absolutely elevates it compared to most horror. Glad you enjoyed!
@@Flix2Us Thanks for your kind words. I'm your Number One fan! 😈 (just kidding).
There is one major deviation from the book, there is a scene left out that would never make it into any movie adaptation ever. I won't be the one to describe it on the comments.
I know EXACTLY what deviation you're referring to, and I agree wholeheartedly.
Oh right! I think I read about that after we saw this. Is it the *ahem* ... "group" scene?
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That was super weird to write about a bunch of children doing that. IMO
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I love it when Georgie says, "Bill's gonna kill me" because the actor playing IT is Bill Skarsgard so Georgie wasn't wrong.
Everyone points out the parents don't do anything the whole town is hypnotized by IT. It explains it better in the book and the original but the creepy TV shows they all watch is a hint . Plus ppl from there forget which is why they don't seem too bothered about kids missing and noone does anything bwt Henry's bullying ext. I like how they tried to depict it but some ppl dismiss it as just strange lol p.s he came from a commet and lived under Dary before it was built so I would say he's sum alien supernatural force that's ancient. Kinda different to just a person in a costume lol
When he yelled get out of my town cause he was being racists
Bill Skarsgard who is Pennywise can actually do that with his eyes. now to watch pt2
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Another great one. Very much looking forward to you checking out part 2.
Ben didn't put his name on the poem he wrote. He put's Bev. But very easy to mix those two names up if you only get a brief glimpse of it. As to what Stephen King thought of this. He is a guest appearance in part 2. Also make sure you take note of who plays Eddie's Mom.
The original movie of IT was a straight to TV movie that was split up into four 1 hour parts (at least that was how it was shown in the UK). Parts 1 & 2 make up the first movie. Parts 3 & 4 are the second movie.
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This movie came out exactly 27 years after the original series. 27 years of course being the same time from of IT's return
stand by me was also written by Stephen King just so you know...he wrote the script for it. You need to understand that the audults do not see the things that pennywise does because he makes sure of it. Penmnywise is an alien created long before the universe and represents the darkness of it all. He feeds on fear and because of that It takes the form of whatever it's victims are scared of. I liked this one better than the second because sadly the second part (despite having a cameo of Stephen King and having Jessica Chastaine in it) is as far away from the book as one can get and the climax was just dissapointing. The actor of Pennywise is amazing as him and he scares me here as well. If you want to know more about what Pennywise is then read the book but this story is one of the only ones that Stephen wrote that actually scared him while writing it and IT still scares him to this day. Pennywise can also take out the worse in people and IT uses that fact to control people to scare It's victims for IT when they are not scared of the creature it's self. Henry is a good example of that.
I immediately liked the video! Nick, I'm surprised you're not familiar with this story. And since you made the comment about Pennywise's eyes, I'm sure you'll love to know that that's Bill actually moving his eyes like that. It's not CGI, lol.
Both movies together are the book; and, yes, Mr. King does like this movie. I believe he also liked the older version too, which was a mini-series made for TV. As people will remember, made-for-TV mini-series were a huge deal back then. It seemed like most households tuned in.
And, Jen, please don't take this as a strange comment, but you VERY much remind me of a very close family friend who I consider to be my second mother. So you always give me warm fuzzies because of that connection, lol.
Great reaction, you two. Part two is mandatory. You've got to finish the story!
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Correction: Stephen King liked Part 1 of the miniseries, the ending not so much, of course he also hated the ending of his own novel. "Please forgive me, I was too coked up to know what the fuck I was writing."
There are a lot of major differences between the movies and the book, but like Stephen King said they make for different experiences of the material.
"Why doesn't Pennywise kills the adults?" That is a great comment about one of the themes that got lost in translation. King is all about the banality of evil in small towns - he created Pennywise as a source for that evil, and a counter-spirit "the turtle" as the one of good.
I went to the cinema to see this on opening night and the atmosphere was incredible. I have so much love for this film 😊 really hope you watch chapter two
The book shifts back and forth between the two timelines (actually, more than two) and it was a bit clumsy (effective sometimes, other times confusing). Splitting the children's story and the adult's story into two separate linear plots... and into two movies, was ideal (at least for feature films). The mini-series attempted to keep the structure of the novel, but except for Tim Curry's terrific Pennywise, it was a bit wan. (Mostly due to the strictures of network television in 1991). Chapter 2 of the movie gives you some explanation as to the origin of Pennywise, but it's very simplified from the novel (frankly, "It's" origin story in the novel is so outlandish I'm glad they simplified it for the film).
The movies update the two timelines... the novel takes place in the 1950s and the 1980s... the movies in the 1980s and the 2010's. Also some of the children's backstories were altered for the movies... particularly Mike's.
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I love this film. It's definitely one of the best Stephen King adaptations, and they did the novel justice than the 1990 miniseries expect the only change I didn't like was Mike is actually the group's historian and researcher but yet they gave it to Ben. Stephen King and his oldest son really loved this film.
Fun fact: the director and producers actually kept Bill Skarsgård's Pennywise away from the kids because they wanted their reaction to be real. The first time they saw Bill in Pennywise form was on the Neibolt House sequence. But also, with the book that's 1000 pages, They go back and forth with telling the Losers Club as adults (mid 1980s) and kids (late 1950s). The book is shockingly violent especially focusing on the Losers Club as kids and their experience in Derry during the summer of 1958. So I like the way in this film they focus on the kids, and part 2 focus mostly on the adults.
You and your mom's reactions are wonderful! Part 1 of "It" (which you're watching) is tremendous. Part 2 wasn't all that bad, but I'll have to say I enjoyed the first one a little more. Enjoy and have a Happy Halloween!
In the book, the losers all had a role to play: Bill was the leader, Mike was the historian, Eddie was the tracker, Ben was the engineer, Richie was the comic relief, and Beverly was the marksman. I can't remember Stan's role, maybe the unbeliever. The movie cut all of that out and changed the story; there was nothing about Ben's engineering prowess, so the movie gave him Mike's role as the historian which left Mike without much to do. After IT had been defeated and they got out of the sewers (I'll let your patrons explain how they did it), they kind of disbanded and went on to live separate lives leaving Derry, all of them becoming wildly successful except Mike who stayed in Derry and became town librarian. Bill was a novelist, Stan an accountant, Eddie owned a limousine company, Ben was an architect, Richie a comedian, and Beverly a fashion designer. Also, the book wasn't linear. It bounced back and forth between 1957, and 1984, The IT version with Tim Curry started with the adult losers, and showed the kid's story in flashback. I think this version is much better split into two movies, even though the story was changed from the book a lot more than the Tim Curry version.
Dreamcatcher is another good Stephen King movie. Great reactions. I have this on my TV screen now.
Love the channel. Hi Nick and Jen.
Yup. It was a two part series.
Scary in the 90’s. The book was like 1000 pages long. Love Stephen I’m from Maine. I suggest watching Misery.
I hear ya. I read 50 pages a day and it still took me two months to finish that sunvbtch 😄❤️
guys you need to watch part 2 asap
yay! another spooky movie with my two comfort people after a long day of work. who could ask for anything better? thank you for grinding these out so quickly for us; you guys never disappoint
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23:01 It said “Bev” as in Beverly 📝💯
I like older better but I read the book back before the first and then seen first..lovelovelove ❤️✌🏻🍁
This has become my favorite reaction channel.. To be honest I'm crushing on Nick a bit
Why thank you!
what a concept for a story! I mean what would anyone do if an eldritch being terrorized them and their whole town...nothing lol
I like Tim Curry’s Pennywise *more* but the kids in *this* version are much better! I enjoy both adaptations though 🤡💀🎬🍿
The book is 1,168 pages long so it’s only natural they made it into two films. You might be one of the best reactors to the movie I’ve seen!
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20:43 actually i think there was really blood in there
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25:19 oh i never think of that!
28:33 I forgot already 🙈
30:30 omg this made me laugh so hard 🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂
33:48 omg i got scared with this
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There are a few Easter eggs in this. One being that Pennywise is lurking under the stairs when Georgie goes to get the sealing wax for his boat.
Not Phoebe’s Gladys painting. Hahha
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Ok that's a fact now, I love you guys!!! I enjoyed so much your reaction, you genuinely made me laugh!! (Jen, you're a gem 🤗)
"It" is a big deal to me, it's my favorite book. Yes indeed there are many differences but you can't place everything that's in a (huge) book into a movie. I enjoy this movie (more than Chapter II, just my opinion) as well as the 1990 adaptation. I think there are great scenes in the 3 movies and one can pick a little in each of them. They're like a flavor of the book, which is the real deal.
Nick, I think you would have loved Ritchie better in the book, as each "loser" is special and so likeable for different reasons. (Ben & Bev are also my favorite characters though 😉) I think Ritchie and Mike are the 2 characters with whom the director took much liberties compared to the book. Also to answer your question, the book does not really split the stories in 2. There are constant flash backs between 2 major periods (not really a spoiler as you already figured it out) - end of the 50ies and the 80ies (Muschietti changed the years of action).
I also wanted to say THANK YOU for sharing that moment with us and also, and on a more personal note, for not laughing when Bev is in front of the various brands! I have watched it a few times in a theater and it did bother me when people did. To sum up, I spent a great time with you both 💙
i like the goonies feel of the group, its something that made me enjoy the movie alot more
PLEASE react to 1990 IT. Like the book it switched between adult and children. They shot him with silver, not stab with a steel rod. Eddie feared birds and the movie took out the school scene. Also removed the classroom scene why Bowers want to cut Ben. Stanley was afraid of Mummy, only fended off by naming birds. No projector but 90s had photo album. Richie didn't fear clowns, he feared Wolfman after sneaking in with club to see the film where they had run in with Bowers. Mike dad helped ppl escape burning building, not dead and no grandfather. Also, Ben saw his dad as his fear, no headless creature. Every balloon color used, not just Red. Finally, it has all 5 of Henry Bowers gang, showing how 2 main bullies is made lifeless by Pennywise in 1990.
If your mom thinks When A Stranger Calls (1979) was scary you should get her to watch the 2006 remake
They stretched out the first 20 minutes of the original to a fulll 2 hour film
Not a bad film tbh, King adaptions are usually pretty hit or miss, my favourite is and always will be Christine, Carpenter and King, great match. On a non King track, would love to see you guys react to It Follows sometime, my favourite modern horror, so good.
There's a slight not to a cut plotline from the book with the Lego turtle. In the book the god Chud, who is a turtle, helps to defeat the alien Pennywise. The book is vastly weirder than the movies and serves as a focal point in the Stephen King book universe. Also I love that Pennywise turns into a mummy for Ben since the book takes place in the 50's for the kids part and he was scared of the mummy from the classic Universal movie!
Thank you for a great review. I'm sitting down and watching Chapter 2 right now since you guys got me in the mood. Can't wait for the review of this one as well. You're both the GOAT.
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Poor Ms. Jen I feel so bad when she gets scared I feel guilty
Still creepy, great reactions.
Although some scary scenes, most are funny. Original just scary
The original It (1990) is a miniseries. Some miniseries you should check out:
It 1990
The Stand 1994
Storm of the Century 1999
They are all from Stephen King. Not necessarily scary just good stories.
I am absolutely terrified of Clowns and that's precisely why I why I watch the IT movies, my friends can't wrap their head around that lol... It's a horror, it's supposed to be scary, why would I not watch it?
This is my favorite novel adapted to screen and I am happy, they found the kids. They do a fantastic job. I hope you watch chapter 2 soon, since it is a continuation of the story. The book is very long. So, they had to do it in two parts. I would love to see your reaction.
Great reaction as always!! I REALLY HOPE you two react to "IT Chapter 2" ... Cause IT Chapter 1 and IT Chapter 2 is ONE STORY... Part 1 and 2 IS THE BOOK.. so yeah.. you need the entire story!! Plz React to "IT Chapter 2" Next.. PLZ!
You should watch the 1990 IT Tim curry one! I love that one! Even though it has some problems
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The original It with Tim Curry is way better and creepier in my opinion. I'd love to see that reaction.
Sophia Lillis is gorgeous 😍
Are you going to be continuing the final destination series??
Hope y'all will watch the original as well. My daughter HATES clowns thanks to Tim Curry. And she never even watched the series back then.. Lol..
It chapter 2 is more interesting story wise imo. And we get to see their adult selves.
15:14 Okay shes like... a kid.
So they don't do it in the movie but in the book Beverly has sex with all of the Losers Club in the sewer as a way to re-bond the group, try to defeat Pennywise and find their way out of the sewers by attempting to make the transition from children to adults with the act of intercourse (part of her damaged thinking from having a sexually abusive father) In the book all of the kids are 11 years old. Super controversial which is why it has never been adapted visually.
Second time I'd notice your mom struggling with the lighting 😢
This one appropriately came out 27 years after the Tim Curry version in 1990 🤡😈
I used to read this book every 18ish months. Bc I hated the TV version so much. Like, how dare Harry Anderson be Ritchie. Then I saw THIS version of IT and fell back in love.