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ホラー映画史上No.1大ヒット!
この恐怖をあなたは広められずにいられるか?!
子供が消える街に、“それ"は現れる。
一見、平和で静かな田舎町を突如、恐怖が覆い尽くす。
相次ぐ児童失踪事件。内気な少年ビルの弟も、ある大雨の日に外出し、通りにおびただしい血痕を残して消息を絶った。
悲しみに暮れ、自分を責めるビルの前に、突如“それ"は現れる。“それ"を目撃して以来、恐怖にとり憑かれるビル。
しかし、得体の知れない恐怖を抱えることになったのは、彼だけではなかった。不良少年たちにイジメの標的にされている子どもたちも“それ"に遭遇していた。
自分の部屋、地下室、バスルーム、学校、図書館、そして町の中……何かに恐怖を感じる度に“それ"は、どこへでも姿を現す。
ビルとその秘密を共有することになった仲間たちは“それ"に立ち向かうことを決意するのだが…。
真相に迫るビルたちを、さらに大きな恐怖が飲み込もうとしていた―。
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- アスペクト比 : 2.35:1
- 言語 : 英語, 日本語
- 製品サイズ : 30 x 10 x 20 cm; 40 g
- EAN : 4548967389104
- 監督 : アンディ・ムスキエティ
- メディア形式 : 色, ドルビー, Blu-ray, ワイドスクリーン
- 時間 : 2 時間 15 分
- 発売日 : 2018/8/8
- 出演 : ビル・スカルスガルド, ジェイデン・リーバハー, ソフィア・リリス, ジェレミー・レイ・テイラー, フィン・ウォルフハード
- 字幕: : 日本語, 英語
- 言語 : 日本語 (Dolby Digital 5.1), 英語 (Dolby Digital 5.1)
- 販売元 : ワーナー・ブラザース・ホームエンターテイメント
- ASIN : B07DVQ5MTM
- 原産国 : 日本
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自分には難しかった
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グーニーズやスタンドバイミーっぽさのある
ギャングのようなやべー不良や差別がまだ濃く残る1990年代を舞台にした
色々悩みを抱えたティーンエイジャーを描いたホラー映画
ややコメディでグログロってほどではないがスプラッターな表現がちらほらある内容
主軸は失踪した主人公の弟の捜索とティーンエイジャーの日常と冒険譚そんな映画
いじめや近親相姦の表現があり苦手な人は注意。
個人的には最後まで楽しく見れた。
ギャングのようなやべー不良や差別がまだ濃く残る1990年代を舞台にした
色々悩みを抱えたティーンエイジャーを描いたホラー映画
ややコメディでグログロってほどではないがスプラッターな表現がちらほらある内容
主軸は失踪した主人公の弟の捜索とティーンエイジャーの日常と冒険譚そんな映画
いじめや近親相姦の表現があり苦手な人は注意。
個人的には最後まで楽しく見れた。
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始まりの排水口のやり取りのシーン。
ここが一番ゾクッと来ました。
後半もあの手この手で恐怖が続きますが、
基本的には思春期迎える少年向けの夏休みのホラー映画なノリ。
勇気と恋心の織りなす青春な部分が少し甘酸っぱいです笑
急に出てくる脅かし系は少ないので安心。
これ以上の子供向けホラー映画は無いんじゃないかなあ。
ここが一番ゾクッと来ました。
後半もあの手この手で恐怖が続きますが、
基本的には思春期迎える少年向けの夏休みのホラー映画なノリ。
勇気と恋心の織りなす青春な部分が少し甘酸っぱいです笑
急に出てくる脅かし系は少ないので安心。
これ以上の子供向けホラー映画は無いんじゃないかなあ。
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子供を狙って食い殺す怪物ITとそれに立ち向かう主人公の子供達という話。
ホラーとしても子供達の友情と成長を描くスタンド・バイ・ミー的な(そもそも作者同じですが)青春物としても、レベルが高い映画です。
ITの化身である怪ピエロ、ペニーワイズの怪演っぷりは凄まじく、それ以外でも演技、演出、映像、カメラワーク等どれも非常にクオリティが高く魅入られます。
昔やっていたドラマ版と比べるとグロ描写が多めになっていますが、まあホラーですしね。
続編として主人公達が大人になった第二部、「IT/イット THE END “それ”が見えたら、終わり。」もありますので見終わったらこちらも視聴をおすすめします。
ホラーとしても子供達の友情と成長を描くスタンド・バイ・ミー的な(そもそも作者同じですが)青春物としても、レベルが高い映画です。
ITの化身である怪ピエロ、ペニーワイズの怪演っぷりは凄まじく、それ以外でも演技、演出、映像、カメラワーク等どれも非常にクオリティが高く魅入られます。
昔やっていたドラマ版と比べるとグロ描写が多めになっていますが、まあホラーですしね。
続編として主人公達が大人になった第二部、「IT/イット THE END “それ”が見えたら、終わり。」もありますので見終わったらこちらも視聴をおすすめします。
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見たらいけないものが普通に語りかけてくるのはちょっと意表を突かれましたが
怖いというより下品な話題や不快な表現がいらない
言い方良くないですがこんなの見て喜んでたらそれこそ終わり
怖いというより下品な話題や不快な表現がいらない
言い方良くないですがこんなの見て喜んでたらそれこそ終わり
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ピエロの化物が出て来るホラー映画だと思っていたら、ピエロが全然怖くない。
それよりも、"子供に性的虐待をする父親" や、"子供に自身を病気だと思い込ませて軟禁しようとする母親" 、"いきなりナイフで切り付けて来る不良" といった、人間たちの方がよっぽど怖い上に、不快だった。
ピエロが人間を襲う理由は化物だからで納得ができる分、人間の不条理さが怖かった。
化物が出るタイプのホラーで人間の怖さを描くのは、正直ノイズにしか感じない。
最後、子供たちがピエロをボコボコにするシーンだけは爽快感があって、2時間の間に溜まったフラストレーションを解放する事ができて良かったと思う。
それよりも、"子供に性的虐待をする父親" や、"子供に自身を病気だと思い込ませて軟禁しようとする母親" 、"いきなりナイフで切り付けて来る不良" といった、人間たちの方がよっぽど怖い上に、不快だった。
ピエロが人間を襲う理由は化物だからで納得ができる分、人間の不条理さが怖かった。
化物が出るタイプのホラーで人間の怖さを描くのは、正直ノイズにしか感じない。
最後、子供たちがピエロをボコボコにするシーンだけは爽快感があって、2時間の間に溜まったフラストレーションを解放する事ができて良かったと思う。
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ホラーを感じなかった。映像と音の突然の切り替えで視聴者にショックを与えようとする繰り返し。ホラー映画ではなくショッキング映像。
『スタンドバイミー』『キャリー』がゴチャ混ぜになった感じ。自分が子どもの頃、嘘話を延々と続ける友達がいたが、町の成り立ち、歴史、誘拐、死体、井戸、下水道等々、嘘っぽさが感じられ残念。ルーザーグループは、コックリさんのような集団催眠。
下水道にはモンスターがいるに違いないと思うのはジョーカーにも通じる。米国人の共同幻想だろうか。
グロいので、子どもに視せないほうがいい。トラウマになるかもしれない。血の契りもやって欲しくなかった。マネする子どもが出て来ないとも限らない。
『スタンドバイミー』『キャリー』がゴチャ混ぜになった感じ。自分が子どもの頃、嘘話を延々と続ける友達がいたが、町の成り立ち、歴史、誘拐、死体、井戸、下水道等々、嘘っぽさが感じられ残念。ルーザーグループは、コックリさんのような集団催眠。
下水道にはモンスターがいるに違いないと思うのはジョーカーにも通じる。米国人の共同幻想だろうか。
グロいので、子どもに視せないほうがいい。トラウマになるかもしれない。血の契りもやって欲しくなかった。マネする子どもが出て来ないとも限らない。
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Maria
5つ星のうち5.0
Excelente película en formato UHD 4K!
2023年7月28日にメキシコでレビュー済みAmazonで購入
Me encantó esta película IT y cuando vi que salió en formato UHD 4K la compré de inmediato. Se ve espectacular y mejor que nunca, el único inconveniente es que no traia Slipcover y eso para mí si es algo importante


Maria
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Javier González
5つ星のうち5.0
Todos flotamos aquí abajo
2022年7月15日にスペインでレビュー済みAmazonで購入
No soy muy de películas de terror, y menos aún de comprarlas, pero es que IT tiene algo que atrae.
La vi por primera vez unos meses antes de que se estrenara la segunda. No conocía mucho de la trama, tampoco he visto la primera adaptación que se hizo en los 90, ni tampoco me he leído el libro… sin embargo me vi la película y me encanto.
Fue una sensación de “amor-odio”, porque te gusta lo que ves pero a la vez lo pasas mal puesto que es una película de terror.
Ya me la he visto 4 ó 5 veces, y por eso me la he comprado, junto con la 2@, porque son de esas películas que no pueden faltar en tú filmoteca particular.
Recomendable 100%!!
La vi por primera vez unos meses antes de que se estrenara la segunda. No conocía mucho de la trama, tampoco he visto la primera adaptación que se hizo en los 90, ni tampoco me he leído el libro… sin embargo me vi la película y me encanto.
Fue una sensación de “amor-odio”, porque te gusta lo que ves pero a la vez lo pasas mal puesto que es una película de terror.
Ya me la he visto 4 ó 5 veces, y por eso me la he comprado, junto con la 2@, porque son de esas películas que no pueden faltar en tú filmoteca particular.
Recomendable 100%!!


Javier González
2022年7月15日にスペインでレビュー済み
La vi por primera vez unos meses antes de que se estrenara la segunda. No conocía mucho de la trama, tampoco he visto la primera adaptación que se hizo en los 90, ni tampoco me he leído el libro… sin embargo me vi la película y me encanto.
Fue una sensación de “amor-odio”, porque te gusta lo que ves pero a la vez lo pasas mal puesto que es una película de terror.
Ya me la he visto 4 ó 5 veces, y por eso me la he comprado, junto con la 2@, porque son de esas películas que no pueden faltar en tú filmoteca particular.
Recomendable 100%!!
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Pietro19771
5つ星のうち5.0
Edizione tecnicamente impeccabile.
2021年11月20日にイタリアでレビュー済みAmazonで購入
Edizione Blu-ray 4K Ultra HD della Warner Bros curata nei minimi dettagli: comparto audio/video al top (disponibile sia il Dolby Vision che il Dolby Atmos, necessario un impianto compatibile ovviamente), extra interessanti e numerosi, doppio Blu-ray presente nella confezione ("normale" e in 4K).
Custodia amaray nera con sovracoperta.
Tecnicamente non esiste edizione migliore del film.
In merito al contenuto della pellicola si entra in un discorso legato al gusto soggettivo; non in discussione invece quanto il film, diviso in due parti di cui questa è la prima, sia nettamente superiore all'omonimo sceneggiato (e scempiaggine, a mio avviso) televisivo degli anni 90.
L'opera originale, il libro, credo sia impossibile da trasporre fedelmente su schermo, ma in questa riedizione si cerca quantomeno di mantenersi più attinenti al materiale di Stephen King fermo restando la presenza di diverse discrepanze.
Custodia amaray nera con sovracoperta.
Tecnicamente non esiste edizione migliore del film.
In merito al contenuto della pellicola si entra in un discorso legato al gusto soggettivo; non in discussione invece quanto il film, diviso in due parti di cui questa è la prima, sia nettamente superiore all'omonimo sceneggiato (e scempiaggine, a mio avviso) televisivo degli anni 90.
L'opera originale, il libro, credo sia impossibile da trasporre fedelmente su schermo, ma in questa riedizione si cerca quantomeno di mantenersi più attinenti al materiale di Stephen King fermo restando la presenza di diverse discrepanze.


Pietro19771
2021年11月20日にイタリアでレビュー済み
Custodia amaray nera con sovracoperta.
Tecnicamente non esiste edizione migliore del film.
In merito al contenuto della pellicola si entra in un discorso legato al gusto soggettivo; non in discussione invece quanto il film, diviso in due parti di cui questa è la prima, sia nettamente superiore all'omonimo sceneggiato (e scempiaggine, a mio avviso) televisivo degli anni 90.
L'opera originale, il libro, credo sia impossibile da trasporre fedelmente su schermo, ma in questa riedizione si cerca quantomeno di mantenersi più attinenti al materiale di Stephen King fermo restando la presenza di diverse discrepanze.
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SpeedReader
5つ星のうち5.0
Wonderful
2023年1月24日にアメリカ合衆国でレビュー済みAmazonで購入
This is the updated 2017 live-action adaptation of Stephen King's novel, It, directed by Andy Muschietti. This is the first of two movies and is set in the late 1980s when the heroes are kids.
The movie stars Jaeden Lieberher as the main protagonist Bill Denbrough, whose brother Georgie is killed by a monster at the beginning of the movie, setting Bill on a quest for revenge, and Bill Skarsgard as It/Pennywise, the ancient evil that terrorizes the town of Derry Maine every 27 years. The rest of the main cast includes Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Wyatt Oleff, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Nicholas Hamilton.
There are several differences between the movie and the book, one of the main differences being that the Children's part of the story is set in the late 1980s as opposed to the 1950s. Also, the book jumps back and forth between the story with the group as kids and as adults, which makes it very hard to follow, so the movie is much more streamlined in the storytelling. And, even by splitting the story into two movies, they could not include every element that was included in the book, so there are parts of the story that the movie takes out. The book has a lot of exposition and backstory that is honestly not needed in the movie, so I do not think anything that is left out of the movie is really missed. And, the movie does change the most controversial part of the book from something that could never be filmed to something that could.
For those who get the 4K set, there are two discs, the UHD disc with just the movie itself, and the regular blu-ray which has the movie and the extra. The A/V quality of the UHD disc is fine, but not great. The movie was shot in 2k, so it is upscaled to 4k, and honestly does not look much different than the video quality of the regular blu-ray. The extras include trailers, about 15 minutes of deleted scenes, and three different behind-the-scenes featurettes, one on Pennywise, one on the cast of kids, and then one in which Stephen King is interviewed about this latest adaptation of the book.
Overall, the movie is very good. It is still not overly gory, but it does get a bit gory toward the end. Still, it is more of a psychological thriller than a blood-and-guts horror movie. The acting is very good, which given the cast was made up of young, mostly unknown actors (Finn Wolfhard was probably the most well-known of the child actors), is kind of surprising. Bill Skarsgard is great as Pennywise, who is definitely the main attraction. He can switch from innocent, to creepy, to scary at the drop of a hat. Even if you are not a huge fan of the book, this is still worth watching, as it is one of the few times where I have found a movie to be better and more entertaining than the book. It is definitely a must-watch if you like horror movies.
The movie stars Jaeden Lieberher as the main protagonist Bill Denbrough, whose brother Georgie is killed by a monster at the beginning of the movie, setting Bill on a quest for revenge, and Bill Skarsgard as It/Pennywise, the ancient evil that terrorizes the town of Derry Maine every 27 years. The rest of the main cast includes Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Wyatt Oleff, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Nicholas Hamilton.
There are several differences between the movie and the book, one of the main differences being that the Children's part of the story is set in the late 1980s as opposed to the 1950s. Also, the book jumps back and forth between the story with the group as kids and as adults, which makes it very hard to follow, so the movie is much more streamlined in the storytelling. And, even by splitting the story into two movies, they could not include every element that was included in the book, so there are parts of the story that the movie takes out. The book has a lot of exposition and backstory that is honestly not needed in the movie, so I do not think anything that is left out of the movie is really missed. And, the movie does change the most controversial part of the book from something that could never be filmed to something that could.
For those who get the 4K set, there are two discs, the UHD disc with just the movie itself, and the regular blu-ray which has the movie and the extra. The A/V quality of the UHD disc is fine, but not great. The movie was shot in 2k, so it is upscaled to 4k, and honestly does not look much different than the video quality of the regular blu-ray. The extras include trailers, about 15 minutes of deleted scenes, and three different behind-the-scenes featurettes, one on Pennywise, one on the cast of kids, and then one in which Stephen King is interviewed about this latest adaptation of the book.
Overall, the movie is very good. It is still not overly gory, but it does get a bit gory toward the end. Still, it is more of a psychological thriller than a blood-and-guts horror movie. The acting is very good, which given the cast was made up of young, mostly unknown actors (Finn Wolfhard was probably the most well-known of the child actors), is kind of surprising. Bill Skarsgard is great as Pennywise, who is definitely the main attraction. He can switch from innocent, to creepy, to scary at the drop of a hat. Even if you are not a huge fan of the book, this is still worth watching, as it is one of the few times where I have found a movie to be better and more entertaining than the book. It is definitely a must-watch if you like horror movies.

jonathan menezes
5つ星のうち5.0
"IT" is meticulously crafted - its witty, intriguing... and insanely creepy. Possibly the best horror movie in centuries.
2018年1月2日にインドでレビュー済みAmazonで購入
IT, which is based on the 1986 Stephen King novel, tells the story of a terrifying shape-shifting monster that lurks in the sewers beneath Derry, a seemingly idyllic small town in Maine, and often takes the form of a clown as it preys on children by exploiting their inner fears. Seven misfit kids, all of whom are all battling their own everyday demons, eventually band together when they realize that the clown creature who has been stalking each of them separately is responsible for the many child disappearances in the town and that the adults in the town are strangely oblivious to the menace. The "Losers' Club" consists of an overweight boy who is new to the town, a nerdy wisecracking boy, a frail boy who is controlled by his hypochondriac mother, a black boy who feels like an outsider in the community, a Jewish boy, an outcast girl who lives with her sexually-abusive father, and a stuttering boy who cannot put the pieces back together with his parents months after his own little brother was dragged into the sewer while playing with a paper boat during a rainstorm. As these preteen characters unite during the summer of 1989, they all come of age in their own distinct ways as they prepare to face the ultimate horror.
Most of my favorite scenes in IT, like my favorite passages from the novel, are the ones where these kids are simply being kids. They goof around town on their bicycles, they go cliff-diving into a river, they constantly bombard one another with hilariously crude and profane juvenile insults, they hide away from the rest of the town in a wooded area near the sewer system outlets, and they take up for one another at just the right moments. Those of you who enjoy films like Stand by Me or The Goonies are in for a real treat. Since I was an outsider apart from the most popular kids during my own childhood, these scenes brought a smile to my face as I remembered my own experiences of befriending other "uncool" kids and having wildly fun times with them inside our own tightly-knit social circle while the entire rest of the world could just go straight to Hell. There is a real beauty to the way that this film conveys the resilience of children to trauma. These kids come face-to-face with a terrible monster during encounters that would drive adults to insanity, but they are having carefree good times around their neighborhoods the next day as though nothing happened.
When I first read the novel just after it was published over 30 years ago, my favorite character and my personal hero was Ben Hanscom, the overweight kid who was constantly bullied by others, but, when push came to shove, showed remarkable courage and charisma. I was a fat kid myself, and I was often bullied because of my weight and because of my lazy eye in my right eye, so reading about the character of Ben was almost like seeing a reflection of myself in a story, and I was inspired by his adventures. I am pleased and grateful that Ben, played by Jeremy Ray Taylor in this new film adaptation, comes across in a wonderful way that is faithful to the literary character. The portrayal of Beverly Marsh by actress Sophia Lillis is a revelation as well, and her interactions with both Ben and the stuttering Bill Denbrough, played excellently by Jaeden Lieberher, provide the movie's most reverberating moments. One of the many impressive things about IT is that the movie is so accurate with regard to capturing that often comically awkward time in preteen life when we go through the transition from playing and rough-housing with the opposite sex to becoming attracted to the opposite sex in a more adult way. The character of Richie Tozier, with his thick glasses and his never-ending jokes, is brought to life with perfection by actor Finn Wolfhard. All seven of the child actors, in fact, are given plenty of time to shine with their own unique styles, and they all pull their dramatic weight in a way that seems effortless.
Of course, wistful childhood nostalgia aside, IT is, first and foremost, a horror movie, and an unnervingly gruesome movie. During the opening sequence, which faithfully recreates the one in the novel, we see poor little Georgie Denbrough's arm ripped off by the clown after he reaches into the storm drain for his paper boat. The cinematic depiction of children being placed in harm's way or in mortal danger has long been a taboo in Hollywood, and, as such, it's always a shock to see horrible things happening to kids in this movie, even when we know what is coming. The 1990 television miniseries adaptation pales in comparison to the visceral scares that we see in this new version.
Bill Skarsgård's portrayal of Pennywise the Clown is outstanding, and he brilliantly captures the sadistic mannerisms of the literary character. If you have an irrational fear of clowns, then be forewarned that this movie will definitely not cure you of that phobia. IT makes liberal use of digital effects during the Pennywise scenes, but even the most obtrusive examples of computer animation come across well for the purposes of this film, since so much of the story involves the notion of characters seeing incredible things that they cannot believe are actually real.
IT takes many liberties with the storyline in the King novel, and those who are expecting a note-by-note faithful rendering of the novel may be disappointed, but I am of the opinion that this cinematic retelling captures the actual spirit of the book in a way that the 1990 miniseries could never match. Unlike the novel, which interweaved the stories of the childhood Losers' Club with the stories of their respective adult selves who return to Derry to fight the creature, this new film version solely focuses on the characters as children, and the 135-minute run time allows for plenty of breathing room to flesh out the story of these children. Without revealing overt spoilers, I'll say that IT concludes in a way that provides closure, but also in a way that paves a path for a hopeful second movie that will feature the adult Losers' Club.
The decision of the filmmakers to change the era of the childhood Losers' Club characters from 1958 to 1989 is a stroke of genius, not only because it resonates with those of us who grew up during the 1980s, but because it is also awesomely reminiscent of glorious 1980s horror movies, like The Lost Boys, Fright Night, or An American Werewolf in London, that managed to be both scary and fun. The ease with which IT brings the fun back into the horror genre, which has taken itself too seriously in recent decades, is a welcome surprise, and the end result, like those 1980s classics, has infinite rewatchability potential. I will be seeing this film again before it leaves theaters, and it will definitely belong to my Blu-ray collection in a few months.
I loved watching these kids in the Losers' Club come together to fight Pennywise, and, although this is a long movie, I kept hoping that it would never end. In a way, IT is a lot like the real world. There is violence, hate, brutality, insecurity, and horror, but there is also fun, laughter, love, camaraderie, and courage. This is a tremendous film.
The special features are only available on the blu-ray version disc and not on the 4K disc. The features include :
* Pennywise Lives! (Discover how Bill Skarsgard prepared to portray the primordial creature known as Pennywise - The Dancing Clown)
* The Looser's Club (Get up, close and personal with the teenage starts of IT, as they bond together during the making of the film)
* Author of Fear (Stephen King reveals the roots of his best-selling novel, the nature of childhood fears, and how he created the most famous childhood monster, Pennywise.)
* Deleted Scenes (11 deleted or extended scenes from the film)
Most of my favorite scenes in IT, like my favorite passages from the novel, are the ones where these kids are simply being kids. They goof around town on their bicycles, they go cliff-diving into a river, they constantly bombard one another with hilariously crude and profane juvenile insults, they hide away from the rest of the town in a wooded area near the sewer system outlets, and they take up for one another at just the right moments. Those of you who enjoy films like Stand by Me or The Goonies are in for a real treat. Since I was an outsider apart from the most popular kids during my own childhood, these scenes brought a smile to my face as I remembered my own experiences of befriending other "uncool" kids and having wildly fun times with them inside our own tightly-knit social circle while the entire rest of the world could just go straight to Hell. There is a real beauty to the way that this film conveys the resilience of children to trauma. These kids come face-to-face with a terrible monster during encounters that would drive adults to insanity, but they are having carefree good times around their neighborhoods the next day as though nothing happened.
When I first read the novel just after it was published over 30 years ago, my favorite character and my personal hero was Ben Hanscom, the overweight kid who was constantly bullied by others, but, when push came to shove, showed remarkable courage and charisma. I was a fat kid myself, and I was often bullied because of my weight and because of my lazy eye in my right eye, so reading about the character of Ben was almost like seeing a reflection of myself in a story, and I was inspired by his adventures. I am pleased and grateful that Ben, played by Jeremy Ray Taylor in this new film adaptation, comes across in a wonderful way that is faithful to the literary character. The portrayal of Beverly Marsh by actress Sophia Lillis is a revelation as well, and her interactions with both Ben and the stuttering Bill Denbrough, played excellently by Jaeden Lieberher, provide the movie's most reverberating moments. One of the many impressive things about IT is that the movie is so accurate with regard to capturing that often comically awkward time in preteen life when we go through the transition from playing and rough-housing with the opposite sex to becoming attracted to the opposite sex in a more adult way. The character of Richie Tozier, with his thick glasses and his never-ending jokes, is brought to life with perfection by actor Finn Wolfhard. All seven of the child actors, in fact, are given plenty of time to shine with their own unique styles, and they all pull their dramatic weight in a way that seems effortless.
Of course, wistful childhood nostalgia aside, IT is, first and foremost, a horror movie, and an unnervingly gruesome movie. During the opening sequence, which faithfully recreates the one in the novel, we see poor little Georgie Denbrough's arm ripped off by the clown after he reaches into the storm drain for his paper boat. The cinematic depiction of children being placed in harm's way or in mortal danger has long been a taboo in Hollywood, and, as such, it's always a shock to see horrible things happening to kids in this movie, even when we know what is coming. The 1990 television miniseries adaptation pales in comparison to the visceral scares that we see in this new version.
Bill Skarsgård's portrayal of Pennywise the Clown is outstanding, and he brilliantly captures the sadistic mannerisms of the literary character. If you have an irrational fear of clowns, then be forewarned that this movie will definitely not cure you of that phobia. IT makes liberal use of digital effects during the Pennywise scenes, but even the most obtrusive examples of computer animation come across well for the purposes of this film, since so much of the story involves the notion of characters seeing incredible things that they cannot believe are actually real.
IT takes many liberties with the storyline in the King novel, and those who are expecting a note-by-note faithful rendering of the novel may be disappointed, but I am of the opinion that this cinematic retelling captures the actual spirit of the book in a way that the 1990 miniseries could never match. Unlike the novel, which interweaved the stories of the childhood Losers' Club with the stories of their respective adult selves who return to Derry to fight the creature, this new film version solely focuses on the characters as children, and the 135-minute run time allows for plenty of breathing room to flesh out the story of these children. Without revealing overt spoilers, I'll say that IT concludes in a way that provides closure, but also in a way that paves a path for a hopeful second movie that will feature the adult Losers' Club.
The decision of the filmmakers to change the era of the childhood Losers' Club characters from 1958 to 1989 is a stroke of genius, not only because it resonates with those of us who grew up during the 1980s, but because it is also awesomely reminiscent of glorious 1980s horror movies, like The Lost Boys, Fright Night, or An American Werewolf in London, that managed to be both scary and fun. The ease with which IT brings the fun back into the horror genre, which has taken itself too seriously in recent decades, is a welcome surprise, and the end result, like those 1980s classics, has infinite rewatchability potential. I will be seeing this film again before it leaves theaters, and it will definitely belong to my Blu-ray collection in a few months.
I loved watching these kids in the Losers' Club come together to fight Pennywise, and, although this is a long movie, I kept hoping that it would never end. In a way, IT is a lot like the real world. There is violence, hate, brutality, insecurity, and horror, but there is also fun, laughter, love, camaraderie, and courage. This is a tremendous film.
The special features are only available on the blu-ray version disc and not on the 4K disc. The features include :
* Pennywise Lives! (Discover how Bill Skarsgard prepared to portray the primordial creature known as Pennywise - The Dancing Clown)
* The Looser's Club (Get up, close and personal with the teenage starts of IT, as they bond together during the making of the film)
* Author of Fear (Stephen King reveals the roots of his best-selling novel, the nature of childhood fears, and how he created the most famous childhood monster, Pennywise.)
* Deleted Scenes (11 deleted or extended scenes from the film)