IT 2017

It was considered that It turn into Freddy at one point, but the director decided it'd be too distracting. No rights issues in the way, though.

That would have been so cool, if they went through with it.

So what is it with It and floating?

I don't remember why It used "float" a lot in the book, but it might've been a reference to dead children floating in the water...? I can't check my copy of the book at the moment.

It was just a matter-of-fact statement in the novel. The bodies It drags down into the sewers float on top of the water, it's basically just IT's way of saying "i'll kill you" whenever he's saying it to someone else.

This movie also had to make it literal

YOULL FLOAT TOO

Maturin is probably gonna be really weird for newcomers

Its fine with me. Its not in the source material, but it makes the paranormal aspect of the creature that much stronger.

It adds a unique scary touch to this adaption.

http://variety.com/2017/film/news/it-jaeden-lieberher-stephen-king-1202564025/

In an interview with Jaeden Lieberher, the actor of Bill, when asked about who he would want cast for Bill in the sequel, he replied with Ewan Mc Gregor.

I don't know about you guys, but I think Tobey Mc Guire would be a better choice for him. But what do you guys think?

Physically Toby is probably a better fit for him than Ewan.

Just got back from seeing it a little while ago. Overall . . . I found it equal to the original without surpassing it. For every good change they made, there was something detracting elsewhere. To be honest, I utterly hate where they went with Richie. Seth Green was funny in the role, but this time it was utterly fucking lame. Green's take had him treating everyone else as the straight guy in a comedy routine. Which was good, because something like that can be worked with. This Richie fell back on jokes that were pure hurt, like overused Your Mom and sex jokes. It was a stupid move for the character and made him someone else.

Honestly, I really liked the jokes, because in most groups of preteens in real life there's always a kid that talks like that because they thinks it makes them sound more adult (well, maybe not in the 1950s, like the original novel/miniseries). And I feel like they managed to make it seem true to life without having him be as obnoxious as actual preteens can be. But this is obviously huge YMMV.

Agreed on the last part. YMMV. NOW there's almost always a kid like that. Is that true to the late 80s? I can tell you even growing up in the 2000s I didn't notice most groups of friends having one of those in my school. There were a few here or there, but they weren't all over the place.

The dirty jokes felt natural to me and not annoying in the slightest.

I can't really agree about this movie being equal to the original when arguably the only thing equal or better to it was Tim Curry as Pennywise. The drama, special effects, performances from the kid actors, etc was much better in this film.

Richie is called "Trashmouth" for a reason.

I was born in '92 and that was like... half of my classmates for a few years there. Probably a very culturally dependent phenomenon though.

Probably. For the most part my school was not typical. And very small.

Anyway, after having seen it, I can definitely see why Pennywise would be Shipped with a cowardly monster that can't handle others being unafraid or even pissed off at it. Pennywise is the exact same way. I don't agree with that sort of thing to start with, but I can see why it would happen.

New Erma comic is highly topical.

https://tapas.io/episode/854723

That clown's, well, pwnd.

Mugging the Monster much? XD

Show's just how evil Erma must think Pennywise the Clown actually is, as she's usually down wit da monstaz. (Sorry) It could have also been because her bestie was looking like the next victim.

Neat attention to detail with the fish-eyes, on that comic.

In a unrelated note: there's a random line of this movie that grew on me: when Pennywise tells the kids to go home and live happy life "until old age takes you back to the weeds". It's a surprisingly poetic turn of phrase from Pennywise ("old age takes you back to the weeds" sounds like something out of Tolkien), unlike his much more modern lingo used in the rest of the movie. To me it's like Pennywise is at the end of his rope, so his facade of "the dancing clown" starts to slip and the Eldritch Abomination leak through, thus his speech briefly reverting to a more archaic terminology to signify his age.

Is that quote something they made up for the movie? I'm not sure it's in the book, which I've read quite a few times by now.

This is great.

I'm noticing a distinct lack of the Goosebumps theme. Or Running in the 90s.

There are many entries in that little series, so I'm pretty sure there's one. XD

Yup, they're both in there. Beautiful.