Line #17 Narm/It1990


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/it_narm.png]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:They '''ALLL FLOOAAT!!''' They '''ALLLL FLOAT!''']]
3	This film may be iconic and well-remembered for its scariness, but some people revisiting the film might find themselves laughing at the film instead of cowering in fear.
4	* Roughly 90% of the miniseries narm results from [[ItMakesSenseInContext adapting sections of the book without any context whatsoever]], so scenes that were heartwarming/scary/logical in the book (Bill curing Audra with his bike, Stan warding off It with his bird book, the Doberman in a clown suit etc) become nonsensical in the movie. The [[SpecialEffectsFailure lack of budget]] also doesn't help in telling a story centered around a shapeshifting EldritchAbomination.
5	* When Beverly starts crying about Pennywise, she says [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWK6750kQdA "Why is it so MEAN?"]]
6	-->'''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic:''' ''YOU WOULD THINK THAT A PSYCHOTIC KILLER CLOWN WOULD BE A LITTLE NICER!''
7	* 5 words: DOG IN A CLOWN SUIT. ItMakesSenseInContext (the security guard had a phobia of Doberman pinschers), but still.
8	** The hospital setting makes it worse because it feels akin to a scene from Scrubs.
9	%%* ''"You're in for a surprise! YOU'RE IN FOR '''SUCH''' A SURPRISE!"''
10	* The final scene in which Bill "cures" his wife merely by riding with her on his bike. In the book, it becomes clear that "Silver" is being used by the Other as much as Bill is, but the movie fails to make that clear, leaving the final scene as a great big "WHAT??"
11	* The book makes it clear that Bill's phrase used to help him with his stutter ("He thrusts his fists against the posts and still insists he sees the ghosts") becomes a sort of mystic chant that he can use against It. In the movie, the phrase is introduced exactly once before the dramatic confrontation, making you wonder why Bill is standing there repeating it to It.
12	** Likewise, the flashback scene in which Stan fends off the Pennywise!Mummy by holding out his bird book and repeating the names of all the birds comes off as a big "Huh?". The novel compares this to using a cross to fend off a vampire (an act of faith). In the mini-series, no such explanation is given, making the whole scene seem really silly.
13	-->'''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic:''' What?! Are mummies just allergic to the sound of birds' names??
14	%%* During the kids' confrontation with It:
15	%%--> "You killed my brother George you BAST-ERD!"
16	%%--> "This is battery acid, [[GoshDarnItToHeck you slime!]]"
17	* The entire second half of the movie, the half featuring the adult actors, is brimming with Narm. For instance, there's Richard Thomas's (as adult Bill Denborough) laughable attempt at stuttering, and Creator/JohnRitter's awkward love scenes (one of which involves snogging the bloody clown itself).
18	-->"Kiss me, FAT BOY!"
19	* If you were scared of the movie during its first three-quarters, guaranteed you stopped being scared the moment IT reveals its true form... [[NightmareRetardant a shambling, stop-motion spider with crossed eyes]].
20	* The scene where [[https://youtu.be/VdAYG8xCLIc?t=47s Stan's wife finds Stan's corpse in the bathroom]] is supposed to be a horrifying moment, but the over-the-top facial expressions and the dramatic close-ups remove most of the drama from the scene.
21	* When the gang discovers Stan's head in the fridge. Stan starts making humorous jokes about the gang and when Pennywise's voice takes over, he starts yelling '''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnrlXmTiWCc "They ALLLL FLOAATT!!"]]''' in a constipated expression shown above.
22	** Immediately before "Stan" makes his constipated face, we see his friends staring at him, and Richie's expression seems less terrified or distraught and more "Bitch, please."
23	%%* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qk-hvVuZ0Sc "Don't you want it? Don't you want it? DON'T YOU WANT IT!? DONTCHAWANTIT! dontchawhachech!"]]
24	* The scene where Henry's hair has gone completely white - cut out the audio, and the angle and lighting make it look more like an 80s music video.
25	* When adult Eddie tries the inhaler trick on It's true form, he changes his childhood one-liner for maximum Narm:
26	--> "This is battery acid... now you disappear!"
27	* The reason why Beverly began to believe that there was something wrong with the entire town was because a random old man decided not to help her when she was getting bullied as a child. In the book, much is made of It's ability to ramp up adults' tendency to try and ignore anything they don't understand, or makes them uncomfortable, and many examples are given. Here, only the one example is shown, in flashback, and makes it seem as if Beverly is leaping to conclusions.
28	%%* [[BigWordShout AUDRAAAAAAAAAA!]]

Context Narm / It1990