What Films Have You Seen Recently?

[Justin101]

Originally Posted by Demoncrat

Hot T-shirts (1980, Chuck Vincent)

A Cannon film. Keep this in mind.
I wonder though if David Lynch had seen this ... flick, as he cast the lead in a similar role in Twin Peaks
I digress.
A down at heel bar owner finds an unique solution to his woes.
It's a movie of its time certainly
Yet again, it looks like reality, but it's not quite .... there ... in that lovely skewed, well basically Cannon way
Ahem. I think it was meant to be a "zany comedy" ... you decide

Jacques Renault?? I'm kind of intrigued now lol...

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

It (2017)

A film which adds nothing in my opinion to the original 80's tv movie it even fails in the exact same ways.

The parts with the kids are excellent, Stephen King has always been terrific at vividly painting kids using the written word but this falls down with Pennywise the scary clown. Mainly because he isn't in the least bit scary so whilst we have some great Stand By Me moments, as a horror film It fails to ignite.

I think i'll watch part II tonight to get it over with.

[Justin101]

Part 2 is OK, but as it's the worst part of the story (the adults return to Derry) you get more boring stuff like the Chinese restaurant and the endless talking. There are some good bits though like when Beverley goes back to her childhood home. The flashback scenes with the kids are also good in part 2 but it would have been so much better if it had all of the Henry Bowers stuff from the book was in it, although one particular scene I can understand why they left it out lol...

One of those times when the book is miles better!

[MrBarlow]

Originally Posted by Justin101

Part 2 is OK, but as it's the worst part of the story (the adults return to Derry) you get more boring stuff like the Chinese restaurant and the endless talking. There are some good bits though like when Beverley goes back to her childhood home. The flashback scenes with the kids are also good in part 2 but it would have been so much better if it had all of the Henry Bowers stuff from the book was in it, although one particular scene I can understand why they left it out lol...

One of those times when the book is miles better!

I agree with you Justin but way over the top with CGI was a let down for me.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Justin101

Part 2 is OK, but as it's the worst part of the story (the adults return to Derry) you get more boring stuff like the Chinese restaurant and the endless talking. There are some good bits though like when Beverley goes back to her childhood home. The flashback scenes with the kids are also good in part 2 but it would have been so much better if it had all of the Henry Bowers stuff from the book was in it, although one particular scene I can understand why they left it out lol...

One of those times when the book is miles better!

What's missing from the book, Justin?

Bowers is scarier than the clown.

[Justin101]

There is a bit where Henry discovers what Patrick has been keeping in his fridge (the dead animals) and Patrick makes a move on Henry and starts touching him (private bits) and henry goes along with it for a while then beats Patrick, all of this happens while Beverly is watching from a bit away.

I think the death of his father is a bit truncated as well, I remember it being more a prolonged bullying by his dad throughout the book.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Justin101

There is a bit where Henry discovers what Patrick has been keeping in his fridge (the dead animals) and Patrick makes a move on Henry and starts touching him (private bits) and henry goes along with it for a while then beats Patrick, all of this happens while Beverly is watching from a bit away.

I think the death of his father is a bit truncated as well, I remember it being more a prolonged bullying by his dad throughout the book.

I don't remember that at all. Must be thirty years since i read the book though.

On a side note.

Has anyone bought King's new novel? And if you have have you started reading it? Any good?

[Justin101]

Not yet, there was one that came out last week which seems like a crime novel, then he had one of his hard boiled detective ones earlier in the year, not read either! Not been very good with books this year to be honest. Got more time on my hands these days though.

[Demoncrat]

Originally Posted by Justin101

Jacques Renault?? I'm kind of intrigued now lol...

It's an odd one. I won't go totally into it but you would not get away with it now, if only for the fact that high schoolers get involved ahem. Lunacy as only the GoGo Boys know how.

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Justin101

Not yet, there was one that came out last week which seems like a crime novel, then he had one of his hard boiled detective ones earlier in the year, not read either! Not been very good with books this year to be honest. Got more time on my hands these days though.

I know what you mean regarding lack of reading. I'm the same.