Too Long

Rating: 5/10 (20 December 2017)

I have read about the first 20-25 books by Stephen King and the film adaptations run from the great Shawshank Redemption to the godawful Maximum Overdrive. It was made as a two part TV mini-series in 1990. After 27 years, I don't remember much about it. John Boy Walton and John Ritter were the stars, with Tim Curry as Pennywise the clown. Bill Skarsgard is the evil clown this time around, and he is the best thing in It. The kids are all the standard fat kid, the stutterer, the black kid, the Jewish kid, pretty much a predictable mix of "losers" who are considered outsiders. Stand by Me had a similar concept but is a much better movie. It runs over two hours and I was ultimately bored. Pennywise is not given sufficient screen time and the boys and one girl are competent but pedestrian. The final scene hints at another chapter, and I may just skip that one.