The first half is terrifying -- or was when I was younger. The second half has a bad special effect spider.
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11/11/05
It (1990)
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Reviews Counted:10
Fresh:7
Rotten:3
Average Rating:5.6/10
Runtime: 3 hrs 13 mins
Genre: Television
Synopsis: A small town group of youngsters are terrorized by a malignant force that kills. Some thirty years later, they learn of another string of child murders back in their home town, and this time team... [More]
Starring: Harry Anderson, Dennis Christopher, Annette O'Toole, Tim Reid
Director: Tommy Lee Wallace
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07/14/05
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02/17/05
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10/30/04
Too vanilla, too banal and too earnest to do the source material any justice.
10/29/03
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08/01/03
Effective TV adaptation of King's novel
07/11/03
As made-for-TV horror, it lacks real bite, but still has a fine unsettling atmosphere. And let's face it: clowns are REALLY scary.
10/03/02
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09/10/02
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07/25/02
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