The first half is terrifying -- or was when I was younger. The second half has a bad special effect spider.
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... 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 up to fight back. Based on the novel by Stephen King. [More]
Starring: Harry Anderson, Dennis Christopher, Annette O'Toole, Tim Reid
Starring: Harry Anderson, Dennis Christopher, Annette O'Toole, Tim Reid, John Ritter, Richard Thomas, Olivia Hussey, Richard Masur, Tim Curry, Jonathan Brandis, Seth Green, Emily Perkins, Sheila Moore, Jarred Blanchard, Gabe Khouth, Megan Leitch
Director: Tommy Lee Wallace
Director: Tommy Lee Wallace
Story: Stephen King
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Reviews for It
Too vanilla, too banal and too earnest to do the source material any justice.
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.
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March 13, 2009:
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Warner Bros. is developing a big-screen adaptation of Stephen King's "It," and has hired Dan Kajganich ("The Invasion") to write the script. More...
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