If you're looking for the worst Stephen King adaptation, here it is. Based on his bestseller of the same name, It is a terrible, unfaithful attempt at adapting King's awesome and terrifying story in a made for TV production. Stephen King's It joins the many films that tried to capture King's novels, but ultimately
failed. This is a terrible film that fans of the book will despise. Not even Tim Curry's great performance as Pennywise can save this film from being an utter disappointment. What really bothers me about this made for TV film, is that it could have been a terrific film. However, it feels like the filmmakers took a few short cuts here and there, and made simply a terrible adaptation of King's work. The acting in the film, apart from actor Tim Curry, is terrible. Every actor I found to be painful to watch on screen. Even John Ritter was terrible. I found that there were too many corny moments in this film to truly make it n interesting horror film, which totally sucks because it could have been a great film. But unfortunately, the film misses its mark and ends up being one of the worst of all the Stephen King adaptations. Even if this was made for TV, I still think they could've put effort in creating something great on screen. I mean, the book is excellent and truly scary. But this adaptation is laughable.
August 5, 2011
