IT is an adaptation of the immensely popular Stephen King novel and a remake of the hit 1990 miniseries. What this movie lacks in Tim Curry, it makes up for in scares and thrills. This film has gone on to break record after record at the box office, and it’s no wonder why. IT is a fantastically scary thrill ride that absolutely deserves all the praise it gets. IT follows a Group of children living in Derry, Maine known as the “Losers’ Club”. Together, they put together the pieces and realise that something sinister is going on in their town. Something is terrorising their town and its inhabitants. Every 37 years, a great tragedy occurs in Derry. The losers figure out that a mysterious creature taking the form of Pennywise the Dancing …show more content…
Portrayed by Bill Skarsgård, he is a terrifying presence throughout the film. Although many have complained and have drawn endless comparisons to Tim Curry’s performance in the original miniseries, I personally believe he killed it in this role. Throughout the film, as he stalks the losers, he is wonderfully scary and generally unsettling presence. His ability to transform and become whatever his victim most fears, ensure there is something here to scare everyone. The best part of his performance is certainly his facial expressions. He almost always holds this massive smile throughout the film and it is seriously creepy. He often drools slightly when he talks but he never changes his expression or reacts to it. This really enhances his creepiness and immediately lets you know something is off about him. He undoubtedly elevates the whole film and makes it what it is. I can’t think of a single person who could have replaced him the …show more content…
It is fairly standard horror movie fare. There really weren’t many shots that stood out to me. That is not to say the cinematography is bad. Perhaps it says something about the writing and the characters, just how invested in the i was that i had a hard time noticing any of that stuff. In the end the cinematography and lighting does its job to create a suitably creepy atmosphere. It is good, but i would call it spectacular. The writing of this movie is excellent. I am not sure if I have ever seen a more accurate depiction of children in their early teens. This is only helped by the Fact they are portrayed by actors that are the correct age. It is refreshing when a fourteen year old is played not by a 25 year old, but by an actual fourteen year old. And, as I said before, these young actors are not to be underestimated. They have serious acting ability. This group of kids are sure to bring back memories of childhood for most who watch. The diversity of their group ensures that there is someone for everyone to relate
has a knack for being able to portray an erratic man who in one instant is
Overall I think that the show was worth seeing, even though I let my parents pick the film--which I will never do again by the way-- I think that it was a good production. It was a little boring at first, which might have just been because I didn’t really want to see it in the first place, but the storyline was pretty good. I personally like humor, so I tend to pick shows that I know will have some humor, but I’m proud of myself for seeing something outside of my comfort zone.
He sheds new light on stereotypes that are not commonly broken. It truly was one of the many factors that made this film unique.
...en in the form of black and white. The movie was able to hold on to my gaze through all the suspense. I enjoyed the score composed by Bernard Herrmann in the film because it would hint at something that might happen and I felt myself tense up whenever the music came on. The characters were relatable and incidences that occurred in the film were realistic, which made the movie more comprehendible. I would warn people about how mind-boggling the film gets after the shower scene because everything afterwards becomes very fast paced. I feel the viewer would need time to think about the film and pausing is a must in order to fully understand what is going on. I would recommend this film to suspense lovers especially because Psycho is one of Hitchcock’s greatest works of art. I am glad I chose this movie to watch because the movie was well sorted out and very engaging.
confident his acting skills were. Rather than blowing our expectations, it becomes funny because we see how ridiculous his character is.
... He really sold the part and did the part justice. Furthermore in the beginning of the flashback I had no idea who the main character was, but Christian developed the character subtly yet effectively.
I have to disagree with both of these reviews. I believe that the story was brilliantly written and the cinematography was beautiful. This movie touched me and had me in tears, which believe me is hard to do. I do agree with the New York Times and New Yorker that it was a little dragged out and that Kiera Knightly's acting was over rated. Other than that, I would defiantly recommend this movie.
It is Disney’s best movie in decades. Yes it’s better than Frozen. It’s better than Tangled. It’s even better than Mulan. Though it’s mostly a straightforward and simple story, it contains a rich mythology that engages the audience which gives this South Pacific world an interesting sense of location than any other Disney movie.
He looks scary, evil and uneasy. Just by looking at him, you knew he was the antagonist. The way that most of the actors communicated within the movie made you get goose bumps. Some of the supporting actors in the movie included Ed Tom Bell (played by Tommy Lee Jones), the sheriff of Sanderson, and Carson Wells (Woody Harrelson), a hit man hired to eliminate Chigurh. When these two characters came on the screen, you felt a lack comfortableness.
Dylan O’Brien plays both the confused and the increasingly-confident hero extremely well, where his understated performance contains exactly the right amount of both bravado and pretense at knowing how to deal with the situation he’s in. Will Poulter, hot off last year’s BAFTA Rising Star Award, plays fellow trapped teenager Gally with a bullish confidence, his antagonistic intentions contradicted by his good intentions. While he may serve as the antithesis to O’Brien’s protagonist, his performance is both sympathetic and easy to relate to. Thomas Brodie-Sangster (He’s 24! 24!) plays second-in-command Newt with subtle kindness, acted out well enough but mainly used for expositional purposes.
De Niro is very good in the lead role as Michael. He is totally convincing throughout the movie, bringing authenticity to the role. He has a certain enigmatic quality and stoicism that serves the character well, especially in the
It is an interesting re-imagination of this horror classic. Willem Dafoe (Max Schreck) gives life to the vampire protagonist in this movie. This can show you how even night creature can lure into fame and the demands of a movie star. We can see the changes in the personality of the vampire as he starts to believe he the star of the movie.
This film definetly deserves five out of five stars, as the of plot of this film which is based on a true story is excellent, the actors behind the characters are marvelous, and the inclusion of appropriate music and sound effects brilliantly enhance the emotion and mood of the story. Designed for a mass audience of various ages, I would definetly not hesitate to recommend this movie to a friend, and neither will
A perfect movie character is one that the audience can form a complex, personal relationship with in the short time that a movie is viewed, displaying the art of acting and drama perfectly. When the thought of lovable movie characters is brought up, Johnny Depp will almost always be apart of the discussion. With his quirky, lively attitude which blends perfectly into roles that should not have soul, Johnny Depp is truly a one-of-a-kind actor. With a spectrum of characters Depp has played, ranging from Edward Scissorhands in the movie Edward Scissorhands (1990), to playing his role in 21 Jump Street (1987), up until the recent Pirates of the Caribbean (2003), he is involved in roles that “only the likes of Depp can pull off” (“Johnny Depp”, 1). Although coming from rebellious teenage years and many “ups and downs of his personal life” (“Johnny Depp Biography”, 2), the actor has become one of the great faces of the movie scene of his generation.
played as fast acting, nervous person as he played James bond. In my opinion he