I avoid trailers at all costs. I’m always worried that the trailer will tell me the entire story, spoil some ending or reveal some other important detail. I made an exception today and watched the trailer for Stephen King’s IT… and it was everything I could have hoped.
Growing up in the 90’s there were random adult things that every kid just knew of. Before ever watching a Horror movie I somehow knew who Michael Myers, Freddy and Jason were. Without ever reading a book, I knew who Stephen King was and for some reason it feels like I always knew of the book IT and I have no clue why.
I remember the first time I ever watched the original TV series. My mom used to tape every made for TV mini-series on VHS tapes. I was home sick from school and was bored so I put the VHS tape into my VCR and was captivated. That summer I checked the book out of my local library… I don’t think I even finished the first chapter, the death of Georgie was so horrifying and so much more disturbing than the TV movie could have ever conveyed.
Last summer they announced plans for a theatrical adaptation so I kept following product rumors, looking at images online and getting more and more excited. I also decided to try to tackle the book again. In about two weeks I crushed all 1000+ pages.
If I said it was King’s best book I’d be a liar. The reality is that IT has really great parts and then it has other parts that can only be explained by cocaine (the 11 year old orgy comes to mind for example). When the book was good it was really good. The highlights of the book (as well as the mini-series) are the segments of the kids in the 50’s. If the rumors I’ve read are true this movie is only covering that portion of the book and then we will get the second half at a later date. Here’s hoping that’s accurate.
The scares in this trailer work a lot. The Picture segment, the cackling Georgie, Pennywise charging in the water. They’ve done a good job keeping Pennywise hidden in it as well. I have not been this excited to see a movie in a long time. If you’ve been living in a sewer … the trailer is below. Beep Beep.