Stephen King's It trailer

[ErikJ972]

So the trailer for the remake of Stephen King's It has been released and it looks TERRIFYING!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnCLYoCdwyk

[E.Davis]

I agree, it actually looks great. Also good on them for actually creating a teaser that entices us and doesn't show everything. 

[SNAFU]

Hope they lose the spider at the end.

 

[Mister Matt]

Wasn't It a spider in the book as well?

[darquegk]

Yeah. On the one hand, the fact that the Elder Gods are seen by humans in the form of deformed, monstrous versions of animals is a HUGE part of the Stephen King mythos. On the other hand... it's never really WORKED.

[Mister Matt]

I loved it in the novel, but it was pretty cheesy in the miniseries.  However, that can be said of nearly every film treatment of a King novel.  It's rare that his endings translate well on film as written (Langoliers and Bag of Bones were particularly bad).  Even when they're re-written, they can be pretty awful.  For example, I just shut off The Mist before the final scene, which was infuriating.

Which reminds me...I'm behind on my Stephen King.  I still have yet to read:

Doctor Sleep
Revival
Mr. Mercedes
Finders Keepers
End of Watch
Bazaar of Bad Dreams

And I'm looking forward to the return to Castle Rock with Gwendy's Button Box.

[AEA AGMA SM]

I have to admit that this trailer does have me intrigued. I've read the novel numerous times, the first time being right after seeing the mini-series when it originally aired in 1990 (I was the only 5th grader to do a book report on a Stephen King 1000+ page novel). So thanks to this trailer I've moved from cautiously aloof towards the film to cautiously optimistic that it may turn out good.

[SNAFU]

Mister Matt, 1408 held up pretty good in the film version. I adored the short story!

 

[ErikJ972]

The spider definitely was cheesy in the mini series but I think a lot of that was due to the poor special fx.Isn't this planned as a two parter. With the 2nd installment focusing on the adults? So I'm not sure how this one will end. But the trailer looks like they really nailed the tone of the book.

The best Stephen King adapation I've seen in a long time was 11/22/63 on Hulu.

And Mister Matt...I thought the Mr. Mercedes books were great. Definitelty a good read for summer.

[PalJoey]

 

Honestly, this might be the scariest thing I've ever seen.

 

[SNAFU]

Erik to be honest, I found the spider cheesy in the book as well. There is something to be said for letting the ultimate evil to remain formless.

[ErikJ972]

You might be right SNAFU. I liked it when I read the book, but I was also 14 at the time.

[ColorTheHours048]

A giant spider kind of pales in comparison to the numerous forms It takes throughout the novel, particularly Pennywise. Any "true form" King landed on for the final confrontation would have been a letdown after 1000+ pages of terror.

This teaser is excellent and I'm looking forward to the movie even more now.

[SNAFU]

That is why I wished he managed to keep it formless.

 

ETA. Dean Koontz managed it with Phantoms, a book I found quite frightening! Was also a movie (not that great) with Peter O'Toole and Rose Mcgowan.

[Platypus]

I also found the trailer to be terrifying. When the kid (sorry, I forget character names, it's been a while) is peeking in the sewer, I knew exactly what was coming, yet it was timed so well that it still made we jump when the clown appeared. I also read the book as a teenager (15+ years ago) and I remember enjoying the characters, their relationships, and watching them grow up more than I cared about the scary parts of the story, so I just hope that the film is able to capture that, as well. That was usually how I felt about Stephen King books - I liked his writing and his characters more than the supernatural aspects. And I do remember thinking the spider thing was ridiculous - though the deeper meaning may have been lost on me at that age. But I am optimistic about this film. Hopefully it won't be a disappointment like so many other Stephen King adaptations... 

[rosscoe(au)]

A really great trailer, let's hope they keep a lid on most of it by not showing everything in the next trailer... plus the poster is kick ass

[Lavieboheme3090]

I hope other studios are looking at this trailer for inspiration in the future. 

Question for my fellow King fans. I think I have read almost everything at this point what are some of ya'lls other favorite horror novels?