There is a tendency among horror fans to scoff at the 1990 miniseries of It. This is largely due to the fact that the miniseries is an extremely watered down version of the popular Stephen King novel. It maintains the basic premise of King’s novel – six childhood friends reunite as adults to face an evil entity (that often takes the form of Pennywise the Clown) they banished nearly thirty years ago – but it lacks any real bite. It is a movie that is at odds with both diehard Stephen Kings and modern days audiences simply for the fact that it isn’t scary (nor gory, for that matter). Yet, in the fall of 1990 it was a miniseries that no one dared miss – it was a huge talking point in my fifth grade classroom. I had not read the novel at this point in life (I was eleven and didn’t have the patience for an 1100+ page novel), so I had no idea where the movie was headed. When part one ended with Stanley Uris committing suicide in his bathtub, I was genuinely unnerved by this turn
This is a blog that is devoted entirely to film analysis. I tend to analyze movies in a historical context. What were the cultural trends at the time? Why was the rationale behind the movie? I also tend to write about lesser-known movies, as there really isn't much more that can be said about most mainstream movies. I hope you enjoy!!!