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One of Tim curry's best role

posted 7 years ago by Nipsey_Russell (1339)
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classic!

It's better than his Pennywise or Rocky Horror role. Nope, uh, you didn't hear that from me! :D

But, yeah, this truly is one of his greatest. His look and voice obviously got some "enhancements", but it's his delivery, expressions and sheer presence that make him shine.

[–] breathfromanother (749) 7 years ago

His role in Legend as well as Pennywise in It scared the living crap out of me as a child.

[–] scannerdarkly (1280) 3 years ago

Curry as Pennywise could make me belly laugh in one scene, and terrify me the next! It was my childhood too.

[–] cyguration (3891) 3 years ago

It's better than his Pennywise or Rocky Horror role. Nope, uh, you didn't hear that from me! :D

Agreed. I recently re-watched this film and Curry absolutely stole the show. He was an all-encompassing presence, poetic, dangerous, and seductive. I don't think any other actor could have pulled off such a complex and layered depiction of Darkness the way he did, making him both relatably villainous and terrifying all at once.