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I still prefer the original

posted 3 years ago by smidget28 (769)
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This was average at best, some of the kids are really good, namely Beverly and Bill, but it's a let down after the original TV thing, for me.

[–] Kowalski (57914) 3 years ago

BOTH VERSIONS SUFFER BLAND/ANTICLIMACTIC ADULT HALVES AND SPORT WELL CAST AND ENTERTAINING CHILD HALVES...BUT YEAH,THE MINISERIES DOES IT BETTER.

[–] [deleted] 3 years ago

"BOTH VERSIONS SUFFER BLAND/ANTICLIMACTIC ADULT HALVES"
Blame the book.

"SPORT WELL CAST AND ENTERTAINING CHILD HALVES"
Well-cast? For the second half of the miniseries? You CAN'T be serious!

[–] bobbydallas (8058) 3 years ago

for me the OG had better child actors.

[–] spurtle467 (1498) 3 years ago

I prefer this version. The original was very dated when I last saw it, and on the cheesy side. This one isn't perfect either. It could have done with being scarier and not so reliant on CGI monsters popping up all too often, which gets old quickly and has almost the opposite effect of being scary. Still, I liked it for the most part.

[–] whynotwriteme (7121) 3 years ago

None of the kids in the new one had any personality at all. The scares were forced and lame. My son and I watched it when he was 13 and he said it was "The Try-Hard Horror Movie." To be called a Try-Hard is not a good thing in the world of young teens.

[–] spurtle467 (1498) 3 years ago

Well I found the new one scarier than the old one. As I say the old one is very dated now and was one of the rare examples where I endorsed a remake before it came to fruition. The best thing about it is Tim Curry's performance.

The casting for the kids was also ok I thought. An improvement on the original if anything.

I would agree that many of the scares were too 'try-hard'. There's only so often you can fall back on a horrible-looking CGI monster running up to the camera before it starts getting boring. There were however some effective scares in between and obviously it's a lot more adult-orientated which helps. Skarsgard did a good job too.

[–] Kendricks (2081) 3 years ago

"I still prefer the original"
Then you are beyond help.

I am not exactly a fan of the new movies, they aren't flawless to say the least but at least I did not have to cringe over every single line the actors delivered - unlike in the original which is notorious for it's horrendous acting. Then there were the abhorrent visual effects, or the attempts of them and the overall dull script. The only good thing was Tim Curry and I feel this is the only thing that keeps this movie, well mini-series actually, in the "classic" section.

[–] Faridah (1328) 3 years ago

Me too.