Nostalgia Critic Real Thoughts on - Stephen King's It

The clown that scared everyone made Rob and Doug laugh. Why were they so amused?
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[@MTTT19]

"Excuse me, sir! Do you have Prince Albert in a can?" "You do!?" "Well you better let the poor guy out!" "Mwha! Mwha! Mwha!"

[@mmeers89]

Excuse me sir, is your refridgerater running? IT IS? Well you better go catch before it runs away. W-ha W-ha W-ha

[@brpierce]

Excuse me, sir, is your refrigerator running? IT IS? I might just vote for it for President! Wa-HA! Wa-HA! Wa-HA!

[@vejymonsta3006]

Best part of the show.

[@do0m819]

Best line is "KISS ME FAT BOY!" and the guys horrified reaction face is priceless x)

[@mmeers89]

omg I love you man.

[@estherkirby]

WE HAVE A CLOWN PROBLEM IN THIS COUNTRY

[@floridaman3263]

trump should be deporting the clowns, not the illegal Mexicans

[@gamefan6219]

+Esther Kim It's probably just a Halloween prank.

[@estherkirby]

gamefan6219 it's just a social experiment

[@megamegaO]

Clowns trying to shoot down a school, and following students home isn't really a prank to me.

[@Golden100_]

They are all over where I live. Im really surprised they haven't been shot yet.

[@FinlayLavery303]

The Langoliers for the next Nostalgia Critic Real Thoughts since we are on the subject of Stephen King, dear boy? "You're scaring the little girl"

[@mmeers89]

"LADY!!"

[@inferno9714]

I have an important business meeting IN BOSTON AT NINE O'CLOCK!

[@mmeers89]

***** My WIDE ANGLED LENS is ABOUT to BURST!

[@scarfacefan19]

TIME!? WHAT THE HELL DO YOU KNOW ABOUT TIME!? ASK ME ABOUT TIME!

[@mmeers89]

Well it's very clear that they must do Langoliers now. Just make it 30 minutes of this.

[@mariahm4081]

As a Mainer who lives practically in the same town as Steven King I just wanted to say that Doug's thoughts on what he's like is actually quite accurate. He's a nice and humble guy who doesn't want to be treated as a celebrity, but just another townie, which all the locals pretty much do. I've never talked to him personally but I know a lot of people who have, as he's always nice and casual when he comes to support local businesses and stuff. So yea regardless of his "hit or miss" writing he's a pretty cool guy.

[@yeto30003]

"I don't take notes; I don't outline, I don't do anything like that. I just flail away at the goddamn thing. I'm a salami writer. I try to write good salami, but salami is salami. You can't sell it as caviar." Unlocated speech, 1995, Stephen King

[@titusmccarthy]

Which is why his writing always falls apart after 1000 pages.

[@GravityTrash]

Takes a lot to scare you? *_NORM OF THE NORTH_* Did it work that time?

[@conorm.5331]

*has heart attack*

[@MapleyNexus]

Pix Tron * scream * OH GOD NO GET IT AWAY FROM ME!

[@MegaKH2fan]

That's not scary. That's disgusting.

[@parforet6988]

No!Don't go there!

[@flashfireboost1899]

If you really want to scare somebody get Don Bluth.

[@carterslade8771]

little bit of trivia, in THE BOOK, (there go those dreaded words! haha) the officer who is attacked by Pennywise when he's turned into the dog is named Koontz. anyone who's familiar with Dean Koontz and his writing knows that he's a huge dog lover. My thought is that that moment was intended to be kind of bizarrely funny, a playful jab at a fellow author and his love of dogs.

[@cinematicsterling6897]

and in the book the guard was afraid of dogs so that was why IT used the dog form

[@Nasser851000]

Excuse me, Mr doug and robert walker, Are you happening to be reviewing Stephen King's it? You are! Well then you better get Criticising! A-ha! A-ha! A-ha!

[@sammylane21]

And anyone else notice that when the adults are in the Library some of the extra's flinch when the balloons start popping blood but it is supposed to all be in the heads of the former kids,right??

[@davidwitt8888]

Sammy Lane dude the book is so much more creepy... I'm still a bit fucked from that

[@rossenator101]

Sammy Lane don't worry I think Doug pointed to this plothole.

[@sammylane21]

David witt Not exactly my point.My point was the extras flinched when the balloons popped , I do hope in the remake they digitally add the balloons popping as that took me out of the scene.

[@davidwitt8888]

Sammy Lane you were an extra.... sweet

[@sammylane21]

David witt I wasn't even born yet.

[@ianramey9943]

Of course NNOW you decide to talk about the killer clown.

[@seanbinkley7363]

Or it's because it's Halloween month and their doing a Steven King movie review next week.

[@ianramey9943]

It's okay, bro. Sorry, it's difficult to convey sarcasm across the internet. Loved Critic's video on it, and it's a good time to do this.

[@seanbinkley7363]

Ian Ramey Ok, no worries man. Maybe I shouldn't have jumped on you. Peace.

[@mandelabutterfly9162]

Arm yourself friends! Buy Tangelos, Clowns hate Tangelos.

[@madnutrules]

lol ikr

[@findmestudios]

I think the reason for alcoholism as a troupe in his works is because of his real struggles with alcoholism.

[@kaiviru]

Actually the reason why (for example) Jack Torrance was alcoholic was sort of a catharsis beacause at that time he was in a terrible state with alcohol and drugs, to the point he was starting to get violent with his wife, so yeah that is indeed the reason

[@killerbee2562]

The protagonist of the Tommyknockers is also a effigy of King to a degree.

[@CS9_]

Kind of like how Dickens uses social class.

[@bluekatana99]

I've also read that writes about his own fears.

[@sightseeing7993]

It's almost like he's a shitty author who can't think beyond his own experiences.

[@bellegranger7195]

I'm a King fan, but I'm still scratching my head over why all the little boys had to sleep with the little girl. So they're lost in the sewers and panicking. So Bev has the idea to let them all screw her to calm them down. WTF King.

[@kaiviru]

Yeah i would delete that scene from the book if i could...... i really hope they don't include it in the remake xD or at least don't do it graphic

[@randalgraves6979]

Belle Granger I started reading the book maybe I should finish it. 😃

[@bellegranger7195]

Sorry, Spoiler Alert. It's really quite disturbing. She even compares penis sizes. Just...wow.

[@bellegranger7195]

11

[@theAngryscotman]

I really have to assume he was utterly high off his ass when he wrote that.

[@Crimson_Logic]

I love IT. It's not scary it's a dark comedy (unintentionally). I love the scene with Pennywise in the library, with all the balloons

[@TheFlipped1]

I have the Pennywise "WaHaa!" as my ringtone.. I love when it goes off in public.

[@PassableClown]

Pennywise used to scare the shit out of me until realising it was Tim Curry who I knew more as Frank N Furter from Rocky Horror Picture Show. Then it just became hilarious

[@SunnysFilms]

It's more hilarious when you picture Nigel Thornberry.

[@davidb3028]

SunnysFilms ahahahah:) that's a good one

[@RogueT-Rex8468]

SunnysFilms NO!!! Omg now I'll die laughing! XDD

[@jamesgriffin7962]

SunnysFilms smashing

[@melvinshaw7574]

Weird. The Tim Curry role that destroyed It for me was Fern Gully.

[@K4RN4GE911]

Only slightly related to the video, the best movie based on a Stephen King book is definitely Green Mile. Shawshank Redemption is an extremely close second, but Tom Hanks, Michael Clark Duncan and everyone else involved did an impeccable job.

[@swanpride]

Those two and Misery as well as Dolores....but the only one of those which really goes for "scary" is Misery.

[@FischerFilmStudio]

Not to mention Rose Red. But it is the longest and one of the more boring ones.

[@apizzathatgiantforthesimpl5191]

Stand By Me, De Palma's Carrie, and Pet Sematary were also quite good in my opinion.

[@BenjaminGessel]

Yes, and both of those movies are NOT horror... I dunno... (shrug)

[@BenjaminGessel]

Stand By Me = Also not horror...

[@MikeSSDD]

Nobody talks about the dark tower... *shuffles away* 'All by myself...'

[@jareththegoblinking3191]

'Its the end of the world as we know it..'

[@eliguy11em]

Michael Rusaw I love the Dark Tower

[@MikeSSDD]

I've found them.

[@MikeSSDD]

Get em boys! *cackles*

[@theviewer6889]

I'm part of the way through the first book and am enjoying it a lot.

[@permeus2nd]

the ideas of IT are potentially scary, but the presentation is lackluster, the wolfman isnt the slightest bit scary but if you think of it as if that really happened thats the scary part, having said that im 35 and the clown in the shower still bothers me.

[@BazookaTooth707]

permeus2nd IT is far scarier than Wolfman has and will ever be. I respect the classic movie but it doesn't hold a candle in comparison.

[@angryyogbuscus1578]

Tim Curry in the shower should always scare you.

[@permeus2nd]

ReppeNThA707 richie is attack in the basement of the school by the wolfman after he is sent down there to get a mop, just like the mummy goes after stanley in the old house (the mummy is perhaps the scariest one as IT never shows up)

[@Justmyhandle]

*(Clowns singing):* *Scrub scrub here, scrub scrub there* *Whether you're white or bronze* *A man can wash another man* *In the merry old land of Oz*

[@Cyprienroche]

Fun fact: Richie is sent to the school's basement by the X-files "Cigarette Smoking Man" (William B. Davis), who plays the principal.

[@mr_moviegoer4231]

This was probably the perfect time to make this video with all these damn clowns everywhere...

[@mrcalderon93]

The fact that IT is re-made and being released in 2017 doesnt hurt either

[@orcciezaj]

double irony

[@KeybladeMasterAndy]

I haven't seen a single one, oddly enough.

[@Jahlelal]

I don't get it, what's up with clowns? I just hear things hear and there.

[@spacefey]

No one is absolutely sure, honestly. Just a bunch of people dressed up as clowns have been appearing around schools in the eastern states and some have apparently been making threats, but I haven't heard what the threats are exactly. To attack schools but I havent seen specifics either

[@AtlantaCommercials96]

"Clowns Hate Tangelos! 'Messes With Their Equilibrium!!"

[@sirbronze-thighscrusademas8858]

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[@Pleasant-but-Enigmatic]

Just because someone looks different then you or thinks differently then you, doesn't mean you should be afraid of them. It means you should be angry at them, HOW DARE THEY BE DIFFERENT!! WHAT MY WAY OF LIFE AIN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR 'EM!

[@AtlantaCommercials96]

"I'll SHOW YOU, I'LL SHOW ALL OF YOU!!!!"

[@baronobeefdip768]

"They want to become the dominant species on Earth, and they'll destroy us all to make it happen! DESTROY US ALLL! DESTROY US ALLLL! DESTROY US ALLLL! DESTROY US ALL!"

[@ericjohnson6120]

DESTROY US ALL! DESTROY US ALL! I'll take the chicken, please. DESTROY US ALL! DESTROY US ALL! DESTROY US ALL! DESTROY US ALL!

[@andrewmorse210]

Anytime I hear people say, "this IT movie will be true to the book", it makes me realize they haven't read the book. The child sex bond thing and the seduction of Henry Bowers and of course Robert Grey's enemy The Turtle? You can't show everything in the twisted world of King's mind on screen. It'll be the same as every other book adaptation a movie can make within two hours: Hit the bullet points of the story, make it scary and entertaining. If you want something to be like the book, pick up the audio version of the book. All that being said, I hope the movie is scary and entertaining.

[@LadyOnikara]

If they want the movie to be JUST like the book, then they really need to find a director, producer, writer, etc who are just as filled with drugs as Stephen King was when he wrote the book.

[@bigoldinosaur]

Anything that Tim Curry touches is just awesome. He could play a good guy and he still would sound like a cool villain.

[@randalgraves6979]

Clue is awesome. Even his episode of Tales from the Crypt.

[@flucazade]

@@randalgraves6979 The salesman one! he plays every character. could be the best TFTC ever

[@randalgraves6979]

@@flucazade yeah, he plays the whole family. and its just Ed Begley Jr and 2 other characters.

[@maxcorben5274]

If it weren’t for Tim this would have been another forgettable Stephen King mini series

[@RyanHPvineyvids2013]

"It takes a lot to scare me" says the person who screamed at Son of the Mask, Food Fight and Baby Arnold

[@andybaxter4442]

The baller thing about this mini-series is that it was on prime time network television. For the day, this was intense psychological horror to beaming into America's homes.

[@jaggedlittlepearl8635]

Hey Doug, when you reviewed "Stephen King's It" I was pretty surprised that the movie itself wasn't that scary. I can't believe I was afraid of that clown as a kid! You made me feel a lot better and now I don't think that clown is scary anymore. Thank you. ☺ Thought I will admit, Tim Curry in clown make up is pretty creepy.

[@therock238360]

This is the most relevant time to talk about this

[@alexbernal7857]

Spiderjiji, hes talking about the clown threats, not the new movie

[@mediaultra3178]

spideyjiri well in all fairness the new penny wise looks scarier by comparison to Tim curry I always thought penny wise was genuinely funny

[@yetanotherhankhill1032]

+Alex Bernal Clown Threats? I actually haven't heard about this yet!

[@DonniesBoStaff]

Especially in the Chicago area.

[@alexbernal7857]

AudinEcho Its in America. Mainly big cities.

[@sirjedisentinel]

In my opinion, the scariest scene is when the girl as an adult goes back to her father's house and the Old Woman...that scene is actually scary as shit

[@BarryHart-xo1oy]

Very true.

[@jarekgunther]

To be fair, Doug, Goosebumps' target audience was to much younger readers in contrast to Stephen King.

[@Hammerhead547]

Also: R.L Stein isn't half the writer that Stephen King is despite his extraordinary proliferation of novels. Personally I'd love to see stephen king write a young adult/youth targeted horror story, even with his tropesand the limitations of the genre he could still write something fantastic.

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

When I was a kid, and I was first introduced to the clown from 'It', my mother was building it up about how scary the concept was. Like a demonic clown monster that stalks children, and can appear anywhere. That sounded actually creepy to me. But when I actually saw it...yeah.

[@MrDuneedon]

Oh, that clown *might* make you laugh NOW...but trust me, in 1990? When I (and all of us) were much younger, well...it scared the shit out of me. Even that stupid-looking giant spider was scary back then.

[@randalgraves6979]

MrDunedon didn't scare me. I'm 19 days older than Rob. Lol

[@chicochan123]

nah, guy it didn't look good then, and hasn't aged well. it was a good try, with both all actors kids and grown ups, but the effects (apart from stans head in the fridge) is pretty funny. now star trek 2 was 1982, still looks good, the it mini series was 1990. maybe it was the budget but meh, i dunno what age u were in 1990, but i wasn't scared. no disrespect

[@chicochan123]

p.s. im $hit scared of clowns but i thats coz of the tone hoopers poltergeist movie, and i can't watch chitty chitty bang bang coz of the fucking child catcher lol

[@randalgraves6979]

in 1990 i was 11 but i don't think i saw it until 93 on video so i would've been 14 just saying

[@chicochan123]

Randal Graves oh boy im sorry man , u would be terrified. i guess me being older, wiser, and more cuter has desensitised me. now im less scared of all horror fiction in the days of Trump lol?

[@josewaycoolerthanu]

I had a friend who had a phobia of clowns and It was the movie that solidifies it for him as a kid. I showed him your review years ago and, while it did not overcome his phobia, but he became more at peace with the movie.

[@frankhenderson8727]

Channel Awesome is approaching 666 thousand subs, just in time for Nostalgiaween

[@geraldinewoods254]

"It's so scary" pennywise:WAHA WAHA WAHA

[@animex75]

"Was there a movie that was better than the book?" Carrie. Even Stephen will say that. The, uh, original movie, not the remakes (or sequel).

[@Arikayx13]

As someone who is basically never scared of horror films, the moving picture in the book stands out as one of the few things that has creeped me out.

[@BlinkLed]

1408 is not only my favorite Stephen King adaptation, but one of my favorite horror movies of all time. I've never read the original short story it's based on, but the film is extremely effective, and the story manages to be terrifying because the evil is never explained. I really recommend it if you haven't seen it.

[@StevenFallsOver]

"Are there any Stephen King movies that are better than the book?" Well, there's The Mist, Stand By Me, Cujo, Carrie, Salems Lot, and debatably Christine.

[@scytheseven9173]

What about Misery?

[@JamesOhGoodie]

Shawshank definitely

[@StevenFallsOver]

Damn you're right! I forgot Misery!

[@03bgood]

What about The Shinning, the original 1980 version? Not that crappy 1997 remake.

[@isaiahwilliams2642]

The Green Mile

[@KevinGeneFeldman]

I've only read some of the book, but the description of the clown in the book is some scary stuff. The movie has a kind of cartoon interpretation. In the book hes like this calm sounding angel whose intentions are pure evil but his voice is inviting. He takes many forms but hes been described as being like dry bones, cracking and popping with thin skin over top. His eyes are black with a small diamond of light in the center of his eye sockets and he wears a generic kind of clown suit. but the real question is....Do they float?

[@jeffery5716]

Oh yes, they float, kevin, they all float

[@roarshach13]

Totally agree with Rob on Stephen King's locations. Desperation, Nevada from Desperation is just so beautifully realized. Every building the characters go into is so intricately detailed that it simultaneously feels alive and dead all at once. The movie theater, the police station, the abandoned mine just all brilliantly made. Also just looked up the new Penny Wise from the It remake and.....I kind of love it. He looks REALLY cool. And I appreciate that they didn't just ape Tim Curry's style. It really looks like they wanted to do their own unique take and personally I think it works.

[@CrimsonCeltCherokee]

Rob's wearing a System of a down shirt? Thumbs up on the video.

[@chainslawterhd8904]

CrimsonCeltCherokee I noticed that too

[@K4RN4GE911]

*WAKE UP!* ʷᵃᵏᵉ ᵘᵖ

[@Heavenlyhounds96]

GRAB A BRUSH AND PUT ON A LITTLE MAKEUP!

[@Goldsthar]

Plgoxyuiosfioiugytghasihshakeup! c'mon sing along!

[@mr.classified6167]

Rob's mugging at the end of the It review was hilarious

[@jtothepmoreno1010]

Everybody get your tangelos ready

[@Popcultureguy3000]

DESTROY US ALLL!

[@K4RN4GE911]

I'll have the chicken. DESTROY US ALL!

[@baronobeefdip768]

"They want to become the dominant species on Earth, and they'll destroy us all to make it happen! DESTROY US ALLL! DESTROY US ALLLL! DESTROY US ALLLL! DESTROY US ALLLL!"

[@originoflogos]

do the real thought on the wicker man lol

[@randalgraves6979]

Justin Lance Sister Rose meet brother bear. I hear you've been harboring picnic baskets.

[@mateoo1234]

Rob has a System of a down t-shirt on, My man

[@americawashington2700]

WAHA WAHA WAHA WAHA

[@waddupjd]

this is the movie that made me scared of clowns

[@MrZilla]

Pennywise isn't very scary, but he sure is funny.

[@DanielFoolhardy]

for me Killer Klowns from Outer Space

[@MrZilla]

Daniel Foolhardy That movie was even less scary and more funny than It.

[@KitsuneRokaku]

Me too! Now I find that film profoundly hilarious

[@DanielFoolhardy]

I was 7 and didn't even know it was a Comedy

[@r0siepurple853]

The original review helped me a lot because I was very scared of IT as a kid. Seeing the funny side helped me suspend my disbelief. So Thank you for that!

[@captainzappa696]

got dammit!! they always have interesting opinions and appreaciations that I wanna to hear, but they constantly interrupt each other in the midle of a sentence that's developing a point and that drive me nuts!!

[@bigmanbaph666]

Now I'll never un-notice that now...

[@GuyNamedSean]

Captain Zappa Doesn't bother me because it just sounds like they're having a conversation.

[@johnt.campbell316]

I Know!! They are *constantly* talking over each other. But, We know they respect each other very much; being brothers. Only brothers could talk to each other like that. HA!

[@julianf147]

it's more the one with the hat

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

Captain Zappa Yeah, it's almost like they're BROTHERS.

[@svenvangogh3867]

I love how Rob just keeps interrupting Doug :)

[@redriddinghoodpra]

The best Stephen King book to movie is The Green Mile!!!!! I could literally read the book with the movie.

[@PianoMastR64]

I have no opinion on scary movies or scary books or any of the writers they are talking about, but I just love hearing them talk so much that watching this video is worth it. I never used to think about what I'm watching/reading to a fraction of the extent I now do before watching Nostalgia Critic. It might seem by doing so like you're ruining what you would otherwise consider awesome movies by analyzing them to the extent that a good critic does, but you're actually learning to weed through the crap to find those nuggets of gold, which allows you to appreciate them that much more deeply. When something truly touching, amazing, original, moving happens, and you're not distracted by the crap posing as those things, then your ability to experience such works gets elevated to a new level.

[@sandypenguin6]

That clown was the one thing I was truly afraid of as a kid...

[@MarioWendorf]

You're manlier men than I. If my mom passed away I'd be unable to function for a good long time. kudos to being professionals

[@joeymartinez9854]

The parts that scare me is when he's with Georgie the picture of Georgie that bill looks at when pennywise is digging the grave for the kids when bill visits Georgie's grave when he's an adult And the melting lady that adult Beverly meets Those scenes scare me still every time I watch it

[@MsNinjacrab]

Hey, this came out on the day my box set of the Dark Tower series got here!

[@TheSouthsboy14]

I can't wait to see Dougs review of the new "IT film.

[@Thane3999]

The baloons are suposse to represent souls of children he killed.

[@Cyprienroche]

It's not canon, just a fan-theory (that doesn't hold much water when you think about it).

[@Thane3999]

***** Does Steven king has some sexual fantasies he does not likege neral public to know about? Because I am very pervy individual, who loves horrors and even I would not be able to come up with this. Or is he just very creative?

[@Cyprienroche]

***** You liar. ",one where he (Henry) molests Beverly " Lol, this never happened in the book. Only in the movie. And no " The baloons are suposse to represent souls of children he killed." Show me where this is written in the book please. Spoiler: it's not, don't bother. Stop pretending to understand this book...

[@Cyprienroche]

***** Mmmhhh no, I've read the book many times (like every "Dark Tower" related SK book) and they *never* speculate on what the balloons are. Implied or not. As for Henry Bowers, I think you're (sorry English is not my first language) confusing/remembering different scenes incorrectly; can't find the right word... There is a scene in which young Bev is almost assaulted sexually by her father (because Pennywise told him Bev was playing with boys), And just when Bev manages to escape from him = Henry, Vitor and Belch find her and they try to kill her, but there is no "rape" subtext. Only violence. Bev is at one point afraid that Henry would rape her (when she spies the trio + Patrick having fun with a lighter) but Henry never expressed such a thought.

[@Thane3999]

***** What rating did original movie had? Because I don't think this one wll pass for PG-13. Also, I think this movie will cause mass hysteria among Americans, due to continuation of the current clown prank attacks. People are so overreacting because of it, that it is hilarious. Believe it or not, but there are even serious conspiracies made about it and how "Ancient clown cults" are about to cause a purge on american youth. No, I am not joking.

[@LucatheDingo88]

I only really found out about It when I got a VHS tape from my sister for my birthday over a decade and a half ago. Like alot of people she seemed to think it was scary as she was a little girl who saw it with her friends when they were very little in the early 90's. Let me just say that as teenager of the early 2000's who had been previously exposed to better horror films such as Hellraiser, Alien, and Nightmare on Elm Street, to name a few prior to my viewing of It, I really didn't find It to be scary. Also compared to some of the above mentioned I found certain things like, the writing, the acting, the production values, and even the cinematography to be rather lackluster. And another issue for me was I just found it to be too long, a younger me was always puzzled to why it felt like two movies smooshed together. I only ever watched the whole thing once as when attempting to rewatch it, I'd always get really bored by the time it got to part-2. There are certain scenes I feel if they were cut out I wouldn't miss all that much. There were also certain scenes that always really bothered me like the father getting angry with his son for going into his dead brother's room, like what Doug said "how dare you mourn the loss of your one and only brother" Overall I just never really got much out of It the TV mini-series, recently doug made an editorial titled (When Should Remakes Not Happen) and I have to say I'm all aboard It being remade, as I think just about anything would be an improvement over the It TV mini-series, and I have to say so far I am impressed by the trailers, as It actually looks sort of scary. I've sure quoted the word it alot in these paragraphs, no pun intended.

[@DAS_k1ishEe]

When I was little I got traumtised by horror movies so much, I was afraid of them and didn't wanted to see them. On my friends birthday, he decided to watch "It". It was like a rehab. Nothing was scary, even when the big spider at the end appeared my arachnophobia didn't set in, only that feeling of disaapointment how uncreative it was xD

[@squidsquiddly5970]

I find happy clowns with bad intentions to be far more scary than clowns that were intentionally built up to be scary, like fangs and stuff...

[@03bgood]

What are your thoughts on the remake, coming out next year, Doug and Rob? Are okay with the 80s setting, as apposed to the 50s/60s settings of the novel and TV film? Do you like the new look of Pennywise, for the reboot or do you still prefer Tim Curry to the new one?

[@isetmfriendsofire]

I bet it'll be shit, and they won't go in a good direction with it.

[@03bgood]

It'll be better than the crappy Poltergeist remake, at least. Setting it in the 80s doesn't necessarily ruin it, but the 50s made it a lot scarier and more innocent. You actually feel sorry for the losers. People in the 50s had more morals than those in the 80s. The remake will probably have the losers playing NES and hanging out, at the mall playing arcade games, to clarify that it takes place in the 80s. I like how the TV film took place 1960 and that 50s feel is still intact as well as the second part, set in 1990, which still contains that 80s feel as well.

[@gokuxsephiroth4505]

The new setting might be interesting, but I hate the idea of a lot of CGI in there

[@mr.wifflewaffle7189]

03bgood People has more morals in the 50s? Huh????????

[@nintendsoad]

Love the System of a Down shirt Rob! Great job as always fellas!

[@greenmanatee3368]

While on the topic of creepy child kidnapper villains, the coachman from Pinocchio always have me the creeps. Especially considering that in the end he continues to enslave those boys turned into donkeys.

[@josephsamazingcoat]

Late to the party: Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile I thought were better movies than books. They both were great to watch! Also, Cujo was pretty scary too. (keep up the great discussions guys! You're running out of Disney though!)

[@drmechapyro9654]

Excuse me sir! do you have an Albert in a can!? Ya DO? Well ya better let the poor guy out! WaHA WaHA WaHA!

[@TheMightyWomabt]

I'll be honest the movie "It" gave me nightmares for a while...granted it was the very first horror movie I'd every seen. After a bit even the nightmares became silly.

[@McGrunty]

I honestly found this film scary, when I was 6 years old. And even then it had parts that had me laughing/bored/or just not scared.

[@j.c.ingledue6553]

I loved the novel one of my favorites. I remember, however, being a teenager and falling asleep while watching it. I woke up in the middle of the movie to see Tim Curry's face on the moon. I couldn't stop laughing. I did give it another try as an adult, was entertaining, but still couldn't find it scary

[@idonot5565]

So let me get it straight; your Real Thoughts on IT is....the exact same as in the review. Thanks for the video Doug. You really threw me for a loop on that one.

[@sammylane21]

The reason(to me anyways) that movies like THE EXORCIST , SALEM'S LOT and HALLOWEEN or IT are so "scary" is because King and Blatty basically raped your mind's safety zone by bringing in old monsters into YOUR modern times and across you street , thus not giving us any safe place to which say to our selves "it's all just a movie/story".

[@BarryHart-xo1oy]

That’s quite true.

[@cartmanfrost1140]

The Tim Curry clown is scary to me because he looks like one of those ones that you would approach at a circus and that's what he has on his side, like you can approach this, it is safe he's a circus clown and when you get close enough he'll snatch you up. The new Pennywise, The Bill Skarsgard Pennywise is just one of those clowns were you looking at and you're automatically afraid. You know not even go near it. The Tim Curry one had that false sense of security with it that I think made it a bit more scary in a different way, a more realistic way I guess you could say.

[@ThingsDontAlways]

the scary parts that spooked ME personally as a kid -the werewolf jumpscare in the basement -the skeleton jumpscare at the lake/basin -the blood bubble -the "THEY ALL FLOOOOAT DOWN HERE" part -the dead brother winking

[@MrSmart-wo6wb]

Subtext - Doug had a bitter breakup with a Stephen King fan and has dedicated his life to trashing him ever since.

[@matthewkellar9757]

He doesn't hate the man. He thinks his ideas are interesting but his executions of them are done badly near the end.

[@youcouldntbemorerightbroia4016]

matthew Kellar that goes for thinner

[@mitchellhorton9382]

I think Doug's only watched the movies, and if that's the case, his opinion is pretty fair.

[@EmptyAltruism]

Dont worry. I get that you are joking (i hope)

[@itsanightmaresobeware7777]

@@matthewkellar9757 no

[@DahliaLegacy]

Bev and her father was a bit scary, I found their relationship very creepy. Not like an ahh scary, but like it gave me the creeps. You really feel how her agency was taken away from her.

[@BarryHart-xo1oy]

Quite true.

[@Morgil27]

I'm not afraid of clowns, but I am afraid of spiders. Even with that, the ending still wasn't scary. Now Aracnophobia on the the other hand, that was a terrifying movie for me, both as a kid and now.

[@Editwithmouse]

There are moments in IT that are really well done. I will agree that those moments are all in the first part when the characters are kids. The biggest problem with the film is it was made for television. the book is intense, dark, scary and violent. Just things you can't put on network TV.

[@whambam8827]

Excuse me sir, is your refrigerator running? Well you better go catch it, wa ha wa ha wa ha wa ha

[@Snakeofwrath]

Ok Critic, you know you have to review the It remake when it comes out.

[@AliG6252010]

I respect your opinions Walker bros., but as a Canadian born in the 90's RL Stein's goosebumps was terrifying both the show and the books (even though I've only read one book)

[@castielwinchester1869]

Come to think of it. An old vs new of the Carrie films would be cool.

[@gabe5525]

Did anyone watch Storm of the Century?

[@titusmccarthy]

Wow, that sucked.

[@mmeers89]

I still own it on vhs.

[@titusmccarthy]

Martin Meers It was a nice build up but it was a huge let down in the end. The villain flying around in the sky with the kids he's holding hostage? Goofy as fuck.

[@mmeers89]

Titus McCarthy welcome to the world of Stephen King. Dramatic tension, with a disappointing pay-off.

[@titusmccarthy]

Martin Meers Yes, I'm pretty well used to it. I started watching the movies and reading the books at 10 years old and that was in 1990.

[@comradekitty3759]

please do old vs new when new it comes out

[@HypeVoiceActing]

No. That spider legitimately creeped me out. (that might be mostly my arachiniphobia talking, but still)

[@MrEriklenn]

I started to read because of R.L. Stine. The Werewolf of Fever Swamp was the VERY first book I read as a teenager and I've been reading ever since. I had to wrangle in my inner fanboy not to flame Doug here.

[@coralaisly]

I tend to really like Stephen King books, but they don't really translate to screen very well. Unrelated: I wish Kubrick had changed the title and character names in The Shining. It wasn't the same story, and it didn't have the same feel. With as much as was changed, that little bit should've been changed too. It watches like it was inspired by a brief skimming of The Shining. It's not a bad movie, it's just not The Shining. I read The Shining when I moved into my first apartment by myself and parts of it kept me awake at night, which is hard to do. The scene where Jack goes to investigate after Danny gets attacked, and is standing in the hallway is legitimately frightening. The hedge animals would've severely messed with my mind if it happened to me. I love that book, but it's not good on film.

[@blackadder5517]

Takes a lot to scare you... DON BLUTH DEATH STARE!

[@goldenretriever6440]

I'm not afraid of clowns per say but growing up I was afraid of mascots When I talked to Mom about it I realized that this fear was groundless Maybe I realized it a little too much because I've been considering getting a mascot job somewhere If I can pluck up the willingness to possibly humiliate myself infront of a bunch of kids

[@landcommander1981]

Doug, you are wise, well beyond your years. Rob, too. Seriously :) A lot of us were reading Goosebumps in late elementary and early junior high because we weren't there yet enough to read King. Eventually, we all catch up. The geniuses just get there first.

[@hughjaynuss7528]

can you guys talk about tank girl please?

[@stefanfilipovits9221]

Every moment Tim Curry has is golden (in more ways than one). But for me I still laugh every time I hear the abusive douchebag boyfriend scream "BeEeEth!!!!", the creepy religious dad touching his daughters nose with blood everywhere, and the clown-dog. The only thing that really truly annoys me is the comic/impersonator kid all grown up telling just...horribly and emphatically unfunny jokes.

[@StanislovasRiska]

nice to see Rob rocking a system of a down t-shirt

[@kimberlyjohnson9334]

Not going to lie you actually helped me get over my fear of clowns because of your NC review of it

[@mrbanks456]

Is it true that this movie is getting a remake?

[@SuperKiobi13]

yes

[@victorenciso3580]

And it's also much more closer to the original book

[@mrbanks456]

victor enciso​ Oh shit, are they gonna have a gang bang scene....

[@victorenciso3580]

they might just imply that they did it, or even do it as adults.

[@victorenciso3580]

But if they did actually film it..... they have some major balls

[@gottahurtthealbertosaurus]

i wonder if these two know about the clown thing going on recently

[@dhwwiiexpert]

Billy From Happy Wheels SCREW YOU BILLY!!!

[@mrdontgiveafuck5482]

what clown thing

[@Morgil27]

I don't. What is it?

[@mrdontgiveafuck5482]

What clown thing come on billy give us the details

[@dhwwiiexpert]

the Ginger bread man Some people are dressing up as clowns in the US, scaring the shit out of people. Some have tried to kidnap kids or carry weapon with them.

[@tenkiforecast]

Stephen King created one of the most terrifying stories to me, and that is the first third or so of "The Stand." That part of the book, it's hard to put down and it's horrific what is happening. After that...the book gets really freaking weird and supernatural powers appear for some reason. It's jarring how the book goes from freaking awesome to just baffling.

[@dethhead22]

Thank you for mentioning the book. And speaking of wich I had a book report every week and how do you think my teachers were when I came back reading Carrie, It, The Stand and Misery grade 4 at the time

[@jacoblesher453]

these clowns on instagram threatened my school. they are supposed to show up tommorow. Should I be scared?

[@moviecliches6801]

Cable Josher nah Happened to me at the time And yeah I know I'm late

[@scarlettbandit2803]

John Carpenter > Stephen King. There's only one real cinematic master of horror

[@honoramongscars649]

What about Clive Barker?

[@Doperooni]

How are you going to compare a writer with a film maker? That's like comparing a janitor with a burger flipper. Now that you mention it though... They should work together. Those two combined could make the world shit their collective pants.

[@chicochan123]

luckily clive barkers stories have adapted well into movies (excluding capitalising on the hell raiser series) maybe his novels are easier, coz he imagines horror to be more visceral?

[@MrSmart-wo6wb]

They did work together - Christine. And it wasn't pants-shittingly good, I tell you what.

[@honoramongscars649]

captainpungent Awww..... :'c That might have been pretty cool to see (We are talking about George A. Romero right? The director of Creepshow/Night of the Living Dead/Dawn of the Living Dead)

[@mattsierakowski5926]

Fun Fact: John Wayne Gasie inspired Tim Currys performance as Pennywise

[@RiderNexus]

In college, we watched the "They Float" scene for a reference on a subject we were doing (Forgot what it was) but I just remember me laughing and giggling like a child at Tim Curry's Performance