Christopher-Lee Movie Reviews

The story goes that director Luc Besson began writing THE FIFTH ELEMENT in his teens, incorporating all the Sci-Fi elements he loved into one over-the-top, grand space opera...sort of an "E.E. 'Doc' Smith 'Skylark' Meets Flash Gordon and Barbarella" hybrid with sex, intergalactic action, and even some pseudo-religious overtones tossed in...in other words, a teenage daydream come true! Critics panned the end result for this very reason, sneering at Bruce Willis' Earth-saving (yet again!) Korben Dallas, and Besson's then-girlfriend, clothing-optional Milla Jovovich, as the innocent demigod, Leeloo.

The critics were wrong!

THE FIFTH ELEMENT is, in the best sense of the word, a classic 'B' movie, a space opera where a prologue vaguely similar to STARGATE leads to a future Earth where traffic jams occur thirty stories above the ground, humanity is ruled by beefy 'Tiny' Lister Jr., and where the Ultimate Evil is served by everyone's favorite villain, Gary Oldman, sporting a Southern accent! If this DOESN'T convince you that this is a 'popcorn' flick, not to be taken too seriously, there is Chris Tucker, sporting a blond hairdo, as the Galaxy's favorite media personality, promoting himself as he hits on his adoring female fans; Ian Holm, as the monk who knows 'the Secret', forced, despite himself, to become an active participant in the adventure; and some of the most ... ugly alien mercenaries you'll ever see, terrorizing a space resort, until they meet their match in Bruce Willis' 'DIE HARD in Space' protagonist! Yippee-Ki-Yay, indeed!

The FX are astonishing, the comedy, broad and sly, the heroics, macho, and as Leeloo, sent to save Earth, Jovovich manages to be both naive and sexy, with broken English and a gymnast's grace.

Bruce Willis is a joy, as always, to watch, and he carries the film with charm and self-depreciating humor, whether dealing with endless phone calls from his mother, driving his sky taxi recklessly (cabbies change very little in the future!), taking on terrorists single-handed, or falling for the exotic Leeloo. When he blows away a roomful of hostage-holding aliens, then asks, "Does anyone else want to negotiate?", you KNOW Besson picked the right guy for the lead!

If you want Profound Science Fiction, watch 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY again...but if you want to kick back and just have fun, look not further...THE FIFTH ELEMENT delivers!

It's up to Bruce again to save the wolrd from destruction. It's in the furture and Bruce is a taxi driver/ex marine commando who needs to help out our military cause they don't know what's going on. Mia gets naked and can't speak a lick of English. There's a priest and he thinks he knows it all but in the end Bruce saves the day, Duh!

Absolutely fabulous. Dazzling scenery and effects. Amazing vision of the future. Stellar casting. Brilliant soundtrack. Wonderful story (when isn't love wonderful). Unless you look for the GErman release of this which has a number of documentaries on it and an English 5.1 track, you will not find ant extras whatsoever on the DVD's released in North America. For this reason you may as well get the Superbit version - especially if you have a home theatre. The DTS 5.1 track is stunningly brilliant!

The story goes that director Luc Besson began writing THE FIFTH ELEMENT in his teens, incorporating all the Sci-Fi elements he loved into one over-the-top, grand space opera...sort of an "E.E. 'Doc' Smith 'Skylark' Meets Flash Gordon and Barbarella" hybrid with sex, intergalactic action, and even some pseudo-religious overtones tossed in...in other words, a teenage daydream come true! Critics panned the end result for this very reason, sneering at Bruce Willis' Earth-saving (yet again!) Korben Dallas, and Besson's then-girlfriend, clothing-optional Milla Jovovich, as the innocent demigod, Leeloo.

The critics were wrong!

THE FIFTH ELEMENT is, in the best sense of the word, a classic 'B' movie, a space opera where a prologue vaguely similar to STARGATE leads to a future Earth where traffic jams occur thirty stories above the ground, humanity is ruled by beefy 'Tiny' Lister Jr., and where the Ultimate Evil is served by everyone's favorite villain, Gary Oldman, sporting a Southern accent! If this DOESN'T convince you that this is a 'popcorn' flick, not to be taken too seriously, there is Chris Tucker, sporting a blond hairdo, as the Galaxy's favorite media personality, promoting himself as he hits on his adoring female fans; Ian Holm, as the monk who knows 'the Secret', forced, despite himself, to become an active participant in the adventure; and some of the most ... ugly alien mercenaries you'll ever see, terrorizing a space resort, until they meet their match in Bruce Willis' 'DIE HARD in Space' protagonist! Yippee-Ki-Yay, indeed!

The FX are astonishing, the comedy, broad and sly, the heroics, macho, and as Leeloo, sent to save Earth, Jovovich manages to be both naive and sexy, with broken English and a gymnast's grace.

Bruce Willis is a joy, as always, to watch, and he carries the film with charm and self-depreciating humor, whether dealing with endless phone calls from his mother, driving his sky taxi recklessly (cabbies change very little in the future!), taking on terrorists single-handed, or falling for the exotic Leeloo. When he blows away a roomful of hostage-holding aliens, then asks, "Does anyone else want to negotiate?", you KNOW Besson picked the right guy for the lead!

If you want Profound Science Fiction, watch 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY again...but if you want to kick back and just have fun, look not further...THE FIFTH ELEMENT delivers!

It's up to Bruce again to save the wolrd from destruction. It's in the furture and Bruce is a taxi driver/ex marine commando who needs to help out our military cause they don't know what's going on. Mia gets naked and can't speak a lick of English. There's a priest and he thinks he knows it all but in the end Bruce saves the day, Duh!

Absolutely fabulous. Dazzling scenery and effects. Amazing vision of the future. Stellar casting. Brilliant soundtrack. Wonderful story (when isn't love wonderful). Unless you look for the GErman release of this which has a number of documentaries on it and an English 5.1 track, you will not find ant extras whatsoever on the DVD's released in North America. For this reason you may as well get the Superbit version - especially if you have a home theatre. The DTS 5.1 track is stunningly brilliant!

The story goes that director Luc Besson began writing THE FIFTH ELEMENT in his teens, incorporating all the Sci-Fi elements he loved into one over-the-top, grand space opera...sort of an "E.E. 'Doc' Smith 'Skylark' Meets Flash Gordon and Barbarella" hybrid with sex, intergalactic action, and even some pseudo-religious overtones tossed in...in other words, a teenage daydream come true! Critics panned the end result for this very reason, sneering at Bruce Willis' Earth-saving (yet again!) Korben Dallas, and Besson's then-girlfriend, clothing-optional Milla Jovovich, as the innocent demigod, Leeloo.

The critics were wrong!

THE FIFTH ELEMENT is, in the best sense of the word, a classic 'B' movie, a space opera where a prologue vaguely similar to STARGATE leads to a future Earth where traffic jams occur thirty stories above the ground, humanity is ruled by beefy 'Tiny' Lister Jr., and where the Ultimate Evil is served by everyone's favorite villain, Gary Oldman, sporting a Southern accent! If this DOESN'T convince you that this is a 'popcorn' flick, not to be taken too seriously, there is Chris Tucker, sporting a blond hairdo, as the Galaxy's favorite media personality, promoting himself as he hits on his adoring female fans; Ian Holm, as the monk who knows 'the Secret', forced, despite himself, to become an active participant in the adventure; and some of the most ... ugly alien mercenaries you'll ever see, terrorizing a space resort, until they meet their match in Bruce Willis' 'DIE HARD in Space' protagonist! Yippee-Ki-Yay, indeed!

The FX are astonishing, the comedy, broad and sly, the heroics, macho, and as Leeloo, sent to save Earth, Jovovich manages to be both naive and sexy, with broken English and a gymnast's grace.

Bruce Willis is a joy, as always, to watch, and he carries the film with charm and self-depreciating humor, whether dealing with endless phone calls from his mother, driving his sky taxi recklessly (cabbies change very little in the future!), taking on terrorists single-handed, or falling for the exotic Leeloo. When he blows away a roomful of hostage-holding aliens, then asks, "Does anyone else want to negotiate?", you KNOW Besson picked the right guy for the lead!

If you want Profound Science Fiction, watch 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY again...but if you want to kick back and just have fun, look not further...THE FIFTH ELEMENT delivers!

It's up to Bruce again to save the wolrd from destruction. It's in the furture and Bruce is a taxi driver/ex marine commando who needs to help out our military cause they don't know what's going on. Mia gets naked and can't speak a lick of English. There's a priest and he thinks he knows it all but in the end Bruce saves the day, Duh!

Absolutely fabulous. Dazzling scenery and effects. Amazing vision of the future. Stellar casting. Brilliant soundtrack. Wonderful story (when isn't love wonderful). Unless you look for the GErman release of this which has a number of documentaries on it and an English 5.1 track, you will not find ant extras whatsoever on the DVD's released in North America. For this reason you may as well get the Superbit version - especially if you have a home theatre. The DTS 5.1 track is stunningly brilliant!

This 1989 sequel follows up immediatley where the 1985 original left off. The team of Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson, Thomas Wilson, and Robert Zemeckis return. In this dizzying, and visually brilliant and stunning follow up, Marty McFly(Fox) and Doc Brown(Lloyd)travel into the future(complete with flying cars) to save Marty's out of control son from going to jail. They head back to 1985 after they are done, and something has gone terribly wrong. 1985 wasn't the same 1985 they had left. Everything is different. Marty's dad is dead and his mom is married to Biff, who's a big casino owner. Marty and Doc realize what the problem is, and what caused it, and set out to right the wrong to make everything right again in the past. Am I making sense?. I'm starting to confuse myself. Lol. The effects are dazzling and total eye candy. The flying hoverboard sequence is great. The set design and clothes are all well done for the future scenes. Some people complain that this movie had too much going on, and it gave them a headache. Well, I'll let you be the judge on that one. The script is exceptionally written and crafted together. It's incredibly structured and thought out. You have to sit and watch all three films together to really get the full impact of the brilliant storyline the writers have concocted. The best part is Michael J. Fox playing 4 different roles. He plays the Marty we all know and love, plus he plays himself in the future, his son, and his daughter. Yes, I said his daughter. That wasn't a typo. It's a real fun segment and Fox pulled it off. No, this film isn't as monumental as the classic original. What sequel is?. It's very well done and is just one hell of a great ride!!!!.

If you've seen the original, then you need to see this one. If you haven't, don't see this one until you've seen the original. Christopher Lloyd and Michael J. Fox are back with the sequel that will not disappoint. Good family entertainment. The future that is shown in this film is just as exciting as when the film was released in the mid 1980's. The end of the film forces you to have to see Part III (unlike the ending of the first film which just teased you about a sequel), which was the least memorable of the 3 films.

I thought this sequel was way too cool! When I first saw this movie in the theater and when they were traveling to 2015 in the time machine I was wondering if that's what the future is going to be like with the flying cars, hoverboards, and a Jaws 19 which I think that won't happen. Because there are only four Jaws movies and they hadn't made another sequel since 1987. Today is 2003 and there hasn't been in any change yet but it could happen with all those flying cars and hoverboards. It would be really cool if there was a future like that. But they used it for special effects and it kind of sucks that it won't happen. It also happens in Minority Report too with those flying cars. That was a cool movie too. I also think the DVD set is way too cool! It has 10 hours of features throughout all 3 films which is like the oriignal trailers, making, deleted scenes, and hilarious outtakes. There's only one mistake in this film it made me mad it also made me not like the first Back to the Future for some reason because he was going back to 1955 and it showed some segments from the first flim which completely ruined the whole movie I thought. I also think that if you watch this film and hadn't seen the others and just watch it because you really want to you will not understand it. Go see the first one first then the other two and you will get the picture. I also don't like the way that they put in different actress for Elizabeth Shue as Jennifer. I mean if that other actress had to leave they should have just stopped at one then making other sequels. But I'm glad they completed the whole trilogy and there really is a Deolorean that's just like the car in the movie except you can't go back in time because time travel is possible. That was just used for special effects also. I didn't really like the 3rd one that much because it was a western spoof. I am not much of a big western fan. It was also kind of dumb too. The only cool thing in that movie was the train at the end and that was awesome it made me think that they were going to make a Back to the Future IV which I think there not because Steven Speilberg is probably too tired of making a fourth one. There is not really a hoverboard either just used for special effects unless if someone's really smart to make one they could be a famous inventor. Get the DVD set it's way too cool you will like it!

I first saw this film as a rental from the video store. It was a dusty sun bleached box sitting at on a bottom shelf. I'd have to admit I was a little confused about some parts of it when I was done. It was not till a few years later that I bought the extended edition that I really began to enjoy this movie. If you are going to buy this make sure you watch the extended edition, everything finally makes sense. For some reason they felt American audiences would not "sit through" the regular version so they cut it down. Anyway, Edward Woodward as the annoying Sergeant Howie does a great job and Christopher Lee is as always a great actor to watch as Lord Summerisle. Some of the music is quite laughable, especially the song the villagers sing in the pub, but overall it is mostly a fun movie to watch. Besides is it is a great conversation piece to have in your DVD collection. The special features are not really that great, although the trailers are quite funny in the fact that they are poorly done, there is also a "hidden" interview with Christopher Lee which is a very poor picture quality. The main reason to buy this version over the regular one is the extended edition of the film.

First, let me say I feel this is the most underated movie of all time! This movie has a history so bizaar you wonder how it's survived! The movie has been butchered over and over and there's so much controversey over who has the COMPLETE version of the film! Well, probably someone does and until they give up the rights, we'll probably never see the entire movie fully restored! But saying that, I still feel this movie is worth buying(especially if you've never seen it at all) just so you can have it in your collection! These reviewers telling you not to buy the movie are only hurting the movie from being seen at all! Even if you could buy the complete version somewhere, it would probably cost you an arm and a leg to get it! So to all of you who haven't seen this picture, buy it! The theatrical version is 88 min. and the extended version is 100 min. The 88 min. version has been remastered and 5.1 sound while the extended version isn't. It's just mono with a VHS quality to the video. If you're interested in the history of this film, the 35 minute documentary on the film is included and it explains the fall of British Lion films and how the film was distributed to america all butchered up! Christopher Lee gives one of his finest performances and Edward Woodward does a fine job as the american sent to investigate the missing young girl. One thing I found humorous in the radio spots for the film is when they mention that "it's the film ROD STEWART doesn't want you to see!"

Britt Ekland is in the movie and she was dating Rod Stewart at the time! All in all, this movie is worth buying and it's for people want something different from what hollywood currently makes today! Also, anyone who puts down ANCHOR BAY entertainment should keep quiet! They do the best job at remastering their movies and that's the bottom line! Also, I didn't see any other major studio trying to get the rights to THE WICKER MAN and if they had, you wouldn't get half of what you get with this Limited edition!

movie )

OK I'm sure many people bought this expecting it to be a horror movie because it was made in the 70s and Christopher Lee starred in the movie. This couldn't be further from the truth. It was intelligently written and while it showed it's fair share of nudity - it was enjoyable and had a sense of pastoral quietness that I hadn't seen in movies before. It was funny hearing these pagans breaking into dirty little songs about sex or something related to it.

The one problem with reviewing this film today is that people may presume that the policeman is the guy we should be booing. But I would disagree - I think at the time when this film was released people could relate to the policeman because he was a Christian and I think at the time ( although it's this I'm a little unsure of ) people had a lot more respect for people. To watch something like this was of course a little terrifying for them.

It does bring up what happens when some people's minds are closed when it comes to different religions. It's something that still happens today so the film is far from dated. We see today in the news about Israel and Palestine and The divide in the North of Ireland with the Unionists and Nationalists. It's not something you'll actually get from watching the movie but you'll notice it after you watch the news

As for the movie - enjoy it - have a laugh with the songs and well it's just....just something that seemed out of place in the horror genre

Now a 1, and a 2 and a 3 and a 4 - Corn rigs and barley, corn rigs and barrrrlllleeeeeeeeeey

I first saw this film as a rental from the video store. It was a dusty sun bleached box sitting at on a bottom shelf. I'd have to admit I was a little confused about some parts of it when I was done. It was not till a few years later that I bought the extended edition that I really began to enjoy this movie. If you are going to buy this make sure you watch the extended edition, everything finally makes sense. For some reason they felt American audiences would not "sit through" the regular version so they cut it down. Anyway, Edward Woodward as the annoying Sergeant Howie does a great job and Christopher Lee is as always a great actor to watch as Lord Summerisle. Some of the music is quite laughable, especially the song the villagers sing in the pub, but overall it is mostly a fun movie to watch. Besides is it is a great conversation piece to have in your DVD collection. The special features are not really that great, although the trailers are quite funny in the fact that they are poorly done, there is also a "hidden" interview with Christopher Lee which is a very poor picture quality. The main reason to buy this version over the regular one is the extended edition of the film.

First, let me say I feel this is the most underated movie of all time! This movie has a history so bizaar you wonder how it's survived! The movie has been butchered over and over and there's so much controversey over who has the COMPLETE version of the film! Well, probably someone does and until they give up the rights, we'll probably never see the entire movie fully restored! But saying that, I still feel this movie is worth buying(especially if you've never seen it at all) just so you can have it in your collection! These reviewers telling you not to buy the movie are only hurting the movie from being seen at all! Even if you could buy the complete version somewhere, it would probably cost you an arm and a leg to get it! So to all of you who haven't seen this picture, buy it! The theatrical version is 88 min. and the extended version is 100 min. The 88 min. version has been remastered and 5.1 sound while the extended version isn't. It's just mono with a VHS quality to the video. If you're interested in the history of this film, the 35 minute documentary on the film is included and it explains the fall of British Lion films and how the film was distributed to america all butchered up! Christopher Lee gives one of his finest performances and Edward Woodward does a fine job as the american sent to investigate the missing young girl. One thing I found humorous in the radio spots for the film is when they mention that "it's the film ROD STEWART doesn't want you to see!"

Britt Ekland is in the movie and she was dating Rod Stewart at the time! All in all, this movie is worth buying and it's for people want something different from what hollywood currently makes today! Also, anyone who puts down ANCHOR BAY entertainment should keep quiet! They do the best job at remastering their movies and that's the bottom line! Also, I didn't see any other major studio trying to get the rights to THE WICKER MAN and if they had, you wouldn't get half of what you get with this Limited edition!

movie )

OK I'm sure many people bought this expecting it to be a horror movie because it was made in the 70s and Christopher Lee starred in the movie. This couldn't be further from the truth. It was intelligently written and while it showed it's fair share of nudity - it was enjoyable and had a sense of pastoral quietness that I hadn't seen in movies before. It was funny hearing these pagans breaking into dirty little songs about sex or something related to it.

The one problem with reviewing this film today is that people may presume that the policeman is the guy we should be booing. But I would disagree - I think at the time when this film was released people could relate to the policeman because he was a Christian and I think at the time ( although it's this I'm a little unsure of ) people had a lot more respect for people. To watch something like this was of course a little terrifying for them.

It does bring up what happens when some people's minds are closed when it comes to different religions. It's something that still happens today so the film is far from dated. We see today in the news about Israel and Palestine and The divide in the North of Ireland with the Unionists and Nationalists. It's not something you'll actually get from watching the movie but you'll notice it after you watch the news

As for the movie - enjoy it - have a laugh with the songs and well it's just....just something that seemed out of place in the horror genre

Now a 1, and a 2 and a 3 and a 4 - Corn rigs and barley, corn rigs and barrrrlllleeeeeeeeeey

I first saw this film as a rental from the video store. It was a dusty sun bleached box sitting at on a bottom shelf. I'd have to admit I was a little confused about some parts of it when I was done. It was not till a few years later that I bought the extended edition that I really began to enjoy this movie. If you are going to buy this make sure you watch the extended edition, everything finally makes sense. For some reason they felt American audiences would not "sit through" the regular version so they cut it down. Anyway, Edward Woodward as the annoying Sergeant Howie does a great job and Christopher Lee is as always a great actor to watch as Lord Summerisle. Some of the music is quite laughable, especially the song the villagers sing in the pub, but overall it is mostly a fun movie to watch. Besides is it is a great conversation piece to have in your DVD collection. The special features are not really that great, although the trailers are quite funny in the fact that they are poorly done, there is also a "hidden" interview with Christopher Lee which is a very poor picture quality. The main reason to buy this version over the regular one is the extended edition of the film.

First, let me say I feel this is the most underated movie of all time! This movie has a history so bizaar you wonder how it's survived! The movie has been butchered over and over and there's so much controversey over who has the COMPLETE version of the film! Well, probably someone does and until they give up the rights, we'll probably never see the entire movie fully restored! But saying that, I still feel this movie is worth buying(especially if you've never seen it at all) just so you can have it in your collection! These reviewers telling you not to buy the movie are only hurting the movie from being seen at all! Even if you could buy the complete version somewhere, it would probably cost you an arm and a leg to get it! So to all of you who haven't seen this picture, buy it! The theatrical version is 88 min. and the extended version is 100 min. The 88 min. version has been remastered and 5.1 sound while the extended version isn't. It's just mono with a VHS quality to the video. If you're interested in the history of this film, the 35 minute documentary on the film is included and it explains the fall of British Lion films and how the film was distributed to america all butchered up! Christopher Lee gives one of his finest performances and Edward Woodward does a fine job as the american sent to investigate the missing young girl. One thing I found humorous in the radio spots for the film is when they mention that "it's the film ROD STEWART doesn't want you to see!"

Britt Ekland is in the movie and she was dating Rod Stewart at the time! All in all, this movie is worth buying and it's for people want something different from what hollywood currently makes today! Also, anyone who puts down ANCHOR BAY entertainment should keep quiet! They do the best job at remastering their movies and that's the bottom line! Also, I didn't see any other major studio trying to get the rights to THE WICKER MAN and if they had, you wouldn't get half of what you get with this Limited edition!

movie )

OK I'm sure many people bought this expecting it to be a horror movie because it was made in the 70s and Christopher Lee starred in the movie. This couldn't be further from the truth. It was intelligently written and while it showed it's fair share of nudity - it was enjoyable and had a sense of pastoral quietness that I hadn't seen in movies before. It was funny hearing these pagans breaking into dirty little songs about sex or something related to it.

The one problem with reviewing this film today is that people may presume that the policeman is the guy we should be booing. But I would disagree - I think at the time when this film was released people could relate to the policeman because he was a Christian and I think at the time ( although it's this I'm a little unsure of ) people had a lot more respect for people. To watch something like this was of course a little terrifying for them.

It does bring up what happens when some people's minds are closed when it comes to different religions. It's something that still happens today so the film is far from dated. We see today in the news about Israel and Palestine and The divide in the North of Ireland with the Unionists and Nationalists. It's not something you'll actually get from watching the movie but you'll notice it after you watch the news

As for the movie - enjoy it - have a laugh with the songs and well it's just....just something that seemed out of place in the horror genre

Now a 1, and a 2 and a 3 and a 4 - Corn rigs and barley, corn rigs and barrrrlllleeeeeeeeeey

This movie I believe was one of the first mini series I have seen by Stephen King. I watched from start to finish I was so interested in the kids in this film. Two who are played by popular actor's today Seth Green (Young Richie Tozer), and Jonathan Brandis (Young Bill Denbrough). The children band together and call themselves "The Looser's Club" they face being different from their classmates and they also face their parents. But what they must ultmiately face is the monster who kills children called "Pennywise the Clown." Together and only together as a team can they defeat the monster.
In the first half of the film we learn of the Clown (Played by the great Tim Curry) and the history with the town of Derry, Maine. We see the kids meeting for the first time and the fun they all have. But the serious times comes when they band together to stand up for themselves against a few of the classmates namly Henry Bowers who likes to torment the other kids in the school. They then come together to form a circle and defeat the clown/monster. With a promise that if it wasn't dead they would all come back to destroy it.
In the second part of the film we see whats happened to them career wise and love life wise. Its a tad slower, but it is definately funny and has its serious moments as well. The kids all grown up are now played by a great cast: Henry Anderson (Richie Tozer), Dennis Christopher (Eddie Kaspbrak), Richard Masur (Stan Uris), Annette O' Toole (Beverly Marsh), John Ritter (Ben Hascom), Tim Reid (Mike Hanlon), and Richard Thomas as (Bill Denbrough). Again the second part starts off slow. But its fun to see them all come together again. And to try and remember the good and bad times and defeat the "clown."
I was very much interested to see Stephen King use children to believe in this monster to where the adults couldn't. It's also interesting to see this sort of similarity in some of his other where the children are the key. Which I find really grand in a way. This movie did; however, really turn me off of clowns. So it does have its creep factor in the movie. I would definately recommend it! Athough the book does give more great detail and is better, and the book is different in most parts. But for a mini series this was my first love of Stephen King.

When a malevolent force is being seemingly dead for the last thirty years in a small New England town in the state of Maine. The monster takes the shape of a Clown by the name of Pennywise the Clown, better known as It (Tim Curry), who is the eater of worlds and children. He uses the children by bringing them, thier innermost fear, bringing some to thier untimely death. Thirty years ago, a group of young pre-teens (Johathan Brandis, Brandon Crane, Adam Faraizl, Emily Perkins, Seth Green, Ben Hiller & Marlon Talyor), who thought, they defeated It. Now thirty years later, It has comeback on return feeding on children. When that group of Pre-Teens, now all grown-up to be unusually successful in thier work (Richard Thomas, John Ritter, Dennis Chistopher, Annette O'Toole, Harry Anderson, Tim Reid & Richard Masur), they now comeback to thier home town to destory It, once and for all. Despite It has become Meaner, Angrier and Deadlier that before.

Directed by Tommy Lee Wallace (Halloween 3:Season of the Witch, Fright Night 2, Vampires:Los Muertos) made a clever scary adapation from the excellent-Stephen King novel (Dreamcatcher, Sleepwalkers, Pet Sematary). Wallace wrote the Teleplay with Lawrence D. Cohen (Carrie, the Tommyknockers)-who did a fine job, although, there's a few elements from the novel are missing and this should've been a Three-Part miniseries instend of a Two-Part. The Cast is Excellent in this, that highlight this one. Only disappointment, when it comes to the climax, when It is fully given into a monster form is quite a put-down. That the only shame in this T.V. adapation. DVD has an terrific anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1) transfer and an fine Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Sound. DVD only extra are an Entertaining and Often funny commentary track by Director:Wallace and Cast Members:Thomas, Ritter, Chistopher & Reid. The best thing about this flick is Curry's genuinely creepy performance is the most successful thing about it. Olivia Hussey and Jarred Blancard also co-star. It's well done film. Grade:A-.

STEPHEN KING'S IT is arguably the best of the TV films based on a Stephen King work. While devoid of countless details from the novel that would have made the plot more understandable to those viewers who don't actually READ King, the movie is nonetheless engaging and downright SCARY!

One reason STEPHEN KING'S IT rises above standard TV-movie fare is the excellent cast. John Ritter, Annette O'Toole, Richard Thomas, Tim Reid, and Harry Anderson deliver stellar performances in their roles of adult versions of the story's protagonists, and Jonathan Brandis (later the teen-heartthrob co-star of TV's SEAQUEST DSV), Seth Green, and Emily Perkins do an excellent job of evoking childhood crisis and trauma in the flashback segments. But it is Tim Curry (yes, THE Tim Curry of ROCKY HORROR fame), as antagonist Pennywise the Clown, who really chews the scenery and steals the show. If Curry's marvelously malevolent merry-andrew doesn't make you develop coulrophobia (fear of clowns), he will at least haunt your nightmares for a night or two after your first viewing.

Another reason this flick rates so highly is that it is, simply put, a ripping good horror story. King is a master at realistically recreating the wondrous ambiance of youth and childhood, and in spite of the minor shortcomings in the film's recreation of King's plot, the atmosphere of the novel is perfectly translated to the screen. Besides that, King is also keenly aware that the things that scared us when we were kids are probably still lurking deep down in our grown-up psyche, just waiting to find a little mental crack to jump out of and give us a case of goose bumps and chills. The film version of STEPHEN KING'S IT finds that same little crack...then pries it wide open!

The long-awaited DVD version of STEPHEN KING'S IT is sparse on frills, but it does have an excellent feature commentary with stars John Ritter, Richard Thomas, Tim Reid, Dennis Christopher, and director Tommy Lee Wallace. Of course, the picture quality is beautifully crystal clear, especially when compared to the VHS version, but purists should consider a few caveats before purchasing. First, the picture has been cropped a bit to simulate theatrical widescreen format. In comparison to the VHS version, which offers the original 1.33:1 aspect ratio, there are small slivers of image missing from both the top and bottom. (To be fair, it should also be noted that the picture on VHS appears to be scrunched a bit horizontally to fit it into the TV "square," so it really doesn't seem as if all that much has been removed to create the faux widescreen on DVD.) Also, gone are the "To be continued" message and the second set of credits, both of which originally appeared between the first half and second half of the original two-part movie (these were included on the VHS).

So the new DVD version of this excellent movie should, for the most part, please King fans and general horror fans alike. For the movie alone, STEPHEN KING'S IT would easily rate 5 stars. But taking into account the adulterated aspect ratio and the slightly altered transition from Part 1 to Part 2, this DVD gets an overall rating of 4 stars.

This movie I believe was one of the first mini series I have seen by Stephen King. I watched from start to finish I was so interested in the kids in this film. Two who are played by popular actor's today Seth Green (Young Richie Tozer), and Jonathan Brandis (Young Bill Denbrough). The children band together and call themselves "The Looser's Club" they face being different from their classmates and they also face their parents. But what they must ultmiately face is the monster who kills children called "Pennywise the Clown." Together and only together as a team can they defeat the monster.
In the first half of the film we learn of the Clown (Played by the great Tim Curry) and the history with the town of Derry, Maine. We see the kids meeting for the first time and the fun they all have. But the serious times comes when they band together to stand up for themselves against a few of the classmates namly Henry Bowers who likes to torment the other kids in the school. They then come together to form a circle and defeat the clown/monster. With a promise that if it wasn't dead they would all come back to destroy it.
In the second part of the film we see whats happened to them career wise and love life wise. Its a tad slower, but it is definately funny and has its serious moments as well. The kids all grown up are now played by a great cast: Henry Anderson (Richie Tozer), Dennis Christopher (Eddie Kaspbrak), Richard Masur (Stan Uris), Annette O' Toole (Beverly Marsh), John Ritter (Ben Hascom), Tim Reid (Mike Hanlon), and Richard Thomas as (Bill Denbrough). Again the second part starts off slow. But its fun to see them all come together again. And to try and remember the good and bad times and defeat the "clown."
I was very much interested to see Stephen King use children to believe in this monster to where the adults couldn't. It's also interesting to see this sort of similarity in some of his other where the children are the key. Which I find really grand in a way. This movie did; however, really turn me off of clowns. So it does have its creep factor in the movie. I would definately recommend it! Athough the book does give more great detail and is better, and the book is different in most parts. But for a mini series this was my first love of Stephen King.

When a malevolent force is being seemingly dead for the last thirty years in a small New England town in the state of Maine. The monster takes the shape of a Clown by the name of Pennywise the Clown, better known as It (Tim Curry), who is the eater of worlds and children. He uses the children by bringing them, thier innermost fear, bringing some to thier untimely death. Thirty years ago, a group of young pre-teens (Johathan Brandis, Brandon Crane, Adam Faraizl, Emily Perkins, Seth Green, Ben Hiller & Marlon Talyor), who thought, they defeated It. Now thirty years later, It has comeback on return feeding on children. When that group of Pre-Teens, now all grown-up to be unusually successful in thier work (Richard Thomas, John Ritter, Dennis Chistopher, Annette O'Toole, Harry Anderson, Tim Reid & Richard Masur), they now comeback to thier home town to destory It, once and for all. Despite It has become Meaner, Angrier and Deadlier that before.

Directed by Tommy Lee Wallace (Halloween 3:Season of the Witch, Fright Night 2, Vampires:Los Muertos) made a clever scary adapation from the excellent-Stephen King novel (Dreamcatcher, Sleepwalkers, Pet Sematary). Wallace wrote the Teleplay with Lawrence D. Cohen (Carrie, the Tommyknockers)-who did a fine job, although, there's a few elements from the novel are missing and this should've been a Three-Part miniseries instend of a Two-Part. The Cast is Excellent in this, that highlight this one. Only disappointment, when it comes to the climax, when It is fully given into a monster form is quite a put-down. That the only shame in this T.V. adapation. DVD has an terrific anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1) transfer and an fine Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Sound. DVD only extra are an Entertaining and Often funny commentary track by Director:Wallace and Cast Members:Thomas, Ritter, Chistopher & Reid. The best thing about this flick is Curry's genuinely creepy performance is the most successful thing about it. Olivia Hussey and Jarred Blancard also co-star. It's well done film. Grade:A-.

STEPHEN KING'S IT is arguably the best of the TV films based on a Stephen King work. While devoid of countless details from the novel that would have made the plot more understandable to those viewers who don't actually READ King, the movie is nonetheless engaging and downright SCARY!

One reason STEPHEN KING'S IT rises above standard TV-movie fare is the excellent cast. John Ritter, Annette O'Toole, Richard Thomas, Tim Reid, and Harry Anderson deliver stellar performances in their roles of adult versions of the story's protagonists, and Jonathan Brandis (later the teen-heartthrob co-star of TV's SEAQUEST DSV), Seth Green, and Emily Perkins do an excellent job of evoking childhood crisis and trauma in the flashback segments. But it is Tim Curry (yes, THE Tim Curry of ROCKY HORROR fame), as antagonist Pennywise the Clown, who really chews the scenery and steals the show. If Curry's marvelously malevolent merry-andrew doesn't make you develop coulrophobia (fear of clowns), he will at least haunt your nightmares for a night or two after your first viewing.

Another reason this flick rates so highly is that it is, simply put, a ripping good horror story. King is a master at realistically recreating the wondrous ambiance of youth and childhood, and in spite of the minor shortcomings in the film's recreation of King's plot, the atmosphere of the novel is perfectly translated to the screen. Besides that, King is also keenly aware that the things that scared us when we were kids are probably still lurking deep down in our grown-up psyche, just waiting to find a little mental crack to jump out of and give us a case of goose bumps and chills. The film version of STEPHEN KING'S IT finds that same little crack...then pries it wide open!

The long-awaited DVD version of STEPHEN KING'S IT is sparse on frills, but it does have an excellent feature commentary with stars John Ritter, Richard Thomas, Tim Reid, Dennis Christopher, and director Tommy Lee Wallace. Of course, the picture quality is beautifully crystal clear, especially when compared to the VHS version, but purists should consider a few caveats before purchasing. First, the picture has been cropped a bit to simulate theatrical widescreen format. In comparison to the VHS version, which offers the original 1.33:1 aspect ratio, there are small slivers of image missing from both the top and bottom. (To be fair, it should also be noted that the picture on VHS appears to be scrunched a bit horizontally to fit it into the TV "square," so it really doesn't seem as if all that much has been removed to create the faux widescreen on DVD.) Also, gone are the "To be continued" message and the second set of credits, both of which originally appeared between the first half and second half of the original two-part movie (these were included on the VHS).

So the new DVD version of this excellent movie should, for the most part, please King fans and general horror fans alike. For the movie alone, STEPHEN KING'S IT would easily rate 5 stars. But taking into account the adulterated aspect ratio and the slightly altered transition from Part 1 to Part 2, this DVD gets an overall rating of 4 stars.

This movie I believe was one of the first mini series I have seen by Stephen King. I watched from start to finish I was so interested in the kids in this film. Two who are played by popular actor's today Seth Green (Young Richie Tozer), and Jonathan Brandis (Young Bill Denbrough). The children band together and call themselves "The Looser's Club" they face being different from their classmates and they also face their parents. But what they must ultmiately face is the monster who kills children called "Pennywise the Clown." Together and only together as a team can they defeat the monster.
In the first half of the film we learn of the Clown (Played by the great Tim Curry) and the history with the town of Derry, Maine. We see the kids meeting for the first time and the fun they all have. But the serious times comes when they band together to stand up for themselves against a few of the classmates namly Henry Bowers who likes to torment the other kids in the school. They then come together to form a circle and defeat the clown/monster. With a promise that if it wasn't dead they would all come back to destroy it.
In the second part of the film we see whats happened to them career wise and love life wise. Its a tad slower, but it is definately funny and has its serious moments as well. The kids all grown up are now played by a great cast: Henry Anderson (Richie Tozer), Dennis Christopher (Eddie Kaspbrak), Richard Masur (Stan Uris), Annette O' Toole (Beverly Marsh), John Ritter (Ben Hascom), Tim Reid (Mike Hanlon), and Richard Thomas as (Bill Denbrough). Again the second part starts off slow. But its fun to see them all come together again. And to try and remember the good and bad times and defeat the "clown."
I was very much interested to see Stephen King use children to believe in this monster to where the adults couldn't. It's also interesting to see this sort of similarity in some of his other where the children are the key. Which I find really grand in a way. This movie did; however, really turn me off of clowns. So it does have its creep factor in the movie. I would definately recommend it! Athough the book does give more great detail and is better, and the book is different in most parts. But for a mini series this was my first love of Stephen King.

When a malevolent force is being seemingly dead for the last thirty years in a small New England town in the state of Maine. The monster takes the shape of a Clown by the name of Pennywise the Clown, better known as It (Tim Curry), who is the eater of worlds and children. He uses the children by bringing them, thier innermost fear, bringing some to thier untimely death. Thirty years ago, a group of young pre-teens (Johathan Brandis, Brandon Crane, Adam Faraizl, Emily Perkins, Seth Green, Ben Hiller & Marlon Talyor), who thought, they defeated It. Now thirty years later, It has comeback on return feeding on children. When that group of Pre-Teens, now all grown-up to be unusually successful in thier work (Richard Thomas, John Ritter, Dennis Chistopher, Annette O'Toole, Harry Anderson, Tim Reid & Richard Masur), they now comeback to thier home town to destory It, once and for all. Despite It has become Meaner, Angrier and Deadlier that before.

Directed by Tommy Lee Wallace (Halloween 3:Season of the Witch, Fright Night 2, Vampires:Los Muertos) made a clever scary adapation from the excellent-Stephen King novel (Dreamcatcher, Sleepwalkers, Pet Sematary). Wallace wrote the Teleplay with Lawrence D. Cohen (Carrie, the Tommyknockers)-who did a fine job, although, there's a few elements from the novel are missing and this should've been a Three-Part miniseries instend of a Two-Part. The Cast is Excellent in this, that highlight this one. Only disappointment, when it comes to the climax, when It is fully given into a monster form is quite a put-down. That the only shame in this T.V. adapation. DVD has an terrific anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1) transfer and an fine Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround Sound. DVD only extra are an Entertaining and Often funny commentary track by Director:Wallace and Cast Members:Thomas, Ritter, Chistopher & Reid. The best thing about this flick is Curry's genuinely creepy performance is the most successful thing about it. Olivia Hussey and Jarred Blancard also co-star. It's well done film. Grade:A-.

STEPHEN KING'S IT is arguably the best of the TV films based on a Stephen King work. While devoid of countless details from the novel that would have made the plot more understandable to those viewers who don't actually READ King, the movie is nonetheless engaging and downright SCARY!

One reason STEPHEN KING'S IT rises above standard TV-movie fare is the excellent cast. John Ritter, Annette O'Toole, Richard Thomas, Tim Reid, and Harry Anderson deliver stellar performances in their roles of adult versions of the story's protagonists, and Jonathan Brandis (later the teen-heartthrob co-star of TV's SEAQUEST DSV), Seth Green, and Emily Perkins do an excellent job of evoking childhood crisis and trauma in the flashback segments. But it is Tim Curry (yes, THE Tim Curry of ROCKY HORROR fame), as antagonist Pennywise the Clown, who really chews the scenery and steals the show. If Curry's marvelously malevolent merry-andrew doesn't make you develop coulrophobia (fear of clowns), he will at least haunt your nightmares for a night or two after your first viewing.

Another reason this flick rates so highly is that it is, simply put, a ripping good horror story. King is a master at realistically recreating the wondrous ambiance of youth and childhood, and in spite of the minor shortcomings in the film's recreation of King's plot, the atmosphere of the novel is perfectly translated to the screen. Besides that, King is also keenly aware that the things that scared us when we were kids are probably still lurking deep down in our grown-up psyche, just waiting to find a little mental crack to jump out of and give us a case of goose bumps and chills. The film version of STEPHEN KING'S IT finds that same little crack...then pries it wide open!

The long-awaited DVD version of STEPHEN KING'S IT is sparse on frills, but it does have an excellent feature commentary with stars John Ritter, Richard Thomas, Tim Reid, Dennis Christopher, and director Tommy Lee Wallace. Of course, the picture quality is beautifully crystal clear, especially when compared to the VHS version, but purists should consider a few caveats before purchasing. First, the picture has been cropped a bit to simulate theatrical widescreen format. In comparison to the VHS version, which offers the original 1.33:1 aspect ratio, there are small slivers of image missing from both the top and bottom. (To be fair, it should also be noted that the picture on VHS appears to be scrunched a bit horizontally to fit it into the TV "square," so it really doesn't seem as if all that much has been removed to create the faux widescreen on DVD.) Also, gone are the "To be continued" message and the second set of credits, both of which originally appeared between the first half and second half of the original two-part movie (these were included on the VHS).

So the new DVD version of this excellent movie should, for the most part, please King fans and general horror fans alike. For the movie alone, STEPHEN KING'S IT would easily rate 5 stars. But taking into account the adulterated aspect ratio and the slightly altered transition from Part 1 to Part 2, this DVD gets an overall rating of 4 stars.