It: Special Edition (DVD)

Bought it because it's so good it's my favorite movie!! I know they let younger kids watch it but I don't think it's too great for them because there is quite a bit of violence and gore, and inappropriate language and jokes used but other than that it's basically a spooky rom-com

Remakes & updates are hit & miss with me but I really enjoyed the suspense of the it remake lots of gore action worth it to any horror fan

This product is Excellent!

Great scare, just a little disappointing at the end.

Not a huge fan of scary movies but I really liked IT.

This is the updated 2017 live-action adaptation of Stephen King's novel, It, directed by Andy Muschietti. This is the first of two movies and is set in the late 1980s when the heroes are kids.The movie stars Jaeden Lieberher as the main protagonist Bill Denbrough, whose brother Georgie is killed by a monster at the beginning of the movie, setting Bill on a quest for revenge, and Bill Skarsgard as It/Pennywise, the ancient evil that terrorizes the town of Derry Maine every 27 years. The rest of the main cast includes Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Wyatt Oleff, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer, and Nicholas Hamilton.There are several differences between the movie and the book, one of the main differences being that the Children's part of the story is set in the late 1980s as opposed to the 1950s. Also, the book jumps back and forth between the story with the group as kids and as adults, which makes it very hard to follow, so the movie is much more streamlined in the storytelling. And, even by splitting the story into two movies, they could not include every element that was included in the book, so there are parts of the story that the movie takes out. The book has a lot of exposition and backstory that is honestly not needed in the movie, so I do not think anything that is left out of the movie is really missed. And, the movie does change the most controversial part of the book from something that could never be filmed to something that could.For those who get the 4K set, there are two discs, the UHD disc with just the movie itself, and the regular blu-ray which has the movie and the extra. The A/V quality of the UHD disc is fine, but not great. The movie was shot in 2k, so it is upscaled to 4k, and honestly does not look much different than the video quality of the regular blu-ray. The extras include trailers, about 15 minutes of deleted scenes, and three different behind-the-scenes featurettes, one on Pennywise, one on the cast of kids, and then one in which Stephen King is interviewed about this latest adaptation of the book.Overall, the movie is very good. It is still not overly gory, but it does get a bit gory toward the end. Still, it is more of a psychological thriller than a blood-and-guts horror movie. The acting is very good, which given the cast was made up of young, mostly unknown actors (Finn Wolfhard was probably the most well-known of the child actors), is kind of surprising. Bill Skarsgard is great as Pennywise, who is definitely the main attraction. He can switch from innocent, to creepy, to scary at the drop of a hat. Even if you are not a huge fan of the book, this is still worth watching, as it is one of the few times where I have found a movie to be better and more entertaining than the book. It is definitely a must-watch if you like horror movies.

Not bad. I read the book when I was young, saw the Tim Curry version when I was in my early teens, and I can say this rendition is a nice ride and well worth checking out! I am a huge fan of Bill Skarsgard from his role as Roman in Hemlock Grove, and he did not fail to deliver. The kiddos in the movie also made an outstanding performance.The music and effects were great - I love horror movies that can have stuff happen in broad daylight, just to let you know you're never really safe! I can also appreciate that some aspects of the movie stuck to the book where the older version did not - for example Pennywise is dressed exactly as described in King's book. So really, I appreciate it and I enjoyed it, but I have to admit it did lack one very important thing.... and frankly that thing is the MEAT of the story.... It forgot to include....The Loser's Club and their Faith. Yeah, you heard me. In the book and in the older version there is a STRONG sense of who the "Loser's" club is and how it came to be. For example, in the older material you get a lot more about Mike's struggle, and Ben's too. You get to read (or watch) how the Losers make that choice to stand up for each other in all the ways they never could stand up for themselves. Man you can FEEL it. Dude, in the Curry version Eddie grabs his placebo inhaler and crams it in Pennywise' face and screams "THIS IS BATTERY ACID YOU F^^CKER!" And Pennywise describes himself as an Eater of Worlds and Children - significant because when he manages to snuff out a child, he is taking that child and all the things that child could've ever accomplished out of the world. This element is completely lost in the 2017 version - making it more of a surface level scare with some sudden 180 degree character turns at the end instead of the believable struggle to face your fears that we can all relate to.The old one and the book were unnerving - This one isn't scary or unsettling, its fun! This version skips all the deep stuff and plays a scratch of heavy metal while the kids throw stones at each other. Now that's pretty awesome too - but I think most who have read the book and seen the older one can agree that this one toned down the sentimentality. Now I know that mushy stuff ain't everyone's cup of tea - but when it came time toward the later parts of the movie for these friends to have the courage to fight for each other and drop-kick their fear - it seemed a little Deus Ex Machina.Also - why throw in a song about whining and blaming a God the singer doesn't believe in right smack into the middle of a story that is all about have faith and courage? A lot of King's older work had themes of faith. (Faith is not explicitly a denominational thing.) The Stand was overtly all about faith. Desperation also overtly faith. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, faith again. Needful things and Storm of the Century, faith and moral challenge. So much of King's earlier work had STRONG themes like this - I know - I had to point that out to all the adults at the time who were concerned I was a Stephen King junkie when I was so young. So really - why didn't you keep to the Mermaid Smile song you had originally chosen, why throw that crap in just to slap those of us who strongly attach to this stuff in the face? Lame move - and they wouldn't have done it if it was a song against a certain other 'God.' that's for sure. Getting sick of this crap and my money will follow if it continues.

My daughter loves scary movies so we rented it lol!