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Post by Deleted on Feb 14, 2018 1:48:24 GMT
He's 27. Tim Curry was 44 or so when he played the character in the mini-series.
Just my opinion, but I don't find IT's appearing to the children as a young clown very convincing - not when he's wearing a centuries-old costume. Having him shown as an older character is more interesting, because it suggests IT is an entity that's been around for a very long time, and that IT can't quite mask this fact when in the guise of the clown. It conjures up a sense of gravitas and decay.
I will eventually get round to seeing the film again, but I wasn't immediately impressed by Skarsgard's performance anyway, aside from the question of age.
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Post by politicidal on Feb 14, 2018 2:12:25 GMT
My problem was that I thought the costume didn't look scary enough in the promotional photos. Then that scene with the projector shut me up.
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Post by Nicko's Nose on Feb 14, 2018 3:57:38 GMT
I had an issue with it at first, but in the end I thought he was great.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Feb 14, 2018 8:01:04 GMT
I had a problem with his age when he was cast, but didn't even think about it while watching the actual movie. I had more of an issue with the fact that he's not Tim Curry.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Feb 14, 2018 16:26:06 GMT
I don't know if it makes a difference. He's sort of ageless in the movie, and the makeup could have masked the age of whoever was the under those prosthetics. I think the issue some people have with his age probably has more to do with the character design than the actor. He's designed to have not only a young look, but the proportions of baby or a doll. It grew on me a bit, but I do think it's weird and off putting and probably on purpose.
Ultimately, I'm ok with it. I do have a soft spot for the Tim Curry look, but obviously this one wants to distance itself from that so we have a very different approach. I hope in the second chapter that they sort of play around with the aging effect. Not necessarily making Pennywise himself look like an older human clown, but maybe showing his ancient nature through decay or damage or something.
The baby clown design must have been there to begin with, because Bill Skaarsgard is such an odd and creepy looking dude naturally, that I would have assumed his appearance was partly why he was cast, but they made him completely unrecognizable.
I also hope that in the second chapter he is able to personally play some of the other forms that Pennywise takes for a bit a continuity.
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Post by xystophoros on Feb 27, 2018 3:59:53 GMT
Skarsgaard didn't bother me at all. He did more than just a serviceable job, he was very good in the role. I thought the same thing lots of other people thought, that it was weird to cast someone so young for the role, but he erased any doubts. A few years ago I would have been more enamored with the 80s throwback atmosphere, but I feel like Stranger Things has milked the hell out of that. I still appreciate it, and IT did it much better.
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Post by masterofallgoons on Feb 27, 2018 15:13:43 GMT
A few years ago I would have been more enamored with the 80s throwback atmosphere, but I feel like Stranger Things has milked the hell out of that. I still appreciate it, and IT did it much better. I think Stranger Things does a pretty good job of it, with it's synth score and brownish 'amblin' color tones. I was little less impressed by evocation of the era just through pop songs and t shirts in IT. But I think it works. It's worth noting that Stranger Things is clearly influenced by Stephen King, and specifically IT. However the book has its nostalgia in the late 50s whereas this movie is updated to 80s nostalgia so the kids can be grown up in the current day. It makes sense logistically, but it's also hard to argue that the current wave of 80s throwback movies and shows, and more specifically Stranger Things, doesn't have a lot to do with why it was done that way.
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Post by Raimo47 on Feb 27, 2018 16:43:48 GMT
No, his age isn't an issue.
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Post by kuatorises on Feb 27, 2018 17:34:44 GMT
I am not seeing how Pennywise looked particularly young in this movie? I'm not seeing how Tim Curry's version of the character looked like it was as old as the universe either tbh.
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Post by Lebowskidoo 🦞 on May 30, 2018 21:58:45 GMT
I read the book before the TV movie came out. It was a very good adaptation, and Tim Curry's Pennywise became iconic. So, I really had my doubts about this version when it was first announced. But man, this really delivers. This Pennywise is much more sinister, the movie is grittier and just plain scary. I like to think I've seen it all by now, but this movie creeps under your skin and into your brain in a manner I'm still sorting out.
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Post by politicidal on May 31, 2018 1:29:23 GMT
Having finally seen it a while back, he was great.
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Post by HorrorMetal on Jun 1, 2018 13:44:40 GMT
Nah, he did great. You couldn't even really tell the actor's age when he was in full makeup.
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