Stephen King's IT, Old Vs. New

[BrokenolMarine]

I just re-watched my my dvd of the 90s mini series of Stephen King's novel, "It"...
It was one of the first times the made his written works into film that worked, and they figured out they needed more time... hence, mini series. I thought they did a pretty good job with The Stand as well.

IT is one of his top five works in my book, right up there with Dreamcatcher, The Stand, and Bag of Bones.
Stand By Me, aka The Body, in it's novella form is another winner. But I digress... Laugh . Senility is a beotch.

My question....

If anyone has seen both the old version of IT, and the new... is one better than the other, both equally good in their own right, or did you dislike one or the other... and why?

Discuss...

There will be no tests at the end, no homework assigned, however, you may want to read King's 11.22.63 prior to the next meeting.

[CT_Shooter]

I just re-watched my my dvd of the 90s mini series of Stephen King's novel, "It"...
It was one of the first times the made his written works into film that worked, and they figured out they needed more time... hence, mini series. I thought they did a pretty good job with The Stand as well.

IT is one of his top five works in my book, right up there with Dreamcatcher, The Stand, and Bag of Bones.
Stand By Me, aka The Body, in it's novella form is another winner. But I digress... Laugh . Senility is a beotch.

My question....

If anyone has seen both the old version of IT, and the new... is one better than the other, both equally good in their own right, or did you dislike one or the other... and why?

Discuss...

There will be no tests at the end, no homework assigned, however, you may want to read King's 11.22.63 prior to the next meeting.

I'm ready for the next meeting. I totally enjoyed 11/22/63, both the book and the DVD, but I have never read IT, Dreamcatcher, or Bag of Bones. All are now on my must read list. Thanks.

[BrokenolMarine]

The Stand is one of my favs... "The Shining" was a great book, a real page turner. I later read that Shelly Duvall nearly had a breakdown filming that movie... but Nicholson was great in it.

I read the Dark Tower series because all of my King Fan friends raved about it, but eh... it was okay.
I much preferred the two he wrote with Straub, "The Talisman" and the sequel, "The Black House," over the Dark Tower series. However, I think those with less supernatural themes are some of his best work. "The Body," which became "Stand By Me," and "Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption." Which was simply shortened to "The Shawshank Redemption" and both did very well in the box office. Both were novellas from Different Seasons.

There is also The Bachman Books Collection, which contained "The Long Walk." That might have made a good movie as well. Another story in the book, "Rage," was excellent, but King pulled it after Columbine, as it revolved around a student taking his classmates hostage... and there was some talk I recall of a connection to this story and a real life incidents. No fault of King's with all the violence in music and visual media, but there you go.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rage_(King_novel)

King didn't need the money, and as the author it's his right of course. My paperback copy of the original Bachman Books is well read, the binding taped at the corners... but I can't toss it. Lol. If I did, the new issues of the Bachman Books doesn't contain Rage, it's being printed without that story included.

I don't normally agree with King's political slant... but I do like his writings most of the time. Just like some actors ... unless they are WAY out there... I put up with them so I can watch tv... lol.

[CT_Shooter]

I don't normally agree with King's political slant... but I do like his writings most of the time. Just like some actors ... unless they are WAY out there... I put up with them so I can watch tv... lol.

We're all walking along a moral/ethical fence. You may fall on one side, I may fall on another, but I totally agree, we "...put up with 'them'... " because of their indisputable talent. If we were to ignore an artist's work because of his perceived immorality or political point of view, the Sistine chapel and many magnificent sculptures and other pieces of art would have been destroyed long ago, depending on who was "the decider".

[RanchRoper]

I just think entertainers of all professions should just do what we pay them for. Period.

[BrokenolMarine]

I just think entertainers of all professions should just do what we pay them for. Period.

I wish they would, but they have a right to voice their opinions.
They just have to realize that if the do, it could affect their careers. In some cases, it ends careers.

There are some that, from my point of view, really stuck their foot in it. I don't buy their music, watch them on tv, watch their movies, or read their books when they write.

As long as folks are reasonable, I respect their rights, just like with friends. Most of the time, we can have a discussion on any subject, and agree to disagree. If not, we agree not to discuss that subject in the future. There have been a few folks so rabid on certain subjects, we decided not to continue meeting and discussing anything.