Cary Fukunaga's Version
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chrisdamato87 — 9 years ago(January 28, 2017 11:52 AM)
While Cary's version would have been an enjoyable movie, I think we can all agree that it's not quite what the fans want to see.
I enjoyed the script. The dialogue was superb and damn near close to something Stephen King himself would write, there were some genuinely spooky moments, and there were a few additions I personally enjoyed (Pennywise helping the Bowers hang win the firework fight, Pennywise appearing on the TV after Henry kills Butch)
But overall I think I'd be disappointed if that was the movie we got. In terms of faithfulness to the book, the miniseries was more faithful, and we all know how that mucked around with the story. -
laeyisoracle — 9 years ago(January 28, 2017 03:13 PM)
I REALLY hope they didn't go with Cary's depiction of the House at Neibolt Street. I know movies are supposed to change events to fit within the pacing of the movie itself, but how Cary depicted it was pretty bad. The House stands out to fans because it is where the Losers first gain enough courage to ban together and hunt out Pennywise, as well as it being a twisted funhouse of abstract space. To turn it into, basically, just a regular derelict house without any of the key aspects that made it resonate with fans would defeat the purpose of including it in the movie in the first place.
It is kinda the same with Patrick Hockstetter in Cary's draft. There is a reason why fans of It want to see Patrick in a movie because not only is his character truly creepy, his death is iconic. Including him just for "name sake" without delivering the goods would be a major letdown. If that is the case, they could've just did what the mini-series did, omit both completely and focus the time spent on them for other scenes (though one could say the closest we got to the house at Neibolt Street was the house in the park where Stan ventures into, which also partly inspired by the events at the Standpipe). -
chrisdamato87 — 9 years ago(January 28, 2017 03:29 PM)
We know they axed the firework fight and Bowers gang pushing the Losers into Neibolt (post production pic). Also there's an Instagram vid someone took of a filming that showed the Losers walking up to Neibolt on their own accord
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jbaker1-2 — 7 years ago(January 29, 2019 12:50 PM)
And as we now all know, Muschietti's version was no more faithful to the novel than Fukunaga's. Had the novel never existed, Muschietti's 'IT' would have been a decent if uninspired effort. As it stands, for King fans who were hoping for an adaptation that actually respected the source material, it's yet another disappointment.
There are 8.2 billion people in the world. 8.19 billion of them have never heard of and don't give a fuck about Charlie Kirk. Get over it. -
Can_a_bitch_get_a_donut — 9 years ago(January 29, 2017 08:31 PM)
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stesta621 — 9 years ago(January 29, 2017 12:04 AM)
The least successful aspect of Cary's script (which overall i liked) was how stalkerish Pennywise was. Hiding in the shadows were the audience see's him but not the characters. It just seemed way to Michael Myers to me. However scenes like Ben seeing Pennywise in the backseat of the car is awesome and hope they keep that stuff like that.
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jbaker1-2 — 6 years ago(May 16, 2019 03:10 AM)
I've read Fukunaga's original script. It's awful. It bears almost no resemblance to King's novel. He even changed the names of some of the main characters for absolutely no good reason.
There are 8.2 billion people in the world. 8.19 billion of them have never heard of and don't give a fuck about Charlie Kirk. Get over it.