Stephen King's IT [Blu-ray] [1990]

Masterpiece for me

Another great chiller from the pen of steph en King. Like SALEMS LOT before it this also a made for TV movie and it does contain so me scary scenes (not recommended for you nger people). The acting is first rate especial ly from Tim Curry as the evil clown PENNY WISE known as IT of the title. If you scare e asily then avoid if however, you like a good scare then I will say watch it and see what y ou think. Enjoy.

This blu-ray is a stunning HD master with vivid colour and excellent black levels that ensure even the darkest scenes are clear and discernible. Pennywise bursts from the screen with tremendous force and this new transfer does full justice to Tim Curry's impressive performance. Detail is excellent too as the TV series was shot on 35 mm and looks as if it was produced yesterday with the only giveaway being its 1.33:1 aspect ratio. That said it is infinitely better than the full-screen low definition version released originally on DVD. Sound quality is first rate too and ensures quite an impressive sound field for such an old production. "IT" is unquestionably one of the better Stephen King adaptations and this new transfer is rather better than the new "Salem's Lot" blu ray available in Germany and soon to be released in the UK. "IT" is a clever and quite original story that contains many memorable and horrific moments while also maintaining a warm affection for a lost America of the author's childhood. As with "Salem's Lot" a writer returns to his hometown and the shadowy memories of something terrible that that occurred many years ago - events that are beginning to emerge from the darkness yet again. Chilling and enjoyable Hallowe'en fare that runs for just over 3 hours as a single, repurposed, film rather than the original two episode TV special. It's difficult to imagine that the new version, due for release in 2017 will come up to the standard of this TV special - particularly when one hears of its current production problems and the loss of key actors and it's first director. This blu ray however is highly recommended although it can never compete with the power and complexity of King's original novel of course.

Amazing film definitely one for a dvd collection

I give this 5 starts because of the picture quality and the price of the Blu-ray love the film but it's probably more a 4/5. I would say Id have preferred a Special Edition with some deleted scenes or TV spots so and so forth and would have happily paid for it. As a bare bones Blu-Ray its priced well and the picture quality is brilliant considering its age and the commentary track is interesting. Sadly it in the old aspect ratio so be prepared for a square experience if your watching this on a TV made passed 1999 its gonna have some big old side bars. As for the movie I watched it as a youngster and it scared the hell out of me, it's still creepy and Tim curry steals the show the second half is somewhat problematic (the bloody spider) but its still a classic of it's time. I believe Mr King is still somewhat to blame for this current Clown Craze and this Blu-ray reissue is timely.

What can I say? I'm a huge fan of Stephen King and have read the book so many times. Even though watching the movie now seems corny in places, it still has the huge appeal knowing it comes from Mr King, although I'm so looking forward to seeing the remake they plan to do some time next year. I'm sure with the technology available nowadays they'll make the new version of IT into the truly horrific film it is meant to be, even though Tim Curry did an awesome job of creeping me out as Pennywise. Still a great film though, and I'm so glad I finally have it in my collection. Will have to watch it again because I've noticed in his films that Stephen does a cameo appearance (at least in the one's I've seen), you might just see him in the distance or he'll pop up somewhere LOL. Now I want to go back and see if he is in this one too :) But you'll love it........any fan of Stephen King's work will need this for their collection.

AHAAAAHHH! Nope it doesn't finish halfway through... IT'S A DOUBLE SIDED DVD! You have to turn it over to play the other half of the film. I discovered this last night after feeling the same 'cheated' sensation! However... I do still feel a little cheated, as even though I have now discovered that I don't just have half the film, I have to get up and turn it over half way through which severely annoys me!!! Why they have done this I do not know. Idiots - Lord of the Rings managed something like 3hrs of film plus normal menu stuff on ONE DVD. You may have noticed the distinct lack of warning about this feature when buying this product from Amazon. If there IS a note about it, it's very NOT obvious! I'm sure on the case in very small print it probably says so... But only my boyfriend figured out it was double sided after it halted half way through the film (which incidently, I like, but I don't read SKs books) because it had no picture on the top side - it was shiney. Double-sided = twice as likely to get one half of the film scratched, dirty, or otherwise made unreadable. Most dissapointing - would not have bought it if I'd have known!

utilisation sur Home Cinéma il faut savoir que sur cette version c'est seulement un transfert DVD vers BLu-ray

*** UPDATE *** The one disc DVD ended at 1 hour 30 minutes!!! The movie is 3 hours and 7 minutes. I had to return it then buy the Prime Video version. That played without failure. ------- I looked for this before I bought: " Playback Region 2 :This will not play on most DVD players sold in the U.S., U.S. Territories, Canada, and Bermuda. See other DVD options under “Other Formats & Versions”. Learn more about DVD region specifications here". So I bought it. I went to play it on my computer and the VLC Media Player I use for watching DVDs in Windows 10. The software kept choking when I opted for "Play Movie". I found another way to what it by "Select Scenes" then "Play Movie". Alternatively, I was able to pick a different region in CyberLink PowerDVD 16 and watch it in English (as Australia was in the options) . Be warned and best of luck!

Brand new and was exactly as stated. Fast shipping

Alot better than standard edition

Tout va bien, ça plait à mes fils !