Stephen King's It Based on the really, really, really long and sometimes wondering Stephen King novel, this two part mini-series made in 1990, was a staple of my early 90s home video viewing with a show stealing anc chilling performance by Tim Curry as Pennywise the Clown (who isn't in it enough goddamit), the first part is the kids battle against IT, the second part after a pact they made is the adults returning to finally kill IT once and for all. From the start it's obvious It was made for television, director Tommy Lee Wallace clearly as talent though because there is more then a flash of visual brilliance here and there a stronger young cast (a young Seth Green, Emily Perkins who went onto to star in the underrated Ginger Snaps movies, the sadly now deceased Jonathan Brandis included) who are a lot easier to sympathise with and the adult cast (a good cast aswell, even though I was easily distracted by Richard Thomas' ponytail), but it's fair to say the story runs out of steam by the time the second part roles around (there are some memorable moments in the second part). Overall, pretty good as far as made for television mini-series goes, it's not in the league of many Stephen King adaptations, but it's better then a few, worth a watch.

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