{"id":41916,"date":"2017-09-27T17:35:00","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T23:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=41916"},"modified":"2017-09-28T13:50:00","modified_gmt":"2017-09-28T19:50:00","slug":"it-floats-past-box-office-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/it-floats-past-box-office-records\/","title":{"rendered":"IT Floats Past Box Office Records"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Kerrigan Herret<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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The long-awaited (27 years, to be precise) horror film IT<\/em><\/strong> debuted from beneath the sewers on September 8, 2017. Since its release, it has surpassed horror box office records and become the highest grossing R-rated horror film of all time.<\/span><\/p>\n

As one of the most anticipated films of the year, IT<\/em> sparks hype within both young and old viewers alike. It is a new and exciting storyline for youngsters who have never been exposed to Tommy Lee Wallace<\/strong>‘s original adaptation of Stephen King<\/strong>‘s novel back in 1990; for adults who lived through the horror Tim Curry<\/strong>‘s Pennywise<\/strong> invoked in them, it presents nostalgia and something to scare both themselves and their children with.<\/span><\/p>\n

The film wastes no time in hooking viewers with its chilling musical score and haunting scenes to accompany it. Bill Skarsg\u00e5rd<\/strong>‘s portrayal of the fear-feeding Pennywise is introduced within minutes of the opening scene and leaves nothing to the imagination that this is\u00a0not\u00a0<\/em>a clown to invite to a party.<\/span><\/p>\n

IT<\/em> has elements of pure terror, but also of humor. With an endearing cast of young teenagers, IT\u00a0<\/em>meshes joking youthfulness with sheer horror on their quest to defeat the thing that nobody wants to believe is real. Anthony Muschietti<\/strong>‘s adaptation captures an impressive perspective from the youngsters starring in the film, drawing close attention to their parents’ lack of belief that something more sinister is lurking within Derry.<\/span><\/p>\n

The film earns its R-rating with language, horror, and gore. There is no shortage of blood and clever one-liners that will either make the viewer cringe or laugh out loud.<\/span><\/p>\n

IT<\/em> grips viewers from its inception and refuses to let go until the last minutes of the film. From the hair-raising, growling laughs of Pennywise the Dancing Clown to the blood-curdling screams of the children he terrorizes, IT<\/em> fails to disappoint as the perfect movie for this Halloween season.<\/span>\u00a0\"The<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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