Also, the violence and gore is limited, since it is made for television. If your kid is in their early teens or even just shy of being a teenager, there is nothing in this movie that they cannot handle. Just some violence and language is about the worst of it.
It is a horror movie based on Stephen King's novel and is rated R for strong violence, language, and disturbing imagery. Due to the graphic and intense nature of the movie, it may not be suitable for children under 12 or 13.
There's a lot of drug talk, scenes that show college-age kids smoking weed, and some beer drinking. There is also a lot of sexually objectifying women, sexual innuendos and jokes, and mentions of oral sex. There is some brief nudity (bare breasts).
The R-rating doesn't ban children under 17 from a movie, it restricts them to watching it with a parent or guardian (and includes a recommendation that parents and guardians learn more before allowing their child to see the movie).
In my opinion, the new Pennywise is a lot scarier. There are major music differences between the two films as well. The old version specifically use music so it is easy to predict when something will jump out on the screen. It is meant to make the moment suspenseful, but it comes off as cheesy.
Definitely a book intended for adults. What you can deal with depends on your maturity rather than your age, but I would say this book would be best for people 16+. If you think you or a younger person can handle it though, go for it.
The novel explains that IT landed on Earth during an asteroid impact and established itself under the land Derry would be later built on, and initially preyed on indigenous tribes. From that point of view, IT/Pennywise would be billions of years old, but his clown shape wouldn't be that old.
After the Losers' Club defeat Pennywise, they get lost in Derry's sewer system. After coming to the realisation that they can't escape without being unified, Beverly — the single female member — decides she needs to have sex with the six boys.
In Stephen King's novel "IT," the members of The Losers' Club defeat Pennywise for the first time when they are children, specifically in 1958. The characters are around 11-12 years old at that time. Later in the novel, the story jumps forward to 1985, when the characters have grown up and are in their 40s.
In Cohen's 1990 version, Tim Curry as Pennywise was terrifying, but like many classic horror films it felt campy and cheesy. No gore or guts were ever shown; any pivotable scary moments with Pennywise were paired with loud music, slow motion and abrupt fade ins and outs.
There is lots of value to the movie which, makes it a movie you can watch again and again. "IT" has a very nice cast and they performed quite well. Tim Curry was so well-cast for the role of Pennywise, and brought his devilish charm and wits to the character.
I'm 14 and loved Misery! The only factor that would keep tweens and teens from reading this book is the language and its overall disturbing plot. I think a 12-year-old could wait to read it, but mature 13 year-olds and older could handle this book.
It is a horror movie based on Stephen King's novel and is rated R for strong violence, language, and disturbing imagery. Due to the graphic and intense nature of the movie, it may not be suitable for children under 12 or 13.
The film could be used to talk about grief, loss, and searching for a voice, but is too complex (and violent!) for a simple comparison of a novel to a movie adaptation. The book is probably 12+, but the movie is certainly 14+.
The Atlantic said of the character; "the scariest thing about Pennywise, though, is how he preys on children's deepest fears, manifesting the monsters they're most petrified by (something J. K. Rowling would later emulate with boggarts)." British scholar Mikita Brottman has also said of the miniseries version of ...
The main reason that Art the Clown beats Pennywise when it comes to scare factor is the simplicity of his modus operandi. Without a word (and usually without betraying emotions other than sadistic glee, unless he's seriously hurt), Art the Clown just tortures, maims, and murders for no discernible reason.
R: Restricted - Under 17 requires accompanying parent or guardian. Children under 17 are not allowed to attend R-rated movies unless accompanied by a parent or legal guardian 25 years of age or older.
NR stands for Not Rated. Usually, movies rated NR hasn't submitted for rating. This kind of movies are uncut or have extended scenes that might not be suitable to minors.
The MPAA rating has been assigned for “some violent content/graphic images, sexual content and language.” The Kids-In-Mind.com evaluation includes a sex scene, an implied sex scene with partial nudity, several kissing scenes, discussion of children out of wedlock and infidelity, several scenes of car racing with ...
