I never considered myself to be afraid of clowns. But, the night after I saw “IT” I could not get the movie’s villain, the creepy clown Pennywise, out of my head. I thought: “Did the movie change me?”
Pennywise is one creepy son of a bitch. Generations of children know that to be true, thanks to the iconic 90s miniseries “IT”. The 2017 movie, based on the mini-series and Stephen King’s award-winning novel “IT”, had many frightening moments, along with hilarious moments. Often, I didn’t know if I should laugh or cry. But, the moment creepy clown Pennywise popped up on the screen I usually had my fingers up to my face like a four-year-old anxiously awaiting what scare would come next. That doesn’t happen often.
Characters are usually not a redeeming part of horror movies. Neither are kid actors, despite diamonds in the rough like one of my favorites “Orphan”. But, “IT” had solid acting throughout the underage ensemble cast; especially from the Losers club front-runner Bill Denbrough who I think slayed (played by stand-out 14-year-old Jaeden Lieberher).
When I ordered my tickets online through the new movie ticket app Atom, I rolled my eyes at the fact that the movie was two hours and fifteen minutes long. Horror movies often pad their run-time with either mindless chatter or meaningless gore. But this movie utilizes its time in a different way with well-used character development. It spends time giving the viewer a reason to care about these kids by letting you into their often messed up world.
I liked these kids. I cared about these kids’ well-being. With most scary movies containing disposable characters I didn’t expect this movie to spend so much time making me care about these characters; much less actually succeed in doing so.
Overall, it was a rollercoaster. It seldom lets you take a breath, and when it did it did for good reason. The cast was great all around. Pennywise was a stellar villain who will haunt a new generation of children, just like Tim Curry did back in the 90s.
It a dope movie.
But, I probably won’t see it again for a long time. I like my sleep.
9/10
Thanks for the review! I’m such a scaredy cat when it comes to movies though! EEK, I don’t think I can handle this one!
All the best,
Christina
I feel you! Lol it’s not for the faint of heart for sure but it was fun!
I’ve yet to see this movie but I plan on it really soon. I’m like you when it comes to putting my hands over my face. I love a good thrill though.
Me too! Makes it worth it!
Great review- I’m not one for scary movies but it sounds like it definitely got you engaged lol!
It really did man xD I say I’m all for scary stuff but when I get into the theater it’s a different story LOL
Lol it’s a good thing that this didn’t come out last year during the whole clown scare!
Right??? People would have lost their minds!
So I’m DYING to see this movie, but I really was terrified of the original when I watched it as a kid… so after reading your review I’ve confirmed that I probably will be terrified of this one as well! I can’t decide if I want to see it or keep my ability to sleep.. haha!
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I get you! I really do think it’s worth at least one watch. But that’s a hard decision to make LOL
There is just no way I could see this movie!
I totally understand!
Ha! I’m too scary to even try. You’ve done an amazing review. I care about the kids now and I haven’t seen the movie! Lol. Thanks for the review.
No prob hun!
I saw this movie the other day and omg I felt the same way! I was never afraid of clowns before this movie, the new version at least. That face, his expressions when he starts getting all crazy 😩 But I did love the character development like you said. You really start to feel almost like protective of those kids! Great movie, just SUPER creepy. Great review on it!
Thanks! Those kids really had me feeling some type of way. Lol