I really struggled giving this an honest opinion. I think this focused more on special effects rather than the horror aspect. I loved the original It from 1990. And I also love the novel very much but this doesn't really do it for me. It was a good movie yes but too much computer special effects rather than just makeup spx. Anothing thing that annoyed me was Pennywise's death. It looked cheaply made. It could've been made sooo much better, but I understand how hard that would've been with their vision. One last thing that was awesome was Stephen King's cameo in the shop. It made me feel very comfortable to see him. Oh and let me add that the actors are perfect, they really succeeded with finding good actors that has a similar look as the children.
Didn't like this at all. Felt bored through most of it. Nothing scary apart from the odd jump moment. Plot was so predictable and dull.
Wonderful. A fucking masterpiece. Bill Hader deserves a fucking Oscar.
[4.2/10] As scores of painful voiceovers will let you know in no uncertain terms (let alone subtle ones), IT Chapter Two is a movie centered around the idea that you cannot run away from trauma. You have to confront it, process it, and accept it in order to move past it, even if it means facing down things you would rather just run away from.
My only hope is that this moral exclusively applies to emotional trauma and not the lingering distaste for a bad movie, because I never want to have to watch IT Chapter Two again.
Rarely has a sequel fallen so far from the heights of its predecessor in such a comically bad way. The 2017 IT adaptation had its imperfections, but it was a scary, relatable, and ultimately heartening tale of overcoming fear and abuse wrapped up in a gripping horror passage. This film, by contrast, is a tonally mishmashed, overly long car crash of a feature, rife with baffling missteps at almost every turn that make you wonder if the filmmakers even saw the first movie.
That starts with the shift in tone. The previous “chapter” of IT had its funny moments, particularly when the horror was compartmentalized in favor of some preteen hangouts, but you’d never call it a comedy.. IT Chapter Two, on the other hand, would be best termed an attempt at a horror comedy. It’s chock full of explicit gag material and even winking bits that feel more of a piece with Whedonalia like Cabin in the Woods than the first movie.
I can understand the impulse. When you have a comic pro like Bill Hader, who is the one shining light (if you’ll pardon the expression) in this film, I get wanting to take advantage of him. But It Chapter Two never fully settles on that tone, instead going for a strange amalgamation of a tongue-in-cheek, horror-infused laugher with a deadly serious, mythos-heavy tear-jerker. The two halves of the film’s personality don’t fit together at all, and worse yet, the levity tends to be packed into more scare-heavy sequences, undermining their ability to frighten the audience or convince it to take the horror seriously.
But maybe that’s no great loss given the meh level of scary sequences we get in this film. Even if you weren’t into the kid friendship bits or overcoming fear themes of the first IT movie, it could boast a nonstop array of skin-crawling scares. Its sequel, on the other hand, can only offer a host of less-convincing CGI creations and concocts a heap of scenarios that either feel like pale rehashes of routines the last movie already did, or original but less availing new efforts that fail to impress. Really, only Stan’s severed head and its insectoid evolution shows the fearsome creativity of the first flick, so perhaps we didn’t lose much despite the addition of tonally odd gags throughout.
Many of those horror sequences come in the form of flashbacks, whether it’s Eddie seeing the leper go after his mom, Bill nearly being pulled into the storm drain, or Ben being chased through the halls of the school by Pennywise. These scenes are tedious and unnecessary, and not just because the scares are less potent. This film is riddled with retcons that hurt, rather than help it as a sequel.
One of the smartest choices the prior film made was to focus on the kids’ story rather than jumping back and forth between past and present like the book and T.V. miniseries did. It added a certain clarity and propulsiveness to that “chapter” of the tale. Here, on the other hand, the movie doesn’t just mess up its pacing and structure with those constant leaps across the years, but it retroactively weakens the last film by packing in a bunch of useless scenes in the timeline that jumble the characters’ arcs from when they were kids.
The best thing you can say about It Chapter Two is that it picks up some of those stories and themes from when these characters were children and tries to advance them in interesting ways. The worst you can say is that it botches the exchange between past and present almost every time.
Bill’s arc in the first movie was accepting his little brother’s death and not trying to revive him. Chapter Two takes that a step further, with Bill grappling with his guilt over not being there for his little brother when he was abducted and beating himself up for faking sick to avoid playing with his younger sibling. There’s a strong concept there, but the movie chooses to dramatize it by Bill...having trouble writing good (read: happy) endings as a novelist and screenwriter? It’s a pretty meager realization of that theme.
Likewise, Beverly has one of the clearest instances of the movie’s “Ignoring past trauma just leads to repeating it” ethos as her abusive father has been replaced with an abusive husband. But the film’s solution to that is just her realizing that Ben always loved her and the two getting together after being reacquainted for maybe a few days? Odder still, the film hinges Ben’s arc on his fear that he’ll forever be unwanted and die alone, which was vaguely in the background of his phobias and journey of the first one, but never really at the forefront, forcing awkward retcons to try to make that the issue in his young life after the fact.
The same is true, only worse, for Richie. Chapter Two suggests that Richie’s raunchy talk was just a means of sublimating his attraction to Eddie, and centers his story on Pennywise trying to exploit his fears of being found out. That is, again, a really strong concept, but one that has very little force given how many retcons and clunky flashbacks this film has to use considering there was basically no setup for that in the first one. Instead, it has to try to forge a deep romantic connection out of whole cloth in between wacky pomeranian jokes.
But hey, it could be worse. You could be Mike, who doesn’t even really get an arc despite being the instigator of this half of the story. (Charitably, you could say these events are Mike fully embracing the “You can take control and execute sheep or be one of them” message his grandfather gave him, but it’s undercooked here.) Similarly, Eddie’s journey here, to the extent he has one, is a rehash of the one he took in the first chapter, requiring an equally clumsy retcon to establish. And Stan dies for the thinnest of reasons, with an equal and opposite lionization that doesn’t track with the person we saw previously. Virtually none of the characters are well-served here, which hobbles the movie as much as the substandard scares.
Beyond those broad, overarching issues with the films, it also makes some smaller but still head scratch-worthy choices. One of the most frightening things about Pennywise previously is that he’s this unknown and almost unknowable force, whose history is hinted at through Ben’s research but who gains force as an antagonist by being something whose impetus and limitations aren’t really known. Here, for some reason, we get an origin story and mythos for him that’s not only superfluous, but which helps to neuter one of the decade’s most terrifying villains by stuffing him into the realm of the known and understood.
On top of that baffling decision, with Pennywise in play, why does this film need the last film’s bully breaking out a mental hospital and chasing around our heroes with the help of his zombie chauffeur? Why does it send the Losers Club on what amounts to a hunt for Pennywise’s horcruxes to fill time? Why did this already overextended disappointment need to last nearly three hours?
That may be the most excruciating thing about It Chapter Two -- by the time you get to the third act and the final confrontation with Pennywise, you start to feel like it’s just never going to wrap this thing up. There are so many endings to this movie. You have the ancient indigienous people’s ritual. You have the individual fear-facing. You have the actual defeat of Pennywise. You have the escape from the cave. You have the recreation of a bit from childhood. You have the friendly phone call among friends. You have the bog standard voice over montage from the fallen friend while we see scenes of everyone’s individual happy ending. You have the jump back to the crew as kids. It just keeps going and going, and it is exhausting.
Worst still, it’s a cliché festival. Everything the film does in that final forty-five minutes or so is saccharine and trite, lacking in any real insight or complexity. What finally kills Pennywise is just a combination of believing in yourself and turning the tables on the people who’d make you feel small. Every happy ending is predictable and every beat to get there, from hook-ups to scars disappearing to reflections of younger selves is cheesy and unsatisfying as hell. Extended finishes aren’t the worst thing in the world if a movie can earn the tension and emotion necessary to sustain them, but Chapter Two comes up woefully short.
Some of these problems stem from the source material, but that’s a weak excuse. This is an adaptation, free to make its own choices and hone the original tale to fit the story these filmmakers wanted to tell. Maybe that would cost them an overly cutesy Stephen King cameo (see also: the “Heeeeere’s Johnny” bit), but it would have resulted in a better movie. Streamlining the weaker elements, and taking more time to build on the first “chapter” rather than revise it on the fly, could have resulted in a worthy follow-up. Instead, we got this dud, with the only fear it can generate being the concern that you’ve wasted three hours of your life on a film that wasn’t remotely worth it.
There are, nevertheless, some good ideas and a noble goal at the heart of IT Chapter Two. Our collection of heroes leaving Derry to forget but having to return, remember, and confront childhood hardships works as a metaphor for trying to leave childhood trauma behind when the best course is to deal with it and hopefully transcend it. In its best moments, this film grazes that ideal and generates a few compelling scenes. But its worst moments far outnumber those scattered gems, and result in a movie that should be left in the sewers of Derry, with as much distance put between it and audiences, in the hopes that we can all just forget it, at least for a good twenty-seven years or so.
Am I the only that actually thought that they seemed to act much smarter when they were kids? I really got the impression that they made dumber decisions as adults.
They realllyyyy stepped it up with this one. In comparison to the original from 1990, this was much much better in my opinion. It was thrilling, some good jump scares but also funny. Characters like Richie and Eddie were much more developed this time. They had an obvious amount of budget to make everything come to live and cast excellent people.
One of the things that stood out for me was how well cast the adult versions were and how all the actors did an amazing job to stay close to the younger versions.
They explored more of the characters than the original which made deaths like Stan's and Eddie more emotional.
I'm glad that I saw it in a cinema, because it really is one of those movies you just need to see on a big screen so that Pennywise really feels awfully close. Bill Skarsgard nailed it, once again.
Brilliant casting, great writing and fantastic overall.
A conversation between Skarsgård and my mother in law at Thanksgiving dinner would be epic. They could compare notes.
There’s a fine line between a scary and shitty movie. This is perfectly cast.
The first chapter was fine. I wanted to know more about "it", though. Chapter two gives us some of that information, but it's still not totally clear exactly what "it" is even with more exposition about it. It does add to the first chapter, which was pleasant, but chapter two was also WAY too long (it's nearly 3 hours). I liked seeing how our characters grew over time, and the exploration of their fears gave the terror some personality. That said, the climax and method of defeating It was pretty eye-rollingly bad. I felt like I was transported to a weird after school special, which was extra disappointing after such a lenghtly path to get there.
Plot-wise essentially the same movie as the first, character-wise it can't decide if it wants to be comedy or horror drama and comes short at either.
If you put aside the characters being grown-ups, the ending is entirely interchangeable with the first instalment's. At nearly 3 hours of runtime you'd expect a twist or two, but what you get is bloat, namely one part that really drags through, where the gang go out separately to find tokens (for a ritual that ends up failing) complete with introspective flashback sequences. By the second one I was like "fuck me, they're going to do this for every character aren't they?". It felt like a video game quest where you're sent grinding errands. Oh and add a contrived love triangle for good measure.
It also manages to take a dump on the rules set in the first instalment. This time Pennywise can attack even if the victim isn't afraid.
Incoherent, incomprehensible mess of disjointed scenes and flashback overkill. Huge disappointment. Especially since I quite liked the first one.
It Chapter Two, the follow-up to the 2017 hit film, had high expectations to live up to, but ultimately falls short. Director Andy Muschietti struggled to contain the story within its two hour and forty-five minute runtime, resulting in too many flashbacks and an over-reliance on jump scares. The performances of the adult cast were strong, but the menace of Pennywise didn't feel as intense as it did in the first film. The writing was mostly solid, but certain moments fell flat and the CGI effects were underwhelming. The ending, however, was well done, tying up both movies in a satisfying manner. Overall, the sequel was an ambitious but ultimately disappointing follow-up to the original.
It Chapter Two, la continuación de la exitosa película de 2017, tenía grandes expectativas que cumplir, pero finalmente se quedó corta. El director Andy Muschietti luchó por contener la historia dentro de su tiempo de ejecución de dos horas y cuarenta y cinco minutos, lo que resultó en demasiados flashbacks y una dependencia excesiva de los sobresaltos. Las actuaciones del elenco adulto fueron sólidas, pero la amenaza de Pennywise no se sintió tan intensa como en la primera película. La escritura fue en su mayoría sólida, pero ciertos momentos fracasaron y los efectos CGI fueron decepcionantes. El final, sin embargo, estuvo bien hecho, vinculando ambas películas de manera satisfactoria. En general, la secuela fue una continuación ambiciosa pero finalmente decepcionante del original.
It Chapter Two, the follow-up to the 2017 hit film It, was directed by Andy Muschietti and released in 2019. The first film was successful due to the strong chemistry of the young ensemble cast and the chilling portrayal of the villain, Pennywise the Dancing Clown, as well as a solid story. The sequel, subtitled Chapter Two, had high expectations due to the reception of the first film. However, it faced a tough task as it focused on the now-adult Losers Club who have returned to their hometown of Derry 27 years later to confront Pennywise once again. While the adult ensemble was well-cast and performed well, the sense of menace was not as strong as in the first film, and the use of jump scares and CGI took away from the atmosphere. Some of the dialogue and writing was also not as strong, and the third act of the film was particularly weaker than the rest. Despite this, the ending was strong and tied the two films together well. Overall, while It Chapter Two had its strong moments, it ultimately fell short in comparison to the first film.
It Chapter Two, la continuación de la exitosa película de 2017 It, fue dirigida por Andy Muschietti y estrenada en 2019. La primera película fue un éxito debido a la fuerte química del elenco joven y la escalofriante interpretación del villano, Pennywise the Payaso bailarín, así como una historia sólida. La secuela, subtitulada Capítulo Dos, tenía muchas expectativas debido a la recepción de la primera película. Sin embargo, se enfrentó a una tarea difícil, ya que se centró en el Club de los Perdedores, ahora adultos, que regresaron a su ciudad natal de Derry 27 años después para enfrentarse a Pennywise una vez más. Si bien el conjunto de adultos estuvo bien elegido y se desempeñó bien, la sensación de amenaza no era tan fuerte como en la primera película, y el uso de sustos y CGI le quitaron la atmósfera. Parte del diálogo y la escritura tampoco fueron tan fuertes, y el tercer acto de la película fue particularmente más débil que el resto. A pesar de esto, el final fue fuerte y unió bien las dos películas. En general, aunque It Chapter Two tuvo sus momentos fuertes, finalmente se quedó corto en comparación con la primera película.
I was reading how the bigger budget and the success of the first movie had a positive impact on the production of Chapter Two, but I guess they were simply making fun of us. What were they thinking?
Stellar casting and fancy references aside, this film lacks too much substance even for a horror popcorn blockbuster. It's essentially a tired rollercoaster ride where parades of visually embarrassing CGI jumpscares alternate themselves with cringe-worthy comedy situations and forcefully quirky lines. There were a couple of scenes that worked, but not enough to keep the whole movie "afloat".
Despite the close to three-hour runtime, the movie gets no chance to elaborate on anything or tell a single story. They waste more than half of the time on solo scenes where the characters search for their memories and have a quick flashback followed by a mandatory jumpscare. The memories they retrieve were mostly things we extensively saw in the previous movie, if not something random with close to zero impact on the story. If the intention were to help us to remember all characters and prior events, a short montage would have been more than enough.
The rest is just one extra visit to It's lair for one more battle that pretty much mirrors the one from the first movie with older actors (but same flicks). The Losers have zero emotional development, Henry Bowers' contribution is just a useless embellishment. The story behind It's true essence is confusing and contradicting. It's supposed to be a superior being able to do amazing things, take any form, control populations, but prefers to play dumb in a clown costume. As the characters got 27 years older, it could have been a chance to deal with more profound and complex fears, but the general tone is so clumsy and juvenile that it looks like a kids adventure Netflix show a la "Stranger Things".
A little odd to me because it went back to the one guy using the inhaler even though in the first one as a kid he finds out he doesn't need it... which worse is referenced in the film. I would've rated it lower but the movie was entertaining otherwise.
I liked it more as a Comedy than a Horror movie. Way too long!
Spends too long bringing the cast together only for a disappointingly mediocre ending that consists of way too many flashing lights. The first one was much better.
When the first part hit the theaters, everyone was talking about IT. Then the second part was released and now everyone pretends it never happened. Good job
This along with the previous movie proves to me that the makers of these movies have no idea what is scary. Again, I easily get scared and I was not scared by this or the previous movie.
Also, CGI is never scary but what is funny is I think they tried to use a real puppet for one scene and failed miserably at that too. It was the real thing but it was laughable.
The characters and the actors are great and have chemistry. They should have made a normal coming of age movie with the same actors. That would have been great.
Shoulda been called Welp! That's IT
Didn't enjoy it at all, thought it dragged on and I lost interest fairly rapidly. When you are checking how long the film has to go at the mid way stage you know your not enjoying it.
Really liked the first one, but this was poor.
Ever since I found the story of It, I've been drawn to its story and concept. It features stuff from your worst nightmares, a scary clown, creepy crawlers, hideous monsters. And yet, it is not the stuff on the surface that scares you most, it is the absolute manifestation of your emotional fears. Crap that you have buried under layer upon layer of mental walls, making it disappear from your mind and thoughts. Until it is uncovered again.
This film embodies this. Takes a shovel and digs its way into your fears. This is what happens when you let a director loose who wants to do the source material justice. Not only for the fans, but because it is such a clear representation of what deep, emotional fear can be like. And when the shovel stops working, it takes a pickaxe. Then a drill. Then dynamite.
Skarsård has been compared to Heath Ledger wearing his role. And they're not wrong, the comparison is spot on. He lives and breathes Pennywise. If not for that brilliant casting, the movie would have falled flat for sure. And it's not only the clown that's been handed to capable hands, the rest of the losers are all one by one perfect in their adult rules. This is beautiful film making in a genre that has gone mostly unnoticed by talent. It's a great movie to end this decade of excellent horror movies.
It's not only scary, it's sweet too. Banding together with your friends to beat the demons of your past, together. It gave me the greatest sense of nostalgia for them, the characters and their lives in Derry.
I loved this movie and it's one of my favourite of the year and one of my favourite King adaptations. I would like some more, please.
Couldn't keep still in my seat... So boring, it made me physically unable to relax, I just wanted to go swipe tinder - where I see things much scarier things.
Only good this Was Bill Hader-, or the funny character luckily being well played by Bill Hader.
Just As the first part, not a single scary thing happened, all the clown bits were funny. (annoyed by the cple of screens where his wonky eye was on the other side--flipped or intended? Annoyingly like a mistake)
Feels like it's 9hrs long.,and afterwards you will yawn like you've worked a night shift.
quite a few "what?, how do you know that if you don't remember each other?" moments
Well that didn’t pop my balloon, I was very impressed with this part 2 and makes the original part 2 look like a shit clown party.
I loved the effects, definitely well made and love the casting because they all looked like their younger selfs and all did a great job specially (Bill skarsgard) who played pennywise great but do still love Tim Curry’s pennywise.
I love everything about kings IT, definitely my favourite horror and the remake of the 1990 mini series didn’t fail to impress me and loved it just as much XD
Not as good as the first one but still enjoyable. Pennywise still is super creepy and Bill Skarsgård plays him perfectly. Bill Hader steals the show, everyone else is fine. This felt a little too long and clunky. There was some cool back and forth between the adults and kids but it kinda got old after a while. It could of done with a tighter story.
What the hell happened here? I quite enjoyed Chapter 1 as it didn't hold back on moments of gore and, for the most part, showed Pennywise as a predator that used their own fears against the kids. It looked good enough and didn't go crazy with the visual effects.
Chapter 2 is completely different tonally and the difference between the 2 chapters is jarring. Where Chapter 1 had moments of tension, every moment of tension in Chapter 2 is undermined immediately by stupid jokes that take you out of the scene right away. Seriously, every time something "scary" happens, one of the characters says something to completely destroy any believability or sense of immersion. Example: After Eddie gets stabbed in the face by an insane Henry Bowers, pulls the knife out of his own face and stabs Henry in the chest, before leaving the bathroom he makes a remark about his mullet. So getting stabbed in the face apparently isn't a big deal..?
The Richie and Eddie characters are the biggest offenders and halfway during the movie become absolutely obnoxious.
The CG in this movie is such a mixed bag. The effects applied to Pennywise are okay for the most part but there are a couple of scenes The old lady that attacks Beverly at her old home, the monster that attacks Eddie at the pharmacy, Pennywise in the entire end sequence that look absolutely horrible. For some reason Hollywood has a tradition of making the CGI worse as the budget for the movie goes up and this is definitely one of them. The budget was more than twice as much as the first movie ($35m to $79m) so I guess the more famous names in this 2nd chapter got paid very well.
They could have had a really nice remake on their hands with these two movies but Chapter 2 simply falls short.
Not nearly as strong as the first film mostly because of how color by numbers it feels--while also being entirely too long. Bill Hader is EASILY the strongest part of the film though.
Even less scary than the first one. Liked the nod to The Shining and how closely the older actors resembled the kids from movie one, but the whole ritual stuff was so dumb and felt so disconnected.
What's with the Scooby-Doo vibes? Why does this feel like a parody? I gotta say I kinda like the change in Eddie's character, I like how he was goofier, not in a way Richie was but in a way it feels like he just completely lost it and was in a mental state of deprecating humor. But come on, playing an irrelevant pop song in the middle of a scene that was supposed to be scary? (The whole soundtrack overall was pretty weak) The only actually scary parts were the jumpscares, which dragged along for too long and too many times. It's supposed to be more than that. It's supposed to be a psychological thriller like the book was.
Everything is too fucking rushed and slow at the same time. So much shit is happening yet even in the second half the group is still trying to convince each other to stay. You're never really getting to that part. It's all just a big mess. Naturally they can't follow the basic movie script structure since there are too many stuff to show but they're still not doing a good job at putting it all together.
There's little to no character development. The psychological and emotional aspects of the story are either completely overlooked or done in the wrong way. They put the sentiment where it's not supposed to be. I should say that James McAvoy's acting is outstanding as always though, it makes up for some annoying things in the script such as when he reached his hand out for Georgie in the sewer when it was obviously a trap, or when he made Richie say that comedic punch-line again.
I swear to God a conversation similar to the one between Bill and that director MUST have happened between Stephen King and the makers of this movie. "People want a happy ending, a closure, but that's not how it is in real life" sounds a lot like something King would actually say. You know what I'm talking about if you read the book.
Oh and BOY do I hate what they've done with Richie and Eddie's chemistry. Stop forcing last minute gay shit into childhood bonds you morons.
IT Chapter 2 is a well acted sequel that doesn’t always work. The film is a trippy dramatic epic ride even if it isn’t always scary.
It is faithful to the book even if some things were left out. Bill’s wife has a disappointingly very small role in this version. This film is so long that I am sort of glad they didn’t fit her in more than one scene though.
They mostly just chose to make it a story about friendship and love within the Losers Club. Rather than making anyone out of the Losers Club, matter too much.
Bill Skarsgard gets more room to show what he can do in the role of Pennywise. Without so much CGI stealing his thunder this time. Now I can confirm that he is about as good as Tim Curry was.
Bill Hader owns every scene he is in and really does feel like an adult version of Richie. This time we get to see there’s big heart in the wise cracking goofball. Though Richie’s “secret” just feels like a fan service.
The flashbacks can slow the film down. Since for the heck of it we learn that Pennywise haunted them more as kids than the first film showed. Some of those scenes work and some don’t. The ones that do work, at least developed the characters more.
I do admit that some parts made me think “that was kind of dumb.” Other scenes are so good that they outshine the bad scenes however.
I enjoyed the movie a lot. I would say though that such a long movie could have probably done the book even more justice than it does. Fans of the book might still be pleased by what was in the movie.
As for anyone hating on the movie due to the brutal gay bashing scene. This film obviously does not hate gay people. It just makes Derry look like not the best place to come out. Which adds more to why Richie is afraid to come out.
Let me preface this review by stating that I haven't read the book.
Now, I don't think that that's very important, because it's the job of the director to translate the book in such a way that it works on the big screen, meaning automatically that is should translate in a way that works for people who haven't read the book.
Moreover, a movie should never slavishly copy the book.
In fact, some of the best adaptations have come from directors who only captured the tone and feel of the book (like The Shining).
So don't come at me with the typical "well actually, in the book ...." attitude, because I'm only reviewing the film ;)
Pros:
- The casting director did his/her job exceedingly well, because every cast member in this is good if not great.
- Visuals and cinematography/technical aspects (I very much appreciate the fact that this movie doesn't rely on jump scares).
- Just like with the first film, the scares in this are well thought out and creative, albeit a little silly at times.
Cons:
- Again, just like the first movie, the overabundance of humour kills any sense of mood or creepy atmosphere that I'm supposed to endure. If you're going to cut from a scene where James Ramsone and Bill Hader are having a funny argument, to a scene where someone gets brutally murdered 30 seconds later, it doesn't leave an impact. This director just doesn't shift gears correctly.
- Like two other important WB sequels from recent years (those being Batman V Superman and Fantastic Beasts 2), this is an incoherent movie. In fact, I would argue this movie is actually almost exactly the same as Fantastic Beasts 2 in terms of structure. There's a set-up, a first act, in which we get to meet all of the characters. So far, so good. Then there's a string of long scenes in which everyone is on their own journey. In itself that's not a problem, however, none of those scenes actually build on each other. You could re-arrange every scene in the second act, and it wouldn't change a damn thing. Even more so, you could cut out these 70-80 minutes, and you wouldn't loose anything. Why is that? Because none of it has a purpose, there is no point to it, there is no progression, no ... plot.
- The CGI. The monsters in this look really fake, and some very obvious de-aging techniques have been used. There's a scene in a pharmacy store in which Jack Dylan Grazer's face looks so weird, it almost looks like you're watching a 3D movie where the layers of the image are deliberately different.
- The ending is lame. It reminded me of The Conjuring movies, in which people use the power of yelling religious gibberish in Latin in order to win. This time, however, it's the power of yelling insults. . Also, some of the set-ups in this movie are really obvious, to the point where you just know how some things are going to end up (which they do, of course).
3.5/10
I'm semi pissed off I sat through this to the end... Garbage, they should stop approving remakes already, they never live up to the original.
“You lied and I died!”
Making us proud Georgie.
I re-watched the 1990 mini-series and 2017 remake last month in preparation for this movie in terms of judging in quality. The 90's version had it moments, but I find some scenes unintentionally funny where it reeked of early Stephen King adaptations. 2017 was surprisingly good and a massive improvement, but laid back on cheap thrills.
‘IT: Chapter Two’ was a tough act to follow up on after the monster success of the first and with the second chapter being the hardest to adapt. I thought the movie both succeeds and stumbles in parts. Although reflecting back makes it feel more like a parody than a serious horror movie. An epic finale that ended in a over the top fashion - with themes of childhood trauma and the idea of holding on to the past despite growing up with age are sprinkled through out. The loser club are all grown up now and returning home to kill IT.
Whoever cast the grow up version of the loser club deserves massive praise here, because it’s pitch perfect casting and I could definitely see the child stars growing up to be the adult stars. James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Jay Ryan, and Isaiah Mustafa were all great in bringing the more dramatic aspects to the film. While Bill Hader and James Ranson bring the comedic aspects, but not to say they weren't dramatic as well, even making me tear up at one point.
Bill Skarsgard was truly amazing as Pennywise. The physicality in his movement has a certain silliness that you would expect to see from a clown, yet predatory with his animal-like attacks with drool running down his mouth and eyes staring in opposite directions despite looking straight at you. I find the dancing clown incredibly terrifying whenever he becomes playful and kind to deceive children.
Andy Muschietti truly shines as a director when it comes to bizarre imagery and unsettling camera angles, while also capturing some real emotions through the lens. The opening scene at the bridge where a homophobic attack takes place was really brutal and starts the movie off strong - on par with the Georgie meets Pennywise scene in the first movie.
Despite the run time being nearly three hours long, but I can’t recall ever being bored. It moved at a even pace in my opinion. I guess a few scenes could’ve been cut as most of it is unused footage from the first movie. Although it would be difficult to cut scenes as everything follows up to the next scene and that emotional punch towards the end wouldn’t be earned.
Now for the issues:
Henry Bowers was completely pointless in this movie and was only used for jump scars. Same thing with Mike, who through out these movies has nothing to do and the important things he did in the book was given to different characters.
I didn’t like how Stan’s suicide was handle, because you find out he actually “sacrificed” himself to save the others.
Some of the humor didn’t always land, especially if it’s right after a tense scene where it kinda deflates the horror. At times I struggled to gasp what the film marker was going for in certain scenes. Is this scene suppose to be scary or funny? Both maybe?
I wish there was more practical work for the monster scenes instead of CGI, because at times it looked really terrible. The finale battle at the end could’ve been in a video game boss fight.
Overall rating: Not as strong as the first, but still enjoyed it. Still, let’s kill this f**king clown.
I’ve been putting of writing this review for a little while now. That’s because no film this year has left me more conflicted after leaving a screening as this one. To be transparent this was high on my most anticipated films of the year after the first film proved to be a surprisingly, emotionally resent and enjoyable horror film. Given the source material I was prepared for the second installment to be more muddled than the first but I was not prepared for just how meandering, uneven and freaking long it turned out to be.
It is easiest to talk about this film in chucks, so to start with the introduction is sloppy and strangely rushed given the overall run-time. It is hear that it becomes clear that the new cast are what is going to carry this film with Bill Hader and James Ransone in particular filling the screen with their presence right out of the gate. This is a well cast film with all the actors working well together and managing to capture some of the personality of their younger counterparts.
Once the losers club is reunited the problems start to show themselves. Most of this film consists of heavy dialogue scenes in darkly lit rooms with over the top and often corny lines being delivered in surprisingly engaging ways followed by big CGI horror set pieces that feel rejected from one of the Insidious sequels. These scenes will then be followed by one or two of the main cast walking in an unrealistically empty street for way to long, rinse and repeat for the better part of two hours before we get to the big climactic ending (which for obvious reasons I wont get into here).
The film also features extensive flashback scenes with the cast of the first instalment. For the most part these get in the way of the main plot and could have done with being cut down a fair bit but it is still nice to see first hand the connection these characters had as kids (even if the de-aging and voice manipulation gets pretty distracting after a while).
Don’t get the wrong idea from this review however, this is one of the films it is easier to talk about the bad stuff than the good stuff but there is some really good stuff in here. As I mentioned before Bill Hader and James Ransone are both brillant and the rest of the cast also does a great job in their respective roles. I also think that Andy Muschietti is a great director, the movement of the camera and overall visual flare of the “scary” scenes makes me wish I could see him direct something with a much better script.
Steven King’s classic horror novel is a strange, meandering mess that will forever be divisive. There is something to said about how both mainstream adaptations have been exactly the same.
It: Chapter Two is a perfect example why horror films should rarely use CGI. Their overuse of it took me out of the moment on way too many occasions. The original television movie used practical effects that were more creepily-effective than what was used here. The Chinese restaurant / fortune cookie scene serves as an appropriate comparison.
I enjoyed the film overall. Skarsgård is a super talented actor, and I enjoyed what he brought to Pennywise more this time around. The Losers’ Club ensemble was fantastic as well (Chastain is queen). It’s difficult not to compare everything to the original (which I still believe is superior). Skarsgård is no Curry, but - then again - nobody is.
I will admit, however, that this modern day venture into Derry wins out with its ending. As opposed to the 1990 film, :asterisk_symbol:this:asterisk_symbol: one is properly climactic in every way. And kudos for the addition of Richie’s true love. :rainbow_flag: (Hader was perfection.)
Beep Beep, Richie. They'll all float tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
SPOILERS!
First of all: In my humble opinion, this is as near perfect of a sequel to Part I as you can make.
All of the things I disliked (or liked less) about the first film have been adresssed.
First of all, I had a bit of a problem with the more comical tone of the first movie. Here however, they've managed to balance things out just right, both when it comes to the overall story and when it comes to Pennywise: frights and laughs in equal measure. I'd say that if anything, Part II leans more towards being scary than funny. There are a number of scenes that feel incredibly gory and there's a ton of blood. Anyway, I much prefer the fright/laugh ratio here.
Second of all, I had some issues with the first movie's VFX. In particular the teeth effects in the scene where Georgie gets his arm bitten off and in the scene with the croooked lady from the painting towards the end of the film. Also; the leper. Here though, I feel like the VFX teams have stepped up their game substantially. I can't say that I had a problem with a single thing. It was close at one point though. Had they not ramped up the pace of the Mrs. Kersh sequence toward the end of it, it would have fallen flat.
Lastly: the music. I'm a huge Benjamin Wallfisch fan, especially of his score for The Cure for Wellness. I loved the opening kid's rhyme and the theme playing when SS Georgie sails down the rain-filled street at the be beginning of the first film, but that was about it. (no pun intended). The rest of it wasn't bad, it's just that it wasn't very memorable. The score for Part II feels more fleshed out, taking cues from said theme from the first film and running with it. Great stuff!
My favourite moments in the film:
When it comes to book vs. movie, I've always felt that they are two separate things and that the creative team of a film adaptation should be able to make it their own. I am perfectly OK with the liberties they took with the origin of the deadlights and regarding the ritual of chud. I loved the montage sequence with the native americans, thoughth that was pretty cool and kind of interesting. I wonder if Maturin was ever a part of the film and if we'll get to see it in an extended cut. Having said that, it's been years since I last read the novel.
Anyway, I loved the movie. I'm sorry for the people that didn't.
However, there are a few things that I do have a problem with:
Being gay myself, I feel like I have to adress the HBTQ aspects of the film as well, so here goes...
I think it's pretty cool that they went out of their way to cast a gay actor (and master director) to play the part of Adrian Melon; a gay character. Although I would have had no problem whatsoever with a straight guy playing the role. I thought the beginning of that part of the movie to be really sweet and heartfelt. Both Xavier Dolan and Taylor Frey are really good, so are the guys playing the homophobic teenagers beating them up and throwing Melon into the river.
When it comes to making Richie gay; well,.. while I appreciate the fact that being gay is just one aspect of his character and not a thing that defines how he acts/talks/moves, I do find it incredibly woke of writer Gary Dauberman to convert his sexuality for no apparant reason.
The drop in quality from "It" to "It Chapter Two" is remarkable. There is virtually nothing left of the charm of the first part. This is certainly partly due to the fact that the horror is almost completely reduced to CGI gimmicks and jumpscares. Furthermore, the cast doesn't work so well this time. The child actors in the first part had good chemistry; in the sequel, a few well-known names have been cast, including Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, and Bill Hader, but they don't add anything to the film. And the excessively long runtime of 169 minutes is also a major problem. The plot simply lacks enough interesting elements to keep viewers engaged for nearly three hours. Overall, aside from a few moments, I didn't have a good time at all with "It Chapter Two."
Creepier, funnier and an awful lot more entertaining! Best horror film I've ever watched without a doubt.
Not really scary, the main characters were clearly too down to Earth for that. Still some decent body horror, nice friendship story and a pinch of humour.
A baffling step down from the first in every way. The character work and cast bond? Gone. Most of their scenes together is exposition and reaction to exposition. Many of that exposition being racist and stereotypically, by the way. A Native American artifact Mike stole and uses for a ritual after going on a root induced vision quest? Really? And then the twist that they failed but this group of almost entirely white people and zero Native Americans succeed... why shoot yourself in the foot with this plot point? I guess they had to find something to differentiate itself from the first movie, cause once again there is a split up so they can go get individual scares before reuniting for a climax that feels more Marvel movie than horror movie, glowing blue lights and all.
Unfunny and bland quips galore, and the casting for Eddie and Ben is baffling. Eddie feels less playfully mad and aggressive and more actually mad and aggressive, like he's one second away before he starts swinging. There's just no chemistry between him and Richie. And Ben's fatphobic ugly duckling storyline always sucked, but at least in the Curry miniseries you can see how the kid grew up into John Ritter, and there's a throughline in their performances. Adult Ben in this is a random smoldering dreamboat from a romance film shot next door.
And the scares are so less creative and more formulaic, just jump scare and after jump scare. You can have them down to a science- I snapped my fingers during Eddie's individual scars moment to see if I could time it, and lo and behold, I was right on target. The fortune cookie scene is more laughable than anything else, like they're playing a bad party game they all suck at and can't figure out the incredibly obvious answer. And then they freak out at the bug baby and friends to the extent that Mike starts slamming the table with a chair repeating "It's not real," and the waitress walks in like nothing happened? Other people can't see It, they can see a man doing property damage. This kind of visual and auditory chaos is all over the film, not unsettling but obnoxious.
And there's so many other little things. The designs are unimaginative and the CGI just sad. Bev's abusive husband is relegated to a single scene so we aren't afforded any real view of her status quo, how and why she's there, or any real triumph of her leaving him when it's the first scene she's in. Bill's wife is also kept to one scene instead of being the focus of the denouement. Fair enough, I don't think it was amazing storytelling in the Curry version. But instead she tells him his endings suck, like everyone else does, and gets rightfully mad when he implies she is not the woman he wants her to be (ie Beverly, because the love triangle is sadly more pronounced) and so he's earned the right to... cheat on her and kiss Beverly? And she's never brought up again? Does he go back to her, do they break up? The film doesn't remember! It doesn't care! Skarsgard's as stellar as ever performance and some fleeting moments of emotion aren't enough to save this meandering, passionless chapter.
Thoroughly enjoy every viewing, except for the opening scene at the carnival.
The aforementioned scene has nothing at all to do with the film and in fact takes away from it. Do yourself a favor and skip the scene at 2:15-7:25.
The casting is fantastic. The fear scenes are great and the showdown with Pennywise is amazing to behold.
An almost perfect sequel in every way.
I definitely preferred the first movie but this kept the vibe the same and didn't ruin the story like many sequels do.
I waited a couple years before finally watching this as I'm sensitive to strobe lights and was aware there were many in this flick. Finally put it on and fast forwarded those spots. That of course takes one out of the movie as they were used so often throughout the film. That aside there was a bit too much CGI jump scares for me, but some of them were well done. I liked the cast overall. Quite a bit too long, and the strobes made it tough. a 7.2 becomes a 5.7 w those deductions.
This was well a funny flick !
Doesn’t Stanley kill himself right after the call from Mike ? So when he write that long ass letter ? Lol. Should have cut that out. Gave Bill’s wife more screen time and the turtle.
I so would have loved to get to know more about Pennywise's past and origin :pleading_face: Also Ben :heart_eyes::heart_eyes:
A step down, but 'It Chapter Two' is still a very good film.
It is, I will say, overly long, it did bore me a little at the midway point; not in a necessarily negative way, I just wanted more. However, it regains its footing with an entertaining ending. I'm usually not a fan of cast changes in film series, but this does it to good effect. I love the characters, whether it be in this film or the preceding entry.
Jessica Chastain and Bill Hader are great choices to play the older versions of Sophia Lillis and Finn Wolfhard, they are very convincing casts. James McAvoy is also a positive addition, while Bill Skarsgård remains enjoyable as It.
The score is, again, strong. I like the plot, even if I do feel like it's stretched out and could've had more freshness added to it. It isn't as creepy as the first film either, but still has a solid amount of uneasiness.
I may be one of the few that actually likes this film as much or more than the first. I really like the movement back and forth from childhood and adult ages. Actually, the "stars" distract a little from the movie with grown up Eddie (James Ransone) doing an amazing job matching his younger counterparts work along with the character King created. Incredible work; and yes, it improves on King's silly ending to the novel.
This second part ends up being a "Gonnies" by Peter Pans
2 hours and 40 minutes too long. Just take the first chapter, put adult actors, repeat movie. Tons of flashbacks, terrible script and terrible splatter full of CGI. That is not horror of "IT" that was the "Hostel" or attack of the zombies b-movie. For the Cameo, i will be ashamed to have my book done this way and appear on this atrocity
Chapter Two comes in at over three hours long. For what the story brings to you, the way it is paced and presented this is way too long. There is a lot of flashback padding a device that a lot of story-tellers like to use nowadays but something I feel is quite often unnecessary. The device of collecting their individual 'items' or totems to defeat Pennywise that has to be completed on their own, seems to be lifted from a video game and makes little sense other than to create horrifying scenes to scare the audience. For a supernatural killing machine Pennywise or 'It' is singularly crap at killing these individual adults who fall for his tricks every single time despite knowing what he is all about, he has no problems with other people though.
Pennywise is in fact a big problem for me. Brought to life with an enthusiastic unpleasantness by Bill Skarsgård like many movie villains he seems particularly inept in crucial moments and then deadly and all-powerful in others. In Chapter Two he is so poor at killing the protagonists who are already terrified of him, he feeds on fear, then he helps Henry Bowers, Stephen Kings stock psycho-bully, from the first film now an adult and in......shock again...a mental hospital, to escape to murder his 'Losers' enemies. Henry turns out to be dab squib, he was in the book if I remember properly and is fairly easily disposed of, I was never sure of his purpose in the story, even more so in the film. Pennywise is so cartoonish that he becomes a slightly more deadly version of Sideshow Bob but also is at poor at getting his tormentors as Sideshow Bob is. It just is not scary.
Andy Muschietti treats us to little glimpses of the films that he has liked in the past and whilst some film-loving viewers will enjoy this I personally felt it was cack-handed. In the original book Pennywise takes the form of films or popular culture figures that the kids would be terrified of, so Michael Landon's 'Teenage Werewolf' and so forth, the film-makers removed this aspect as they felt modern audiences would not get the references. Instead we get other references, not to do with the modus operandi of It that some modern viewers 'won't get'. Odd choice I think.
A running joke throughout the film is James McAvoy's Stephen King avatar, is constantly being told his stories have bad endings and he cannot write them. He's even told by Stephen King himself in another cameo yuk, yuk. The funny thing is It both in book and film form and in this incarnation rather prove the point. The ending, and in particular Pennywise's demise is poor and a letdown. From that point on the reconciliation of the 'Losers' is handled better but so many questions are swept under the carpet. People could not have forgotten which is hinted at is the power of It because It was dead. So there is a lot of destruction, death and mayhem that appears to have never really been explained.
It: Chapter Two is longer and weaker than Chapter One but is entertaining enough to watch but the real problem is the length, scope and themes of the story. This large Stephen King novel with multiple storylines, characters and time periods is really best suited for a multi-part TV series, which of course was created to reasonable effect back in 1990.
The film is okay but it's not all it.
Clever ain't I?
It's a little better than the first, meaning the horror scenes are a little more scary, and the ending is long and good.
Now the first one doesn't have his horror scenes, but this one was a little scarier than the first one, especially the mirror scene.
It's worth a grade of 10 and it's worth seeing.
I finally got around to seeing this and while it wasn't as good as the first film, Pennywise remained a truly creepy evil. The scene where Pennywise tricks the little girl under the bleachers is terrifying.
The cast portraying the Losers' Club as grown-ups was fine.
One thing that I disliked was the forced humor in this movie. I just can't believe people in these kinds of horrific situations would be cracking wise. The attempts to make a joke is so ill-timed during heightened moments of terror that it takes the wind out of the scares. This movie and its predecessor did that far too often.
I've read a lot of Stephen King stories but not "It". After seeing these movies, I regret not having read the book first. Pennywise's origin story sounds very interesting and the way that King ties together his stories, including brief references or sightings of Pennywise in his other tales, makes reading his bibliography lots of fun.
"It Chapter Two" was much better than the majority of Horror movies I've seen, but this second film was not up to the level of the first.
I waited a long time to watch this. Too long probably, because I didn’t remember some scenes for the Chapter 1. Still, I found it highly enjoyable. As a huge fan of the original miniseries, I was worried that I’d like either. But I did. I like them separately. I feel like the miniseries was actually closer to honest. If it had been made today in the same path, it would’ve been better. This new version serves as a much closer to the boom version, but it’s missing the campiness I think it should have had. All that said, this was still incredibly enjoyable. Well filmed, acted, scripted etc etc. Watched loud and in a dark room, you’ll even get a couple of great jump scares. One of the few films I’ve watched recently without toying with my phone during.
It's pretty good. Fun to watch. was waiting for the turtle tbh. lol (Like if you know what I'm talking about) But still I enjoyed it, had quite a few laughs, was not scary but I like it. I have to rewatch the first one again though.
It was perhaps a lot to ask for the second chapter to be as strong as the first, given that the source material has an equal problem - following the Losers as adults just isn't as compelling. However, some excellent casting and strong performances help to ensure that this is still a worthy follow-up. The filmmakers include a number of flashbacks to the children as well to help maintain the strong emotional attachment to the characters as they each face their fears once again. Yet, it is hard to shake the feeling here that this is a collection of set-piece horror moments loosely connected as each of the central characters embark on their own quest to find a MacGuffin they need, and there seems to be more a reliance on jump-scares than outright creepiness here - the strongest set-pieces both involve children again primarily because of the tension they help to build. Thats not to say the film isn't entertaining throughout, just that by putting all of the strongest material in the first film means the second was bound to suffer. It will certainly be intriguing to see if a future recut that perhaps switches between the past and present stories may help to bring balance to the whole story.
What is it with King works and editors? Man. This was good, but there really is something to the old adage about less being more...
I did not like this as much as the first entry. Skarsgard is creepy as hell tho which helps giving the movie some gravitas.
SO much better than the first one. SO MUCH.
Nah. Sorry, you're 27 years too late.
Certainly not without its issues, It Chapter Two is a more fun feeling film than its predecessor. While the overall tone of the film is serious, the horror moments surprisingly blend creepy visuals with an almost tongue in cheek tone not unlike a carnival haunted house. Unfortunately, the story beats don’t hit a similar blending of tones with some moments being genuinely emotional and others being drawn out a bit too long despite well done performances from all involved including a scene stealing Bill Hader.
Good film, but the first chapter was definitely better. This sequel is much less frightening e too much long.
Why I can’t watch it :(
Not that scary. But a great movie. Good cast and steady reflection on the past and present. I really enjoyed this movie and the time passed quickly for such a long movie. Well worth a watch. :thumbsup_tone1:
1 / 2 directing & technical aspect
.5 / 1 story
1 / 1 act I
1 / 1 act II
1 / 1 act III
1 / 1 acting
1 / 1 writing
0 / 1 originality
0 / 1 lasting ability to make you think
0 / 1 misc
6.5 / 10
At no point was this movie scary. Interesting visuals, but not scary. So I guess I choose door "Not Scary At All"
It says I watched the movie it chapter two which I haven't seen it at all
Less horror, more reflection on the past - how much does it shape us? Of course, also there was a sentimental return to the 1980s... ;>
The Loser’s Club returns to do battle with Pennywise once again in It: Chapter Two. After 27-years of peace Dairy, Maine, is rocked by a new string of murders, leading Mike Hanlon to call up his childhood friends to came back; but before they can fight Pennywise they’ll have to remember their pasts and reform their bond. Featuring Jessica Chastain, James McAvoy, and Bill Hader, the cast is pretty decent; though they don’t have the chemistry that the child cast had in the first film. In fact the old cast is brought back for a couple of scenes to recapture the magic, but they come off as rather contrived. Yet they bring some continuity to the series and beefs up what is largely considered the weaker section of Stephen King’s novel. While it’s a bit disappointing, It: Chapter Two is a pretty solid (through not that frightening) film.
The end part was so cartoony and messy. The only few good scenes were in the first half.
Not good not good at all.Two things were something in this movie..Brilliant cast and nice directing..But plot was a big fail.3 hours for what? If it was about 2 hours then would be much better so many useless scenes...6.3/10
Not sure what other people think about it. But for me, it scares me every minute
What a way to waste James McAvoy and 3 hours of my life!
Long and Boring. Just a mess, things doesn't add up to anything.
6 stars.. but 1 extra star just for Bill Hader! he is the best
this is flim is so good
The 90s movie and of course the book are wayyyy better. I should have known, because chapter 1 was barely watchable.
This movie is just so boring. The plot isn't very interesting and is hard to follow due to the
not-really-scary stupid jumpscares.
How do I watch it
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Hoe do I watch it
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This may be the funniest horror movie of all time.
[THOUGH ONE WHICH WASN'T TRYING TO BE]
I really enjoyed this one more than the 1st one. However, the homophobic attack caught me by surprise and that, was a shock. Viewers should be forewarned of possible triggering content in movies as it is in tv episodes
I couldn't finish watching it. The movie
was too scary.
"Bigger doesn't always mean scarier for horror sequels, but a fine cast and faithful approach to the source material keep this follow-up afloat."
With the remake of IT Chapter 1 it was a extremely well made film, I sorta had the same expectations for Chapter 2. While the graphics are great, story is well thought out.... it seemed and felt pennywise was knocked out of it the entire time. There's not much action on Pennywise's side (just some mind tricks and a few gruesome parts) the story was heavily reliant on the kids past (which is what the original did.. ) but I did not expect it to take almost 2.5 hours for it.
It definitely could've used more time... I think it was rushed to be finished. But I'm hoping Chapter 3, will finally expose how Pennywise came to be and very indept with why.
The movie was a decent time, but ultimately this may be one of the worst "horror" movies I have ever seen. This movie is a comedy, and the changes from the source material are all for the worse. It was fun to watch, but was a massive disappoint to chapter 1 and as a horror movie. I cam out of the theater having laughed more than I do at comedies and perplexed by how underwhelming the last third of the film was (which was an hour long).
How do u get the movie to come up
good movie. lots of chuckles. scares galore. bill hader stole it. little long. stephen the man has a great cameo.notice the tee shirt. worth seeing and really a stand alone.
A horror film where a group of friends has to overcome their own fears individually before fighting the evil entity in the climax? Hmm, this chapter of It feels more like a remake than a sequel.
the most apreciate part of this film is the act of bill, who is perfect as pennywise. but the excess of jokes and jumpscares breaks the tension along the film, making it a little bit bored and exaustive to watch.
It's length is a HUGE hindrance as I've seen movies s long as this (or longer?!?) but those films didn't feel as long as It. If you liked the first I guess you'll enjoy this as it's more of the same, but it almost lulled me to sleep on murmurous occasions. The acting is adequate enough but it felt more like a series of vignettes as opposed to a connected story most of the time. Perhaps It works better as a comedy tan an actually horror film.
Apart from the ending it was pretty close to the book! A great watch, the length might seem off putting but it is necessary
The movie had a lot more scary moments than the first one. Bill Skarsgard is once again amazing as Pennywise. I like how he plays on everyone's personal fears.
However I didn't like this movie as much as the first one and I felt kind of disappointed afterwards. It's way too long and becomes very tiring towards the end. Throughout the movie you get constant jokes about how Stephen King can't write a good ending to his books and ironically the movie's ending sucks (I haven't read the book so I don't know how the story ends there). Also I wish there was more of a backstory about Pennywise's origin and why he has taken on the form of a clown. There are a few hints here and there but nothing specific. We know from the first movie that he appears every 27 years and starts killing and feeding but why exactly is that?
I read the book only recently so I was still fresh of the experience when I walked into the theatre. It bothered me at first that the film took you in a very different direction than the book, but I think I shook that off about half-way through-out the movie when Mike wasn't brought to the hospital (which at first I thought was a great change to the story, until they made him out to be the manipulating character - which I guess I should've seen coming because of the scene with him and Bill in the library, but still I was disappointed by that). Once I decided to see it as a different kind of story from the books, the story was enjoyable, still too many jump-scares, but I'm weak. The only thing I had hoped for that didn't happen was the whole town of Derry being destroyed when they finally killed it, and the whole nod towards everyone in Derry being part of the problem, but that comes to a lot of atmosphere that would've helped the movie a lot, in my opinion. Still, they tried to put their own spin on things, and I applaud them for that.
I had low expectations and ended up being really enjoyable, It has some pretty cool moments, too many jokes (good jokes) for me.I had low expectations and ended up being really enjoyable, had some pretty cool moments, too many jokes (good jokes) for me.
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I loved the novel this film is based on - possibly my favourite of all King's works - and this closing chapter does his story justice. It's not perfect - it does tend to go from one setpiece to the next at too rapid a level - though as some of these setpieces come close to brilliance, this doesn't detract too much from the film. A genuine horror blockbuster with horror, comedy, and heart, this film will make you jump one second, laugh the next, and perhaps even shed a tear a moment later. An accomplished film, and it's just a pity that there is no Part 3 to look forward to. Will miss you losers!