Review of It (2017) by Natalie O — 06 Jan 2018

Very faithful to the book and the kids were generally pretty good. Pennywise wasn't scary at all though.

This review of It (2017) was written by Natalie O on 06 Jan 2018.

It has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Davidsco27 (5) on 03 Apr 2019

Bored beyond tears. This was just awful. Go and find the original TV movie. Couldn't keep my interest…

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By Caleb B (233) on 23 Nov 2018

The only problem I have with it is that it isn't really scary and feels like a kids movie if it werent for the cursing, but yet is still rated…

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By Mike H (1,369) on 27 Oct 2018

IT, bring a new look and better the original. The movie shook me and made me like this one a whole lot…

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By Diego, Martín ¨ (231) on 31 Dec 2018

Como toda peli de terror,aunque es bastante entretenida 6/10…

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By Emil W (83) on 02 Nov 2018

In my opinion, the best horror of 2017. The plot may not shine, but the dose of horror that this movie provides is rewarding everything…

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By Donny E (2) on 03 Nov 2018

Super bon film, nettement meilleur que la minisérie de 1990. Les ti-culs sont vraiment bons…

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By Thememester (10) on 10 Apr 2019

Unfortunately, this ‘horror’ movie was actually hilariously, painfully terrible and was shockingly worse than King’s horrible novel…

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By Roosa K (31) on 03 Dec 2018

It's rare to find a genuinely good horror film these days…

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By Elliott G (34) on 08 Jan 2019

Rarely does remakes work to this extent. This one brings the charm and the scares to a new level…

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By Matt Oakes (180) for Silver Screen Riot (180) on 01 Nov 2018

Sure, It the creatureruns on fear but It the movie runs on heart…

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