Review of It (2017) by Tom B — 17 Oct 2017

The first chapter of Stephen King's IT revamp isn't all that it's hyped up to be. Throughout my childhood I collected all of his made-for-TV book adaptations. By the virtue of a colorful cast and an epic run time, the 1990 miniseries was ranked considerably above the average horror. Back then, nobody except King would chance folding the human attention span with a horror movie that's over three hours. Hollywood character development would always be cautiously compacted. All of his book adaptations were innovative projects. In my opinion, none of them were let down. IT (1990) was no exception to Stephen King's miniseries criterion.

Now that twenty-seven years have passed, a no-name director from Argentina managed to acquire the rights for this blockbuster remake of the 1990 two-part miniseries adapted from King's 1986 novel. As foreseen in the trailer, judging the movie is unfair, for it's a portion of a grand scale project that doesn't sit well with a two-year gap. That's right... For those who didn't probe the Internet for IT'S destiny, the second chapter isn't scheduled to come out until 2019. A 700-day wait is in store, for a mystery that has already been divulged in two sources. Unfortunately, this film lacks the tactical mystery and blockbuster attributes necessary to warrant a GAME OF THRONES gap.

Taking everything into account, the revamp of Stephen King's IT is not at all terrible; nevertheless it's bound to its 80s roots, forcing modern novelty to be entirely substituted with multiple short-lived state-of-the-art terror tactics.