Review of It (2017) by Melinda J — 13 Oct 2017

Massive Stephen King fan, and loved the original until the end.. the end in the original mini series was cheesy.

I'm terrified of clowns, but love a good horror movie and this one completely terrified me. Every time it was foreshadowed that Pennywise would join the screen I became anxious. The opening scene with Georgie lived up to the book minus them leaving out one traumatizing line by Pennywise that Disturbed me more than the removal of the arm. Why didn't they keep that in after they committed to so much more? grrrr.. Back to Pennywise and his shape shifting to target each child's fear, especially Bev's was brilliant. Though the fears are different than the story for some, it was well done. The kids were excellent at portraying their characters and you get attached. The adults were awful but meant to be portrayed that way so kudos..I hated you all.

Pennywise was the star. Though Curry did a fantastic job, he was just outshined. Skarsgard was traumatizing.. down to his voice, mannerisms, facial gestures.. Everything. This movie did not hold back as the book is quite graphic. I applaud everyone involved in this movie and cannot wait for Part 2 (the book has them come back to address Pennywise again but as adults). I cannot wait!!! However this one will keep me satisfied until then. If you love good traumatizing horror...go see this. Fantastically, edge-of-your-seat, terrifying!!!