someone in the front row released a red balloon during the movie and the whole theatre lost their shit

"time to float"

JUST earns 4 stars, because what it gets right, it REALLY gets right. does for horror what super 8 did for sci fi. i'm still trying to figure out exactly where i stand, and it might be too early to tell, but this feels like something special (or even just on the brink of it)

you should probably catch this in theaters (if you can handle it)

there was one scene where finn wolfhard's character calls the Token Dream Girl "molly ringwald" after she says something cheesy and it's so comforting to know that even in a fictional maine town where a killer clown is literally eating children alive, miss molly kathleen ringwald remains the icon of the 80s

Watching this remake made me realize just how well the 1990 version has held up in certain aspects, which surprises me since I typically dismiss the TV version for its cheesier elements. I actually really like Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise, but I'm not sure that his more overtly hateful CGI-aided portrayal disturbs me on the same level as Tim Curry's menacingly playful version of the clown. I also found the kids here to be poorly developed and less likable compared to their miniseries counterparts. At first I attributed this to the shorter running time, but considering the 1990 version divided its focus between the kids and their adult versions, that excuse doesn't hold up. In the end, this is an enjoyable remake, appreciably less clunky than some portions of the old miniseries, though less inspired in other areas.

„cleans bathroom to epic music montage“

Eine zeitgemäße Interpretation von Stephen Kings „IT“. Macht alles richtig was er richtig machen kann.
Solider Streifen!

Too many jump scares, not enough substance.

In the novel, Stephen King develops the characters in incredible depth and Muschietti replaces them with tropes; keeping the bare minimum so that audiences could at least recognise the characters.  

This film should have focused much more on the manifestation and psychological wear of fear; as opposed to cheap and shallow scares. 

However, this is still an enjoyable film and the chemistry between the child actors is the driving force behind it. It’s reminiscent of ‘Stand By Me’ - which is always a good thing.

Something about having kids being involved in gruesome violence was disturbing, but at the same time, having kids made the movie seem more cartoony or not serious (perhaps this is the feeling the directors were trying to convey, that fears of children aren’t taken seriously). The lore was imaginative and certain scenes were choreographed in the same spirit. It was not a scary movie but it’s a fun watch.

I know bill hader is the funny guy but I literally cannot imagine him as anyone other than Eddie. They literally look identical!! He has the range!

This movie was so deeply unsatisfying in so many ways. The pacing was bad, the “scary” parts were underwhelming, the character development was nonexistent yikes the only satisfying part was when the kid from stranger things did that “and now I have to kill this clown” monologue

Thoroughly enjoyed

Considerando las épocas, ver películas de esta trama me gusta mucho y aunque no es una de mis favoritas, porque realmente no da nada de miedo ( al menos para mi gusto) y comparándola que la versión original, se sigue quedando muy corta.
Escuché tantas cosas buenas de la película que al verla por primera vez me decepcionó en el ámbito de lo terrorífico, es entretenida, pero no tan diabólica para mi gusto.
Viendo los estilos de los payasos, se ve un cambio físico, el de los años 90 se ve tan inocente pero si dan el aspecto malvado con las acciones, pero el actual le pusieron tanto maquillaje y dramatismo en el estilo (lo hacen tan obvio que le quita la parte buena del terror) que le quita el efecto real, considero que se centran mas en el efecto del payaso que de verdad en espantar a la audiencia.