Hilarious - not a real Horror?

Rating: 7/10 (11 September 2019)

First thing to declare is that I've never seen the original, though it is in my watch list!
I thought I'd start reviewing this within my first 10 minutes of watching it. We meet Pennywise the Dancing Clown almost instantly, hiding down a sewer bidding a young boy over. Now because of this, the tension and almost entire aspect of horror felt non existent. You're more scared of what you can't see, that slow progression as to what the monster is.
We then spend the next 30 minutes meeting our young characters, their bullies and local area - it's very clear they're the social outcasts. We also bump into Pennywise along the way, scaring different children in various fun ways. I would add I'm so far not impressed by the acting but the film seems adequate, if not slightly B gradey? Maybe I'm a little harsh.
As the film progresses, the brother of the child whose gone missing and his friends continue a search to find him.
I won't spoil the rest of the film, but I was pleasantly surprised? At the very least it was enjoyable, with some fun scenes of Pennywise scaring and chasing in his imaginative way. Overall, 7/10.