A Classic!!! fore years to com. like Michael,Freddy,Jason and Letherface

Rating: 10/10 (20 September 2017)

The town of Derry in 1989 is terrorised by a demon disguised as a clown until a group of kids decide to fight back. Remake of the 1990 TV mini series. One of the best Stephen King adaptations, coming across like a coming of age drama meets monster movie with excellent performances from the kids and a terrifying excellent performance from Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise the Dancing Clown, one of horror cinema's all time great monsters who in time i can imagine being as well remembered as the likes of Robert Englund as Freddy Kreuger. Dark, creepy, tense and macabre with some humour in places and feeling like a cross between Stand By Me, an 80's Stephen King adaptation, The Goonies, Nightmare On Elm Street, Super 8 and TV series Stranger Things and faithful to the mini series without copying it. This is only part 1 or chapter 1 with part 2 to follow. Up there with the all time great horror movies. Do not watch if you don't like clowns.