Enjoyable watch, Not very scary

Rating: 8/10 (30 September 2017)

Another movie that was being hyped!! I just had to go check it out even though horror movies aren't my thing. Lucky for me, this movie ended up being less horror and more drama/character driven
In IT we start off with your typical horror-esque situation with the kids going to the scary basement, all the lights are off, mother is playing creepy piano music, and there's a clown in the sewers. It's everything you see in the trailers and everything everyone is raving about. But then we fast forward a month and we're dropped into a completely different mood. Instead of scary we are now in a middle school setting following the Losers club as they spend their summer doing kind of dangerous things but also fun stuff
In a way this is where the movie could get boring if you walk into this thinking you're going to be scared. The scariest part happens in the first few minutes of the film and from there it's mostly us getting to know these kids and by the way, there's a killer clown on the loose
This had a very Jeepers Creepers feel + facing your fears
Overall I really did enjoy this movie to the point where I was okay seeing it twice. (By the way, if anyone is going to watch this I recommend it in Dolby. Really makes the experience different). I don't know what the original was like and I haven't gotten around to reading the book but because of the title, I feel like Pennywise was supposed to be more of the focus of the movie, except he wasn't. In a way, he was like an afterthought but I didn't mind. I liked him as the representation of fear and how each character went about overcoming their fears. I am curious about how the sequel will be presented and when it will be done