IT.

Rating: 10/10 (31 May 2019)

IT can be disappointing for many movie watchers who loved the original. It is hard to please a large audience of previous fans, due to nostalgia and the original being beloved by many. The film also disappoints horror movie fans who are used to more high-depth scares. Before seeing the new IT movie, I watched the original movie to ensure that it was fresh in my mind. I do believe the new movie has improved on the original movie. The original movie, leaves viewers wondering, how horrific were IT's actions towards the children he planned on consuming? For eg. The sewer scene is much more graphic in the new movie, and showed exactly what viewers in the original film would have imagined to have happened, unlike the original which just fades out. IT with in the original movie, was a lot more creepy.. towards the children and seemed a lot more stalkerish, making him seem like a cannibal. The new IT seems a lot more interested in scaring the children, so he can feed off their fear, which is what is supposed to be his intention. (Both movies have a different approach).
I really loved the world that the movie was situated in, it reminded me of movies such as: The Goonies, Stand By Me and Stranger Things (All which I love). I really love films that bring you back to your childhood and allow you to relate to how easier life was back when you were a child. All the young actors were amazing!
I believe that if you are to watch this movie, do not go into it with a horror mindset, although it is a horror, it is not that scary. It almost feels like a children's Horror movie. But I love this movie, as the world they are in and the characters have so much 'character' to them, they are all quirky in their own little way. Some of the CGI Scenes are a bit disappointing. For eg. The scene in which the woman comes out of the picture, was unnecessary for me, but was a tribute to the movie Mama.. but just felt out of place for me. But overall I loved the CGI in the Sewer scene and the CGI did not put me off. I really hope they improve on the horror aspect in Part 2 though, and I believe they can as it will not be revolved around children, and there is a lot of stigma about what you can portray on camera when using child actors, as there can be a lot of back lash if something is too extreme for the audience that is watching.
One thing I will say is that I wish there was more character build up for Georgie as it would be a lot more emotional, to watch the sewer scene and shocking, if you were more attached to Georgie, you'd feel more for Georgie being swept away into the sewer. Although I believe this would have been an added benefit, I also believe that this could have made the movie too long and also could be unappreciated as it is also great that the movie gets into the story right away.
Overall I found this movie to be mildly scary, but if I was not to consider any genre for this movie, I would not mind. I believe this movie is enjoyable without being scary in my opinion. I believe that for viewers who do not typically enjoy horror movies, this could be one to watch to ease into the horror genre!