It is a hit... or is it??

Rating: 6/10 (5 October 2017)

I didn't really have much interest in seeing this, but I was bored and decided to go and see it....
And....
I was pleasantly surprised...
I may be repeating what other people said, but I try not to read other reviews as to keep an open mind...
I felt very much a - "Stand By Me"... "Goonies"... 80's kind of vibe... which I believe was the goal in this movie... I found myself very much on the side of the kids... in particular the character played by Jeremy Ray Taylor and Finn Wolfhard... These young actors really stole the show for me...
However as for "it" being scary... Is there such a thing as an actual scary movie anymore?? Bearing in mind I am getting old now... I couldn't take Pennywise seriously and didn't find him scary at all... Bill Skarsgård played the part well.. but he wasn't as good as Tim Curry... He was good... Just not as good
Without sounding cliché "it" is nothing compared to the book... But then again what film is??
Anyway, the film was good... it just wasn't great