Want a regular horror movie? See this. Want a masterpiece? Read the book.

Rating: 7/10 (11 November 2018)

I read the book and I have to admit they are not very similar. The friends are there, and It, but that's all. Usually, books are way better than adaptations because authors say so much. They give great backstories, characters have unique personalities and feelings, events take their time to unfold. In the movie, time is a constrain, so all this is summarized and sometimes not very effectively. This is the case with It. So, to enjoy it as a horror movie you don't have to compare it to anything. The cast works fine and the special effects and cinematography are ok. Dialogues too, usually in horror movies dialogues are lame. If you want to enjoy a decent horror movie, see this. If you want a masterpiece, read the book. There's a reason why Stephen King is called the King of horror. This book is worth It (pun intended). The book opens with Georgie's scene, and this is the best scene the director managed to convey from the book. In the book though (spoiler ahead) Georgie's body is found. And there are many changes throughout the movie that is difficult to know why they were changed, since they worked great. This gives an idea of many pointless stuff in the movie, that actually make sense in the book. Also, in the book, the kids take weapons when they go searching for It. The part when they are adults is completely missing (guess they kept it for chapter 2) but this makes the movie more of a Stranger Things than It. The movie is watchable anyways.