IT's back and better than ever.....

Rating: 8/10 (12 October 2017)

I would not have thought a new version of IT could much improve on the original but I was very, very wrong.
The newest film iteration of the novel by Stephen King actually improves on the 90's film. It does do many of the same things but it does so in a way that's somehow fresh and has an exuberance and optimism, that inexplicably sits comfortably alongside the fear and horror that IT evokes.
This is in many ways a very hopeful film about friendship with the cast of youngsters who face off against the malignant horror very much front and center. Their courage in the face of an appalling otherworldly monster, nicely captures the tone of the book.
Casting for this film has been handled with great care. The chemistry between the self confessed "losers" a small group of social outcasts could not be better. Equally, IT is even scarier. It's playful, child like nuances and mannerisms are deeply disturbing, when juxtaposed with its savagely sadistic, predatory nature.
Suffice to say, IT's back and better than ever. Looks like we might be in for a sequel too. I personally can't wait! Eight out of ten from me.