This is the second time the novel by Stephen King has been adapted.

Rating: 5/10 (18 September 2017)

The first, was a miniseries made in 1990 directed by Tommy Lee Wallace and adapted by Lawrence D. Cohen. name. The name It, derives from a predatory shape-shifter which has the ability to transform itself into its prey's worst fears, allowing it to exploit the phobias of its victims. mostly takes the form of a sadistic, wisecracking clown called Pennywise.
It: Chapter One stars The film stars Jaeden Lieberher and Bill Skarsgård as Bill Denbrough and Pennywise the Dancing Clown, respectively, with Jeremy Ray Taylor, Sophia Lillis, Finn Wolfhard, Wyatt Oleff, Chosen Jacobs, Jack Dylan Grazer, Nicholas Hamilton and Jackson Robert Scott in supporting roles.
Plot: In October 1988, Bill Denbrough gives his seven-year-old brother, Georgie, a sailboat made from paper. Georgie takes the boat out onto the street and is unable to stop it from sailing down the storm drain. In the storm drain, he finds a figure dressed as a clown who introduces himself as "Pennywise the Dancing Clown." The clown severs Georgie's arm when Georgie reaches into the drain for his boat, then drags him into the sewer.
Eight months later, in June 1989, Denbrough and his friends Richie Tozier, Eddie Kaspbrak and Stanley Uris run afoul of bully Henry Bowers and his gang. Denbrough, still haunted by Georgie's disappearance and the resulting neglect from his grief-stricken parents, discovers that his brother's body may have washed up in a marshy wasteland called the Barrens. He recruits his friends to check it out, believing his brother may still be alive...
Verdict: the film heavily relies on its special-effects that are superior to the 1990 miniseries because of the great advances made in CGI and computer-technology as a whole. The cast of the film is adequate but not outstanding. Indeed if one thinks about it, the 1990 miniseries had a very good cast and altogether a better film, even though the special effects cannot be matched by this new remake. Tim Curry played Pennywise in the first adaptation, here he is replaced with Bill Skarsgård, the son of the veteran actor Stellan Skarsgård.
The special-effects rely heavily on the shape-shifting aspect of Pennywise. There are some strong scenes present in the film mainly dealing with bullying and child-abuse. Other than that there is nothing worth mentioning about the film.
You may also like these horror movies: Killer Klowns from Outer Space(1988), Sleepwalkers(1992),Let Me In(2010), Clown(2014), The Babadook(2014).
Thank you for reading this review, may you live long and prosper.