Surprisingly Bad

Rating: 4/10 (22 September 2017)

I love classic Stephen King and "It" is one of my all time favorites. I just rewatched the old TV mini-series and found it holds up very well after all these years. So, imagine my surprise when I discovered a 27 year old t.v. movie did "It" better than a 2017 big budget film.
I had so many issues with "It". First off, the pacing was terrible. A horror movie should build up to its intense scenes, but these scenes were popping up left and right without any setup. The story is rushed and seems like a half-hearted attempt at a plot to justify the horror scenes. The characters are underdeveloped and many of the scenes and dialogue are cringe-worthy. The casting of Pennywise was a big disappointment and I didn't like the actor's performance at all. The CGI scenes of Pennywise were much better.
"It" was such a big disappointment for me, I'm sorry to say.