A Superb Film with Mediocre Special Effects

Rating: 5/10 (10 October 2017)

I highly enjoyed the story, being a Stephen King. I found that the take on Pennywise was a nice change rather than to see someone try and fail at emulating Tim Curry. The children were all wonderful young actors, especially for being involved in a horror movie. The script was well written and I thoroughly enjoyed watching the story unfold, but the lack of advancements in the effects department caused me to not find myself lost within the setting of the film. I will post my example below. It contains a spoiler so please do not read further than this if you do not want a spoiler.
********************SPOILER ALERT******************** My biggest problem was with how fake most things looked. I prefer smooth effects that appear realistic but Pennywise's teeth change during the scene with Georgie losing his boat as well as the injury Georgie receives made me and quite a few other people chuckle in the theater. I am uncertain if it was meant to add a comedic take on the attack or not but it bothered me probably more than it should. There were several other parts in the film that should have been scary but, because of the lack of attention to the effects, were hilarious.