Well done

Rating: Null/10 (7 September 2017)

Had a blast!!!
Let me start with a few negative points. Becos they were so unnecessary! I hope someone involved in this movie sees this ( prob not) but just in case. The massive amount of cgi- (headless body/ the leper dude/ George end scene/ fake maggots overload on the yelling etc) is making the movie loose the utterly frightening tick! Please stop that!! It isn't scary. The mummy/James wan style/the Langley's feeling is not needed,the clown itself is enough. Use a puppet ( Tim Henson) for god sake. ( the dark crystal monster puppets are more frightening) That is 'the' reason Tim Curry's Penny's made the world fear clowns forever. Cos it has A personality. A Lang- o- leer brainless critter with no message -only teeth is prob gonna face much more brave individuals with a shotgun ..Than a 7 ft tall intelligent demonic clown with rabies... or am i missing the point here? I was excited to see the movie. Tim Curry as Penny's was the only character ever that put fear and clowns in the same box. This new version by Bill does that as well. And i mean very well. But drop that cgi please. :-( (Spoilers again) The distant lurking/ pop up/unpredictable and violent movement of the clown is far more frightening. Example: The slaughterhouse at beginning, and the sudden penny in the grass scene .. those moments are short but disturbing. That makes me tick. Also the sewer chitchat, the friendly way Pennywise charms his victim & switches in a sec into a psychotic predator only by vibe. It feels nasty and scary. I would watch it right now again, cos its close to impossible to find a movie that makes me somewhat upset or teary. However bad the ending was ( Cgi overload) The way this frightening creature leaves the stage is not fear full and in line with the feeling the entity gave 2 hrs before. But that's my problem. If u like loudness, dominant fake-cgi, snakes grow out of mouth , giant bug-stuff. U would disagree. Last point: why, why give Penny this weird critter beak ( again massive cgi) it makes him loose all his game & less believable ..please!!! The distorting cgi face -morfing isn't scary! The clown itself and the violent moving limbs were enough. By all means, we are fed James wan style horror for the past yrs so i am giving this a 9 out of a 10! See this movie at all costs if you like good horror. Even tho the ending is weak. Those kids (except for the Stanley kid )were the best kids in cinema I've seen lately. I usually avoid all movies with kids. Loved: Ben (chubby kid). It made me seriously angry & i felt a sad discomfort due to what is done to him. Clown was ( against all odd's- Tim Curry was his predecessor) truly good. But give the guy dialog and face time....instead of cgi -Lang o leer-teeth ! No. Loved it cos its cruel,music & sound is beautiful. Richies humor, oh and the Georgie kid is extremely innocent and lovable. That works Sorry for some negativity- i feel that way be cos i liked the rest so much
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