Its like Stranger Things the movie, which was honestly great!

Rating: 8/10 (8 September 2017)

IT is a solid film, however not as scary as the trailer showed, but still a really nice movie. Like you can go in thinking its a drama/adventure movie, and its great. Pennywise was amazing, Losers club was fun, if you love Netflix's Stranger Things, this is no different, you will love it then.
The problem with 90% of horror movies today, they only have one objective, to scare the audience. Filmmakers do not care about the story whether if its good or not, they only care if they scare the audience. However for IT, now it tries to be scary, and the scenes are generally disturbing and uneasy, but at least they gave a good movie, like the filmmakers, just in case the film doesn't scare you, they still put great effort and gave you a really nice story. Its great to see early teenagers go on an adventure, do stupid stuff, think they are so cool and own the world, but unite together against a threat, because that is what friendship is, that brings a heartwarming feel to movie.
As for Pennywise, Bill Skarsgard was excellent. Its honestly not fair to compare him to Tim Curry, because both are pretty different takes on Pennywise. Its like apples and oranges or Jack Nicholson's Joker or Heath Ledger's Joker, one Pennywise is more wacky and lively but evil, another is dark and disturbing and more evil. Its mainly which take you prefer. I honestly prefer Tim Curry, but I may just be saying this because I love Tim Curry a lot, but no doubt Bill was marvelous and excellent, he was creepy, which was great. I will say, I prefer the voice of the Tim Curry's Pennywise, he was more serious, Bill took the goofy sounding approach, which was good and it worked, both Pennywises' are excellent.
Story was great, very 80s, tons of references, If watch the Netflix's Stranger Things, this is literally Stranger Things the movie, which was honestly great! Its also like The Goonies, or Lost Boys, young people involved in trouble. I never read the novel, but I know about many key events that happen, and this much closer to the novel for sure, with many references and throwbacks to it. Its darker, more disturbing and serious. The Losers club is so much fun to watch, you'll love all the kids there, even the really annoying ones. Pennywise was excellent of course. Henry Bower the bully is more to the novel, a proper disturbed psycho, he was great. Derry this time is little more light hearted than the original, the adults, not very different from the original.
All and all, IT is a great movie, but really not that scary, but surely freaky and disturbing, amazing cast, effects, story, acting everything. Enjoy Pennywise the Dancing clown.