IT Has Flown Me Away

Rating: 7/10 (7 November 2017)

Pennywise (also known as IT by the group kids) is a clown that feeds off the fear of kids to survive. He appears every 27 years. For this movie I expected a ten out of ten or at least a 9, but I received a 7.5 instead. I was bummed out because I wanted to be scared by the movie. All I received were jump scares and after a couple of them scared me I could predict when it was going to happen, so it did not scare me as much. Also the plot of the movie wasn't that great. If you didn't read the book you wouldn't know that the story was changed, but if you did then you probably noticed some of the differences between the book and the movie. The way the children encounter IT is completely different in the book, than the way the movie showcased it. In the book, Ben sees a mummy, but in the movie he sees a headless guy. Although the movie didn't meet the expectations I set up for it, the movie was still good because of the action scenes, acting and drama. For example, the part where Beverly is attacked by her dad after he says "are you still my daughter" was especially entertaining. Also the love triangle between Bill, Ben, and Beverly was very interesting because it left me wondering who Beverly is going to pick. The movie ended by foreshadowing the next movie. So all I can do now is pray that it turns out better than the first.