Not Scary, But A Good Thriller...

Rating: 8/10 (15 February 2018)

In my opinion, I think that IT was overrated, People saying it was the scariest movie of the year, but to me it wasn't scary at all. IT was a good movie overall, but it lacked the scare. Honestly, I didn't really mind that I wasn't scared, because everything else was done so well. Everything about IT was perfect, the acting was on point, the characters are interesting, and the subplots were well done. Since there was so much characters, not all could have the same amount of attention as other characters, and I think there was a good balance between how much screen time the characters got.
Story: 10/10
The story was well done, I was never confused or lost in the story. I love how I'm constantly learning about Pennywise and the other characters throughout the movie, even at the end. The script was also amazing, some movies struggle to make a young character believable through the dialog, but the writers were on point, and they did an excellent job making the characters likable. The story is about an evil clown feeding off of kids' fears by shapeshifting into their biggest fear. A group of kids later realize what's going on and band together, calling themselves "The Losers Club". The idea is creative and unique, and only Steven King can make up something like this. There's also a lot of foreshadowing in IT, one of the quotes "You'll float too" is genius. The idea of "You'll float too" is that the kids who got caught by Pennywise float in the air in Pennywise's secret layer. IT is a long movie, with a 2:15 hour run time. I really can't blame the movie for being so long because of all the things they had to include, but I felt like it was too short. I wanted to see a little more from the forgotten Characters' subplots. Overall, the story is very strong, and it's creative and interesting.
Characters: 9/10
I loved all the performances from all of the actors. Every actor played their role great, and I was surprised how well they acted. Each character had their own fear, some of the fears weren't explained much, like the painting lady, but I could see why she was scary. Some of the fears were explained very well and even emotionally, like Mike's fear, which was about his death of his parents. The antagonist, Pennywise was strong and creepy. I wasn't scared of Pennywise, but his creepy presence and his mysterious past truly makes him a good villain. Bill Skarsgård did a fantastic job as Pennywise, he made the character Pennywise so psychotic and unpredictable, and that's why I think he did a better job as Pennywise than Tim Curry. Obviously, some characters were weak, like Stanley who was afraid of the painting lady. If the movie spent just a little more time on the weaker characters, than then the movie would be a perfect 10/10.
Action: 8/10
As I said before, I don't think IT was scary. At some points in the movie, there was comedy, and some people say that it takes away the whole horror aspect, but I don't mind it. Some people even say the CGI was bad, and yes at some scenes the CGI was iffy, but it wasn't too bad. I also liked how Pennywise attacks, he has these rows of teeth that come outward just before he attacks his victim, it adds the whole unpredictable freight to the character. Overall, the horror was weak, nothing really was burned in my memory, like what Alien: Covenant did. I was however, very disappointed of how overrated it was.
Overall, IT was a good movie, with an interesting story and believable characters. Although IT didn't go down in my books as a scary movie, it did go down as one of the best remakes ever made. I strongly recommend IT to anyone who hasn't watched it yet. And hopefully chapter two will go down as one of the best sequels ever made.