Go See it- History in the Making - Bill Skarsgard Has a Bright Future!

Rating: 10/10 (9 September 2017)

Greatest horror movie of the decade! No cheap tricks, no shoddy CGI, no crappy writers, no crappy director and/or producer, and definitely no shoddy amateur actors and actresses. Some of these children in the main roles may be relatively new at acting, especially in a big blockbuster, but none were shoddy or bad at there jobs. In fact, I would go as far as to say I would be highly surprised and disappointed by the Academy and other major film awards groups and ceremonies if these children weren't nominated at all, or win no trophies at all. The praise they most justly deserve for such convincing roles simply cannot go unnoticed or become forgotten. Each young actor and actress fully embodied their respective characters and personalities perfectly on film. The fear you see often within the film is genuine in more cases than not, as was said in previous interviews and news for months; so this also adds that extra layer of reality to the 'realism' of emotions most directors shoot for in order to add those extra dimensions to their films - this was done extensively, and for the majority of the time, it was perpetrated by no one other than the true clown prince himself (watch out Gotham Joker, you have a major new, well, old contender in town!) IT the clown; or better known as, Pennywise. Bill Skarsgard's portrayal of Pennywsie wasn't just fate, as he was the fourth choice to play the role, after the first two declined, and the one who actually did secure it, Will Poulter (I was interested in this actor doing it as well, but glad not!) dropped out early on once Fuknunaga dropped out allowing Skarsgard to gain the opportunity of an audition as Poulter's replacement for the evil otherworldly clown. This was the best thing that possibly could have happened to this film, as not only did Andy Muschietti take the helm, but he was one of the people who auditioned Skarsgard, but also with his great film vision of the movie and love for the original Stephen King novel he wished to create something far closer to the actual tale told. Great news for big King fans! He knew right away that Skarsgard was the man for the gig to become Stephen King's most iconic evil creation after just one interview and audition: A fear and phobia inducing monster of nightmares, creator of torment, and eater of children of Derry; Bill Skarsgard's performance as Pennywise was born. It was something akin to a masterpiece written by a master musician far ahead of his own time, such as Mozart; so far ahead of his time, it took years for others to follow in his footsteps, and his pieces are still relevant today, all the while, his contemporary's learning from the most beautiful concerto performances for hundreds of years to come! Any clown in the history of any actor or actress who has ever played a clown on TV or on film now has been lowered to a status of apprentice compared to this masters performance; truly. And yes, I do include The Joker in this list - both Ledger and Leto - as being relegated to secondary art pieces; shown in auction before the main event piece is introduced with great excitement, applause, and ravenous bids...All great pieces of work, but the last, priceless. Bill Skarsgard's performance just set the bar so high up for the creepiest, craziest, and most psychotic portrayal of a clown that the international space station astronauts may float too, but not because of space's lack of gravity, but because of Pennywise's constantly popping up of balloons...They All Float! The definitive Stephen King Adaptation to date - no doubt! Go SEE, YOU WILL NOT BE DISAPPOINTING!