It's like they expected the viewer to have read the book, so they could disappoint them entirely

Rating: 1/10 (2 June 2019)

IT is my all time favorite novel, a story of friends and love overcoming evil. The brilliantly vibrant characters, the intricate plot, the message, the ending, everything about IT is perfect. This movie on the other hand, was a monumental let down. I've seen this movie twice, the first time I hated it because it did not follow the story at all (other than the fact the cast and the first scene were perfect), and it did not portray the characters right; Bill punching Richie? What the hell was that? The book was about their friendship over coming Evil. What happened to all the details that made the book amazing? Beep Beep Richie, The Deadlights, the turtle, and many other things. The substance of the book was gutted from the movie. The second time I watched it, I attempted to see it with the mentality of someone who didn't absolutely love the book, just to judge it by if it was good not if it followed the book. And still it was not good. There was no character development, the scenes felt rushed and confused. There sre so many things in the movie you won't understand if you had never read the book, and if you have read the book you'll hate it. Just do yourself a favor and go watch the old TV movie instead because at least they portrayed the characters correctly