It far exceeded my expectations

Rating: Null/10 (19 September 2017)

I've never seen the original as I wasn't alive when it aired and didn't expect to like this movie too much because it appeared a bit childish and unengaging.
Boy how wrong I was. When I finally saw it I was stunned, at how great the child actors are, how engaging every scene is, and how fresh everything felt.
There are many freaky and creative scary situations which I really liked. Even a little nod to Five Nights at Freddys I picked in one particular jumpscare sound. You'd think this movie will rehash some cliché scary spooks and have terrible child actors like any other movie, mixed with the typical Hollywood "just gotta send a political message" garbage but no - this is the first film in years that I can recommend. It's 100% clean of Hollywood garbage.
The only thing that threw me off is a smirk one of the kids seem to do out of character in one of the intense scenes. It happened for a fraction of a second but was enough to ruin the otherwise flawless pace and realistim of the movie.
Obviously we have to mention the shockingly young actor who played the clown (my age) - he did such an amazing job at not being a cliché, I loved the performance. So much that I want to see more of it.
Basically, best movie to come out in many years.