Pennywise Lives Again

Rating: 10/10 (23 September 2018)

It took 31 years, but it finally happened. A theatrical adaption of Stephen King's brilliant novel IT.
To correct a LOT of people from around the web, this is NOT a remake. People tend to get confused between the 1990 miniseries and this film. A miniseries and a movie are two separate entities. The only thing both have in common is that they are both based on the same novel. That is it. End of story.
As a massive IT fan and collector I was anticipating this movie for many many years. Was I disappointed in the film? Hell no. I loved it. Everything about it. The cast were absolutely amazing. They are a very talented group of kids, and I can see a very bright future for all of them. Bill Skarsgard played a perfect Pennywise. And as a child of the 80's myself, I loved the changes to have included it as the setting for the movie and it brought back memories.
I think Andy Muschietti is a very very talented director. I loved his MAMA short film and then his full length movie adaption of it. I look forward to everything else he does in the future. Everyone else involved in the film did an amazing job. I love the score to the film. The cinematography was amazing. I cant stress enough just what an amazing job everyone did on the film.
The only criticism I have for the movie, is that it should have been more terrifying. The book scared the living shit out of me when I read it back in 1990, and still sends a shiver down my spine when I reread it every 2 years. Don't get me wrong, the movie had several creepy scenes and some jump scares. I only wish it was amped up a bit more. Regardless, I still give this film a 10/10