Crazy scary funny awesome!

Rating: 9/10 (12 October 2017)

I've seen It 4 times in theaters and it's excellent. However, I must say that the film doesn't really do justice as a flatout horror film, but as a fun horror-ish retro classic, in the same way that Tremors and Ghostbusters are great horror films but not because of the horror elements. I'd say It is a lot more fun than it is scary, but the scares make the film more fun and entertaining instead of chilling and haunting. I thought Pennywise wasn't scary at all. Tim Curry was much scarier because he acted like a real clown, and he gained your trust with his humor before killing you. Here, Pennywise is obviously very creepy and talks like he just ate a solid meth brick before each scene, and it's too obvious for me. It would've been much scarier had he just cracked jokes. But it's cool. I thought the hunky Swedish supermodel they hired to play a demonic space clown would've been awful, but he's pretty good. Tim Curry is much better as Pennywise though, but I liked this guy a billion times more than I thought I would. The cinematography is amazing in this film and I liked all of the child characters a lot. They were all very funny, likable, and entertaining, and it's a shame the next film wont follow them. The CGI was surprisingly good to, like Oscar nom good. The soundtrack has songs by Anthrax and Overkill which is super neat! Oh, and the GORE is fantastic, like it was flat out awesome! But most of all, the film is very fun. People expecting a genuine horror film may be disappointed, but this isn't a comedy either. It's very unique in the way that the film is serious, but not too serious and pretty self-aware, making it seem more fun and enjoyable. Overall I'm very much in love with this movie and I may see it a few more times in theaters. It's bound to be a modern horror classic!