1990 version was better

Rating: Null/10 (7 October 2017)

The old TV movie from 1990 is better and portrays a bleaker derry that is truer to the book. It portrayed more mystery, suspense and in general was much more eerie.
The new version isn't scary AT ALL and the costume design for IT himself reminds me more of Beetlejuice or someone out of Alice In Wonderland whilst the other mutations just make you laugh.
The casting is excellent and the acting is pretty good, in parts, but most of the kids are really bad at acting genuinely scared which makes the 'supposed to be' scary moments essentially emotionless.
The worst thing for me is the directors 'decision' to omit the adult portion of the story to make a... you guessed it... another separate movie. Quite ridiculous when one of the best bits about the book is how King interweaves the two timelines.
Maybe worth a watch if you like Stranger Things (which imo is scarier), but if you like the book or want a truer portrayal of IT watch the 1990 version.