Much love to the cast and filmmakers.

Rating: 10/10 (3 October 2017)

I read IT on first release. I even remember where I was; away from home on business, staying in a small motel for a week. I'd gone to pick up some reading material and was pleased to find a new Stephen King novel. For three days all I did was work and come to my little room to be fascinated and freaked out by the master of fascinating freaky sh*t. The tension was enhanced by being in an unfamiliar environment. Only reading The Shining had been a more tense experience. All that to say I love this book! The only novel I've reread more is Tolkien's LOTR. And that's an appropriate association because I have always seen IT as more of fantasy than a horror. Sort of a fantasy/horror/adventure. So when I read the announcement, years ago, that it was being adapted to screen, I was ecstatic. I had been eagerly anticipating seeing it done correctly ever since that fiasco of a miniseries. Let's be honest. Curry was great but as for the rest of it...? Nuff sed. This new work is a wonderful adaptation done by people who obviously loved the book. Considering the breadth of King's labyrinthine novel, it's amazing Fukunaga and Mascetti managed to construct a smooth through story. Great writing. Excellent cinematography. As good as Curry was, Skarsgard creates a Pennywise much closer to the source material. He is truly frightening and unpredictable. And the kids. They close the deal. I love those brats. Even Henry Bowers. Their acting and comic timing brought the Losers Club to life. They were so good that I just forgot about all the stuff from the novel I had wanted to see but was left out. I even forgave the revision of giving Mike Hanlon's role to Ben, and all the shaky CG moments and other little complaints. These kids were not the same Losers that I read about in the book, but they claimed the roles so much that when I was watching I kept thinking, "ah, so this is what they're like in real life"... haha. Much love to the cast and filmmakers. Can't wait for the directors cut DVD. This is a winner.