Scarier before I saw 'It'

Rating: 7/10 (25 September 2019)

Felt as though the scares were as artificial as most the terror. Too-polished, CGI-heavy effects that didn't land like I thought they would; didn't feel very palpable, and it was jarring from the tension. Having grown up traumatized by the original movie, my anticipation of the remake gave me more anxiety that the actual movie. Also seemed as though it took too many liberties with its own mythos for me to take it too seriously. I'll watch the 2nd chapter, but now with a dash of salted skepticism.