As remakes go "it" floated the right way

Rating: 8/10 (15 September 2017)

"it" was always a favorite movie of mine growing up so i went into this with great curiosity and excitement, it didn't disappoint.
I loved the fact there was some of the original movie infused in many scenes yet keeping to a new fresh look that played very well in opening up a new " it" experience for the screen.
The new "it" had everything that was needed to not fill the shoes of the original, instead choosing to bring his own. Between the dead eyes and voice you can't help but feeling the tension build as he gives you a chilling blood fiend of a laugh. I got the sense this actor came with absolute respect for the role and put in everything to make his portrayal something to remember for a whole new generation.
The kids in the movie did a great job considering this was an 80s era piece, it did however rely a little to much on swearing being the punchline of the joke , when it came to the 4-5th time i was a little disappointed they couldn't find anything other than that to give the audience a laugh. All the kids did a great job in portraying the emotions of the scenes and hitting all the notes when needed with all having their chance to come up against "it" and not giving off anything but terror and keeping to the tones of the scenes, really liked there performances.
I myself didn't feel as if it was scary, it was more creepy with a lot of tension building (not that the tension didn't play out to nothing, it left me with more of a thrill as opposed to fright, which was still really satisfying to see with the amazing special effects playing out)
Overall this movie left me wanting that part 2!!