It (9/10)

Rating: 9/10 (21 October 2017)

A basic common fear among many people on the level of spiders and tall heights is creepy clowns. Stephen King's second adaptation of It, really illuminated that fact by becoming one of the top five highest grossing films in 2017. It became one of the most successful horror, let alone R rated movies of all time. Whether it's the concept of creepy clowns, the climate of what people feel in 2017's society, or the fandom of Finn Wolfhard, it is unbelievably hard to fathom that an old Stephen King horror adaptation would kill the box office this hard. However, the simplest answers are usually the right answers, It, really is that great of a movie.
The film's strength lies within its young cast that really played their roles to a tee, bouncing lines off each other naturally. The character's stories are also key, building great character development in the first half of the film really made the viewers attached to their hero's when they came face to face with Pennywise. The Pennywise makeup was top-notch and introduced beautifully with a classic scene right in the beginning. The only gripe of It would be that too much CGI was used for some of Pennywise's scenes. Most importantly, the film's lasting message, that conquering fears gives people will power, was so strong it was really inspiring in a way. The second adaptation of It, shocked everyone, scared everyone and will be remembered as being one of the best horror films of this decade.