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Rating: 5/10 (12 June 2019)

IT
I think this movie's title had a couple of letters missing!
Despite this film's hype I found IT to be a tedious bore.
Apart from the promising opening this film soon descended into Hollywood horror movie cliches.
Jump scares that don't make you jump and a clown villain that just wasn't very scary.
The young cast do what they can to try and recreate a Goonies/Stand by me vibe but their best efforts can not elevate this lacklustre horror reboot.
In this remake based on Stephen King's novel.
A group of bullied kids band together to try and stop a demonic clown.
Absurd as this may sound Pennywise the clown has become somewhat of a pop culture icon.
In the original screen adaptation Tim Curry played the role. Here Bill Skarsgard fills the Clown's shoes.
Make up and prosthetic effects are admirable and Skarsgard is creepy but only frightening if you are ten years old.
IT is let down by some dodgy CGI and a plot that doesn't flow.
This movie looks likes a mashup of every horror classic from the 80's.
Speaking of such decade.
The producers of IT have tried to cash in on the recent rise in interest of all things 80's.
Even as far as to go as casting Fin Wolfhard from Stranger Things.
Unlike that show IT lacks its own originality.
Ok I understand that this movie is a remake but at least trying to do something fresh with the material would have been nice.
Don't get me wrong I don't hate this movie but I did find it to be instantly forgettable and rather difficult to sit through.