Better than the Original!!!

Rating: 8/10 (7 September 2019)

First and foremost, I had poor expectations when going to see the film just due to the fact that the first one didn't excite my palate. I thought Pennywise was lacking and the kids forced a little too much humor. But all of that said, this movie blew me right out of the water. It was very true to the novel and the adult cast was pristinely chosen to match the children in a way that completely ties the two movies together. As soon as I watched the first scene, I knew this movie would be great.
The theme of the underdogs overcoming their sadistic and unforgiving competition is executed very well in a ridiculously satisfying kind of way. Everyone dogs on how it drives away from the horror aspect, but that isn't what the story is about. It's a story of self acceptance and overcoming past trauma with a can't be defeated attitude. It tugs at your heart strings, disgusts you, makes you laugh, and instills a certain sense of hope in a quite unanticipated way and for that I was thoroughly impressed.
It's character development could most certainly use some tweaking, but how can you expect a motion picture to entirely nail an eleven hundred page novel's atmosphere? For what the movie did nail, it nailed precisely. So all in all it's a great watch and I would recommend the movie to anyone!!