Not True To The Book

Rating: 6/10 (23 September 2019)

Well I finally got to see IT chapter two after 3 weeks of finishing up that very very VERY long book Stephen King who I love but seriously why does he have to write such long ass books. But anyway I finished it last week so I saw the film on Friday (September 20th) and I'll start this review off with it's NOT like the book at all. Okay that's not true, some of it is of course BUT they changed ALOT of the book to fit the movie which I understand but after you spent weeks reading the book you want to see what you've read? Does that makes sense?
Anyway if you are knew to the world of IT and didn't see the first film shame on you because it's a great film. IT Chapter One is basically about these kids who classify themselves the Losers Club are haunted by the evil clown Pennywise who can change his appearance into anything that frighten you to feed off your fear. Okay so kids band together to take down Pennywise at the end of the first film by making a pact that if it's not dead they'll come back to finish the job.
Alright so you're caught up on the first film so now on with Chapter Two where it's 27 years later (which I guess IT has to wait to gain his strength to attack again after what happened in the first film?) I didn't understand that part in the book/movie so I'm just guessing that's why Pennywise had to wait so long to attack the adult kids from the first film. Anyway Mike calls everyone back for a reunion of sorts to try to band together again to fight Pennywise again and finally kill it for good. Their is a member of the group that isn't with them and I won't spoil it because it's a key factor to the story. Anyway the film takes a lot of liberates from the book to the film like I said which I understand because you can't fit a long ass book like that into a 2 hour and 50 minute film <== yep you read that right nearly a 3 hour film so be prepared for a long film. Bill is still dealing with the death of Georgie from the first film. Ben of course is still in love with Beverly and too scared to tell her even after all these years. Eddie is still OCD over every little thing from germs to sickness. Richie is a stand up comedian which is understandable because he was always the funny one. Bev is a fashion designer and Mike take care of the library in Derry, Maine. Okay good now we have our characters set up, let's get to why I didn't really like this film. Okay that's really not true I liked the flashback scenes of the kids from the first film and that was basically it. The adult version of the kids I didn't care for because to me they were a dry in their performance but the kids scenes were fresh because it took me back to when I watch the first IT film and loved it. I wish they had jus stuck with the kids more and not waited 27 years for them to be adults to kill Pennywise because it would have been more entertaining (for me). I won't spoil the film climax scene of the fight with Pennywise because if you've read the book it's WAY different (trust me) but I'll just say I didn't care for it. I felt Pennywise powers 27 years later were a bit lacking in his goal to get to the adults who hurt him which made no sense. If you've been lying in wait for 27 years ago don't you think that's a pretty good nap to regain your powers to take out a bunch of kids who are now adults?
The things I did enjoy about IT Chapter Two were like I said the kids from the first film scenes were great. The Paul Bunyan part with the adult Richie was awesome. The Fortune cookie scene was creative. The part with Bev and the old lady in her old apartment was not scary but funny as hell.
Would I suggest this film for y'all to see? Hmm well if you've seen the first film then I mean why wouldn't you see the second part that's just silly. That's like reading first part of a book and then saying nope I'm good I don't want to know the end. So yes I would suggest it but wait for Redbox or on demand which I wish I had done that OR watched Downton Abby BUT like I said I finished that really LONG book and I wanted to see the conclusion of the film. Would I buy this film on Blu-ray? Well of course, because I have the other film and the also the mini-series and I'm sure they'll be extra scenes that we didn't get to see in theaters that I'll be interested in viewing BUT I won't rush out and get it the day it comes out I'll wait until it's on sale.