The best they could have done

Rating: 9/10 (6 September 2019)

The movie was really amazing - love the cast, everything. However, it sure does get complicated with everything for those who have not read the book. It simply does not have enough screentime to make that possible - and thats funny, seeing how the movie already runs close to three hours.
The movie is looooooong. Is that a bad thing? Nope. The screentime is well deserved, but no kidding, when i left the theater it felt like i had spent 27 years there already. Again, the movie sure does need this, even though it can feel very longstretched at some bits. It does also heavily rely on the first chapter. While it was exciting seeing the young cast, it did not bring anything new into the movie except some new scares and also some refreshing for the adult counterparts. The movie does rely on quite a lot of cgi, and i cant push this enough. This movie would have been so much more effective without the cgi. Use practical effects. You do not hire someone like Javier Botet and then still rely on cgi.
But again, this movie is still amazing, and is a great addition to both the first chapter, but also the steven king universe in general. Wait, was that a Stephen king cameo i saw? Thats just flipping awesome. Now go watch this movie, but expect to spend atleast 27 years there.