Tripple dose of It

Rating: 7/10 (7 September 2019)

It (2017) may be just the best horror movie I've seen. After its's success, the "need" for a sequel was obvious. Not an easy task to make better movie. Hard to impossible probably. Usually sequel must have more of everything. And that's exactly what It Chapter Two delivers. There is more of a story, more new revelations (some of them with somewhat unclear "why" - like the memories from childhood - did these happen before or after they defeated It in 1989? If before, why weren't they in the first movie...). It's looonger, there are more of frightening moments (more like 2.5 hrs of almost constant dread), it's grosser, with more scary scenes, more elaborate and frightening monsters and many many many startling moments (yes, those standard ones when sound goes down, screen goes dark and...). There are new elements too - abundant humor. Sometimes when you're thinking "what they will come up with now" the filmmakers may have felt similarly, and the character reacts in a funny way. You can end up laughing heavily with goosebumps all over your body. Great job here. One more thing Chapter Two resembles is playing horror video game with all the elements of action, puzzles, boss fight, etc.
However, the delivery of "more of everything" in Chapter Two is what emphasizes It (2017) is a better movie. Because it was the amazing balance of story, fear, visual storytelling, that made "It" just perfect. Chapter two feels like ordering a triple portion of a great meal. If that's what you're after, maybe you'll love it more than the first movie.