IT had me laughing more than shuddering in fear

Rating: 7/10 (7 September 2019)

I am a fan of the book and also enjoyed the original IT movie. Tim Curry was a great Pennywise and the movie itself had enough creep value to make me not think about the ways it strayed from the book.
However this 'remake' is lacking in several ways. From part one to this film Pennywise is hard for me to watch. The "sing-song" voice of Pennywise reminded me of Winnie the Pooh on a few occasions . I also felt that the CGI presented in this movie of things that were supposed to be scary, weren't. Big, misshapen heads with googly eyes were portrayed in different variations and seemed to be the main horror theme. But, they made me chuckle at the absurdity of them.
The references to the movie The Thing, including a line from the movie also made me chuckle in a scene that should have been more frightening. There's also a Shining moment....
I was excited when the film finally referenced the Ritual of Chud but was then let down. And the ending...the way they defeated Pennywise was lackluster and ridiculous.
I love love love Stephen King books. He is a masterful story-teller, and his books are horrifyingly frightening and delicious. It's sad that for me, only a few book to movie translations remain as 'good' movies in my mind.
If you want to see a few, they are Salem's Lot (some younger people may not even bee familiar with it) and The Shining.
I recommend seeing this film as it has a few moments that make it worth it, and a bunch of Easter Eggs. But see it on video/blu-ray/etc, don't waste a movie experience, it's just not that worth it.