It's alright

Rating: 7/10 (7 September 2019)

I had such high hopes for this one after how much I LOVED Chapter 1 - watching it probably a dozen times by now, and after seeing the previews for Chapter 2. I am honestly incredibly disappointed in this one. The acting was spot on, and the performances believable, but it just felt too disjointed, jumping from story to story, from present to the kids memories, and it also lost a lot of the things that made chapter 1 awesome. For example, a LOT more CGI in this one instead of practical effects which made for wonky looking monsters (especially the 'remembered' ones, like the Leper). Second, not enough Bill Skarsgaard doing what he did best, which are Pennywise' creepy movements and mannerisms; they changed it all to CGI-morphing into various sci-fi monsters :( And to be honest, none of the monsters even really scared me like last time. That's not to say it was ALLL bad though... I'd say it was somehow even funnier than the first, and as such, I'd classify it more as a decent sci-fi comedy than a 'horror'. There are some cool little Easter eggs to be found as well, like the Stephen King cameo, etc. It's not terrible, but it's definitely not what I was anxiously waiting for.