Not as good as the first one but does the job 6/10

Rating: 6/10 (21 June 2020)

On one hand I'm happy they didn't make a trilogy out of this story. On the other hand I'm not sure if a sequel was needed. I liked the first movie as it was but based on how the first "It" ended, with pennywise not being defeated entirely. I understand why they made a sequel to end the story completely. I enjoyed the first movie because it was fun to see kids fighting a monster and facing their fears. Now 27 years later it feels like every other horror movie with adults in it. So I'm not surprised of how it ended. Thus I don't like it. I think the flashbacks towards the past were among the funnier and scarier. I preferred seeing the characters as kids like they were in the first movie. Also the way the characters eventually defeat Pennywise is kind of dumb and lazy. I could see where the writers were lazy with the script and it's near the end. Calling Pennywise a "clown" and mocking him was really a lame idea. I don't know what else I would have done but the ending to me felt like one of Bill's disappointing book endings. At least there's a cameo of Steven King.