Best, most original horror movie I've seen in years

Rating: 10/10 (30 March 2015)

Im going to try and give a real review of this movie and not just gush over it, but that will be difficult because I LOVE THIS DAMN MOVIE.
First there is the story. A girl (Jay) have a strange sexual encounter with her new fling. And soon after she finds herself stalked by IT. IT can look like anyone and IT is always walking toward you. There are ways to put distance between yourself and IT. IT only ever walks and cannot seem to move faster than a slow walk, so leaving town will by you some time, but again, IT doesn't stop following. Also you can pass this curse to someone else sexually, but once it kills the person you pass it to, it move back down the line of people who had it, including you.
This plot is awesome because as a HUGE fan of horror, it makes sense of the "Sex is a sin deserving of death" cliché thats always bugged me. There's never any logic behind sex equaling death, but here its the whole point of the film. A logical explanation for a film cliché horror fans have had to just grin and bare until now.
The plot, and the inevitability of being hunted down by IT is probably my favorite part of the movie. This is a classic, indy 70s style horror movie. Being a kid of the 90s, I grew up on movies that are soaked in blood and torture and movies featuring Scream-like self referentialism. This is NOT that movie. So if your a gore hound or loved the saw series, skate right by this one, it is not for you. What this movie has is wonderful atmosphere. The director has stated he used Carpenter and Romero as influences and it shows. The use of camera is brilliant, and as you learn more about IT, your find yourself looking less at the foreground and trying to watch every rustling bush and walking figure in the background, keeping an eye out for IT.
The attempt to make the movie feel timeless and the antiquated score were a bit distracting. Use of modern and old cars, some people have cell phones, but others choose to never use them when it makes sense, CRT tvs showing 1950's programs. Again, it adds to the 70s feel and by the end I had gotten used to it, but for the most part it was a distraction.
Another part that struck me was the location: Detroit!! My whole family is from the Detroit area and its surrounding suburbs, and after visiting summer after summer, its become a home away from home for me. So seeing teens (played by actual teens with actual acting ability, not 35 year old actors) walk around neighborhoods that feel like home, being chased by something that doesn't give up. That is true horror.
It also has interesting moral questions. Is it better to die, or do you keep hooking up with people and passing this along as a means to distance yourself from IT? THe movie doesn't dwell here very much and you're left to draw your own conclusions, but it is,again, an interesting twist on the horror cliché.
This movie is a good old fashion horror movie. Dripping with atmosphere, well acted, and believably told, with an ending that drives home the inevitability of being followed by IT.
This movie also follows you home. If someone follows me on the streets now, at a normal walking pace, I feel the urge to start jogging.