I usually don’t like watching horror movies, but this one was good. Also, this was the first time I had watched an actually scary movie in theaters, and I was not disappointed. It was not as bad as I was expecting, but I hate clowns and definitely had to watch through squinted eyes for part of the time. I have to say though, the fact that they came out with this one 27 years after the first movie (which is the same amount of time between each appearance of the clown).
What impressed me the most about this movie was that it actually had a good plot. I started the movie thinking that it would be like most horror/thriller films that were just made for the gore or jump scares, but I really liked the story. I liked how the story was based around a group of kids who actually had some sense and that they didn’t go mindlessly find the danger, but actually had good reason to be out wandering and ended up confronting It because they wanted to get rid of it and avenge all the kids It had killed. I thought that they did a really good job with the introduction of each character and their backgrounds to show what each of their fears were. Also, I enjoyed the fact that all the kids had their own very distinct personalities that stuck with them the entire time. The Richie Tozier character was hilarious and I am glad that they had someone in the movie for comic relief whose personality was just super sarcastic and crude for his age, because the comic relief was necessary to calm everyone down. My all-time favorite character though was definitely Eddie Kaspbrak who was a total germaphobe and was led to believe that he had a “sickness”. My favorite line was when he found out that his mother was lying to him and that he had been taking placebo pills his entire life and he confronts her but misspeaks and says, “These are gazebos! They’re b***s***!” All of the main actors were really young, but they each did such a good job and I can’t imagine what it was like to be in a horror movie with that clown in person. Ultimately, I thought that the movie was really well done and it was genuinely scary while having a good storyline and good jokes.
What I didn’t enjoy so much about the movie was the scene where Beverly sees her bathroom will up with blood. It was such a disgusting scene even though it wasn’t from anyone and you know that it was just part of her imagination. But, seeing them all clean it up and the thick consistency of how it filled the entire room was just sickening and I wish I could just unsee the scene. Ironically the part that made shudder the most was seeing Eddie’s broken bone hang in a funny direction. Also, after the whole blood promise ritual at the end and then the kiss between Bill and Beverly it was gross because they smeared each others blood all over the other person’s face. I think the movie could’ve done without that.
If you like thriller movies I would 100% recommend watching this because unlike so many other movies it actually has a really good plot. BUT if you don’t like horror movies or clowns by no means should you see this. Also, now I hate red balloons and clowns even more than I did before.
What impressed me the most about this movie was that it actually had a good plot. I started the movie thinking that it would be like most horror/thriller films that were just made for the gore or jump scares, but I really liked the story. I liked how the story was based around a group of kids who actually had some sense and that they didn’t go mindlessly find the danger, but actually had good reason to be out wandering and ended up confronting It because they wanted to get rid of it and avenge all the kids It had killed. I thought that they did a really good job with the introduction of each character and their backgrounds to show what each of their fears were. Also, I enjoyed the fact that all the kids had their own very distinct personalities that stuck with them the entire time. The Richie Tozier character was hilarious and I am glad that they had someone in the movie for comic relief whose personality was just super sarcastic and crude for his age, because the comic relief was necessary to calm everyone down. My all-time favorite character though was definitely Eddie Kaspbrak who was a total germaphobe and was led to believe that he had a “sickness”. My favorite line was when he found out that his mother was lying to him and that he had been taking placebo pills his entire life and he confronts her but misspeaks and says, “These are gazebos! They’re b***s***!” All of the main actors were really young, but they each did such a good job and I can’t imagine what it was like to be in a horror movie with that clown in person. Ultimately, I thought that the movie was really well done and it was genuinely scary while having a good storyline and good jokes.
What I didn’t enjoy so much about the movie was the scene where Beverly sees her bathroom will up with blood. It was such a disgusting scene even though it wasn’t from anyone and you know that it was just part of her imagination. But, seeing them all clean it up and the thick consistency of how it filled the entire room was just sickening and I wish I could just unsee the scene. Ironically the part that made shudder the most was seeing Eddie’s broken bone hang in a funny direction. Also, after the whole blood promise ritual at the end and then the kiss between Bill and Beverly it was gross because they smeared each others blood all over the other person’s face. I think the movie could’ve done without that.
If you like thriller movies I would 100% recommend watching this because unlike so many other movies it actually has a really good plot. BUT if you don’t like horror movies or clowns by no means should you see this. Also, now I hate red balloons and clowns even more than I did before.