Review of It (2017) by Dunnyone — 17 Sep 2017
Great film, tame ending, but that's how it has to be as it sets up chapter 2.
PROs:
-Excellent 80s nostalgia.
-Actual scares. This surprised me the most. Modern US-made horror films are usually f u c k I n g lame and pathetic. This one had many moments of genuine scares.
-Great acting by the kids, especially the lead female.
-A good, soft, warm look to the film, that become suitably greasy whenever Pennywise appeared.
-Pennywise. The trailers made him look as scary as a fart, but in the film he was a genuine threat. Clowns man, clowns.
CONs:
-The fact that 50% of the film is DLC we'll only see next year.
-The MUSIC goes LIKE THIS RIGHT BEFORE AND DURING A SCARE - come on... IT would have been 1000 times better without jump scares or jump scare music.
-The adults were all generic baddies. I mean, it's the kids show, so whatevs to this one.
That's it, for now it's my favourite horror of 2017. Surprisingly good, and I usually hate everything.
This review of It (2017) was written by Dunnyone on 17 September 2017.
It has generally received very positive reviews.
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