Going into this movie I was very nervous that it would waste 3 hours of my life. Yes, three hours. I went to the movie theater once before expecting to go in and watch this movie, since it was such a nice day outside I decided against it. But after watching it for real, I realized that it really would have been worth IT.
For reference, the first IT movie is about 7 young friends in Derry, Maine. Georgie a younger sibling to Bill (One of the seven friends), is outside to play on a rainy day as his paper sailboat accidentally flows into a drain. Georgie then goes to the sewer grate to get his boat, then pennywise, the bloodthirsty clown, drag Georgie into the drain. The 7 friends, terrified, are on a mission to find Georgie and finish off Pennywise. Pennywise comes out every 27 years and is a shapeshifting clown, the only way to defeat this monster is to face your own fears.
The humor mixed with terror is exactly what calms you and keeps you on the edge of your seat at the same time. Not only does this movie have pop-outs but it also has disgusting creatures that freak the characters out just as much as you in your movie seat.
The main reason this movie excites me so much is because it is kind of a puzzle. IT chapter 2 is placed 27 years in the future, the next coming of pennywise. It is always fun to piece together parts of the first movie to the second. The 7 friends are called back to Derry, Maine but only 6 make it. Pennywise takes another kid and the 6 go on their second mission to defeat Pennywise.
The dinner scene, where the 6 friends are back together 27 years later, is interesting because at the end they all open their fortune cookies and it reveals a saying from Pennywise that escalates the scene. It really freaked me out and amplified the rest of the movie.
Overall, I would rate this movie an 8 out of 10. There was never a moment when I was bored. I didn’t even get up for a free refill of my popcorn because I didn’t want to miss anything. It was very well written and it pieced together both movies perfectly, providing flashbacks as well so that the viewer was never confused. The reason I wouldn’t give it a 10 out of 10 is for the same reason Jeffrey M. Anderson from Common sense media didn’t want to, “This nearly three-hour sequel has well-rounded, appealing characters and even some laughs, but it lacks the nerve-rattling scares and appealing simplicity of its 2017 predecessor.” Although it was still scary, IT chapter 1 was much more terrifying.
On the other hand, the goofy jokes they make, make you feel like you are really a part of the movie and as a result, makes it scarier. I would recommend this movie to anyone who is a fan of horror movies and can handle creepy graphic content. I’m very happy that I went to see this movie and that it exceeded my expectations.
Leave a Reply