IT (2017) - Movie Review
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Stephen King's classic coming of age monster tale, IT, has finally been remade. Despite my endless nostalgic love for the 1990 TV Miniseries, I have always dubbed IT as the movie that NEEDS to be remade. A group of kids called The Losers Club face off against the trials and tribulations of growing up in the 80's, vicious bullies, a growing bodycount in their small town of Derry, and a demonic clown named Pennywise. Does this classic story from the world famous author finally come to screen in a way that does complete justice to the source material and once again floats into the nightmares of its viewers? Come watch my review and you'll float too!
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THIS ISNT REAL ENOUGH FOR YOU BILLY! IM NOT REAL ENOUGH FOR YOU! I WAS REAL ENOUGH FOR GEORGIE! - Pennywise ( creepiest line from IT 2017)
So true
Yeah that was awesome
Richie: "Holy shit!"
ironically, this came out 27 years after the original.
cool shirt btw!
+Nostalgia Fan Yep its crazy how that all worked out!
Nostalgia Fan when I first heard they were making a new IT, I thought it was going to be a new story with new kids, 27 years later. I was disappointed it was a remake. I got over that though and loved this remake.
I think that that might have been done on purpose....... that's pretty funny though 🤣🤣🤣
Not only that but if you add all the months in the movie you'll get 27. Pennywise resurface ever 27 years the person who original play Bill. He commit suicide at age 27 and Bill Skarsgård just happen to turn 27 one month before the movie.
@@CodyLeachYT that shirt , can I buy that in your store?
I agree with the overused CGI and Pennywise being shown too often. One of the great things about the miniseries was that, despite popular belief, you don't see Pennywise all that much
+Jake Grogan Yeah to me the cgi just wasn't necessary to the degree they used it.
Actually I think if you add up Pennywise screen time in the movie it's probably about 5 to 10 minutes. I think Pennywise in the first episode of the miniseries might have had more screen time.
asylumclown Exactly! Pennywise was definitely shown more, during episode one of the miniseries.
It's no Shawshank, but I truly believe this movie will go down as one of the great Stephen King adaptations.
+Liam Mellon Oh yeah for sure. Skates into the top 5 at least.
One of my favorite horror movies. In fact it’s my favorite horror movie of the decade
I keep forgetting Shawshank Redemption is a S. King adaptation
I actually enjoyed this movie. The kids felt natural, genuine, and relatable. The pacing, the environment, and the imagery was great.
@Jake ONeal Most kids i know curse just as much as the kids from it.
I really hated the awful CGI of him biting Georgie's arm off. Teeth didn't even break the skin. Just horrible. Other than that I loved it and am excited for part 2.
Keith Moffatt well spoiler it chapter 2 is disappointing
@@MichaelMyers66793 just because you think that doesn't meen everyone does, don't be nerve enough to think your own opinion is fact, Chapter 2 is still good, it's just abot long
@@nemesis8626 didn’t like it either, neither did Cody
This movie seemed to have a great creepy tone that had me hooked from the beginning, even the scenes without pennywise
+tstanfield55 I agree the tone and atmosphere was top notch
@@CodyLeachYT So much Chapter 2 pleased in that regard🙄
Pennywise was closer to the source material in the new one. I love both versions of Pennywise though
I enjoy both interpretations as well
Not really. Its hard to say which one is closer because Stephen King gives different descriptions of Pennywise throughout the book. The only constant is his silver suit and orange pompoms, and that is the one area of Pennywise where the move is identical to the book.
Tim curry’s pennywise cracked jokes, threw insults and boasted a lot (similar to the book)
Skarsgard’s pennywise was like a savage animal that couldn’t control itself, mouth was always covered in saliva, never made a joke or insulted the kids and never really felt threatening.
Curry’s was more book accurate in terms of personality and attitude in my opinion
I liked the video as soon as he said “I love the 80s”
Ehhh its sounded like your opinon on Pennywise was heavily biased.. me and all my friend LOVE the new pennywise.. the tim curry pennywise felt more like a psychotic killer dressed as a clown..this pennywise you get that he isnt human vibe heavily.
+TallWartortle I wouldn't say I'm biased as I went in hoping and expecting this Pennywise to blow Currys out of the water. I just tried to explain why the Curry version ended up. Being much more disturbing and effective for me personally.
they are 2 copletley different takes or even roles honestly and shouldn''t be compared in my opinion.
+Thaleya1 To a degree you're right. Like I said I love the fact that his take is night and day different. On the other hand it's near impossible not to compare.
Wholeheartedly agree.
Cody Leach supposedly a remake of pet cemetery has been in the works for awhile but I highly doubt it will be able to be even as good.
Honestly ive read the book and the stuff pennywise does is virtually impossible to do with cgi. I liked it and felt bills take was closer to the book. Like half the book hes not even a clown hes a bunch of monsters to feed on kids fears. Honestly im an adult when i saw this i wasnt looking to get scared just get invested in the lore of the book.
Cody, love the depth of your reviews, but I gotta respectfully disagree with your opinion of the new Pennywise. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the new Pennywise...much darker...not nearly as comedic(?) as the Tim Curry version...though I really loved his version too! Also one of the best ensambles of actors I've seen in ages! Love love love those kids!
Really liked this review Cody! I also didnt like the amount of cgi in this movie with Pennywise i thought that the actor when has the moments alone just him and his facial expresions was so much more effective and really capture the essense of the book Pennywise, an example of this is when Pennywise and Eddie are face to face in the house and have this really intense moment just they two, there you can really see the portrait that Bill skasgard could give of a really scary but dark humored clown.
Im not a fan of the original series and was so happy when a I saw this movie bc i felt like finally they did a good adaptation to the book.
Great work, keep it up :)
+MiaNauca Thank you! The 2nd part of this movie might turn me around if they give Skarsgaard more to do I just felt he was so minimalized after Georgie death. Time will tell.
MiaNauca The CGI was great on this movie it gave that it was unsettling and fantastical. He talking about the teeth Tim curry ones don't look Good, Great they used CGI because they did it Well.
The book Pennywise was mostly not a clown, he was always the loser's fear, and the clown, so the CGI in the movie was necessary to capture how Pennywise was in the book
Salem's Lot would be a pretty good remake. Really simple story backed with big budget.
+eric brown Yeah I would like that as well. The original was always too long and dated for me to get into.
eric brown They did do a mediocre TV remake with Rob Lowe in 2004. Not amazing but worth a watch
Rose Red. I really want to see Stephen King's Rose Red be remade. It's one of my favorites.
eric brown Salem's Lot was remade with Rob Lowe as the lead, Rutgher Haur as Barlow, and Donald Sutherland as Striker. I like it more than the original because it is darker and Haur and Sutherland are both scarier than the original actors that played the villains.
Speaking of another remake we actually need: Sleepaway Camp.
They'd F* it up. It was a product of its time. If they did, they'll butcher it like they did The Craft sequel 2020
funny, Stans fear messed me up for days lol. That painting was just weird.
Cody gives the most entertaining reviews!
Thank you
Ok, I'm excited for Tuesday ! I go on vacation Monday to Colorado & this will definitely be part of my recreational activities while there. You have a different take than most, I cant wait.
+Charlie M Winston Awesome glad you'll be able to check it out!
Cody Leach tell the screenwriters to have Seth Green to be Richie in chapter 2 so he can surprise his role from the Original Miniseries
I am not a fan of horror movies, but I absolutely LOVED this movie! These kids were so great and funny and Pennywise was a perfect blend of creepy and weird. A lot scarier than some clown with a deep Brooklyn accent like the original
+Whiskey Business To each their own I've always loved Tim Currys Pennywise but this new one is very unique.
THANK YOU!!!!!
I wish you talked about how much of Mike’s character was taken away from him and given to Ben (and just how much was taken from him in general). And how he was gone for, like, half of the movie.
yeah. particularly when you realize his actor did the final audition on his wedding day
I recognize that the new movie is overall superior to the 90's one but it didn't catch up some importants details which resulted in me not praising it like everyone is doing. I'll be comparing the new film with the 90's and the book (though I haven't read the book since January 2013)
- The new movie lacks of some what atmosphere that the first one had. I'm talking about a condition that makes the viewer feel like one of the Loser's Club. Don't get me wrong, the first time I watched the 90's film was in December of 2012 when I was 18 years old, so I'm not being blind for nostalgia effect. The first movie did a great job of ambientacion.
-The cast crew in the first film was most beleaveble in terms of childhood. I'm not talking about acting precisely. It's just that the older one's are more natural in doing children stuff, they really feel like childrens, in their attitudes, their perception of the trouble around them . Meanwhile, in the 2017 film, the kids suffer for the Stranger Thing Syndrome as I like to call when we see a bunch of kids dealing with their problem or talking with eachother or with adults like if they were adults themselves. Their attitudes, decisions and ways of expressions make they look like mini-adults and that bothers me because, again, it doesn't help me to be immersed in the film to the point that I feel like one of those childrens, being strong together and resisting the evil things of the film, which is the great factor that imanes fear to the viewer: to feel like going on against that monsters that Henry and its gang and Pennywise are. And just a quick note, Beverly's actress and Mike's actor are somewhat older to the character
-Richie. At first it can sound ridiculous to say that the Trashmouth kid was (in some levels) a negative aspect of the 2017 film, once he was the most proeminent character of all the Loser's Club members, but that's where the problem is. Richie was SO spotlighted during the whole filme, with his imitations, sharp talk and one-hit phrases that he became the center of attetion of all the film, in a toxic way, lowering the chacracther development of the others kids. I suspect that this was intentional as Finn Wolfhard, famous as he is now, would promote the film better with a character with as importance as the protagonist, at least in this new adaptation once Richie isn't that prevalent in the book and in the 90's movie as it was in the 2017 one.
-Beverly is a damsel in distress in the new movie. What the Fuck was that???. That doesn't make any sense as the role point of fighting IT is doing this all the 7 children together! This is related to the bad situation that the producers created in the last part of this film. Again, trying to do just like Stranger Things, they created a situation where the kids in the Loser's Club argue with eachother about a subject, with two conflict ideias being discussed to the point the group of friends are divided in two or the bond of their friendships become shaken. Richie (it had to be the coool Richie) declaring that they should give up about fighting Pennywise while Bill saying that they need to keep going on against it. At the end, they put their differences aside to rescue poor Beverly, with her being awakened by Ben with a ~true love~ kiss and a cheesy red hering speech said by ~the now almost protagonist~ Richie (" You punched me in the face, you made me walk through shitty water, brought me to a fucking crackhead house and now... I'm gonna have to kill this fucking clown. Welcome to The Losers' Club asshole!") at the end. That was all a ridiculous and unecessery plot they put there, Geez.
-The straight storytelling of the characters as kids is not as good as the original one where the events involving the adults are interleaved with flashbacks of the kids, 27 years ago. This way, you can fell better all the sensations related to the "comeback to Derry" that the adults need to do in order to finally finish Pennywise once at all.
-The kids doesn't hang out in the Berrens as much, the Berrens doesn't get so much attencion.The scenes of them around the Berrens is important for setting and atmosphere
-The exploration throught Derry's sewer in new movie is bland and rushed. On the other hand, in the 90's it takes some minutes of the film showing then going throw the sewer. Again, this creates a good atmosphere on the movie
-Despite not remembering how little Stan and Mike's appearance when all kinds gather together is in the book, the new movie doesn't help highlighting them, specially in the action scene. Ben who searches all information about Derry's past and Stan's encounter with Henry Bowers doesn't happens
-Henry attack on the kids in the ending are, again rushed. In the original movie shows Vic, Belch and him stalking the kids, going in the sewer and so on. Where's Vic and Belch now? And how could Henry Bowers fall from the well that way like he's gonna die? What about adult Henry?
I hope to see some more details, especially about Patrick's fridge, the statue who attacks Richie etc in the next movie
Again, I enjoyed the 2017's film, it did a great job updating the history especially and (the terror) of the book. But these are some questions that I made after watching IT.
I wish they kept Mike as the history buff instead of changing it to Ben. That takes away from Mike's development.
Thank you I was thinking the samething
I agree that opening act with Georgie was such a let down. When he opened his mouth it looked like a cartoon almost. It just wasn’t real enough for me at all. Even tho the 90s mini series wasn’t exactly a great movie it will still scary and gave me nightmares for years. I still remember the night I watched it. For some reason that werewolf scene stuck with me only because I was so scared of werewolves as a child.
My stepdads the one who got me into horror, he also says that Zelda is the only character that actually scared him when he was a kid
7:35 That whole moment made me laugh for like 2 minutes straight. "Oh I'll show you a staff infection." I love him in this movie.
Great review man. I saw it last night and absolutely loved it. Haven't stopped thinking about it all day. I think my only hiccup is that I wanted it to be scarier. I found myself laughing more in the movie at the kids than getting freaked out by the horror elements. But I walked out completely fine w that. It was just such a FUN flick beginning to end. Can't wait to watch it again in the future. Take care man.
+The Viz Thanks man glad you enjoyed it!
I love this remake! I’ve seen a few clips of Bill as Pennywise in actual production without CGI that would have been much more effective. He was a great character actor for this role. I didn’t hate the CGI. But that scene in IT Chapter Two with Bev’s token scene where he was practical was the most horrific of all his scenes, I thought. He was very physical with his performance. And I loved how this was the 80’s, as well. That Dream Child! I saw that at the drive-in when it came out! Made my parents take me! Very enjoyable remake! The cast was perfect!
Awesome review sir! I really like the new Pennywise interpretation, I think the disjointed movements (at times) of the clown were spot on, like this evil being's veiled interpretation of what a clown should be and act like rather than a spot on interpretation. Love the change in the clown's voice and the drooling as it gets closer to feeding! Could have done without the jump scares as well, its more scary building up tension then blowing your wad every two minutes with a jump scare. But Cody you were spot on with the Zelda character from Pet Sematary! That as well is the type of tension building the IT remake could have used!
+michael Cobretti Yeah there were many creative elements to this new Pennywise that I really liked. Overall I just felt Curry was more effective for me.
Losers club was great same with bowers and his gang. I do agree Stan was pretty weak. As soon as Pennywise bites georgies arm off i yelled HOLY SHIT! I knew they were going to do it but still damn. But for me the new Pennywise is better all around except the one liners. Tim Curry was far better. Cant wait for part 2
+Wardor 1992 I was so thrown off by the cgi teeth that I had no response to that scene. I wish I would have.
I thought the new henry bowers sucked. Shocked that kid played Richie make me like him more than seth green
Thanks for the positive review I will check it out
+David Cottone Awesome!
Great review, I write here 2 years later, haha. One thing you most definitely did not mention at all, which you should have (shame on you Cody!) ;-) THE SOUNDTRACK! Benjamin Wallfisch’s score for the film. That shit had me tear up a couple of times, it was so beautiful all the way through :-) .. imo.
Agreed with everything on review Cody. When I first saw this remake I didnt like it much at first wasnt sure if it was horror or thriller and I hadn't watched the original so I didnt understand how Pennywise operated but I found the blu ray version (1990) in a pawn shop and brought it. I liked it. Then I watched the 2017 remake again and now it all makes sense.
Having fallen in love with the novel, I was SO BEYOND EXCITED to see the trailer for this back in 2016. The miniseries tried hard (and Tim Currie was still creepy as all hell)- but this was long overdue. I thought it was interesting that it was set in the 80s, rarher than the 50s- but you're right, it made it a lot more accessible.
Loved the review...and the t-shirt! 🤡
Great review man, love your reviews, only thing i cant agree with is the clowns, Bills to me was much much scarier and as a kid i'd run faster from him then i would of Tim but that's just different opinion and scare factors :D keep them coming!
I loved this film. It was like Stand by Me but as a psychological horror film! It was a coming of age movie. This blew the 90s version out of the water. The acting, score, cinematography, and setting in the 80s was outstanding! I agree with you I fucking love the 80s! That intro scene with Bill and Georgie...
I'm just glad it sticks closer to the source material
Oh shit, Zelda from Pet Sematary freaked me out too. "Never get out of bed again!" Fuuuuck that.
Hell yeah that bitch was the stuff nightmares were made of
Cody Leach the thing that really hurt IT for me was the Georgie death scene. With all the promotional stuff, my imagination just went wild with how they were going to do his death (i knew it would regard his arm) but then after the blatantly bad CGI mouth, it just kind of set a tone of disappointment with me. Overall i enjoyed the movie, though.
+mase2285 I had the same reaction. I already was expecting the arm to come off with the R rating but that mouth threw me off so much I had no impact from the scene
Another great review bro! I agree with you on most points. Tim Curry was definitely scarier because he wasn't over-the-top or trying hard to be scary. Clowns are naturally off-putting to begin with so there's no need to go the extra mile that this new one did. Skarsgard's performance gave me 'Freddy's Dead' vibes in some scenes tbh, but mainly because of his voice and silliness. I wish they would've focused more on the Derry aspect of the story. I remember that being memorable in the miniseries. Henry Bowers embodied that in the original. Then again maybe the time-jumping captured that. The kids were okay, Stan's character was always a wet blanket though so I didn't mind this new actor, but agree about the overuse of CGI in this film being cringe-worthy. Overall, I think my expectations were a bit too high as well.
P.S. that Nightmare 5 easter egg was golden!
+TheUnderdog1026 Yes that Easter egg was awesome! My expectations were a little too high as well. I really expected Skarsgaard to blow me away but maybe I'll like him more in the 2nd movie.
Awesome review! The only fear that I thought was dumb was stans fear of the woman in the painting. It looked super cheesy and too many lame CGI effects to the actress playing the woman and took away my fear level of the movie. I do agree way too much CGI in general. Once you see pennywises spinning head more than once it takes away from how effective that could have been. Everything else I absolutely loved and enjoyed!
This is one of my favourite horror movies
Thanks for the honest review, I love reviews like this. I personally loved the movie but agree that it has many flaws. I'm looking forward to It Chapter 2.
Thank you. Yeah I really hope they stick the landing this time.
Agree with this review WHOLEHEARTEDLY. I read the book, and this movie should’ve 10x more terrifying, and scary... and it fell flat for me there. But I did enjoy it.
Dude totally agree. Zelda and Tim Curry's Pennywise also gave me nightmares. I had to stay home from school after seeing the mini series of IT. I was up all night because he scared the shit out of me
So, I actually have some fond memories of actually seeing this movie when it came out. Back in 2017 I worked as a bus boy for a roadside dinner. The manager agreed that we could all get together if we finished cleaning up early enough to see the remake of IT. We did and that night we got to sit upfront and watch this for the first time. I liked how the town of Derry looked visually, and I liked this version of the Losers club. Plus, I liked the Well House setting.
However, after seeing the miniseries, I kind of prefer that to the remake. Not to say that IT (2017) was bad, it's just that original felt more organic.
Went to see this with my Mom,had a great time
Stan fear is not CGI, It is the Crooked man guy from the Conjuring 2, his name is Javier Botet and his an Spanish actor, in The Conjuring 2 they only use CGI to enhance the caracter and the actor is filmed in different frame rate, no all is CG man, there's a lot of practical mixed with CGI. Love your channel!!
So much better than the original. I think nostalgia got the better of you on this one
Nah I thought the new clown was not even scary with that big ballon head
@@nairbdelrey1561 currys comes across as a comedy. Not a fan
@@ilhantele for me it was the other way around, The new one literally looked like a cgi cartoon and Im a person thats scared of clowns
@@nairbdelrey1561 lol thats fair enough. To each their own. I generally agree wit your opinions on horror movies, as a horror fan myself i jst didn't enjoy the original
It's funny about your opinion on this pennywise with people who have fear of clowns being more effective to them, my cousin has a fear of clowns and I watched this with her and she even said that he didn't scare her that much.... She did enjoy the move but went into it thinking he was gonna scary the daylights out of her and she said that there were only like 1 or 2 scenes that it bothered her.
His unnatural movements are because he isn't human. Tim curry was very one dimensional with his portrayal in my opinion. They make the new penny wise so weird with his mannerisms because he can't match actual human motions. But other wise I do agree with your review
+Colton Phillips That's a fair assessment. It just didn't scare or disturb me like Currys did.
When I really started to pay attention to IT, it was the 2017 version. Having the movie focus completely on the kids made it easier for me to follow. I am blind, so when I first saw the 1990 mini series, the going back-and-forth was really hard to follow. This one (for 2017 version) had audio description we are narrators are describing what’s happening in the film and it made it much easier to follow. Reading the book also helped me understand the 1990 version of IT as well.
I know you haven’t read the book, but I think the book develops Stan a lot better than even the 1990s version, although, I think the scene where he was expressing his fear in the 1990 adaptation was a lot better then in the 2017 we make.
I liked Pennywise in this version, but I definitely see what you mean. The original Pennywise I think was a lot scarier and acted to me more clown like with his ability to be goofy and funny, and then, turns scary. The newer Pennywise didn’t really capture that element. To me, he was scary, but in a creepy way; not scary for me to be terrified. Although, if I were in any of those situations and I came face-to-face with this version of Pennywise and he was acting as Pennywise, I would probably be just as scared as the kids were. The scariest part for me and the 2017 version was when the slideshow kept going by itself.
I liked all the kids and the 2017 adaptation I think better than in the original one, although, the kids and the original one were a lot better than the adults I thought. I agree with you about Eddie; this version of Eddy was a lot funnier than in the 1990s version, and I also liked Richiea lot better in this one than the 1990 version. Other than that, everyone else was great!
ghfan51184 I have to ask. How did you type this essay of a comment if your blind?
Welcome To The DARKSYDE are use dictation on my phone. There is an accessibility feature where the phone can read everything to me, and I can dictate any messages or comments because of the dictate button. By the way, I was not offended that you asked. That is a perfectly legitimate question.
Cody I have to agree with you 10000% Because the young pennywise aka It is the best remake since the Texas Chainsaw Massacre from 1974 to remake in 2003. NOES is alright but the Freddy was miss Robert Englund in the 2010 remake.
I love this pennywise! his take on the character was great. You make it seem as if he did a terrible job. The original can not be matched of course but I love them both for different reasons.
Bill was f* amazing. Better than Tim
Goddamn it Cody...what took you so long? 😉 Nice review!
+Viktor Norgren lol Had to drive 10 hours to evade a hurricane. If I had it my way it would've been out Friday morning but better late than never right? Haha
I feel like he’s not supposed to have chemistry with them, I think they want to give the vibe that Stanley is the outsider of the outsiders
+MrGrendon91 Possibly. He just stood out like a sore thumb
I'm sorry but the fact that you didn't even mention how they diminished the Mike character down to just "The Black Kid" & gave most of his persona to the other kid is crazy to me.
+LraneLLe To me, Mike was never a very big character until Part 2. I even thought he got a bit more to do in this especially regarding Bowers while I understood giving more personality to Ben and not just have him. Be the fat lovestruck kid.
Cody Leach but with that part in mind, how is that going to play into the narrative with Mike being the librarian, getting then together, doing the research, it's not going to make sense unless they mk Ben do all that, once again diminishing Mike character and for what? I just don't see the logical reason why they would do that.
+LraneLLe Only time will tell
Favourite movies 2017: IT 2017, Annabelle Creation, Leatherface (yea, liked this one, mask i loved, the mysterios feel), Cult of Chucky
Agreed! This movie didn't scare me either but I loved it! It was so good!! Penneywise made me laugh; definitely a more playful take on him, not sure if it was intentional though. Overall, I cannot get over how good this movie was!
+Silent Vee Yes it was very good for sure
I prefer the 2017 movie over the 1990 tv mini series. I also find Bill Skarsgard's Pennywise scarier. Tim Curry's came off as goofy and not scary to me, plus the mini series was cheesey.
I'm terrified of clowns and this got to me badly it was difficult to watch. I battled my fears by getting a huge tattoo of pennywise of my horror sleeve I see it everyday now so I'm getting better
I guess I'm just lucky that the CGI does nothing to detract me from the movie. So many people have said "yeah Skarsgard is pretty good but theres too much cgi" and whilst I certainly noticed it and I do prefer practical effects I don't care. I loved what Skarsgard did with the character in his attempts to give it an unnatural vibe.
Also I cringed the first time I saw the CGI woman the first time I saw it however came to realize that she is meant to be picture come to life. it was one of the most effective build ups in the movie Even though its only two scenes it is a build up in which Pennywise torments Stan with this fear to the moment of the traumatic attack
Love your review BUT WHERE DID YOU GET THAT SHIRT??
+Tyler Turner Thank you. Got it at Hot Topic
I love this movie. I like Bill Skarsgard's Pennywise a lot more than Tim Curry's. I'm much more scared by this new Pennywise, and it doesn't help I'm scared of clowns. Skarsgard's fucking terrifying to me, while Tim Curry is only just a bit scary, thanks to his crazy make-up more than anything else. Zelda never gave me nightmares either, which is weird considering I'm a lot easier to scare than you. Interesting.
I could not agree more and said the same thing. What makes a horror character frightening is not seeing them constantly, but how your mind runs away with the character. You dont need to see him a lot to have that fear be present. And I cant stand CGI. it takes so much away from the imagination and creation you get with costume and character design. I mean look at the transition in the Howling from the 1980s, def one of the best werewolf transitions of all time. I agree with you on every point you made and this IT movie was amazing. And yes this version of Eddie was much better than the wimp we got in the 1990 mini series.
+B Hell yes preach! I really wish we weren't so reliant on cgi it just doesn't need to be there all the time.
Hey, Cody? How do you feel about the 2019 Pet Semetery movie coming out in April? 1990 pennywise confused me, 2017 pennywise makes me feel creeped out.
100% agree with you bro... Tim Currys pennywise scared the shit out of me as a kid...the reason we stopped playing in drains... but zelda...fuck she still creeps me the fuck out...when my missus is laying in bed an does the voice... Raaaccheelll....and that fucked up cackle she does...
I was undecided on who was better until you explained how scary Curry is to people without the phobia. so I agree on Curry being better.
I freaking loved this movie. Like you said it's not scary but it is creepy. Just only one jump scare got me. (projector) Usually I don't like too many jump scares because most of the time they're cheap or relied on too much. But I thought these one's weren't cheap or relied on too much. I just didn't like who they chose to be the one to get the girl.
Definitely plan to see it again in the cinema. And can't wait to see Chapter 2.
+Maurice Tha Beast Vlogz I have a feeling Ben will get her in the end when they return as adults. Even in the mini series she was more taken by Bill as kids. Yeah to me Curry was better but it seems we're in the minority my friend. I'm not a jump scare fan either I wish people were more creative than using those constantly.
+ Cody Leach love the shirt, man!
+ihatefacebook31184 Thanks man
Cody Leach did you get it from Hot Topic or Spencer's?
Funny thing to know about Ritchie in this movie, a lot of the jokes he tells were written by the kid who plays Eddie Kasbrak, especially the jokes that were aimed at Eddie
I agree with most of your review!! I didn't hate Stan as much as you, I did hate his fear. Thought that was dumb too. And, it felt like a lot of his scenes were cut from the film. I liked Pennywise, just thought he should of had more creepy dialog and less CGI. Loved when he was talking to Georgie. Only other way this could of been more satisfying was if it was a limited Netflix series and it could have covered more material and given us more character development of not only the Losers Club, but the bullies and adults, as well. Mike seemed under utilized as well.
+Talking Walking Dead SG NW Yeah Mike was underutilized but his character has always been the smallest in the first half. Hopefully hell shine more in Chapter 2
great movie. and a great review.
+Evan Maggs Thanks man
Going back and watching your videos found this one and this movie scared the living shit out of me I know a lot of people say that have a phobia of clowns because they freak them out but I genuinely get very anxious and nervous seeing a clown and this movie had me on the edge of my seat I’ll never watch it again as I didn’t like the feeling I left with, sp terrifying if you genuinely do not like clowns I don’t recommend putting yourself through it
I am going to see it this week. Now as far as Stan goes he got the short end of the stick in the novel as well. The novel was set up in a way in which as the Losers were getting their memories back they were able to recall something that led to and them fighting it. Like Bev for instance there is a chapter of that begins with adult Bev on a plane while heading to Derry and she starts remembering an event that happened in her childhood that she had forgotten. There was only one chapter that featured Stan as an adult and it wasn't told from his point of view but rather by his wife's, and in the said chapter he gets a phone call (presumably from Mike) goes and takes a bath. The wife goes up to the bathroom and discovers the door is locked and runs to find a key and finally manages to get into the bathroom and discovers that Stan had slit his wrists. So the reader was never really able to get into Stan's head in the book. His encounter with It is recalled second hand by one of the other Losers. All we learn about Stan through his wife and the other Losers was that he liked bird watching and had a book that catalogued all the birds that he had spotted and that he had become a rather successful accountant serving some very wealthy clients in the Atlanta area. So it would have been hard for the screen writers and producers to really give Stan a proper account as he was just one of the Losers as there is really nothing that he did that really stood out. Ben saved Bev from It in the werewolf form. Bill did the ritual. Bev was quick with the slingshot. Ben in molded the slugs and knew right were the entrance to the sewers was. Richie saved Bill during the second ritual of chud, and Eddie saved Bill and Richie sacrificing himself. There was nothing that was mentioned that Stan did that really stood out that overall helped the group or saved one or more members of the group. In fact unless he actually said something or when he was mentioned standing nearby or next to another member you tend to forget that he was there while reading the book.
+Shawn Flynn Yeah that's why I was saying if you know the story of IT Stan isn't gonna have any time to shine in the 2nd movie. Sucks they couldn't have given him something better but oh well. They knocked it out of the park with the other kids.
this was an interesting review.
and yeah, i hope in part 2 that they ease up on the cgi parts.
other than that, i've enjoyed the film alot.
Agreed. I really hope they knock Part 2 out of the park because thats the part of the book and the miniseries that people often like much less.
It is also a good remake i love it this remake is really good next to friday 2009 and texas chainsaw 2003
Zelda, Pennywise, and Annie Wilkes are three of my favorite King scary characters.
Georgies part was really messed up good review btw
+poo face Yes that was the best scene by far. Wicked stuff!
Wyatt Oleff who played a young Peter Quill from the First Guardians movie played Stan.
So we're just not going to acknowledge the fact that they basically wrote Mike out of the whole thing? To me that was the worst part, they didn't put him in school with the other kids, they didn't make him the historian, he was just randomly there and didn't feel at all like a part of the group to me.
I figured they were saving most of his story for part 2.
@@CodyLeachYT Hopefully, but I'm not sure how. A lot of the aspects of his character were repurposed for Ben... I'm curious as him being a historian was the reason he stayed in the originals. Though I have a feeling they're just going to have him running the slaughter house in the new one. I only hope that they actually do something with his character in the next one instead of, once again, making him an after thought.
Also, thanks for taking the time to reply.
I haven't seen the original and I just watched the new IT today and I really really loved the movie. Awesome scenary, great cast and Pennywise is outstanding. His laugh is so captivating and hypnotizing. I absolutely adored Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise and his laugh is awesome. My most favourite scene by far is when he grabs Beverly and she exclaims that she isn't afraid and then when he opens his mouth with those teeth, it was amazing! Overall I give the new IT 9.7/10. No complaints, absolutely amazing!
5:09 I can relate too. Oldest of four.
Yea man, that Stan character was definitely casted wrong. The chemistry was so off that I don't know how the Hell a kid like that could make it into the losers club. Makes no sense. I loved this movie overall and will be seeing it again soon. Awesome review
+Locarbmonster Thanks man. He was so bad I'm shocked I haven't seen it in anyone's reviews.
Locarbmonster to be honest I never liked Stan even in the mini series
Great review! You made some valid points. I think the reason why a lot of people would find Tim Curry version scarier was that 1990 Pennywise looked like a Clown you could actually bumped into a circus. He was fairly realistic. The New Pennywise is more to the book, he his not human at all, he his a creature in disguise so automatically he is not as scary but still I liked this new take he was fun to watch. I 100% agree about Stan, there is one scene were he shouts at Bill and it was so cringeworthy that a few people in the cinema actually laughed at it...And his fear was like the woman from Mama!
+Oliver G-Byrne Yep agree with everything you said
Both Stan and Mike had lack of character development.
I love both the miniseries and the film. And of course the book. I really enjoyed it.
Love the shirt, where did you get it?
I was more afraid of balloons after watching the Tim Curry IT than I was of clowns lol. I liked It, Chapter 1, but 2 not so much.
One thing I do agree with is the trailer thing . Because I when I went to the theater after watching the trailer my heart was pumping with excitement I thought this was gonna be the movie to scare me . But it didn’t still love the movie though .
I just want to write that my name is Josh and i want to write that the director Andy Muschietti said that he wanted to create an IT Supercut that would be the two IT films edited together with all the footage that was cut from the theatrical cuts. the running time of the IT Supercut would be 6 hours and 30 minutes. if this were to happen then maybe they could make it available to stream on the streaming service HBOMAX.
I LOVE this movie and it's definitely one of the best remakes ever made in my opinion.
The kids are amazing and Pennywise is AWESOME!!! Bill Scarsgard did an amazing and scary Pennywise.
But there's one problem I have with the kids, and that's that a couple of the kids felt underdeveloped a bit, mostly Stan.
Also, I did like the new 80's setting and it feels more relatable than the 60's since I never grew up in the 60's
I'd have to give give this movie a 9/10
Director Andy Muschietti kept Bill Skarsgård separate from the child actors up until they had to shoot scenes together. On the day of their first scenes together, the production staff warned the kids about how scary Skarsgård could be while in character. The kids brushed this off, claiming that they knew he was just an actor in a costume and that they were professionals and would be fine. However, when the time came for Skarsgård to be Pennywise for the scene, the kids were genuinely terrified.
This movie helped me get over my CLOWN FEAR and my HORROR MOVIE FEAR
This was my first horror movie I’ve ever seen and it’s my favorite horror movie of all time
It Chapter one is a good movie. The kids do a good job. Even Pennywise is really good. It is said about Georgie. Bill blames himself about his brother's death.Mike has a bigger part. Was Eddie's mother. Was she trying to protect Eddie from Pennywise. The adults act a little strange.
The only thing that scares me is loud noises/ aka Jumps scares. I'm a guy that doesn't speak that much and is quite and hate that Shit were it gets quite then the theater blasts a loud noise.
I love Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise he does such amazing job in the role and truly bring Pennywise to life ..his version of It really made feel scared and uncomfortable...bit ironic i used be scared of clowns
I hate It. Wasn't scary. Almost felt like the filmmakers was forcing themselves to scare us.
They took out the only scene where Stan was in my opinion good at his bar mitzvah with his speech
Great review! I've seen It twice now, and I'd put it in my top 5 Stephen King adaptations with The Shining and 11.22.63. I liked the entire cast, even Wyatt Oleff as Stan. My issue with him is not acting, he just wasn't as developed as the others. Why is he afraid of that painting? We understood all the other fears. Richie, Beverly, and Eddie were my favorite of the Losers. Richie is the funniest, but Beverly is the most developed of them (in my opinion). Bill Skarsgard is great as Pennywise. Some of the CGI looked off, but I liked his performance. That projector scene was great! My biggest issue with the movie is some wasted characters, notably Patrick Hockstetter. He is one of the most disturbing characters in the novel and wasn't in the miniseries. I was interested to see him in this adaptation, but he was killed fairly early in the movie. I can't wait for Chapter 2!
+Eric Moss Yeah I could've used a bit more from the bullies as well. Waiting impatiently for part 2!
I didn't like how Ben was the historian of the group. That took away most of what Mike's character was from the book and miniseries.