IT (2017)
Genres: Drama | HorrorRelease Date: 8 September 2017 (USA)
Runtime: 135 min
Director: Andy Muschietti
Writers: Chase Palmer (screenplay), Cary Fukunaga (screenplay)
Stars: Bill Skarsgård, Jaeden Lieberher, Finn Wolfhard
Storyline: In the Town of Derry, the local kids are disappearing one by one, leaving behind bloody remains. In a place known as 'The Barrens', a group of seven kids are united by their horrifying and strange encounters with an evil clown and their determination to kill It.
Taglines: You'll float too.
Country: USA
Language: English
Filming Locations: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Budget: $35,000,000
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Sound Mix: Dolby Digital | Dolby Atmos | SDDS | Datasat
Color: Color
Aspect Ratio: 2.39 : 1
REVIEW
I had the pleasent oppertunity of watching an advanced screening of IT (2017). The film is absolutely brilliant. Like most people, I do hold the miniseries with Tim Curry close to my heart, but after seeing this adaptation, I was beyond pleasantly surprised. Also, when you just thought that "Annabelle: Creation" may have set the bar for this year, bam! "IT" comes along and smashes that bar into pieces. Creepy, disturbing, humorous, IT really possess the creep factor, giving audiences a new reason to fear clowns.
The entire casting choices were sensational. Great performances all round. The kids had great chemistry, and you really believe that they were all great friends. It reminded me of Stand By Me and The Goonies. You could call the kids all idiots for the things they do, but truly, they are kids. They are daring, stupid, timid people. And truly, what they do, never really registers as false. On the contrary, their motives sometimes even register as painfullyrealistic. And that is a hard thing to pull off in cinema.
Bill Skarsgård has taken Pennywise and made the role his own. If you have never liked clowns before, you're going to hate clowns even more because Bill Skarsgard's performance as the new Pennywise will haunt your dreams for the next few weeks after you've watched this movie. The thing I appreciate about Skarsgard is that he doesn't try too hard to emulate or imitate or channel Tim Curry, Skarsgard does his own take of creepy. And because Pennywise is pretty much invincible to a certain extent, you'll see him pop up in the most unlikeliest of places meaning when you least expect him, that's when he'll scare you to your core so brace yourselves for surprises around every corner.
LIKES
The Look of 'Pennywise' - he was genuinely intimidating, mysterious and captivating to watch.
The Set Designs - rarely do I notice things like this on the first viewing of a film, however on this occasion it was impossible not to. They were impressive.
The Cast of Children - in particular Finn Wolfhard showed class beyond his years in being the funny guy of the film.
The Pacing - while this has a very long run time for a horror movie, it never really feels like it. To say it is non-stop action is probably going a step too far, but it's not far off it. 'Pennywise' was in the film a lot more than I expected which helped with this.
DISLIKES
At times it feels like it is trying a little too hard - for the most part there is a level of subtlety in most scenes, however just on occasion they get a little too in your face with the scare they are trying to give you.
I didn't like the fact that there wasn't a single likable adult in the film (and I'm sure there was a reason for this). In fact every single adult in the film is outwardly unlikable. This wouldn't have been done by mistake, but it is still a very depressing and unrealistic aspect of the film.
THE VERDICT
"IT" goes for massive, it goes for bold, it goes for bloody, not a single boring minute, it goes for the "Goonies" fan in all of us. You will laugh, you will scream, you will have nightmares, hands down one of the best horror movies ever made.
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