A never ending before Stephen King’s adaptation premieres for all ages to enjoy with a twisted ending

IT: Chapter 2 (2017) Film Review

Halloween may be over but words on the street IT has climbed up to box office history, grossing over $677 million (and counting,) being placed as the 9th highest R-rated earned film of all time. (Sorry Deadpoool, maybe next time) Now, a brilliantly redefined genre of horror, with the run time over 2 hours, Andres Muschietti’s debuts an original adaption of Stephen King’s novel gathering somewhat, a promising cast. Not to mention, Pennywise’s phenomenal performance acted by Bill Skardsgard– beating Tim Curry’s 1990 version that falls down the drain as a laughing stock; dancing clown.

Following the draining story line in the mini-series, the adaptation film approaches a modernised coming-of-age narrative that sets out in a fictional town of Derry, Maine.
Seven kids are hunted down by Pennywise, a lunatic, monster that eats children in fear. Unlike Tim Curry’s low-paid budget production value; the film has better paced and the storyline was narrated efficiently and coherently clear to follow.

Even my 60 year old grandma can understand what’s going on.
Muscheitti’s added emotional values of friendship and love exploited in the most wholesome way you could possibly imagine.
In spite of the script, the Conjuring and Annabelle: Creation’s scriptwriter, Gary Dauberman, returns with a rookie mistake of failing to convey any tone between the writing approach. One in many reasons why the impact not pass the expectations of the original storyline. A few angered fans moaned, “a bore” bringing Dauberman’s reputation down.

However, the solid chemistry the kids bring to the screen (and on set,) saved the film from shambles. Not to mention the character developments implying each of their own original insecurities, adding a realistically and naturally approach to reflect in our everyday lives.

The jump scare scenes ensured a coherent structure and timing like any other horror films.
Although there’s no gory props– close-ups, panning, cutting scenes, visual effects and stellar sounds takes up the trophy for producing tension when we least expect it.
Now that’s a horror film I can get on!
This is all thanks to the dream team operating tirelessly behind the cameras; Chung-hoon Chung’s outstanding visions of cinematography bringing such thrilling energy into the scene. Along with Janie Bryant’s influence on Elizabethian, medieval and victorian fitting costumes, cooperating that Pennywise is a clown from a different era. Although the soundtrack itself was not a let down, matching perfectly with conveying suspense and drama to the climax of the film as a whole.

Warner Bros and New Line Cinema reportedly has not casted any favoured actors. In despite of the discompose dialogue, the casting was legitimately spot on. Skardsgard’s earns a compelling award for a brilliant improvisation as Pennywise. Considering he had less screen time than anyone can expect, a much superior and frightening representation of the ‘dancing clown’, was brilliantly executed. Netflix’s Starnger Things Star, Finn Wolfhard, also leaves fans in complete awe for another magnificence work as Richie Tozier. (Talk about entering two different realities, imagine that!)

Lastly, IT is not your typical go-to-horror-film. Despite the PG 13 rating, restricting blood or violent actions, is still about as intense as the Conjuring and scarier than Annabelle.
To Honour Stephen King’s original visions of the novel, the fundamental friendships and unexpected terror scenes were structured in a way that’ll make your heart jump right out of your chest. With brilliant directing and redefinition of Pennywise character as something else underneath it all.

After 27 years of hope, the long awaited remake wraps up 2017 with a whooping rank 9 for the highest-grossing film. High expectations and more twisted endings are anticipated for IT: Chapter Two (which is out now).

Newcomers or not, this is the real deal that you would not want tot miss out exclusively.

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