Watched this again, and it didn't hold up as much on second viewing. I already had problems with it as you know, and it's not like I have new ones, but the corny moments were worse the second time around. The hallucinations just don't work.
I can't help but compare to it Stranger Things, and for me ST does a better job all around.
Pennywise is not scary, period. It's not some iconic performance and it SHOULD have been on the levels of Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger. You have to aim that high, anything less should be seen as a disappointment. I'm serious. The movie is on the level of modern Hollywood horror like the two Conjuring films. Actually, I'd probably rate those movies higher.
IT is still a decent horror flick that still has its strengths. Some nice back and forth dialogue from the losers, all well cast and I'm happy they're coming back for flashbacks in Chapter 2. That hasn't changed for me and the cinematography is nice. What else? Not much. I was hoping a second viewing would make me fall in love with the film, unfortunately that didn't happen.
Really a shame that Poulter/Fukunaga couldn't have made this a classic that it should have been. Instead we got a "fine", safe Hollywood version.
Won't crack my top 20 for 2017 unless I'm let down by a chunk of my most anticipated November/December releases.
I have watched it 3 times in total and I must say, it held up extremely well for me, especially the acting and atmosphere. The scares of course were never why I went to watch this adaptation, mainly because the book does not read like a horror book to me.
shauner111 wrote:Watched this again, and it didn't hold up as much on second viewing. I already had problems with it as you know, and it's not like I have new ones, but the corny moments were worse the second time around. The hallucinations just don't work.
I can't help but compare to it Stranger Things, and for me ST does a better job all around.
Pennywise is not scary, period. It's not some iconic performance and it SHOULD have been on the levels of Robert Englund as Freddy Krueger. You have to aim that high, anything less should be seen as a disappointment. I'm serious. The movie is on the level of modern Hollywood horror like the two Conjuring films. Actually, I'd probably rate those movies higher.
IT is still a decent horror flick that still has its strengths. Some nice back and forth dialogue from the losers, all well cast and I'm happy they're coming back for flashbacks in Chapter 2. That hasn't changed for me and the cinematography is nice. What else? Not much. I was hoping a second viewing would make me fall in love with the film, unfortunately that didn't happen.
Really a shame that Poulter/Fukunaga couldn't have made this a classic that it should have been. Instead we got a "fine", safe Hollywood version.
Won't crack my top 20 for 2017 unless I'm let down by a chunk of my most anticipated November/December releases.
Now I've to see it again just to wipe this post from my memory.
