Crappy review of my thoughts on It Chapter Two:
Oh how I wanted to love this movie. I enjoyed the original from 1990 (and the cast) and I enjoyed the first chapter. Unfortunately, this movie felt like a really weird, really long dream. Casting did a great job of matching the adults to their younger selves, but a few of the actors were just not present enough for me. Jessica Chastain and the actor who played Ben to name a few. Bill Hader was actually great, but I kept thinking he looked like Dwight from the office and it was very distracting. lol Same with James McAvoy. I was a mess because I kept thinking Ewan McGregor and Jason Bateman!!! Why!!!!??? I rarely get actors confused like this. smh The actors that played the kids nailed it compared to the adult actors, but unfortunately in this installment we saw the adults more.
Anyway, there were definitely some enjoyable moments from It, but it was very difficult to get the original version from 1990 and those actors out of my head. I wouldn't say that It is very scary and that was disappointing. It seemed more geared towards shock, comedy, surprise, and heart. If anything it was tense. The cameo from Stephen King was cool. What I enjoyed above all else was these amazingly solid friendships. I did enjoy the weirdness, but it was a bit too much. I enjoy a little comedy in my horror, but again it was overkill. Probably the best scene in the film was the fun house and under the bleachers. Oh yeah, where the hell was everyone at the Inn?!?! Were they too cheap to hire staff or other guests for the inn? Oh! Another weird thing! Just call me angel in the morning baby playing as poor Eddie gets severely vomited on by a rotting corpse. Seriously, what were the writers on? This is definitely a Stephen King movie for sure!
Oh how I wanted to love this movie. I enjoyed the original from 1990 (and the cast) and I enjoyed the first chapter. Unfortunately, this movie felt like a really weird, really long dream. Casting did a great job of matching the adults to their younger selves, but a few of the actors were just not present enough for me. Jessica Chastain and the actor who played Ben to name a few. Bill Hader was actually great, but I kept thinking he looked like Dwight from the office and it was very distracting. lol Same with James McAvoy. I was a mess because I kept thinking Ewan McGregor and Jason Bateman!!! Why!!!!??? I rarely get actors confused like this. smh The actors that played the kids nailed it compared to the adult actors, but unfortunately in this installment we saw the adults more.
Anyway, there were definitely some enjoyable moments from It, but it was very difficult to get the original version from 1990 and those actors out of my head. I wouldn't say that It is very scary and that was disappointing. It seemed more geared towards shock, comedy, surprise, and heart. If anything it was tense. The cameo from Stephen King was cool. What I enjoyed above all else was these amazingly solid friendships. I did enjoy the weirdness, but it was a bit too much. I enjoy a little comedy in my horror, but again it was overkill. Probably the best scene in the film was the fun house and under the bleachers. Oh yeah, where the hell was everyone at the Inn?!?! Were they too cheap to hire staff or other guests for the inn? Oh! Another weird thing! Just call me angel in the morning baby playing as poor Eddie gets severely vomited on by a rotting corpse. Seriously, what were the writers on? This is definitely a Stephen King movie for sure!