It Chapter 2
” The thing about being a loser is you don’t have anything to lose. “
Stanley Uris
So me and my very own Loser’s club partook in Chapter 2 of director Andrew Muschietti’s IT this weekend. I am a HUGE fan of the original especially of Tim Curry’s version of Pennywise the dancing clown so I was beyond pumped for Muschietti’s version. He delivered on part 1, but part 2 would be a true test because anyone that has seen the original miniseries or read the book knows the second half is where is slows down. Kids are easier to scare so of course there is more story to tell and thrills to get off during that timeline, so once we dive into the new timeline 27 years later as adults it was gonna be a treat to see how Muschietti kept it interesting. I think he delivered pretty well on that.
The Losers Club from Derry, Maine have all grown up as 27 years have passed from that fateful day they battled evil Pennywise and lived. Mike has stayed behind, cataloging the events of the small town, waiting for the return of what he knows is coming. He alerts his old friends to once again return so they can take care of Pennywise as he feasts once again on the children and adults of Derry. Bill has become a famous and frustrated horror author, incapable at the moment of writing a decent ending. Beverly has married an abusive man reminiscent of her father. Richie has become a famous stand-up comic harboring a long kept secret. Ben has slimmed down and become a wealthy architect, mind you who like to conduct his meetings via video chat from home without pants on and still carrying a torch for Beverly. Eddie is with another overbearing woman much like his mother and fraught with anxiety as an insurance risk assessor. Stanley is conflicted about returning as he views himself the weakest link of the group, only to turn out to be the strongest. 
The old gang revisits the town of their youth and take turns remembering what they had selectively forgotten through the years. Only they can band together to stop Pennywise but they must all work together to survive yet again. The first act checks in with each character for us to see where they are in life, and then concludes with their reunion at a Chinese restaurant. After dinner they each take turns wondering around town to areas that mean something to them and while there, their memories are seemingly activated. Leading us into the final confrontation between the losers and Pennywise.
Not gonna lie this movie definitely falls more on the comedy side and less on the scares unlike its predecessor which was a slight let down because we call come for the scares. Some of it was just over the top CGI that made it funny. I do appreciate the fact that they stayed true to the book for the most part, only removing maybe 2 scenes and adding 2 things. (SPOILER ALERT) I did appreciate them making Stanley’s suicide have more meaning than the book or original miniseries movie did.
Everything here is as it should be: funnier, darker, deeper, and at moments scarier. Incredible casting. Not only do we get the returning child actors that we grew to love. Now we get their adult counterparts by veteran actors like James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, and Bill Hader. The big thing about this movie is the run time. Sitting at a whopping 2 hours and 50 minutes, it does a great job of keeping your attention. Also look out for a cameo from IT creator Stephen King himself. You’ll enjoy this movie, just maybe not carnivals/fun-houses afterwards.
“Let’s kill this fucking clown!”
Richie Tozier
What about the popcorn? 
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