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Meh, much better than the mini series
posted by movie_naziSTAFFMOD on April 15, 2018 at 8:45 PM
As a standalone film it was ok but compared to the miniseries it was fantastic. King very often let his work get butchered on crappy TV movies and series. I know the film wasn't completely faithful to the book but it did a good job of keeping what worked and discarding what didn't. The kid who played Pennywise, who had some big shoes to fill (Yes, that was a clown joke), as Tim Curry's performance in the original was one of the few redeeming qualities of the series, did an excellent job. The opening scene with Georgie was spot on and I loved it.
It (2017) - 7 outta 10 stars 
Reply by gspgreases
on April 16, 2018 at 7:56 AM
preferred the mini series. It felt much more suspenseful. The reboot did have alot of improvements though.
Reply by movie_nazi
on April 16, 2018 at 12:03 PM
The problem I had with the mini-series was the script was hacky and so was the acting. It also suffered the issue of pacing problems as it felt too drawn out. Still, it did have its moments though.