It: Chapter Two

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Cortney411Sep 16, 2019

Stupid,idiotic,unscary movie.Badly acted.Wasnt sure if it wanted to be a comedy or a horror.Most people walked out half way through when i seen it.A huge let down!!!

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tropicAcesSep 5, 2019

Overlong, inconsistent and possibly homophobic, this is just of big disappointing waste of time.

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JodilinesSep 9, 2019

This film took way too many turns, the plot points that had no conclusion and were not relevant to the story made you forget what the film was supposed to be about. Not to mention the flashbacks to events that were contradictory to the ITThis film took way too many turns, the plot points that had no conclusion and were not relevant to the story made you forget what the film was supposed to be about. Not to mention the flashbacks to events that were contradictory to the IT Chapter One film. If it wasn’t for the incredible CGI the movie was wasn’t worth seeing until the end… Expand

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HamfamspamsSep 8, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It: Chapter Two is bad.

As a fan of the book and first film, there were a few scenes I enjoyed and though there are one or two performances that hit right, they dropped the ball hard with this one.

Starting with where the bad of this film begins, the writing is awful. It tried and failed to capture the parts of the book and Chapter One that intrigued so many people.

Then, there’s the acting. I expected so much more from such huge names, who I’m an active fan of because of their talent, and I think the biggest disappointment for me was Jessica Chastain’s Beverly. Being the powerhouse of an actress she is, I expected her usual quality of performance but something was lacking. It could have to do with the writing, but I can’t pinpoint it. Bill Hader and James Ransone have satisfactory performances. Isaiah didn’t feel like Mike, though he is a good actor. Jay Ryan was alright, I guess? And while his performance as Bill was good, James McAvoy’s American accent took me out of the story a lot and he, like everyone else, didn’t feel like his character to me. To flip to a positive take though, the two actors I do think had the best performances are Andy Bean and Jaeden Martell. Andy Bean was the only adult Loser who felt like their character and delivered in his portrayal (though James Ransone also came super close) of his younger counterpart despite only being in a few minutes of the movie. He perfectly captured Stan better than any of the other adults did with their characters. And, then, Jaeden Martell gave such a quality performance as young Bill with only so little time, even stealing the screen from James McAvoy for a few moments. You can tell they both understand their characters deeply and it shines through in the end, with their performances being so natural that they seamlessly slip into the roles of their characters without fault.

It was not a scary film, which is where it fails as a horror movie, and the only scary part was the hate crime that opened the film. (Or if you’re like me, you’d agree that the changing of Eddie’s last words was a horribly scary part)

When it comes down to it, it’s a rushed attempt to recreate the magic they had in the book and while making It: Chapter One and it did not deliver. Just reinforcing how wonderful the book and first film are, Chapter Two is not scary, lacks the charm and charisma of the first film, and lacked good writing at its core. Rushed, low quality, and corny can all be used to describe this, as sad as it is to say. With only a few good performances and scenes, It: Chapter Two gets 2/10 for me.

I’m incredibly disappointed in the movie that was put out and down to the core, it starts with how badly it was written and the ripple effects of that couldn’t be outrun. A horrible movie, through and through. Forced jokes, bad writing, and overacting killed this film for me.

While entertaining at surface value, it lacked everything that made you love the original story and Chapter One. And, more importantly, it didn’t feel like It.… Expand

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thegraveSep 9, 2019

I liked this movie a lot. I’m a big Stephen King fan and I like the new Pennywise. I think they did a good job with the script to make it make sense for having to be so condensed. I agree with the cuts and alterations they made as well.I liked this movie a lot. I’m a big Stephen King fan and I like the new Pennywise. I think they did a good job with the script to make it make sense for having to be so condensed. I agree with the cuts and alterations they made as well. Also I thought the adult casting and Bill Hader were great.… Expand

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ReubenIsAGodSep 14, 2019

I wasn't really a big fan of the first chapter of 'it', but this sequel strangely appealed to me. I think tonely the fact that it sorta parodies and ironically mocks parts of the first film probably helped. That and the solid performances andI wasn't really a big fan of the first chapter of 'it', but this sequel strangely appealed to me. I think tonely the fact that it sorta parodies and ironically mocks parts of the first film probably helped. That and the solid performances and quite touching message about friendship and dealing with childhood trauma. It was a great ending. I found myself completely engaged and, strangely, laughing and loving it.… Expand

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marcmyworksSep 7, 2019

It: Chapter 2 is better than most of the critics are saying. It is a bit long in parts and there is so much character development it can get tedious, however the jump scares are there and the heart is there. My only complaint is that theIt: Chapter 2 is better than most of the critics are saying. It is a bit long in parts and there is so much character development it can get tedious, however the jump scares are there and the heart is there. My only complaint is that the adults argue more than the kids did in the first film and after a while you think, 'guys, maybe if you listened to each other this film wouldn't be three hours long'.… Expand

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bfoore90Sep 9, 2019

solid sequel. The cast is great but it lacks the ingredients that made the first one great. Still would recommend checking it out though, its a fun film nevertheless.

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fachrulfebrianSep 6, 2019

Chapter one is better than chapter two. Fortunately its still dark and little creepy. I think its good

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OMGItsaG4merSep 7, 2019

Lesser than Chapter One but more than worthy. More humour and gore violence, although having less of a horror movie feeling. Outstanding cast choices and good performances. Satisfying ending with a good closure feeling.

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JayCriticSep 8, 2019

I was really pleased with the overall movie, as it followed some parts of the book perfectly. Bill Hader gives the best performance with witty humor, but can also delve into serious and dramatic sense. The cinematography is great with itsI was really pleased with the overall movie, as it followed some parts of the book perfectly. Bill Hader gives the best performance with witty humor, but can also delve into serious and dramatic sense. The cinematography is great with its flashbacks and cuts. The movie has a very dark tone that fits well with facing the past. However, it's not perfect. The pacing feels a little rushed in the first half of the movie and sometimes the scares could be predictable, due to some being in the trailers. Overall, I would definitely recommend seeing the film, but I think the first is better. But this is still a very good film.… Expand

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DevilBr0Sep 7, 2019

7 is the best rate can i give this movie. This product is not scary ( i don't understand why movie have this genre in title ), story is not bad, in places even catches. Actor play have Mcavoy, Hader, Ransone and Chastane sometimes. Mustapha7 is the best rate can i give this movie. This product is not scary ( i don't understand why movie have this genre in title ), story is not bad, in places even catches. Actor play have Mcavoy, Hader, Ransone and Chastane sometimes. Mustapha is trying but something is missing. Ryan no comments… Expand

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BenbendtsenSep 8, 2019

For a three hour movie I was thoroughly entertained basically the whole time. Very gory and action-packed.

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BerikSep 22, 2019

Much like the first movie, It Chapter Two has a lot of disturbing scenes, and none of them include Pennywise a.k.a. the only person to have ever been bullied to death.

The characters from the first movie have grown up, and have all forgottenMuch like the first movie, It Chapter Two has a lot of disturbing scenes, and none of them include Pennywise a.k.a. the only person to have ever been bullied to death.

The characters from the first movie have grown up, and have all forgotten what happened in the town they grew up in. All except one dude who lives in an attic above a library, who has been preparing for the return of the killer clown. And from that point on the story is pretty much the same as chapter One, with the exception that main characters can die now.

What's most disturbing is the brutal way people in this town treat each other. In the intro of the movie a gay couple gets beaten halve to death for no justified reason, and one of them even gets thrown into a river from a bridge to drown. What the hell is wrong with these people? Pennywise comes across much nicer and even less gruesome compared to these hillbilly psychopaths.

The story takes its time to explain the main characters, and the pacing becomes rather slow and boring halfway through the movie. None of the encounters with Pennywise really strike a scary tone, and the final showdown is very underwhelming and incredibly stupid. The movie is over 2 hours long, which is way longer than is deserved.

While the first movie wasn't memorable but did entertain a little, i see much less value in this movie. I give this movie a 5/10. It's an underwhelming movie.… Expand

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nognowSep 5, 2019

CGI-heavy, jump Scare **** fest.
What's good, comes from the source material.

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Noname_Sep 6, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. To repetitive, very predictable, the faces of not just pennywise but also the “zombie/monsters” weren’t even scary I only jumped once.
And I was falling asleep due to how boring this movie was.
Pennywise isn’t creepy as the first was.

The jump scares in the first one was WAY better but soon did become predictable.
This movie was dragged out WAY too long than need be, and there was way too much going on with all the extra things added into it.
It’s a waste of money at that price I would say sell tickets for $10 a piece because that’s what it’s worth is.
The new pennywise is the **** though,… Expand

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AragonDriftSep 6, 2019

So very disappointing. Episodic and repetitive, the filmmakers start out throwing everything at the audience and find themselves no where to go with no way to increase the tension. You cant accelerate to ten if you start there. MostSo very disappointing. Episodic and repetitive, the filmmakers start out throwing everything at the audience and find themselves no where to go with no way to increase the tension. You cant accelerate to ten if you start there. Most disappointing though was the way in which the movie exploits racist and homophobic violence as a shorthand for their narrative and scene setting. Not only that but the tired stereotypes of Native Americans shows the exploitative attitudes of the film makers.… Expand

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NachinSep 9, 2019

Sadly, "It" suffers of an identity crisis. It doesn't know what it is. I thought I was about to see an horror movie, it ended up being a comedy. The abundance of CGI and the childish jokes just broke any credibility of the movie. Almost everySadly, "It" suffers of an identity crisis. It doesn't know what it is. I thought I was about to see an horror movie, it ended up being a comedy. The abundance of CGI and the childish jokes just broke any credibility of the movie. Almost every scary scene ended up by being cringy moments, very cheap scares! A great cast was wasted by a lacking script. To avoid at all cost !… Expand

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bnoland8549Sep 10, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So, the "Destroyer of Worlds" was defeated by....being ridiculed? REALLY!!! This was one of the biggest movie let downs ever.… Expand

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ganoncrotchSep 8, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This movie is an absolute mess, there is the potential for it to have been great with some of the special effects and acting being passable or great in places, but the editing destroyed it completely, it either dwells too long on the same thing to the point where there is no suspense or it simply drops plot points without ever showing you their conclusion.

For example the opening scene which people are talking about, There's a gay couple, they get into a fight, punched to the point of near death and chucked in a river, IT reaches for one of them but not the other and .... that's that, the people who were attacked are never mentioned again in the film also the group of murderous teens that killed one of them are never mentioned again and never face reprucussions or anything for their act, they also presumably completely get away with murder (literally) so they are going about Derry being evil after the movie is concluded (?)

The little boy who now lives in Professor X's childhood house... was he killed in the hall of mirrors? was that an illusion made to make the Prof. fearful? his parents never look for him, they never find the body of him, they do not investigate by returning to the childhood house to see was the kid ever really there or was it like the saggy tit monster, just an illusion to give yet another jump scare.

The little girl under the bleachers is the same, she's there, she's killed presumably... nothing happens, also IT doesn't remotely try to scare her before eating her face so I'm guessing her meat tastes like **** to him, dunno why he would have been drooling to eat her at that point in the film, she hasn't been scared and it's shown that IT has eaten since he woke up ... so.... he's drooling because he did it in the first movie and people said it looked cool (?) who knows.

But like I said, this movie's editing kills it, you get scene after scene of the exact same thing just with different characters. Mike Calls person 1, that person is scared and shocked, they stumble about.... okay... Mike calls person 2, that person is scared, they stumble about, Okay... any audience member could now understand he will ca.... MIKE CALLS PERSON 3, THEY ARE SCARED, STUMBLE AROUND... OKAY MOVIE, WE GET IT MIKE IS GONNA... MIKE CALLS PERSON 4, Guess what happens? did you guess A.They are scared, stumble around and nothing else happens or B. They are scared, stumble around and nothing happens or C. They are scared, stumble around then kill themselves because of fear. or D. They are scared stumble around and nothing happens. Ding ding... all of the above happen, scene for scene it's all the exact same except one guy cuts his wrists in a bath, in all honesty by that point in the movie I was thinking he was the lucky one and considered joining him.

But the group get together in Derry, they have a chat, there is a literally laughable scare scene in their meeting meal and then they go their separate ways because they don't wanna fight IT again. Then each one of the characters goes their own way.... meets IT and gets scared each scene goes on for about 10-15 minutes and there is 7 (?) of them back to back, it's a case of Character goes somewhere, IT scares them, Character runs off X7 it is actually torture to sit through, there is no fear of any of the characters getting killed, it's just a boring mess.

As for the ending, the things they spent the last 2 and a half hours collecting do nothing, so they call IT a stupid clown who then turns into a baby and they collectively reach into it's chest and pull out IT's heart... then ... for no reason at all they crush it in front of him, I mean... I'm going to take a wild guess that if you remove the heart from a creature that creature is then dead because it doesn't have a heart, but I guess the crushing of the heart made for a cool visual, if you like to see a pointless scene of desecrating the heart of a dead thing.

This movie was as badly put together as suicide squad it felt insulting and by the end of the movie in my theatre an entire row of people left the cinema with 30 mins to go and one person got up and clapped after it ended, when people were shocked at him clapping he laughed and said "I was clapping because the **** thing ended" and pretty much the whole cinema just burst into laughter, there was laughing during all the scenes with some of the creatures and all of Bill Haders comedy which worked but destroyed this mess even further.

Left laughing at how terrible this was and insulted at how it cost money and time which I'll never get back.

Don't go see this ****… Expand

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Jduardom91Sep 8, 2019

IT 2 o El arte de meter relleno.

Es una película que podría haberse terminado en hora y media, y que han estirado como un chicle para sacarse de la chistera un film de casi tres horas con muchísimo relleno, con paja sobrante y que en miIT 2 o El arte de meter relleno.

Es una película que podría haberse terminado en hora y media, y que han estirado como un chicle para sacarse de la chistera un film de casi tres horas con muchísimo relleno, con paja sobrante y que en mi caso llega a molestar. El concepto que tienen los responsables de esta película de un buen guión es ''meter cosas que no salían en la primera parte'' (por ejemplo, el refugio en el bosque o los ataques de Pennywise a cada niño por independiente cuando se pelean), y ''flasbacks para definir a personajes que ya fueron definidos antaño''. No hay gore, y cuando lo hay pasan a otra cosa rápidamente, apenas sí hay sustos, y con un CGI de la época de la playstation 2. En definitiva, se trata de una producción aburrida hecha con muy poca pasión, con escenas que no tienen ningún sentido dentro de la trama, personajes terribles y con un enfrentamiento final en el que el todopoderoso payaso es derrotado por el poder del bullying. Para mí ha supuesto una broma de mal gusto, sobretodo después de estar dos años esperando la segunda parte. HUYAN!… Expand

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Skillz42Sep 12, 2019

I was actually disappointed the way they promoted this movie I thought it was going to be way better than what it was the damn commercials was better than the whole f****** movie so glad I didn't pay to see it and I saw it for free on myI was actually disappointed the way they promoted this movie I thought it was going to be way better than what it was the damn commercials was better than the whole f****** movie so glad I didn't pay to see it and I saw it for free on my telephone I would wait till this come to DVD if I really wanted to see it that bad… Expand

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sourmilokoSep 7, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The movie is a total cheese fest. The horror relies far too much on CGI that looks absolutely ridiculous. the entire movie feels like a comedy with joke interludes at almost every 5 minutes to the point where the audience in the theater was laughing at the movie instead of with the movie. Also the film seems to give pennywise a physical body that he can interact with the physical world where as in the book, pennywise is merely a figment of their imagination, and then flicks fear through visions and hallucinations. This is where I get into my homophobic rant...The whole fact that Richie is gay is totally subtext... And it's strange that there is never any mention of it besides pennywise stating he knows his secret. But even pennywise won't say the word gay... Which should be the most terrifying word... It's like the movie didn't want the character to come out, and it's a really **** ending to Richie's story Arch, especially for a 2019 remake. The arcade part came from nowhere... Asking a friend to play games with you for longer is now somehow gay, every straight kid in the 80's would have acted the same... And the gay bashing had nothing, I mean absolutely nothing to do with the plot... It's meant to act as an inciting indecent, but what would have been more relevant is a missing child again 27 years later, then calling the friends back.… Expand

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VitorCarvalhoSep 8, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Even though there are satisfying moments, the overall experience was awful. Pretty disorganized storyline, there isn't suspense or character development, therefore the majority of deaths are ones I didn't care about. They should have focused on Pennywise… Expand

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JaboZzSep 5, 2019

Garbage like chapter one.... Muschietti is the worst director! 90's tv series was better than this piece of ****

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TuvixSep 7, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Whilst it wows with its special effects and dazzling cinematography, it leaves much to be desired with its thin plot and thinner moral tone. The movie seeks to be more inclusive by stating what is possibly the first gay kiss in such a popular franchise. It then proceeds to brutally beat them into the ground and kill one of them. The movie is so scared of presenting a positive image of sexuality the most people leave the cinema not even understanding the point of the violence. In fact, instead of violence for the sake of violence, the movie tries to be profound and relevant but just comes across as demeaning and insensitive. Also, just **** kill them for Christ sake, you are a magical space deity and you can’t kill a bunch of kids/adults.… Expand

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CrimsonFlushSep 5, 2019

Mehh horror movie this time around, not as scary. To do justice to the books it would have been better as a TV series where you could flesh out the 2nd half of the book better without seeming rushed. The first movie was able to get away withMehh horror movie this time around, not as scary. To do justice to the books it would have been better as a TV series where you could flesh out the 2nd half of the book better without seeming rushed. The first movie was able to get away with this, but this suffers from it. Even saying that, it was a very long movie and dragged at times. The CGI effect to de-age the kids and change pitch of their voices was distracting. Just not the same level of horror with the grown-ups unfortunately.… Expand

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abuch47Oct 5, 2019

Not much cinema these days. All CGI fluff pieces. Not a single redeeming quality, snoozefest to the max. Middling meandering plot, cliched lines from star actors.

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RoncotamSep 18, 2019

I didn't like it, it was a comedy with jumpscares and with an obligation of being politically correct with LGBT community. The jokes and the special effects in the movie made me lose the attention and the passion in the movie. Not the worstI didn't like it, it was a comedy with jumpscares and with an obligation of being politically correct with LGBT community. The jokes and the special effects in the movie made me lose the attention and the passion in the movie. Not the worst movie I've ever seen, but it's near to it.… Expand

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SectoSep 18, 2019

Chapter One was great, a solid 8.5. This movie was one of the worst I have ever seen. DO NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY ON THIS GARBAGE.

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PauloReviewsSep 6, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. "It: Chapter 2" is finally in theaters and people can now watch it... brave people. Not just brave because of the silly jumpscares in this movie, but also because of the movie's runtime, which is... yep, it's long, repetitive and quite unnecessary in many parts.

If I were to choose a scene from this movie that I felt was completely redundant to the overall plot of the film and remove it... we would get a 90-minute movie. That illustrates how the sequel of the remake "IT" felt to me.

Look at the character of Bowers, for example. I thought he died in the last movie. Why is he in this movie? To create more jumpscares? Usually, with characters like him, he would be what we call "plot device". He was a... what, scare device?

The scene with the little girl being eaten? Scary, but what's the point of that scene? Pennywise likes to eat children? We already knew that from the first film!

The cast is pretty good (with Bill Hader being outstanding) and Bill Skarsgård does a brilliant job, once again, as Pennywise. The cinematography is passable, not as good as in the first movie.

There are some entertaining scenes, but I felt as though in the second half of the movie they couldn't help themselves but to throw jumpscares in every scene, which made it more predictable as the film went along.

The charm from the first chapter is mostly gone. The sequence of events throughout this movie is very haphazard - especially in the beginning. The momentum loses its way towards the end and quite honestly, I wasn't expecting the exposition in some scenes.

The standoff is very disappointing, but the performances are solid enough to overcome it.

Did "IT: Chapter 2" float?

Yes... slowly.

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weedsmokrjuul69Sep 12, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. it dies by being teased by adults? that’s a joke! penny wise looks unrealistic and cgi is not great. would not see again and just a total waste of money… Expand

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JoeCoolSep 23, 2019

It: Chapter Two is really just too long. It could certainly have done without the cheesy ending. A bit over halfway it gets too silly, unsure of whether it want to be horror, comedy or something in between. The announced jump scares justIt: Chapter Two is really just too long. It could certainly have done without the cheesy ending. A bit over halfway it gets too silly, unsure of whether it want to be horror, comedy or something in between. The announced jump scares just don't do it. It's somewhat entertaining as a horror-comedy with some pretty nice FX, but it's just dragged on for far too long. Good scene, bad scene, good scene, bad scene, ... ending with bad. It's a rather strange experience that really lacks the power of the first chapter.… Expand

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imthenoobOct 28, 2019

This movie is way too long and it simply didn't need to be. There was too much of an effort to cram more of the popular kid cast members back into the film rather than developing the new cast members and it created a real disconnect. IThis movie is way too long and it simply didn't need to be. There was too much of an effort to cram more of the popular kid cast members back into the film rather than developing the new cast members and it created a real disconnect. I honestly didn't care about what these adults were going through, which is the polar opposite of how I felt for the kids in the first film.

And simply put, Some elements of the book still don't translate well to film. Like the fortune cookie scene and pretty much the entire ending. They're simply awful and goofy looking, And a good reason why is because the CG looks terrible and cheap. It's definitely up there with some of the worst I've seen and that's saying something. I also wasn't a fan of how much of a backseat that Pennywise took in this film, It really disappointed me because he should have been the centrepiece.

Overall, We all knew this film would suck, It was just a matter of how much. And my lord, Did this movie suck.… Expand

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TejasNairOct 8, 2019

The second chapter of IT is not even half as scary as the first one, and instead giving out a prolonged rehash of the first one with the addition of a mythical origin story of Pennywise and useless CGI all of which made me want to talk out ofThe second chapter of IT is not even half as scary as the first one, and instead giving out a prolonged rehash of the first one with the addition of a mythical origin story of Pennywise and useless CGI all of which made me want to talk out of the theatre, the assumed saving grace of comedy not helping either. TN.… Expand

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Rebecca31Sep 9, 2019

Twenty-seven years later, Pennywise is back munching on children. The losers club, now all grown up and living very successful lives, they must keep their oath and return to Derry to deal with the terrifying clown. I was concerned IT ChapterTwenty-seven years later, Pennywise is back munching on children. The losers club, now all grown up and living very successful lives, they must keep their oath and return to Derry to deal with the terrifying clown. I was concerned IT Chapter Two wouldn’t hold up against Chapter One and unfortunately that proved true. IT Chapter One wasn’t everyone’s cup of tea but I loved it and I felt it was a terrific adaptation of Stephen King’s IT. The bar was high and Chapter Two really doesn’t reach that standard.

There’s a lot I liked about IT Chapter Two but it has a lot of problems. The chemistry between the young losers club wasn’t replicated with the adults and although there’s a lot of humour and banter between the adult cast the result is a mismatch of genres. On the one hand it’s trying so hard to freak you out and frighten you at every turn but there’s so much comedy stuffed in at the same time I’m not sure what it wants me to feel. I ended up laughing way more than I should have. So yes it’s funny and entertaining but scary? Far from it.

The CGI De-Aging of the young losers club was also a little distracting. Yes I know they’ve aged since filming IT Chapter One but a lot of these additional flashback scenes felt like they were desperately trying to cling to the success of Chapter One. We loved the coming of age aspect of the first movie, the genuine relationship between the kids and Chapter Two doesn’t have that element. So what are you left with? Frights and grotesque set pieces. That’s what you’re left with and believe me when I say the frights are endless, it felt like in order to ramp everything up they just added as many frights as possible. This is only made worse by the film’s lengthy running time. Yet despite being 2 hours 49 minutes it still felt rushed. How it managed to feel both rushed and dragged out at the same time I’ll never know. There are a couple of pretty horrifying scenes, but aside from that this film just didn’t feel scary. I don’t have a problem with horrors using jokes or humour to alleviate some of the tension, particularly if it’s coming from a character you’d expect. Richie “Trashmouth” Tozier for example, yet so many of the scenes feel the need for a joke the whole cinema was laughing and you’re left with something that barely feels like a horror movie anymore.

Bill Skarsgård’s spine-chilling performance as Pennywise is just as scary as before, these movies would not have been half as successful if it wasn’t for that casting choice. Skarsgård is without a doubt the best thing about this movie. I am a little disappointed as I loved the first part so much, but IT Chapter Two will still entertain you and well worth the ticket price. Assuming that is you go to a cinema that actually has a certain set of standards and not the usual nonsense that goes on in an Odeon cinema. Leaving the lights on for the first ten minutes of any movie is unacceptable but a horror especially is just plain annoying. You can feel Andy Muschietti has a great respect for the source material but overall it didn’t have the same atmosphere as IT Chapter One. A horror movie with more laughs than scares, recommended for all you Stephen King fans.… Expand

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PanchogulOct 1, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. El club de los perdedores vuelve a unirse una vez mas para acabar con Pennywise de una buena vez por todas en un viaje de 169 minutos de duración y para lograrlo tendrán que luchar contra su propio pasado, presente y contra sus propios miedos y demonios.

Debo decir en primer lugar que mis expectativas eran gigantescas pese a las tibias críticas que recibió, pero aún así fueron sobrepasadas exitosamente.

Evidentemente tiene mucho menos terror que su predecesora, pero a su vez contiene un tono mucho más sombrío y maduro, un tremendo desarrollo de personajes y una buenísima dirección artística, quizás el único tropiezo es que durante todo el segundo acto la película se sostiene enteramente de flashbacks que si bien no son aburridos, pudieron ser más breves pero fuera de todos, tuvo una buena ejecución, no tiene momentos aburridos.

El clímax es apoteósico y el desenlace esta cargado de emotividad y nostalgia, ésta película tiene momentos para todo, pero quien vaya dispuesto únicamente a asustarse puede que se desilusione, como dije antes, no tiene tantos momentos aterradores, pero todos funcionan perfectamente y en ocasiones inmensamente superior a la primera entrega.

Oficialmente la coloco entre las cinco mejores películas que vi este año, y en la categoría terror se lleva el primer lugar directamente al bolsillo, acabé con una enorme sensación de satisfacción y fascinación, cosa que rara vez ocurre con este tipo de películas, valió la pena la larga espera.… Expand

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SerengetiSep 14, 2019

First of all, i am so disgusted and appalled at the totally gratuitous gay bashing sequence at the very beginning of the movie. it has absolutely no relevance to the story. In fact, it makes me wonder if director Andres Muschietti isFirst of all, i am so disgusted and appalled at the totally gratuitous gay bashing sequence at the very beginning of the movie. it has absolutely no relevance to the story. In fact, it makes me wonder if director Andres Muschietti is homophobic and a gay basher himself. It was so brutal, gory and awful I was ready to walk out. Totally disgusting. Why choose a gay couple to brutalize? Really makes me wonder. If you can get past that, the movie is fine. I think Muschietti has a problem with gay people. The cast does a great job. Just be warned, you may have to cover your eyes for the first ten minutes of this movie.… Expand

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CoastCobraSep 11, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I don't actually know what to think about the movie. In the cinema, I actually really enjoyed it, although there are little-to-no scenes that actually have suspense apart from one or two. Now that I'm looking back on it in hindsight, I realise some of the decisions in the film make less sense.

This film is a huge CGI-fest. I'm pretty sure there's more CGI in this film than actual real sets. It is incredibly loud, fast (during scary scenes), and sometimes over-relies on loud noises and jumpscares. The screening I saw was huge, so much so that it looked similar to that of a university lecture, and I noticed about five people left during the film.

I found myself, and the audience, chuckling at one or two jokes. Some of the comedy is genuinely funny in my opinion, but it didn't manage to get too many smiles or laughs from me. But it must've been funny as people were laughing. It does capture, to some extent, the cheesiness of the 90's adaptation, but it is great in making it modern. Some of the things I personally disliked about the movie was the abundance of comedy. While I like the comedy, there's just too much. There's so many scenes that are horrific and in the next scene the characters are laughing and joking about as if nothing happened. The only person who actually acts as a human would throughout the film is Bev, who seems actually traumatised by the sheer horror of a supernatural threat. The rest can be ridiculous sometimes.

Another thing I absolutely despised and found myself laughing at was the ending. The "Eater of Worlds" or whatever It calls itself, this terrifying, child-eating, shape-shifting, supernatural extra-terrestrial gets defeated by being belittled. Yes, literally. They literally say things the equivalent of "You're a poo-pee head!" to It and it turns into some jelly thing. WHAT.

Anyway, yeah. Good at some things and bad at others. I do feel it does a lot right, however because of the comedy and lack of suspense throughout the film, I cannot deny how it takes a lot of its effect away. A shame, I really liked the first It despite its flaws, but I was expecting a lot more than a CGI ****… Expand

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SebkSep 22, 2019

It: Chapter Two does not finish to convince. The previous is mentioned because of the characters do not have the same charisma that characters' representation from previous movie had. The actors do not finish to fit in the characters,It: Chapter Two does not finish to convince. The previous is mentioned because of the characters do not have the same charisma that characters' representation from previous movie had. The actors do not finish to fit in the characters, creating a poor connection between their characters and an easy disconnection with the plot. Besides, some elements such as the scenography mixes the "current technology" with an old context during the movie that do not represent totally the correct scenography. The movie has good moments, but there are others that are totally cliche and predictable that takes away surprise and it is simple to know what is going to happen. It is a correct movie, but worst than the previous one that was very good.

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wkallaoSep 25, 2019

Where do I even begin? This movie is literally terrible. I kid you not. First off, the storyline structure is so messed up. The film is riddled with flashbacks of you Losers from the first film. The issue with that, is because those eventsWhere do I even begin? This movie is literally terrible. I kid you not. First off, the storyline structure is so messed up. The film is riddled with flashbacks of you Losers from the first film. The issue with that, is because those events took place in the first film, yet we never saw them - we don't care about those flashbacks! You cannot introduce something NEW in this film that supposedly already happened and expect us to care. A huge issue with these flashbacks is that it becomes formulaic. We get a flashback of one of the Losers, then we jump back to present day where they are in that location of the flashback. It's so boring and predictable to watch. Because of this, Pennywiise becomes so overexposed. He is not scary. We see him so much in this film, we are comfortable with him, thus he has no threat anymore. Because a bulk of this film is flashbacks, the main story is incredibly short. Because of the flashbacks and emphasis on that, the Losers don't feel united until the end of the film. We follow them individually, and it isn't interesting. Another issue for this "horror" film, is that is isn't scary. It's filled with cheap jumpscares and loud music. That isn't scary! There is creepy imagery, but that is entirely different from being scary. There's so much il placed comedy, that makes this film appear as if it was meant to be a comedy. It's...embarrassing. This film is tonally EVERYWHERE, and there are really weird, and disorienting editing choices as well. I will praise that this film is beautifully shot, and Jessica Chastain literally carries this film. The ending following the climax is also very sweet. Over all, this is a muddled and disappointing follow up. I don't recommend.… Expand

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JLuis_001Sep 21, 2019

The long-awaited sequel to the successful new adaptation of Stephen King's popular novel has finally arrived and the truth is that it's a film incapable of responding to the expectations created.
It's still one of King's best adaptationsThe long-awaited sequel to the successful new adaptation of Stephen King's popular novel has finally arrived and the truth is that it's a film incapable of responding to the expectations created.
It's still one of King's best adaptations although considering that the level of these is always quite low, the bar of quality wasn't that high.

Like the 90's miniseries, this sequel faces the same problem when in the story it's time to tell the new conflict that now involves the characters as adults.

The children's story works very well because the story is built on something very basic and is something we can all relate to: Fear.
IT is an entity that transforms into their greatest fears and that's something that whithout a doubt everyone experienced as kids, so because of that everything flows better and that's why the first film is in most ways superior to its sequel.

It's ironic to think that a film that lasts almost 3 hours has a problem with its duration and at the same time it doesn't. I know it sounds strange but I say it because the duration doesn't feel heavy.
The film in a way despite the imbalance that it has and the huge ups and dowsn with the rhythm, it manages to remain stable. Unfortunately, the filling it uses for the gaps isn't really satisfactory. You could cut a lot and there would be no problem with the story.

A huge problem for me is that the film uses flashbacks too much and this is annoying because we are seeing once again that what evidently worked with that fear was when they were kids and problematically that fear no longer works in the same way when they're adults, therefore the film returns several times to them being kids and that's a serious obstacle because if we needed to see once again the horrors they experienced as kids then why do we had the first film in the first place?

It's for these reasons that It: Chapter Two is not so functional.
The film is well made, Andy Muschietti takes advantage of what he has despite the fact that his cast doesn't really have chemistry and also that on this occasion he uses too much jump scares which is a shame because this time Pennywise no longer feels like that scary character of the shadows with the exception of the scene in which he murders the girl in the baseball game. With Bill Skarsgård I have no problem. The others, frankly, don't seem to be so interested and that includes proven actors like James McAvoy Jessica Chastain and Bill Hader but at least they do enough.

Is worth it? Yes, personally I think so. It's not superior to the first one but if you saw it, well this is the end of the story, you can give it a try. Nothing remarkable but sufficiently entertaining.

As an extra there's something I must mention and it's because I've been reading that a lot of people is saying that you should read the novel and no, you shouldn't do it, unless you want to.
And I'm a huge fan of Stephen King but to watch a film based on some novel, regardless of the book or the writer, you don't need to read the book before watching the film because if so then you're saying the film is unable to support itself without the book. You should understand they're two very different narrative means.
The book exist for a reason as well as the film, know how to separate both.… Expand

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Aether25Sep 7, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It: Chapter 2 was a slightly disappointing follow up to the first one. While it stays true to it's source material, which is one of the good things, is suffers from poor pacing and some minor writing flaws. There is such a thing as too much humor, especially in horror, while the first excelled at placing humor in the right places, but more importantly, keeping it out of places it shouldn't.
This is partly where "IT 2" fails. In my opinion, when you see the villain at his weakest point, you really shouldn't be going for a laugh. The audience in my theater was laughing, which I'm sure want the goal of the director, but the humor that got forced in Durning the climax really affected the third act as a whole.
There were also a few scenes that had absolutely no point if being in the movie other than to pad out the runtime (Which is 2.5 hours). I can distinctly remember one scene that dragged on for at least 3 minutes longer than it had to be.
Unfortunately, the 2nd installment couldn't live up to the first, not only in the things listed above, but also the true horror factor of the movie. It's not really that frightening of a movie, sure there are a few jump scares here and there, but jumpscares add nothing to the scariness if there isn't some true horror behind it.

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JUANES4422Sep 14, 2019

The magic of IT disappears and with it the expectations of the spectators. The direction of Andy Muschietti is the most remarkable aspect in the film, followed by the talent of the adult cast of '' 'The Loosers''.
While the first movieThe magic of IT disappears and with it the expectations of the spectators. The direction of Andy Muschietti is the most remarkable aspect in the film, followed by the talent of the adult cast of '' 'The Loosers''.
While the first movie achieves to find innovative and scary ways to represent what IT is, this new movie is limited to introducing us to IT as a character that has no idea what its role in history is, resorting to exaggerated jumpscares which makes the movie be just one more of the bunch.
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amheretojudgeSep 8, 2019

Digging its own hole, the story tries to revisit the same set pieces with a catch that the characters are "new", unfortunately we are not.

It Chapter Two Muschetti's second and hopefully final swing at this Stephen King's classic novel isDigging its own hole, the story tries to revisit the same set pieces with a catch that the characters are "new", unfortunately we are not.

It Chapter Two

Muschetti's second and hopefully final swing at this Stephen King's classic novel is one big homework. The only advantage in the director Andy Muschetti's corner is that we love this subject. It was a hot topic and will stay a hot topic. Also not to forget, King is the source here, and for someone who hasn't gone through that heavy, heavy book, the character arcs and the mythology might fascinate the viewers. But if the novel is taken into account then this looks like a shady commercial rip off of something malevolent that is poorly mimicked into a bad joke. If that was the point of applying the CGI make-up then get ready for an entertaining night.

Another thing I'd like to mention is the elaborative nature of the script. It is obsessed on giving time and space to each character resulting it into a long separately sketched horror show that is clearly not worth the scare it wishes to forge; call me old fashioned, but I am one of those who doesn't believe in scaring people with visual effects, nothing gets me like witty practical jumps.

Now, this also brings out the inadequacies of the assembled pieces that never for a second floats. I stand by it, I still haven't found the replacement of Steven Soderberg's smoothness on projecting a multi-starrer not-a-film-but-a-trilogy. The "barbaric" theme pops out every now and then in the film. I mean the grievous behaviour of the film. The cruelty as an excuse for the screams is a good idea. Maybe, even a great one. But it is the irrelevancy in the scene and probably the unfathomable necessity that the makers find to justify the characters' trauma, is largely off putting that puts it in a trial of questioning of (IT)s existence.… Expand

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wevertonaguiiarOct 7, 2019

Tudo aquilo que funciona no primeiro filme não está aqui, mas tudo aquilo de ruim da primeira parte se faz presente nesta sequência horripilantemente ruim. O único ponto positivo é o elenco.

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SWEEPtheLEG175Sep 7, 2019

Chapter 2 is not good. I did enjoy the first 60min, after that the film goes rogue and just drags on. There is a scene when James McAvoy is riding his bike "silver" and it's a green screen, they couldn't film him riding the bike for real?Chapter 2 is not good. I did enjoy the first 60min, after that the film goes rogue and just drags on. There is a scene when James McAvoy is riding his bike "silver" and it's a green screen, they couldn't film him riding the bike for real? The point is that they didn't put much effort into this film, the same goes for the acting. Bill Hader was good, that is it.… Expand

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JAFOSep 27, 2019

A terrific adaptation especially for the long suffering book readers, loved it and can't wait for the extented release on Bluray. A tad disheartening to see some people, especially the critics being negative of the opening scene of the movie.A terrific adaptation especially for the long suffering book readers, loved it and can't wait for the extented release on Bluray. A tad disheartening to see some people, especially the critics being negative of the opening scene of the movie. Pennywises awakenings every 27 years coincides with a major/cruel death/incident, something I would've thought the critics should've known if they did their homework.… Expand

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ThwompthingSep 8, 2019

You can't trust anyone who gives out scores of 10 when the majority of critics say and prove that it isn't nearly as good as the first part. So here's a 5 for the 3 hour overly-long and bloated sequel. Part 1 was AMAZING. The crude humorYou can't trust anyone who gives out scores of 10 when the majority of critics say and prove that it isn't nearly as good as the first part. So here's a 5 for the 3 hour overly-long and bloated sequel. Part 1 was AMAZING. The crude humor was perfect and the children were the stars of the show, along with the horrifying pennyworth. Part 2 isn't even close to what the first movie captured. You know people can't be believed when they don't like the first movie which made almost 800 MILLION world wide and received a 90 average on rotten tomatoes and meta, and part 2 only opened to under 80 million.... it will not come close to part 1's success because that movie was perfect. So, never trust people when they give out 10's like there's no tomorrow when the movie is no where near a 10. It's just a 1 time watch.… Expand

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exequielborghiSep 9, 2019

The only thing i have to say: It´s not a horror movie. I seems to be an adventure movie with a fantastic and very creepy anthagonist!!!

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BulgarianCriticSep 23, 2019

This was an ok comedy movie but not really a horror one.The story was pretty boring and predictable from the start till the end but the movie game me a few good laughs so it was ok.

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DorantesAJSep 11, 2019

I can think in 3 words to describe this movie: predictable jumpscares, bad CGI and too comic. Is a very funny movie you will laugh a lot but it doesn't scare at all.

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Alexqf22Sep 22, 2019

No see the movie is a **** , It 1 is 100% better than It 2 , see It 1 but no see It 2

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maestro666Oct 10, 2019

Bad
Obvious jump scares, no suspense, no fear, bad ending for me only good thing in this movie were jokes that is the only reason why 3/10 otherwise 1/10.

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MahmusOct 3, 2019

While not as tighly constructed as chapter one, the movie is elevated by an excellent cast, creative creature designs, fun scares and real heart.

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shalev18030Sep 6, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Ggfggfcggfggjjbvvvv have a great day and I will be in the sun is shining and I will… Expand

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clatkinsxdSep 6, 2019

I went into this film with mixed expectations and came out satisfied enough. Great cinematography, amazing casting, characters and humour, but the pacing particularly around scare sequences was a bit out of touch, with scary scenes being putI went into this film with mixed expectations and came out satisfied enough. Great cinematography, amazing casting, characters and humour, but the pacing particularly around scare sequences was a bit out of touch, with scary scenes being put right next to comic relief, but the comedy landed most of the time. I think this film was just wrongly advertised.… Expand

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Shrigs_Sep 6, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I loved this film. It definitely is a not only a worthy book adaptation, but also a worthy sequel to one of the best horror films to come out of 2017. All of the acting was great and well written. Bill Hader’s performance as Richie was a delight. My only real complaint is that IT’s origins and rivalry with the turtle aren’t elaborated on as much is they should’ve been. One thing that I really appreciated was that the ending wasn’t anticlimactic like that of the 1990 miniseries, which portrays IT’s true form as a big spider. While the form of pennywise that’s seen in chapter 2 does posses spider-like features, it’s not a straightforward giant insect and is not portrayed as being the creature’s real appearance (which we do see as the deadlights, more faithfully to the novel) overall, great film but I just wish IT’s lovecraftian origins were more fleshed out.… Expand

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GreenWarsSep 7, 2019

A little worse than the first chapter, but it's still a great movie. rip Pennywise.

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FerwattsSep 7, 2019

Una buena pelicula que la podrias ver varias veces pero con muchos fallos.
Pero aun asi sigue siendo buena

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LjaSep 7, 2019

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DalopperSep 7, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Excelente! Funciona como un magnífico cierre a la primera parte, con más detalles aún del libro. En lo personal metieron muy poco del ritual de chüd, sin embargo ayuda a complementar la trama, definitivamente funciona como adaptación de la obra original, por cierto excelente cameo de King.… Expand

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NessaVgSep 8, 2019

I liked it, maybe not that much compered with the first one, but it's a good movie

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Ecurb35Sep 8, 2019

Very slick reminiscent of parts of other horror movie...especially Nightmare on Elm St. I got lost with some of the time referencing and what was going on at what time but it was like being on a ride and it was fun to watch....

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PlasticSquidSep 8, 2019

Moderately entertaining but overall not that great. Heavy on low-effort jump scares. Some of the CGI was bad and/or weird. I think it missed the mark compared to the source material but it's also a weird one to flesh out on film because it'sModerately entertaining but overall not that great. Heavy on low-effort jump scares. Some of the CGI was bad and/or weird. I think it missed the mark compared to the source material but it's also a weird one to flesh out on film because it's such a wild story. Cinematography was decent but I think the first part was better in that respect. Acting was fair but nothing that really impressed me. I feel Skarsgård was underutilized and was turned into quirky jump scare material when he could have offered more to the role - likely not his fault as that would have been decided by people above him. Set design was decent. Audio was standard jump scare bass spikes with nothing memorable in terms of a score. Felt like standard pop film theater bait riding off the popularity of a classic movie and book. Some parts were decent, some of the humor was alright. The movie had potential but literally nothing about it was truly scary.… Expand

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isavg95Sep 9, 2019

I'm going to start saying that at the beginning it has too much blood, but I like the mystery and the twisted style of this director, it reminds me to twin peaks. It is entertained but also it contains some social criticisms, and I like theI'm going to start saying that at the beginning it has too much blood, but I like the mystery and the twisted style of this director, it reminds me to twin peaks. It is entertained but also it contains some social criticisms, and I like the internal life of the characters, it has a lot of coherence with their adult lives, so to me, it is a very good creepy and twisted style movie...… Expand

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KeyshawnjperrySep 9, 2019

The Movie was actually good. I wasched reviews on YouTube before seeing IT chapter 2 and i would have to disagree. The pasting was fine there was a lot of the clown being shown, and the monsters are very creepy. The ending was fun too watchThe Movie was actually good. I wasched reviews on YouTube before seeing IT chapter 2 and i would have to disagree. The pasting was fine there was a lot of the clown being shown, and the monsters are very creepy. The ending was fun too watch and it wasnt bad. I enjoyed the movie the whole time.… Expand

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JoaoBoalSep 10, 2019

In comparison to the first movie, it chapter 2 seems like a copy of the first, the 2017 one, but this time the kids are adults, and they have the same mission as the first movie, i didnt find it very original, the cinematography was great asIn comparison to the first movie, it chapter 2 seems like a copy of the first, the 2017 one, but this time the kids are adults, and they have the same mission as the first movie, i didnt find it very original, the cinematography was great as always, but i just found the story to be very blank this time.… Expand

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hanmeileSep 10, 2019

Not terrible enough, the front is good, until close to the end, it seems very difficult, because the light flashes, for a flashing person, close your eyes to see the end of the whole journey.

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alex_tab_20Sep 11, 2019

There is no surprise, It Chapter Two becomes together with the first chapter one of the best horror movies ever. Very good cast, amazing CGI, original and creative jump scares and even if the ending was a little poor, I loved every second of IT!

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JordanJonesYallSep 12, 2019

Didn’t feel like 3 hours. Had everything from every genre rolled into a nice shiny good movie package. It’s perfect. I saw it 3 times in four days. You do the math.

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ScoocherSep 13, 2019

Cheap overused jumpscare tactics, overused suspense mechanics such as fake sound buildups or camera pointings. The scares are too predictable for me. Pennywise doesn't feel as threatening, the characters doesn't seem too terrified. Yes, someCheap overused jumpscare tactics, overused suspense mechanics such as fake sound buildups or camera pointings. The scares are too predictable for me. Pennywise doesn't feel as threatening, the characters doesn't seem too terrified. Yes, some scenes are a little disgusting therefore they only delivered well in the weird and gross-outs, but not so great in both horror and terror.

Character development was dull, they aren't so likable like they did as a teen. Everyone was so gloomy and anxious throughout the film, not even a quality time spent with each other. Once a character tries to joke it turns out awkward and cringey. Oh, and the scenes are so hollywood cliche it hurts, the final showdown for example.

Pros huh? You get a better, cooler looking Pennywise, and **** just got real with this entity. A satisfying ending nonetheless.

Wasn't dissapointed and I'm glad I watched it rather then spending my entire life in curiosity. Sorry Warner Bros, it's a 4 from me, to Pennywise.… Expand

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M4rrucciSep 14, 2019

Filme se perde em sua narrativa, possui uma duração absurda e jump scares forçados, porém pode ser divertido para um entretenimento casual.

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jackattack046Sep 14, 2019

Loved the movie, didn’t need to be 3 hours long, but overall a scary and thrilling end to the first one

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makingscores0Sep 22, 2019

The comedy was great for the most part and there were lots of fun scenes. However, the movie is neither particularly interesting or scary. The plot is kinda all over the place, and it feels like exact same thing is happening on repeat forThe comedy was great for the most part and there were lots of fun scenes. However, the movie is neither particularly interesting or scary. The plot is kinda all over the place, and it feels like exact same thing is happening on repeat for about an hour and a half. The characters split up, and we see them walk around alone, before a predictable (not scary or very well animated) jump scare happens. The character gets away, then rinse and repeat with all of them until the climax of the movie. There was one scene i love that i wont spoil, but it was certainly in the camp of "fun" over "creepy". unfortunately this film doesn't hold up to its fantastic prequel. 6/10 - good scenes, boring film :/… Expand

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Richmond95Oct 5, 2019

It: Chapter Two is a perfect example of a mix bag. The cast is A-game, they do an incredible job and there are some very touching moments between the now grown up Losers Club. But this movie is not, I repeat, not scary at all. Oh sure theIt: Chapter Two is a perfect example of a mix bag. The cast is A-game, they do an incredible job and there are some very touching moments between the now grown up Losers Club. But this movie is not, I repeat, not scary at all. Oh sure the film has jump scares up the wazoo, but there's nothing that disturbs you, or gets you afraid of the dark, nervous about the noises you hear at night. Nothing at all. The CGI in this movie, is very bad. Laughable at certain moments, the climax is just so bizarre and makes the long run time come across as very irrelevant. The run time wasn't a problem to its credit but I walked away sadly disappointed, and just can't get on board with many positive reviews that are out there.… Expand

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terioR10119Oct 7, 2019

It Chapter 2 has a boring structure in which we can predict what will happen but still has original ways to scare

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hnestlyontheslyOct 7, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Talked about this movie over dinner last week with some friends after seeing it with Friend while our car was being serviced. I mentioned that I had spoken to a friend who’s gay about what he thought about the scene at the beginning of the movie that has garnered some criticism for its callous, unresolved milking of real life “gay-bashing” for shock-effect. I said at dinner that the kids-turned-adults had successfully beaten It but no one in the film could beat homophobia for some reason. But this friend had actually liked the symmetry of the beginning and the new relationship between Richie and Eddie created for the film.

The day I went to see the movie I talked to the person who works in the front office of my building and she said it was 1) too long (at nearly 3 hrs) and 2) the “fight” at the end went on forever. When I mentioned that to Friend, he laughed and said, “I heard that the Losers essentially bully It into submission at the end. It became a running joke to lean into each other in the first two hours of episodic scares to ask, “How is this going to result in them bullying each other?” Even during the actual fight, when It turns into a giant lobster or whatever, it seemed like the Losers had a fairly well thought out, well-foreshadowed plan to entrap him in a small-ass crawlspace before bashing him in the head or something. Everyone keeps saying “It must abide by nature regarding whichever form It takes,” so it seems like it ought to eventually come up. When finally they shout down the giant monster in a cave within a cave within a house by rudley calling him a “clown,” it just feels a little… mean? uncreative?

Ultimately, Friend seems like he’s got it right when he said that It’s repeated failure to eliminate the Losers when they return to Derry makes It seem progressively more and more incompetent. It’s the Wiley E. Coyote problem AKA The Dalek Problem: a menacing character loses his power to scare gradually over time if he repeatedly fails to obtain his objective, which is necessary for their rivalry to continue. Probably the best scene is under the bleachers at the football game. It’s one of the moments that hearkens back to the creepy mouthiness of It in the first film, the chilling way It manipulates its prey, takes advantage of their kindness, and doesn’t fail in its objective.

Sequels don’t have to be facsimiles of the original, especially not ones that are explicitly 27 years in the future. So much of what made the first film work so well was that its iconic portrayal of the 80s in Derry resonated so well with movie goers hot on the trailer of Stranger Things Season One and Super Eight and all the rest of those kid-powered nostalgic homages in recent memory. Part Two isn’t nostalgic about anything, and that’s okay, but at the same time, it felt a little out of place, lacking pop culture references from the present and relying pretty heavily on flashbacks from childhood and inside jokes from the Losers glory days.

The scares lacked a meaningful referent, which we’ve talked about as a necessary component of any good horror film, which might not be so much a fault of the film as the source material. Colleague from work said that Eddie’s thing in the book was a fear of eyes (???), which seems like more a gross-out plot point than anything meaningful to child development. I can’t help but think that Cary Fukunaga’s brief stint as a collaborator and director of the first film, and Jeffrey Katzenberg’s involvement–however minimal–contributed to the diminishing quality of the sequel.

All in all, It 2 is a bit of a mess–and a long mess at that. Alex McLevy over at the AV Club suggests that the film works better as comedy than horror, which I think was actually one of the strengths of the first one in the series as well. I remember sitting in the audience on opening night and listening to people laugh out loud because the scene was so scary and the way that the child actors stood in as surrogates for the audience rode a nice balance between comedy and horror. I think adults don’t get as much leeway when it comes to snappy one-liners in horror films, especially if they’re known for their comic chops, so a lot of the jokes that would’ve been hilarious to watch a 12-year-old no-name pull fall flat when said by the likes of Bill Hader.

I’m supposed to mention that the movie appears to have upped the racism to a ten in a way that the book had more nuance, so I’m just going to leave that flaming bag of **** on your porch to crush underfoot when you are good and ready.

It’s an important lesson in life to learn that you can never recover what you’ve lost and the past always remains in the past, so go see this movie if only to feel that brief tinge of pain and regret at the fact that you aren’t seeing the original… reboot… we loved so much.… Expand

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Cooperward4Oct 11, 2019

It Chapter 2 is a disappointing follow up to the brilliant It Chapter 1. Unlike the first this film sports quite a number of issues that make this a lacklustre viewing experience. I will admit one of the highlights of this film was theIt Chapter 2 is a disappointing follow up to the brilliant It Chapter 1. Unlike the first this film sports quite a number of issues that make this a lacklustre viewing experience. I will admit one of the highlights of this film was the acting. Each member of this charismatic cast puts on a stellar performance that saves this film from being an unwatchable experience. When members of the cast are interacting and reacting to absurd situations, thats where the film really shines. But unfortunately when this amazing cast aren't in scenes together the film really drags. It also doesn't help that the film simply is not scary. The film's over reliance on visual effects make every dramatic/scary scene look very unrealistic and hence making almost every single scary scene at times unintentionally hilarious. But the film's main problem which makes it a pain to watch at times is its extremely self indulgent runtime. Clocking in at almost 3 hours long, this film is so painfully slow and filled with so many unnecessary scenes that just pad the runtime for no particular reason. Overall It Chapter 2 is somewhat entertaining at times but just fails to offer you a movie worth your time.… Expand

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DrigoCelisOct 10, 2019

Tried to make the movie into a character story piece. Lacked intensity and suspense. The kid actors did a far better job than the adults.

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Doublet422Oct 12, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Movie started off pretty descent but as you continue watching you realise they just try and scare people every 2min with random monsters. Spin offs took way to much time for a 3hour movie. Its supposed to be a scary clown but the clown is involved 10% of the movie where all the spin offs and other random monsters make up the rest of the movie… Expand

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sheilatressOct 22, 2019

I truly wanted this movie to be good.I loved IT the miniseries,the novel and even the last IT movie.This was unbelievably bad.Stupid and laughable and not scary in the least.Tries to be a comedy too often.Marketed wrong.Bad acting all around.

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Smithy88Nov 1, 2019

This film is absolutely incredible and I love how they made it

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Steven1981Mar 21, 2020

Truly a contender if not a sure winner for number 1 spot for worst movie I've ever seen in my entire life... IT: CHAPTER 2 was horrible in all aspects, some scenes laughably bad and cringeworthy, all the characters and actors suck beyondTruly a contender if not a sure winner for number 1 spot for worst movie I've ever seen in my entire life... IT: CHAPTER 2 was horrible in all aspects, some scenes laughably bad and cringeworthy, all the characters and actors suck beyond belief, nobody is even remotely likeable, the films too long, dull, boring, depressing... This was torture watching in cinemas and when I finally woke up it felt like another 10 hours long. It's not 10 hour long movie but it felt like it because it was so incredibly painful to watch. Pennywise the clown was just pathetic and stupid and without doubt one of the worst sequels ever made and certainly one of the worst horror movies ever made.. Want a good sequel I recommend James Cameron's ALIENS but avoid this turkey!… Expand

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livelovelaugh22Apr 4, 2020

I felt extremely in the mix with this movie, and I am overwhelmed with disappointment with it. Here are the cons. It is so cliché! Especially that horrible, boring ending, where they were trying too hard to be sentimental, and teach us lifeI felt extremely in the mix with this movie, and I am overwhelmed with disappointment with it. Here are the cons. It is so cliché! Especially that horrible, boring ending, where they were trying too hard to be sentimental, and teach us life lessons. It was cringeworthy. This was not scary at all, and did not frighten me one bit. It never made me jump, either. This is basically just a teenager, blood and guts type cliché film that never should have happened, really. Also, the Losers killed Pennywise with words? Seriously, stop. You are violating cringe law. At least it was not as bad as that damn Emoji Movie, ew. As bad as it was, there are some good things I enjoyed. The movie was pretty funny, there were some scenes I laughed at. EX: When the losers were cussing at Pennywise, Riche, Pennywise made me crack up at times just by how stupid he was, and etc. Overall, a very bad movie that DID have a few okay moments, but that was from the cringe being so bad it was funny. It was just slow, and not what I wanted. But then again, who am I?… Expand

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Kells_ExEJul 10, 2020

So called horror movie

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HellHoleHorrorFeb 16, 2022

This is a great conclusion to the story and overall infinitely better than the 1990 original adaption. The scare sequences are expertly and perfectly done albeit relying on CGI too heavily. The tone is more comedic than the previous chapterThis is a great conclusion to the story and overall infinitely better than the 1990 original adaption. The scare sequences are expertly and perfectly done albeit relying on CGI too heavily. The tone is more comedic than the previous chapter so overall I'd say that it wasn't quite as good. Be prepared for a long film though, it's almost as long as both parts of the 1990 original. The story can't sustain the length as it does stick to repeating the formula of showing each of the group their worst nightmare then they talk about stopping Pennywise and then back to their worst nightmare, again and again. Thankfully their worst nightmares are scary and perfectly executed. Not sure I get what Pennywise was doing and the final resolution was a bit weak and simplistic. Overall very enjoyable, excellent production.… Expand

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ColginatorSep 8, 2019

Stephen King films can be difficult to get right. There are some aspects of his writing which are quite hard to put to film, especially when it's a 1,200 page novel that contains a lot of lore that's impossible to condense it to even twoStephen King films can be difficult to get right. There are some aspects of his writing which are quite hard to put to film, especially when it's a 1,200 page novel that contains a lot of lore that's impossible to condense it to even two movies. But he also has some of the greatest horror movie scenarios ranging from the goofiness of killer cars, the terror of being trapped with your most psychotic fan and of course a killer clown from space taking the form of everyone's worst nightmares.

Whilst chapter 1 of It wasn't able to include some of the more bizarre elements of the novel such as the ancient space turtle who created the universe, it instead focused on the battle for survival between a bunch of outcast kids known as the losers and an alien who wants nothing other than terrifying and eating them. Now chapter 2 takes place 27 years after the events of the first movie and the losers have all grown up and almost all have forgotten the horrors of their childhood. But when Pennywise reawakens, they are all called upon to make good of their promise to defeat the evil creature if It ever came back.

Though the film seems less interested in focusing on any plot and instead plays out more like a horror anthology film. Similar to the last film, the losers are separated through most of the films run time with Pennywise cornering them all by turning in to their own personal nightmares. This ranges from anything between being trapped in a hall of mirrors to encountering an old granny, at times delivering on a level of brutality that most films usually shy away from.

But in spite of the films increased budget, the scares aren't as effective this time around. There's nothing as visceral as the bloody bathroom or as frantic as Pennywise's monstrous form reaching out from a projector. Parly this is because of the absence of cinematographer Chung-hon Chung's who played a massive role in developing the nightmarish visuals of the first film. Also at 2 hours 45 minutes, there is a fair amount of repetition of the standard Pennywise formula. There's only so many times it's entertaining to see the same formula of one of the losers ending up alone, Pennywise jump scare and the loser running away unharmed before things start to get boring.

As for the characters themselves, all the new cast are all individually very entertaining. James McAvoy delivers with both emotional intensity. Jessica Chastain carries all of her characters trauma from the first film. And Bill Hader is an absolute treasure who's able to make anything hilarious. However as a group they don't share the same chemistry as their childhood counterparts, mostly because similar to the original TV miniseries the dynamic of young childhood friends is just more fun to watch.

And at the core of the movie once again is Bill Skarsgård's unhinged Pennywise. He's one of the few recent great movie monsters with an unsettling presence whenever he's onscreen, always moving in an unnatural twitchy way.

It's just a shame that Skarsgård is often only limited to being part of brief jumpscares and isn't given enough time, with the film favouring some more generic CGI monsters instead of just giving Skarsgård more time to deliver on some psychological terror. Overall watching It kind of feels like walking through a haunted house at a carnival. You'll get a few good jump scares and you'll have some good laughs, but not offering anything which is likely to resonate in any meaningful way.… Expand

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mrmonsterSep 13, 2019

IT Chapter Two, like it's predecessor, is a truly great horror movie. The only problem with Chapter Two is that there is too much of it. Admittedly they could've shaved some time off of this nearly 3 hour movie, but other than that, it is aIT Chapter Two, like it's predecessor, is a truly great horror movie. The only problem with Chapter Two is that there is too much of it. Admittedly they could've shaved some time off of this nearly 3 hour movie, but other than that, it is a solid film.… Expand

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BoratOct 26, 2019

Terrible movie. Horrible story, poor characters, lame CGI... It's like watching a spoof of the IT. Don't waste any time of your limited time on this earth watching this poor excuse for a movie. Trust me and you're welcome.

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Nobilis1984Sep 14, 2019

So I had hoped for more. It looks great visually and Pennywise gets really nasty. But I'm missing something. I think it's the tension that the film lacks. Through the many flashbacks and other unnecessary scenes, the film pulls itselfSo I had hoped for more. It looks great visually and Pennywise gets really nasty. But I'm missing something. I think it's the tension that the film lacks. Through the many flashbacks and other unnecessary scenes, the film pulls itself incredibly. So it lasts almost 2 3/4 hours. Just too long.… Expand

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FranzHcriticSep 7, 2019

Sequels have a way of meandering around with the characters and the story, along with losing some of the original's punch. "Chapter 2" falls into this cavernous pool. Despite this ever-present flaw, Bill Skarsgård is perfect as the demonicSequels have a way of meandering around with the characters and the story, along with losing some of the original's punch. "Chapter 2" falls into this cavernous pool. Despite this ever-present flaw, Bill Skarsgård is perfect as the demonic clown, and the adults are a fair match with the child actors that wowed me in the first movie. It's not as scary, not as captivating, but it didn't have me losing interest in the end, which is more than I can say for some sequels (cough! cough! Disney direct-to-video).… Expand

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eagleeyevikingMar 20, 2020

Despite spot-on casting, great visual effects, brilliant cinematography, and a satisfying finale, "It: Chapter Two" is brought down by disjointed plotting, pacing, and humour.

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frankrog29Sep 11, 2019

I would give It Chapter 2 a 6.5/10. The narrative structure of the new adaptation is flawed. In the original, made-for-TV movie (which I recommend over the more recent films), more backstory is provided early on in the movie, so that theI would give It Chapter 2 a 6.5/10. The narrative structure of the new adaptation is flawed. In the original, made-for-TV movie (which I recommend over the more recent films), more backstory is provided early on in the movie, so that the audience knows everything that’s at stake. This makes the action that occurs when the Losers return to Derry seem more epic as a result. It also allows for more character development. The new adaptation crams too much backstory into the second film, so that the movie feels bloated and the impact of the backstories is muted. In fact, much of the backstory is simply left out of the new adaptation, or changed. In addition, while the CGI used in the new adaptation is often cool and exciting, it’s also often downright silly and not believable. In the made-for-TV film, there’s obviously no CGI (it was made in the early 90s); good, old-fashioned special effects are used, making all of the incarnations of Pennywise more believable and less silly. In addition, the made-for-TV movie is effective because it establishes a genuinely creepy tone, making Derry seem like a doomed place that Pennywise will haunt forever. The new adaptation just relies on jump scares, which can be fun, but also get old and fail to establish Derry as a forsaken, haunted place. Overall, the new It films are not bad, but I highly recommend the made-for-TV movie over them; it is a truer adaptation of the Stephen King novel, and does a better job of establishing a creepy, unnerving, ominous tone.… Expand

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PhantomJack24Oct 11, 2019

Such a great movie. Pennywise steals the show again. Much better than the miniseries.

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wollam11Sep 27, 2019

It's the love story between Richie and Eddie that makes this movie worth viewing twice. Looking forward to the conclusion!

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Voodoo123Dec 2, 2019

After all the negative reviews I expected the movie to be a disaster. Thankfully It chapter 2 is a most enjoyable success! The story is told well here and it doesn't rush to get there. On the negative side though, many of the scares feel lessAfter all the negative reviews I expected the movie to be a disaster. Thankfully It chapter 2 is a most enjoyable success! The story is told well here and it doesn't rush to get there. On the negative side though, many of the scares feel less effective by being used regularly and 'showing too much' of the effects. This combined with multiple 'quick edits' and 'pans back and forth revealing something there' kinds took me out of the storytelling and felt almost mechanical. The cast are excellent delivering engaging performances.… Expand

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MaxPayneIsGodNov 5, 2019

It pains me to say it but I was really disappointed with Chapter 2. As someone who read the book and enjoyed Chapter 1 everything about 2 missed the mark
Not enough Pennywise and not enough scares.
I hear they're looking at editing bothIt pains me to say it but I was really disappointed with Chapter 2. As someone who read the book and enjoyed Chapter 1 everything about 2 missed the mark
Not enough Pennywise and not enough scares.
I hear they're looking at editing both movies into one with deleted scenes for a Blu Ray release. That will pique my interest again.
With part 1 I couldn't wait to watch it again, part 2, it hasn't even entered my mind.
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MatteoBuddySep 26, 2019

As a whole, i pretty much liked this movie. I still preferred the first one, which i found more creepy, tense and well placed. This sequel is good: i loved the acting (especially Jessica Chastain, she's an amazing actress), the themesAs a whole, i pretty much liked this movie. I still preferred the first one, which i found more creepy, tense and well placed. This sequel is good: i loved the acting (especially Jessica Chastain, she's an amazing actress), the themes (friendship, group, growth and love) and the score. However, in my opinion, it was a bit too long and the whole plot lacked a bit of action and creepy scores when confronted with the first movie. But i pretty much enjoyed it!… Expand

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alexkillsdieMay 17, 2020

Unbearable from start to finish, acting bad, story bad, direction bad, music and sfx bad, lighting bad, camera work bad, pacing bad. This is a classic case of the sequel being worse than the original (which was ok at best).

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