Beep Beep…

Before I begin my review I believe that everyone is entitled to their own views which is why I won’t slate the previous pessimists… oops.

I watched this film the day it arrived in cinema, I could not wait to see it on the big screen and unlike some I was not disappointed. I have been a huge fan of Mr King and his world since sneaking my uncles VHS copy (look it up kids) of ‘The Thing’ to my room to watch when I was 9 years old, spending almost six months as a 15 year old trying to conquer ‘The Stand’ and imaging myself as ‘The Gunslinger’ well, until now. It is no secret that in all of Mr King’s stories there has been the immortal struggle between good and bad and that is exactly what this adaptation shows, the good vs the bad.

I’ve read the comments stating that there was too much CGI within the film which in turn ruined it, pish posh! We live in a world now where you can sit in a cinema with 3D glasses, moving chairs and screens as large as football pitches (soccer to others). Why should expenses not be paid on amazing CGI, do we as wonerfilled fans not deserve the best? The CGI mixed with the phenomenal acting of Mr Skarsgard truly encompasses all that is right with how cinema is moving forward, we as the fans want to see the horrible creatures that Pennywise can turn into, we want to be scared, we want to be made to jump out of our skins, we want to go home walking passed drains and empty house and have butterflies fill our stomachs and this film provides that perfectly!

Not only does this film terrify but it also inspires. Whoever was in charge of casting I take my hat off to you. The child stars of this film rival any who grace the acting world. Watching this I believe without question the friendship levels portrayed, the love lost between brothers and the love gained. From the get go you root for those in The Losers Club, you sympathise with them and share their pain. I can’t reiterate enough how believable each of them truly are and I can’t wait to see them in Chapter 2. I laughed, I cried and I was terrified!

If I have to be negative about one thing, and I’m really scraping the bottom of the barrel, them it was the fact that not all of the book was in the film, that said we’ve still got more chapters to come, and I can’t wait!

Just remember folks this is an adaptation, it’ll never be perfect and that is the perfection to it.

Honestly, we watch films as a form of escapism, I think people forget that. Sit down, relax and be prepared to be scared when watching It.