When I walked into the theater to see the remake of Steven King’s popular 1990 miniseries, I really didn’t know what to expect. “It” didn’t scare me the first time around–so, why would this one? I was wrong. This movie scared the shit out of me for a few reasons.
Bill Skarsgård
The Swedish actor played the best, googly-eyed, monster clown named Pennywise. Like who the hell even is Bill Skarsgård? The smile alone is chilling. Thankfully, the dialogue wasn’t cheesy or over the top. I feel like having the antagonist in scary movies spew stupid lines is a crime that many modern horror movies are guilty of committing.
Kid Actors
Young actors these days can just straight up act. When I was young, I could barely speak, hell, I can barely speak now–so, when I see these youngsters absolutely kill it on screen it makes me so confused! Anyway, the young cast makes this movie believable. They way they cowered in the presence of Pennywise or bantered like actual kids keeps the viewer invested. Nothing is worse than getting pulled out of the movie world when kids just can’t act…
Camera Trick
The camera work in this movie is top-notch. It kind of makes me feel like the movie was intended to be released in 3D but they scrapped that idea. At points, mainly during clown attacks, the frame will blur around the edges and get super focused in the middle creating a very disturbing image. It is a fun trick, one that really got your heart racing.
I may never be able to play horror games–but I love horror movies and this one is worth seeing!
Watch the trailer below: