It: Chapter Two is a supernatural horror film and the sequel to 2017's It, both of which are based on Stephen King's 1986 novel It. The movie is produced by New Line Cinema, Double Dream, Vertigo Entertainment, and Rideback and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It: Chapter Two is written by Gary Dauberman and directed by Andy Muschietti.
The story is it's been twenty-seven years after the events of the first movie. All of the members of the Losers' Club have since left Derry and are now living peaceful lives. However Pennywise returns and starts a new reign of terror. Now the Losers' Club must reunite and finally put an end to Pennywise once and for all.
The story is it's been twenty-seven years after the events of the first movie. All of the members of the Losers' Club have since left Derry and are now living peaceful lives. However Pennywise returns and starts a new reign of terror. Now the Losers' Club must reunite and finally put an end to Pennywise once and for all.
Initial Reaction
Now having enjoyed the first movie it was without question I would be excited for the sequel. I would always be so excited whenever a trailer would pop up online or when a commercial would show up on TV. Of course I still had my doubts because often times horror sequels like many sequels don't turn out the way they should. But I wasn't going to let that feeling linger for too long when watching the movie.
Cons
I've got nothing to say. So let's move on.
Middle Ground
Now my opinions on the CGI is there are times when it has improved from the previous film but there are times when it's still looks a little bit off in some areas. And I'm not talking about how some of the kid actors had to be de-aged because the CG they used to de-aged the child actors was done really well. Like I didn't even noticed. The other slight issue with It: Chapter Two is it's runtime. Now I don't mind watching a three-hour or near three-hour long movie. For crying out loud last week I watched Avengers: Endgame and I've watched the Ultimate Edition of Batman v Superman; Dawn of Justice more than once. So yeah a three-hour or close to that runtime doesn't really bother me but there are times with this movie where some scenes drag on. Like a couple of scenes could have been trimmed down just slightly.
Pros
Let's just get this out of the way right now. Yes the cast is one of the best things about this movie. Everyone from James McAvoy to Jessica Chastain to everyone else does a great job. Although I do feel as though the real show stealers were Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise, Bill Hader as Richie, and James Ransone as Eddie. Skarsgard once again gives us a great performance as Pennywise and once again think he's superior to Tim Curry's Pennywise. Bill Hader is rightfully getting all of the praise he deserves. Every scene he was in he nails. And James Ransone I feel is being underrated. He does a fantastic job giving us this characters humor, his fears, and also brings a lot of heart to the movie. Another thing I liked about It: Chapter Two were some of the scary moments. I won't give them away cause I don't do spoiler reviews but one of my favorites was this really intense scene involving a mirror house at a carnival. That scene gave me and the audience I saw with chills. The other thing that getting praise is how the film is faithful to the book. Now I'm going to be honest I haven't read the book BUT I did do some research on certain elements and scenes and yeah the movie did adapt some of that. So if your a fan of the book I think you'll get a kick out of how the filmmakers were faithful to certain extent with the novel.
It: Chapter Two may not be the great sequel we were all hoping it would be but it's by no means the worst. It's definitely one of the better horror sequels out there. What with it's amazing performances from the cast more specifically Bill Skarsgard, Bill Hader, and James Ransone. There are plenty of scary moments that I think will leave some horror fans happy, and the movie be faithful to the book. The real grey ares that bring the film done just a bit are some of the CGI and some scenes that drag on. Other than that I still feel as though you should give the film a chance and just watch it.
My final rating is Good
So that's going to do it for me. Come back on September 9th, Monday for a newest edition of Raiders of The Lost Media. And this time I'll be looking at a long lost DC comics. Until then enjoy the rest of your day.
Now having enjoyed the first movie it was without question I would be excited for the sequel. I would always be so excited whenever a trailer would pop up online or when a commercial would show up on TV. Of course I still had my doubts because often times horror sequels like many sequels don't turn out the way they should. But I wasn't going to let that feeling linger for too long when watching the movie.
Cons
I've got nothing to say. So let's move on.
Middle Ground
Now my opinions on the CGI is there are times when it has improved from the previous film but there are times when it's still looks a little bit off in some areas. And I'm not talking about how some of the kid actors had to be de-aged because the CG they used to de-aged the child actors was done really well. Like I didn't even noticed. The other slight issue with It: Chapter Two is it's runtime. Now I don't mind watching a three-hour or near three-hour long movie. For crying out loud last week I watched Avengers: Endgame and I've watched the Ultimate Edition of Batman v Superman; Dawn of Justice more than once. So yeah a three-hour or close to that runtime doesn't really bother me but there are times with this movie where some scenes drag on. Like a couple of scenes could have been trimmed down just slightly.
Pros
Let's just get this out of the way right now. Yes the cast is one of the best things about this movie. Everyone from James McAvoy to Jessica Chastain to everyone else does a great job. Although I do feel as though the real show stealers were Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise, Bill Hader as Richie, and James Ransone as Eddie. Skarsgard once again gives us a great performance as Pennywise and once again think he's superior to Tim Curry's Pennywise. Bill Hader is rightfully getting all of the praise he deserves. Every scene he was in he nails. And James Ransone I feel is being underrated. He does a fantastic job giving us this characters humor, his fears, and also brings a lot of heart to the movie. Another thing I liked about It: Chapter Two were some of the scary moments. I won't give them away cause I don't do spoiler reviews but one of my favorites was this really intense scene involving a mirror house at a carnival. That scene gave me and the audience I saw with chills. The other thing that getting praise is how the film is faithful to the book. Now I'm going to be honest I haven't read the book BUT I did do some research on certain elements and scenes and yeah the movie did adapt some of that. So if your a fan of the book I think you'll get a kick out of how the filmmakers were faithful to certain extent with the novel.
It: Chapter Two may not be the great sequel we were all hoping it would be but it's by no means the worst. It's definitely one of the better horror sequels out there. What with it's amazing performances from the cast more specifically Bill Skarsgard, Bill Hader, and James Ransone. There are plenty of scary moments that I think will leave some horror fans happy, and the movie be faithful to the book. The real grey ares that bring the film done just a bit are some of the CGI and some scenes that drag on. Other than that I still feel as though you should give the film a chance and just watch it.
My final rating is Good
So that's going to do it for me. Come back on September 9th, Monday for a newest edition of Raiders of The Lost Media. And this time I'll be looking at a long lost DC comics. Until then enjoy the rest of your day.
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