I have had such an intense week and I still have a sh***t tons of workload to do for my clinical tomorrow (#medlife haha) but I’m going to keep it short here and list you the reasons I enjoyed this movie and I think it’s worth watching.
REASONS WHY I ENJOYED THIS MOVIE
- It’s scarier and darker than the first movie. I don’t know if it was because of the two girls sitting behind me in the theatre who were screaming NON-STOP, but this movie was pretty scary. The creatures are also a bit more twisted. Yes, the scare scenes are obvious but it doesn’t remove the effect of it. Even my boyfriend was jumping out of his seat on one scene and he never gets emotional about anything LOL
- BILL HADER. They did such a good job on the casting but the one person that really comes out is Bill Hader. A scene stealer. A character who started out as being an humorist, hides his vulnerability behind the comedy but that vulnerability is coming out slowly towards the end of the movie.
- More laughs. The dialogues and scripts are witty and funny, it’s the right balance of a horror movie who succeeded to make you scared a bit while also make you laugh out loud.
- Seeing how the adults are dealing with their traumas. This is what intrigues me on a psychological level, how their behaviours and their childhood kind of reflected their adult lives. For example, it was interesting to see the husband Beverly ends up with, mirroring her paternal figure. Did you notice it?
- The realism of the fear.It’s not a bunch of people who dealth with this kind of trauamtic experience that immediately go: OKAY LET’S DESTROY HIM ONE MORE TIME HURRAY. They have panics, anixety attack, they freeze, we see how it has repercussions on their lives and how they are not totally free from it.
Have you watched the sequel? How did you like it? You can also read my review of the first movie here and the book here.
TRAILER:
Loved it
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What was your fave scene ? :O
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Hmm. Good question. Probably the park scene with Richie when he was attempting to find his token.
What about you?
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OUH that was a good scene indeed 👌😏 I love their reunion scene in the Chinese restaurant! It feels so nostalgic
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Before or after the hallucinations? lol
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BEFORE LOOL
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I haven’t seen it yet (shame on me!) but plan on it within the next week or so.
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NIICE! Let me know how you find it 😂 I heard a lot of mixed reviews, hope you like it though 🙆
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Okay, will do! I keep getting side track ed each weekend, but am making a special note to watch it this weekend. I loved the first one, so I’m sure I’ll love this one too
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The first one scared the crap out of me when it wasn’t THAT scary, to begin with! 😉 I AM A WUSS! XDXDXDX But yeah going to watch it today..I have been so busy finishing Riverdale these past few weeks! Have you watched it? I mean, I thought it was going to be sappy high school romance stuff but damn, was I wrong!
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I was so pleasantly surprised by this movie! After hearing so many mixed reviews, I didn’t really know what to expect, but I ended up really loving it.
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Hi Trang this is T-Ponder Former WordPress blog-writer, my real name is Tevin you can call me Tev Trang( : I read your review and I like your perspective on the subject matter. Do you have a Facebook Page? get back with me soon I know your busy; I read your recent post.
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I was pretty impressed with the first IT movie as well. Can’t wait to see this 😀 I think it will be the perfect movie for October with halloween and spooky season.
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I LOVED this movie! I think not as scary as the first one, but it’s more disgusting??? And it just works. I love the humor and how their childhood trauma reflects on their adult life, even if they’re not aware of it. And Bill Hader!!! I came for McAvoy and Chastain and while they are fantastic, I came out loving Bill Hader as well!
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I can’t believe I haven’t watched this yet! I need to make some time very soon.
Love reading your thoughts on this and it definitely makes me want to get to it sooner rather than later.
Lynn 😀
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Bill Hader knocked it out of the park in this. ❤ I've always been a fan of his so it's really nice seeing him get so much love right now. 😀
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