It: Chapter Two

Name: It: Chapter Two
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror
Released: September 6, 2019
Duration: 169 min
Rating: 58
Cast: Andy Bean, Bill Hader, Bill Skarsgård, Chosen Jacobs, Finn Wolfhard

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New Line Cinema | Release Date: September 6, 2019 | R

Starring: Andy Bean, Bill Hader, Bill Skarsgård, Chosen Jacobs, Finn Wolfhard, Isaiah Mustafa, Jack Grazer, Jackson Robert Scott, Jaeden Lieberher, Jake Weary, James McAvoy, James Ransone, Javier Botet, Jay Ryan, Jeremy Ray Taylor, Jess Weixler, Jessica Chastain, Kate Corbett, Nicholas Hamilton, Sophia Lillis, Teach Grant, Troy James, Wyatt Oleff, Xavier Dolan

Summary: Twenty-seven years after the Losers Club defeated Pennywise, he has returned to terrorize the town of Derry once more. Now adults, the Losers have long since gone their separate ways. However, people are disappearing again, so Mike, the only one of the group to remain in their hometown, calls the others home. Damaged by the experiences ofTwenty-seven years after the Losers Club defeated Pennywise, he has returned to terrorize the town of Derry once more. Now adults, the Losers have long since gone their separate ways. However, people are disappearing again, so Mike, the only one of the group to remain in their hometown, calls the others home. Damaged by the experiences of their past, they must each conquer their deepest fears to destroy Pennywise once and for all...putting them directly in the path of the shape-shifting clown that has become deadlier than ever.… Expand

Director: Andres Muschietti

Genre(s): Drama, Thriller, Fantasy, Horror

Rating: R

Runtime: 169 min

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Alex Godfrey

Sep 3, 2019

A psychologically merciless sequel, everything here is as it should be: deeper, scarier, funnier. Muschietti in particular has stepped up, skilfully guiding us through a rollicking funhouse. It is obscenely entertaining. Read full review

Brian Truitt

Sep 3, 2019

However solid the grown-ups are, the youngsters together – whether in the first film or the sequel – make “It” shine. Read full review

Bill Goodykoontz

Sep 3, 2019

There was something about the first film, about seeing not just the horror but also the joy of growing up through the kids’ eyes. That’s lost by necessity here, but It Chapter Two certainly misses it. And so do I. Read full review

Jen Yamato

Sep 3, 2019

By selectively whittling down the novel’s interwoven time lines and characters, It Chapter Two refocuses its telling of King’s 1,100-plus-page bestseller into not just a scary clown movie — which it also is, thanks to Bill Skarsgård’s demented return as the trans-dimensional titular monster — but an elegy of memory, trauma and healing, minus the more extreme and controversial elements of the novel. Read full review

Katie Rife

Sep 3, 2019

The film isn’t an abject failure by any means; it has some funny jokes, a couple of really good performances, impressive creature and set design, and pleasing cinematography. But when it comes down to it, It Chapter Two just isn’t all that scary. Read full review

Jeffrey Bloomer

Sep 6, 2019

What director Andy Muschietti and screenwriter Gary Dauberman do with this opening murder — not to mention a bizarre subplot that appears designed to counterweigh it — exploits a ghastly real-life killing for a cheap shock, delivered without context or any clear thematic underpinning. It’s obvious they failed to fully reckon with what they’ve put on the screen, and the results are grim. Read full review

Josh Larsen

Sep 5, 2019

It Chapter Two has structural problems, character problems, and aesthetic problems.... But the movie’s main issue is an unexamined streak of cruelty. Read full review

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Jortigo

Sep 5, 2019

It is solid from beginning to end. it's much better than the first part. The cast is simply PERFECT!!! It is incredibly BRIGHT

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PhantomJack24

Oct 11, 2019

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

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Keyshawnjperry

Sep 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 watch and it wasnt bad. I enjoyed the movie the whole time.

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Player2-Water

Sep 15, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. E-Value: 7
Acting: 9
Plot: 7

It Chapter 2 adapted the second half of Stephen King's 1986 novel of the same name which continues the story of the Losers Club in their adult years going up against the returning Pennywise the Dancing Clown.

Twenty-seven years after the events of It, the Losers Club are now adult and all of them have led a successful careers in their life. Most of them have moved out of Derry, Maine except for Mike Hanlon, who is the only who stayed in town and worked as the town librarian. Recently, Mike realised that Pennywise has made his return after he learnt that Pennywise killed one of the gay couple after they were attacked by homophobic youths.

He calls all of the Losers Club members to come back to Derry as soon as possible. Bill Denbrough (McAvoy), Beverly Marsh (Chastain), Ben Hanscom, Richie Tozier and Eddie Kaspbrak return except for Stanley Uris, who commit suicide after being told to return to town. The Losers Club have a reunion in a restaurant but they are attack by Pennywise (Skarsgård).

After the attack, Richie and Eddie wants to leave but Bill convinces them to stay after Mike told him that there is way to defeat Pennywise once and for all. Meanwhile, Henry Bowers, the bully who terrorised the Losers Club many years ago is revealed to have survived and breaks out of the insane asylum with the help of Pennywise and begins to hunt the Losers Club.

Just like the previously movie, character developments is once again the strong points in this movie. The adult casts who plays the Losers Club really matched their younger counterparts in terms of character developments and performance. The chemistry between for the adult casts worked really well on screen. In addition, I never find any flaws from the adult casts when they tried to match their younger casts counterparts. They really sync perfectly. Out of the Losers Club, Bill Hader who played Richie Tozier, have the best performance.

Bill Skarsgård have once again gave his best and terrifying performance on his portrayal of Pennywise just like in the previous movie. He never ceases his to amaze me with his acting and all of his scenes are not very boring. Andy Muschietti have also done a great job in his direction too just like his last movie.

However unlike the first movie, there are some flaws in this movie. The jump scares are not quite scary like in this first movie. Some of them are pretty predictable and you will know that a jump scares are coming in some scenes. The jump scares were really downgraded from the previous movie. Compared to the first movie, this one is less scary.

Unlike most of the horror movies shorter runtime, this one have the longest runtime, which is 169 minutes. If you are planning to watch this movie, be prepare for a long ride. If you have experience watching a three hours movie, I am sure you won't have problem watching this movie. Another flaw in this movie is the sub-plot. The sub-plot which involved Henry Bowers' revenge against the Losers Club does not contribute much to the plot and he does not have many scenes. I felt that this sub-plot should have been remove.

Overall, It Chapter 2 may not be as great as the first one but it still a good sequel and horror movie to enjoy. If you are a fan of Stephen King's works, you probably want to watch this movie to complete It duology. Having mentioned duology, I hope this is the final instalment because I do not think it is a good idea to adapt It novel into a trilogy as it will only ruin the original novel which at best can only adapt into a duology.… Expand

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Optin

Sep 28, 2019

This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The movies was good, the intensity was high like the mirror house scene was just fantastic but not enough pennywise. Another thing the special effects (mainly the de-aging effects) was just bad. Wish they put more visual effects.… Expand

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Mattyice

Sep 9, 2019

While entertaining and funny at many points, It: Chapter Two is a lot messier, bloated, and less charming than the first part. Bill Hader and James Ransone really steal the movie with great comedy and pitch-perfect representations of their child counterparts. The rest of the cast is prettyWhile entertaining and funny at many points, It: Chapter Two is a lot messier, bloated, and less charming than the first part. Bill Hader and James Ransone really steal the movie with great comedy and pitch-perfect representations of their child counterparts. The rest of the cast is pretty solid as well, although Bill Skarsgard's Pennywise gets noticeably less screen time this around. The movie's central problem comes from its insanely bloated runtime, as the film runs nearly three hours and it sure feels like it. With better direction and a better editor, the film could've been easily around 2 hours. The ending as well feels cheesy and ironic considering a running joke in the film. In addition, much like the first part, the horror is mostly cheap jump scares with a couple of scary visuals. Overall, It: Chapter Two is a film with good comedy and casting, but poor plotting, mediocre horror, and a ridiculously bloated runtime make it a mediocre experience overall.… Expand

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JamesIrish68

Sep 15, 2019

IT 2 is the exact same movie as IT 1 except with adults. And the adults sucked. The kids were just so much better and I mean by a long way.
Hollywood loves Jessica Chastain. I don’t. Bill Hader for me is meh. James McEvoy is a good actor but here he’s very poor. The others were nonentities.IT 2 is the exact same movie as IT 1 except with adults. And the adults sucked. The kids were just so much better and I mean by a long way.
Hollywood loves Jessica Chastain. I don’t. Bill Hader for me is meh. James McEvoy is a good actor but here he’s very poor. The others were nonentities. I can’t even remember their names. The sheer quantity of the F word was utter cringe. I think this is supposed to indicate edginess. It doesn’t. It was embarrassing. Nobody I know outside of jail speaks like this. Or dickhead teens.
Excessive drippiness and I mean diabetic, poor direction, very poor scriptwriting, tone-deaf humour, and the compulsory PC social message round it all out...Crap. Shame, considering IT 1 was quite good.… Expand

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