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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Smithy88

Nov 1, 2019

This film is absolutely incredible and I love how they made it

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Ferwatts

Sep 7, 2019

Una buena pelicula que la podrias ver varias veces pero con muchos fallos.
Pero aun asi sigue siendo buena

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SrPepe

Sep 14, 2019

It 2 logra esa emoción y ese ambiente que tanto caracterizo a la primera, cerrando una gran historia. Sin embargo la película parece interminable, muy larga, y el final no parece muy distinto del primero.
Los actores son muy buenos, me encanto el cast fue perfecto. Y en cuanto al "terror",It 2 logra esa emoción y ese ambiente que tanto caracterizo a la primera, cerrando una gran historia. Sin embargo la película parece interminable, muy larga, y el final no parece muy distinto del primero.
Los actores son muy buenos, me encanto el cast fue perfecto. Y en cuanto al "terror", bueno, fue inexistente.… Expand

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MattBrady99

Sep 30, 2019

“You lied and I died!”

Making us proud Georgie. I re-watched the 1990 mini-series and 2017 remake last month in preparation for this movie in terms of judging in quality. The 90's version had it moments, but I find some scenes unintentionally funny where it reeked of early Stephen King“You lied and I died!”

Making us proud Georgie.

I re-watched the 1990 mini-series and 2017 remake last month in preparation for this movie in terms of judging in quality. The 90's version had it moments, but I find some scenes unintentionally funny where it reeked of early Stephen King adaptations. 2017 was surprisingly good and a massive improvement, but laid back on cheap thrills.

‘IT: Chapter Two’ was a tough act to follow up on after the monster success of the first and with the second chapter being the hardest to adapt. I thought the movie both succeeds and stumbles in parts. Although reflecting back makes it feel more like a parody than a serious horror movie. An epic finale that ended in a over the top fashion - with themes of childhood trauma and the idea of holding on to the past despite growing up with age are sprinkled through out. The loser club are all grown up now and returning home to kill IT.

Whoever cast the grow up version of the loser club deserves massive praise here, because it’s pitch perfect casting and I could definitely see the child stars growing up to be the adult stars. James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, Jay Ryan, and Isaiah Mustafa were all great in bringing the more dramatic aspects to the film. While Bill Hader and James Ranson bring the comedic aspects, but not to say they weren't dramatic as well, even making me tear up at one point.

Bill Skarsgard was truly amazing as Pennywise. The physicality in his movement has a certain silliness that you would expect to see from a clown, yet predatory with his animal-like attacks with drool running down his mouth and eyes staring in opposite directions despite looking straight at you. I find the dancing clown incredibly terrifying whenever he becomes playful and kind to deceive children.

Andy Muschietti truly shines as a director when it comes to bizarre imagery and unsettling camera angles, while also capturing some real emotions through the lens. The opening scene at the bridge where a homophobic attack takes place was really brutal and starts the movie off strong - on par with the Georgie meets Pennywise scene in the first movie.

Despite the run time being nearly three hours long, but I can’t recall ever being bored. It moved at a even pace in my opinion. I guess a few scenes could’ve been cut as most of it is unused footage from the first movie. Although it would be difficult to cut scenes as everything follows up to the next scene and that emotional punch towards the end wouldn’t be earned.

Now for the issues:

Henry Bowers was completely pointless in this movie and was only used for jump scars. Same thing with Mike, who through out these movies has nothing to do and the important things he did in the book was given to different characters.

I didn’t like how Stan’s suicide was handle, because you find out he actually “sacrificed” himself to save the others.

Some of the humor didn’t always land, especially if it’s right after a tense scene where it kinda deflates the horror. At times I struggled to gasp what the film marker was going for in certain scenes. Is this scene suppose to be scary or funny? Both maybe?

I wish there was more practical work for the monster scenes instead of CGI, because at times it looked really terrible. The finale battle at the end could’ve been in a video game boss fight.

Overall rating: Not as strong as the first, but still enjoyed it. Still, let’s kill this f**king clown.… Expand

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hanmeile

Sep 10, 2019

Not terrible enough, the front is good, until close to the end, it seems very difficult, because the light flashes, for a flashing person, close your eyes to see the end of the whole journey.

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Alexqf22

Sep 22, 2019

No see the movie is a **** , It 1 is 100% better than It 2 , see It 1 but no see It 2

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