We saw It Chapter Two, and I have to say, I can make plenty of criticisms about this movie, but on the whole, this is a well done ending to a high budget franchise that has delivered the scares.

It Chapter Two Trailer

https://youtu.be/xhJ5P7Up3jA

It Chapter Two full movie is available to pre-purchase and rental on Amazon, and probably other places

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It Chapter Two Synopsis

If you would like to be reminded of the first chapter of this series which is also directed by Andy Muschietti, check out our review from last week, where we go over the whole first chapter. It Chapter Two picks up 27 years later and details the lives of the kids turned adults from the first movie. As a quick recap, our character list is:

Bev - The girl in the group played by Jessica Chastain

Ben - The fat boy/new kid turned CEO hunk played by Jay Ryan

Bill - Stutterer turned author played by James McAvoy

Rich - Biting wit who wears glasses turned Comedian played by  Bill Hader

Mike - Token black kid who stayed in Derry played by Isaiah Mustafa

Eddie - Munchausen by proxy kid turned Munchausen by proxy adult played by James Ransone

Stan - Feeble Jewish kid turned feeble Jewish adult played by Andy Bean

Mike, Rich, Bill, Bev, and Ben, but no Eddie...

Mike, has begun to notice nefarious happenings in Derry and as you

might guess, it’s been 27 years since the Loser’s Club made their pact to fight

It if it ever came back. Mike sends the call out to all of his long-lost

friends, and they respond with dread, but come home anyway. 

Check out Our Review of It (2017)

https://www.horrormovietalk.com/2019/09/04/it-2017-review/

The Loser’s Club has a cloud of forgetfulness that has descended

upon them in the time since their Derry days, and Mike, being the only member

to stay in Derry has to help them recall what happened and how they can beat

it.

As the Loser’s Club sets out on Derry, they are reminded of the

reason they left, the clown, the fear, and the life they left behind.

It Chapter Two Movie Review

It Chapter Two is similar enough to the first movie that you can rely on many of the same things that worked. The intense subject matter, your mom jokes, and the camaraderie are all there. We even get the kids cast back for a bounty of flashbacks and memories. It also has a hefty bag of very effective scares, that are less frequent, but more potent.

"How about a hand?!" No thanks PW...

Where It Chapter Two differs is the length and interesting subject matter. At 2h 49min, It Chapter Two is more than a half-hour longer than the first entry. I’ve never been a fan of long movies because at the 2h 30min mark I just feel like any reasonable story can fit everything and the kitchen sink in there. My mind wandered multiple times through the emotion-driven dialog, and it was a bit boring.

I wasn’t a big fan of the action-laden ending either. That being

said, this is a solid horror movie that may be one of the most successful franchises

ever, and it’s not without good reason. The cast, acting, direction, and story

are great. There is fun to be had, and the scares are for real. I wish they

kept it tighter.

Score for It Chapter Two Movie

8/10

Spoilers for It Chapter Two

Introduction to Our Adult Characters

It Chapter Two opens with a few recollections from the first movie, including a shot of Bev in the trappings of the Dead Lights, but the most notable first scene is the savage beating on some gay men in Derry. These men are having a fun time at the local carnival and are then picked on by the local hate group. The group beat one of the gay men to the point that everyone in the audience was audibly uncomfortable. Then they tossed him into the river, where, you guessed it, Pennywise was waiting for him. 

Time to see the dentist!

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