CHAPTER TWO is both overflowing with story and ideas, while allowing some story threads to remain open, leaving you wanting more.
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As a fan of the novel and the television mini-series starring Tim Curry (1990), it was hard not to judge some of the story decisions based on comparisons to the source material.įor a movie that runs nearly three hours long, IT: CHAPTER TWO feels like it’s lacking important story elements, while also being packed full of Pennywise-created monstrosities and full completed character arcs of the Losers Club. Mike also acts as a lonely watchman, ensuring that when Pennywise returns the rest of the Losers are called back to Derry to fulfill their oath to finally destroy the child-killing monster. In the years since Pennywise’s defeat, he has gathered a history of Derry and of Pennywise’s influence on the people who live there. Mike Hanlon (Isaiah Mustafa) is the lone Loser remaining in Derry. Twenty-seven years after the Losers Club defeated Pennywise deep in the sewers beneath Derry, Pennywise has awoken from his hibernation to once again snatch and kill the children and marginalized people of Derry. Joining Muschietti and Pennywise actor Bill Skarsgard are some of the top actors in the business, including James McAvoy, Jessica Chastain, and Bill Hader among others. There were high expectations for the sequel after IT (2017) was such a huge box office and critical success. Two years after director Andy Muschietti delivered what would become the most commercially successful horror movie, IT, to theaters he returns with the final tale of the Losers Club and their battle with Pennywise the murderous clown in IT: CHAPTER TWO. TAKE ONE: AN IMPERFECT BUT DEEPLY SATISFYING SEQUEL And see if the nearly three-hour return trip to Derry is one worth making. Read what we think works exceptionally well and where we think the film fell flat. With so much to obsessively love and incessantly complain about with this film, it’s ripe for another set of Morbid Minis - where several members of the diverse Morbidly Beautiful writing team share their thoughts and takeaways. However, fan reaction was far more divided this time around. And if we’re talking about box office bank, there’s no doubt that the film is an undeniable home run. With Muschietti once again helming the ship, Skarsgard returning as Pennywise (along with the talented cast of young Losers), and a new cast of A-list actors joining in on the action, IT: CHAPTER TWO seemed like a recipe for perfection. When the real cast was finally announced, and we all realized just how pitch perfect most of the choices seemed, anticipation reached a fever pitch. It started with rampant fancasting as we all tried to guess who might join the cast of grown up Losers. Of course, this set the stage for massive Chapter Two anticipation and expectation. There’s no need to rehash what happened next, as we all know what a phenomenal success IT (2017) was - both financially and critically. While many horror fans and King devotees were hopeful the beloved property would be treated with the reverence it deserved, no one really knew what to expect when a new crop of relatively unknown Losers showed up on the big screen to do battle with a non-Curry clown. And King fans were eager to note that timeline coincided perfectly with the length of time Pennywise the Clown lies dormant in the novel before returning to terrorize the poor town of Derry. The new interpretation of the literary horror classic arrived 27 years after the novel first came to life in the form of an ABC special. When plans to revive Stephen King’s IT were announced in 2017, fans were first outraged (how dare they try to fill the giant clown shoes left behind by the legendary Tim Curry) and then, thanks to some pretty stellar marketing, intrigued.
The bigger the hype, the bigger the stakes - and the more people are prone to disappointment if a film doesn’t live up to their expectations. I’ve come to expect two things from highly anticipated, big budget theatrical horror releases: lots of passionate discourse and lots of passionate disagreement. Intro by Angry Princess (Editor-in-Chief)
Like most horror fans, we couldn’t wait to see “It: Chapter Two”, and several of our writers returned to recount the highs and lows of this massive sequel.
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