Never before in the World of horror have we had such an ambitious and mesmerising performance. However, the stand-out of all the stand-outs (and the centre of the marketing ploy that has got millions flocking to the cinemas) is Bill SkarsgÄrd's Pennywise the Dancing Clown. The entire ensemble do incredibly well, but those four happen to be my personal stand-outs. In particular, Jaeden Lieberher as Stuttering Bill, Jeremy Ray Taylor as Ben, the adorable Sophia Lillis as Beverly and Finn Wolfhard as Richie Tozier. These child actors have created such real and enduring characters and they're such a joy to watch. It's something that modern horror has made a trend of. The scares, at times come of as cheap and predictable, and that's something that Director Andy Muschietti should have tried to avoid with this particular film. In fact it's in no way that terrifying (to me, anyway). Let me start of by saying that this is not a perfect horror film. After the announcement of another film version of Stephen King's most bizarre book, and its shaky production, it's safe to say that it has all paid off tremendously well! The film-makers have created a fun, creepy, funny and at times heart-warming coming of age tale that really takes you by surprise when the surprises are thrust upon you. The success of this film has been extraordinary. Most of the time, we don't need them, but every once in a while a remake comes along and knocks it out of the park and into the sewer drain! I'm talking, of course, of 'IT'. It's fair to say that recently, Hollywood has had an over reliance and abundance of horror remakes and "re-imaginings", from 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' to 'Halloween' to 'A Nightmare on Elm Street'- all with varying degrees of critical and financial success (although, they tend to make the BIG BUCKS.
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