It: Chapter Two | September 6, 2019 | 11th Most Profitable Movie of 2019

[NamakFiskKa]

12 hours ago, RyneOh1040 said:

The first act is pretty messy.  Pacing problems, too much thread tying to the childhood storylines that feels unnecessary and repetitive.  But about an hour in it really starts to hit its stride and the last 30-45 minutes is really, really good.  Definitely sticks the landing in terms of bridging the two parts and giving a satisfying conclusion.

So.... like Endgame ... ?

[NamakFiskKa]

6 hours ago, Valonqar said:

I really don't think these reactions are bad. they are realistic which is rate for early screenings. usually we get overblown reactions and then watch RT score plummet with each new review. 

They seem a lot too similar to Endgame to me if you remove its decade old franchise glasses

[Valonqar]

Yep. 

 

Also, I'm much more "stick the landing" guy than "great movie, ending sucks" one. To me, ending is a deal breaker (same goes for TV shows). And IT2 ending is praised across the board even by those who had problems with act 1 or so.

[WittyUsername]

It’s interesting that they decided to make this movie so long if many people apparently think the long runtime is unjustified. I guess WB just felt confident about releasing a long movie after seeing how well Endgame did? 

[Valonqar]

They probably planned it regardless of Endgame. First part was such a big smash they don't risk anything by releasing longer finale.

Edited August 21, 2019 by Valonqar

[NamakFiskKa]

1 hour ago, Valonqar said:

First part was such a big smash

It covered for the budgets of New Line horror movies coming for the next 3 years and some more

[Valonqar]

Oh wow, thanks for that statistic! I know it's the biggest horror ever but didn't know by how much. 

[RyneOh1040]

3 hours ago, Valonqar said:

Yep. 

 

Also, I'm much more "stick the landing" guy than "great movie, ending sucks" one. To me, ending is a deal breaker (same goes for TV shows). And IT2 ending is praised across the board even by those who had problems with act 1 or so.

same here, I think its why I can know I liked it is because clearly they knew were they were heading which always makes the difference.  Its weird though, while I found the first hour cluttered and messy I dont think it necessarily needed to be shorter there's just not a lot of vision.  there's still needed exposition in those parts they just feel a bit aimless as a whole, if that makes sense.  

 

As for the gore I don't remember thinking it's drastically gorier than the first but looking back there was quite a bit.  

[Valonqar]

1 hour ago, RyneOh1040 said:

same here, I think its why I can know I liked it is because clearly they knew were they were heading which always makes the difference.  Its weird though, while I found the first hour cluttered and messy I dont think it necessarily needed to be shorter there's just not a lot of vision.  there's still needed exposition in those parts they just feel a bit aimless as a whole, if that makes sense.  

 

As for the gore I don't remember thinking it's drastically gorier than the first but looking back there was quite a bit.  

Thank you for your input! Really appreciated! I understand exactly what you're saying. I feel the same about most long movies, that they should be shorter but when I have to think about what to remove I can't. I understand it has to be there even if it isn't as cinematic as the rest.

[The Futurist]

No kids = No good reviews.

 

It s not rocket science.

[Lucas]

Nothing on critics' choice yet but a ton of 3/5s on letterboxd from people at the screenings.

Edited August 21, 2019 by Lucas

[infamous5445]

So over/under 80% on RT?

[baumer]

I think some of  you are getting carried away.  The reviews have been fantastic for the most part.  There's always going to be some dissenters but that's par for the course.  

[John Marston]

27 minutes ago, infamous5445 said:

So over/under 80% on RT?

Looking at rotten 

[BoxOfficeZ]

The first movie was definitely better but I still enjoyed this one despite the all over the place first act and shoddy CGI. It tries to balance humor and dramatic moments which it does well most of the time, and as others have said, Hader is king (Skarsgard also doing work), plus the pacing was surprisingly quick. The score was pretty good as well and definitely fits the mood. 

 

It follows the book fairly well plot wise.  By the third act the film really finds its footing and ties up the two movies neatly. 

[WittyUsername]

When does the review embargo lift?

[DAR]

3 hours ago, baumer said:

I think some of  you are getting carried away.  The reviews have been fantastic for the most part.  There's always going to be some dissenters but that's par for the course.  

Come on Baumer you know there can be no middle ground on reviews

[The GOAT]

can't be worse than "US" lol

[The GOAT]

12 hours ago, NamakFiskKa said:

They seem a lot too similar to Endgame to me if you remove its decade old franchise glasses

with all new actors.

[lorddemaxus]

7 hours ago, John Marston said:

Looking at rotten 

Have no clue why you keep saying this. Reiews could easily end up like Scary Stories and Crawl.

Edited August 22, 2019 by lorddemaxus