It remake not clowning around

Directed by Andrés Muschietti and released Sept. 8, It is an adaption of Stephen King’s 1986 novel by the same name. The story was also recreated as a T.V. mini-series in 1990.
The film takes place in 1988 instead of 1958 as in the book. The plot takes place in Derry, Maine, a town where many kids have gone missing. An evil entity, who identifies as Pennywise (Bill Skarsgård), lurks in the sewers of the town, targeting Bill and his group of friends, the Losers’ Club. The kids must come together to survive the dangers thrown at them. The film wisely left out the story of the kids as adults coming back to Derry years later, and that storyline is set to be the premise of the second film.
The small town setting, along with the adult characters’ unwillingness to believe that something is wrong, creates a creepy and vulnerable feeling throughout the film. The pacing of the story is perfect, and there is never a moment to feel bored. The Losers’ Club are constantly haunted by their fears, which Pennywise knows and uses against them.
The members of the Losers’ Club include: Bill (Jaeden Lieberher), Beverly (Sophia Lillis), Eddie (Jack Dylan Grazer), Richie (Finn Wolfhard), Stanley (Wyatt Oleff), Ben (Jeremy Ray Taylor), and Mike (Chosen Jacobs). Not only does Pennywise torture the kids, they also have to watch out for town bully, Henry (Nicholas Hamilton), and his gang.
The movie ends without completely wrapping up the story, clearly left open for the sequel. Compared to the mini-series, this film is of a much higher quality. The mini-series was low-budget T.V., and the film feels remastered, rather than like just a remake.
The effects are great and the score created for this film is chilling. The movie contains a few cliché horror jump scares, but the difference in the scares used over others from different films, is that the jump scares are all real, ending with Pennywise or some sort of creature that is actually frightening appearing.
Everything the director chose to do in this film was outstanding. This is one of the best horror films created in a long time, and It earns a 8.5 out of 10