THIS ISNT REAL ENOUGH FOR YOU BILLY! IM NOT REAL ENOUGH FOR YOU! I WAS REAL ENOUGH FOR GEORGIE! - Pennywise ( creepiest line from IT 2017)

ironically, this came out 27 years after the original. cool shirt btw!

It's no Shawshank, but I truly believe this movie will go down as one of the great Stephen King adaptations.

I agree with the overused CGI and Pennywise being shown too often. One of the great things about the miniseries was that, despite popular belief, you don't see Pennywise all that much

I actually enjoyed this movie. The kids felt natural, genuine, and relatable. The pacing, the environment, and the imagery was great.

This movie seemed to have a great creepy tone that had me hooked from the beginning, even the scenes without pennywise

I really hated the awful CGI of him biting Georgie's arm off. Teeth didn't even break the skin. Just horrible. Other than that I loved it and am excited for part 2.

Pennywise was closer to the source material in the new one. I love both versions of Pennywise though

Ehhh its sounded like your opinon on Pennywise was heavily biased.. me and all my friend LOVE the new pennywise.. the tim curry pennywise felt more like a psychotic killer dressed as a clown..this pennywise you get that he isnt human vibe heavily.

Salem's Lot would be a pretty good remake. Really simple story backed with big budget.

funny, Stans fear messed me up for days lol. That painting was just weird.

I liked the video as soon as he said “I love the 80s”

I wish you talked about how much of Mike’s character was taken away from him and given to Ben (and just how much was taken from him in general). And how he was gone for, like, half of the movie.

Honestly ive read the book and the stuff pennywise does is virtually impossible to do with cgi. I liked it and felt bills take was closer to the book. Like half the book hes not even a clown hes a bunch of monsters to feed on kids fears. Honestly im an adult when i saw this i wasnt looking to get scared just get invested in the lore of the book.

Speaking of another remake we actually need: Sleepaway Camp.

Really liked this review Cody! I also didnt like the amount of cgi in this movie with Pennywise i thought that the actor when has the moments alone just him and his facial expresions was so much more effective and really capture the essense of the book Pennywise, an example of this is when Pennywise and Eddie are face to face in the house and have this really intense moment just they two, there you can really see the portrait that Bill skasgard could give of a really scary but dark humored clown. Im not a fan of the original series and was so happy when a I saw this movie bc i felt like finally they did a good adaptation to the book. Great work, keep it up :)

Cody Leach tell the screenwriters to have Seth Green to be Richie in chapter 2 so he can surprise his role from the Original Miniseries

Ok, I'm excited for Tuesday ! I go on vacation Monday to Colorado & this will definitely be part of my recreational activities while there. You have a different take than most, I cant wait.

Cody, love the depth of your reviews, but I gotta respectfully disagree with your opinion of the new Pennywise. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the new Pennywise...much darker...not nearly as comedic(?) as the Tim Curry version...though I really loved his version too! Also one of the best ensambles of actors I've seen in ages! Love love love those kids!

Cody gives the most entertaining reviews!

I agree that opening act with Georgie was such a let down. When he opened his mouth it looked like a cartoon almost. It just wasn’t real enough for me at all. Even tho the 90s mini series wasn’t exactly a great movie it will still scary and gave me nightmares for years. I still remember the night I watched it. For some reason that werewolf scene stuck with me only because I was so scared of werewolves as a child.

I am not a fan of horror movies, but I absolutely LOVED this movie! These kids were so great and funny and Pennywise was a perfect blend of creepy and weird. A lot scarier than some clown with a deep Brooklyn accent like the original

My stepdads the one who got me into horror, he also says that Zelda is the only character that actually scared him when he was a kid

I wish they kept Mike as the history buff instead of changing it to Ben. That takes away from Mike's development.

I'm just glad it sticks closer to the source material

I recognize that the new movie is overall superior to the 90's one but it didn't catch up some importants details which resulted in me not praising it like everyone is doing. I'll be comparing the new film with the 90's and the book (though I haven't read the book since January 2013) - The new movie lacks of some what atmosphere that the first one had. I'm talking about a condition that makes the viewer feel like one of the Loser's Club. Don't get me wrong, the first time I watched the 90's film was in December of 2012 when I was 18 years old, so I'm not being blind for nostalgia effect. The first movie did a great job of ambientacion. -The cast crew in the first film was most beleaveble in terms of childhood. I'm not talking about acting precisely. It's just that the older one's are more natural in doing children stuff, they really feel like childrens, in their attitudes, their perception of the trouble around them . Meanwhile, in the 2017 film, the kids suffer for the Stranger Thing Syndrome as I like to call when we see a bunch of kids dealing with their problem or talking with eachother or with adults like if they were adults themselves. Their attitudes, decisions and ways of expressions make they look like mini-adults and that bothers me because, again, it doesn't help me to be immersed in the film to the point that I feel like one of those childrens, being strong together and resisting the evil things of the film, which is the great factor that imanes fear to the viewer: to feel like going on against that monsters that Henry and its gang and Pennywise are. And just a quick note, Beverly's actress and Mike's actor are somewhat older to the character -Richie. At first it can sound ridiculous to say that the Trashmouth kid was (in some levels) a negative aspect of the 2017 film, once he was the most proeminent character of all the Loser's Club members, but that's where the problem is. Richie was SO spotlighted during the whole filme, with his imitations, sharp talk and one-hit phrases that he became the center of attetion of all the film, in a toxic way, lowering the chacracther development of the others kids. I suspect that this was intentional as Finn Wolfhard, famous as he is now, would promote the film better with a character with as importance as the protagonist, at least in this new adaptation once Richie isn't that prevalent in the book and in the 90's movie as it was in the 2017 one. -Beverly is a damsel in distress in the new movie. What the Fuck was that???. That doesn't make any sense as the role point of fighting IT is doing this all the 7 children together! This is related to the bad situation that the producers created in the last part of this film. Again, trying to do just like Stranger Things, they created a situation where the kids in the Loser's Club argue with eachother about a subject, with two conflict ideias being discussed to the point the group of friends are divided in two or the bond of their friendships become shaken. Richie (it had to be the coool Richie) declaring that they should give up about fighting Pennywise while Bill saying that they need to keep going on against it. At the end, they put their differences aside to rescue poor Beverly, with her being awakened by Ben with a ~true love~ kiss and a cheesy red hering speech said by ~the now almost protagonist~ Richie (" You punched me in the face, you made me walk through shitty water, brought me to a fucking crackhead house and now... I'm gonna have to kill this fucking clown. Welcome to The Losers' Club asshole!") at the end. That was all a ridiculous and unecessery plot they put there, Geez. -The straight storytelling of the characters as kids is not as good as the original one where the events involving the adults are interleaved with flashbacks of the kids, 27 years ago. This way, you can fell better all the sensations related to the "comeback to Derry" that the adults need to do in order to finally finish Pennywise once at all. -The kids doesn't hang out in the Berrens as much, the Berrens doesn't get so much attencion.The scenes of them around the Berrens is important for setting and atmosphere -The exploration throught Derry's sewer in new movie is bland and rushed. On the other hand, in the 90's it takes some minutes of the film showing then going throw the sewer. Again, this creates a good atmosphere on the movie -Despite not remembering how little Stan and Mike's appearance when all kinds gather together is in the book, the new movie doesn't help highlighting them, specially in the action scene. Ben who searches all information about Derry's past and Stan's encounter with Henry Bowers doesn't happens -Henry attack on the kids in the ending are, again rushed. In the original movie shows Vic, Belch and him stalking the kids, going in the sewer and so on. Where's Vic and Belch now? And how could Henry Bowers fall from the well that way like he's gonna die? What about adult Henry? I hope to see some more details, especially about Patrick's fridge, the statue who attacks Richie etc in the next movie Again, I enjoyed the 2017's film, it did a great job updating the history especially and (the terror) of the book. But these are some questions that I made after watching IT.

Hey, Cody? How do you feel about the 2019 Pet Semetery movie coming out in April? 1990 pennywise confused me, 2017 pennywise makes me feel creeped out.

Love your review BUT WHERE DID YOU GET THAT SHIRT??

Great review man. I saw it last night and absolutely loved it. Haven't stopped thinking about it all day. I think my only hiccup is that I wanted it to be scarier. I found myself laughing more in the movie at the kids than getting freaked out by the horror elements. But I walked out completely fine w that. It was just such a FUN flick beginning to end. Can't wait to watch it again in the future. Take care man.

Thanks for the positive review I will check it out

7:35 That whole moment made me laugh for like 2 minutes straight. "Oh I'll show you a staff infection." I love him in this movie.

Having fallen in love with the novel, I was SO BEYOND EXCITED to see the trailer for this back in 2016. The miniseries tried hard (and Tim Currie was still creepy as all hell)- but this was long overdue. I thought it was interesting that it was set in the 80s, rarher than the 50s- but you're right, it made it a lot more accessible. Loved the review...and the t-shirt! 🤡

Wyatt Oleff who played a young Peter Quill from the First Guardians movie played Stan.

Great review, I write here 2 years later, haha. One thing you most definitely did not mention at all, which you should have (shame on you Cody!) ;-) THE SOUNDTRACK! Benjamin Wallfisch’s score for the film. That shit had me tear up a couple of times, it was so beautiful all the way through :-) .. imo.

Agreed with everything on review Cody. When I first saw this remake I didnt like it much at first wasnt sure if it was horror or thriller and I hadn't watched the original so I didnt understand how Pennywise operated but I found the blu ray version (1990) in a pawn shop and brought it. I liked it. Then I watched the 2017 remake again and now it all makes sense.

It's funny about your opinion on this pennywise with people who have fear of clowns being more effective to them, my cousin has a fear of clowns and I watched this with her and she even said that he didn't scare her that much.... She did enjoy the move but went into it thinking he was gonna scary the daylights out of her and she said that there were only like 1 or 2 scenes that it bothered her.

I'm terrified of clowns and this got to me badly it was difficult to watch. I battled my fears by getting a huge tattoo of pennywise of my horror sleeve I see it everyday now so I'm getting better

I love this remake! I’ve seen a few clips of Bill as Pennywise in actual production without CGI that would have been much more effective. He was a great character actor for this role. I didn’t hate the CGI. But that scene in IT Chapter Two with Bev’s token scene where he was practical was the most horrific of all his scenes, I thought. He was very physical with his performance. And I loved how this was the 80’s, as well. That Dream Child! I saw that at the drive-in when it came out! Made my parents take me! Very enjoyable remake! The cast was perfect!

Favourite movies 2017: IT 2017, Annabelle Creation, Leatherface (yea, liked this one, mask i loved, the mysterios feel), Cult of Chucky

Awesome review sir! I really like the new Pennywise interpretation, I think the disjointed movements (at times) of the clown were spot on, like this evil being's veiled interpretation of what a clown should be and act like rather than a spot on interpretation. Love the change in the clown's voice and the drooling as it gets closer to feeding! Could have done without the jump scares as well, its more scary building up tension then blowing your wad every two minutes with a jump scare. But Cody you were spot on with the Zelda character from Pet Sematary! That as well is the type of tension building the IT remake could have used!

Funny thing to know about Ritchie in this movie, a lot of the jokes he tells were written by the kid who plays Eddie Kasbrak, especially the jokes that were aimed at Eddie

I loved this film. It was like Stand by Me but as a psychological horror film! It was a coming of age movie. This blew the 90s version out of the water. The acting, score, cinematography, and setting in the 80s was outstanding! I agree with you I fucking love the 80s! That intro scene with Bill and Georgie...

Dude totally agree. Zelda and Tim Curry's Pennywise also gave me nightmares. I had to stay home from school after seeing the mini series of IT. I was up all night because he scared the shit out of me

The only thing that scares me is loud noises/ aka Jumps scares. I'm a guy that doesn't speak that much and is quite and hate that Shit were it gets quite then the theater blasts a loud noise.

Love the shirt, where did you get it?

His unnatural movements are because he isn't human. Tim curry was very one dimensional with his portrayal in my opinion. They make the new penny wise so weird with his mannerisms because he can't match actual human motions. But other wise I do agree with your review

Great review man, love your reviews, only thing i cant agree with is the clowns, Bills to me was much much scarier and as a kid i'd run faster from him then i would of Tim but that's just different opinion and scare factors :D keep them coming!

Stan fear is not CGI, It is the Crooked man guy from the Conjuring 2, his name is Javier Botet and his an Spanish actor, in The Conjuring 2 they only use CGI to enhance the caracter and the actor is filmed in different frame rate, no all is CG man, there's a lot of practical mixed with CGI. Love your channel!!

Zelda, Pennywise, and Annie Wilkes are three of my favorite King scary characters.

This is one of my favourite horror movies

Agree with this review WHOLEHEARTEDLY. I read the book, and this movie should’ve 10x more terrifying, and scary... and it fell flat for me there. But I did enjoy it.

This movie helped me get over my CLOWN FEAR and my HORROR MOVIE FEAR

Went to see this with my Mom,had a great time

Also if you look closely when PENNYWISE IS IN THE SEWER/STORM DRAIN he stares at both GEORGIE AND THE AUDIENCE/ CAMERAS , AND HE NEVER EVER BLINKS IN THIS MOVIE LIKE AT ALL

I'm sorry but the fact that you didn't even mention how they diminished the Mike character down to just "The Black Kid" & gave most of his persona to the other kid is crazy to me.

5:09 I can relate too. Oldest of four.

I just want to write that my name is Josh and i want to write that the director Andy Muschietti said that he wanted to create an IT Supercut that would be the two IT films edited together with all the footage that was cut from the theatrical cuts. the running time of the IT Supercut would be 6 hours and 30 minutes. if this were to happen then maybe they could make it available to stream on the streaming service HBOMAX.

Goddamn it Cody...what took you so long? 😉 Nice review!

Thanks for the honest review, I love reviews like this. I personally loved the movie but agree that it has many flaws. I'm looking forward to It Chapter 2.

Going back and watching your videos found this one and this movie scared the living shit out of me I know a lot of people say that have a phobia of clowns because they freak them out but I genuinely get very anxious and nervous seeing a clown and this movie had me on the edge of my seat I’ll never watch it again as I didn’t like the feeling I left with, sp terrifying if you genuinely do not like clowns I don’t recommend putting yourself through it

I feel like he’s not supposed to have chemistry with them, I think they want to give the vibe that Stanley is the outsider of the outsiders

Losers club was great same with bowers and his gang. I do agree Stan was pretty weak. As soon as Pennywise bites georgies arm off i yelled HOLY SHIT! I knew they were going to do it but still damn. But for me the new Pennywise is better all around except the one liners. Tim Curry was far better. Cant wait for part 2

Director Andy Muschietti kept Bill Skarsgård separate from the child actors up until they had to shoot scenes together. On the day of their first scenes together, the production staff warned the kids about how scary Skarsgård could be while in character. The kids brushed this off, claiming that they knew he was just an actor in a costume and that they were professionals and would be fine. However, when the time came for Skarsgård to be Pennywise for the scene, the kids were genuinely terrified.

Another great review bro! I agree with you on most points. Tim Curry was definitely scarier because he wasn't over-the-top or trying hard to be scary. Clowns are naturally off-putting to begin with so there's no need to go the extra mile that this new one did. Skarsgard's performance gave me 'Freddy's Dead' vibes in some scenes tbh, but mainly because of his voice and silliness. I wish they would've focused more on the Derry aspect of the story. I remember that being memorable in the miniseries. Henry Bowers embodied that in the original. Then again maybe the time-jumping captured that. The kids were okay, Stan's character was always a wet blanket though so I didn't mind this new actor, but agree about the overuse of CGI in this film being cringe-worthy. Overall, I think my expectations were a bit too high as well. P.S. that Nightmare 5 easter egg was golden!

Georgies part was really messed up good review btw

Cody I have to agree with you 10000% Because the young pennywise aka It is the best remake since the Texas Chainsaw Massacre from 1974 to remake in 2003. NOES is alright but the Freddy was miss Robert Englund in the 2010 remake.

great movie. and a great review.

Both Stan and Mike had lack of character development.

When I really started to pay attention to IT, it was the 2017 version. Having the movie focus completely on the kids made it easier for me to follow. I am blind, so when I first saw the 1990 mini series, the going back-and-forth was really hard to follow. This one (for 2017 version) had audio description we are narrators are describing what’s happening in the film and it made it much easier to follow. Reading the book also helped me understand the 1990 version of IT as well. I know you haven’t read the book, but I think the book develops Stan a lot better than even the 1990s version, although, I think the scene where he was expressing his fear in the 1990 adaptation was a lot better then in the 2017 we make. I liked Pennywise in this version, but I definitely see what you mean. The original Pennywise I think was a lot scarier and acted to me more clown like with his ability to be goofy and funny, and then, turns scary. The newer Pennywise didn’t really capture that element. To me, he was scary, but in a creepy way; not scary for me to be terrified. Although, if I were in any of those situations and I came face-to-face with this version of Pennywise and he was acting as Pennywise, I would probably be just as scared as the kids were. The scariest part for me and the 2017 version was when the slideshow kept going by itself. I liked all the kids and the 2017 adaptation I think better than in the original one, although, the kids and the original one were a lot better than the adults I thought. I agree with you about Eddie; this version of Eddy was a lot funnier than in the 1990s version, and I also liked Richiea lot better in this one than the 1990 version. Other than that, everyone else was great!

I am going to see it this week. Now as far as Stan goes he got the short end of the stick in the novel as well. The novel was set up in a way in which as the Losers were getting their memories back they were able to recall something that led to and them fighting it. Like Bev for instance there is a chapter of that begins with adult Bev on a plane while heading to Derry and she starts remembering an event that happened in her childhood that she had forgotten. There was only one chapter that featured Stan as an adult and it wasn't told from his point of view but rather by his wife's, and in the said chapter he gets a phone call (presumably from Mike) goes and takes a bath. The wife goes up to the bathroom and discovers the door is locked and runs to find a key and finally manages to get into the bathroom and discovers that Stan had slit his wrists. So the reader was never really able to get into Stan's head in the book. His encounter with It is recalled second hand by one of the other Losers. All we learn about Stan through his wife and the other Losers was that he liked bird watching and had a book that catalogued all the birds that he had spotted and that he had become a rather successful accountant serving some very wealthy clients in the Atlanta area. So it would have been hard for the screen writers and producers to really give Stan a proper account as he was just one of the Losers as there is really nothing that he did that really stood out. Ben saved Bev from It in the werewolf form. Bill did the ritual. Bev was quick with the slingshot. Ben in molded the slugs and knew right were the entrance to the sewers was. Richie saved Bill during the second ritual of chud, and Eddie saved Bill and Richie sacrificing himself. There was nothing that was mentioned that Stan did that really stood out that overall helped the group or saved one or more members of the group. In fact unless he actually said something or when he was mentioned standing nearby or next to another member you tend to forget that he was there while reading the book.

It's not a remake. It's a adaptation of the book

One thing I do agree with is the trailer thing . Because I when I went to the theater after watching the trailer my heart was pumping with excitement I thought this was gonna be the movie to scare me . But it didn’t still love the movie though .

+ Cody Leach love the shirt, man!

They took out the only scene where Stan was in my opinion good at his bar mitzvah with his speech

Oh shit, Zelda from Pet Sematary freaked me out too. "Never get out of bed again!" Fuuuuck that.

I feel it's a bit unfair to compare theater movie quality to tv movie quality given certain limitations at the time.

I could not agree more and said the same thing. What makes a horror character frightening is not seeing them constantly, but how your mind runs away with the character. You dont need to see him a lot to have that fear be present. And I cant stand CGI. it takes so much away from the imagination and creation you get with costume and character design. I mean look at the transition in the Howling from the 1980s, def one of the best werewolf transitions of all time. I agree with you on every point you made and this IT movie was amazing. And yes this version of Eddie was much better than the wimp we got in the 1990 mini series.

Awesome review! The only fear that I thought was dumb was stans fear of the woman in the painting. It looked super cheesy and too many lame CGI effects to the actress playing the woman and took away my fear level of the movie. I do agree way too much CGI in general. Once you see pennywises spinning head more than once it takes away from how effective that could have been. Everything else I absolutely loved and enjoyed!

What is the next movie that needs a remake?

I was undecided on who was better until you explained how scary Curry is to people without the phobia. so I agree on Curry being better. I freaking loved this movie. Like you said it's not scary but it is creepy. Just only one jump scare got me. (projector) Usually I don't like too many jump scares because most of the time they're cheap or relied on too much. But I thought these one's weren't cheap or relied on too much. I just didn't like who they chose to be the one to get the girl. Definitely plan to see it again in the cinema. And can't wait to see Chapter 2.

I prefer the 2017 movie over the 1990 tv mini series. I also find Bill Skarsgard's Pennywise scarier. Tim Curry's came off as goofy and not scary to me, plus the mini series was cheesey.

Agreed! This movie didn't scare me either but I loved it! It was so good!! Penneywise made me laugh; definitely a more playful take on him, not sure if it was intentional though. Overall, I cannot get over how good this movie was!

Cody Leach in Chapter Two of It better have the turtle in here or else in my opinion I'll notice that one major flaw

So, did you float after you seen it?

Fun fact: This movie was my first date back in 2017

I love both the miniseries and the film. And of course the book. I really enjoyed it.

this was an interesting review. and yeah, i hope in part 2 that they ease up on the cgi parts. other than that, i've enjoyed the film alot.

This is my 3rd comment on this video but my only problem with this movie is that Bev didn't end up with Ben when he did so much for her like save her from the dead lights and wrote her a poem Bill did barely anything for her apart from clean her bathroom

It is also a good remake i love it this remake is really good next to friday 2009 and texas chainsaw 2003

I agree with most of your review!! I didn't hate Stan as much as you, I did hate his fear. Thought that was dumb too. And, it felt like a lot of his scenes were cut from the film. I liked Pennywise, just thought he should of had more creepy dialog and less CGI. Loved when he was talking to Georgie. Only other way this could of been more satisfying was if it was a limited Netflix series and it could have covered more material and given us more character development of not only the Losers Club, but the bullies and adults, as well. Mike seemed under utilized as well.

Just do the "spoilers". It makes fora better archive when someone clicks it 3 years later.

So we're just not going to acknowledge the fact that they basically wrote Mike out of the whole thing? To me that was the worst part, they didn't put him in school with the other kids, they didn't make him the historian, he was just randomly there and didn't feel at all like a part of the group to me.

I guess I'm just lucky that the CGI does nothing to detract me from the movie. So many people have said "yeah Skarsgard is pretty good but theres too much cgi" and whilst I certainly noticed it and I do prefer practical effects I don't care. I loved what Skarsgard did with the character in his attempts to give it an unnatural vibe. Also I cringed the first time I saw the CGI woman the first time I saw it however came to realize that she is meant to be picture come to life. it was one of the most effective build ups in the movie Even though its only two scenes it is a build up in which Pennywise torments Stan with this fear to the moment of the traumatic attack

I don't feel like Stan was nessecarily cast wrong, I've seen the actor in other things and he's good. I think the problem was they knew Stan doesn't make it through to the end of the story so didn't give him much to work with...which is kind of the opposite of what you should do with a character we all know doesn't make it (especially the way he goes out) so we actually give a crap when that happens/when the other characters talk about it. I felt like Stan and Mike both get done dirty story wise in both adaptations and in some aspects the book

I love this pennywise! his take on the character was great. You make it seem as if he did a terrible job. The original can not be matched of course but I love them both for different reasons.

I haven't seen the original and I just watched the new IT today and I really really loved the movie. Awesome scenary, great cast and Pennywise is outstanding. His laugh is so captivating and hypnotizing. I absolutely adored Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise and his laugh is awesome. My most favourite scene by far is when he grabs Beverly and she exclaims that she isn't afraid and then when he opens his mouth with those teeth, it was amazing! Overall I give the new IT 9.7/10. No complaints, absolutely amazing!

Sophia Lillis is such a cute talent and i enjoyed her in Dungeons and Dragons honor among thieves this yr.What a amazing redhead.

I’m sure someone else commented but Metallica is the band playing during the rock war scene

I love the clown in the old one too

Bill was f* amazing. Better than Tim