the balloon in the back of the car was to show that IT had control over the adults in the car and that's why they didn't help Ben when he was being attacked by the bullies. The reason the adults don't do anything throughout the entire movie is because IT has control over the entire town. That's why they can't see the blood or the balloon in the library, why the old lady doesn't help Georgie, or why the adults don't help Ben when he's being attacked. That's also why Georgie doesn't immediately run away when he sees pennywise. He's basically hypnotizing him with the smell of the circus like when he mentions that he smells the popcorn

If you notice at the library when Ben was looking at the book the librarian was staring at him the whole time

This movie was made 27 years after the first movie. Coincidence? I THINK NOT

Missed the weirdest bit in the movie, The librarian leering in the background when ben is looking at his book before he gets led away!

I haven't gotten out to the theater to see this yet but I read the book seven times so I can speak from that. It's not so much that Children fear more, its that Children have less abstract, cynical fear, their fear is more pure because they believe more strongly. This makes them easier to feed on, but their belief also give them power to hurt It because they can if they believe they can. It's almost like adults, whose belief is worn and faded, are out of phase with It, able to be influenced but not directly interact. He makes adults look the other way, makes them more probe to violence or apathy. Also, the reason he picks out the losers club to prey on is because, before they came together to fight it, their loserdome isolated them.

Bill Skarsgard was in the fridge. He trained with a contortionist to fit in there

One of my favorite moments in the movie: Pennywise: "This isn't real enough for you, Billy?... I'M not real enough for you?" Richie: "Holy shit!" Pennywise: "It was real enough for Georgie!" (laughs maniacally)

Pennywise is watching this video taking notes while you talk about your fears

I laughed WAY TOO HARD at that Pennywise/Stanley joke😂😂

What's up with the whole number 27 thing? Pennywise returns every 27 years, the 2017 version came out 27 years after the original movie, OK that's cool and all but now Bill Skarsgard who plays Pennywise in the 2017 IT is actually 27 years old, and Jonathan Brandis who played Bill in the original IT committed suicide at age 27...wtf

The adults are under some sort of spell or Control from this entity has on this town. SO thats why, they seem to ignore the missing children.

"This isn't real enough for you, Billy? I'm not real enough for you?...It was real enough for Georgie."

Bill Skarsgard is Gustaf's (Floki) younger brother. Alexander Skarsgard (Tarzan) is his eldest brother.

"THEY'RE JUST GAZEBOS"

The thing about Pennywise is that his influence over Derry is massive and as somewhat control over all the parents in Derry it's why the adults in Derry don't seem to care about the disappearances. Pennywise has corrupted all of Derry to and extent which is why when they have to go back the fight will be even harder. The car scene was meant to show that Pennywise is influencing adults in an extent which is why they drove pass Ben when he was getting bullied by the buillies

The woman did report what happened to Georgy because later bill knows where he went in the sewer

Any time the tv was on in the movie, even before the bully's dad got killed, there was always pennywise talking to the adult or whom ever. Like before hand he said that playing in the sewers is a fun place to play with all your friends

3:27 da look on there faces was truley hilarious

Pennywise is not afraid of adults. He can do the same thing to adults he just decides to kids cause they're more succulent. He is a god level entity.

OH! One thing you guys missed was that Bill Skarsgard the actor WAS actually contorted in the refrigerator scene as he slowly climbed out. He practiced with a pro contortionist. I was most impressed by how much of Pennywise was actually Bill's own machinations.

Lol it's funny that you think the bullies were bad in this. In the book they are by far the most horrific part of the whole story.

You'll float too🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈🎈

IT is an alien and his mortal enemy is a big ass turtle.................Stephen king is a madman lol.

So I'll just give you some quick info on Patrick. Book spoilers ahead. In the book, Patrick is the most disgusting, evil creature. He's worse than IT. He's a sociopath. As a child he suffocates his infant brother in his sleep. As a teen he catches cats and dogs from the neighborhood and locks them alive in freezers so they suffocate. That scene traumatized me as a teen when I read it. In the book he actually sexually molests Henry at one point. But he's afraid of bugs, and that's how hes killed. A swarm of bugs eats him alive. I really do wish they had kept his character in the movie. It gave this subtle message that monsters aren't what you should fear, but normal living people.

The gray-haired woman in the background of the library scene was fucking terrifying.

for bill it was the fear of failing his brother.

Good thing the movie didn't have the sex scene from the book

Anybody else notice the very creepy old lady hunching over in the background during the Library scene? 👀

"It's raining B I T C H ! Play some happy music!"

I will admit something stupid that I used to be afraid of. You are free to make fun of me. I was afraid of a certain pillow. It was the shape of a heart, and it had hands. I imagined every night that it would strangle me, or choke, or suffocate me. When it was dark, in my minds' eye it seemed as if its' hands or fingers moved. You could be afraid of silly things as a child.

IT has an ability that is explained in the books that he is able to control a whole town of mind control to a certain extent to the adults.

It doesn't feed on fear, he feeds on flesh. Fear makes it taste better. Which is why he goes after mostly kids. Kids fears are easier to manifest.

Pennywise scares kids to make them taste saltier.

I love how in the start of the video they are describing scary memories from their childhoods living in houses in rural areas and I'm nodding along like I haven't spent all my life in a apartment in NYC.

When you're a kid, the worst thing to feel is alone. If you're me, it becomes scarier with age. If you're anyone that feels it throughout your entire life, it can be what kills you. Being alone is the root of all fear because no matter what it is, you fear that you won't have help to face it and you know that when you have help you have a real chance to win the fight.

Am I the only one who thought that during the library scene when Ben was looking through the book that the librarian who handed him the book was in the background smiling at him? I swear I saw that and it was freaking creepy.

I love the fact that it says that IT appears every 27 years. 2017 - 27 years is 1990. The original IT movie was released in 1990. That really is one of the most epic eastereggs ever ^^

All of the adults are under a "spell" of sorts by Pennywise which is why they were so weird. At least that's how I took it

Bill and Georgie's relationship in the beginning was so sad and heartbreaking knowing what was about to happen per the book. And pennywise's true form that "human's" can comprehend is the spider figure that you see in the old miniseries.

Why does everyone mistake Finn as Will? He plays Mike in Stranger Things, dammit! Anyway, yeah IT was great and the boys (and girl) were awesome.

All I can say is that I loved this fucking movie

Regarding the scene where Ben is getting bullied and those people come by and a red balloon appears in the back of their car, Most people (mostly adults) try to ignore bullying, disappearances, etc. since Pennywise has been terrorizing the town causing numerous kidnappings, it just became normal and mostly ignored, even the police barely work on vanishings, thats just the way "things are" in derry.

This is the first review from ya'll that I've ever watched and I thoroughly enjoyed the conversation style discussion and review especially coming from different view points and unlike other review shows YOU GUYS DONT TALK OVER ONE ANOTHER AND LET EACH OTHER FINISH YOUR GODDAMN THOUGHTS. It's my biggest pet peeve with other reviewers I enjoy, they all started correcting/expounding on aspects of another thought before it's all completely out and then it's like "no that's not what I meant"/"what was I talking about again?" And it's so infuriating. But you all made me think a lot about this movie and layers to childhood, fear and the movie itself I never even thought about. It's refreshing to hear people come up with theories and their own conclusions indicating the movie made them THINK. So many people harp on the "I didn't get this [scare/scene/moment], I wish the movie explained it (in painstakingly specific details because I don't feel like dissecting the choices used in this piece to give me more insight )" so... Yeah sorry for my rant, but I really enjoyed this. Keep doing what you're doing!! 👏👏👏🎈

48:00 he stutters when ever he is afraid. And at the beginning and end of the movie u hear a voice say something. I don't remember what it is but it's something Billy uses to help him not be afraid. When he gave the big speech to everyone he didn't stutter at all. That's showing how brave he was. That's showing him concurring his fears

The reason Pennywise chooses Georgie as Bill's fear is because Bill is afraid that Georgie is dead, so by showing him Georgie and then kind of yanking the string every time Bill gets near him, Bill's fear of losing his brother all over again, even though he's so close, is realized again. But yes also Pennywise is a huge douche LMAO.

fun fact, the placebo/gazebo was actually jack dylan grazer, the actor for eddie, improvising! he’s a really good improviser, and has become a really professional and intelligent actor

I heard that the parents not really doing much to protect the kids or getting involved, or Pennywise sort of concealing what's really happening was suppose to be a metaphor, for that time in every child's life when they start to realize that their parents wont always be able to protect you. When you start to have to look out for yourself. Plus, one of the themes was that Pennywise was weaker when they were all together, because when you know your friends are there you seem to be less afraid. The lack of adults and their own personal issues forced them to rely on themselves and each other.

Just a few minutes in and this feels like a great podcast! I love it.

Hi Blindwave, love you guys and your videos are so awesome 😁

I feel like Henry killed the other bullies. Cause after he killed his dad, the program on the tv was yelling at him to 'kill them all' and then he shows up at the well on his own. Idk if this is right, but i feel like the car was one of his friends, not Henry's, because we see one of the other guys driving it at the beginning. Also, I'm not sure if i'm remembering correctly, but i felt like Henry showed up at the well with more blood on him than before? So i think he ended up killing the other 2 and then stealing the car. Could be totally wrong, but those are my thoughts

IT is actually an entity known as the "Dead Lights" He arrived thousands of years ago and waited for mankind to develop. He took the form of penywise the dancing clown, because it is the most generic fear for kids, however clowns also seem nice and friendly to some kids. Thats how he lures the children in

Loved this! Great discussion and review. Loved listening to your conversations and theories. I loved this movieee too!

I love this channell and I've said this hundreds of times but I won't stop because this is a great reaction and review channell

that thing they mentioned about the scene where the water drops on bill's drawing of bev compared to the scene of the blood dripping on bev's face that wakes her up is actually a really cool parallel that i never noticed when i watched the movie. i don't know if it has much to do with pennywise or the story but it's a really interesting parallel

Cast Aaron as adult Ritchie now! That Jew joke was too nice. Beep Beep Aaron!

Eric, I'm wearing that shirt right now as I watch this.

Guys I watched the movie and those kids are amazing, their performances were spot on. And I really liked your review, you put your own experiencesand whatnot, it's not just a commentary. Well done!

Hey guys! Love your videos!

If only at least one member read the book so there would be a better blend of reactions.

The tower of floating bodies reminded me of the final scene in true detective season 1. Also maybe I'm wrong but I took it as before the main bully showed up to kill the kids he had killed his friend by the car. Cause the tv show he saw with IT told him to kill them all. He was also covered in blood when he showed up by the well.

Most of that scene with Pennywise coming out of the fridge was actually Bill Skarsgård who was actually contorting his body and took contortionist lessons but the only part about that scene that was fake was the twisted body) torso when he finally gets out.

What Rick said early in the video, about saving him for later. One of the most common horror movie conventions "don't show the shark," is not all that applicable to this movie, because as they say, he keeps changing form. So, it's like there's multiple sharks, all being controlled by one massive, even more terrifying, megalodon.

It's raining b**ch

I liked the movie and your review was entertaining and interesting! I liked your interpretation Bev's fear of being a woman, shown through the sink scene. Great stuff! Will be checking out the other things you guys have:)

Did anyone else literally laugh out loud at the dancing part. It was such a tense moment and the dancing just surprised me so much I laughed in the theatre.

Eric talking about all kids in the world being afraid of something in the dark reminded me of that one episode of doctor who about the origin of that and now all I can think about is the next Doctor who reaction

One of my favorite discussions! Half of it focused on the movie and the other half about real childhood experiences.

There's a very good reason why IT is scared of our Losers.. The movies don't get into it at all, but the book touches it heavily especially the ending. The turtle references are the stepping stones getting to the underlying reason why IT not only hates them but is scared of them as a group.

You guys really need to read the novel and rewatched the 1990 miniseries. The movie is not remake it's straight adptation from the novel. I loved the movie and my grade is 10/10. The theme is coming-of-age and dealing with terrifying experiences.

You guys might just be my favorite reaction/review channel. I watch a lot of reactors, but you guys are the only channel i watch even when im not interested in the actual content. Keep up the good work, guys! Oh yea, i think the new It was an better overall movie than the 90s adaptation, but i enjoy currys Pennywise more. Idk if that makes sense, but i hope someone knows what i mean. Lol. I just think currys version of it was scarier. I the only advantage i give skarsgard version is during transformations when he exposes his teeth. Those scenes, plus the score, are easily some of the scariest shit ive ever seen. Georgie/It talking to ben before the final battle was also disturbing. Those scenes are the only time i can ever remember feeling that unsettled by a movie.

My favorite part of the movie was the TV. The entire time the movie is going on, every time you hear something on the TV it references the well, the sewers, the clown. And only at the end of the movie, is it blatant. It was just a cool nod to the fact Pennywise was always watching/listening.

Can you guys do a podcast? I find it extremely interesting to listen to your discussions

Pennywise eyes weren't an effect. Bill the actor who plays pennywise just has a lazy eye

Loved the film. and i love how hilariously edited this video is. Keep it up with that shit. So funny, love you guys.

don't forget about the tv show that kept playing the power of suggestion in the background. 1st with Beverly and then again with the bullies.

The thing you have to understand is that Pennywise's presence has corrupted and clouded the minds of the town with fear and malevolence. Pennywise feeds on fear, so it causes its prey terror, and it creates a terrifying hostile world to generate more fear. That's why so many of the parents are so abusive, and why the bullies are homicidal, and why people don't even NOTICE or stop the horrific things happening in the town. Pennywise turned Derry into a victim factory to provide it fearful and terrorized prey.

I thought the kids gave me a Dreamcatcher vibe. They felt very similar. Also, the ass-blasters from Dreamcatcher also reminded me of the real teeth of IT. The 3 lights are the Dead Lights. IT uses them to entrance victim's into a stasis state.

I would legit see tall shadows moving along the walls when I was young. It stopped after a certain age for some reason, but I don't even need to close my eyes to picture it right now, as it was so frequent. Infancy is goddamn scary.

Are we not gonna talk about the fucking dancing part?? I laughed my ass off at that part lol

In a deleted scene it is shown that Henry killed his friends when the kids were going back into the wellhouse for the 2nd time.

Is there any correlation between the red/blood "V" in the IT movie and something? The only thing I think of when I saw it was the old TV show "Visitors". It was shown on the kids broken arm cast renaming "Loser" to "LoVer" and then at the end with the chicks (sorry forget her name) bloody hand in a "V" position on the left cheak of the kids face.

I must admit I have not seen the older version nor read the book. Before seeing this movie I had very little knowledge of what to expect and must say I really enjoyed it! I plan on watching the older version soon.

in the theater in the movie they was playing Batman and LW2 and then A nightmare on elm street 5 the dream child that all came out the summer of 89 and they was new line/WB movies.

The painting from the Witches always freaked me out too.

I'm not sure if they read the comments but I'll try to clear some stuff up if they didn't understand as well. - I think they already know this but "It" is an entity almost as old as time itself. It's true form was seen towards the end of the movie when it has Beverly and opens its mouth and you see the 3 lights (Deadlights). Like Eric said, it's a shapeshifter, he takes on the form of whatever the people fear the most. Richie and the room full of clowns, Stan and the lady in the painting, Eddie and the zombie or "walking infection", etc. - "It" takes the form of a clown because it's an easy way to lure children, which is what he prefers to eat. Or if you're scared of clowns, then that's just putting more fear into you then. - There's a theory going around (if it wasn't already confirmed but it's heavily hinted at) that "It" is influencing the people of the city that there is nothing wrong at all. Like what he did with Henry Bowers when he was on the TV. That's why Beverly's dad couldn't see the blood, he's in his mind and convinced him that there's nothing wrong. I feel like there were other things but I don't remember what they were or at what point in the video they talked about them. Good review though, I like hearing your guys opinions and thoughts on tv shows and movies.

Interesting point about Eddie's mom being overprotective out of fear, might have to do with something she went through as a child, either caused or exacerbated by IT to isolate and terrify Eddie.

The lights in ITs throat was the dead lights.

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 out of the theatrical cuts edited back in. 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 service HBOMAX.

before the second movie comes out you should react/review to the 1990 miniseries. it's really good.

I haven't seen anyone talk about Elizabeth Olsen as an adult for Beverly. To me, Sophi (the kid actress) has almost the exact same face as Elizabeth. I'm surprised no one even brought her up as a choice.

I used to never flush the fucking toilet at night because I thought ghosts would wake up and find me😂

Derry is wrong is a popular way to phrase the horrors that go on in the book and the non populated town is more than likely a great way for the movie to show that.

The start I get what you mean if they waited but it's such a huge start in the book so I am glad they started off with that in the movie too.

"He's good with money, you son of bitch" that line made me fall off my bed

Shane: I’m scared of a plague or catching some virus. Me in 2021 on no baby what is you doing

I think the scariest part for me was the entire library/headless scene. Random facts/tidbits: - The Georgie in the basement _was actually_ Georgie, and Pennywise was using him like a hand puppet. That's why he deteriorates so quickly to his dead body. - When Ben was looking at the book, you see the librarian just standing still, staring at him. - Pennywise's true form is a bunch of lights called "Deadlights".

Rewatched the film yesterday, and gotta say I had a better watching experience than the first time. The kid actors are all really good, though I wish they all had as much screen time. Because unfortunately some had more than others. But that is understandable considering it is a film and not a tv show. BUt even with less screen time apparantly as an actor you can proof yourself if your good or not. So the acting of especially the kids was for me really the highlight of the film. Aside from that their backgrounds were also really well written. And that all helped very much to like all the characters. Though I have to admit that Ritchie was my favorite! He was so funny. What I am less satisfied with, and this didnt change in my second viewing was my opinion on Pennywise the Clown. The way he talked and walked was just so weird to me, it was more funny than it was scary. He also didnt really had one scary scene. At least not in my opinion. He did it in his own unique way and that is something I respect a lot about an actor. Even though I didnt love and like his performance. Still a 7/10 to me. Very excited to find out who the adult actors will be.

Also pennywise is not human. People have said that he is not even from the same dimension and that he has powers that you only saw half of in the movie. But pennywise does have a weakness to whatever he shape-shift to pennywise will have there weakness. Also one of his powers is to control adults lifes so in chapter 2 I want to know how are they going to do anything if they are all controlled?

All the kids floating were the kids who werent afraid and he was trying to make theme afraid

36:20 OH BOY