{"id":234289,"date":"2019-09-19T16:39:27","date_gmt":"2019-09-19T11:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=234289"},"modified":"2019-09-20T11:26:51","modified_gmt":"2019-09-20T06:26:51","slug":"does-it-chapter-two-surpass-the-horrors-of-the-original-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/does-it-chapter-two-surpass-the-horrors-of-the-original-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Does &#8220;It Chapter Two&#8221; Surpass the Horrors of the Original? [Review]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since we saw the Losers&#8217; Club defeat Pennywise, the &#8216;Eater of Worlds&#8217; in <strong><em>IT <\/em><\/strong>(2017), we all had an inkling the Losers&#8217; would have to fulfill their blood-oath someday. So how well did that go in <strong><em>IT Chapter 2<\/em><\/strong>?<\/p>\n<p>For those of us who read the book its based on, we were expecting disappointment all along. Yet after the first film, we were also kind of hopeful.<\/p>\n<p>Apparently the sequel had everything it needed to stick the landing. However, despite the stellar adult cast, Bill Skarsgard and a bigger budget proved to be letdowns.<\/p>\n\n<div data-mode=\"normal\" data-oembed=\"1\" data-provider=\"youtube\" id=\"arve-youtube-hclt_iqq_38\" style=\"max-width:662px;\" class=\"arve\">\n\t<div class=\"arve-inner\">\n\t\t<div style=\"aspect-ratio:331\/186\" class=\"arve-embed arve-embed--has-aspect-ratio\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"arve-ar\" style=\"padding-top:56.193353%\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t<iframe allow=\"accelerometer &#039;none&#039;;autoplay &#039;none&#039;;bluetooth &#039;none&#039;;browsing-topics &#039;none&#039;;camera &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-read &#039;none&#039;;clipboard-write;display-capture &#039;none&#039;;encrypted-media &#039;none&#039;;gamepad &#039;none&#039;;geolocation &#039;none&#039;;gyroscope &#039;none&#039;;hid &#039;none&#039;;identity-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;idle-detection &#039;none&#039;;keyboard-map &#039;none&#039;;local-fonts;magnetometer &#039;none&#039;;microphone &#039;none&#039;;midi &#039;none&#039;;otp-credentials &#039;none&#039;;payment &#039;none&#039;;picture-in-picture;publickey-credentials-create &#039;none&#039;;publickey-credentials-get &#039;none&#039;;screen-wake-lock &#039;none&#039;;serial &#039;none&#039;;summarizer &#039;none&#039;;sync-xhr;usb &#039;none&#039;;web-share;window-management &#039;none&#039;;xr-spatial-tracking &#039;none&#039;;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"arve-iframe fitvidsignore\" credentialless data-arve=\"arve-youtube-hclt_iqq_38\" data-lenis-prevent=\"\" data-src-no-ap=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/HCLT_iQQ_38?feature=oembed&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;rel=0&amp;autohide=1&amp;playsinline=0&amp;autoplay=0\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"372\" loading=\"lazy\" name=\"\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-presentation allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/HCLT_iQQ_38?feature=oembed&#038;iv_load_policy=3&#038;modestbranding=1&#038;rel=0&#038;autohide=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autoplay=0\" title=\"\" width=\"662\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n<p>Credit where credit&#8217;s due. The opening moments of the movie show that it&#8217;s off to a great start. Until they didn&#8217;t. Moments between Bill Hader as Richie and James Ransone as Eddie saved the day.<\/p>\n<p>So let us analyze what worked and what didn&#8217;t this time. Here&#8217;s the breakdown.<\/p>\n<h2>Plot<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong><em>IT <\/em><\/strong>(2017) sequel did its best to cram in the remainder of Stephen King&#8217;s mammoth novel inside a 3 hours long screenplay. Hands off to Gary Dauberman for trying his best. In fact, some of his additions were actually better.<\/p>\n<p>The opening scene of the film was captivating right away with Adrian drowning and Pennywise reaching out to grab his hand. For those who haven&#8217;t seen the movie yet. Relax this is also the opening scene of the trailer.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_229477\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-229477\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-229477 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pennywise-takes-a-victim-a-drowning-man.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"854\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pennywise-takes-a-victim-a-drowning-man.jpg 854w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pennywise-takes-a-victim-a-drowning-man-300x131.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pennywise-takes-a-victim-a-drowning-man-768x335.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pennywise-takes-a-victim-a-drowning-man-561x245.jpg 561w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pennywise-takes-a-victim-a-drowning-man-364x159.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pennywise-takes-a-victim-a-drowning-man-728x318.jpg 728w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pennywise-takes-a-victim-a-drowning-man-608x266.jpg 608w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pennywise-takes-a-victim-a-drowning-man-758x331.jpg 758w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pennywise-takes-a-victim-a-drowning-man-110x48.jpg 110w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Pennywise-takes-a-victim-a-drowning-man-220x96.jpg 220w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 854px) 100vw, 854px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-229477\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pennywise claims his first victim in IT Chapter 2?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>So far so good. Where did things take a nosedive?<\/p>\n<p>There is no doubt that there&#8217;s nothing wrong with the script or the story. The problem was with the length of the whole thing. Despite a three hours long screenplay, the film didn&#8217;t do justice to the story and ended up cutting out key parts.<\/p>\n<p>Where the script did shine through was the ending. The novel&#8217;s ending was too out of this world to be adapted accurately. Rather than copy the <strong><em>IT<\/em><\/strong> (1990) ending, writer Gary Dauberman did his own thing.<\/p>\n<p>Thank God for that because Gary stuck that ending. For those of us that read the book, the <em>Shokopiwah ritual of Chud\u00a0<\/em>was spot on.<\/p>\n<h2>Direction<\/h2>\n<p>While there is no doubt that Andy Muschietti did a phenomenal job with <strong><em>IT<\/em><\/strong> (2017), the sequel didn&#8217;t go so well. Had he chosen to adapt the remaining script into three rather than two movies, things would definitely have been better.<\/p>\n<p>On the director&#8217;s part, carefully integrating flashbacks from the Loser&#8217;s Club child cast in was a good move. The part where he might have gone overboard was too much CGI monsters rather than using Skarsgard as he did in the first film.<\/p>\n<p>The way these flashbacks were picturized also feel like you&#8217;re looking at something through rose-colored glasses. This is a huge plus given the tone of the film.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>The movie also makes good use of our fear centers. That may explain why those emotional scares worked better.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Appearances by Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise and jump scares did most of the heavy lifting on getting our hearts racing. Where the original Pennywise played on people&#8217;s regular fears to get our blood pumping, the Pennywise in <strong><em>IT Chapter 2<\/em><\/strong> was at times at a scary monster pageant, looking to upstage others on visuals.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Acting<\/h2>\n<p>The adult cast for the Losers&#8217; Club was picked by the child cast, and they picked wisely (man did they out-do themselves).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_234295\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-234295\" style=\"width: 1500px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-234295\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Losers-Club-IT-Chapter-2.jpg\" alt=\"IT Chapter 2\" width=\"1500\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Losers-Club-IT-Chapter-2.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Losers-Club-IT-Chapter-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Losers-Club-IT-Chapter-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Losers-Club-IT-Chapter-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Losers-Club-IT-Chapter-2-180x120.jpg 180w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Losers-Club-IT-Chapter-2-561x374.jpg 561w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Losers-Club-IT-Chapter-2-1122x748.jpg 1122w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Losers-Club-IT-Chapter-2-364x243.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Losers-Club-IT-Chapter-2-728x485.jpg 728w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Losers-Club-IT-Chapter-2-608x405.jpg 608w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Losers-Club-IT-Chapter-2-758x505.jpg 758w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Losers-Club-IT-Chapter-2-1152x768.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Losers-Club-IT-Chapter-2-72x48.jpg 72w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Losers-Club-IT-Chapter-2-144x96.jpg 144w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-234295\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Loser&#8217;s Club all grown up in IT Chapter 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em>IT Chapter 2<\/em><\/strong> cast James McAvoy as Bill, Jessica Chastain as Beverly, Bill Hader as Richie, Jay Ryan as Ben, James Ransone as Eddie and Andy Bean and Stanley Uris.<\/p>\n<p>When it comes to Andy Bean as Stanley Uris, he had us crying and overwhelmed by emotion in seconds. Stanley was always the most mature in the lot and he really does look exactly like young Stanley, just taller and with glasses.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;He was wise beyond his years.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_234296\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-234296\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-234296 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Stanley-IT-Chapter-2.jpg\" alt=\"IT Chapter 2\" width=\"1242\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Stanley-IT-Chapter-2.jpg 1242w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Stanley-IT-Chapter-2-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Stanley-IT-Chapter-2-768x396.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Stanley-IT-Chapter-2-1024x528.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Stanley-IT-Chapter-2-561x289.jpg 561w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Stanley-IT-Chapter-2-1122x578.jpg 1122w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Stanley-IT-Chapter-2-364x188.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Stanley-IT-Chapter-2-728x375.jpg 728w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Stanley-IT-Chapter-2-608x313.jpg 608w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Stanley-IT-Chapter-2-758x391.jpg 758w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Stanley-IT-Chapter-2-1152x594.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Stanley-IT-Chapter-2-93x48.jpg 93w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Stanley-IT-Chapter-2-186x96.jpg 186w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1242px) 100vw, 1242px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-234296\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Andy Bean as the adult Stanley Uris in IT Chapter 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/bill-haders-dark-humor-steals-the-spotlight-in-it-chapter-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bill Hader&#8217;s Dark Humor Steals the Spotlight in &#8220;It Chapter 2&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Moments between Bill Hader as Richie and James Ransone as Eddie gave us flashbacks of our own. All the praise Bill Hader is getting for playing Richie is supported by James Ransone as Eddie. These two really held the screen.<\/p>\n<p>While Bill Skarsgard didn&#8217;t take center-stage as Pennywise, his appearing as a crazy man at Beverly&#8217;s old apartment in Derry did give us a bit of our killer clown fix.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_234294\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-234294\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-234294 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Bill-Skarsgard-in-IT-Chapter-2.jpg\" alt=\"IT Chapter 2\" width=\"727\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Bill-Skarsgard-in-IT-Chapter-2.jpg 727w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Bill-Skarsgard-in-IT-Chapter-2-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Bill-Skarsgard-in-IT-Chapter-2-561x239.jpg 561w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Bill-Skarsgard-in-IT-Chapter-2-364x156.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Bill-Skarsgard-in-IT-Chapter-2-608x259.jpg 608w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Bill-Skarsgard-in-IT-Chapter-2-113x48.jpg 113w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/Bill-Skarsgard-in-IT-Chapter-2-225x96.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 727px) 100vw, 727px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-234294\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bill Skarsgard in IT Chapter 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, Teach Grant as Henry Bowers was insanely good (or criminally insane if you look at it).<\/p>\n<p>Many sequel films fail to live up to the hype and expectations of the original. Looks as though <em><strong>IT Chapter 2<\/strong><\/em> suffered a similar fate.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ever since we saw the Losers&#8217; Club defeat Pennywise, the &#8216;Eater of Worlds&#8217; in IT (2017), we all had an inkling the Losers&#8217; would have to fulfill their blood-oath someday. So how well did that go in IT Chapter 2? For those of us who read the book its based on, we were expecting disappointment all along. 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