KManX89 Posted September 9, 2019 Share Posted September 9, 2019 It (no pun intended) was pretty good, not as good as the first one, but still solid nonetheless. It definitely delivered on the scares and tension and the cast was solid all-around, though the pacing was kinda iffy in spots. There were some scenes that really didn't need to be in the film, including flashback scenes which it was overstuffed with them. If a sequel is dependent on you having seen the first movie in order to understand the plot in the first place (which most sequels are), then throwing in a ton of flashbacks is pointless. They were just thrown in there for the sake of padding the movie's runtime, which dragged it down a bit. Still a solid sequel, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvert28 Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 It was a great movie. Some things in there that didn't need to be but it was great and it wasn't long, at least not IMO, the most impressive thing about this movie was the good blend of horror and comedy which was done well. Also I dont know why this blows my mind but I realized the guy who plays adult Eddie was Ziggy from The Wire. Don't know why but it did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuskieTitan Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 Saw it last week, I enjoyed it, as did my friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malfatron Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 1 hour ago, RuskieTitan said: Saw it last week, I enjoyed it, as did my friend. i see what you did there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malfatron Posted September 10, 2019 Share Posted September 10, 2019 obligitory Half in the Bag review (spoilers) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Prince Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 Just finishing seeing it and I enjoyed it. Movie felt a little long, but I didn’t mind all the flashbacks. Still prefer the 1st one but 2nd was very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wyld Stallyns Posted September 11, 2019 Share Posted September 11, 2019 As with most people, I liked Chapter One better. If you’ve seen the ending to the ‘90s made for tv series be advised.... it’s slightly better? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty21 Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 The scene in the Chinese place where the Chinese waitress walks in on them cowering against the wall while the dude slams a chair onto the table killed me 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MdTitansFan56 Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 I actually really enjoyed this need to go back and watch Chapter One again (wish I did prior to watching 2). But overall I was pleased with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Prince Posted September 17, 2019 Share Posted September 17, 2019 15 hours ago, Tyty said: The scene in the Chinese place where the Chinese waitress walks in on them cowering against the wall while the dude slams a chair onto the table killed me Also when they’re leaving and the kid comes up to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheChancellor Posted September 18, 2019 Share Posted September 18, 2019 It was good, fun and funny but most definitely not a horror movie. Knew that was the case though, so it's all good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KManX89 Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 I enjoyed it, but I'll admit it has its flaws. It certainly didn't measure up to the first one IMO. I thought the pacing was iffy at times, I felt like certain scenes really didn't need to be there as they didn't advance the plot at all and were just thrown in for the sake of padding the movie's run time; filler, if you will. There were things I liked, like McAvoy and Hader's performances, and some really powerful scenes (the "grandma" scene was very well done, too bad the trailers had to spoil it, and the opening), and some things which really make me question whether I should buy the home video release or not. There are plenty of films that I say I "enjoyed" in the theater and watch them again on home video and realize they're not that good or even terrible (Suicide Squad comes to mind), you could say those were just a product of the theater experience and/or the price of admission skewing my favoritism towards it. Oh and if you thought the theatrical cut was too long, apparently, it's getting a Director's Cut on home video. Whether this'll help or further hamper the movie's pacing remains to be seen, but they better be some damn good scenes considering all the filler the TC had. I get that they were trying to give us the "definitive" ending with the second installment, but if you're gonna give us a long movie, it better deliver on that long run time and not be chalk full of filler. Maybe I'm wrong and it really hits it out of the park like the Kingdom of Heaven and LotR extended cuts did, but I have my doubts, and considering the mixed reactions from the film (the consensus from reading other boards and RT/IMDb/MC scores is mixed-to-positive), I think I'm justified in having them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fresh Prince Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 If you don’t know about buying it on home video the directors said he has plans for a super cut that’s close to 4 hours Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D82 Posted October 2, 2019 Share Posted October 2, 2019 It was ok. Still found Pennywise to be more funny than scary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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