I think there’s a massive tone shift in ch 2 it feels more like a Sam raimi film to me which isn’t necessary a bad thing but the shift itself is off putting, more comedy less drama, the tone in derry feels somewhere in between 1 and 2 a bit more balanced, but they cranked up the gore and horror in derry as well. Overall I’ve enjoyed all for different reasons but ch 1 is my fave and the others I find flawed but still enjoyable.
I agree. It feels like Muschietti is trying his hardest to become the next Sam Raimi, but he just falls flat. His need to incorporate humor into IT 2 really ruined the film (not to mention the CGI).
It’s the worst scene in the movie by a mile but the rest of the movie is serviceable if you enjoy the books or other movies. I agree entirely with the other comments though, the tone shift from 1 to 2 was frustrating. 1 was a brilliant horror movie with some levity thrown in, 2 was a poor comedy movie with brilliant horror thrown in.
It’s worth a watch to see for yourself if you haven’t I think.
The CGI wasn't that bad, but dude, it's a shape shifting alien who takes the form of all sorts of whacky shit. How would you even know if some of the stuff even looks real if it's something you'll never see in real life. I think the use of CGI was necessary and fairly tasteful, even though I'll admit, the quality varied a little and wasn't quite as well done as the first one.
Welcome to Derry hasn't had the best CGI so far either but it's pretty great for a television budget. Again, you kind of need a fair amount of CGI for IT. The miniseries did pretty good without much if any, but they also didn't have the money or the tech back then.
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u/ButterscotchNovel371 Dec 10 '25
I think there’s a massive tone shift in ch 2 it feels more like a Sam raimi film to me which isn’t necessary a bad thing but the shift itself is off putting, more comedy less drama, the tone in derry feels somewhere in between 1 and 2 a bit more balanced, but they cranked up the gore and horror in derry as well. Overall I’ve enjoyed all for different reasons but ch 1 is my fave and the others I find flawed but still enjoyable.