Director Andy Muschietti's 'It' has accumulated a mass audience and rave reviews from both critics and the general public. 'It' is the story of a small town tormented by an evil that returns every 27 years to devour children in order to survive. This evil can take the form of any creature or person it chooses--often using this to its advantage--but most often takes the form of Pennywise the dancing clown because of how "friendly" he looks.

See? Look how friendly. Honestly, I know that Georgie was young, but let me ask you this: if you lost something your sibling had made for you and the only way you could retrieve it was reaching your hand into the darkness towards THIS...would you? I have two siblings and I love them both very much, but it wouldn't be worth it. Just saying.

What I loved about 'It' is that the movie calls attention to the fact that Pennywise is not 'It', but rather a form that 'It' takes. It came to my attention that many viewers did not know this. Throughout the film, usually, just as 'It' attacks, a bright, glowing color appears in Pennywise's eyes. This color is known as "the deadlights." This is essentially what "It" is--not the clown himself.

Another great thing about the film was the sound design. Usually, in horror movies the sound effects are simply there to scare you if the visuals don't. Most horror movies that come out these days are just trying to be jump-out-of-your-seat scary.

In this case, the sound complemented what was already happening on the screen. More often than not we could sense when Pennywise was going to pop out of somewhere smiling or dancing. The music made what we were seeing ten times worse than it was. This was especially true of the dancing clown scene.

There could have been NO sound over this scene and it still would have been terrifying. The music they chose to include, however, made this scene my worst nightmare. I can still hear the little jingle in my head now... Another time the sound served to enhance the movie was when a contorted Pennywise climbed out of the refrigerator and said, "Time to float," while walking slowly towards Eddie.

You can't review it without talking about Henry Bowers. My goodness, I was not expecting this kid to be as horrible as he was. I mean, he started to carve his name into Ben! What's more is that he succumbs to "Its'" influence and listens when "It" tells him to murder his father. He even listens when he heard, "Kill them all." Now I know at the end it seemed as though Henry died, but according to the original "It," this won't be the last we see of him.

Although this movie was amazing, had a great vibe to it, awesome comedy, an amazing cast and the perfect Pennywise, I don't like clowns. This fear made the movie difficult to watch because I am scared even when nothing terrifying is happening. In fact, I think I am MORE scared when there is less action going on. Here's an example:

I can't even begin to explain to you how terrified I was during the above scene. I personally find it a lot scarier when monsters just stare at you. These scenes make me so unnerved because it makes me think, "Oh, he already has a plan. No point in running now because he is so confident he doesn't even have to chase you to eat you." In contrast, I wasn't scared during the scene below.

It didn't even bother me. But, from the looks of it, it should have! My problem with clowns is that most often, they tend to just stand and stare at you...smiling. This is not okay with me. That's where I draw the line. My rule is, if you are going to be an evil monster demon, you have to actually come after me. Don't just stare from the distance.

Overall, I was very happy with this movie even though I hesitated before turning the lights off that night. It's been a long time since I've truly been scared from watching a horror movie. 'It' did not disappoint and if you are a fan of the original 'It', I suggest re-watching the movie to see if you can find any connections between the two versions. If you are as big of a fan of this movie as I am, go see it again! It can't be as scary the second time around...right?