IT Chapter Two reactions: Is IT the scariest film this year? What to expect

Pennywise the clown is back in IT Chapter Two. The film is an adaptation of Stephen King’s novel, this time including the section where the Losers Club are adults. And following the first IT, some may be nervous to see this horror movie. But just how scary is the latest horror flick? Express.co.uk has all the details.

**WARNING IT CHAPTER TWO SPOILERS**

How scary is IT Chapter Two?

The MPAA, which is the American film board for rating movies, has given IT Chapter Two an R rating which means nobody under 17 can see unsupervised.

This is for “disturbing violent content and bloody images throughout, pervasive language, and some crude sexual material.”

The UK equivalent, the BBFC, has given IT a 15 rating “strong gory violence, horror, language, discrimination.

In IT, from 2017, there were some iconic scares which left some fans jumping out of their seats.

When little Georgie had his arm savagely bitten off from the ghoul in the drain, and when Pennywise jumped out of the projector in a moment of sheer panic for the Losers Club.

In IT Chapter Two, the scares are a little more, well, anticipated.

Most of the big scares are preceded by some swelling music before jumping out at you, so fans can steel themselves before the dreaded Pennywise comes to get you.

If it’s clowns that really get you, Pennywise is pretty much the scariest clown around.

But viewers shouldn’t panic too much, because his screen time has been cut quite a bit to make way for A-listers Jessica Chastain, Bill Hader and James McAvoy.

While Pennywise is by no means as prominent as when he was frightening poor little Finn Wolfhard, he is still pretty violent and aggressive, so it may be worth bearing this in mind before seeing IT Chapter Two.

For those who are more squeamish, there are a couple of moments to watch out for.

If blood is not your thing, there’s very little of this, except one scene where Jessica Chastain’s Beverly is pretty much drowning in it thanks to Pennywise’s interventions.

The film also opens with a particularly brutal beating where there is a lot of blood, and some viewers may find this upsetting.

As well as that, there is a moment where the head of one of the gang turns into a spider, meaning legs burst out from some pretty disgusting places.

There are rotting corpses a-plenty as well, so it could be worth considering this before heading to the cinema

Finally, there are other ghouls which turn up as Pennywise shifts into new shapes.

One of which has been heavily trailed, when an old woman goes haywire on Beverly, as well as a Paul Bunyan statue, an infected zombie and some other similar characters.

But with the CGI, these are certainly not the kinds of things which will haunt you for weeks on end.

Our verdict

While there are plenty of scares to keep you occupied (though perhaps not enough for the three hours you will be spending in the cinema) there are very few which have the same level of fright as in IT.

However, those who find horror particularly frightening should of course proceed with caution, and let a horror-loving friend see it first if you are concerned.

As well as this, the long running time will also give viewers plenty of time to decompress and take a break between scares, so it’s not as relentless as the first film.

IT Chapter Two is in cinemas now