70 Metacritic with 36 Reviews and 89% RottenTomatoes with 97 Reviews.

Some Reviews:

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnCdOQsX5kc

My problem lies in the fact that Tim Curry just played an infinitely better Pennywise.

Well it looks interesting. I dont think if seen the original IT in full.

Slightly off topic, but this number discrepancy between RT and Metacritic shows how misleading and ultimately unhelpful the RT system is. But I guess as long as studios can slap a "certified fresh" sticker on their DVDs then the system isn't going anywhere.

Its an infantile system for the like button generation. 

Having said that the overall reviews do seem to imply its better than most other horror films that come put these days. 

The original is terrible. Curry is having fun, but thats about IT. 

Can't wait to see this. Except the first scene. F*** that first scene.

Did they change the ending?

Pretty sure for a King movie to rate highly, they had to change the ending... not sure there's any writer who builds tension and anticipation so masterfully only to follow it up with the lamest endings imaginable.

Occasionally they're more interesting in the books, but that's never represented in the films. So far the only one I've enjoyed is The Shining, and King didn't even like the Kubrick version and so went on to make his own shitty TV miniseries lol

The original had me sleeping with one eye open for a few days, absolutely terrific horror movie at the time. Except for the ending, which sucked major balls.

Why not just look at the average rating on Rottentomatoes, which is at 7.9 (which is still very good). I actually find that as reliable as metacritic's tendency to assign weight to certain mainstream reviewers. Certainly, RT may be a little too inclusive with its reviews, but metacritic seems to be on the opposite end of the spectrum, and too limited in the reviews they collect. 

Certainly, the tomatometer does nothing other than show what the general consensus amongst critics is (i.e. whether they find it enjoyable or not) while the average rating comes closer to displaying how they actually felt about the movie's quality. It still isn't perfect, but I generally find that movies with a high rating tend to be well-made, if not always enjoyable. 

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