okay got out from watching chapter 2, and
HOW did Mike still have no storyline??? Stanley was actually dead but they did MORE then they did for Mike (having him be a lying conspiracy cliché doesn’t count)
Mike Hanlon and Bill Denbrough together were literally the best boys despite this. (James McAvoy did such a good job making Bill a likeable character!)
The Eddie who was the first one to start looking for Stan when he strayed in the sewers, the one who shrieked ‘I’m gonna kill you!’ when he got vomited on by Pennywise, cowering in the corner? That’s not my Eddie. Eddie overall seemed like a really cold character, with little relationship to the others.
I love Ben Hanscom. He is still my favourite character (from the book and chapter 2). Jay Ryan did a good job showing how Ben cares for all of them. Ben and Bev were really sweet.
scenes were too long and too short at the same. getting the items needed to be way shorter, but so much more needed to happen. (I love these characters, it shouldn’t of dragged like it did)
Bill Hader was doing the most. What a funny, heart-wrenching guy. Richie saving Mike Hanlons life TWICE!!! Literally my RIGHTS!!
I understand why people didn’t pick up on Reddie. I feel like Bill Hader was really pulling the heavy weight on this, and boy he tried, but because Richie and Eddie were such surface level characters with lukewarm character development, I didn’t feel it (this should destroyed me, I ship it a lot, but they didn’t do the work to earn it)
Stanley, my sweet boy. He was barely in it, but I love him a lot
Overall not a bad film, just really repetitive with multiple scenes establishing the exact same thing. I wish we could’ve swapped some of those scenes for more bonding moments with the losers to make me care more about the stakes more (again, I already love these character, I should care).