It (A Film)

While long, this is an enjoyable weekend watch. I've never read the book, but I did watch the movies. I generally liked both but found this structure to be significantly more gripping and engaging.

A music cue or two felt like it needs a bit of EQ as we went from room to room - this will better indicate the audio traveling through space/separated by walls from our subjective audio perspective. I remember the volume dropping - that in tandem with adding a low pass will give it a muffled through the walls sound.

There are places where the titles seem to pop up too frequently or are otherwise distracting. Maybe places them on black or, better yet, a paper/book texture?

I thought the closing note about where and how long it took to write the book was very cool. I'd love to see more touches throughout that speaks to this being the book.

Other than that, I'd love to see an abridged version of this edit as some beats become repetitive.

That's all I have to say. Great edit! Thanks very much Paulisdead2221. I highly recommend it to anyone who found the separated timelines wanting and has 4+ hrs :D

I was so lucky to stumble on this awesome edit of "It: Chapter 1" (2017) and "It: Chapter 2" (2019) into a format closer to the narrative of Stephen King's novel.
I didn't even notice that this movie was 4 hours long because what this does so successfully is balance the adults story with their narrative as kids. It gives the story more weight and keeps it moving right along. It actually makes Pennywise seem scarier cutting back and forth between films.
Had I not told my partner that this was a fan edit, he would have never guessed, the quality is perfect. I look forward to watching again and would recommend this to anyone.

Update: I watched it again last night, and you'll hear complaints that It Chapter 2 (2019) wasn't as scary as it was with the kids. That the movie didn't explain them being scared by Pennywise, and it is so clearly evident that the reason why that happened was because all the adult sections were sandwiched into the 2nd movie, it didn't hit as hard as it does in THIS edit.

So much better than the original. This cut reinstates (as much as possible given the source material) the tensions of the book and the 1980s version.

It's a long watch but IMHO the definitive way to watch and shorter than watching the two originals.

Everything I could say has been said better below.

Been wanting to watch a cut like this for sometime! I loved this and personally prefer this over the Original two on their own. I really enjoyed Chapter One when it released but was never a fan of Chapter Two. After watching them stitched together this way made me not only enjoy Chapter 2, but make me want to revisit it again. I will favor this cut over the original though

Yes, I do recommend this edit. Did I enjoy it? Not really. WTF? Let me explain.

I read the book for the first time in 1989 (how's that for a coincidence?) and loved it. I also enjoyed the tv-series (safe for the spider-bit) and adored the first movie adaption. The second was a bit of a mixed bag (didn't get the Eddie horror scenes). Joining them in a way as close to the book as possible sounded like a good idea.

Technically, this is one of the most accomplished fan-edits I've ever seen. Completely flawless, 100% pro. Putting in the chapter titles of the book is also a great idea. But despite all its technical wizardry, this edit doesn't work for me.

This is mostly due to my feeling that the timelines don't really gel, probably because there are hardly any scenes or shots that allow for clear and smooth transitions between present and past. That's not the editor's fault of course, the needed material simply isn't there. In the tv-series, it's always clear who is having which memory and why.
The chapter titles only worked for me in the beginning when they were against a black screen. Adding titles in the middle of scenes across the screen was a distraction that pulled me out of the movie.

Replacing Wallfish's music during the opening scenes with Für Elise - like King wrote it - was a highlight - although I missed a bit of foley, especially when Georgie is knocked down.

And although the climax was handled as it was in the book, it was too much for me. Reading a book is a very different experience from watching a movie, and I think the creators of the tv-series were aware of the fact that both climaxes might work better if one took place halfway and the other at the end. That way, the story gets sooner to a point were things come to a sort of resolve, instead of a seemingly endless follow-up of incidents that lead to a finale that is simply too much.

And I didn't watch it in one go. Two or sometimes three hours is the max for me, so I would have preferred this edit to come in two parts - like the tv series.

Reading the other reviews, I understand that my opinion differs widely from the general view. So don't let this review discourage you if you're considering watching this edit. Technically it's one of the best and boldest out there, but the choices made (and the lack of much needed material that wasn't available) simply don't work for me personally.