‘It’ Early Reactions Praise Bill Skarsgård’s Performance as Pennywise the Clown, Call the Movie ‘Scary as S–t’

“It” screened in New York last night, and early reactions to the new adaptation of Stephen King’s classic horror novel will likely comfort everyone looking forward to the new film. It’s been called “creepy, bloody, super funny” and “scary as shit,” with several fans singling out Bill Skarsgård’s performance as Pennywise the Clown for praise. Here are some of the responses:

#ITMovie is everything I hoped for & more. Has heart, laughs & TONS of incredible scares. Fell in love w/ The Losers. Didn’t want it to end.

— Perri Nemiroff (@PNemiroff) August 26, 2017

I love the #ITMovie. It’s everything I wanted. Scary as shit, Skarsgard nails Pennywise, and the Losers are perfection.

— Haleigh Foutch (@HaleighFoutch) August 26, 2017

#ITMovie: a carnival funhouse of a film; loud, scary, funny. And best of all: it has heart. #It

— Chris Evangelista (@cevangelista413) August 26, 2017

And there’s a complete fumble with how the film handles one of the Losers near the end

— Chris Evangelista (@cevangelista413) August 26, 2017

IT is creepy, bloody, super funny, adorably romantic and hands down among my favorite movies of the year pic.twitter.com/tYpaNFHOsu

— ErikDavis (@ErikDavis) August 26, 2017

#ITMovie is a very handsome, polished execution of a story you know inside out. The big surprise is Finn Wolfhard. Really earns his spot.

— Phil Nobile Jr. (@PhilNobileJr) August 26, 2017

Thrilled I can now say that IT is spectacular. Totally terrifying, but also amazing fun (the Losers are PERFECT). Top 10 candidate for me. pic.twitter.com/XjQHyNmSEq

— (((Eric Eisenberg))) (@eeisenberg) August 26, 2017

#ItMovie was spooktacular. Great cast, surprisingly funny, and genuinely unnerving scares. You’ll still be freaked out when you get home. 🎈 pic.twitter.com/n5EQpbk53N

— Dan Casey (@DanCasey) August 26, 2017

Andres Muschietti directed “It,” which was co-written (and originally to be helmed) by Cary Fukunaga. Chase Palmer and Gary Dauberman are also credited screenwriters on the chiller. The film arrives in theaters on September 8.

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