I'm new here. Just started reading IT for the first time so my opinion probably doesn't matter as much and it's certainly not as informed as most of you so correct me wherever I'm wrong as I'm bound to be.
I'm mixed on the trailer for a few reasons.
1. The tone of it feels much more like a modern horror movie. Especially with Pennywise rushing Bill like that. It just doesn't seem like the more tormenting and toying aspects of him. The design of him further cements this, he no longer looks like an ordinary but off clown he seems like he's a monster from square one. Even his smiling self still has a pure evil look whereas Tim Curry knew how to make being happy scary.
A good example is this comparison -
The actor playing the new Pennywise keeps tilting his head down and it's obviously done to make him look more evil. While Tim Curry doesn't rely on that because just seeing Pennywise in random locations as a clown is scary naturally. Being subtle to me is always far more effective.
2. The music - Oh man do I miss the TV series theme. I don't know if the music in the trailer is actually from the movie but again it did nothing for me. It wasn't haunting, it wasn't dread inducing.....the original IT tv series theme was such a huge part to making Derry feel off and like a character itself. The music in this trailer just sounded like music you could have inserted into any horror movie trailer.
3. Back to Pennywise. Does anyone think casting someone young was the wrong idea? It just looks.....wrong to me again. It feels weird that he's a young looking clown.
4. I still wish they went with the 50's, as much as I love the 80's the 50's era was a huge part of the spirit to the story. Even as someone who hasn't even finished reading it you can just tell how essential it is to Derry. While the 80's works as well, to this day I have no clue why they had to make that change. There's plenty of period piece movies that work.
Anyone have thoughts on my points whether you agree or disagree..I'd love to be reassured or even explain why certain things could work well. I want to love this movie, I want it to succeed.