Parent reviews for It

This movie is a combination of horror movie/coming of age movie. The story of misfit early teenagers going through that awkward prepuberty years. This part of the story has a feeling of an King movie, Stand by Me. Although the dialogue might be characteristic of a group of boys this age, puberty jokes, etc, it has many curse words and for me to encourage a younger child to view it. Also, the underlining story of the female character being molested by her father isn't for younger children. It never says that she is molested, but is strong insinuated and implied. The horror in this movie, isn't bloody but is sudden and enough to cause a younger child to have nightmares. I was surprised by how much I liked this movie as an adult but don't feel comfortable with encouraging any child to watch this.

I think if you can handle scary movies then you're ok. its a amazing movie though you definitely should see it I am 39 and I took my horror obsessed 10 year old he was ok no nightmares no nothing

I took my 14 and 16 year old boys and they both really enjoyed it. They didn't find it scary or disturbing at all. My 14 year old has almost finished the book and said that the book was more violent than the movie. Definetly recommend IT.

It is very scary and much more disturbing and blood that its 90's counterpart. This film is creepy and definitely not for children and iffy for early teens. Much of the storyline is the same, but much more gore and violence is shown on screen in a variety of sequences. Based on Stephen King's novel of the same name, It is the story of several teens who are consistently attacked by a shape shifting clown. Most scenes are dark in atmosphere as well as dark (as in, little to no light). People are killed and blood is well, everywhere. It's disturbing. It's scary. And it's great, especially with friends who are terrified with clowns. Younger teens and kids will definitely have nightmares if they watch this so make sure they pass on this one. There is a ton of cursing with every word in the book, a lot of derogatory talk, and some talk of sex in a naïve teenager sort of way. Two teens kiss. The violence is in almost every scene of the movie so if you're squeamish, skip it. Let me tell you a little bit of the stuff you'll see; arms come off, bodies twist in freaking weird ways, vomit, heads that are not attached to a body, a body that does not have a head attached, dolls, dolls, and more dolls, dead people, a broken arm that is not going a way an arm is supposed to (if you catch my drift). And that is like half of the movie. Now this movie is in two parts (like the book and original flick) and if you watch this part you will most definitely want to see the other one! Unfortunately, we'll have to wait a while for that. So try it out, just make sure not to get too scared.

I haven't read the book, but I've seen the miniseries. This is definitely scarier than the miniseries - and also way better. If your kid has already been introduced to the horror genre and can handle such films, I think this will be tolerable for them. If your kid gets upset by scary movies (or is afraid of clowns for that matter), wait until they're a little older. The kids in the movie are charming and relatable (one in particular is a hilarious potty mouth). Their friendship is touching in that these are kids not accepted by others (they're bullied, with confrontations shown), but they accept one another, and fearlessly team up to take down Pennywise, who takes the appearance of each kid's worst fear. There are a few jump scares (but they're thankfully not false ones), but the scary clown alone will be more than enough to scare even some adults. This is also more graphic than the television miniseries, with the sewer scene involving Georgie being considerably more detailed. The new IT is not for the faint of heart, but some thrill-seeking kids should be able to take it on.

It is a horror movie with child wanted and his a little violent but is very good !

This ruins the classic movie in so many ways. This was such a disappointment. I was so excited about this but it was horrible. Stick to the story. This did not stick to the original story at all. So so dumb. Whoever wrote this movie needs to be eaten by the original IT

My 12 yr old trembled through allot of this movie. At one point I had to calm him down as he was hyperventilating. Keep this in mind. Afterwards he couldn't stop taking about it. He was up all night with nightmares, and he has never had nightmares. No problems the following nights. He loved it, but says he won't go see it again. The child acting is fantastic! Great message.... tame your feeds to defeat evil.

scary, funny, endearing, creepy, fun! There is a lot of crude humor jokes. It's mostly the 13 year olds friends picking at each other. There's jokes about birth control, crabs, "wangs", tickling your pickle, being A virgin, being a slut, a guy grabbing his crotch towards the girl in a taunting way. These things would be a bit too sexual for an 11-12 year old viewer I think. But then it's R rated for a reason. There is a scene where the kids strip into tightie whites to go swimming which is just awkwardly funny and not sexual at all. The girl shows up and gets down to her undies and bra too but it's not sexualized at all. It's the equivalent of taking off a robe or swimsuit cover and then she's in granny panties and a bra. Nothing revealing or sexual although the boys do want to stare at her later as she's sunbathing. But it's not sexual for the viewers. No long camera angles going over her body or anything, no cleavage, no butt cheeks. There is an implication of Beverly being molested by her dad however this is implied in the creepy way he smells her hair or constantly asks her if she's still his little girl. There are no sexual touches or implied sexual touches on screen. Overall I wouldn't take my 12 year old to see it, but I did take my 15 year old niece and some older kids and we all loved it.