I think it's hyperbole to say that originality is dead in Hollywood, but even exaggerations don't come from nothing. Still, no one ever said that adaptations had to be as uninspiring as It Chapter Two. That's not to say that the second narrative of Stephen King's classic novel is anywhere near as energizing as the first, but something about an idea as safe and glib as aging the heroes thirty years and giving them all PTSD is particularly frustrating in high definition. Still

The stories of Stephen King are no strangers to cinematic adaptation, but rarely have I seen a movie based on his work generate the kind of buzz that 2017's It did. Period pieces draw crowds, and for middle-aged adults who have been handed the chores of desk jobs, crying children, or both these days, it's no wonder that those set in the 1980s hold a particular appeal. The latest iteration of It was a runaway success at the box office, partially because it's a movie about a gr