Yeah I know what you mean about the jump scares, but I think you've got to have some really to please the fans - it's a horror film and while it has a very creepy freaky feel to it, especially anytime the clown version appears, it doesn't really have many 'scary' parts to the story so I think you need to shove some jumps in to get the audience screaming - there were loads of teenagers in last night and they can be relied on to scream apt every jump scare!
The Georgie bit is my favourite part of the original, and I think Tim Curry still does that better! But you'll have to watch the original now to see!
One part I was pleased with is how they handled the 'Bev' moment ... Dunno if you know the story of the book but there's an obvious plot point that can't be filmed, but they handled it really well in the film - where Bev gets cartes off and is revived by Ben - much better than the Tim Curry one that just glossed over the whole thing.
Big test is how they handle part 2 cos the adults bit of the original was definitely weak, need engaging lead actors and plenty of tension to build up.
