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Tim Curry is the main event in the old It miniseries. The producers knew they had only one great performer and they milked him for all he was worth. He does turn in an incredible performance and his portrayal of the character is more alien-like, which I like better. If you ignore the goofy stuff he did, there was more genuine horror in his performance too - like there was more going on under the surface.

The new dude plays him as sort of a hungry stupid monster. He plays it too broadly and in an obvious way. Like within the first second of seeing him, you know he's a killer. With the dark shadows and the creepy makeup and smile. Like Georgie is fucking braindead if he thought that was not the scariest fucking thing he ever saw.