10 Great Movie Ideas Let Down By Their Budget

In the horror flick of 2017, Stephen King's terrifying clown, Pennywise, returned to the screen in It, after 27 years away - which is eery if you know anything of the clown's origin story.

With a worldwide box office take of $700 million from a $35 million budget, you had to believe a sequel would be inevitable and it wasn't long before It: Chapter Two was on the cards.

What made the first in the series so fantastic was its titular character and the group of ragtag young heroes going toe to toe, with the latter trying to stay alive long enough to tell the tale. Even though the first film wasn't a short movie by any standards - clocking in at 135 minutes - it managed to get everything it needed to inside that runtime without feeling bloated.

The same can't be said for Chapter Two, as the film found itself trying to do too much with its improved $79 million to play with.

Between stuffing the older and younger versions of the gang into needless detours and the fact that it seemed crafted purely for scares and not to further the narrative set up in its predecessor, Chapter Two fell victim to having too much money for its own good and the unnecessary 169 minute runtime is testament to that.

If the sequel had stuck to the roots of what captivated audiences the first time round - that team's chemistry in dealing with the maniacal Pennywise - perhaps this clammered for follow up could have earned similar critical success.