Quote Originally Posted by Burney View Post
I remember reading it absent-mindedly and suddenly they all start fùcking for no discernible reason or logic. I remember it being genuinely quite shocking.

From the filmmaker's point of view, of course, the fact that it made absolutely no sense probably made it easier, since it could be left out without any disturbance to the narrative whatsoever.
I read somewhere that the kids are all older and there was some allusion to it but obviously nothing shown. Absolute nightmare trying to do a search for It review on the interweb though