is "IT" a good movie?

In my opinion, the child community aspect of IT was fantastic, much like Goonies etc. However, there were a good few cheap jump scares that were obviously going to happen which put me put me off pretty much half of the film. Cinematography is SO good though, visually I feel it is a masterpiece! I would definitely recommend watching it, not for how 'scary' it is, but purely on its aesthetics.