Directed by Kevin Kolsch and Dennis Widmyer. Written by Matt Greenberg and Jeff Buhler, based on the novel by Stephen King. Starring Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, Jete Laurence, Obssa Ahmed, Alyssa Levine, Hugo & Lucas Lavoie and John Lithgow.
Plot: Dr. Louis Creed (Clarke) moves his family to Maine and discovers a mysterious burial ground in the woods nearby.
So, the first half of this movie was pretty good. We didn’t necessarily miss the old one. The story was the same: Louis moves his family from Boston to Maine in order to spend more time with them and slow life down a bit. Pascow (Ahmed) comes along and dies just as before and warns Louis about the burial ground. But when Church, the family cat, is run down by a truck, Jud (Lithgow) takes Louis to the burial ground past the pet sematary and Church ends up coming back.
After that though, things got bad. And not in a fun way. In this version, Zelda (Levine), Rachel’s (Seimetz) sister, dies in a dumbwaiter, which was gross, but nowhere near as terrifying as the original. DJ still can’t deal with original Zelda, while this one didn’t really scare him at all. Also, they changed which child is killed by the trucks, which DJ actually liked, but I did not.
All in all, the people seemed even dumber in this version than the original. The movie itself seemed to move slower as well. We weren’t as creeped out, so that sucked. And the end! I mean, don’t even get me started. How fucking dark and depressing! No, I can’t recommend this. Sure, the acting was good. Lithgow is particularly good. But they fucked with the genius that was the original novel just a little too much for us. Skip this and watch the original instead.
I suppose I could list my favorite movies here, but instead I'll give you a strange glimpse into what makes me TaraRomero.
1. I met George Romero. He was the kindest and sweetest man. He talked to me for longer than he should have with the line getting longer. He also held my hand. And when he noticed the ladybug I have tattooed on my wrist, he said he liked it and asked me it's name. Till then, it had not had a name. Now, I call him George.
2. I love stickers. All stickers. I just adore them. I even ask for stickers for Christmas! As a matter of fact, the birthday that just past, every member of my immediate family gave me sticker packs as gifts. Affordable and extremely appreciated.
3. I have never put much stock in astrology or horoscopes, but I LOVE the magic of the MBTI. Omg. I am an INFP and it actually sounds just like me. Introverted mostly. Creative always. Heart before head and not the most logical. Totally me! For better or worse.
4. It's no surprise I count horror so high up on the list of things that make me, me. However, it's so within my soul that I was part of the Horror Club in college. Interesting bunch. And even took a Horror Lit class as an elective. I got an A.
5. Coffee always makes me happy. Always. I'm particularly fond of caramel macchiatos. But I'll drink black coffee if it's the only thing available.
6. I hate shock for the sake of shock and endings that depress me. I always mention the movies Within (2016) and the Eli Roth produced, written and starred in, Aftershock (2012), as proof of this distate I have. I abhor the idea that just because I like horror, some people think I'd actually praise a movie that lets you think the "Final Girl" just made it through the night, only to slap her in the face with a tsunami.
7. We are big time animal people. I mean, if I could, I'd have an elephant, a bear, a zebra, a penguin, an otter and a meerkat, living with me. Seriously though. We have 2 dogs right now and 2 cats. Both cats we picked up when they each came to our front door hungry. And both dogs we got from 2 different sets of neighbors. Both who, unfortunately, don't know how to care for pets long-term. But they're happy and healthy now!!
8. Revisiting my love of horror, one of the above cats, my cat, is a little black guy named Church. Because Pet Sematary. His middle name is even Pascow. To give credit where credit's due, the name was DJ's idea. But he loves horror too!
9. I'm big into art. Along with movie posters and an Anne Frank quote, I have some actual paintings on my wall. I really think Dali paints beautifully when he wants to. And if I don't get to see Michaelangelo's Pieta in person some day, I will be very disappointed.
10. Lastly, I find Emily Dickinson's poetry intriguing. I took an elective course about her as well. But do you know I injected horror even there? I was given a poem to dissect and I picked one on death, of course. Then, I researched old "Death Photos" and even printed out copies for everyone in the class. They were so interested in looking at them that it stopped them from all looking at me, and I was able to deal quite well with my stage fright. Haha
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