Dr. Louis Creed and his wife, Rachel, relocate from Boston to rural Maine with their two young children. The couple soon discover a mysterious burial ground hidden deep in the woods near their new home.
Based on the graphic novels by Mike Mignola, Hellboy, caught between the worlds of the supernatural and human, battles an ancient sorceress bent on revenge.
We all have a superhero inside us, it just takes a bit of magic to bring it out. In Billy Batson's case, by shouting out one word - SHAZAM. - this streetwise fourteen-year-old foster kid can turn into the grown-up superhero Shazam.
Increased level of fear, six colliding stories, one roller coaster ride of emotions and terror. What would you do if you caught your significant other in the act or was face to face with ... See full summary »
Detectives Ken Boyd (Andrew Legatt), Francis Gunner (Andrew Ringate), Jeff Fletcher (Carter Luedtke), Harold Hill (Elijah O'Sullivan) and Michael Elkins (Daniel Mayerchak) try and solve the... See full summary »
Director:
Andrew Legatt
Stars:
Stephen Legatt,
Andrew Legatt,
Andrew Ringate
American, German and Russian agents, who flocked to the village to examine the falling meteorites, began to buy the meteorites collected by the villagers by paying serious fees. Ismet tries... See full summary »
Andrew struggles with his longtime relationship with Juliana when his behavior evolves from detached to volatile. His mental illness begins to take over not only his relationship, but also his life.
Louis Creed, his wife Rachel, and their two children, Gage and Ellie, move to a rural home where they are welcomed and enlightened about the eerie 'Pet Sematary' located nearby. After the tragedy of their cat being killed by a truck, Louis resorts to burying it in the mysterious pet cemetery, which is definitely not as it seems, as it proves to the Creeds that sometimes, dead is better.
Amy Seimetz wouldn't say if she was among the many women directors that Marvel reportedly contacted about directing "Black Widow," the long-awaited spin-off around the sole female superhero from "The Avengers," but her coy smile gave a lot away. "I've taken meetings on a lot of these things, and then I back away, because I don't want to get stuck," she said. "It's not really my voice, and I think it's important for women to do commercial movies, but when they do commercial movies, they continue to have a sphere to develop their voice, as opposed to suddenly jumping to a Marvel movie." See more »
Goofs
When the tanker truck swerved to avoid Gage the trailer becomes detached from the tractor which leads to the tragic death.
However, in real life this would not have happened, and the whole truck unit would have simply crashed into the ditch. See more »
Quotes
Jud Crandall:
It's not some campfire story.
[referring to the symbols on the trees from the drawing in the book]
Louis Creed:
I saw these on the trees up there.
Jud Crandall:
They're warnings. The local tribes carved them before they fled. They fear that place. There's something up there, something that dates way back.
See more »
Let me begin my review by clarifying that I can absolutely understand the polarizing opinions on this remake of "Pet Sematary" and even support most of the arguments mentioned about why this is supposedly a bad horror film, but I couldn't stop loving this experience anyway. As a huge fan and frequent defender of Stephen King's original novel, I have been looking forward to Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kölsch's take on this classic horror story for quite some time, especially since I can't pretend being a huge fan of the first cinematic adaptation of "Pet Sematary" from 1989.
First, let's begin with the casting. Nobody could possibly replace Fred Gwynne, who was quite frankly the best part about the first film. But if someone else has to portray Jud - and since Gwynne sadly passed away, there was no other way around it - then John Lithgow has to be the perfect choice for this character. And Lithgow did a marvelous job, there can't be any doubt about that. Meanwhile, Jason Clarke was chosen for the protagonist, and just like with Lithgow, I couldn't possibly think of a better choice. Clarke was exactly the actor I always imagined would be perfect for playing Louis in a movie adaptation, and here he is allowed to present each side of his versatile acting. Amy Seimetz and child actress Jeté Laurence also do a good job with their respective characters. Next, the eerie atmosphere does feel a little off from time to time, but I could forgive this film for that. There was a little unnecessary jump scare now and then, but it was certainly bearable and didn't ruin the entire experience.
What probably made so many people angry was the excessive number of changes from the original novel, and they sure were difficult to swallow if you loved the novel. But I've been thinking a lot about those changes since I watched the film, and the more time has passed, the more did I actually appreciate the creativity and originality which went into the changes made for this reimagination of the story. For many people, a remake seems to have no chance of being anything but a failure - either it isn't a close adaptation to the book or the original film, in which case it is called disrespectful, or it IS a close adaptation, in which case it is often called unnecessary and redundant. I find it important that some signals of creativity flow into the process of remaking a film or adapting a book, as long as it still makes sense and doesn't completely avoid the characteristics previously set by the author. And that's exactly how I feel about this remake of "Pet Sematary": it updates everything to a modern scenario and still maintains the most important aspects and elements of the original, while simultaneously setting itself apart and creating its own voice. That process is always going to be polarizing and rather unpopular, and I can definitely understand everyone who thinks this way and doesn't appreciate this adaptation of "Pet Sematary" in some kind of way, but I definitely loved it way more than I initially thought I would. The rather low average rating on IMDb (currently sitting at 6.2 and probably only going to sink even further in future) doesn't reflect the actual quality of this film.
15 of 20 people found this review helpful.
Was this review helpful to you?
| Report this
Let me begin my review by clarifying that I can absolutely understand the polarizing opinions on this remake of "Pet Sematary" and even support most of the arguments mentioned about why this is supposedly a bad horror film, but I couldn't stop loving this experience anyway. As a huge fan and frequent defender of Stephen King's original novel, I have been looking forward to Dennis Widmyer and Kevin Kölsch's take on this classic horror story for quite some time, especially since I can't pretend being a huge fan of the first cinematic adaptation of "Pet Sematary" from 1989.
First, let's begin with the casting. Nobody could possibly replace Fred Gwynne, who was quite frankly the best part about the first film. But if someone else has to portray Jud - and since Gwynne sadly passed away, there was no other way around it - then John Lithgow has to be the perfect choice for this character. And Lithgow did a marvelous job, there can't be any doubt about that. Meanwhile, Jason Clarke was chosen for the protagonist, and just like with Lithgow, I couldn't possibly think of a better choice. Clarke was exactly the actor I always imagined would be perfect for playing Louis in a movie adaptation, and here he is allowed to present each side of his versatile acting. Amy Seimetz and child actress Jeté Laurence also do a good job with their respective characters. Next, the eerie atmosphere does feel a little off from time to time, but I could forgive this film for that. There was a little unnecessary jump scare now and then, but it was certainly bearable and didn't ruin the entire experience.
What probably made so many people angry was the excessive number of changes from the original novel, and they sure were difficult to swallow if you loved the novel. But I've been thinking a lot about those changes since I watched the film, and the more time has passed, the more did I actually appreciate the creativity and originality which went into the changes made for this reimagination of the story. For many people, a remake seems to have no chance of being anything but a failure - either it isn't a close adaptation to the book or the original film, in which case it is called disrespectful, or it IS a close adaptation, in which case it is often called unnecessary and redundant. I find it important that some signals of creativity flow into the process of remaking a film or adapting a book, as long as it still makes sense and doesn't completely avoid the characteristics previously set by the author. And that's exactly how I feel about this remake of "Pet Sematary": it updates everything to a modern scenario and still maintains the most important aspects and elements of the original, while simultaneously setting itself apart and creating its own voice. That process is always going to be polarizing and rather unpopular, and I can definitely understand everyone who thinks this way and doesn't appreciate this adaptation of "Pet Sematary" in some kind of way, but I definitely loved it way more than I initially thought I would. The rather low average rating on IMDb (currently sitting at 6.2 and probably only going to sink even further in future) doesn't reflect the actual quality of this film.