This is the latest adaptation of Stephen King's novel with the same name and that novel was considered to be the scariest and darkest of Stephen King's bunch of novels. This novel had already been adapted once in 1989 and it was really dark, so much blood and a guy got his brain ripped but then it didn't have good performances so I only rated that 5.9/10. It's just bloody, not scary.
Jason Clarke is great as Dr. Louis Creed, and then there's Amy Seimetz who played Rachel, Louis' wife. However, neither of their performances was my favorite, it was Jete Laurence as Ellie, their daughter. This movie was really challenging, especially when she came back to life, she needed a lot of darkness and her performance was impressive. Seimetz was great as well, it's just that Jason Clarke didn't have much to do in here. Seimetz's character had a dead family member, her sister Zelda. We knew that she's not the main character of the movie but she's the one who stole the show, much better than Clarke and Laurence, but Laurence's still my favorite. She's just a kid. The performances were way better than the one in 1989.
This movie had changed a few things the 1989 adaptation had. I was really, really disappointed with the trailers, they spoiled a lot of things, even the death, Ellie. They came with the line "Sometimes dead is better!" it was a bit of spoilers too but it wouldn't be if you read the book or watch the 1989 movie. I only watched Pet Sematary in 1989 but didn't read the book so I didn't feel spoilt with the line. The 1989 movie was Gage who was crushed by the train, now it's Ellie, it was spoilt in the trailer (C'mon!). Then I would think that Gage died would make the movie darker, but then 1989 one was (I told you) not dark. I wanted it that way because Church, something belonged to Ellie (the cat) is already dead so it had to be someone else. I really don't read the book but, I heard the critics saying that this adaptation is darker than the book and I did find it full of darkness, especially in the end. I was familiar with horror movies so I wouldn't be scared and then the jumpscare of Zelda falling shocked me. I was given Goosebumps. The performance was getting crazier and in the end, slash, slash and kill!
The biggest problem in here was some parts of the beginning. It was kinda boring and the performances weren't good. They just sat down and read, read, and read. I fell asleep at that part and I had to open again and again to understand what was happening that time but I kept falling asleep. Maybe the beginning was worse than I thought but in the middle and the end, I felt like they had tried better and better and it didn't feel this movie was bad anymore. They really did well with the CGI and the cinematography. Full or darkness, a lot of bloody scenes (Louis and Ellie's death were not bloody at all) and you could feel it being real. There're also some disgusting parts like Ellie's hair (after coming back from the grave) and Church's fur (after coming back from the grave). They were...gross (and that's what made the movie scary). This movie was banned from my country but I had found a way to watch it, the Internet (hehehe).
Except from dramas like The Green Mile or The Shawshank Redemption and Stand By Me, Pet Sematary is one of the greatest Stephen King's adaptations.
Jason Clarke is great as Dr. Louis Creed, and then there's Amy Seimetz who played Rachel, Louis' wife. However, neither of their performances was my favorite, it was Jete Laurence as Ellie, their daughter. This movie was really challenging, especially when she came back to life, she needed a lot of darkness and her performance was impressive. Seimetz was great as well, it's just that Jason Clarke didn't have much to do in here. Seimetz's character had a dead family member, her sister Zelda. We knew that she's not the main character of the movie but she's the one who stole the show, much better than Clarke and Laurence, but Laurence's still my favorite. She's just a kid. The performances were way better than the one in 1989.
This movie had changed a few things the 1989 adaptation had. I was really, really disappointed with the trailers, they spoiled a lot of things, even the death, Ellie. They came with the line "Sometimes dead is better!" it was a bit of spoilers too but it wouldn't be if you read the book or watch the 1989 movie. I only watched Pet Sematary in 1989 but didn't read the book so I didn't feel spoilt with the line. The 1989 movie was Gage who was crushed by the train, now it's Ellie, it was spoilt in the trailer (C'mon!). Then I would think that Gage died would make the movie darker, but then 1989 one was (I told you) not dark. I wanted it that way because Church, something belonged to Ellie (the cat) is already dead so it had to be someone else. I really don't read the book but, I heard the critics saying that this adaptation is darker than the book and I did find it full of darkness, especially in the end. I was familiar with horror movies so I wouldn't be scared and then the jumpscare of Zelda falling shocked me. I was given Goosebumps. The performance was getting crazier and in the end, slash, slash and kill!
The biggest problem in here was some parts of the beginning. It was kinda boring and the performances weren't good. They just sat down and read, read, and read. I fell asleep at that part and I had to open again and again to understand what was happening that time but I kept falling asleep. Maybe the beginning was worse than I thought but in the middle and the end, I felt like they had tried better and better and it didn't feel this movie was bad anymore. They really did well with the CGI and the cinematography. Full or darkness, a lot of bloody scenes (Louis and Ellie's death were not bloody at all) and you could feel it being real. There're also some disgusting parts like Ellie's hair (after coming back from the grave) and Church's fur (after coming back from the grave). They were...gross (and that's what made the movie scary). This movie was banned from my country but I had found a way to watch it, the Internet (hehehe).
Except from dramas like The Green Mile or The Shawshank Redemption and Stand By Me, Pet Sematary is one of the greatest Stephen King's adaptations.