Pet Sematary (2019)

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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.

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Directed By: Kevin Kolsch, Dennis Widmyer

Written By: Stephen King, Jeff Buhler

Starring: John Lithgow, Amy Seimetz, Jason Clarke, Frank Schorpion, Jeté Laurence, Bailey Thain, Lucas Lavoie, Alyssa Brooke Levine, Obssa Ahmed, Sonia Maria Chirila, Maria Herrera, Hugo Lavoie

Genres: Suspense/Thriller, Horror

Country: USA

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Pet Sematary belongs to 9 collections

1. Films available in HD (collaborative: moderated by kubricksucks - 13 stars)

2. Stephen King adaptation (collaborative: moderated by iconogassed - 11 stars)

3. Top 3000 movies with the most votes on IMDb (public: fanfic - 5 stars)

4. Better Remakes (collaborative: moderated by BeeDub - 2 stars)

5. Availability: Netflix (public: KasperL)

6. Laptop (public: Jason212)

7. seen in 2019 (public: sproost)

8. Unofficially Beating The World Record For Most Films Watched in a Year (public: EsperHart)

9. The Horror Geek (public: BeeDub)

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Stars	User	Rating
11	BillyShears	75 _65th
Sometimes remakes are better. If someone were to put Fred Gwynne into an ancient indian burial ground so he could add some lacking spooky New England/Maine nonsense this would be much better. Lithgow only says ONE spooky Maine thing. Moves along way too fast but really, you can only bury something and have it come back so many times and be interesting. IM NOT SPEAKING OF ANY PRIOR EXPERIENCE.
8	DavidBlast	20 _6th
Like with the 'Poltergeist' remake, a few decisions were made to alter the source material, all of them terrible. I would love to tell you, that it's been a long time since I saw one of these, that made me miss the bland original shot for shot, but I watched 'It: Chapter 2' earlier this year. I'm going to finish this 'Stephen King re-imagination' trilogy with 'Doctor Sleep'. That's at least a sequel, right? Kill me.
7	deaddilly	50 _14th
This movie is what would resurrect the next morning if you buried Stephen King's book in the Sematary.
7	Paxton	72 _71st
I'm for this story, but has anybody ever heard of embalming? Jason Clarke's acting duties rise from the grave and he has to stone face his way through the new twists and turns of this servicable adaptation. Watch for the adorable little Jason Clarke kisses while he comforts his wife. I kept wanting him to angrily call the cat "Toonces."
5	Ytadel	3 _28th
Not sure where the apparently glowing critical reception for this one comes from. Lots of jump scares/loud noises, generic dark foggy spooky forests, creepy little kids, etc. Compared to the well-done It remake a couple years back there’s no emotional power to any of it. Other than more professional visuals it doesn’t improve on the old made for TV version in any way.
4	Luna6ix	73 _44th
I don't remember the original very well, but what I recall was feeling like it was an average, but solid, horror movie. This one is more or less the same. Nothing impressive, but worth watching nonetheless. I was pretty fond of that ending, though.
4	Jerky	40 _23rd
Needed more Herman Munster! This film is proof that you don't hang your hat on child actors when trying to summon up frights and scares in a horror movie. It was truly hard for me to not burst out laughing multiple times during the undead Ellie scenes. At least there was a happy ending, in a twisted way, where the whole Creed family can be one again. I want the sequel to be them just recruiting the rest of their extended family into their undead world, culminating with Apollo and Adonis!
3	bof	56 _33rd
As a straight remake of the 1989 movie it's not awful, a few missteps (the weird digital nightshoots, wasting some side characters, the ridiculous ending) aside. Not as iconic, not as well set up, but certainly more tense. But in the age of Hereditary, I'm disappointed that they settled for turning this story of crushing parental grief into just another quick-cut spook movie. The original story has the potential. Now we have to wait another 30 years.
2	Moribunny	20 _9th
For the gazillionth time, yet another barely watchable remake of a half-decent old chiller. Some of it's the same but less effective, other times they seem bent on cramming extra horror cliches into it, which only crapify it further.
2	Ofterdingen	58 _46th
Quite good. Not the serious horror about grief it could have been, but still a good, mean, tale with its own sick kind of meaning.
2	TheRealJ-Ro	60 _25th
I thought this was mostly fine! Coming in with very few expectations, and with the full admission that I am a coward (which movies like this one with its tension and jump-scares inevitably bring to the fore), I found little to dislike here, but also little to really cling to as anything special. I guess that makes this forgettable? That feels too harsh. I don't think this does anything fundamentally wrong. Some stuff is under-explored. Could have been fantastic, but also could have sucked.
2	omgfridge	4 _34th
All a bit silly. Not scary or creepy enough either. Every interesting aspect just gets forgotten about then it leads to a pretty underwhelming finish.
2	Jasongirl67	100 _94th
Normally I'm not a fan of remakes But in my opinion this movie is better then the original and just plain awesome Never a dull moment and held my interest from beginning till the end
1	twincinema	50 _26th
Basically, Spooky: The Movie.
1	Duder	60 _40th
* I didn't know the story from before so I did enjoy the buildup. At first I had thought that it would be filled with stupid horror clichés but the use of it was decent and well placed. And I enjoyed the dark ending.
1	chadisdanger	52 _4th
Starts off pretty weak, with strikingly bland direction (disappointing from the guys who made the really cool "Starry Eyes") and some rather obvious and stilted dialogue. First act is honestly a slog to get through. Luckily it does get considerably better when things escalate, with the actors getting more to do and with some solid tension to liven things up. It still doesn't really take off and it never rises above being serviceable, so I don't know. It's fine.
1	Vandelay1	46 _47th
worth a watch
1	Neonman	61 _17th
A decent and entertaining enough horror flick that frightens like a ghoulie ghost ride, with the jump-scares and loud noises and spooky cemeteries. A sudden gory moment early on and the brilliantly horrific ending are the highlights, but everything else is quite dire -- these talented actors deserve way better, as they're given completely stock material that simply serves to push the story forward.
1	mwgerb	44 _34th
Better than the original, but not by that much.
1	glumpy_99	61 _19th
Faced with the inherent absurdity of this premise as played literally, this is probably the best version you could hope for, with generally fine performances and decent craftsmanship putting it miles ahead of the original film; it proves the best adaptations of King's horror novels tend to get at the themes of his stories while discarding the overt horror elements (or they just use his themes as a jumping off point ala THE SHINING). Just too silly and illogical to be effective, but a nice try.
1	Darren	40 _16th
I don't wanna be buried in a pet sematary I don't wanna see this film again
1	MontyCircus	40 _37th
Pretty bland, generic horror thriller. It's very short and simplistic with not much plot. I mean, come on now...the book is almost 600 pages and they can barely squeeze a 90 minute movie from that?? I've never read the book and the TV ad spoils just about everything.
1	medikolayn	41 _10th
It is a happy ending.
1	myfavchords	57 _9th
This film has some good moments and the cast do good work here. However the script falls apart especially in the final act. The weak script makes this movie disappointing overall.
1	SirSass	55 _37th
Awkward birthday party.
1	Dakota99	8 _88th
I know I was high watching this, but I don't understand how this has such a mixed reception. I think they nailed the creepy atmosphere and characters. I think some of the imagery got under my skin, and while the characters weren't incredibly interesting, they are a step above your run of the mill horror characters, and that's perfect for a movie that can also be as goofy as this is. It strikes a decent balance or everything I look for in a solid horror movie. I was impressed.
1	Yiannos	45 _13th
Weak remake that makes a few changes, mostly for the worse. Lambert's version was cheesy, but there were some genuine scares and unsettling moments. Kolsch/Widmyer have no idea how to deliver scares, nor do they compensate by making a convincing portrait of familial grief, which lies at the heart of King's story. Lithgow pales compared to Gwynne, and the couple are boring stiffs that hardly seem invested in their roles until the Romero style climax that throws the entire film off course.
1	PrestoBix	38 _7th
A swing and a miss. Doesn't even try to grapple with the source material.
1	Iamdwg (Interpreting the Stars)	57 _14th
When it comes to jump scares: they either work for you or they don't. People often complain about them being cheap and predictable. I don't know about cheap, but they definitely are predictable. Even the people that love them know they're predictable. If you're in your seat, looking away, closing your eyes, looking through the slots in your fingers, that's when jump scares work for you. They may be temporary and shallow, but they are effective, if you think about it.
1	luord	56 _36th
It's alright. The cast makes it work and it pulls off an eerie atmosphere, at times.

Average Percentile 26.33% from 633 Ratings