Pet Sematary

Audience Reviews

View More

Marco L @decatur555 22h Pet Sematary is based on one of Stephen King’s most powerful novels, a story that is not only about horror but about grief, guilt and the terrible human desire to undo death. The 2019 film has some atmosphere, a solid cast and a few effective moments, but it never fully captures the deep unease and moral darkness of the book. The cursed place should feel overwhelming, almost unbearable, yet the film often turns that dread into more conventional horror mechanics. It is watchable, and viewers unfamiliar with the novel may find it a decent modern horror film, but for those who read the book and felt its sadness and cruelty, this adaptation falls short. It has polish, but not enough poison, despair or lasting fear. See more Kay Y. @RT21503029 1d While I loved the book, I wasn’t going to immediately write off the movie just for taking creative liberties. On paper, I actually liked the direction they took for some of the plot points. Sadly, this movie lacked heart. I tell my friends Pet Sematary is the best book on grief I’ve ever read. The story is its best when Louis is wrestling a decision he knows will not truly undo his loss. This tension doesn’t translate well into film, in either adaptation. The book is a beautiful, deeply human story. While there are glimmers of greatness in this adaptation (the creative liberties were mostly good, I swear!), it completely failed to touch on the emotional realities that made the book so good, and also somehow managed to fail at being scary, to boot. See more Realtin D @Royalteen Jun 9 Terrible. As a Stephen King fan I read the book before I watched the movie- the book was good (recommend) but the movie was just bad. It didn’t give the book justice and it felt extremely rushed. They switched up the roles for Ellie and Gage for some reason. The actors were mid and not what they described in the book- Ellie looked a lot older then I imagined based on the book- Gage was pretty precise. See more Mukta T @Brujohuji Apr 11 Very underrated adaptation of classic Stephen King novel. I dont understand why so many mean spirited reviews. Why to compare even movie with original one and why would it have to be different. Many people did not watch original movie at all ! SO let us forget that original movie even exists and there is just this movie. The. Only. One. Pet Sematary movie. Ever. Is it really bad ? No. I know enough of movies that according to acting, atmosphere, scenography, effects, story and the entire execution this is a good movie. Period. I am 100% sure about that. For example for me this adaptation is better than recent Nosferatu by Eggers. So dont tell me its bad movie cause I know very well what is good movie. I just know,that is my skill. And this movie definitely deserve to be fresh ! You critics morons, you managed to piss me off again ! See more Madam D @Madam1948 Mar 13 Better than the original. The acting was terrific, esp John Lithgow. The screenpllay was also well done. Best one so far. See more frank m @Frankvm696 Feb 23 A nice updated edition of the original film. This version freshens up the formula from the original film a bit, which is definitely an interesting take. Some good scares. I care about all of the characters. John Lithgow as Jud is played fantastically. Succeeding Fred Glenn in the role is no easy task.I highly recommend this version, as well as the original. See more Read all reviews

Pet Sematary

My Rating

Read More Read Less WRITE A REVIEW EDIT REVIEW POST RATING