[Movie] Pet Sematary (2019)

[Smoove_B]

Scaring a whole new generation of kids, starting in April of next year.

[Jeff V]

The first Stephen King book I read. The movies are always a disappointment compared to the books.

[Smoove_B]

If I didn't just watch (and enjoy) IT over the summer, I'd probably be more concerned. That was a genuinely creepy film and a good approximation of the book (at least in terms of capturing the tone). Granted, I haven't seen the original Pet Sematary in decades, but I'm hopeful this is as good as I remember the original to be. I mean...John Lithgow is in it as Jud. Casting director gets an A+ for that one.

[msteelers]

It seems like they are working to get every King book made into a movie or TV show right now. I’m not complaining... yet. As long as they are closer to IT and less The Dark Tower.

That trailer looked good, so I’m in.

[ImLawBoy]

If I didn't just watch (and enjoy) IT over the summer, I'd probably be more concerned. That was a genuinely creepy film and a good approximation of the book (at least in terms of capturing the tone). Granted, I haven't seen the original Pet Sematary in decades, but I'm hopeful this is as good as I remember the original to be. I mean...John Lithgow is in it as Jud. Casting director gets an A+ for that one.

I saw it not too long ago on cable for the first time in ages. It was not nearly as affecting now as it was when I saw it in theaters (which was during high school). It was still disturbing to see

Spoiler:

Gage getting hit by the truck and dying and then coming back and cheerfully trying to kill Herman Munster.

Spoiling not because I'm worried about a nearly 30 year old movie, but because these plot points are assuredly the same in the new adaptation.

[Smoove_B]

[hepcat]

Hmmm...no James Franco. Odd.

[Hyena]

Hmmm...no James Franco. Odd.

I have heard, however, that Mark Wahlberg is cast to play one of the corpses buried in the graveyard.

[hepcat]

Well, an off screen corpse.

[TheMix]

He'd have to overcome the comparisons to Kevin Costner's corpse. That might be tough to do. Especially if it's off-screen. I mean, Kevin's performance was exceptional.

[GreenGoo]

He'd have to overcome the comparisons to Kevin Costner's corpse. That might be tough to do. Especially if it's off-screen. I mean, Kevin's performance was exceptional.

Little known fact: I was his body double for that scene.

[TheMix]

[Ralph-Wiggum]

Is it just me or does that trailer give a lot away?

Side note: my only recollection of the original Pet Sematary movie was the scene with Zelda in her bed. I don't remember much, just that she was super skinny and bony. It really freaked me out as a kid.

[Trent Steel]

Side note: my only recollection of the original Pet Sematary movie was the scene with Zelda in her bed. I don't remember much, just that she was super skinny and bony. It really freaked me out as a kid.

I remember the scene with the truck quite vividly. It's one of those movie moments that has been burned into my brain.

[GreenGoo]

Achilles tendon slice for the burned into memory moment.

I remember a lot of the rest of the movie, but not like I remember that scene.

Chances are I was older than some of you when this came out, so the emotional triggers may have had less impact. For example I don't remember feeling anything about the pet dying (I thought it was a cat? Sounds like it was a dog?)

[ImLawBoy]

It was a cat, but it wasn't a very emotional death. It was more of a "Oh, shit. The cat died. What do I do now?" moment.

[Daehawk]

My wife loved the original movie with Denise Crosby. Saw it many times.

[Z-Corn]

Achilles tendon slice for the burned into memory moment.

Oh yeah, "I want to play with YOU Daddy..."

Terrifying.

Also, my last landlord looked exactly like Fred Gwynne did in the movie.

[em2nought]

It seems like they are working to get every King book made into a movie or TV show right now.

Hmm, how would I go about getting "Hollywood" to love me?

[msteelers]

It seems like they are working to get every King book made into a movie or TV show right now.

Hmm, how would I go about getting "Hollywood" to love me?

Publish best selling novels for over 40 years?

[em2nought]

It seems like they are working to get every King book made into a movie or TV show right now.

Hmm, how would I go about getting "Hollywood" to love me?

Publish best selling novels for over 40 years?

That doesn't hurt.

[gameoverman]

I was already an SK fan by the time the original Pet Sematary movie came out, and had seen most if not all the adaptations of his work, but at that time I was not going to the movies as much so I didn't see it. Years later on home video I checked it out and was not impressed. Stuff like The Shining, Carrie, and the Dead Zone set the bar kind of high. Therefore, this new version has an excellent chance of pleasing me since I have no fondness for the original.

[Pyperkub]

I was already an SK fan by the time the original Pet Sematary movie came out, and had seen most if not all the adaptations of his work, but at that time I was not going to the movies as much so I didn't see it. Years later on home video I checked it out and was not impressed. Stuff like The Shining, Carrie, and the Dead Zone set the bar kind of high. Therefore, this new version has an excellent chance of pleasing me since I have no fondness for the original.

Me too. As I recall, it was one of the endless parade of mediocre films from his books. I do remember the truck tho.

[Smoove_B]