De horrorfilm van regisseursduo Kevin Kölsch en Dennis Widmyer (Starry Eyes) bevat dit keer rollen voor onder meer Jason Clarke, John Lithgow en Amy Seimetz en in de film zien we hoe een vader zijn kind begraaft op een akelige en gedoemde begraafplaats voor huisdieren. Het gevolg is dat zijn kind terugkeert onder de levenden, samen met enkele andere duivelse dode figuren. Tijdens de screening van de film op SXSW zei Clarke het volgende over de engste scène die hij opnam.
Scariest scene of @petsematarymov to film? Jason Clarke (Louis) says it was digging up his on-screen daughter in a real cemetery at 4:00 AM. #PetSematary #SXSW pic.twitter.com/qpm51XbAZC
-- Dread Central (@DreadCentral) March 17, 2019
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Met een script van David Kajganich en Jeff Buhler draait de R-rated (16+) horrorfilm vanaf 4 april in de Nederlandse bioscoopzalen. Hieronder de reacties!
#PetSematary delivers a solid sense of dread from start to finish. It earns its well-timed jump scares, and terrific sound design and gnarly effects add extra layers of creepy. I think King fans will dig it.
-- Erik Davis (@ErikDavis) March 17, 2019
Move over Goose, it's Church's turn.#sxsw pic.twitter.com/jqkuLKOfWq
#PetSematary is *vicious* and I LOVED it. Super brutal visuals and was thrilled to see Widmyer & Kölsch fully embrace the deeply unsettling themes of mortality from the book. And WOW Jeté Laurence. They really pushed it with this adaptation & it worked for me - big time. 😺 #sxsw
-- Perri Nemiroff (@PNemiroff) March 17, 2019
*sigh* #PetSematary is very average. Good acting, sound design, and production value. But it's never scary enough, never tense enough. Once the horror stuff REALLY kicks in, it's pretty much over. I don't know what I was expecting, but I wanted more out of this.#SXSW2019 pic.twitter.com/vEW1v2w8aG
-- Kevin L. Lee (@Klee_FilmReview) March 17, 2019
#PetSematary is a fucking BLAST. Holy shit! I'm giddy right now. One of the best King adaptations to date!
-- Chris Evangelista (@cevangelista413) March 17, 2019
#PetSematary: This adaptation of Stephen King's novel makes for an undeniably fun popcorn horror flick. That said, even with slicker 2019 production values, a sharper script, and a couple of neat twists, it hits the beats in surprisingly similar manner as the first film #SXSW19 pic.twitter.com/iksGttyusI
-- Caleb Masters @ SXSW19 (@CMastersTalk) March 17, 2019
#PetSematary is a hoot and a half! Super dark, twisted, gory, and surprisingly funny! More of a dark comedy than the original movie, and it all works once the fucked up third act kicks in. The cast is fantastic. Jeté Laurence is a revelation! What a way to end #SXSW
-- Rafael Motamayor @ SXSW (@GeekWithAnAfro) March 17, 2019
