First off this was not scary at all, no tension or good atmosphere or anything at all that made the original film so loved.

They had a few cool ideas, I really liked when it went back in time to the 1600's but they only did it for one scene?? Are you kidding me? That time period was done much better.

Also why do you have David D and Pam Grier in the movie if you BARELY USE THEM? They are wonderful actors who should have had WAY more screen time.

The main problem I think starts with the directing, its just not confident enough to know what works and what doesn't in this type of movie.

A few decent ideas are wasted by poor writing, terrible directing and just a amateur feel to the movie overall.

I was hoping this would be decent but its not even decent, its pretty poor overall. Go watch the original again!

Plot

In 1969 a young Jud Crandall and his childhood friends band together to confront an ancient evil that has gripped their hometown of Ludlow.

Cast

Mostly mediocre, we do however get Henry "ET" Thomas, David Duchovny, Samantha Mathis (Who is used so little she may as well not be there), Pam Grier and Natalie Alyn Lind who keeps popping up in everything I watch and she's always a joy to watch.

Verdict

Bloodlines tells the story that Jud Crandall told in the original Pet Semetary, so you already know how it ends. Not sure it's a tale that needed putting to screen but they make the most of it.

Though loaded with veterans most of the younger cast are really quite poor, combine that with very bland writing and it makes for a very underwhelming watch!

Pet Semetary hasn't exactly been the best series, sure the original was amazing but with a forgettable sequel and an awful remake I wasn't exactly excited to see this pop up. However I'll give it this, it's better than the trailer makes it out to be.

It's a middle of the road movie with enough going for it to keep you drowning in its glaring flaws.

Rants

Now we've seen Jud's story sadly it makes his likelihood to show someone the semetary even less likely. Why would he do it? What motivation would he have being that he lived through these horrors and ultimately as per the original movie caused his ultimately demise.

Breakdown

Solid veteran cast Natalie Alyn Lind is great Just about enough King charm Mostly poor young cast You know what's going to happen Rather bland in places.

I don't often say this about a movie and I apologize in advance to those I'm going to offend by saying this, but 'Pet Sematary: Bloodlines' is a complete mess.

Honestly, this movie never know what it wants to be. Is it a slasher movie? Is it a zombie movie? Is it a possession movie? Whatever it is, it certainly has very little to no connection to Stephen King's original idea. This is nothing more than a B-movie slasher hoping to cash in on a famous title.

There is just so much wrong with this movie that I can't even go into detail with all the issues that bothered me. I enjoyed 2019's 'Pet Sematary' more than expected, and was looking forward to this installment. Set in 1969, this acts as a prequel. The families of the small town of Ludlow is keeping a secret from their children. All is about to change when Bill Baterman (David Duchovny) buries his son Timmy in the cemetery, and he returns as a living dead.

Timmy's long-time friends are Judson and Manny. Judson and his girlfriend Norma is about to leave town when they encounter a very sick looking dog looking in the middle of the road. Recognizing the dog as Timmy's, they take the dog back to his place, where Norma is viciously attacked by the creepy dog, leaving her hospitalized.

Timmy's strange behaviour made Judson suspicious, and now he wants to find out what is going on. The characters jumped to conclusions so quickly that I thought I missed some information along the line. The film is over-dramatized so prematurely that the second act already felt like the third act. Researching the town's history, Judson realize there are family secrets going back generations - and his life is about to become a living nightmare.

Very little of Stephen King's story remains here. The film relies heavily on jump scares and gore to keep the viewer engaged. Nothing in this movie is well explained and I was never convinced it was actually the cemetery that brought the victims back to life.

And speaking of which - and here are spoilers - soon after Timmy attacks Manny's sister, Donna, she suddenly behaves like the living dead. But, when did Timmy bury her and why was this not shown? Must we simply assume he buried her? Or did she simply turn into the living dead because he - being living dead himself - attacked her? So, it's like a zombie movie now? And then she goes straight to Norma to kill her. Why? And why was Norma abducted? It makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.

The film felt like a bunch of ideas blended together without any of them mixing very well. I also didn't really care about any of the characters - not even Judson as the film's protagonist. 'Pet Sematary: Bloodlines' was a huge disappointment, and utterly forgettable. Give this one a skip.