Horror was on a bit of a high in 1992 as Dead Alive, Army of Darkness, The Lawnmower Man and Buffy the Vampire Slayer all saw their releases that year. But the year also had some far weaker entries such as Witchcraft IV. Pet Sematary falls somewhere toward the upper middle. The acting is just to cheese for me to take it seriously, but it's well paced and has more than a handful of memorable scenes. I would go so far as to call this a good movie, except I just can't get past Edward Furlong's performance. How he won a Saturn Award for this role, I don't know. Maybe I'm just the odd one out here, but I think that Jason McGuire was by far the better of the two. Pet Sematary Two starts with Jeff Mathews (Edward Furlong) witnessing the accidental …show more content…
Where Chase opens up a new veterinary clinic. While setting the place up, Jeff finds a bag of kittens and asks to keep one, which he's allowed to do. Drew (Jason McGuire) and his dog Zowie are brought in by Drew's stepfather Gus Gilbert (Clancy Brown), the town sheriff. Zowie gets patched up and sent home with Drew and Gus. At his first day attending his new school Jeff ends up at the receiving end of a group of bullies lead by Clyde Parker (Jared Rushton) radar. His kitten (which for some inexplicable reason he decided to take with him) gets snag by Clyde who races off. After chasing down the group, Jeff and Clyde come to blows. After losing the brawl, Jeff retrieves his kitten from a bird cage in the Pet Sematary. Not to long later Gus shoots Zowie for bothering his rabbits one to many times. This results with Zowie dying in Drew's arms. With Jeffs aid Drew takes Zowie to the old native burial ground up behind the Pet Sematary and buries him. Zowie returns that night, but changed in temperament. Where Zowie was once a nice, sweet dog, now Zowie teeters …show more content…
Mostly is the good kind though, normally reserved for B Films. Clancy Brown being the actor most obviously having the most fun with his role. But the majority of cast is incredibly solid, except for Edward Furlong and Jared Rushton. Jared Rushton suffers mostly for just having a one dimension character, a bully for bullying's sake. So I have a hard time faulting him, but I still
One of the main products of this movie that popped out to me was the stars. They all seemed to be great actors even though I only knew one of them. For example, I thought that Ian Michael Smith did a great job portraying Simon Birch. He made the movie cute and funny all at once. I also thought that Joseph Mazello did a great job portraying relatable feelings in the movie. You could tell by his facial expressions what his mood was. All the actors did a great job and I can’t pinpoint one of them who did worse than the
The characters have done a great job giving insight into what it must really feel like in WWII. The experience they gave during the film really shows great effort on love, pain and sorrow. But they all have a role to play because they are dealing with war and they want us to know what that feels like. Most people who are alive nowadays have never experienced what war was like so they figured to show and have people understand. Overall I think this film gave a good explanation of how things were back then and how things work now.
Vampires have been viewed with fear and fascination for centuries. Of all the vampires in literature, Bram Stoker’s Count Dracula is probably the most prominent vampire. Recently, there has been an upsurge of public interest in socially acceptable vampires, like the Cullens in the Twilight series by Stephanie Meyer. This essay will contrast Stoker’s Dracula with Carlisle Cullen, one of the newer vampires from the Twilight series. They will be examined in terms of their origins and how they dealt with immortality.
Louis and his family have just moved to Ludlow where they will meet their neighbor Jud Crandall someone who will strike a friendship with Louis, that will ultimately lead him to his demise. He will show the Creeds the Pet Sematary later on, it 's a place children have made in order to bury their pets. After their pet cat dies whose name is Church, Jud will bring Louis secretly to an Indian Burial ground. It will be the commencement of the downward spiral of the Creed family. After Gage passes away, Louis will be unable cope with his son’s death, so he will try to revive him which produces great consequences for the family. Pet Sematary shows that even though death is something sad and heartbreaking it 's also something that is natural and a part of life, it 's not to be messed with. Director Mary Lambert uses many techniques in order to put this movie together using the scenes, props, and lights effectively in this
The producers couldn’t have hired better actors for the roles of Thomas and Victor and the script was as if it wasn’t even a script. It seemed like it just came so naturally to the characters. If someone came to me asking for examples of a movie with really good acting, I would probably recommend this movie, but otherwise. I would say not to waste your time and watch something more enjoyable, like the romantic comedy also from 1998, “The Wedding
Right off the bat, the acting in this movie is amazing. Many of the actors in
Cast is important, but a good plot is crucial in the success of a film. So many movies have had great marketing and bombed because the plot was not good. I hate when I go to see a movie and the plot is not interesting. If I pay money for a movie, I want it to be worth it. In a comedy, I look for, a lot of, laughs. That is exactly what this movie gave me, it had it all. They had midgets, catching wives in bed with preachers and anything else you could look for to make you laugh. To fulfill this requirement on my movie list is very important. This movie did just that and exceeded the expectations I had for it.
The casting of both Leonardo DiCaprio and fresh-faced Claire Danes influence how the film is viewed. Baz Luhrmann is smart in using young, attractive characters to make the adaptation more appealing to a more adolescent
All characters in the movie were played well by the actors in my opinion. They
Lions for Lambs certainly fills this order, with a truly stellar all-star cast, comprised of Hollywood favorites for both younger and older audiences. Academy award winners, Robert Redford. (Who also directed this film), and Meryl Streep gave flawless performances as the wise professor and honor bound reporter. Tom Cruise delivered a very convincing enactment of a portentous politician and even the lesser known members of the cast gave spot on performances. From Andrew Garfield’s disillusioned college student, to Michael Peña and Derek Luke’s portrayals of the brave and honor bound young soldiers. The acting and characterizations were spot on. Toting this believable and endearing group, portrayed to perfection, this motion picture could not have done a better job of conveying realistic and captivating characters. It is a shame that with so many
It gave me a fall back to his classic 'The Village' The scares were real, the plot was strong showing intense scenes involing ovens. However it could of been more excessive in the department of entertainment, I understand the story is suppose to have a feel slow it could of had a few more scares. My own thoughts to M. Night Shyamalan when it comes to directing, is sometimes he focuses on the dialouge a little too much. I could of done less with the humor put into this movie, at some points I found myself a little tired of it.
Many teens and adults said it was hilarious to them, while some people thought it was too scary for younger teens and children to watch. Then there were people saying that I was a good 80’s horror movie, although the viewer’s said it was horrible movie. In this movie review site called “Common Sense Media” one of the parents named “Nervous Parent Of Boys” stated that “Not for kids or Teens. Only if your teens are mature. My 15 year old wanted to watch with his friends and it really scared him” (CommonSense). That I can agree with the parent because just looking a wooden doll and seeing it run and tries to kill you will terrify a child or teen real bad. Also, another person in Common Sense Media states
is killed by a truck. Jud offers to help Louis, and brings him to the Pet cemetary.
All in all, this film is the dark side of the American dream. Brian De Palma did an excellent job at creating memorable scenes, such as the scene earlier explained and the famous ending with Pacino reciting “Say hello to my little friend”. Throughout the film some confusion is made due to frequent slips but overall the theme is consistent and remains consistent with the help of a strong cast. Without a doubt Al Pacino was the main star of the film and it probably wouldn’t have been such a success if another star was assigned his character. It’s hard to see anyone else playing Tony Montana after Al Pacino’s performance. This film, though full of violence and crime, protrudes moments of humor and controversial situations. It’s a momentous film created in the 80’s that is still considered a classic gangster film in today’s generation.
I view this as one of the few truly great movies of all time. I say this because it carries all of the basic cinematic elements that compose a great film. These elements begin with the characters. You can hardly expect to enjoy a movie if the characters are not believable. In this particular movie the characters were not only believable but you could identify yourself a little in one or all of the characters. One thing that can have an unfortunate detraction from even a good movie is anachronisms. The only one I found was a halogen bulb in a light fixture. However, I doubt anyone would notice were they not looking for one. This movie can be enjoyed by even the most mentally devoid of audiences. The reason for this is that most people do not like being bossed around or forced to do anything. It did make me think about how little freedom we actually have in life and how we all need to live just a little bit more.