Why do I do this to myself?
Why, when the original was so incredibly bad, so unredeemable, so completely bereft of entertainment value, did I ever see "Pet Sematary II"?
And why, in heaven's name, did I go to a THEATRE to see it??
Some questions, I guess, can never be answered.
But as far as this inexcusable sequel goes, why was it made?
The main thing the two have in connection is that otherworldly "sematary" of the title, where people bury dead dogs, abusive sheriffs, bullies and dead parents. It has the same director (Lambert), too. None of the same characters from the original are back, though. All dead, you know.
Too bad that actors like Furlong, Edwards, Rushton and Cluny (who can be good when he has to be) got stuck in this mess. There is not one honest moment of entertainment here to be found. And believe me, I was looking hard for one.
Remember the tagline for the original ("Sometimes dead is better.")? That should have went for "II", too. Not as a tagline but as a production note.
No stars. If I could rate it lower, I would. This is over 90 minutes of my life gone forever. I'll never get those minutes back again, and I could have used them for something of purpose. For instance, to petition against unnecessary sequels. ...like this one.
Why, when the original was so incredibly bad, so unredeemable, so completely bereft of entertainment value, did I ever see "Pet Sematary II"?
And why, in heaven's name, did I go to a THEATRE to see it??
Some questions, I guess, can never be answered.
But as far as this inexcusable sequel goes, why was it made?
The main thing the two have in connection is that otherworldly "sematary" of the title, where people bury dead dogs, abusive sheriffs, bullies and dead parents. It has the same director (Lambert), too. None of the same characters from the original are back, though. All dead, you know.
Too bad that actors like Furlong, Edwards, Rushton and Cluny (who can be good when he has to be) got stuck in this mess. There is not one honest moment of entertainment here to be found. And believe me, I was looking hard for one.
Remember the tagline for the original ("Sometimes dead is better.")? That should have went for "II", too. Not as a tagline but as a production note.
No stars. If I could rate it lower, I would. This is over 90 minutes of my life gone forever. I'll never get those minutes back again, and I could have used them for something of purpose. For instance, to petition against unnecessary sequels. ...like this one.