BEFORE: Halloween night, and I raced home from work to man the door with a bowl of bulk candy, to find that I beat the crowd, and after about an hour of trick-or-treating a light rain started, which pretty much ended the festivities. So, we were left with 2 1/2 bags of candy, and we saved the best stuff for last, so I guess we won Halloween. Halloween's the first of the big three year-end holidays, but you can't think of them like breakfast, lunch and dinner, because Halloween is all about candy, and that would be like eating dessert first.
Linking from "Pet Sematary", Denise Crosby was also in a film titled "Miracle Mile" with Anthony Edwards. OK, if the Oracle of Bacon says so...
AFTER: Set a number of years after the first "Pet Sematary", this sequel (made presumably without Stephen King's involvement) at first seems unnecessary and ill-advised. But even though the Indian burial ground seems to function in a slightly different way than it did in the first movie, this film displays more coherent internal logic within its own confines. Does that make sense?
Everyone in town seems to know the rumors about the Creed family, and also what happens when you bury pets in the space beyond - they come back, but they're not the same, infected with some kind of evil spirit or lack of moral boundaries. So WHY do people keep bringing their pets there?
I guess I understand it, my cat Merlin died in 2011, and then in 2012 our cat Gypsy did too, and if there had been a way to bring them back, like cloning them from a claw or a whisker, I certainly would have considered it. But that's not the way life is supposed to work, it's better in the long run if I go rescue a new cat and improve his life, and direct my efforts in a more positive direction. The same goes for any time we lose someone we're close to, it hurts but we have to deal with the situation and carry on.
Not the residents of this small town in Maine, though - if your dog didn't get a fair shake the first time around, give him a second shot, just try to ignore the glowing eyes, constant growl and the insane bloodlust. He's FINE, so what if his heart's not beating and his blood cells are dead, he's walking around, right? Got a good, healthy appetite and likes to chase down rabbits? Here, just give him these eyedrops and make him wear this collar for a few days. Oh, and try not to let him kill you. Good luck sleeping!
Once again, it's not a giant leap in logic from pets to people, and the Indian burial ground is just as useful in covering up accidental deaths as it is in bringing back long-lost loved ones. But you'd think that someone who'd been dead for months would require more time to regenerate a body, right? Shh, don't try to over-analyze it. In one extreme case, bringing back someone from the great beyond seems to improve their personality, so let's just leave things be. Let sleeping dogs lie, so to speak.
And, once again, the character of the housekeeper seems horribly underdeveloped, forming essentially a cast-off side plot.
Also starring Edward Furlong (last seen in "American History X"), Clancy Brown (last seen in "Cowboys & Aliens"), Jason McGuire, Jared Rushton, Darlanne Fluegel, Sarah Trigger, Lisa Waltz.
RATING: 3 out of 10 skinned rabbits
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