Hopefully the new movie will find a balance between today’s modern sensibilities and being faithful to Stephen King’s original work.
To be clear, all of this has not been to say that Pet Sematary didn’t have its charms or that it wasn’t good in 1989, but in 2019, I’m ready for something new.
Still, I think it’s fair to say this thing was ready for a really scary, modern remake, and we’ll know for sure if that’s what we got on April 5.
It would be even nicer if it could in some ways pay homage to the 1989 film that came before it, because there would be less nostalgia and excitement related to the new Pet Sematary if it hadn’t been for the 1989 film.