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...after THE AMITYVILLE HORROR, which it totally cribbed from!
Yeah, what the hell, Thor.
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You can do a lot worse than the 1989 film as far as Stephen King adaptations go, but it’s still pretty terrible. The gorgeous Russian Blue cat that played Church is the best thing about it!
Goldenthal’s score is okay, obvious temp-tracking aside.
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I don't want to be too mean to the 1989 film. From interviews I've seen, Mary Lambert seems like such a nice lady! But yeah, it's a pretty flat picture. Any moments of effectiveness it has are just taken from my favorite Stephen King book. Plus, again, Church is fantastic! I want a cat just like that (before he turned into an evil zombie, I mean), but alas, I'm stuck with a hyperactive tortoiseshell! 
I guess it works fine as a popcorn B-movie, but I think the material deserves better than that. Hopefully my intrigue with this new film isn't misplaced (I'm not yet inclined to put my trust in Thor yet!).
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Apr 2, 2019 - 12:18 PM
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TominAtl
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You're all bonkers.
THE AMITYVILLE HORROR didn't do anything for me, really, neither score nor film. But Goldenthal's PET SEMATARY hits on me a deep, visceral level that no other horror score has done before or since. I've had the album for 20 years, but only listened to it a handful of times, because it freaks me out every time.
The film is also vastly underrated. Yes, there are a couple of semi-cheesy moments, but it's a great mood piece overall; far more than anything in this lousy remake. But obviously, no one has managed to capture the sheer terror of the King novel yet.
I don't think any version of Amytiville did anything for anyone either other than force them to constantly check their watch. But the adage "To each their own" applies pretty much to anything, including films. I remember you saying how The Grudge scared the bejezzus out of you. For me, it wouldn't see it scaring a housefly. Yet "Paranormal Activity" hung on me like a wet blanket long after it was over but many others laughed it off. To each their own.
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You're all bonkers.
THE AMITYVILLE HORROR didn't do anything for me, really, neither score nor film. But Goldenthal's PET SEMATARY hits on me a deep, visceral level that no other horror score has done before or since. I've had the album for 20 years, but only listened to it a handful of times, because it freaks me out every time.
The film is also vastly underrated. Yes, there are a couple of semi-cheesy moments, but it's a great mood piece overall; far more than anything in this lousy remake. But obviously, no one has managed to capture the sheer terror of the King novel yet.
Get the hell out of here, man.
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Hey now, I'm the guy that loves Nightmare on Elm Street 2! So I can relate to Thor's plight.
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Saw the film today. VERY disappointing -- a far cry from Mary Lambert's excellent 1989 adaptation.
Young's score was also rather underwhelming. Did its job, but nothing remarkable about it.
No surprise. Young is probably phoning in a score like that at this stage in his career. I mean, it's probably horror movie number 100 for him.
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Is Goldenthal's Pet Sematary theme really that similar to Amityville Horror? I don't remember the latter. I always just considered the latter "Poltergeist theme but not as good".
Not that big on Goldenthal in general, but he serves that film splendidly, and of course I dig his Alien 3.
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I'm surprised Goldenthal didn't get sued for it, considering what happened to Horner for using Powerhouse in Honey I Shrunk the Kids.
I assume Young isn't about to break any new ground here as far as horror scoring goes or regarding his own style, but I always find his horror stuff at least entertaining even on a lesser day. He always makes for delightful nighttime listening!
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Even putting the outright thievery of The Amityville Horror aside, Goldenthal's Pet Sematary score is only okay.
Given how close that main title is to Amityville, I was shocked when Fincher hired Goldenthal for Alien 3, and even more shocked when over the years he turned out to be a really top-notch composer. I miss having his musical voice in the mix of contemporary cinema (though to be honest, I haven't listened to his Midsummer Night's Dream yet. Hope they can record Grendel someday).
I thought Michael Collins was particularly good, and I'm still weirdly proud that there's a movie that has both my (real) name and his in its opening credits (though hell, that movie has everyone from Nigel Hawthorne to Rob Schneider involved).
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I think the reviews haven't been great, but though I don't think the book is one of King's best I think the premise is one of his strongest and could make an absolutely classic horror film. It has the tragic inevitability (as opposed to annoying predictability) that is one of the reasons Carrie is so great.
And I'm thrilled to have Mr. Young scoring another big studio project -- I keep forgetting it's his.
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Sorry for the multiple posts -- I only just noticed someone said something like "Mary Lambert's excellent adaptation."
Wow, this is definitely one of those agree-to-disagree situations.
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Been reading nothing but positive reviews myself, but I guess it depends on which sites you follow (Bloody-Disgusting for example).
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