Friedhof der Kuscheltiere (2019)

Friedhof der Kuscheltiere: Directed by Kevin Kölsch, Dennis Widmyer. With Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, John Lithgow, Jeté Laurence. Dr. Louis Creed and his wife, Rachel, relocate from Boston to rural Maine with their two young children. The couple soon discover a mysterious burial ground hidden deep in the woods near their new home.

“The recent success of Stephen King adaptations must have inspired the creation of this film, I have not seen the 1989 version and I have only just now started reading the book, although I had knowledge of how the book ended. I was decently excited to see this film and it had some potential, but the final product is a serviceable but mediocre horror film that entertains but doesnu0026#39;t truly scare. The biggest issue with the movie is itu0026#39;s very hesitant to commit, the novel covers some very dark themes around the inevitability of death but the film only pokes the themes with a stick. Briefly introducing them in dialogue but not doing much else with them. The movie greatly suffers from being rushed, it never really takes its time to build up to characters or scares and just rushes its way from one plot point to another without giving any of them the time they need. What we end up with is a movie with decent acting, a few decent scares, a very messy third act and a stupid ending. Overall the film is mediocre but enjoyable, if youu0026#39;re a fan of the genre and just want a fun time at the movies itu0026#39;s worth a watch but it wonu0026#39;t be one you remember, and it definitely doesnu0026#39;t live up to the legacy of the book.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOne other thing Iu0026#39;d like to touch on is the abysmal marketing, the second trailer has to be one of the worst movie trailers Iu0026#39;ve ever seen, the trailer touches on every major plotline in the movie and spoils basically everything but the ending, it even spoiled the one twist they changed from the book. If that wasnu0026#39;t bad enough they released a third trailer a week before the film came out, and the opening shot of the trailer had major spoilers for the movie. This kind of marketing has sadly become a common practice with a lot of films and it really needs to stop, a film sometimes gets upwards of 3 trailers before it releases, whatu0026#39;s the point in seeing the movie if the trailer has all the best moments and ruins all the surprises?”