The ancient Indian cemetery with the power to raise the dead returns and influences the lives of new residents.

I must say, good or bad, I am glad director Mary Lambert returned for the sequel. As the first was her creation, it seems only fitting to let her take the characters and concepts where she wants to go with them. Had another director handled it, the film could have lost any flavor of the original that might exist. (There is some similar tone and such, which I think keeps it a strong sequel.)

I love the young Edward Furlong (during his career peak) and Anthony Edwards with a beard. Great casting that keeps this film relevant even if it carried over pretty much nobody from the original. (I say "pretty much" because I think it has no one, but a minor character might have made it past me.)

The film as a whole has received negative reviews, but the fact is that the original really is not that great. Although a modern classic, and a pop culture gem, it is not actually a critically good film. So the sequel by horror standards is not bad -- it actually maintains the level of the original.

Jeff (Edward Furlong) loses his famed-actress mother Renee Hallow in a movie set accident. He is forced to move with his father Chase Matthews (Anthony Edwards) to their summer home away from L.A. New housekeeper Marjorie Hargrove (Sarah Trigger) is also a fan of Renee. Chase reopens the rundown animal hospital. Gus Gilbert (Clancy Brown) is the local sheriff and Renee's high school boyfriend. His stepson Drew is Jeff's only friend. Jeff gets picked on by bully Clyde Parker (Jared Rushton) and his friends who direct him to the Pet Sematary.

This could easily be dismissed as ready for burial. The script is derivative. None of the characters are compelling. I like Edward Furlong but he's not enough. Jared Rushton's bully character is really one-dimensional and annoying. Same goes for the great Clancy Brown. He's capable of so much more. As a horror, it's not scary. This is a weak B-movie.

While shooting a horror film, the famous actress Renee Hallow (Darlanne Fluegel) dies in a weird accident. Her ex-husband, the veterinary Chase Matthews (Anthony Edwards) decides to leave Los Angeles and move with their teenage son Jeff Matthews (Edward Furlong) to Renee´s house in Ludlow to start a new life. Soon Jeff is bullied by his schoolmate Clyde Parker (Jared Rushton) and befriends the teenager Drew Gilbert (Jason McGuire). When Drew´s stepfather Sheriff Gus Gilbert (Clancy Brown) kills his dog Zowie, Drew buries his dog with Jeff in an ancient Indian cemetery that has the rumor of raising the dead. Zowie returns and kills Gus and they bury him in the cemetery. But soon the boys learn that sometimes death is better.

"Pet Sematary II" is a forgettable sequel of Stephen King´s "Pet Sematary (1989). Directed also by Mary Lambert, the plot is weaker and unoriginal. The one-dimension lead actor Edward Furlong keeps the same expression when is happy, sad, bullied or whatever. My vote is five.

Title (Brazil): "Cemitério Maldito II" ("Damned Cemetery II")