Pet Sematary: Bloodlines appears in an aspect ratio of 2.35:1 on this 4K UHD Disc. The movie came with a positive Dolby Vision presentation.
Overall sharpness appeared strong. Virtually no softness materialized, so the flick seemed accurate and precise.
I noticed no shimmering or jagged edges. Edge haloes and print flaws remained absent.
Despite the movie’s period setting, it opted for an orange and teal orientation that felt typical for modern movies. The disc reproduced them as intended, and HDR gave the tones with added range and impact.
Blacks appeared dark and deep, and shadows showed good delineation. Low-light shots offered nice clarity. HDR brought greater punch to whites and contrast. In the end, I felt pleased with this appealing presentation.
As for the movie’s Dolby Atmos soundtrack, it added a bit of zip to the proceedings. A fairly atmospheric affair, the mix lacked a ton of zing, but it blasted music from all the channels and let the effects fill the spectrum.
Downconverted to Dolby TrueHD 7.1, a few violent scenes used the soundscape to the most impactful degree. These moments created a satisfying sense of place and setting.
Audio quality worked well. Speech was concise and natural, while music boasted fine range and vivacity.
Effects gave us accurate, dynamic elements without distortion. Though not a tremendously ambitious track, the movie’s mix seemed pretty solid.
How did the 4K UHD compare to the Blu-ray version? Both came with identical Atmos audio.
As for the Dolby Vision image, it showed superior delineation, colors and blacks. The Blu-ray looked great but the 4K enjoyed a nice boost in quality.
Five featurettes appear, and Origins goes for 10 minutes, 16 seconds. It brings notes from producers Mark Vahradian and Lorenzo di Bonaventura, co-writer/director Lindsey Anderson Beer, and actors Henry Thomas, Chrisian Jadah, Samantha Mathis, Pam Grier, Isabella Star LaBlanc, Natalie Alyn Lind, David Duchovny, Jackson White, Forrest Goodluck, and Glen Gould.
“Origins” looks at the original novel and its update, story/characters and themes. Expect a mix of insights and fluff.
Fresh Blood lasts 12 minutes, two seconds. It involves Beer, di Bonaventura, Vahradian, White, Lind, Goodluck, LaBlanc, Thomas, Mathis, Duchovny, Grier, and actor Jack Mulhern.
Here we cover characters, cast and performances. Like the prior piece, it offers some useful content and some praise.
We learn how Beer came to the project as well as cast and performances.
Next comes Death’s Design. It spans nine minutes, 16 seconds and provides remarks from Beer, Vahradian, LaBlanc, White, Lind, Thomas, Goodluck, director of photography Benjamin Kirk, and production designer Adam Scher.
With this one, we get info about photography, sets, locations and production design. This turns into a pretty effective view of those topics.
Method to the Madness goes for 11 minutes, seven seconds. It offers info from Beer, di Bonaventura, Duchovny, Vahradian, LaBlanc, Mulhern, Grier, White, Kirk, Lind, stunt coordinator Jean Frenette, lead animal wrangler Melissa Millett, and special effects lead makeup artist Bree-Anna Lehto.
“Method” looks at the movie’s “evil” characters as well as stunts/action, visual composition and effects. We find a reasonable take on the domains.
Finally, War Comes Home fills 12 minutes, 25 seconds. This one gives us material from Beer, Thomas, Vahradian, Grier, Jadah, Kirk, Scher, di Bonaventura, Lind, White, Mulhern, Duchovny, Frenette, Goodluck, and lead on-set armorer Brent Radford.
The featurette digs into aspects of the movie’s climactic scene and ending. It works fairly well.
As a prequel, Pet Sematary: Bloodlines gives fans a form of origin story. Unfortunately, it finds nothing creative or impactful to do with the property. The 4K UHD delivers strong picture and audio along with a mix of featurettes. Bloodlines does nothing to invigorate the Pet Sematary franchise.
To rate this film visit the Blu-ray review of PET SEMATARY: BLOODLINES