funkymonkeydude_6 Review of Pet Sematary

Pet Sematary (1989)

SCary, sad, disturbing, jolting, gruesome and shocking all in one.

[7/10 · 12 August 2005]

I always read books before i see the movie. And with Stephen King books, it sets high standards. I was disappointed with It and Cujo but i heard that Pet Sematary was great and very scary. So i rented it expecting the best and i got what i expected. The movie was very scary (Zelda), gruesome (near the end with Gage and Jud), and disturbing (the idea of a twisted up girl and a satanic killer baby). It was also sad (Gage and the truck), jolting (whenever the cat jumps out), and shocking (with Louis and Rachel at the very end). There are changes from the book to the movie (having the laundry women die instead of Jud's wife who's not even in the movie), whether for better or for worse. OVERALL: The movie was very scary, very sad and very depressing. But don't be surprised if you keep imagining a hunched over Zelda whenever you enter a room.