funkymonkeydude_6 Reviews

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.

Land of the Dead (2005)

Excessive gore that makes you think.

[7/10 · 10 August 2005]

This is my first comment i have done.... I haven't seen all the G.A.R Dead movies...just Dawn of the Dead and the new Land of the Dead. To tell the truth I didn't really like Dawn of the Dead, but i did like Land of the Dead. The gore was fantastic and extremely realistic (except for the one zombie whose head was hanging from its back). I did not really see much story to the movie....the characters weren't really aiming towards a goal except to stay alive. In my opinion, this is a very rare gory horror movie, because it makes you think.It makes you think about what the society is reduced to. I left the theater with sort of an empty feeling... i myself was expecting more combat between zombies and humans and at least having the characters aiming towards a goal. OVERALL: It was very good gory entertainment that made me think...but i left with an empty feeling.