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Pet Sematary

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Pet Sematary (1989)

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Reviews Counted:18

Fresh:9

Rotten:9

Average Rating:5.3/10

Runtime: 1 hr 43 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Synopsis: Dr. Louis Creed, having just moved to Maine with his wife and two children, is heartbroken when he finds that his daughter's beloved cat has been hit by a truck and killed. Thankfully, a strange,... Dr. Louis Creed, having just moved to Maine with his wife and two children, is heartbroken when he finds that his daughter's beloved cat has been hit by a truck and killed. Thankfully, a strange, elderly neighbor called Jud knows a secret that may spare the young girl's tears. He takes the dead cat to an ancient Indian burial ground that lies hidden in the surrounding hilltops; and when he buries the feline there, it comes back to life a few days later. But Louis can't be trusted with the secret, and, despite strong warnings that something horrible will happen, he uses the power of the burial ground to bring his son back from the dead -- after the child is killed the same way the family cat was. [More]

Starring: Dale Midkiff, Fred Gwynne, Denise Crosby, Miko Hughes

Starring: Dale Midkiff, Fred Gwynne, Denise Crosby, Miko Hughes

Director: Mary Lambert

Director: Mary Lambert

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Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
03/26/09
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Haunting, sorrowful and reverberatingly eerie. Above all, Pet Sematary is a remarkably mature and thought-provoking look at the mysterious nature of death and the complexity of the grieving process.

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10/16/08
Dustin Putman
Dustin Putman
DustinPutman.com

Typically creepy Stephen King fodder.

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11/03/07
Steve Crum
Steve Crum
Video-Reviewmaster.com

A true-blue bruise of a horror flick, packed with unsettling images, shocking demises, and a wonderfully apt sense of macabre humor.

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11/15/06
Scott Weinberg
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06/24/06
Derek Adams
Derek Adams
Time Out

No review available.

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07/05/05
Emanuel Levy
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

corny thriller

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06/29/05
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

A ghost, a zombie cat, a murderous toddler, and Herman Munster... What's not to love?

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01/28/05
Staci Layne Wilson
Staci Layne Wilson
StaciWilson.com

Could have been better, but still worth to take a look

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11/11/04
Andreas Samuelson
Andreas Samuelson
Slasherpool

Eeeek! A junky book becomes a dreadful movie

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03/05/04
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

Great Stephen King movie. Some true scares, lots of gore, and a hint of morality. Are you responsible for the reanimated dead?

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07/14/03
Fred Topel
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About.com
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05/20/03
Vincent Canby
Vincent Canby
New York Times
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Fairly effective adaptation of the Stephen King thriller.

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03/19/03
Brian Mckay
Brian Mckay
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Another awful Stephen King adaption.

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12/12/02
Gerry Shamray
Gerry Shamray
Sun Newspapers of Cleveland

So bad it's funny. Gwynne seems to be hawking Pepperidge Farm cookies.

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12/01/02
Ken Hanke
Ken Hanke
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)

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11/29/02
Paul Matwychuk
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Vue Weekly (Edmonton, Canada)

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10/31/02
Brian J. Arthurs
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10/13/02
Mark Palermo
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Coast (Halifax, Nova Scotia)

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08/12/02
Rob Vaux
Rob Vaux
Flipside Movie Emporium

A dull Stephen King adaptation that is neither scary or enjoyably dumb.

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07/25/02
Chuck Rudolph
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August 04, 2006: Weekly Ketchup: "Batman Begins" News, Clooney's "Pet" Project, Mel's Troubles, and More!
In this week's ketchup: "Batman Begins" sequel happenings once again rule the news; George Clooney will star in the "Pet Sematary" remake; the butt-kicking... More...

August 02, 2006: George Clooney Digs "Pet Sematary"?
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August 29, 2005: "Midnight" Strikes for "Sematary" Director
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