Pet Sematary (1989)

Just to watch whenever I want.

3.99 for 48 hours one of my favorite movies

Classic horror movie! King is a master at fear

Stephen King pushes the limits in Pet Semetary one of his darkest film adaptations. I've read a lot of articles he used to write for Entertainment Weekly and it would seem he is as giddy, passionate, and down to earth about films and horror films as any die hard fan would be. I think that's why to me Pet Semetary had flashes of other horror films in it all while having it's own unique idea, maybe all the horror films King has watched seeped into his subconscious. For example there is a hanging that visually reminded me for a moment of The Omen however the well known scene in The Omen I am referring to was supposed to be and was far more effective. The dead zombie looking college student with his brains hanging out ghost/ advisor with subtle hints of dark humor reminded me of the undead friend in An American Werewolf in London and the whole coming back from the dead reminiscent of Romero flicks. Pet Semetary is still original and different from all the examples I listed they just gave me flashbacks to those movies just the look of those scenes.King really pushes the limits in this, I mean Spielberg has a child die in Jaws but to basically pick the cutest kid you can, have some character development then have him die and give instant flashbacks to him growing up and baby pictures ONLY to bring him back and kill him again in an even sadder way. So I have this theory that maybe Stephen King being mad over his directorial debut Maximum Overdrive flopping says I'll show people vehicles can be scary and I'll make a highway to hell that kills all things cute. Then I'll have said killer truck with 666 imprinted on the side (and it does) bring the wife home to meet her demise at the hands of her now undead cute son. The cute son even named "Gage" as in the gage of a car. The car acting as a vessel delivering her to her doom. Or maybe not, it's just a theory.There are three key elements that make Pet Semetary effective and an essential add to any horror collection.1. And the creepiest and most effective part of horror in the movie Rachel Creed's sister Zelda who makes three appearances, the most effective her bent over waiting in the corner at the end. Zelda was played by Andrew Hubatsek.2. The creepy kid from Kindergarten Cop and New Nightmare Miko Hughes who plays Gage. He is cute and lovable and his demise can rip viewers hearts out. Gage can also rip viewers hearts out in another way as a great slasher killer who would've made a great good guy doll. Whether gage is slashing Achilles, jumping out of an attic, or calling his dad on the phone to tell him he's done playing with mommy now he wants to play with youuuuu, he's great.3. Last but not least the late great Fred Gwynne who played Herman Munster on the Munsters and who is now Jud Crandall a wise, old, lovable, beer drinking, smoking, hillbilly with a great accent. He brings a lot to the film.Not the best Stephen King adaptation but a solid add to any horror collection.There were no dvd features on this disc. However if you like good sound and picture I was pleasantly surprised by this copy and I don't feel I need to upgrade to get a better transfer.

Okay after reading a few reviews I felt the need to put some information in here so maybe some people can understand some things they didn't in the movie. Since it's based upon the book (which I have read) it is for the most part true to the book, but there is some things I have noticed that are not cleared up and some people are confused on, yes it really doesn't have much to do with the Pet Sematary, but this whole story was written based upon King's own experience, in the introduction of my book he tells about how this story came to be. He had moved to Maine to work at the university, and they lived along side a road just as bad as in the book, his son actually did almost make it into the road where a big 18 wheeler was well on its way but luckily for him he says either his son fell before he made it to the road or he pulled him back just in time but fear makes you forget these things. So there is where gage comes into play, as for church, kings daughters cat died while they were there and he heard strange popping in the garage where he found his daughter stomping on the clear bubble packing screaming "he was my cat, he was mine, why did god take him he was mine, god could have his own, not mine" and king thought this to be the purest reaction to death. Anger. A pet cemetery really existed near their house and it was written "pet sematary" so this is where that also came in and how it became the title. King then took these events and pushed it to the worst scenarios and the "what if" factor and actually didn't publish it for 3 years after writing it because he was so disturbed by what he had wrote. As for how they were coming back, it is explained to be the wendigo who soured the ground, and if you're touched by the wendigo you begin to have a cannibalistic trait, explaining why church had a new found love of ripping animals apart, and why gage insisted on biting on necks and eating his mothers face. So i hope this cleared things up for everyone and can help you appreciate just how great of a movie and book this really is. It's insane, and commendable for king to push himself this far when it has to do with his own family, that makes you connect with it so much more.

Meraviglioso horror dei nostalgici anni ottanta grazie a king

Came quicker than expected... remember watching this years ago. Love King. This film has become one of my husband's go to movies. He never saw it until I got this DVD and he's hooked on it.

"Pet Sematary" dejó una marca en mi cuando la vi siendo niño. Es una película basada en la novela del mismo nombre de Stephen King, el cual en algunas entrevistas la menciona como una obra en la que él mismo considera que cruzó una línea que no debió cruzar. La película tiene algunas carencias, los efectos no eran tan evolucionados y además contó con un presupuesto limitado, sin embargo tiene escenas memorables. Las escenas de Zelda se quedaron grabadas en mi mente hasta ahora, es escalofriante.Recomiendo mucho la película y la calidad del blu-ray es buena, considerando la antigüedad de la película. Es posible que en poco tiempo tengamos un remake de esta película, especialmente después del éxito de "It". Si tiene interés en el género de horror "Pet Sematary" es una película obligada.

"A man grows what he can, and he tends it. 'Cause what you buy, is what you own. And what you own... always comes home to you."I am going to be 33 this year, & have been desensitized to Horror movies ever since I was 7.. to this day this film still creeps methe HELL out!!.. it is so macabre! & melancholy!, with an incredibly eerie atmosphere, which an amazing soundtrack brings to life,music & the right soundtrack are VERY important for a Horror movie, ( just look at Halloween 1 or Hellraiser 1) And the soundtrack forPet Sematary is just spot on. Pet Sematary is not to be watched if you are having a bad day or are feeling Depressed.This Horror film has everything, Hags, Zombies, Gore, Ancient Indian Burial Grounds, Evil Pets, Ghosts, Demonic Children..everytime I watch Pet Sematary I always hope that maybe THIS time Lewis will reach Gage.. but he never does,I can not think of any worse Horror than of tragically losing one's child.. which happened to my aunt in the past, who lost her Son which was very similar to the death of Gage, nor can I think of anything more heartbreaking than of losing your family pet which has been a lifelong best friend.. which happened to us a few years ago when our young Cat was tragically run over, and when we also lost our 19 1/2 year old Cat which had to be euthanized last year. That's the whole point of Horror films though you see, when it is truly able to strike the very chords of your heartstrings, & which is a real shame that horror movies do not really do it as well as they used to in the past.I haven't seen the re-make & I am not really interested, so I can't compare, but I doubt VERY much that it embodies thiskind of macabre & uniquely incredible atmosphere which is also extremely melancholic, & I am usually right.For 1989, Pet Sematary is slightly dated.. but in many ways Pet Sematary will always remain timeless. Stephen King is a genius.(P.S) By the way, did any of you know that it was a guy who played Zelda?.. they couldn't find a scrawny enough woman to play the invalid role so they found Andre Hubastek... They just don't make em like this anymore!!.

j'adore ce film les effets speciaux sont tres reussis les acteurs jouent bien la bande son est exellente il n'y a rien a jeter cette edition blu ray est magnifique l'image & son rien a redire et en plus sous titrée en francais avec vraie version francaise alors que demander de mieux