Pet Sematary (1989)
A family's dream home turns nightmare with a cursed cemetery; perfect for fans of supernatural thrillers and dark mysteries.
Genres: Horror, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
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Pet Sematary(1989)
Overview
After the Creed family's cat is accidentally killed, a friendly neighbor advises its burial in a mysterious nearby cemetery.
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Dale Midkiff
Louis Creed
Fred Gwynne
Jud Crandall
Denise Crosby
Rachel Creed
Brad Greenquist
Victor Pascow
Michael Lombard
Irwin Goldman
Miko Hughes
Gage Creed
Blaze Berdahl
Ellie Creed
Susan Blommaert
Missy Dandridge
Mara Clark
Marcy Charlton
Kavi Raz
Steve Masterton
Mary Louise Wilson
Dory Goldman
Andrew Hubatsek
Zelda
Liz Davies
Girl at Infirmary
Kara Dalke
Candystriper
Lisa Stathoplos
Jud's Mother
Stephen King
Minister
Elizabeth Ureneck
Rachel as a Child
Chuck Courtney
Bill Baterman
Peter Stader
Timmy Baterman
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Despite not being very stylish, this is an incredibly fun movie, and I am really happy to have taken the time to watch it. It is a short feature that showcases some of the most beloved horror trends of the 80'#39;s, and it has a rather funny script as well! Some elements were just strange and amusing (that weird painting in the Goldman house?), which made it remarkable and gave me and my friend endless reasons to talk about the movie for hours after. Thanks, IMS Paulista for choosing this film as their cinema contribution to the 2019 Virada Cultural!
I'#39;m not sure why it took me so long to watch this movie but I'#39;m glad that I have. It'#39;s got all the ingredients of a classic 80s horror film including a family moving to a new home, an Indian burial ground, jump scares, blood, gore and a very creepy child.
Not as great as I remember from childhood. Really realize how much the missing plot points from the novel leave choices as questionable in film.
Ooo Jesus, That must have really hurt. Right after the scene where Rachel dies, when Luis wakes up and falls out of bed hitting his head on the desk.
'gt;"Sometimes, dead is better." Me before having a kid: Cat is a little creepy but I am a little bored. Me after having a kid: THAT TRUCK IS GOING TOO FAST!
So much better than the remake! And the cat was real in this one ....
well... being a classic, it takes its time... but that ending... the truth is that I liked it and the only thing that bored me a little is the development, but it's good...
A decent adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel. It lacks just some extra atmosphere in order to make it great. Still, good entertainment for fans of King.
“Sometimes dead is better.” Based on the bestselling Stephen King novel, _Pet Sematary_ is a frightening horror film. The story follows a family that discovers a Pet Cemetery behind their back yard that has mystical properties, which if used, comes with a terrible price. The directing is especially good and brings an impressive amount of tension and suspense to the film. However, there are a few storytelling issues and some of the acting is weak. A faithful adaptation of Stephen King’s terrifying thriller, _Pet Sematary_ delivers some terrifying scares.
The kid playing Gage is incredible! After watching this go listen to Funeral Derangements (and watch the video too)
wow not bad i only knew the audiobook this was very good. Great child actors creepy.. 7/10
Watched this after the remake. I did like it alot. But the kite scene was so badly handles imo. It was so obvious they where all meaningly not watching Gage until he was close enough to the road. I feel like there could have been a better way to distract everyone to not look at Gage. Some other scenes also didn'#39;t make sence. When Rachel crashed the car she didn'#39;t even try to back out of the ditch.. For that it'#39;s a 7/10 for me.
I honestly think, if you live in the time (80s) this movie was out, it probably seemed super gory and crazy. I like it. Classic. Of course some people will say it'#39;s a waste of time, blah blah. Sure, if you compare it to newer horror movies. But I think it is still worth a watch, even just once in your lifetime. And that'#39;s what I did. :thumbsup:
I thought this was a decent adaptation of Stephen King'#39;s novel. The story was interesting, even though it got a little bit boring and repetitive sometimes. The characters were very interesting. My favorite part in this film was the scene towards the end when the little boys kills the old man with a scalpel. After that he starts to eat the man / drink his blood. I thought that was a great and gory scene. It'#39;s an enjoyable film, definitely worth a watch.
'#34;Sometimes dead is better.'#34; Based on the bestselling Stephen King novel, Pet Sematary is a frightening horror film. The story follows a family that discovers a Pet Cemetery behind their back yard that has mystical properties, which if used, comes with a terrible price. The directing is especially good and brings an impressive amount of tension and suspense to the film. However, there are a few storytelling issues and some of the acting is weak. A faithful adaptation of Stephen King'#39;s terrifying thriller, Pet Sematary delivers some chilling scares.
Everything seems perfect for the Creed family after moving to their new home in the countryside. But after their pet died and they discover that their house sits next door to a pet cemetary, their life spirals into chaos. Another solid entry in the Stephen King film adaptations. I personally prefer this one over the remake. It tears me apart in a lot of ways with its horrifying story about the need to accept that death is just a part of life. It really draws you into the characters’ lives and gets really depressing as it makes you witness their emotional suffering. Gets a little cheesy at times but honestly that'#39;s what makes it so much better.
Very creepy movie, especially the cats eyes. The acting wasn'#39;t great and the story is pretty mediocre but it was still worth a watch.
The movie is a disappointment, but I would recommend anyone to read the book, which is really good!
Based on a Stephen King Novel, the movie starts very interesting and scary but gets worse and worse. Has some few creepy moments but overall is just not worth watching IMHO.
BUILD A DAMNED FENCE!!! Honestly, put up a fence and there would be no reason to get into that sloppy, raising the dead thing. I've never read this Stephen King book, which from all accounts is amazingly scary. After watching this movie, I wish I had. It's not that this is bad, it's just not that special. There are some eerie moments with the little boy but unfortunately he seems to be the best actor of the bunch. Dale Midkiff as Dr. Creed and his wife, played by Denise Crosby, are horrific...and I don't mean because they are in a Horror movie. They're so bad that they're distracting, which is a problem since they are the main characters. Fred Gwynne is big and stiff, too. But he at least brings some personality to his role.
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Pet Cemetery black screen he says - cage We look for tolerance to images. The zombie is not scary, it breaks the moment of suspense. There are some strange effects, but I don't know why we do them. At the beginning the images were obvious signs of exploiting the woman, showing inappropriate breasts and careless legs with a clear carnal message of women. It is a walk through people's tolerances. or perhaps dabbleing what the world has done with us. what is assumed as correct and what is assumed as incorrect. The difficult thing is to imagine the voice of a zombie child, and the death of the child is tragic. The images were distorted at first. subtitles but no voices. Just the voice in my mind when I stop at an image, it changes as the movie progresses. I see myself doing those actions, and I look for the reaction that I wouldn't do. I remember that I am not breathing. cat with eyes of different colors, right white and almost green on the left. the truth is that the movie ended a while ago for them, but Mr. Time does not let them rest. One fact is that being on this side is the only way to appreciate the effects. They play with sexual thoughts, at first they were obvious, apparently it starts with war of the sexes, perhaps to know the sex of the person on the other side. In a few moments I synchronized with the man. Documentary voices when you see a human hand stretching the face of a cat.
The "Creed" family relocate to a rural town in Maine where the father - "Louis" (Dale Midkiff) is to be a local doctor. They don't get off to a great start after the beloved cat of daughter "Ellie" (Blaze Berdahl) gets squashed by a passing vehicle and so it is ceremoniously buried in an ancient graveyard populated by centuries-worth of other pre-loved animals. Their neighbours are very reticent to discuss this facility - it is rumoured to have oddly recuperative powers which to his shock and horror prove true when the moggy comes back - and with attitude too! The troubles for the young doctor only get worse when a real human tragedy occurs and he is faced with the ultimate dilemma... It's more of a cumulative story this - like many of Stephen KIng's stories. The plot builds by degree and is told here in a way that almost asks us what we might do differently from "Louis" even though we see, and can readily anticipate, the consequences of his actions. The horror here is not so much garish and scary, but human and almost voluntary - and that makes it a little more effective. There's no getting away from it, though. The acting is mediocre and the visual effects at times reminded me of an old episode of "Bagpuss". I am not now, nor ever have been a pet lover - so the underlying premiss of hysteria when the cat gets splatted also never really resonated with me either. Still, it is an eerie and solid story that challenges a lot of assumptions about love and rational behaviour and is still worth a watch.
A completely botched adaptation. It's completely lifeless and truncated and seems like it's just missing tons of important scenes of lore and character development (which is all included in the book of course). It's odd, the film cuts Judd's wife from the book, but includes a much less consequential character to replace her, Missy Dandridge. The film just doesn't have time to really care about anyone, especially Missy. But the main problem with the movie is Dale Midkiff. He just sleepwalks his way through the entire movie, and it pretty much ruins it for me. Everyone else, especially Fred Gwynne and Denise Crosby, act circles around him.
"Pet Sematary" boasts a very routine quality on every level and most of the time it seems as though everything connected with this film is strictly on autopilot. It is no wonder the films based upon Stephen King's fiction don't fare particularly well. It isn't because they are bad - well, at least in some cases - it has more to do with the fact that for some bizarre reason they just don't transfer well onto film. However, one of the bonuses here is Mary Lambert. She is a splendid director and she is able to give the odd twinge on your emotions when Gage tragically dies in such horrific circumstances. She also makes the extended game of cat and mouse through Jud Crandall's home - first with Jud, then with Louis's wife Rachel, and finally with Louis himself - very compelling and this segment is also enlivened by some of Stephen King's macabre brand of humour. However, "Pet Sematary" amply illustrates why Stephen King remains head and shoulders above other horror writers. His situations - who wouldn't be tempted to bring a loved one back to life if the opportunity ever presented itself? - and his characters are always realistic and this makes all the difference.
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