Alicia I love this movie so much

Robert Joyner The plot isn't so bad, but the pace of storytelling is too slow which makes people bored. Certain moments are so obvious and unnecessary for the main plot. I would've fast-forwarded those moments if it was an online streaming. The ending looks like implying a sequel, not sure if this movie will get one

Verity Robins Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

jacobjohntaylor1 This movie is not scary. It is just a lot of hype. I has an awful story line. It has an awful ending. Pet Sematary 2 is a lot better. Do not see this movie. Just see Pet Sematary 2. This a 4. Not a 6.6

Smoreni Zmaj Believe it or not, occasionally someone succeeds to adapt Stephen King story in a good movie. First time I saw it, back when it was released, I was ten years old and I couldn't sleep for a very long time. Also, I shuddered at the very thought of cats or graveyards. Till today it stands as one of the most traumatic movie experiences of my life. Almost three decades later I decided to watch it again and I must admit it is pretty much scary even for a forty years old. Mary Lambert nailed King's atmosphere, story is simple but accurately hits primeval fears in us, and acting is good enough for movie to be convincing. Especially strong impression on me was left by Fred Gwynne and little Miko Huges, who stands shoulder to shoulder with legendary Damien from Omen. Interesting fact is that cult song by Ramones "I Don't Wanna Be Buried in a Pet Sematary" was nominated for Razzie Award for Worst Original Song. This is definitely my favorite Ramones song. Anyway, however different our tastes may be, this movie is mandatory for every true horror fan.8/10

david-sarkies I'm not sure if it is my age, or if it is that Hollywood has fresh run out of ideas but it feels as if they simply don't make films like this anymore. Okay, I would hardly call it the perfect film – far from it – but compared to a lot of the mind numbing films out there this film is simply superb. Basically it is the tragedy of a doctor who has moved out to the new England countryside, and it certainly is a tragedy – as one death after another haunts him we see him descend further and further into a madness rocked by grief until he commits a sin so horrendous that it ends in his death. I remember a teacher telling me that the sign of a good tragedy is when you want to scream out to the protagonist to stop but you are powerless and simply end up watching his (or her) descent.Basically he moves to this house and just down a path is a cemetery where pets are buried. He lives on a road that has trucks endlessly roaring down it, which is why there are so many pets buried in the place. However, when his daughter's cat is killed the neighbour shows him another place where if the dead are buried they return to life – but they are changed. The thing is that the dead basically want to stay dead, and when they are yanked out of that peaceful rest they are simply not happy at all – as is the case with the cat.However, grief makes people do stupid things – they simply don't think clearly, and in the throws of grief will lash out and attempt to change the past. The thing with the past is that it simply cannot be changed. Even though it may seem possible to make things right, the more we attempt to make them right, the worse things turn out, so when his life descends into a fit of despair he starts to make decisions that have enormous repercussions. The thing is that it isn't as if he is a bad person – far from it – he is just a normal man who has suffered a great loss, and seeing the opportunity to rectify it he does so, with horrendous consequences.The great thing about this film is that it is focused entirely on the protagonist – it is his story, and it is his descent. Okay, I haven't read the book, but it is something that I would want to attempt to do sometime in the future (if I am able to get my hands on a copy). Actually, I remember watching this film multiple times when I was much younger, so you could probably imagine my joy when I discovered that it was actually on television again.As I mentioned, it isn't a perfect movie, but it certainly ages well. Okay, the lack of modern technology, such as mobile phones, certainly stands out, but that isn't the biggest problem. In part it seems to descend into a slasher flick at the end, but I guess that is the purpose of the film. However, I certainly wouldn't call it a slasher flick, namely because such films have a group of protagonists being killed one by one, and that isn't the case here. However, since it does fall into the horror genre the film makers do make an attempt to ramp up the blood and gore, which isn't necessary at points.The other things that got me is that there seemed to be this friendly ghost – Pascal – but while he spends a lot of time apparently helping the wife, this seems to come to naught. In part he pops in and out to warn people, but in another sense he seems to be leading them, or at least the wife, to her death. The other thing is that he seems to haunt other characters, so I'm am not entirely sure of the nature, purpose, or even need of that particular character. However, for an older film, it is certainly one worth watching, even though it has probably drifted into the mists of history.

Leofwine_draca Another Stephen King adaptation, with King as screenwriter this time. PET SEMATARY is the place in small-town America (where else?) where kids have been burying their pets for a century. Unfortunately, if pets are buried in a nearby Indian burial ground, they have a tendency to come back to life...A doctor, his wife, two children and pet cat move into the small town and are greeted by a local resident, Jud Crandall (Fred Gwynne). That's right, it's Herman Munster himself, and he's the best thing in this film. A busy road soon kills the cat, and Jud takes Dr Creed down to the burial ground. It comes back from the dead, but of course, something's wrong...PET SEMATARY benefits from some true chills, especially from the dead cat and the creepy cemetery itself. Unfortunately these are the only scary things in the film. Fred Gwynne is always fun to watch and light relief comes from a ghost of a guy who had his head split open. Interesting the actor playing the ghost has gone on to star in some video games, including GABRIEL KNIGHT 2. The ghost keeps on popping up to offer advice which is typically silly and ill thought-out rubbish seemingly borrowed from AN American WEREWOLF IN London.The special effects aren't bad, either, and there are some delightfully gory moments. But when we come to the main cast...oh dear. The main actor just CANNOT ACT. He has an expressionless face throughout the film, even in the horror scenes. I was just crying out for him to scream or something, but no such luck. The puppets in THUNDERBIRDS have more expression than this guy, I think Dale Midkiff is his name. I'm not even going to call this guy an actor, because he cannot act. The corpses in the film were far better actors. The same, too, can be said for the actress who plays his wife, but she has a lesser role in the proceedings and is familiar as Tasha Yar from STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION. Sadly, this was one of my favourite King novels, and this film, with a better cast, could and should have been a lot better than it was.