Review of Pet Sematary (1989) by John B — 02 Mar 2013

A good movie about death and afterlife as zombies.

This review of Pet Sematary (1989) was written by John B on 02 Mar 2013.

Pet Sematary has generally received mixed reviews.

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A very faithful adaptation of the novel. It's an almost scene-for-scene recreation of the book's story…

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By Adamhui78 (8) on 11 Jun 2017

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This movie is exquisitely awesome! I give this a 10/10 IGN. Bone chilling scenes. Definitely will make you wonder what those bumps at night are…

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The late 80's and early 90's saw many adaptations of Stephen King novels. Since then, King has publicly denounced all but a few…

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By Richard I (201) on 24 Sep 2018

This movie is exquisitely awesome! I give this a 10/10 IGN. Bone chilling scenes. Definitely will make you wonder what those bumps at night are…

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After multiple viewings this film grew on me quite a bit…

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