Review of Pet Sematary (1989) by Andrew E — 09 Dec 2010

Actually a pretty good and faithful adaptation, but not the best movie.

This review of Pet Sematary (1989) was written by Andrew E on 09 Dec 2010.

Pet Sematary has generally received mixed reviews.

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