Review of Pet Sematary (1989) by Mack H — 16 Jul 2010

Not his best. Kind of twisted and sad. It scared me.

This review of Pet Sematary (1989) was written by Mack H on 16 Jul 2010.

Pet Sematary has generally received mixed reviews.

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This is a great movie when help by itself. The book is much better, and some parts were left out of the movie. However, when held alone it was great…

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