Review of Pet Sematary (1989) by Lyndsey B — 08 Dec 2009

Why daddy? coz ur a zombie, that's why!

This review of Pet Sematary (1989) was written by Lyndsey B on 08 Dec 2009.

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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