Review of Pet Sematary (1989) by Katie O — 05 Feb 2009

One of the best laugh-at scary movies ever...

This review of Pet Sematary (1989) was written by Katie O on 05 Feb 2009.

Pet Sematary has generally received mixed reviews.

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Pretty preposterous, at times dull but overall effectively chilling Stephen King adapted horror flick with decent acting, especially from the…

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By Sam M (1,488) on 04 Oct 2017

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By Dogegamer2015 (242) on 05 Nov 2020

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A disturbing film with scary that are more fresh than we give credit for one of Kings best Adapted novel adaptions…

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By Craig P (288) on 06 Jul 2017

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By Jpk (597) on 14 Jul 2019

It’s Fine Not the perfect King adaptation (That goes to both 1990 and 2017’s IT’s), But it’ll do on a rainy day…

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By Brian S (2,291) on 23 Feb 2018

My favorite adaptation of a Stephen King story (which isn't saying much, since most of them are awful)…

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By Erin W (543) on 15 Feb 2018

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A very scary horror film, justifiably ranked with the best Stephen King film adaptations…

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By Andremax (144) on 21 Feb 2020

Everyone in this movie makes terrible choices, probably the most dumb characters of cinema story, but at least film I funny and I enjoy watching…

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