Pet Sematary [VHS] [1989]

This movie is awesome and has many mentionable moments, but I do not like to watch it as it is SO twisted.
Yes it is just a movie but some parts of it just SEEM so evil.

Unfortunately memorable parts of the film that I do not want to see again are: Zelda, the girl with horrific spinal meningitis, possibly the single most frightening thing I have ever seen; The man who is brought back from the dead in the flashback and proceeds to be burned in his house, that man really just makes me feel ill; also the very ending of the film just seems so sick to me, not in what actually happens, just the way in which it is presented.

Worth a mention -the scene with the truck is not to be missed. Those who have seen it may know what I am talking about. That is the only moment in a film in my life where I could really feel my heart racing and I could totally empathise with what was happening. The sheer brutality of the moment brought it all home.

People who have read the book first may be slightly disappointed, but it is to be expected really with a book to film conversion. Norma Crandall has been totally omitted from the film, and much of the magic of the book has failed to be replicated in the movie. But hey- at least they did a better conversion than they did with The Shining!

Ok so people thinking about buying this movie... I would buy it, watch it, and give it to a friend you don't like for their birthday. Do not watch this film on your own as I did. It is a truly memorable and exciting film, but just try to prepare yourself for the visual attack of which you will be subject to.

Doctor moves to new town, new house. Creepy neighbour shows the family the pet cemetary at the back of the house and tells a story about his dog buried there. New doc's daughter's cat gets killed on a busy road and dies, he buries it in an old Indian burial ground (who doesn't have one of those in the back yard) and it comes back to life but is not the cat he was! When his son dies, he does the same but son comes back "evil" and goes on to kill mother and creepy neighbour. Husband buries wife in graveyard and she comes back and kills him (phew!). Oh, and there's a ghost in there too.

You get the picture. Nothing too taxing. The cast is not huge and the leads are okay, Fred Gwynne plays his part well as does Dale Midkiff. The kids are annoying and you would bury them anyway.

It doesn't look like a cheap production and hasn't really dated. Best part is the Ramones soundtrack.

Watch with an open mind and you might enjoy. Watch it to be critical and you won't.