Pet Sematary

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Summary: Bad acting is one of the only flaws of this movie
Review: I recently just saw pet semetary and it's every bit as scary as the other reviewers say. The setting in the movie has a real out there feel to it.. because all we really see in the movie is two houses which are separated by one road that frequently has trucks passing by it. The music in the movie also has a real somber tone to it and does a good job of capturing the feel of the movie. Don't let anyone else tell you different this movie is really disturbing, from the little creed son, to the mysterious maid missy, and the grotesque looking sister Zelda. The storyline itself is complex enough however I don't feel like there was enough action and gore in the movie. We wait sometime before anything actually happens. The acting in the movie I felt was really sub par. The two people that play the creed parents do not do a good job of selling that they are actually a couple. When you see both people on screen they do not seem to have enough chemistry to sell their parts. I also felt that the actor that played Mr. Creed did not do a good job. Through out the movie we see him snickering and smiling at times when he shouldn't be smiling, this is one of the biggest flaws of the movie- terrible acting. However the movie brings a high level of scare factor. The character Zelda is down right creepy, and the way they present her in the first flashback that Mrs. creed has of her adds to her scare level. Zelda to me is one of the most disturbing character that I have ever seen in a horror movie.. Even scarier than freddy kueger.. she just gets under your skin. All in all this movie will disturb you and keep you guessing what will happen next.. and stephen king and the director of the movie use good camera techniques to frighten us.. Pet Semetary to me is 20 times scarier than the exorcist, and is one of the scariest movies I have ever seen. Get this movie right now.

SIDE NOTE: THE DVD DOES NOT COME WITH ANY EXTRA FEATURES WICH IS PRETTY DISSAPOINTING


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Summary: Still frightening to this day
Review: I went to see this movie in the Theaters when it came out in 1989. To this day there are scenes in it that I still can't watch. I think I have seen the scene with Gage and Jeb once, and that was in the theater. Zelda still scares me and I usually have nightmares after watching this movie for the 100th + time. Aside from some not so fantastic acting at the beginning (the lead characters - it takes them a while to get "warmed up") I especially think Denise Crosby's depiction of a mother in turmoil is particularly believable. Some of the things from the book that they left out of the movie may have been a little more helpful in explaining a few parts, but otherwise, I think this is still one of the scariest movies around. I think it's sad to see that the younger generations can't appreciate this movie as frightening, from being exposed to more graphic horrific movies/television.