PET SEMATARY: 1989: -+: HR: ONE OF STEPHEN KING'S BEST MOVIE ADAPTATIONS, THIS MOVIE IS STILL COMPELLING TODAY AND HAS MANY SCENES THAT ARE NOT ONLY MEMORABLE, BUT QUITE ORIGINAL. DIRECTED BY MARY LAMBERT THIS FILM HAS THE FATHER FROM THE MUNSTERS SHOW OF THE 60s, FRED GWYNNE AS THE NOSEY BUT HELPFUL NEIGHBOR , DALE MIDKIFF, DENISE CROSBY AND MIKO HUGHES AS GAGE.
PUTTING FRED GWYNNE IN THIS MOVIE INSTANTLY ADDS A CERTAIN EERIE QUALITY, BECAUSE HE IS IN HIMSELF EERIE. THERE IS SOME FORESHADOWING AS KING LOVES TO DO BECAUSE THEY MOVE TO A PICTURESQUE HOME NEAR A BUSY STREET FLOWING WITH HUGE TRUCKS WHICH HAVE A CRUSHING ROLE IN THE MOVIE.
WHAT REALLY SEPARATES THIS MOVIE FROM IT'S COMPETITION SUCH AS THE OTHER STEPHEN KING MOVIES IS HOW TIGHTLY THE PLOT IS WOUND AND SEEMINGLY UNWINDS ONCE THE CAT GETS RUN OVER. WITHOUT GIVING AWAY THE PLOT, THIS MOVIE HAS SOME EXCELLENT USE OF FLASHBACKS, (THE SCENES WITH ZELDA) AND ALSO SOME SIDE STORIES WITH THE MAID WHO KILLS HERSELF.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE MOVIES WHERE YOU KIND OF KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT IT DOESN'T RUIN IT. AS THE SPANISH AND ITALIANS SAY, IT'S THE "DESENVUELVO" OR UNRAVELING OF THE STORY THAT MATTERS. THIS SHOWS KING'S MASTERFUL WRITING STYLE BECAUSE HE MAKES YOU REALLY CARE ABOUT THE CHARACTERS SO IT'S NOT SO MUCH KNOWING WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT SEEING IT UNFOLD IN FRONT OF YOU LIKE AN OMNIPRESCENT 3RD PERSON.
THE STAND OUT SCENES ARE THE SCENE WITH THE GHOST, WHEN THE FATHER HAS TO UN EARTH HIS DEAD SON, THE SCENE IN THE FUNERAL HOME WHERE ALL HELL BREAKS LOOSE AND MY FAVORITE, WHEN GAGE KILLS FRED GWYNNE. ALSO MEMORABLE ARE WHEN THE WIFE COMES BACK..KIND OF SEXUAL AND KIND OF GROTESQUE. THIS IS A GREAT MOVIE AND DEFINITELY WORTH SEEING AGAIN. IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?:::91%
PS, ITS MISSPELLED BECAUSE THE KIDS MISPELLED IT IN THE BOOK AND IN THE MOVIE IF YOU WERE WONDERING BETWEEN "CEMETARY AND SEMETARY"
PPS; I'M CONSIDERING DOING A FULL STEPHAN KING SECTION FOR THE HORROR MOVIES, SO HOLD TIGHT!
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