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Pet Sematary Two

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(18)
3 star:		(13)
2 star:		(10)
1 star:		(15)

 

 

Wow! This sequel is just as incredible as the original. Now there's something you definately don't see every day! After I saw the fabulous PET SEMATARY, probably the greatest movie on Earth, I dreaded the thought that there was a sequel because I thought it would just be cheesy [stuff]. I decided to rent it and see for myself. BOY WAS I WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!!! Believe it or not, this really IS just as good as the original.

The movie is about this kid Jeff Mathews and his father who live din Hollywood with Jeff's movie star mother Renee, until there was an accident while filming a movie and Renee got electricuted and died. Jeff saw the whole thing. So his father decided to move to Ludlow, Maine (the place where all the stuff happened with the Creed family from the first film) and Jeff gets himself a new kitten from the kennel where his dad is going to work.

When he starts school, Jeff hears talk of an acient Indian Burial Ground that "makes the dead rise." Then Jeff makes friends with pudjy Drew Gilmore. When Drew's abusive trigger-happy father Gus shoots Drew's dog, Jeff and Drew bury him in the Burial Ground. When Drew's vengevul dog comes back from the dead and kills Gus, They bury him in the Burial Ground. Gus comes back and all hell breaks loose and all citizens of the town are in danger.

So, it is more fun and enjoyable than the first, but not so much fun that it's cheesy. It's just not as serious as the first. It is still very disturbing, as the first was. See it if you liked the first one.

This movie was highly entertaining and had many redeeming qualities that the original film (which was very close to the book, since King wrote the script as well) doesn't. First, the emotions portrayed by the lead in this film (Furlong) are very well portrayed and many viewers feel a sort of empathy with him as the movie progresses from his mother's death, through his moments of trying to get back to normal, to his inevitable state of mind when the movie comes to a climax. Second, although people of all ages see these horror flicks and read the books, this sequel seems to be more directed towards young adults, and not so much to adults as the first. Third, you are given more insight into the actual Micmac burial ground and what happens to the pets and people more than the first. For example, in the original, although the cat was brought back, it was never shown if the cat WAS really bad as it came back; only the people seemed to be. In this movie, however, the dog is horrifying, in one word, and the people usually vary. There is one point in the movie where the character Drew says that "maybe it depends on what they're like before they die." Well, does it? See the movie and find out for yourself! Hope this was helpful! :-)

Most people prefer PET SEMATARY II over the original because it's more fun and not nearly as disturbing. The original has images that stay with you for weeks, whereas the sequel is basically just a huge, fun gorefest. It still is very spooky and quite good, even though Stephen King put up a huge fight for it not to go to theaters and wanted all the video and DVD copies in the world destroyed. I think it's a very well-done sequel and you'll like it if you liked the original.

I thought this movie was ok as cheap horror flicks go, but the one reason to see it is to watch Clancy Brown eating mashed potatoes with his hands. I cannot see him in anything else without thinking of that scene. Worth seeing the whole movie for this scene alone!

Sequels to films based upon Stephen King stories are usually rather awful. The "Children of the Corn" formula was beaten into the ground fairly early, and the sequel to "Carrie" was an absolute dog. This one, although it is a clunky, poorly-written hack job, is nonetheless entertaining in places. It it worth viewing just for Clancy Brown's outrageously funny portrayal of Gus. Other than that, it's nothing special. Edward Furlong somehow manages to look and act creepier than the villains, but watch it anyway. Gus is a gas!

First off, you shouldnt be watching this if gore offends you. Its a "horror" movie and you should expect that. Also, most people didnt get the plot, which is death. Learning to deal with death and learning that it is a natural part of life that you should learn to deal with. Hence the dark brooding feel of the film. I enjoyed this movie start to finish without being bored and I thought it was a good way to end the franchise. They even played The Ramones again at the end of the film! Buy it if you liked the first

When a hollywood actress died from a accident on the set, 13 year old Jeff (Edward Furlough) and his vet father (Anthony Edwards) move to Ludlow Maine where the Creed tragedies happened. Jeff meets a nice boy named Drew who has a nice mother and a wicked policeman stepdad named Gus (Clancy Brown) as his true friend is his dog Zowie. He's also being taunt by the local bullies and his friend lost his dog due to his cruel stepdad, but Drew knows a better way to bury him is that he must put him up there in the Micmac burial grounds to bring him back to life according to local legends. It does work but it just doesn't seem to make the dog quite the same as before as it also kills Gus whom gets to be buried in the soured grounds as it unleashes yet another terrifying evil more crueler then Gage Creed ever was.

Gory as hell sequel to the 1989 horror classic "Pet Semetary" isn't bad as some people claim to be! I thought this was a fun sequel with good amounts of gore like animals being ripped apart by the dog, throat-ripping, cannibalism and more. The acting is kind of medicore compared to the original's performances which were great by the way but there is some bizarre dreams in this movie and some nice kills by the zombies. It sure isn't like the first one but it's still a enjoyable follow-up from the same director.

The only extra this DVD has is a theatrical trailer but that's OK.

True this sequel is not as superior as the original...But it was still pretty good overall...It had some creepy moments...

I AM A FAN OF SORTS, FOR THE GRUESOME (NOT GORY), AND FOUND THIS DVD AS GOOD AS THE ORIGINAL.

"Pet Sematary Two" was directed by the same Mary Lambert who directed the original "Pet Sematary" and the similarities in style are clearly evident between the two movies. Once again, Lambert paints a disturbingly dark and morbid picture in part two of this horror movie series.

Basically, the plot centers around a young boy played by Edward Furlong who is absolutely devastated by his mother's grisly demise...naturally, he would do anything to get his mother back and eventually does. The basic premise behind this movie appears to be that the evil force behind the pet sematary is calling upon Furlong's character to resort to the pet sematary to bring back his mother along with some incredible evil as well.

Overall, the movie works a good bit like the original and while it is certainly an entertaining enough movie for horror movie fans, the sequel is not nearly as effective as the original. One strong area that the original "Pet Sematary" had was the very interesting character of Jud played very well by Fred Gwynne...Jud's character carries the momentum of each scene in the original and basically made "Pet Sematary" work, but we don't have that strong character presence to make the wheels go round in this sequel, therefore the movie comes across flat. What we do have in this sequel is an average horror movie that attempts to cash in on the success of the original classic.

Perhaps, the characters in "Pet Sematary II" are just weak in general (no disrespect to Clancy Brown or Anthony Edwards), but something is missing here in part two of this series despite the similarities in the dark and disturbing atmosphere painted so meticulously by Lambert. Quite frankly, I did not like the casting of Edward Furlong as the main character to begin with...I don't know but it just left a bad taste in my mouth about this movie...he's such an uncharasmatic dork and his hard to sympathize with, notwithstanding the obvious limitations of his acting abilities.

The bottom line is that due to the lack of quality characters present in "Pet Sematary Two", the sequel just isn't near as compelling as the original. Because "Pet Sematary Two" isn't anywhere near as good, nor as emotionally compelling as the original classic. Indeed, one is left to wonder if a sequel was a smart move here. Still, with that being said, "Pet Sematary Two" is not a terrible movie and so I give it TWO STARS which means it's just fair or average, but I would be remiss if I did not say that I've certainly seen a lot worse...just check out some of my other reviews and see what I mean.