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Pet Sematary Two

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Sequel of:

Pet Sematary

Original title

Pet Sematary Two (Pet Sematary 2)

Year

1992

Running time

102 min.

Country

United States

Director

Mary Lambert

Screenwriter

Richard Outten, Stephen King

Cast

Music

Mark Governor

Cinematography

Russell Carpenter

Producer

Paramount Pictures, Columbus Circle Films

Genre

Horror | Sequel. Animals. Supernatural

Movie Groups

Stephen King Adaptations | Pet Sematary

Synopsis

A liberal dose of humor is lumped in with the horror in this sequel to the 1989 hit based on Stephen King's novel. Edward Furlong is Geoff, the new kid in a small Maine town, whose veterinarian father has relocated after the death of his wife. After a friend's dog is killed, Geoff and the boy discover and make use of a "sematary" with the power to reanimate the dead. It isn't long before dead people are placed in the special soil and the boys have some true, gory problems on their hands.

Rankings Position

#74 Animal Horror Ranking

Awards: 1993: Avoriaz International Fantastic Film Festival: nominated to Grand Prix (Best Film).

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Critics' reviews

"It isn't often in Hollywood that a director gets the chance to go back and essentially remake a failed film but Lambert, refusing to let sleeping cadavers lie, gets the job done this time"

Jay Carr: Boston Globe
"Not nearly as scary as the 1989 original, it nonetheless expresses and attempts to resolve in bold mythological terms the anxieties of being 13."

Kevin Thomas: Los Angeles Times
"Less pompous than 'Pet Sematary', this has moments of trashy vigour but is scuppered by a consistently wretched script, Mary Lambert's knee-jerk direction and the usual redundant sequel air of utter pointlessness."

Kim Newman: Empire
"'Pet Sematary Two' follows the usual horror movie pattern: The first half is a pleasure, because you know what has to happen and you can't wait. And the second half is a bore"

Mick LaSalle: San Francisco Chronicle
"Mary Lambert, who directed the original Pet Sematary, has returned for the sequel, which, like its forerunner, is much better at special effects than at creating characters or telling a coherent story."

Stephen Holden: The New York Times
"'Pet Sematary Two' is about 50% better than its predecessor, which is to say it's not very good at all. The latest incarnation relies more on gore than genuine chills and is sorely lacking in subtlety."

Variety Staff: Variety

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