Film: Pet Sematary (USA, 1989)

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+title = "Pet Sematary"
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+[taxonomies]
+authors = ["harald"]
+tags = ["film", "horror", "zombies", "USA", "Stephen King"]
+
+[extra]
+genre = "Horror"
+country = "USA"
+year = 1989
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+{% figure(img="pet-sematary-still.jpg", alt="angry child with scalpel") %}
+Gage (Miko Hughes) is getting angry. Still from _Pet Sematary_ (1989).
+{% end %}
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+I read _Pet Sematary_, the novel, when I was 15 or so, and really liked it at the
+time. Somehow, I never got sround to see the film when it came out a few years
+later. So when I recently found a restored version on BluRay at a discount, I
+figured now was as good time as any.
+
+This is a film without any surprises — even if you have not read the novel.
+Once the first milestone of the plot is reached, the rest comes exactly as
+expected. What it does well is the way it builds up the tension. Not rushing
+it, but not too slow either. It feels like a decent adaptation of the novel
+as far as I can remember.
+
+Where the film shows it's age is in the performances of the cast. Stiff
+dialogue and a bit exagerated performances make this an interesting study of
+the genre and period.  However it does less to make the film feel beleivable or
+frightening. The sole exception is the small kid (Gage, played by Miko Hughes)
+who does an amazing role. Especially at the end.
+
+The film was remade in 2019, but I have not seen this version. From the trailer
+it looks like a much more slick and less interesting production. Younger
+audiences will probably prefer it though.
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