Cinepals - PET SEMATARY (1989) Reaction & Review!

Episode Date: June 2, 2024

Achara & Kristen watch "Pet Sematary," an 80's horror film based off a Stephen King novel about a family that discovers a mysterious burial ground with the power to bring the dead back to life, but with horrifying and tragic consequences.   Dale Midkiff (Love Potion No. 9 & Time Trax), Denise Crosby (Star Trek: The Next Generation & Deep Impact), Fred Gwynne (The Munsters & My Cousin Vinny), Blaze Berdahl (Ghostwriter & The Adventures of Pete & Pete), and Miko Hughes (Kindergarten Cop & Wes Craven's New Nightmare).   Watch our cutdown reaction highlights to this movie and others on https://www.youtube.com/@cinepals and get access to the full length watchalongs on YouTube Memberships or our Patreon page https://www.Patreon.com/JabyKoay   SOCIAL MEDIA: ~KRISTEN STEPHENSONPINO~ Instagram: @Kris10kesp ~ACHARA KIRK~ Twitter & Instagram:  @Acharakirk  YouTube:  @Achara  ~CINEPALS~ YouTube: @CinePals Insta: https://instagram.com/TheCinePals Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheCinePals

Sinha. This is a goldfishy! Hi guys, what's up? I'm Achara Kirk, joined by Kristen Steffin-Sampino, and we're watching Pet Cemetery today. This is based on a Stephen King novel. This is Pet Cemetery, 1989. The picture already looks scarier than the 2019 version, you guys. All right, let's get scared.

Here we go. Oh, God. Oh, you're mentally sick. Oh. Oh, my God. The house is going to blow up. Idiot, man. It just ended like that.

I'm sorry, he deserved it. He deserved that. That was the dumbest that you never seen. What an idiot. I thought you were smarter than that doc. No, no. You had all the warnings, all the signs. What a dummy.

The journey is you're supposed to learn to let go. You're supposed to be like, oh, yeah, maybe death is better. We learn nothing in this film. Absolutely nothing. There was no point or more. Like, nah, keep doing it. Patterns are good. Yeah.

Like, oh, yeah, like, let's keep being toxic. And, like, oh, man. He was so frustrating. Like, okay, you lost your son So the lesson that you learned from him coming back to life and him being this evil demon child is, I need to do that again.

Dumb, dumb, dumb, dumb. A man's heart isn't full of stony soil. It's stupidity. I'm sorry. Wow. Dumbest. You know. Dumbest, I've never seen a film

where it's like, yo, I should. showed you the consequences, I made it even worse for you. And, you know, like, I'm, like, it's plain written black and white permanent marker. You can't erase it. It is what it is. Boom. It's in your head. And you're like, huh. Yeah. I was there again. I know I just destroyed the other one, but, huh. I mean, I guess you could argue that he's a man who's been driven to madness by his grief. And so he's not making the best choices. I'm trying here. I'm really trying. I agree with that, but still, like, it's like a man's heart is as... There's something about the soil.

The soil of a man's heart is stony. Stony. Yeah. What does that mean? What does that mean? I'm trying to, I'm trying to bring it out. The man. Okay, it's about secrets.

Yeah. It's like, it's like... Stony heart. Because... You're what? You have a heart? Like, your brain is a rock? No, I think Judd was kind of saying, like,

usually it's women who can keep secrets or that's the stereotype but he's like no sometimes a man has to keep a secret what was the point of their house cleaning lady dying no clue maybe just to show that for for ellie to kind of deal with death because i think we needed something yeah i think that or also to foreshadow the the mom right like and how she died How she feels about death. You know, it's interesting because the mom, honestly, personally, I think the mom is kind of a crappy person. And I say that because of what she said about her sister

and how she's like, yeah, I want her to die, blah, blah, blah. I get it. There's times where we have people in our lives. It's hard to take care of them. You know, I get that. You kind of hope and wish for them to pass because you're like, oh, my life will be so much easier without you or whatever. But at the same time, those people, I don't want those people in my life, man.

Like, I was brought up very old school, like in the Asian culture where you take care of those who took care of you at a young age and you continue to do that. And you do everything in your power so that they can live the best life. You know what I mean? You don't just go, ugh. Where I feel like in the Western culture, I'm saying it. You guys, I'm saying it. Most heartless people. Okay, when it comes to stuff like that, they're so damn heartless because they don't have the same values.

It's more of, oh, me, myself and I. And they're very selfish. because I know so many people here in America who like you know they send their family off to like elderly homes never visit them never do this and I'm like I don't get that mentality yeah especially because like with my

grandfather and stuff right like I clean him I wash him bathe him I give shots I've changed catheters I clean from head to toe you know what I mean I've given up a lot of for a few years I gave up doing everything I love just to take care of him yeah you know and I would do it and I did for my grandmother until she passed

and honestly it's one of the most rewarding things somebody can possibly do. Yeah, sometimes they look rough. Yes, sometimes they smell at, yes, it is hard. But I do believe you grow as an individual. You're either going to do two things. You're going to be resentful or you're going to grow and become a better person.

Right. You know what I mean? But it depends on where your heart's at and how self-absorped and selfish you are. That's just my opinion. Right. But I think what the character was showing, At least for me, I was like, she's kind of... Mental?

No, she was showing that darkness, I think, that sometimes we have in our hearts. I'm sure maybe at one point or another someone has thought something and maybe thought like, oh, it would be so much easier if they were dead. And then immediately been like, oh, that's a terrible thought. That's a terrible thing to think, you know? And so I feel like in a way that's very real. But I get what you're saying But I also think that for her

I don't blame her so much because she was an eight-year-old child And there was a lot put on her and it was really scary And so when I put myself in her shoes, I'm kind of like She was being influenced by parents who truly mistreated and abused their elder daughter Like why would you hide her away in a room and and treat her like that and and just you know not be there for her I blame the parents more than her and and that's like a really traumatic thing for an eight-year-old to witness their sick older sister die and of course the natural thought is I did that like yeah my thoughts did that or I

accidentally killed her or you know it's my fault or something because she also said she wasn't crying she was laughing you know what I mean like there was like some type of joy, but at, you know, in some shape of form. But then, like, you also said, like, sometimes, you know, our emotions kind of kill a little coo-be. Well, yeah, because, like, physiologically, laughter and crying are actually quite closely linked. That's why sometimes you can cry laughing. And sometimes, like, when you're in a situation that maybe is really scary and you feel

like you might want to cry, you end up laughing instead. Like, it's actually quite closely linked. I mean, I've had times where, like, if, like, if, like, Like when I'm really mad, sometimes I start laughing. Yeah. Because I'm like, but that's because I self-consciously know my psycho is coming out. It's a warning. I'm self-aware enough to know, like, you better run.

Ha, ha, ha, ha. Like, I'm a psycho and you're about to die. But then also there's times where it's like, I'm terrified. And I'm like, ha, ha, ha. But that's like almost my way of going, it's okay. But I've never had that feeling of when I am completely devastated or sad. You know what I mean? I feel like I'm either, I either like have zero emotions and I can just get numb.

Yeah. I'm super quiet or I cry. I get it. I understand that, but I still, I don't know. I feel hard pressed to say that an eight-year-old in her situation was evil. I'm like, I feel like there were a lot of circumstances that kind of. I don't think she's evil. But I do think that because, like, she had a little bit of some mental issues.

Quite possible. That's all I'm saying. I'm not sure how I felt about her in general but then it's interesting because they also brought her dad into play and he's just devastated I mean he was devastated at the fact that

their son died you know and he already doesn't like the doctor for some reason I don't know if it's because he's a doctor or you know He just doesn't like him It's like the classic in-law thing where it's like I don't understand why I felt like that was very real because sometimes in our most trying time

we need somebody to blame. Yes. And we need something. And we're so angry that to me that was a very real scene. Yeah. And sometimes like, you know, I've seen it many times. And like I've felt that way on the inside about certain things, you know, before as well. But it's interesting too because he apologizes.

And I wish we had more of the mother and father because I feel like they didn't give us enough for us to like not like them. But also then you have the little girl. who's now in their care who didn't do a great job with the mother you know and we just eliminated the father and the mother so I don't know I personally feel like the story is kind of like a little all over the place

it wasn't what I expected I think going into it I thought with a title like Pet Cemetery it was going to be like oh yeah I thought they they would bring back the cat and then all of the animals would come back somehow or like then they would

attack the family and they would have to kill the pets or something like that. That's the movie I thought we were going to get. And the movie we got was totally out of a... It was much deeper than that actually. Because it was like, okay, it started with

the pet and then it turns into this story about death and grieving and horror. Yeah. But I like how they foreshadowed a lot of things. I thought that was kind of interesting. Yeah. I thought that they were going to do something and like maybe

possess the daughter through the pet cemetery or right and she was going to end up kind of like attacking people and maybe killing people off yeah whatever and there's this deep dark scary story about the house and the land yeah and then i was totally not expecting the indian grounds first off i was like where are you going it looks like you're going to the desert or you're going completely out of state like where is this man traveling to? I know. Because I feel like that pathway, I'm like, that pathway doesn't end up there.

It doesn't even match the rest of the scenery. But, you know, I gave it to him. I actually did like Pascal. I actually liked his character. Yeah, he was cool. He was actually, he was scary, creepy. In the beginning. In the beginning.

But then as you went, I felt like he kind of started adding comical relief. Yes. And then you couldn't help but, like, go, I really like this guy. Thank you for, like, you know, giving us a chill pill. Yeah. You know, we needed him. But then when he said, he doesn't want you, he's trying to, like, send you off the path or whatever, I was hoping we were going to get a deeper story because he's like, and it's like, who's he, who's he? You know, and it's clearly it's that, that whatever is living there, the presence that's there. But I wish there was like something more that would, like, leave me. I know this is really messed up what I'm about to say because, Lord, I don't mean it. I don't mean it. I don't need this in my life. But I'm going to say.

like something that's going to haunt me after the film where I'm like, oh, yeah, right, right. Like, I almost wanted that. Like, I wanted, I don't, I don't want it, Lord. I don't, I really don't. But I felt like I needed it. Now, what they did really,

they, what they did really do, I mean, wow, yeah. What they did really, I got possessed, man. Yeah, I'm talking and I'm like, I said, I'm good. I think what they did really well was they set up the scares.

so well and I feel like they don't do them that well today like you know like those pop-ups like knowing that they're coming oh the jump scares yeah the jump scares and stuff like that the best jump scare though was in the beginning when I don't think it I don't even know if it was supposed to be a bad jump scare but the one that got us the most was just when the cat popped up and it wasn't even dead yet I know but that's what I'm saying I feel like like they set it up so good

like well and I really liked I like that like I liked how they did the the music with things But it also kind of made you question, like, is it going to pop? Nah. You know, nah. But yeah, exactly. The sound, the music and stuff was really good because it, like, really amps you up. And then, you know, then you're like, oh, no, here comes the release.

Like, I need that moment of jump scare and catharsis because the music and everything, the suspense, the way the camera is moving throughout the house or throughout the graveyard and stuff, it's just like really freaking me out right now. Yeah. And I felt like Judd. Yeah. I felt like I wanted more from his character too because it kind of, I felt like, you know, he was like holding out so much. And then I thought he was going to be the villain personally, originally.

It seemed that way in the beginning. Yeah. But and then he was like so nice and caring. But I wanted more of a background story with that guy. Yeah. I felt like that. I felt like that also would have made it better to where he's been there for so long. Like there's no way that that was all there was to the story.

You know, I wanted more I feel like probably If anyone has read the books They can probably tell us Or the book, sorry But there probably is more of a backstory About the books, probably fire Yeah

Yeah Like way better than the film They probably, because of when it was made They probably didn't have the time To fit everything that's into it So that's why I'm interested in watching the newest one Because now that we're making longer films Sure, yeah

It might be more of the story to it that we've missed. There was definitely stuff there that they could have gone deeper into. I personally think this could be remade. It could be even scarier. I think it could be a lot scarier. Or it could be like a TV show or something like that. That scared me. Anyway.

I'm like, I feel like any crap. I'm like, huh. This was scary. It was good. The only one thing that made me laugh because it was a little bit funny was when they had the kid because clearly like you know you can only do so much with the little kid and he did a really good

job when he was undead but the moment when he was in the attic and it clearly was like a doll or something like that and then like that and then when he's like eating his dad that was kind of funny because he's only he can only be so scary he's a little kid

that is true that part I didn't like him in the ad like coming from the top yeah that looks weird but at the same time I was like I can now kind of dumb. I like everything I was like hyping in my head up. That's not so bad.

I think he still should have donkey kick the kid. I'd be like, ha-zah! Maybe they just couldn't show that. I feel like maybe audiences in 1989 were just not ready. First of all, not ready to see a child get kicked. Like properly get flattened by the truck.

We didn't need to see that. I'm glad they didn't show that. But I think maybe also audiences were not ready to see a grown man donkey kick a child in the face. It's coming and killing everybody. Like, I think it's an appropriate move. Yeah, no, I agree.

Donkey kick the child. But yeah, anyway, those are our thoughts, you guys. Thank you so much for joining us on this journey. Hope we didn't scare you too much with being scared. I know that happens sometimes. And I hope you had a good laugh and enjoyed the scares at our expense. We'll see you next time. I'm a charicouc.

This is... Chris, it's up Spino. Ciao!