Pet Sematary Two (1992)

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This follow-up to the sizable horror hit concerns a Maine teenager who discovers the eerie power of a legendary local haunt. Edward Furlong stars as Jeff Matthews, who, with his veterinarian father Chase (Anthony Edwards), moves to latter's small hometown of Ludlow, Maine, in order to escape unhappy… More This follow-up to the sizable horror hit concerns a Maine teenager who discovers the eerie power of a legendary local haunt. Edward Furlong stars as Jeff Matthews, who, with his veterinarian father Chase (Anthony Edwards), moves to latter's small hometown of Ludlow, Maine, in order to escape unhappy memories. Jeff's divorced mother, low-budget horror movie actress Renee (Darlanne Fluegel), was recently electrocuted and killed in a freak accident -- the entire incident was witnessed by Jeff. In his new community, Jeff hears stories of an ancient Indian burial ground nearby where dead pets that are interred come back to life. Jeff also becomes friends with pudgy Drew (Jason McGuire), whose abusive, bullying dad Gus (Clancy Brown) is Ludlow's sheriff. When Gus kills his son's dog, Drew and Jeff bury the animal, which returns from the dead. When the vengeful dog kills Gus, Drew and Jeff bury the lawman in the cemetery and he comes back significantly the worse for wear, wreaking evil havoc that temporarily puts several of Ludlow's residents six feet under. The original Pet Sematary (1989) was based on a novel by Stephen King, who did not participate in the sequel. ~ Karl Williams, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: R, 1 hr. 42 min.
Directed By: Mary Lambert
Genres: Horror

In Theaters: Aug 28, 1992 Wide
On DVD: Oct 9, 2001
Studio: Paramount Home Video

Critic Reviews

Clint Morris, Moviehole
An easy sequel to "dig"! A Hip Horror Film for Teens
Dustin Putman, DustinPutman.com
A needless sequel, but a pretty good one all the same.
John A. Nesbit, Old School Reviews
The first one was bad enough as is...
Ken Hanke, Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
A movie that didn't need to made with a sequel that didn't need to made.
Pablo Villaca, Cinema em Cena
Caso o roteirista deste filme morra, por favor, não o enterre no cemitério indígena visto na história.

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Pet Sematary two is a pretty bad sequel to a very good horror flick. As usual, the filmmakers decided to create a follow-up to a fun horror flick, but this time around, the sequel really doesn't pay off. The film may appeal to gore fans, as it is very gruesome and director Mary… More
Pet Sematary two is a pretty bad sequel to a very good horror flick. As usual, the filmmakers decided to create a follow-up to a fun horror flick, but this time around, the sequel really doesn't pay off. The film may appeal to gore fans, as it is very gruesome and director Mary Lambert leaves nothing out. This sequel acts as if it forgets the first film, that actually delivered terror; but this time around, it just delivers on the bloodletting. What I loved about the original was the supernatural elements that rounded out a good story, and in fact it probably was the best work by author Stephen King. Pet Sematary tries to amp up the game by providing more blood and gore and the film doesn't stand out. I felt that this film missed the mark and didn't deliver anything aside from gore. A good story would have helped, but the film lacked in that department. I felt the film lacked anything really interesting that would make it watchable. This sequel relies more on gore than anything, and it's fine if that's what you're expecting, but to those who loved those who loved the original, this will most likely disappoint you. As far as sequels are concerned, this follow-up is bad to mediocre and with only the gore factor to deliver its horror, the film ends up being a waste of time. There are a few decent elements here and there, but as a whole; the film doesn't work and like I previously stated, it's a disappointment. The film could have been much better and the filmmakers could have thought of a better plot, but it's just bland.
Melvin W

Gus Gilbert: No Brain, no pain... think about it. "Raise Some Hell." Pet Sematary Two was surprising because it wasn't nearly as horrible as I thought it would be. It's still bad, but it has its entertaining parts. It doesn't make much sense to make a… More
Gus Gilbert: No Brain, no pain... think about it. "Raise Some Hell." Pet Sematary Two was surprising because it wasn't nearly as horrible as I thought it would be. It's still bad, but it has its entertaining parts. It doesn't make much sense to make a remake of Pet Sematary, but it happened, and it could have turned out much worse. Comparatively to the first one, it's not as creepy(and the first one wasn't that creepy). This one has a whole lot going on when nothing is going on. The movie is weird, goofy and over the top. The plot is slightly more ridiculous than that of the first, but nothing new is really established; just more of it. Basically it's the first movie, but uses the end of the first movie and makes it pretty much the whole film. There are a lot more deaths and a lot more blood and the whole thing comes off as a mess. It isn't scary and they try to make up for that by making it funny, when it should be scary. Sometimes it works to an extent, but most of the time it just comes off as annoying. There's a lot of family drama involved like in the original, but it isn't used as well and most of it just comes off as laughable. What I did like about this more than the first was that the acting was better. I know that isn't saying that much. I liked Edward Furlong in his role as the grieving young kid. On a whole the movie isn't good at all. It makes no effort to stand apart from the first and really is just a bad sequel of a not so great horror film.
AJ V

Not as good as the first, but it brings in a large amount of gore, which feels humorously over the top at times. I liked it.
Nicki M

Passable sequel, but barely worth watching. Possibly only of interest for nostalgic reasons. I think if you watched it as a new release now, you would be pretty disappointed with it. Plot pretty crap, some of it makes no sense, and quite honestly was bored half way through it.… More
Passable sequel, but barely worth watching. Possibly only of interest for nostalgic reasons. I think if you watched it as a new release now, you would be pretty disappointed with it. Plot pretty crap, some of it makes no sense, and quite honestly was bored half way through it. Missing the creepiness of the first one. Now THAT was a film to give you nightmares!
jd c

Just as good as the first, but for different reasons. One being, unlike the original, is that this one is hilarious - where as the first one was quite terrifying. There's not much here as far as scares go. There's just lots of blood and diabolical humor. In comparison to the… More
Just as good as the first, but for different reasons. One being, unlike the original, is that this one is hilarious - where as the first one was quite terrifying. There's not much here as far as scares go. There's just lots of blood and diabolical humor. In comparison to the first this one is amped with gore, not over the top, but just enough red grub to satisfy. We have some power drill action, dead rabbits, icky dog bites, melting faces, the death of another youngster (by a truck of potatoes), and one hell of a fu*ked up motorcycle accident. And it's no CGI like nowadays - just good old fashioned Hollywood latex (which I believe is far superior - no matter how minimum). As far as the humor in Pet Sematary Two, well as you can imagine (being a horror film) it's not lighthearted. It's dark, to say the least. But so are most horror films with a blend of comedy. We laugh, not because a boy has his head chopped up by a motorcycle wheel, but because a facetious mashed potato-loving zombie is the one chopping him up. Having bloody brain fragments spray on a zombie's face, while he smiles and mimics the words "I'm just fu*kin' with ya." is completely absurd, so we find ourselves laughing in the face of hellish morbidities at twisted moments like this. Our character Gus, Ludlow's sheriff, is the highlight of this absurdity. I believe this movie wouldn't have worked without Gus. Pet Sematary Two is like a puzzle that would have looked tame and unusual with one missing, specified and important piece. But Gus is the piece that completes this sequel, and because of that we forgive it for it's flaws, and enjoy it's silly depravities. It's a ride through Ludlow that we've all been on before, but still, it's a fun ride. - Plot: Apparently no one learned from the Creed family's mistakes. Taking place an unspecified time after the first film, Pet Sematary Two follows the story of Chase Matthews (Anthony Edwards) and his son Jeff (Edward Furlong) as they move to the small town of Ludlow, Maine. Jeff's mother, a famous Hollywood actress, was tragically electrocuted while filming a movie. Jeff, isolated and angry, learns about the old Micmac Indian burial grounds far beyond the local Pet Sematary. "The ground is sour", we were warned in the first film. Obviously no one decided to fill Jeff and his friends in on this pertinent information, seeing as they've decided to use the contaminated grounds to bring back all sorts of fun stuff: dogs, sheriffs, mothers...no one is spared a return from the hereafter. Realizing that the dead seem to have a vengeful and deadly mind of their own, Jeff and his father learn a valuable lesson: sometimes, dead is better. - Mary Lambert (director of the original) returns to direct this sequel, but Stephen King (in which the original was based on his novel, and who wrote the screenplay) had no involvement in this movie whatsoever. Mary shows her skills off once more and we're treated with good performances, especially from Clancy Brown (Gus) and Edward Furlong (who I must admit I'm a fan of). It's not that I think Furlong gives such great performances, because he lacks some ability to move an audience and never steps out of the box from the typical "Furlong", I just love his choice in movies. The roles that he picks are interesting, and he usually gets lucky landing in very entertaining films (which nowadays are mostly straight to DVD horror flicks, in which I like - I can't wait to see him in the Night of the Demons remake coming out October 19, 2010). What I also like about Pet Sematary Two is it's choice of music. This movie has an amazing soundtrack. The original (although mainly a creepy score with hymning children) had some great music as well, including it's own original song by The Ramones, titled "Pet Sematary" which was phenomenal. I still own that song. But Part Two has even more music, most which are great, especially the song "Fading Away" performed by Jan King, that's played when Zowie (Drew's dog) gets shot and killed by Gus (Drew's dad). It's the most heartbreaking scene of the movie. Almost made me want to cry (no, that is not a joke). Can you guess what happens to the dog next?...I bet you can. Dum, Dummm! Similar in comparison of Tobe Hooper's TCM sequal with the original, Mary Lambert's Pet Sematary Two is completely different, in that it uses excessive silly lunacy, rather than fright, to entertain us. But like TCM 2 it still works out for the best. Don't let it's lack of serious tone turn you off. Be open minded...enjoy the madness. It's a devilishly fun blend of teen horror and zombie mayhem. Pet Sematary Two still hasn't lost it's appeal, and it should satisfy most fans of the genre. I know I wasn't disappointed. "Raise some hell." - Tagline <a href="http://s294.photobucket.com/albums/mm89/JDHallowEEn/HorrorQf/?action=view¤t=pet_sematary_2-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i294.photobucket.com/albums/mm89/JDHallowEEn/HorrorQf/pet_sematary_2-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
Curtis L

The zombies were a bit too comical for this to be in horror. However, Clancy Brown plays an amazing world class A-hole as usual, and as a zombie it's an A plus. Edward Furlong reprises his pre-emo emo-ness, and a fat child gets killed by a potatoe truck. Not too bad.
Nani V

This one is hilarious!
danny d

this film was terrible. they should have stopped at one.
Tim S

Not quite as powerful as the original, but still a fun horror film.
Dean M

After burying the corpse of animals and people in the local Indian burial grounds, then that frightened me a bit when they resurrected as the evil. Better than the original.
Jason S

It was ok.
Jacob P

A weak sequel with only a few good bloody/scary scenes.
Patrick D

All in all, yah, this film was bad. But really it was entertaining as hell, maybe for the wrong reasons. It has all the corny lines, bad acting, hilarious "scares" that any fan of cheesy 80s and 90s horror films will could want. It even has a tough kid with a dangling cross… More
All in all, yah, this film was bad. But really it was entertaining as hell, maybe for the wrong reasons. It has all the corny lines, bad acting, hilarious "scares" that any fan of cheesy 80s and 90s horror films will could want. It even has a tough kid with a dangling cross earring. How could you ask for more?
Quinto W

I don't get what the point of this movie was. It's one of those weird 80's horror films where nothing ever happens, yet there is a lot of guts and blood all the time.
Lee K

nowhere as good as the original however it had its moments of terror
Leo L

Interesting.
Nicky M

Ummmmm yeah another un-necessary and just plain bad sequel.
paganchild1979 p

Not as good as the first one, but still enjoyed it!
Haley A

Creepy and entertaining. Way better than the first!