The Film Den: Pet Sematary, Part 2 (Video Review/Retrospective) 

People complain about the Stephen King trope of "The Randomly Psychic Child," but with Ellie, I can kind of see what they were going for. After Judd teaches Ellie about the pet cemetery, she starts having dreams relating to the events of the film, like Louis "doing something really bad." I think that the respect for the dead Judd instilled in Ellie allowed her to be a sort of conduit for supernatural forces, sending warnings through her. This kind of thinking can be seen with other characters. Louis's visions of Pascow after seeing him die, and Rachel's fear of death making her connection hazy, feeling Pascow's presence but only faintly. I realize I'm reaching, but it makes more sense than the blind girl in The Langoliers suddenly becoming Daredevil by comparison.

Years later and I still love the Film Dens, many thanks for re-uploading them.

I think the implication is that Zelda possessed Gages body, that's why she appears before Gage kills his mum/Zeldas sister. I always took it that evil spirits would possess the bodies buried in the Indian burial ground and that's why they came back evil and not themselves.

The same evil in the burial

Rachel when she comes back to life seriously gave me Silent Hills P.T. Lisa vibes. With the fixed grin, gouged eye, off canter walk via the missing heel, and overall appearance of a corpse/ghost. The resemblance is kind of uncanny.

Thank you so much for the "Happy Thanksgiving to undead kitties"-bit, it made my day XD

When you said "poor Judd" all I could think of was the song "Pore Jud is Daid" from Oklahoma :P

Re: The Ramones. I know they pop up in the book, too. Blitzkrieg Bop, particularly.

Under the arc of a weather stain boards,

"That's right. You don't fuck with Jud."

My mom is a big Stephen King fan, I remember seeing this movie when I was kid. I remember my heart pounding so hard when the scene with Gage was playing out.

Elly is much improved in the new one, but they sacrificed the characters of Judd and Gage and the relationship between Luis and Judd (which is especially sad since it is crucial to the plot).

7:10

King is into the Ramones. He mentioned it a couple of times in his nonfiction and introductions.

This was one of the best reviews Ive ever watched, you now have a fan.

Great second half to your review...but I must disagree w/ you concerning your take on how the Timmy Baterman scenes from the book 'might now have translated well onscreen'...I can TOTALLY see Timmy standing in his yard, the red sunset light bathing him while Jud and his friends listened to him hoarsely whispering the evil secrets he knew about them all...it would have been terrifying, haunting...and far more memorable than the cheesy shambling mess that was Timmy in the movie...

pherlous brought me here and i'm absolutely in love with your series :)

My dad refuses to see the movie because he read the book and as a father could stand it.

Maybe its been brought up but the painting in the background at

Cant belive this film is 4 years old already!! Thats mad!!