The "sematary" is up to its old zombie-raising tricks again. This time, the protagonists are Jeff Matthews, whose mother died in a Hollywood stage accident, and Drew Gilbert, a boy coping with an abusive stepfather.
A widowed father and his son move to their late mother's hometown, where they discover a local Native American burial ground with the power to bring the dead back to life. When the son's beloved dog is killed, he secretly buries it in the pet cemetery, only to find it return as a demonic creature. Things escalate when the father's deceased wife is also exhumed, leading to a terrifying and bloody confrontation with the resurrected.
Pet Sematary II was met with largely negative reviews from critics, who found it to be a crude, violent, and gratuitous sequel that lacked the suspense and psychological depth of the original. Audience reception was similarly lukewarm, with many finding the film overly reliant on gore and shock value.
Google audience: Google users expressed disappointment with the film, citing its gratuitous violence and a departure from the atmosphere of the first movie. Some appreciated the darker, more comedic elements, but the overall sentiment leans towards it being a less effective horror film.
Edward Furlong was only 14 years old during the filming of Pet Sematary II, and this was one of his earliest major film roles.
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