Pet Sematary
4K Ultra HD
Blu Ray

Director: Kevin Kölsch, Dennis Widmyer
Actors: Jason Clarke, Amy Seimetz, John Lithgow
Plot: Dr. Louis Creed and his wife, Rachel, relocate from Boston to rural Maine with their two young children. The couple soon discover a mysterious burial ground hidden deep in the woods near their new home.
Disc Release Date: 9 July 2019
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Pet Sematary was shot digitally using a combination of Arri Alexa Mini and Arri Alexa SXT Plus cameras with resolutions ranging from 2.8K to 3.4K but most likely finished as a 2K DI (information is scarce),...
The Dolby Atmos track is tremendous with plenty of opportunities for the surround and overhead channels to deliver effects that are both discreet and enveloping. This is especially true during Rachel’s...
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All the extra features are found on the included Blu-ray. Alternate Ending – Apparently there were two endings shot and the test audience got to pick which one the film went with. This is the other. Deleted...
Sour. They said the ground was sour All Steven King novels start off slow. He spends time building the world and shaping the characters; characters that are recognisable and believable; who behave in realistic...
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Here’s the thing: Stephen King’s novel is an awesome read, and while the 1989 film based on it is hampered slightly by having to fillet the text to fit a reasonable runtime, it does remain a classic of...
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With Pet Sematary's 2160p/Dolby Vision UHD presentation, audiences are looking at a modest upgrade over the Blu-ray, an image that solidifies and stabilizes things but doesn't offer a radically different...
Pet Sematary's Dolby Atmos soundtrack spans the range from quiet to intense. The track's first example of heavy weight comes as the family arrives at its new home and an Orinco truck greets them by powering...
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Pet Sematary's UHD disc contains no supplemental content, but the bundled Blu-ray includes an alternate ending, deleted and extended scenes, and three featurettes. A digital copy code is included with...
Sometimes the UHD is better. Stephen King will tell anyone who asks that, of all his works, he finds Pet Sematary the most difficult and frightening of all his novels, the one that he believes pushed to...
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2019's Pet Sematary is not a faithful recreation of the original King novel, and neither is it a particularly effective movie. It's adequate if it's anything, more alluring for witnessing whatever changes...
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The ground turns sour on Ultra HD thanks to a strong but also somewhat disappointing HEVC H.265 encode, showing a few appreciable improvements, but the overall results are fairly similar to the Blu-ray....
The dead haunt home theaters with an exceptionally creepy and demo-worthy Dolby Atmos soundtrack that's sure to send shivers down a viewer's spine. One of the best aspects of this object-based design is...
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The bonus material is only available on the accompanying Blu-ray disc.Beyond the Deadfall (HD): A set of four featurettes looking into various aspects of the production, such as adapting the original novel...
In an effort to be both faithful to Stephen King's now-classic horror novel and distinctly different from the 1989 cult favorite starring Fred Gwynne, Pet Sematary fails miserably at delivering an engaging...
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A mix of a contemporary adaptation of the classic Stephen King novel and a remake of the 1989 horror film, Pet Sematary ultimately fails to produce any genuine scares or engage audiences with sincere characters...
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Pet Sematary was derived from digital sources and finished on what appears to be a 2K DI, although, I wasn’t able to confirm this....
As an enthusiast, I appreciate a well-crafted sound mix that draws me into the onscreen elements, regardless of where the sounds are emanating from. Audio object placement from both above and in the listening...
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Disc 1: Pet Sematary Ultra HD Blu-ray Disc 2: Pet Sematary Blu-ray • Alternate Ending • Deleted and Extended Scenes • Night Terrors – Family Haunting Visions o Louis o Rachel o Ellie • The Tale of Timmy...
Based on the classic novel by Stephen King and adapted by screenwriter Jeff Buhler Pet Sematary primarily follows the story arc, much like the 1989 film of the same name which was written for the screen...
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It comes to Blu-ray in this Ultra HD Blu-ray Combo Pack from Paramount Home Media Distribution featuring excellent Ultra HD video, including Dolby Vision HDR, engaging lossless surround and a worthwhile...