Remember, it's not just cheap emotional manipulation to get a reaction out of viewers. Stuff like this happens in real life. A parent looks away for one second and a child chokes or drowns or wanders out into the street. It's an examination into how far a parent would go to bring a child back. No matter what that means.
The Micmac ground is a horrifying entity. I was always fascinated as a kid by how it 'feeds' on suffering and pain. It's pure evil. Scares me even more than The Overlook.
It was Stephen King coping with almost losing his own kid to an accident similar to the one who got the boy in the movie killed. His son didn't get hit, blessed he was. But Stephen was shook and began reflecting upon the grief of losing a child, what would he do in such a case... that made him think of the worst possible outcomes of succumbing to grief, and he wrote the "worstest" of them down.
That intro The close up 🤣 “He’s so cute” “He reminds me of our little one” Ah shit this is about to get crazy When the moment actually happened, yeah I felt really bad Can’t imagine such a scenario
The interesting thing is that it's based on Stephen King's own personal experience. King had gotten a job as a professor at the Universty of Maine and his residence was next to a busy road with trucks, and his young son almost got hit by one. King then pondered the thought of losing his child and those feelings of grief and pain transcribed into his book. And the strangest part is that beside his house was an actual Pet cemetary.
It's cemetery, heh. I remember reading a review of another of his books and them noting that Stephen King had a manuscript that was too upsetting to publish and that he should do it as the review had some complaints about the current book. So it did sit for a few years and then he was eventually convinced to let it be published.
Yup. The way he dealt with the trauma of what almost happened was to just write about the worst possible way things could have gone down, including the father's mental descent, and put it away. He only submitted it because he owed the publisher one more book before his contract with them was up and (I believe) his wife suggested it.
The house shown in the film is also the actual house Stephen King had lived in right? I believe it was some time later but it was his house at one point. Correct me if Im wrong but I think that's true.
Every man has been in his shoes.. I felt so bad for him, trying sooo hard to keep the vibes light. Props to ya'll, I would have been far to embarrassed to post this. lol
My ol' lady done made me look like a fool gettin' all riled up seein' that kid who could be ours gettin' smacked by that dang big ol' truck. Dang ol' bother.
30:12 His head hitting the dresser drawer always looked real to me and I just found out today that it was. 😂 Director Mary Lambert left it in instead of editing it out. So yes Mr. Movies OUCH! Indeed 😅!!
My friend and I went to a screening of this with all the actors and director there and my friend asked him if that was real. They all told some cool stories.
@@Lusciouslysorry touche lol. I loved Stephen King as a teen and reading that scene in IT, I was like "WTF man". The guy has some really dark shit in his attic.
@@Lusciouslysorry The pre teen thing was just King writing about how kids explore sex. Since Sex is something adults try to shelter kids from it makes adults feel weird to hear about it which makes sense. I find a toddler killed by a truck much more intense though the Ultimate Pet Seminary adaptation has yet to be made yet as neither the OG or Remake has equaled the Book materials potential.
Even more tragic is that in the book, it is demon Church that leads Gage into the road to get hit by the truck. So not only did he bring back Church when he shouldn't have, but the creature he brought back led to the death of his son.
I don't recall that in the book exactly. I agree with Derek Davie in that it was the forces at play in general. However, they SHOULD have played it out that way in the movie. Having Gage try and get Church while Church runs in the road. Damn, that would be twisted. This movie and book are already twisted enough though.
The Wendigo had influence over the truck drivers when they would get within a certain distance. The Orinco truckers even mention in the book that they get a sudden unstoppable urge to drive fast as hell on certain parts of that road. It was the Wendigo all along. I don't recall Gage chasing Church out to the road.
I have never seen the missus so angry. Ever. I've seen her irritated, I've seen her laugh, I've seen her fight back against tears. But I have never seen her in such a rage at a movie.
My heart kind of sunk when Mrs. Movie said Gage reminded her of her kid knowing what happens. I'm hoping she's ok and remember it's just a movie. Hopefully she wasn't too mad at Mr. Movie.
😂 It's like the worst statement that could be made 😂 I died laughing at how bad that statement was. Then Herman Munster buried me so I could come back and laugh some more. Worst movie character to real life association ever! 😂
I read this book as a 12 year old and it's still one of the scariest things I've read. I was actually scared to watch the movie but was pleasantly surprised after watching it. The movie took it easy. Having said that, they did a good job adapting it. HUGE BALLS on Mr. Movies for even posting this reaction. We need to know how long he was on the couch for this one.
As soon as she started commenting on how cute that kid was I knew there was going to be a strong reaction. I grew up watching horror movies so I'm pretty desensitized to movie violence, but any death scene involving kids is always hard to watch.
I find that the book is an amazing reflection of greif. The further it goes, you can tell that the main character who's thoughts we are following the most (the husband/father) is losing his grip more and more, while the Wendigo is calling to him from the burial ground (it does to everyone who's ever used it. The town folk all know, but refuse to talk about it) He knows what he thinks he needs to do. And by the end, he has lost his mind completely. It is VERY dark, but in my opinion brilliant. You won't forget it in a hurry.
King said this was one of the most difficult books he wrote. He sat on it for quite some time before releasing it. This adaptation was well done (the pacing is a bit too fast) But the book goes inside the doctor's mind and is very emotional taking time to explain his choice about the child. “The soil of a man's heart is stonier [...] A man grows what he can... and he tends it" A Great reaction. Have a great day!
That is one of those most genuine reactions I have ever seen on youtube period. I feel bad for Mrs. Movies. While I do think she will get over this movie and could react to the inferior sequel no way in hell I would ever consider or ask her to watch the remake from a few years ago. Hope Mrs. Movies is feeling better now and the nightmares were not terrible.
I can understand how any mother...any parent period would find that very uncomfortable and disturbing to watch. I echo that that is one of the most genuine reactions on youtube...you may go viral, Mrs Movies!
@@christopherking4932 I agree...in fact, if you guys never watched Game of Thrones...you may wanna just never bother...you will not make it thru the Red Wedding...man, I've seen some brutal reactions to that...people just falling apart.
Saw this movie as a kid and was traumatized. Read the book as an adult and was traumatized all over again. I think it’s the darkest of the King books I’ve read. I can’t even hear the song without feeling sick.
I saw this movie in Elementary school it never left me. Scared the crap out of me and disturbed the hell out of me. I do eventually want to read to book out of curiosity and I'm sure it's more messed up than the movie by a longshot lol
@@nebulous8389 it’s not a long book and the story is pretty faithful with some minor tweaks although it’s been a while since I read it. It’s just dark. There is no King story without tragedy mixed in.
@@marennicholson5444 sure but it's always a different animal and experience reading it then watching it and I can manifest my own visuals with the words.
@@marennicholson5444 after rewatching this reaction I dont think i want to be submerged into this story even further. Lol so I'm probably not gonna read the book anytime soon if ever.....jeezz....
I loved this movie as a toddler. I just covered my eyes during the Gage killing Judd scene. Loved the little guy's acting. "No fair! No fair! No fair!" I came out fine and only think about curb stomping people.
I sobbed during this film. The cat and Gage tore me up. I am not a parent but I can’t even imagine the pain it would feel to loose a 2 year old baby💔💔💔💔
I have to agree with Mr. Movies, Zelda is easily the scariest thing in this movie (obviously aside from the idea of losing your child like they did Gage). Right from the start with all the talk of how cute he is, and he is a super cute little dude, I knew Mrs. Movies was going to be absolutely shattered. Hopefully for her sake you guys have a comedy or feel-good movie lined up next
What can you do..mrs movies has her limits..this flick was it. It was a bummer tbh but I respect it. A mom's love is very powerful. I would never sit here and be like oh it's just a movie. I think she knows that. That's not the point. I respect it is all I can say. Hope Mr. movies gave her a huge hug and told her everything is going to be ok.
Considering most reaction channels scream and overreact for no reason, this was a genuine, raw reaction. Was uncomfortable, like watching an outpouring of emotion in public, but credit to you both for sticking with it to the end. Sometimes its easier to quit rather than face difficulty. There is always a film that has a scene that haunts you forever and today this was the one.
PET SEMATERY was the first King book I ever bought in hardcover, because apart from all the others before that, this one really **upset** people. It didn't just scare. It didn't just give nightmares. It honestly was difficult to finish for a lot of people. Killing a little child with an 18 wheeler, then going point by point through the grief, the guilt, the horror, and then the hideous thought that when a child comes back...you really don't want it any more. That really punched readers in the guts...hard.
I feel you guys need to watch the only Stephen King directed horror movie, Maximum Overdrive. What a great slice of 80s horror cheese. It’s got it all, killer machines, Emilio Esteves, and a soundtrack by AC/DC.
@Chris Cole And I'm so sorry for your loss too. But that good that you were able to spend that precious time with your son. And maybe we'll meet our angel children in the next life 😇👼
Jesus guys!!! It's a f***ing watch along from a film made in the 80's!!! You're gonna turn the comments section into THIS?? Come on people. Please. NOT what I'm here for!
never seen the mrs so bothered by something lol. she seemed genuinely mad and upset... i felt so bad for her. she really does have a soft spot for kids, especially with her being a mom. hope she's doing ok! :) maybe we can avoid movies with things like that in the future, if anyone knows about it
She was trying her best to avoid looking at the screen. She gets clearly irrational with this subject and the occult. I don't blame her in the former, but it's interesting and she mostly keeps her resolve but this clearly broke her on concept alone as the scene wasn't at all graphic.
That’s the point. We’re supposed to connect with him. Why do you think they cast the cutest little boy? Besides, who could anticipate such horror from this Stephen King fella? -Some people should stick to Disney. But not Bambi… I hate to tell you what happens to Bambi’s mom. Of course maybe it just hit me particularly hard because I also have a Mom.
@@waynecanning4122 well yeah but not everyone does and when you have children or have helped raise children similar to that boy it hits way harder then for someone who is childless and unempathetic.
@@liamnehren1054 There's being empathetic and then there's calling your mother(in-law) to make sure that your kids are okay because of a movie you were watching. She's was borderline unhinged.
I think Stephen King's wife ignored him for some time when she read that part, she hated him for that. I personally just see it for what it is, fiction, but I can understand people being very upset by it. The aftermath in the book was so depressing, I found that even more disturbing than the moment itself.
Gage went after Jud because what brought him back and was possessing him (The Wendigo..mentioned and seen in the book) was obviously in Timmy Baterman as well and it remembered Jud. In the book, Gage says absolutely awful things to Jud about his Wife, Norma (Norma was also in the book but not in the movie) before he killed Jud. It was like some Exorcist type stuff. Also, Timmy Baterman didn't kill anyone in the book..he just told and revealed to people that he knew their dirty secrets and he scared the you know what out of the townspeople and Timmy's Dad, Bill, is the one that killed Timmy and then killed himself.
Yep. The Wendigo spirit inside of Gage is the same spirit that was inside of Timmy Baterman, and it remembered Jud and wanted to finally get revenge on him. "What you buy is what you own...and what you own....always comes back to you." Jud bought into the burial ground, in a spiritual sense, and it was only a matter of time until it came back for him.
Fun Fact: Other than people dying and coming back to life... a lot of this story actually based off real places and certain things that ALMOST happened to Stephen King. He got a job as a College professor (Instead of doctor in movie) and moved into a house like the one in the movie (That actually had a path to a Pet Sematary=and yes.. that was how it was spelled lol) Anyways.. the house was next to the same kind of busy road with trucks. He even had the same incident with his son.. but he caught up with him and saved him. That is when he thought.. what if I didn't catch him. If it makes you feel any better... he wrote the book... was so disturbed by what he wrote.. he refused to release it.. until he wanted to leave his publisher.. but he still owed them a book... so he didn't have much of a choice. But even Stephen King himself was horrified by where he took it.
One of the reasons I subscribe to this channel, is there is zero percent BS and no fakery. The genuine reactions to the movies and tv shows is what makes me a fan of these two's reactions. Thanks for all the great content @You, Me, & The Movies keep up the great work and big hugs to @Mrs. Movies 💗
My ex had a category of movies to avoid. If a dad died then it was a no go. As soon the Mr. Mentioned he avoided this movie I realized what was likely gonna happen. I felt bad and would have understood if the reaction stopped there. I hope she feels better. I was always thinking to myself I'd never get into reaction channels and yet here I am. With you guys being my favorite. Hope the get to see you guys in a better mood soon. Regards
The doc's wife didn't hitch a ride with the trucker who crushed Gage; it was briefly stated that he had killed himself. So the Orinco guy she rode with wasn't the same guy.
Man I feel for her, Mr is trying to lighten her mood but she’s shut off, I’ve never seen a reaction so real. I’m sure the scene is playing over and over. And yes the book is waay more detailed and makes you feel like you’re right there
The movie left out the central premice, in that the Wendigo (a demon in indian lore) is behind the power of the cemetary. But Mary Lambert even letting this central notion aside did an absolutely masterful job of setting a creepy athmosphere throughout the movie. The performances are uniformly good, across the board. The creepy sister which absolutely terrified audiences is actually played by a male actor. This is the definitive version of the book onscreen and a landmark in horror. Even King agrees and has a cameo.
The Wendigo was not seen in the original movie, but its presence is felt and heard. Jud gives some subtle clues about it if you listen closely at some parts. They should have at least shown it's face though because Louis does see it clearly in the book. What kills me, though, is that given what is missing from this movie, all of the other movies leave out the physical manifestation of the Wendigo, too. In the remake, you can kind of see it as like a sort of shadow figure in the already dark woods, but they could have done a better job of showing it. Regardless of not showing the Wendigo, the 1989 movie is the closest to the book by far. King, of course, wrote the screenplay, so it's no surprise why it's the best movie out of all of them.
Mrs. Movies was clearly upset and you could tell she felt very uncomfortable while watching the movie. Mr. Movies also felt uncomfortable because he was worried about her. He obviously tried to brighten up the mood a bit and seemed genuine concerned. Thanks for still uploading the reaction, even though it was a rather uncomfortable experience for both of you. I think it's a good movie. Not as good as the book, but far better than the remake. It's not a movie that's meant to make you feel good. You're meant to feel uncomfortable. That doesn't make it a bad movie. It rather is a movie hard to watch, especially when you have small children yourself. As the sequel doesn't involve small children, it's probably more bearable by far for her. I have the feeling though that Mrs. Movies is done with these movies.
One fact it´s that the old man (Jud) was played by Fred Gwynne, who also played Herman Munster in the Munsters (Gwynne size was 6´5´) . There is also a cameo of Stephen King, who wrote this book, (the priest in the film).
That was the way King wrote it.. he painted the picture of the cutest little kid.. and then ran em over with a truck.. That is true horror, when no one is safe.
This really is one of King's darkest books. It's right up there with Apt Pupil. It was so dark that he almost didn't publish it. It actually sat in a drawer for a long time because he'd given to others who read it and thought it was too much. It's basically a take on the WW Jacobs story The Monkey's Paw, except in the story, the father uses his last wish to wish his mangled, zombified dead son away before his wife answers the door and lets him into the house. It's a grim and heavy movie, so I can totally understand somebody having this reaction to it if they weren't prepared for it.
Honestly i really can't blame the Mrs. for her reaction, even before i clicked the video i thought 'ooh man this is gonna be rough on her'...hopefully most ppl understand why she'd feel that way. Give her a fun one next, she deserves it 😂
I totally understand because once she said he looks like our lil one and he just had that look on his face because he knew what was going to happen but wasn't expecting it..
Stephen King himself said in an interview once that several times he had second thoughts about publishing this novel. Even he was disturbed by the content of the story.
Pet Sematary isn't for everyone, some people like it, some people hate it, but everyone remembers it. This story can be difficult for anyone dealing with grief or loss to get through. It's definitely one of Stephen King's most memorable stories, though probably not one of his most enjoyable. There is an Audio Drama of Pet Sematary available on TH-cam that is a 3 hour version and is a very well made production with fine voice acting throughout for those who may be interested. I'd say it's for adults only due to the content though. Cheers.
I love how humongous Mrs. Movie's heart is and even though she made the 2nd half of totally uncomfortable, I still laughed when she said "He's going to take the baby to that fucked up cemetery and the baby is going to come back all fucked up." I love you guys.
My favourite bit of this movie is when he falls off the bed and clearly actually whangs his head off the side table and they just left it in. That looks like it huuuurt
It’s interesting. I understand her reaction in a way. However, I think this is one the greatest horror movies I’ve ever seen, because it gets to you on a deeper level than most do. It’s not just about blood, guts and jump scares. It involves grief and real emotional pain.
Fun fact : A couple of the Ramones' songs "Sheena is a punkrocker" and the ending titles song by the Ramones were used because the Ramones are or at least were Stephen King's favorite band.
I knew this movie would be hard to watch. The scene where the father takes the needle to little Gage always make me well up in tears. His crying really hits hard. If there is one good thing about this film is that my kids would get even more hugs from me as result. All in all a very emotional and sincere reaction. Just shows that we're all human.
It seems like an homage to Mad Max, but I would say the Mad Max scene is even more intense because it's preceded by a gang of bikers terrorizing a family.
What is kinda weird is I did not feel what she felt from watching that scene, but her reaction sure as shit made me feel something that the movie didn't.
I appreciated her reaction. Same thing happened to me during "An Eye for an Eye". I was *uck this movie, I don't care what happens next, but at the same time I was rooting for comeuppance during "Even Lambs have Teeth".
This might be the best reaction video I’ve ever seen. I wonder if the Mrs. has ever read the short story Monkey’s Paw? Because this is basically King’s version of that. I read this in 7th grade but it hit me much harder as a parent when I reread it many years later.
Wow never seen such a strong reaction to a film. You got a lot of heart Mrs.Movies although very hard subject matter its still one of my favorite stephen king film adaptations... Great reaction?🤷🤦
I'll give it to Mrs. Movie. She hung in there when she had every reason to step away from this one. If yall cut it short, I would not have blamed yall. Take the time to recharge👏💛
*Poor Mrs. 😢 I can relate to you! Back in the very early 90's I was babysitting an adorable blond 2 yr old boy named Justin that looked identical to Gage, and saw this movie. It was very traumatizing to me.*
This movie not only takes place in Maine, it was filmed in Maine as well, which is rare for a King movie. Usually they are filmed in Canada because it's cheaper. King sold the film rights under the condition that he could write the script and that it had to be filmed in Maine. My family is from Maine originally and I lived there for a few years while I was in college. I used to drive through the area where they filmed this a lot. Fred Gwynn comes closer to getting the Maine accent right than most actors in Stephen King movies. In fact, Jud reminds me a hell of a lot of my Grandpa, who's lived in Downeast Maine his entire life and is still going strong at 80+ years old. Looks, acts, and speaks just like him. At one time, Stephen King kept mentioning this book as the one thing he'd written that was too scary to publish. He'd written it but thought it went too far and threw it in a drawer. However, he would mention it from time to time and the book became kind of legendary before it was ever published. As it turned out, King signed a new deal with a new publisher but he still owed the old publisher one more book. He decided to pull Pet Sematary out of the drawer and it was finally published. I think objectively it's probably his most frightening book, but also one of his most heartfelt. It's really about grief and the way different people process it. It was also very personal as a great deal of the story was based on things that really happened to King. If he'd missed his own son by a few more seconds, the unimaginable might have happened, and that haunted King. The only thing for me that brings this film adaptation down is the performance of Dale Midkiff as Louis. It's not necessarily that he's bad, he's just very bland. The character is meant to be an everyman, but they needed a stronger actor to convey the eventual descent into madness in the third act. EDIT: After watching the reaction, I hope Mrs. Movies is okay. I honestly don't think I've watched this film from start to finish since I became a parent. It is extremely difficult to watch. King seemed to understand this in the novel because Gage's death happens "offscreen," between chapters. We only get parts of it told through flashback. That's why this is King's scariest story, because the scariest thing imaginable is something happening to one of your children.
Sometimes some movies are hard to watch, but that brings to what and why we watch movies, to have emotions during watching them. To have great joy, laugh, fear, disgust, sadness while watching movies, is the best part of them, well to me anyways. Sometimes the feeling is good, and sometimes very bad, but to have either means the movie did its job. But I understand that sometimes it can be too much, and there is nothing wrong about it.
I had a similar reaction to Mrs. Movies when I first saw this. It was a long time before I gave it another shot, and today I hold it as one of the best movies based on his books. The subject is a rough one; death, grief and acceptance (or the lack thereof), but it's such a strong theme that we all have to face at some point. I don't blame the Mrs. at all for that response. As a film-lover, I have to say, that was a damn powerful scene, but just keep reminding yourself it's only a movie, and the little boy who played Gage was just fine. The shot was accomplished using mirrors and editing tricks, and you never see what happens. That said, don't feel pressured into sitting through something you don't want to. There are movies I'll never watch again for the same reason, no matter how good they are. 27:30 They say insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly, expecting different results. The book has one detail that would be rather hard to go into cinematically. There's a spiritual force in the woods (a Wendigo) that compels people to bury their dead in the sour earth. As you make the trek up the path, it makes you feel good, like a drug, which is why Jud introduced Louis to the place. And as Jud later states, likely contributed to Gage's demise.
Interesting reaction. Not saying the reaction was wrong or over the top, but definitely the most intense I've seen someone be affected by this one. I give you major credit for 1) continuing on with the movie and 2) letting it get uploaded at all. You could have just hit delete and not let anyone ever know it happened, but you showed the reaction. I like that. Now I want a prime rib sandwich.
Did you know that Stephen King scared himself after writing this book? He stuck it in a drawer and never planned to publish it. His wife convinced him to publish it. Guess where he got the idea from? His toddler was walking towards the road and almost got hit, but he was fast enough. So he started thinking what if he hadn’t been fast enough?
I’m about to watch it & I already know what her reaction will be, bc when I saw it some years ago, I literally became my stereotype and started screaming at the tv like Brenda in Scary Movie. Edit- I know what’s going to happen and still I cried but only bc Mrs. movies took a break and cried. But only Stephen King could write this and make it worse than zombies and ghosts movie, he made it every parents worse fear. I’m glad the girls were at their gran’s house, wouldn’t want them to walk in on that scene. Baby Gage’s voice was adorable and creepy
I really love Stephan King movies, because they create such visceral reactions, and force you into figuring out what would you do in that situation. The Perfect Storm, Needful Thongs, Delores Claiborne, Gerald’s Game,
Hope Mrs Movies is okay. We all have something that crosses a line for us. As soon as I saw it was this movie I was thinking ‘oh no. She ain’t gonna like this at all’
I am not a parent. But god, I felt for Mrs. Movie here. It is extremely upsetting to watch, because it's realistic horror to have a child die that way. I don't blame her at all for being upset. Mothers from what I have heard tend to see all children as their own in some way. This was gritty and rough. Hugs to her. I could never get past how gross and scary Zelda is, and she's 10x worse in the book. But just really wanted to comment on this tough reaction. I am definitely with her.
Man my heart sunk in the preview when Mrs. Movies mentioned how adorable Gage is. I've seen this movie so many times and it disturbed me as a kid, but I now have a nephew who looks like Gage a tad and I just feel so distressed by the big scene in the road. This movie is just so dark and moody. I still love it, but man it hits so much harder when you have kids in your life
@@John_Locke_108 you must not watch a lot of their reaction videos. She shows a ton of emotion in a lot of them. Especially the movies that really scare her.
@ganthc That's why I knew her reaction would be traumatic. I was genuinely concerned when I Found out they were to review this movie. I didn't think she should have watched it in the 1st place
Saw this as kid scared the crap out of me scariest part was I’ll sister as a father watching it Gage getting hit is the scariest part its my worst fear failing to protect my son hearing the dad yelling no was gut wrenching my wife had same reaction as Mrs movie she saw our son in Gage.
Gage's death scene and his dad's scream of anguish has haunted me for over 30 since I first saw it in 1989. My dad tried to read the book, but he couldn't finish it. I never read it even though I read mostly King in the late 80's to early 90's.
It was hard seeing Mrs. Movies have that reaction when the scene with Gage, happened. I'm an empath and I really felt it when she got upset, she made me tear up, watching her reaction.
0:03 Poor Mrs. Movies she's so in love with Gage. The casting director definitely knew what they were doing when they hired this little actor. He's so adorable and charming. ❤ Hooking the audience in.
Late to the fun. This is the first time I've seen a reactor actually ready to quit mid-movie. Kudos to Mrs. Movies for soldiering on. I would completely understand, having your own child that age and living where plenty of trucks are barreling down the road, that it would hit too close to home. If you do watch anything related to the film, seek out the docmentary "Unearthed & Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary" from 2017. Some great reminiscing by cast and crew on the making of the film. Including the now grown up actor that played Gage and the twins that played the daughter. A nice look behind the curtain.
As soon as I saw Mr. Movies' face at 22:49 I knew the "please stand by" music was coming 😂 Credit to the both of you for sticking it out and watching to the end
What are you talking about the moment the video started she said the kid is so adorable reminds me of our kid Mr movie had a look of panic in his face because he knows what is going to happen
The guy who played Gage "Miko Hughes"watched it all the way through when he was 12 and he scared himself. Haha 😆 He said it was a mirror in front of the truck making it look like it was him in front. Meanwhile he was safe. This movie freaked me out when I was little.
This movie came out the year I was born and is the first horror movie I remember seeing as a child. It was my favorite for the longest time. Though it was weird when my brother's kids ended up looking identical to Ellie and Gage. 😬 I still quote this movie all the time.
Not that I would buy a house next to a road filled with speeding trucks, but the first thing that doctor should have done after the first near miss is put up a fence. A cheap chainlink fence would have done the trick.
A classic. Glad you stuck with it unlike most people. Think this is the most reaction we've seen from her, we all have that, it's no big deal. We all have our movies that do that to us, I have several! Can't wait for the next one!
Imagine watching this at 6 years old. Fucked me up. "Never get out of bed again!" Nightmares for a week. This is a scary movie that's actually scary. Watch this every October. The truck scene is horrible, but I just remember that Miko Hughes is alive and well. Thanks for toughing it out. You're a real trooper.
Its perfectly reasonable....rewatching this as a dad....anything with kids is tough to watch but I love movies and horror. My kids have also seen this movie, they love scary movies.....love this channel, love you guys....
Remember, it's not just cheap emotional manipulation to get a reaction out of viewers. Stuff like this happens in real life. A parent looks away for one second and a child chokes or drowns or wanders out into the street. It's an examination into how far a parent would go to bring a child back. No matter what that means.
The Micmac ground is a horrifying entity. I was always fascinated as a kid by how it 'feeds' on suffering and pain. It's pure evil. Scares me even more than The Overlook.
Well considering it's both shocking and plot relevant, I'd say its far from emotional manipulation for audiences
Yes. How many people would you sacrifice to save your kid? None, one, ten, a billion?
@@LLiivveeeevviiLL I'm not a parent, so I don't know that yet.
It was Stephen King coping with almost losing his own kid to an accident similar to the one who got the boy in the movie killed. His son didn't get hit, blessed he was. But Stephen was shook and began reflecting upon the grief of losing a child, what would he do in such a case... that made him think of the worst possible outcomes of succumbing to grief, and he wrote the "worstest" of them down.
That intro
The close up 🤣
“He’s so cute”
“He reminds me of our little one”
Ah shit this is about to get crazy
When the moment actually happened, yeah I felt really bad
Can’t imagine such a scenario
Dude was seriously considering turning it off lol
@@johnwayne8494no for real though his face was like “oh shit..”😅
The interesting thing is that it's based on Stephen King's own personal experience. King had gotten a job as a professor at the Universty of Maine and his residence was next to a busy road with trucks, and his young son almost got hit by one. King then pondered the thought of losing his child and those feelings of grief and pain transcribed into his book. And the strangest part is that beside his house was an actual Pet cemetary.
Glad I read the comments first. I was about to type the same thing...
It's cemetery, heh. I remember reading a review of another of his books and them noting that Stephen King had a manuscript that was too upsetting to publish and that he should do it as the review had some complaints about the current book. So it did sit for a few years and then he was eventually convinced to let it be published.
Yup. The way he dealt with the trauma of what almost happened was to just write about the worst possible way things could have gone down, including the father's mental descent, and put it away. He only submitted it because he owed the publisher one more book before his contract with them was up and (I believe) his wife suggested it.
The house shown in the film is also the actual house Stephen King had lived in right? I believe it was some time later but it was his house at one point. Correct me if Im wrong but I think that's true.
I wonder if the orgy scene from IT was his personal experience.
The man is a depraved pervert.
Once I saw her form an attachment to Gage, I instantly went, “ohh noooo…” 😂😂😂
Every man has been in his shoes.. I felt so bad for him, trying sooo hard to keep the vibes light. Props to ya'll, I would have been far to embarrassed to post this. lol
My ol' lady done made me look like a fool gettin' all riled up seein' that kid who could be ours gettin' smacked by that dang big ol' truck. Dang ol' bother.
There's nothing to be embarrassed about 🤨
@@bloodyivy7453 I've been gripin' 'bout y'all for a month every time that dang ol' Porky's Butthole come on!
@@gemmahamilton2565yes there is. She acted ridiculous and immature and like a spoiled brat over a fake movie. She needs to grow up.
@@sweetkiss119 Seriously though. She made me mad.
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His head hitting the dresser drawer always looked real to me and I just found out today that it was. 😂 Director Mary Lambert left it in instead of editing it out.
So yes Mr. Movies OUCH! Indeed 😅!!
My friend and I went to a screening of this with all the actors and director there and my friend asked him if that was real. They all told some cool stories.
Yeah, he really cracked his head good for that scene. I cringe every time I watch that part. It's more gruesome than some of the deaths, haha!
This was the one Stephen King book that he actually hesitated to send to his publisher, worried he'd gone too far.
I don't think it was too far... I could have made it much worse.
I'd hesitate a pre‐teen train before a toddler trucking.
@@Lusciouslysorry touche lol. I loved Stephen King as a teen and reading that scene in IT, I was like "WTF man". The guy has some really dark shit in his attic.
@@Lusciouslysorry The pre teen thing was just King writing about how kids explore sex. Since Sex is something adults try to shelter kids from it makes adults feel weird to hear about it which makes sense. I find a toddler killed by a truck much more intense though the Ultimate Pet Seminary adaptation has yet to be made yet as neither the OG or Remake has equaled the Book materials potential.
But Rage is the only book he took out of print (because it's almost entirely about a high school student going berserk at his school).
Even more tragic is that in the book, it is demon Church that leads Gage into the road to get hit by the truck. So not only did he bring back Church when he shouldn't have, but the creature he brought back led to the death of his son.
It's not tragic. Church was trying to save family some money on childcare.
My memory on the book is hazy, but I think the implication was that the demonic cosmic force had influence over events.
I wonder why the movie decided it wouldnt play it out that way
I don't recall that in the book exactly. I agree with Derek Davie in that it was the forces at play in general. However, they SHOULD have played it out that way in the movie. Having Gage try and get Church while Church runs in the road. Damn, that would be twisted. This movie and book are already twisted enough though.
The Wendigo had influence over the truck drivers when they would get within a certain distance. The Orinco truckers even mention in the book that they get a sudden unstoppable urge to drive fast as hell on certain parts of that road. It was the Wendigo all along. I don't recall Gage chasing Church out to the road.
I have never seen the missus so angry.
Ever.
I've seen her irritated, I've seen her laugh, I've seen her fight back against tears.
But I have never seen her in such a rage at a movie.
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She's the worst thing about this God-awful Channel.
"I'm sleeping on the couch tonight."
Yep, we all saw that one coming a mile away.
My heart kind of sunk when Mrs. Movie said Gage reminded her of her kid knowing what happens. I'm hoping she's ok and remember it's just a movie. Hopefully she wasn't too mad at Mr. Movie.
Yeah. I had a bad feeling there. Kinda' though this would take a bad turn. ☹
I'm one minute in. Yeah, this is gonna be bad......she has no idea
😂 It's like the worst statement that could be made 😂 I died laughing at how bad that statement was. Then Herman Munster buried me so I could come back and laugh some more. Worst movie character to real life association ever! 😂
Miko Hughes was creepy as a child and is still creepy as an adult
Haha!! I know! I literally said Uhh ohhh and the pan to shifty eyed hubby 👀👀👀🤣🤣🤣
I read this book as a 12 year old and it's still one of the scariest things I've read. I was actually scared to watch the movie but was pleasantly surprised after watching it. The movie took it easy. Having said that, they did a good job adapting it. HUGE BALLS on Mr. Movies for even posting this reaction. We need to know how long he was on the couch for this one.
I guess we'll find out in the next video. :'D
He's still on the couch
As soon as she started commenting on how cute that kid was I knew there was going to be a strong reaction. I grew up watching horror movies so I'm pretty desensitized to movie violence, but any death scene involving kids is always hard to watch.
I find that the book is an amazing reflection of greif. The further it goes, you can tell that the main character who's thoughts we are following the most (the husband/father) is losing his grip more and more, while the Wendigo is calling to him from the burial ground (it does to everyone who's ever used it. The town folk all know, but refuse to talk about it)
He knows what he thinks he needs to do. And by the end, he has lost his mind completely.
It is VERY dark, but in my opinion brilliant. You won't forget it in a hurry.
totally brilliant and how grief can overwhelm a person
King said this was one of the most difficult books he wrote. He sat on it for quite some time before releasing it. This adaptation was well done (the pacing is a bit too fast) But the book goes inside the doctor's mind and is very emotional taking time to explain his choice about the child. “The soil of a man's heart is stonier [...] A man grows what he can... and he tends it"
A Great reaction. Have a great day!
That is one of those most genuine reactions I have ever seen on youtube period. I feel bad for Mrs. Movies. While I do think she will get over this movie and could react to the inferior sequel no way in hell I would ever consider or ask her to watch the remake from a few years ago. Hope Mrs. Movies is feeling better now and the nightmares were not terrible.
Well said!
The sequel is amazing
I can understand how any mother...any parent period would find that very uncomfortable and disturbing to watch. I echo that that is one of the most genuine reactions on youtube...you may go viral, Mrs Movies!
@@Pianodean I'm surprised that no one told them maybe they should skip this movie.
@@christopherking4932 I agree...in fact, if you guys never watched Game of Thrones...you may wanna just never bother...you will not make it thru the Red Wedding...man, I've seen some brutal reactions to that...people just falling apart.
Saw this movie as a kid and was traumatized. Read the book as an adult and was traumatized all over again. I think it’s the darkest of the King books I’ve read. I can’t even hear the song without feeling sick.
I saw this movie in Elementary school it never left me. Scared the crap out of me and disturbed the hell out of me. I do eventually want to read to book out of curiosity and I'm sure it's more messed up than the movie by a longshot lol
@@nebulous8389 it’s not a long book and the story is pretty faithful with some minor tweaks although it’s been a while since I read it. It’s just dark. There is no King story without tragedy mixed in.
@@marennicholson5444 sure but it's always a different animal and experience reading it then watching it and I can manifest my own visuals with the words.
@@marennicholson5444 after rewatching this reaction I dont think i want to be submerged into this story even further. Lol so I'm probably not gonna read the book anytime soon if ever.....jeezz....
I loved this movie as a toddler. I just covered my eyes during the Gage killing Judd scene. Loved the little guy's acting. "No fair! No fair! No fair!" I came out fine and only think about curb stomping people.
I sobbed during this film. The cat and Gage tore me up. I am not a parent but I can’t even imagine the pain it would feel to loose a 2 year old baby💔💔💔💔
I have to agree with Mr. Movies, Zelda is easily the scariest thing in this movie (obviously aside from the idea of losing your child like they did Gage). Right from the start with all the talk of how cute he is, and he is a super cute little dude, I knew Mrs. Movies was going to be absolutely shattered. Hopefully for her sake you guys have a comedy or feel-good movie lined up next
Zelda really gives me the creeps 😳
She is played by actor Andrew Hubatsek.
Zelda is creepy, the Achilles slice still haunts my dreams
Yeah Zelda was the reason my brother wouldn’t sleep in his own bed for like a month
I agree. This is one of the only horror films that genuinely creeped me out.
@@mauriciodelarosa2449 Having her be played by a man definitely ups the levels of unsettling
What can you do..mrs movies has her limits..this flick was it. It was a bummer tbh but I respect it. A mom's love is very powerful. I would never sit here and be like oh it's just a movie. I think she knows that. That's not the point. I respect it is all I can say. Hope Mr. movies gave her a huge hug and told her everything is going to be ok.
Considering most reaction channels scream and overreact for no reason, this was a genuine, raw reaction. Was uncomfortable, like watching an outpouring of emotion in public, but credit to you both for sticking with it to the end. Sometimes its easier to quit rather than face difficulty. There is always a film that has a scene that haunts you forever and today this was the one.
They're not screaming and overreacting "for no reason", that's just their own individual reaction to the movie. This just happened to be theirs.
Totally over dramatic statement. I was more affected when Zach and Slater got into a fistfight at Bayside high school.
PET SEMATERY was the first King book I ever bought in hardcover, because apart from all the others before that, this one really **upset** people. It didn't just scare. It didn't just give nightmares. It honestly was difficult to finish for a lot of people. Killing a little child with an 18 wheeler, then going point by point through the grief, the guilt, the horror, and then the hideous thought that when a child comes back...you really don't want it any more. That really punched readers in the guts...hard.
I feel you guys need to watch the only Stephen King directed horror movie, Maximum Overdrive. What a great slice of 80s horror cheese. It’s got it all, killer machines, Emilio Esteves, and a soundtrack by AC/DC.
It's on our list and was on the poll this movie was on, but got third.
Maximum Overdrive is B movie gold LMAO.
@@YouMeTheMovies A great palette cleanser.
Cuuurrrtttiiissss!!!!!!!!!
Absolutely! Cleanse your palate with 1980's fun cheese ! I am here for it.
The loss of a child is a pain beyond words.... believe me I know. RIP Skye Peyton Oltmanns 2002-2003 👶👼
@Chris Cole And I'm so sorry for your loss too. But that good that you were able to spend that precious time with your son. And maybe we'll meet our angel children in the next life 😇👼
Your child is in heaven, and you will be together again when the time is right INSHALLAH
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Jesus guys!!! It's a f***ing watch along from a film made in the 80's!!! You're gonna turn the comments section into THIS?? Come on people. Please. NOT what I'm here for!
@@DBuckyBoy no one's forcing you to comment here 🤬😡
She was alright in hereditary when Charlie got decapitated and I feel like it was a lot more gruesome
her thing is toddler death not anything older
because Charlie was weird looking lol
Charlie was a lot older
never seen the mrs so bothered by something lol. she seemed genuinely mad and upset... i felt so bad for her. she really does have a soft spot for kids, especially with her being a mom. hope she's doing ok! :) maybe we can avoid movies with things like that in the future, if anyone knows about it
She was trying her best to avoid looking at the screen. She gets clearly irrational with this subject and the occult. I don't blame her in the former, but it's interesting and she mostly keeps her resolve but this clearly broke her on concept alone as the scene wasn't at all graphic.
She connected with the character of the child, comparing him to her child... the second I saw the opening I was like "Oh no...."
That’s the point. We’re supposed to connect with him. Why do you think they cast the cutest little boy? Besides, who could anticipate such horror from this Stephen King fella? -Some people should stick to Disney. But not Bambi… I hate to tell you what happens to Bambi’s mom. Of course maybe it just hit me particularly hard because I also have a Mom.
@@waynecanning4122 well yeah but not everyone does and when you have children or have helped raise children similar to that boy it hits way harder then for someone who is childless and unempathetic.
@@liamnehren1054 There's being empathetic and then there's calling your mother(in-law) to make sure that your kids are okay because of a movie you were watching. She's was borderline unhinged.
I think Stephen King's wife ignored him for some time when she read that part, she hated him for that.
I personally just see it for what it is, fiction, but I can understand people being very upset by it. The aftermath in the book was so depressing, I found that even more disturbing than the moment itself.
That 1000 yard stare at the beginning...
You have to teach kids about death because sooner or later they will come across it in life. When I was a kid, I did the hard way.
Gage went after Jud because what brought him back and was possessing him (The Wendigo..mentioned and seen in the book) was obviously in Timmy Baterman as well and it remembered Jud. In the book, Gage says absolutely awful things to Jud about his Wife, Norma (Norma was also in the book but not in the movie) before he killed Jud. It was like some Exorcist type stuff. Also, Timmy Baterman didn't kill anyone in the book..he just told and revealed to people that he knew their dirty secrets and he scared the you know what out of the townspeople and Timmy's Dad, Bill, is the one that killed Timmy and then killed himself.
Yeah Gage was absolutely brutal with Jed in the book.
Yep. The Wendigo spirit inside of Gage is the same spirit that was inside of Timmy Baterman, and it remembered Jud and wanted to finally get revenge on him. "What you buy is what you own...and what you own....always comes back to you." Jud bought into the burial ground, in a spiritual sense, and it was only a matter of time until it came back for him.
Fun Fact: Other than people dying and coming back to life... a lot of this story actually based off real places and certain things that ALMOST happened to Stephen King. He got a job as a College professor (Instead of doctor in movie) and moved into a house like the one in the movie (That actually had a path to a Pet Sematary=and yes.. that was how it was spelled lol) Anyways.. the house was next to the same kind of busy road with trucks. He even had the same incident with his son.. but he caught up with him and saved him. That is when he thought.. what if I didn't catch him. If it makes you feel any better... he wrote the book... was so disturbed by what he wrote.. he refused to release it.. until he wanted to leave his publisher.. but he still owed them a book... so he didn't have much of a choice. But even Stephen King himself was horrified by where he took it.
One of the reasons I subscribe to this channel, is there is zero percent BS and no fakery. The genuine reactions to the movies and tv shows is what makes me a fan of these two's reactions. Thanks for all the great content
@You, Me, & The Movies keep up the great work and big hugs to @Mrs. Movies 💗
My ex had a category of movies to avoid. If a dad died then it was a no go. As soon the Mr. Mentioned he avoided this movie I realized what was likely gonna happen. I felt bad and would have understood if the reaction stopped there.
I hope she feels better. I was always thinking to myself I'd never get into reaction channels and yet here I am. With you guys being my favorite. Hope the get to see you guys in a better mood soon. Regards
The doc's wife didn't hitch a ride with the trucker who crushed Gage; it was briefly stated that he had killed himself. So the Orinco guy she rode with wasn't the same guy.
Man I feel for her, Mr is trying to lighten her mood but she’s shut off, I’ve never seen a reaction so real. I’m sure the scene is playing over and over. And yes the book is waay more detailed and makes you feel like you’re right there
That wasn't the same driver when the mom came back smh
The movie left out the central premice, in that the Wendigo (a demon in indian lore) is behind the power of the cemetary.
But Mary Lambert even letting this central notion aside did an absolutely masterful job of setting a creepy athmosphere throughout the movie.
The performances are uniformly good, across the board.
The creepy sister which absolutely terrified audiences is actually played by a male actor.
This is the definitive version of the book onscreen and a landmark in horror.
Even King agrees and has a cameo.
The Wendigo was not seen in the original movie, but its presence is felt and heard. Jud gives some subtle clues about it if you listen closely at some parts. They should have at least shown it's face though because Louis does see it clearly in the book. What kills me, though, is that given what is missing from this movie, all of the other movies leave out the physical manifestation of the Wendigo, too. In the remake, you can kind of see it as like a sort of shadow figure in the already dark woods, but they could have done a better job of showing it. Regardless of not showing the Wendigo, the 1989 movie is the closest to the book by far. King, of course, wrote the screenplay, so it's no surprise why it's the best movie out of all of them.
The movie skipped over a lot of important details that the book included
Watching this as a kid, Zelda freaked me out the most.
Mrs. Movies was clearly upset and you could tell she felt very uncomfortable while watching the movie. Mr. Movies also felt uncomfortable because he was worried about her. He obviously tried to brighten up the mood a bit and seemed genuine concerned. Thanks for still uploading the reaction, even though it was a rather uncomfortable experience for both of you.
I think it's a good movie. Not as good as the book, but far better than the remake. It's not a movie that's meant to make you feel good. You're meant to feel uncomfortable. That doesn't make it a bad movie. It rather is a movie hard to watch, especially when you have small children yourself. As the sequel doesn't involve small children, it's probably more bearable by far for her. I have the feeling though that Mrs. Movies is done with these movies.
One fact it´s that the old man (Jud) was played by Fred Gwynne, who also played Herman Munster in the Munsters (Gwynne size was 6´5´) . There is also a cameo of Stephen King, who wrote this book, (the priest in the film).
That was the way King wrote it.. he painted the picture of the cutest little kid.. and then ran em over with a truck.. That is true horror, when no one is safe.
This really is one of King's darkest books. It's right up there with Apt Pupil. It was so dark that he almost didn't publish it. It actually sat in a drawer for a long time because he'd given to others who read it and thought it was too much. It's basically a take on the WW Jacobs story The Monkey's Paw, except in the story, the father uses his last wish to wish his mangled, zombified dead son away before his wife answers the door and lets him into the house. It's a grim and heavy movie, so I can totally understand somebody having this reaction to it if they weren't prepared for it.
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Honestly i really can't blame the Mrs. for her reaction, even before i clicked the video i thought 'ooh man this is gonna be rough on her'...hopefully most ppl understand why she'd feel that way. Give her a fun one next, she deserves it 😂
I totally understand because once she said he looks like our lil one and he just had that look on his face because he knew what was going to happen but wasn't expecting it..
Stephen King himself said in an interview once that several times he had second thoughts about publishing this novel. Even he was disturbed by the content of the story.
The book sat in a drawer for like 7-8 years and King ended up publishing it to meet a contractual obligation, if memory serves.
@@ryanjacobson2508 I believe you are 100% correct. Thank you for the update. 👍
Pet Sematary isn't for everyone, some people like it, some people hate it, but everyone remembers it.
This story can be difficult for anyone dealing with grief or loss to get through.
It's definitely one of Stephen King's most memorable stories, though probably not one of his most enjoyable.
There is an Audio Drama of Pet Sematary available on TH-cam that is a 3 hour version and is a very well made production with fine voice acting throughout for those who may be interested.
I'd say it's for adults only due to the content though.
Cheers.
I love how humongous Mrs. Movie's heart is and even though she made the 2nd half of totally uncomfortable, I still laughed when she said "He's going to take the baby to that fucked up cemetery and the baby is going to come back all fucked up." I love you guys.
I hope she didn't take it out on you. She picked the movie after all
My favourite bit of this movie is when he falls off the bed and clearly actually whangs his head off the side table and they just left it in. That looks like it huuuurt
When the wife says she’s alright… she’s not alright.
You can tell when a clam is really happy, it squirts at you 😊.
It’s interesting. I understand her reaction in a way. However, I think this is one the greatest horror movies I’ve ever seen, because it gets to you on a deeper level than most do. It’s not just about blood, guts and jump scares. It involves grief and real emotional pain.
Fun fact : A couple of the Ramones' songs "Sheena is a punkrocker" and the ending titles song by the Ramones were used because the Ramones are or at least were Stephen King's favorite band.
(intense traumatic experience)
mr movies: y'know, there's a sequel
lol mr movies just digging his own grave
Sometimes Dead Is Betta!
I knew this movie would be hard to watch. The scene where the father takes the needle to little Gage always make me well up in tears. His crying really hits hard. If there is one good thing about this film is that my kids would get even more hugs from me as result. All in all a very emotional and sincere reaction. Just shows that we're all human.
I'm kind of new to your Channel and I have to say that you have become one of my favourite reaction channels ever!
I must admit that I felt quite uncomfortable seeing Mrs Movie's distress at the scene where the son dies.
It seems like an homage to Mad Max, but I would say the Mad Max scene is even more intense because it's preceded by a gang of bikers terrorizing a family.
Me too.
What is kinda weird is I did not feel what she felt from watching that scene, but her reaction sure as shit made me feel something that the movie didn't.
I appreciated her reaction. Same thing happened to me during "An Eye for an Eye". I was *uck this movie, I don't care what happens next, but at the same time I was rooting for comeuppance during "Even Lambs have Teeth".
This might be the best reaction video I’ve ever seen. I wonder if the Mrs. has ever read the short story Monkey’s Paw? Because this is basically King’s version of that. I read this in 7th grade but it hit me much harder as a parent when I reread it many years later.
Wow never seen such a strong reaction to a film. You got a lot of heart Mrs.Movies although very hard subject matter its still one of my favorite stephen king film adaptations... Great reaction?🤷🤦
I'll give it to Mrs. Movie. She hung in there when she had every reason to step away from this one. If yall cut it short, I would not have blamed yall. Take the time to recharge👏💛
*Poor Mrs. 😢 I can relate to you! Back in the very early 90's I was babysitting an adorable blond 2 yr old boy named Justin that looked identical to Gage, and saw this movie. It was very traumatizing to me.*
This movie not only takes place in Maine, it was filmed in Maine as well, which is rare for a King movie. Usually they are filmed in Canada because it's cheaper. King sold the film rights under the condition that he could write the script and that it had to be filmed in Maine. My family is from Maine originally and I lived there for a few years while I was in college. I used to drive through the area where they filmed this a lot.
Fred Gwynn comes closer to getting the Maine accent right than most actors in Stephen King movies. In fact, Jud reminds me a hell of a lot of my Grandpa, who's lived in Downeast Maine his entire life and is still going strong at 80+ years old. Looks, acts, and speaks just like him.
At one time, Stephen King kept mentioning this book as the one thing he'd written that was too scary to publish. He'd written it but thought it went too far and threw it in a drawer. However, he would mention it from time to time and the book became kind of legendary before it was ever published. As it turned out, King signed a new deal with a new publisher but he still owed the old publisher one more book. He decided to pull Pet Sematary out of the drawer and it was finally published. I think objectively it's probably his most frightening book, but also one of his most heartfelt. It's really about grief and the way different people process it. It was also very personal as a great deal of the story was based on things that really happened to King. If he'd missed his own son by a few more seconds, the unimaginable might have happened, and that haunted King.
The only thing for me that brings this film adaptation down is the performance of Dale Midkiff as Louis. It's not necessarily that he's bad, he's just very bland. The character is meant to be an everyman, but they needed a stronger actor to convey the eventual descent into madness in the third act.
EDIT: After watching the reaction, I hope Mrs. Movies is okay. I honestly don't think I've watched this film from start to finish since I became a parent. It is extremely difficult to watch. King seemed to understand this in the novel because Gage's death happens "offscreen," between chapters. We only get parts of it told through flashback. That's why this is King's scariest story, because the scariest thing imaginable is something happening to one of your children.
Sometimes some movies are hard to watch, but that brings to what and why we watch movies, to have emotions during watching them. To have great joy, laugh, fear, disgust, sadness while watching movies, is the best part of them, well to me anyways. Sometimes the feeling is good, and sometimes very bad, but to have either means the movie did its job. But I understand that sometimes it can be too much, and there is nothing wrong about it.
I had a similar reaction to Mrs. Movies when I first saw this. It was a long time before I gave it another shot, and today I hold it as one of the best movies based on his books. The subject is a rough one; death, grief and acceptance (or the lack thereof), but it's such a strong theme that we all have to face at some point. I don't blame the Mrs. at all for that response.
As a film-lover, I have to say, that was a damn powerful scene, but just keep reminding yourself it's only a movie, and the little boy who played Gage was just fine. The shot was accomplished using mirrors and editing tricks, and you never see what happens. That said, don't feel pressured into sitting through something you don't want to. There are movies I'll never watch again for the same reason, no matter how good they are.
27:30 They say insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly, expecting different results.
The book has one detail that would be rather hard to go into cinematically. There's a spiritual force in the woods (a Wendigo) that compels people to bury their dead in the sour earth. As you make the trek up the path, it makes you feel good, like a drug, which is why Jud introduced Louis to the place. And as Jud later states, likely contributed to Gage's demise.
Interesting reaction. Not saying the reaction was wrong or over the top, but definitely the most intense I've seen someone be affected by this one. I give you major credit for 1) continuing on with the movie and 2) letting it get uploaded at all. You could have just hit delete and not let anyone ever know it happened, but you showed the reaction. I like that.
Now I want a prime rib sandwich.
Did you know that Stephen King scared himself after writing this book? He stuck it in a drawer and never planned to publish it. His wife convinced him to publish it. Guess where he got the idea from? His toddler was walking towards the road and almost got hit, but he was fast enough. So he started thinking what if he hadn’t been fast enough?
I’m about to watch it & I already know what her reaction will be, bc when I saw it some years ago, I literally became my stereotype and started screaming at the tv like Brenda in Scary Movie.
Edit- I know what’s going to happen and still I cried but only bc Mrs. movies took a break and cried. But only Stephen King could write this and make it worse than zombies and ghosts movie, he made it every parents worse fear. I’m glad the girls were at their gran’s house, wouldn’t want them to walk in on that scene.
Baby Gage’s voice was adorable and creepy
I really love Stephan King movies, because they create such visceral reactions, and force you into figuring out what would you do in that situation. The Perfect Storm, Needful Thongs, Delores Claiborne, Gerald’s Game,
Needful Thongs? I need to see that one!
Stephen did not write The Perfect Storm. You must be thinking about Storm of the Century.
You know she's a good momma when her momma bear comes out for a movie kid.
Great movie and great book! Truly a horror classic!!! Love this movie!!!
The book is better, but this is still a classic. A hella lot better than the new one that came out some years ago.
That recent remake was an abomination and should be watched by nobody.
Aw I liked the new one but it definitely didn't scar me quite like the original
PS 1989 is one of my favorite horror movies of all time. I've never been more disappointed with a remake than I was with PS 2019.
Moral of the story: build a f* fence!
Hope Mrs Movies is okay. We all have something that crosses a line for us. As soon as I saw it was this movie I was thinking ‘oh no. She ain’t gonna like this at all’
Mr’s look when Mrs is talking about gage is gold. Like “Please don’t say it like that”
One of King’s darkest story. It’s down right scary at points. The movie holds back a bit. The book itself is beyond scary.
I am not a parent. But god, I felt for Mrs. Movie here. It is extremely upsetting to watch, because it's realistic horror to have a child die that way. I don't blame her at all for being upset. Mothers from what I have heard tend to see all children as their own in some way. This was gritty and rough. Hugs to her. I could never get past how gross and scary Zelda is, and she's 10x worse in the book. But just really wanted to comment on this tough reaction. I am definitely with her.
Man my heart sunk in the preview when Mrs. Movies mentioned how adorable Gage is. I've seen this movie so many times and it disturbed me as a kid, but I now have a nephew who looks like Gage a tad and I just feel so distressed by the big scene in the road. This movie is just so dark and moody. I still love it, but man it hits so much harder when you have kids in your life
That reaction was human..... one of the most tragic scenes in movies, and I knew you would have such a reaction. Hugs. You're human.
that is a fairly harsh scene
Haven't watched the reaction yet but does she finally show an emotion? She's like a stone. It scares me.
@@John_Locke_108 you must not watch a lot of their reaction videos. She shows a ton of emotion in a lot of them. Especially the movies that really scare her.
@ganthc That's why I knew her reaction would be traumatic. I was genuinely concerned when I Found out they were to review this movie. I didn't think she should have watched it in the 1st place
@@ganthc To me emotions means tears. I've watched dozens and dozens of their reactions.
Saw this as kid scared the crap out of me scariest part was I’ll sister as a father watching it Gage getting hit is the scariest part its my worst fear failing to protect my son hearing the dad yelling no was gut wrenching my wife had same reaction as Mrs movie she saw our son in Gage.
Gage's death scene and his dad's scream of anguish has haunted me for over 30 since I first saw it in 1989. My dad tried to read the book, but he couldn't finish it. I never read it even though I read mostly King in the late 80's to early 90's.
It was hard seeing Mrs. Movies have that reaction when the scene with Gage, happened. I'm an empath and I really felt it when she got upset, she made me tear up, watching her reaction.
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Poor Mrs. Movies she's so in love with Gage. The casting director definitely knew what they were doing when they hired this little actor. He's so adorable and charming. ❤ Hooking the audience in.
I was expecting Mr Movies to look at us when she said that.
Awww, hugs to you Mrs. Movies.😢
Stephen King's work always triggers strong emotions, either good or bad. If it makes you feel something better than numb than he achieved his goal.
Late to the fun. This is the first time I've seen a reactor actually ready to quit mid-movie. Kudos to Mrs. Movies for soldiering on. I would completely understand, having your own child that age and living where plenty of trucks are barreling down the road, that it would hit too close to home. If you do watch anything related to the film, seek out the docmentary "Unearthed & Untold: The Path to Pet Sematary" from 2017. Some great reminiscing by cast and crew on the making of the film. Including the now grown up actor that played Gage and the twins that played the daughter. A nice look behind the curtain.
As soon as I saw Mr. Movies' face at 22:49 I knew the "please stand by" music was coming 😂 Credit to the both of you for sticking it out and watching to the end
What are you talking about the moment the video started she said the kid is so adorable reminds me of our kid Mr movie had a look of panic in his face because he knows what is going to happen
The guy who played Gage "Miko Hughes"watched it all the way through when he was 12 and he scared himself. Haha 😆 He said it was a mirror in front of the truck making it look like it was him in front. Meanwhile he was safe. This movie freaked me out when I was little.
This movie came out the year I was born and is the first horror movie I remember seeing as a child. It was my favorite for the longest time. Though it was weird when my brother's kids ended up looking identical to Ellie and Gage. 😬 I still quote this movie all the time.
The one i think i took away from is, NEVER LET SMALL CHILDREN OUT OF YOUR SIGHT WHEN OUTSIDE
I love how she always cackles on horror movies but here she was "Oh god oh Jesus" while covering her face.
You'd think after the 50th dog got ran over someone woulda built a fence
Not that I would buy a house next to a road filled with speeding trucks, but the first thing that doctor should have done after the first near miss is put up a fence. A cheap chainlink fence would have done the trick.
I hope Mrs.Movies will feel better I understand her feeling I worry about my family members everytime I watch something this realistic.
A classic. Glad you stuck with it unlike most people. Think this is the most reaction we've seen from her, we all have that, it's no big deal. We all have our movies that do that to us, I have several!
Can't wait for the next one!
You rocked it Mrs. Movies. It's a very hard film to watch. You showed your true reaction and stuck it out. Well done.
She Rocked it?! Bullshit she did. She pouted like a little kid.
Imagine watching this at 6 years old. Fucked me up. "Never get out of bed again!" Nightmares for a week. This is a scary movie that's actually scary. Watch this every October. The truck scene is horrible, but I just remember that Miko Hughes is alive and well. Thanks for toughing it out. You're a real trooper.
One of the best songs from the Ramones fight me.
This book and movie terrified me as a kid.
Now, as a father, it terrifies me even more.
Its perfectly reasonable....rewatching this as a dad....anything with kids is tough to watch but I love movies and horror. My kids have also seen this movie, they love scary movies.....love this channel, love you guys....
Christine should've won this poll tbh.