Pet Sematary 4K Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		2.5
Video		4.0
Audio		4.5
Extras		3.0
Overall		3.5

Pet Sematary 4K Blu-ray Movie Review

Paramount and Best Buy have collaborated on a store exclusive SteelBook release for Directors Kevin Kölsch and Dennis Widmyer’s 2019 Horror remake ‘Pet Sematary.’ The disc and digital content is identical to that found in the wide release. See the 'Special Features and Extras' section of the review below for more on the SteelBook's look and feel.

Pet Sematary 4K Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

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Pet Sematary 4K Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

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Pet Sematary 4K Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

Pet Sematary's SteelBook release features a metallic blood-red border broken up by a nearly full-panel depiction of Church, the Creed family pet that dies on the road and is resurrected in the nearby burying ground. The cat is essentially in silhouette save for its mean, dead eyes peering forward. The film's title, in that same blood red color, appears across Church's torso while several children in silhouette and donning masks march across the bottom to bury a beloved animal in the cemetery, as seen in an early film shot. The rear panel carries over the same blood-red color, broken up here by a slope of land that juts upward from left to right. Various crosses are scattered across its surface, some distant, from close. The closest, and largest, has the words "Pet Sematary" scrawled across the horizontal bar. "diBonaventura Pictures" text appears in small red print bottom left while a Paramount logo, copyright notice, and model number appear unobtrusively in red bottom right. Both front and rear panels are glossy and will attract fingerprints. The spine sticks with the blood red color scheme. The film's title appears center in black lettering. A Paramount logo appears at the top and a Blu-ray disc logo appears at the bottom, also both in black.

Inside, the digital copy code is tucked underneath the left-hand-side tabs. The two discs, one UHD and one Blu-ray, are situated on the right in staggered-stacked formation. The inner print is a two-panel spread that features a black-and-white image not entirely dissimilar from the imagery used on the exterior rear. Here, the cemetery's ground slopes upward to the right, again, and several crosses dot its landscape, including one with the film's title across its horizontal bar. These are a little more busy, with chains and other items hanging off some them in detail. It also depicts several children scattered about the land as they prepare to bury a recently deceased animal.

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Pet Sematary 4K Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

Pet Sematary's remake is not a particularly good film, but its SteelBook is impressively attractive. The blood-red color scheme is a nice touch on both sides while the inner print is a little less dramatic but still visually effective despite the similarity to the rear panel. Recommended for fans of the film and SteelBook collectors.