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The Secret Life of Pets (film review)

Film: The Secret Life of Pets Year: 2016 Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy Directed By: Chris Renaud Starring: Louis C.K, Eric Stonestreet, Kevin Hart About:  The quiet life of a terrier named Max is upended when his owner takes in Duke, a stray whom Max instantly dislikes. Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-80SGWfEjM My Review: Having wanted to see this for years I was glad that Netflix added it as a title and couldn't resist giving it a watch and I was really glad that I did. The Secret Life of Pets is about a dog named Max who ends up with a new dog living with him called Duke. As the two don't get along they plan to get rid of each other however this leads to them going on an adventure together to get back home and creating a friendship. I thought that this was really relateable for pet owners to see how the different pets reacted to when the owner left and how they came home from work. I also thought that it was good in showing how sometimes you...

Pet Sematary (film review)

Film: Pet Sematary Year: 1989 Genre: Horror, Thriller Directed By: Mary Lambert Starring: Dale Midkiff, Denise Crosby, Fred Gwynne About:  Behind a young family's home in Maine is a terrible secret that holds the power of life after death. When tragedy strikes, the threat of that power soon becomes undeniable. Trailer:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpjpUOXQZac My Review: Looking for a movie I hadn't seen before and going DVD hunting I found Pet Sematary based off of the Stephen King novel which I have been told so much about however have never read I couldn't resist giving this a watch! The film is about a man who after moving to Maine with his family and the family cat gets ran over finds out about an old Indian burial ground and decides to bring the cat back to life. As the family goes through difficulties and the husband finds out more about the ground and why no-one uses it and finding out about his wife's sister and that the burial ground is soiled ...