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The Lovely Bones
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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Dreamworks SKG TV
Fabric Type: 0097363524243
Graphics Memory Size: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Manufacturer Labor Warranty Description: 25
Maximum Color Depth: Paramount
Maximum Focal Length: EnglishUnknownEnglishSubtitledFrenchSubtitledSpanishSubtitledEnglishOriginal LanguageFrenchDubbedSpanishDubbed
Metal Type: Paramount
Pearl Type: 097363524243
Processor Count: 1
Total Firewire Ports: Paramount
Total Metal Weight: 1
Total Parallel Ports: April 20, 2010
Total S Video Out Ports: 136 minutes
Paramount
December 11, 2009
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Product Description:
Murdered girl watches over her family from heaven.
Amazon.com:
Director Peter Jackson takes a personal, risky leap in his direction of the film version of Alice Sebold's bestselling novel The Lovely Bones. Yet the leap pays off, in emotional depth and riveting visuals that transport the viewer to other worlds--even ones the viewer may not want to visit. The Lovely Bones is lofted by its star-making performance by the young Saoirse Ronan (Atonement), who plays Susie Salmon, the 14-year-old girl who is murdered early in the film, and who narrates the action from her "in-between place" after dying but before going to heaven. Ronan makes Susie as earthy and awkward as any young teen, yet her presence, and her gorgeous pale eyes, remind viewers that she's otherworldly too. The Lovely Bones takes some big departures from the book, as many critics have pointed out, but it works well on its own merits. The drama involves how (even whether) Susie's family will recover after her ghastly murder, and what happens to her killer and the futile-seeming search for justice and closure. The entire cast is stellar, including Mark Wahlberg and Rachel Weisz as Susie's nearly destroyed parents; the composed young New Zealand actress Rose McIver, who plays Susie's younger sister, whom Susie watches grow up to be the young woman that Susie will never get to be; and Susan Sarandon, the boozy, wisecracking grandmother who may or may not be able to help keep the family from splintering into a million pieces. The other true standout is Stanley Tucci, almost unrecognizable as the quiet, creepy neighbor who kills Susie, obsessing over every detail and perhaps having left a whole trail of gruesome murders in his shambling wake. Jackson's deft direction keeps the mourning humans moving along believably, numbly, and gives breathtaking life to the afterlife, in scenes of fantasy and dread that recall his Heavenly Creatures. The film is rated PG-13 but is not recommended for younger teenagers because of its intense subject matter, though handled delicately. --A.T. Hurley
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While the movie is visually stunning, and Ronan indeed does give an amazing and beautiful performance as Susie, I was left thinking that this movie is as much based upon the book, "The Lovely Bones," as the movie "Simon Birch" was based upon John Irving's "A Prayer for Owen Meany," which is to say very, very loosely. It would have been better had Spielberg and Jackson given the movie a different title. The book, while not great, is a very good story. Unfortunately, the movie does a masterful hack ... Read More
Rating:  -
A good dvd to watch but the synopsis is somewhat misleading. There is no interaction between the dead girl and her father, so if you are waiting for it, don't be. It is a good movie to watch and the ending is more like life is, sometimes you don't have a ending to a question. Like did they find her body? Was he caught? It's a movie you can sit down to and find that the 2 hours go very quickly.
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I just watched the movie Lovely Bones on a plane coming home from Italy. I found it haunting and still cannot get it out of my mind. The subject matter is intense and the movie may not be appropriate for children. I have not read the book and now I intend to. I found the acting to be top notch; especially from Saoirse Ronan, Stanley Tucci and the young New Zealand actress Rose McIver who played the younger sister. The score was evocative and effective.
I thought that Peter Jackson ... Read More
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For people writing about how they like this movie, BUT, the content, the subject matter is too "DARK." Well, the trailers were available to watch before watching the full film. Yes the movie is about a 14 year old who is killed, who is "stuck" between heaven and earth in an effort to bring her killer to justice...there that is the premise of the movie. Grief takes tolls on families, relationships and is depressing and dark - this was illustrated in the movie and ALL of the actors were superb! The adults ... Read More
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This movie isn't for everyone. It's pretty creepy and it's a sad story of a young girl's murder. Actress Saoirse Ronan plays the part of the young girl and she's such a good actress. Her parents, played by Mark Wahlberg and Rachel Weisz are excellent and Susan Sarandon as the grandmother of the young girl is very funny is her role. Stanley Tucci is outstanding and very creepy and was nominated, but did not win an Oscar for best supporting actor.
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