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Author Topic: The Lovely Bones (2009) Mark Ogden Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 943 From: Little Falls, N.J. Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-06-2010 11:29 AM                     While waiting to enter Heaven following her brutal murder, a young woman attempts to influence the search for her killer and to keep her family from coming apart. Directed by Peter Jackson from the book by Alice Sebold. At the Pacific ArcLight Cinemas, Hollywood CA. The worst film of 2009, IMHO. Based on a enormously popular best-selling novel, Jackson has taken a small, simple, moving story aimed at adults and tried to turn it into a Harry Potter/Twilight/Alice in Wonderland style teen-oriented special effects extravaganza, and it's all just overblown garbage. Who knew Heaven would look like an mid-seventies Roger Dean album cover? Shame, I really liked the book, and was looking forward to seeing this. Good luck trying to see it yourself, by the way, unless you are in NY or LA. Paramount has shut down all marketing and distribution on this until they figure out what to do about the horrible reviews.  |  IP: Logged Justin Hamaker Film God Posts: 2253 From: Lakeport, CA USA Registered: Jan 2004 posted 01-15-2010 01:58 AM                        I just watched The Lovely Bones and for the most part I liked it. The first third of the movie where you learn about Susie and her family is interesting and touching. The last third of the movie is filled with some real tension as you wait to see whether the killer will be caught. The problem is the middle third when nothing of real interest is happening. I did find the "heaven" sequences to be visually captivating, but not the scenes were not especially interesting. Overall I give it about a 6.5 out of 10.  |  IP: Logged

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