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The Lovely Bones (Two-Disc Special Edition) [Blu-ray] Manufacturer: Paramount List price: $48.99 54 new & used available from $10.85. |
| From Academy Award winning director Peter Jackson comes the extraordinary story about one girl’s life, and everything that came after. When 14-year-old Susie Salmon was murdered, she left her unfinished life behind. But now from her place in a strange but beautiful in-between world, she must help her father catch her killer and protect her family before she can finally move on. Filled with thrilling suspense, hope and the redeeming power of love, it’s “One of the best films of the year. Incredibly powerful.” – Harry Knowles, Ain’t it Cool News |
| 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 Stills from The Lovely Bones (Click for larger image)
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The Lovely Bones (Two-Disc Special Edition) [Blu-ray]
Customer Reviews / The Lovely Bones (Two-Disc Special Edition) [Blu-ray]
| 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. |
| 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 brilliantly captured the look of 1970's American suburbia with the clothes,(especially Susan Sarandon) the neighborhood, and Jackson using in certain scenes, a sepia tone similar to my family's old Kodak photographs from the 1960's and 1970's. What was especially eerie for me was the neighborhood was remarkably similar to the one I grew up in suburban Boston in the 1960's and 1970's. |
| 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 and child actors. The "real life" images of the afterlife were beautiful. Mark Wahlberg was excellent. Not only would I watch it again, I plan on purchasing the movie! If you are uncomfortable with themes surrounding death, killing/stalking of teenagers then don't watch it. Stanley Tucci was superb playing his sick character. |
| 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. |
| .........almost impossible to watch.
I never read the book so I really wasn't sure what this movie would be about. I'll get right to it. The good. Masterful directing. Superb acting. The afterlife images are some of the most amazing things I've ever seen. The pacing and score are spot on. Everything about this movie screams masterpiece there's just one little problem.... The bad. The subject matter was a little too intense for me. Child murder is a very yucky subject and the film handles it as delicately as possible but... I'm not even a parent so I don't know how any parent could even watch this entire film. I literally went through half a roll of toilet paper (didn't have any Kleenex) just watching this movie. The main story itself was almost unbearable to watch, especially watching the family disintegrate. Sigh..... I'll wrap it up like this. It's one of the most surreal and beautiful movies I've ever seen but not one that I'd want to watch again. Sort of recommended if you can stomach the subject matter. I couldn't. |
The Lovely Bones (Two-Disc Special Edition) [Blu-ray]
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