movies

[Radbird]

Saw The Lovely Bones a week ago, and still processing. We went right after I finished the book and the movie left out some major subplots (nothing new there). So that annoyed me. Best comment I saw was on RT -

Moviegoers who haven't read the book and accept the picture on its own terms (which, ultimately, is how any artistic interpretation should be judged) will be greeted with a powerful viewing experience.

I guess that's true because the audience applauded at the end. But I wasn't that impressed.

[clevername]

it's gotten really bad reviews. It went from something I was going to try to see in the theaters to a netflixxer for me.

[The Third Man]

Roger Ebert's review made me laugh:

"The Lovely Bones" is a deplorable film with this message: If you're a 14-year-old girl who has been brutally raped and murdered by a serial killer, you have a lot to look forward to. You can get together in heaven with the other teenage victims of the same killer, and gaze down in benevolence upon your family members as they mourn you and realize what a wonderful person you were. Sure, you miss your friends, but your fellow fatalities come dancing to greet you in a meadow of wildflowers, and how cool is that?

[Radbird]

It's at 36% from T-Meter critics, 32% from Top Critics but 66% from RT Community. So it seems the public likes it better than the critics.

[JL21]

It's at 36% from T-Meter critics, 32% from Top Critics but 66% from RT Community. So it seems the public likes it better than the critics.

Maybe there are a lot of brutally murdered 14 year olds in the RT community. And clearly less brutally murdered 14 year olds who are critics.

[The Third Man]

I just now noticed your sig, JL. Nice.

[Freed Roger]

Roger Ebert's review made me laugh:

"The Lovely Bones" is a deplorable film with this message: If you're a 14-year-old girl who has been brutally raped and murdered by a serial killer, you have a lot to look forward to. You can get together in heaven with the other teenage victims of the same killer, and gaze down in benevolence upon your family members as they mourn you and realize what a wonderful person you were. Sure, you miss your friends, but your fellow fatalities come dancing to greet you in a meadow of wildflowers, and how cool is that?

I chuckled.

[Freed Roger]

looking forward to seeing this one

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[heyzeus]

I watched Bruno last night. Awful. Like a minstrel show for homosexuality.

[clevername]

Away We Go was not what I was expecting and that was a good thing.