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Based on the critically acclaimed best-selling novel by Alice Sebold, and directed by Oscar® winner Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Jackson & Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens, The Lovely Bones centers on a young girl who has been murdered and watches over her family – and her killer – from heaven. She must weigh her desire for vengeance against her desire for her family to heal. Oscar® nominee Mark Wahlberg and Oscar® winners Rachel Weisz and Susan Sarandon star along with Stanley Tucci, Michael Imperioli and Oscar® nominee Saoirse Ronan.

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Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson made history with The Lord of the Rings trilogy, becoming the first person to direct three major feature films simultaneously. The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King were nominated for and collected a slew of awards from around the globe, including 17 Academy Awards®, 12 British Academy of Film and Television Awards and four Golden Globes.

It was for The Return of the King that Jackson received his most impressive collection of awards. This included three Academy Awards® (Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Director and Best Picture), two Golden Globes (Best Director and Best Motion Picture-Drama), three BAFTAs (Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Film and Audience Award), a Directors Guild Award, a Producers Guild Award and a New York Film Critics Circle Award.

As a follow-up to The Lord of the Rings trilogy, in 2005 Jackson directed, wrote and produced King Kong for Universal Pictures. The film grossed over $500 million and won three… read more

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Slunkey

8Feb12

I immediately fell in love with this book and literally could not put it down until I finished it. The movie...not so much. It's always a challenge for the film adaptation to compete with the book, but with Peter Jackson directing it and all, it just wasn't what I expected.

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MGeo

1Feb12

I admit, this film's plot is not well-constructed, had good intentions, but is still a failure. Yet I really like the movie for two reasons alone: Saoirse Ronan and Stanley Tucci (more Ronan than anything else). Their performances are the only good thing about this movie. This introduced me to Saoirse Ronan who is my favorite young actress at present, and who I think will be a great actress someday...but not in this.

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meerkate

2Jan12

What a disaster...

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Peter Brooks Lazar

15Dec11

When you take away the fun, fantastical adventure source material of The Lord of the Rings or King Kong, you're left with this: an over-produced, misconceived, exercise in bad taste and self indulgence.

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Peter Jackson Answers Questions From The Auteurs Community

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"The Lovely Bones" in London

By David Hudson on November 25, 2009

"The Lovely Bones, which was given its premiere last night at the Royal Film Performance in the presence of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess

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A Warning to the Heartland: Beware 'THE LOVELY BONES'

By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
Dear middle America, As you peruse your local movie listings this Martin Luther King Day weekend, you may find yourself considering Peter Jackson’s THE LOVELY BONES, which opens in ‘wide release’ (your
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THE LOVELY BONES review

By Twitchfilm.com on May 17, 2011
“The Lovely Bones” is a lovingly crafted tale of afterlife toil and the bond of family. It is a modern-day, dark fable, a Vertigo comic book of a movie. Built on and all about death and tragedy, it is……
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THE LOVELY BONES review

By Twitchfilm.net on July 16, 2010
“The Lovely Bones” is a lovingly crafted tale of afterlife toil and the bond of family. It is a modern-day, dark fable, a Vertigo comic book of a movie. Built on and all about death and tragedy, it is…
read on Twitchfilm.net

A Warning to the Heartland: Beware 'THE LOVELY BONES'

By Twitchfilm.net on July 16, 2010
Dear middle America, As you peruse your local movie listings this Martin Luther King Day weekend, you may find yourself considering Peter Jackson’s THE LOVELY BONES, which opens in ‘wide release’ (your
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A quirky little fantasy flick that spectacularly fails to live up to the promise of its source material...

By Mutt on January 4, 2011

Legendary New Zealand director Peter Jackson (“The Lord of the Rings” & “King Kong”) follows his work on Middle Earth by turning his attention to, that other great mythical realm, heaven in this…  read review

The Lovely Bones

By Gino on June 24, 2010

Granted, The Lovely Bones is a Film with many flaws, as so many Films are. I can see what all the fuss is over the movie with the absence of attention to detail. For instance, in one scene, the Father…  read review

The Lovely Bones

By Amir Syarif Siregar on April 21, 2010

Entah mengapa, film The Lovely Bones mengingatkan saya pada Heavenly Creatures, film asal Selandia Baru yang disutradarai oleh Peter Jackson dan menjadi debut akting bagi aktris favorit saya, Kate…  read review

The Lovely Bone I Pick with This Movie

By House of Leaves on January 17, 2010

So, spoilers, and if you want to see the film before hearing from someone who hated it, ignore this:

The issue with TLB is unintentional emotional disconnectedness in almost every scene from…  read review

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Is there any love for "The Lovely Bones?"

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