The Lovely Bones

[thepaulo]

Peter Jackson....great book. Very much looking forward to this one....won't be out until December.

[grlNIN]

Been trying to find a trailer for the last 5 months but can't.

Also looking forward to this, i hope it follows the book as much as possible.

[RoseBlood]

Loved the book, well see how the movie pans out. I will see it regardless of reviews.

[Thebazile78]

Does IMDB have casting info?

I'd heard rumbles late last year.

This is the type of thing that will hinge a great deal upon the correct casting. I may not have enjoyed the book, but I could completely see it as a good film. (Is that weird?)

[grlNIN]

I think the slower parts of the book might work better in a movie.

[RoseBlood]

Does IMDB have casting info?

I'd heard rumbles late last year.



I don't know, I heard Susan Sarandon as the mother.

*edit* there is info on IMDB. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0380510/

[grlNIN]

I don't know, I heard Susan Sarandon as the mother.

She's the Grandma, Rachel Weisz as the mom.

I could see Sarandon as the Grandmother.

[Friday]

loved the book.
definitely looking forward to the movie... but i don't think i want to read any reviews or re-read the book too close to it. i want to go in with an open mind and just let myself enjoy the story in a new medium.

[realmenhatelife]

There are two stories that take place in Norristown Pa, this and Maniac McGee, and both involve some form of child abuse/murder.

[yojimbo7248]

My favorite Peter Jackson movie is Heavenly Creatures. He did well with children and murder in that story so I can imagine this movie being perfect for him..

[Gerald]

I'm bitter at PJ for so many years of having the fallacy crammed down my throat that the LOTR movies were classics, and for the fact that King Kong was needlessly long. If TLB is a return to form I'll be the first to acknowledge it but it'll be an uphill battle for him to win me back.

[thepaulo]

I'm bitter at PJ for so many years of having the fallacy crammed down my throat that the LOTR movies were classics, and for the fact that King Kong was needlessly long. If TLB is a return to form I'll be the first to acknowledge it but it'll be an uphill battle for him to win me back.

agree...and agree....I think the change of pace might work.

I just gave the book to someone to read.

[boosterp]

I'm bitter at PJ for so many years of having the fallacy crammed down my throat that the LOTR movies were classics, and for the fact that King Kong was needlessly long. If TLB is a return to form I'll be the first to acknowledge it but it'll be an uphill battle for him to win me back.

Agreed! I first read the series in the 2nd and 3rd grade then again in my HS years. The movies ruined my book experience. Now I can not read the book if I see the movie and visa versa.

[Gerald]

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Full trailer should be online shortly.

What you can glimpse from this brief imagery compilation snippet is very striking.

[grlNIN]

Sometimes i feel like the only person who doesn't hate Mark Walhberg as an actor.

Here is the first trailer. (http://www.apple.com/trailers/paramount/thelovelybones/)

The imagery of Susie in Heaven looks brilliant but i am not sure how i feel overall about the trailer. I hate suspense music in any trailer, and it seems even more out of place for a story like this.

[Gerald]

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This looks amazing.

The trailer might give too much away, though.

[realmenhatelife]

Here's something I dont get about this story, and when people do this in general.

The story is set in Norristown Pa, which is a real place, but isn't actually like how it is portrayed in the book/movie. She's really writing about her home town Malvern Pa. Neither place is well known, so why swap one for the other?

The events weren't a true story, so you're not protecting anyone, and I can't imagine she's making the book any more marketable by setting it in the bigger town.

[thepaulo]

Here's something I dont get about this story, and when people do this in general.

The story is set in Norristown Pa, which is a real place, but isn't actually like how it is portrayed in the book/movie. She's really writing about her home town Malvern Pa. Neither place is well known, so why swap one for the other?

The events weren't a true story, so you're not protecting anyone, and I can't imagine she's making the book any more marketable by setting it in the bigger town.

poetic license.
(Sometimes an author needs to fictionalize something very personal to themselves. The reasons can be very mysterious.)

[realmenhatelife]

poetic license.
(Sometimes an author needs to fictionalize something very personal to themselves. The reasons can be very mysterious.)

I understand poetic license, and I do get how she might not want to set a story, inspired by her own trauma, in her hometown. Although I'd think the first notion would be to set it in a fictional place. I imagine it would just be a bigger headache to use an actual town, but like you said it can be very mysterious.

[thepaulo]

I understand poetic license, and I do get how she might not want to set a story, inspired by her own trauma, in her hometown. Although I'd think the first notion would be to set it in a fictional place. I imagine it would just be a bigger headache to use an actual town, but like you said it can be very mysterious.

Now you make me want to check on the author. I'm not a big book reader but this was one that I did read. I would hope it is more out of the author's imagination than close personal experience.

[realmenhatelife]

Now you make me want to check on the author. I'm not a big book reader but this was one that I did read. I would hope it is more out of the author's imagination than close personal experience.

She grew up in Malvern Pa and went to Great Valley Highschool, which is the basis for the high school in the book. In college in Syracuse she was raped. She later saw her rapist on the street and got him arrested. That seems to be the inspiration for the book.

Malvern is a pretty suburban area in the traditional sense, and in the 70s I think it was fairly spread out, nearly rural. Norristown is pretty densely populated and much older town. It's got more of a city lay out, and lots of immigrants settled there. It's always been a pretty ethnic place. Home of the Zep.

[thepaulo]

She grew up in Malvern Pa and went to Great Valley Highschool, which is the basis for the high school in the book. In college in Syracuse she was raped. She later saw her rapist on the street and got him arrested. That seems to be the inspiration for the book.

Malvern is a pretty suburban area in the traditional sense, and in the 70s I think it was fairly spread out, nearly rural. Norristown is pretty densely populated and much older town. It's got more of a city lay out, and lots of immigrants settled there. It's always been a pretty ethnic place. Home of the Zep.
In that case she wanted to distance any personal connotations from her own experience.
This way she can create this fictional story which also takes place partly in heaven.
Also maybe there was some trauma for her that she found a way to relieve by doing what she did.

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

I've been looking forward to this movie since it was first announced! The trailer looks great! I always thought Phillip Seymour Hoffman would have made a great George Harvey.

[grlNIN]

In that case she wanted to distance any personal connotations from her own experience.
This way she can create this fictional story which also takes place partly in heaven.
Also maybe there was some trauma for her that she found a way to relieve by doing what she did.

Actually, The Lovely Bones wasn't written because of Sebold's rape perse, the book Lucky was, it's a detailed account of her rape and her subsequent life.

Her inspiration for writing The Lovely Bones stems from finding out during the legal process of catching her rapist that his victim, prior to herself was murdered.

[thepaulo]

Actually, The Lovely Bones wasn't written because of Sebold's rape perse, the book Lucky was, it's a detailed account of her rape and her subsequent life.

Her inspiration for writing The Lovely Bones stems from finding out during the legal process of catching her rapist that his victim, prior to herself was murdered.

I'm sure that thought ate away at her quite a bit and created it's own form of trauma.

[Gerald]

I liked it, surprisingly. I actually think there might be a great cinematic adaptation buried somewhere within. The horrible word of mouth caused me to go in expecting the absolute worst. I thought the acting and direction were good enough to warrant a recommendation. Yeah, the ornate CGI in the purgatory sequences seemed a little garrish and at conflict with the tone, but it was used deliberately enough that I didn't view it as a major hindrance. Saoirse Ronan is remarkable in this film. As flawed as it is, I still think it might be Peter Jackson's best directorial feat thus far. Every shot was masterfully executed. LOTR was more about green screen work the played against some of his strengths.

[thepaulo]

I liked it, surprisingly. I actually think there might be a great cinematic adaptation buried somewhere within. The horrible word of mouth caused me to go in expecting the absolute worst. I thought the acting and direction were good enough to warrant a recommendation. Yeah, the ornate CGI in the purgatory sequences seemed a little garrish and at conflict with the tone, but it was used deliberately enough that I didn't view it as a major hindrance. Saoirse Ronan is remarkable in this film. As flawed as it is, I still think it might be Peter Jackson's best directorial feat thus far. Every shot was masterfully executed. LOTR was more about green screen work the played against some of his strengths.

I think it is one of the best of the year...the complaints of not showing the rape and the dismemberment is the correct one. The tone of the book is literary and other worldly just like the movie.

[sr71blackbird]

This looks pretty amazing


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